William Albert Arnold

1881 - 1940  (59 years)

• Name	William Albert Arnold
  Birth	16 Apr 1881	Raleigh Co., WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1917 and 1918  [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Between 1917 and 1918  [1]
  	Maynor, Raleigh Co., WV
  Death	16 Apr 1940	Harper, Raleigh Co., WV   [3]
  	Cause: self inflicted gunshot wound through heart
  Burial	18 Apr 1940	Church Of Christ Cemetery, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., WV   [3]
  Person ID	I25659	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family	Nettie Phipps,   b. 22 Jul 1886, Raleigh Co., WV d. 8 Sep 1961, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1904	Raleigh Co., WV   [4]
  Children	1. Ethel Arnold,   b. 2 Feb 1905, Raleigh Co., WV d. Dec 1984, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 79 years)   2. Denifred Arnold,   b. 1907, Raleigh Co., WV d. Between 1961 and 1998 (Age 54 years)   3. Winifred Arnold,   b. 1913, Raleigh Co., WV d. Between 1961 and 1998 (Age 48 years)   4. Flora Arnold,   b. 10 Mar 1914, Raleigh Co., WV d. 7 Oct 2002, Bel Air, Harford Co., MD (Age 88 years)   5. Edith Arnold,   b. 1916, Raleigh Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   6. Dorothy "Dot" Arnold,   b. 1918, Raleigh Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   7. Pauline Arnold,   b. 2 Apr 1920, Raleigh Co., WV d. 26 Sep 1998, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F7012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  The Charleston Daily Mail, 17 April 1940 Farmer Found Dead BECKLEY, April 17 (Special) - Albert Arnold, Sand Lick mountain farmer, was found dead in the yard of his home Tuesday afternoon by two small boys. A coroner's verdict said that he died of self-inflicted shot gun wounds in the heart. State police attributed the act to domestic troubles. The Charleston Daily Mail, 18 April 1940 Beckley - Albert Arnold, complaining about not feeling well, told neighbors, "When you come in at noon, come over and see about me." Two small boys sent to his home found Arnold's body under an apple tree. Dr. W. W. Hume, sounty coroner, said he died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1076] National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.). [S1071] West Virginia State Department of Health Death Certificate, #5816 (Reliability: 3). lists date of birth as 16 May 1881 [S1071] West Virginia State Department of Health Death Certificate, #5816 (Reliability: 3). [S984] Haga, Pauline A., Raleigh County Marriages Vol. 4, 1902-1909.