MONROE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: ARNOT, Henry
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A History of Monroe County, West Virginia
Oren F. Morton, B. Lit.
Staunton, VA
The McClure Company, Inc.
1916
p. 301-302

HENRY ARNOT

Henry (1761-1847) when 18 years old ran away from his home in New Jersey to 
join the army of the Revolution. With his wife, Elizabeth Truesdale, he came 
here in 1793 and settled on Swope's Knobs, about 3 miles West of Union. 
C: Elizabeth (b. 1781) (Matthew Wood, 1799)-Martha (b. 1786) (Charles Neal, 
1802)-Deborah (b. 1787) (Walter Neal, 1804)
-William T. (b. 1789-1863) (Mary Garten, 1812, Lucinda Handley, 1817)
-Henry (b. 1791) (Mary Phillips, 1815)-Sarah (b. 1795) (Joseph Baker, 
1834)-Almeda (b. 1799) Levi Canterbury, 1816. The couple were devout 
Methodists and as long as they were able would walk long distances to attend 
religious meetings.
C. of William T.-Jesse (1812-1896) (Mary E. Hanley)-Jacob (Re-becca 
Thomas)-Andersoa (1816-1892)  (Mary J. Hill). By 2d w.-Mary (1819-1908) (John 
Maddy, Jr.)-Elizabeth (1820-1907) (John Mc-Neer)-M'argaret (1824-1908) 
(Charles Maddy)-James W. (1826-1894) (Derinda Ross)-Elisha T. (1829-1910) 
(Ruth A. Miller, 1853)-Martha A. (John P. Maddy)~William H. (1833-1910) 
(Martha Coalter)-Re-becca (1837-1910) (Isaac F. Ballard).
C. of Elisha T. (m. 1853): Estill M. (s)-Lycurgus B. (Mary E. Cummins)-3. 
William (Rose V. Lively)-Ella M. (Dewey E. Pence)-Charles (Mabel E. 
Johnson)-S. Pemberton (Stella M Varner).
Another Arnot was John, who came from Sussex Co., N. J., and purchased land 
in Gap Valley in 1792. Some of his children married into neighboring families.
Jesse Arnot built with very limited resources the first stone building at 
Salt Sulphur Springs. In 1834 he went to Glasgow, Mo., and established 
himself in the stage business, which he pursued with great success, carrying 
the mails over a wide area. In 1848 he removed to St. Louis and for nearly 50 
years conducted the livery business on a large scale in that city. His name 
is connected with many of the enterprises which are associated with the 
growth of St. Louis, yet he never purshed himself to the front except in his 
private business. He was a Freemason and Odd Fellow, a member of the 
Merchants' Exchange, and a lifelong Methodist. He was very charitable, 
especially toward orphans and the aged and friendless. It was through his 
exertions that the Methodist Orphan's Home of St. Louis was established in 
1883, and he was a heavy subscriber to the fund for its maintenance. On Mr. 
Arnot was conferred the honor of burying President Lincoln at Springfield, 
Ill.
Charles, son of Elisha T., went to Nebraska in 1887, where he has been very 
prominent as an educator. During eight years he was county superintendent of 
Dodge county. For the same length of time he was in charge of the schools of 
Schuyler, where he won very high commendation. Recently he has gone into the 
banking business.