John Franklin Arnett

John Franklin Arnett

• Father: Jonas F. Arnett b. circa 1817, d. 2 May 1853
• Mother: Penny Ann Manning b. circa 1824

• John Franklin Arnett was born in November 1842 in Florida.
• He was known as Frank.
• Jonas F. Arnett appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Franklin Arnett, Martha Ann Arnett. Also in the household was Susan J. Arnette, age 35, probably his sister, and J. M. Armstrong and J. H. Hall, likely his employees.
• Thomas G. Mayes and Penny Ann Manning appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Butler PO, Freestone County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Franklin Arnett, Robert Mayes, Lucy Mayes, Catharine Mayes, Martha Ann Arnett and Emma E. Arnett.
• He served as a corporal in Company B, 2nd Battalion, Walls Texas Legion, CSA.
• He married Ella V. Green on 18 April 1865 in Freestone County, Texas.
• John Franklin Arnett became a widower at the between 1865 and 1871 death of his wife Ella V. Green.
• He married Rebecca J. Looney, daughter of James William Looney and Fannie Smith, on 5 December 1871 in Freestone County, Texas, and Rebecca's brother Frederick married Frank's sister Annie.
• John Franklin Arnett and Rebecca J. Looney appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Oakwood, Leon County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ida Arnett, Mary Blanche Arnett and Junior Arnett.
• He was a watch repairer, according to the 1880 census.
• John Franklin Arnett became a widower at the between 1880 and 1900 death of his wife Rebecca J. Looney.
• Richard Stanford Heatley and Mary Blanche Arnett appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Leon County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Franklin Arnett, Junior Arnett. Also in the household were children Estella (age 14) and Oscar (12) Heatley, not yet recorded.
• He was a watch repairer, according to the 1900 census.
• John Franklin Arnett appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Oakwood, Leon County, Texas, at Love Street. Other members of the household included Martha Ann Arnett.
• He was employed as a news boy, according to the 1910 census.
• John Franklin Arnett appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, living in the Confederate Home.
• John Franklin Arnett died on 1 February 1921 at age 78 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, at the Confederate Home.
• He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood, Leon County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 19 Dec 2012