Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed.,
Owen Co.

ELIJAH ARNOLD, lawyer, was born in Owen County, Ky., December 28, 1831,
and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Veal) Arnold, the latter a daughter
of Samuel Veal, a native of Alexandria, Va.  John Arnold was a native of
Goldsborough, N. C., and was born in 1776. He immigrated to Woodford
County, Ky., with his parents and afterward to Owen County. He was
thrice married; first to Miss Wood, of North Carolina, who died at
Cumberland Gap, then to Miss Froyer, of Owen County, Ky., and after her
death to Miss Veal, the mother of our subject. He was the father of
eighteen children, six of who are now living. He died in 1851, his wife
surviving him until 1884, when she died at the advanced age of
ninety-three years. Samuel Arnold, paternal grandfather of our subject,
was a native of North Carolina, where he lived and died. Elijah Arnold
was reared in Owen County, where he received his early education, and in
1851 entered the Grenner School. In 1855 he read law with Hiram Kelsey,
of Owen County, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He entered
politics as a Democrat, and in 1856 was elected sheriff of Owen County,
which office he filled two terms. In 1862 he was elected county attorney
of the same county. In 1867 he resumed the practice of law at New
Liberty, Owen County, where he remained until 1876, when he located at
New Columbus, where he has since lived, and owns a farm near the latter
town. In 1851 he married Miss Elizabeth Curtis, daughter of John Curtis
of Owen County, who was a native of Virginia. He has a family of three
children: Lucy, John C. and Susie. Mr. Arnold is a Mason, with his
family, is a member of the Christian Church.

Arnold Veal Wood Froyer Kelsey Curtis
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VA NC Woodford

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