Stevenson, Arrington & Tucker Families

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JOHN ARRINGTON, II (32) is the son of John Arrington and Mary (Stevenson) Arrington. John was born in 1792 in North Carolina. John Arrington married a woman whose first name was Sophia (born 1794 in North Carolina). It is believed that her maiden name was Moore. In 1820, John Arrington and his wife were living in Iredell County, North Carolina. John and Sophia Arrington were the parents of five children:

     Alfred W. Arrington (32.1), b. September 17, 1810, Iredell County, N. Carolina
     Lucinda Arrington (33), b. 1815, North Carolina
     John J. Arrington (32.3), b. 1819, North Carolina
     Joel Arrington, b. 1822, North Carolina
     Nancy Karol Arrington (32.5), b. February 24, 1824, North Carolina

In 1840, John Arrington and his wife were living in Johnson County, Arkansas. In 1850, John and Sophia Arrington were living in Newton County, Arkansas. In 1850, their son, Joel Arrington, was living with them. John Arrington, II died in Chicago, Illinois. Lucinda Arrington married John A. Tucker, both direct ancestors of the authors. For additional information on the descendants of John and Lucinda Tucker, see the sketch of John A. Tucker (11). In 1860, Joel Arrington and his wife, Elmira Arrington (born 1834 in Kentucky), were living in Newton County, Arkansas. Joel and Elmira Arrington were the parents of at least one son: - John R. Arrington, b. 1859, Arkansas. Joel Arrington served as a corporal in Company D, First Arkansas Infantry of the Union Army. Joel enlisted on February 20, 1863 and died in the war. In 1870, Elmira Arrington was living with her son, John Arrington, in Newton County, Arkansas.

References: 1) 1850, 1860 and 1870 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas; 2) “History of Iredell County, North Carolina,” Pages 205 and 206; 3) “Arkansas Damned Yankees,” by Desmond Walls Allen; 4) Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, September, 1989

ALFRED W. ARRINGTON (32.1) is the son of John Arrington and Sophia Arrington. Alfred was born on September 17, 1810 in Iredell County, North Carolina. There is reasonable doubt that Alfred may not be the son of John and Sophia Arrington. Without any doubt, Alfred Arrington was a very colorful individual for his time. He was a minister, attorney, member of a legislature, judge and author of novels and poetry. His life was surrounded by controversy as he was expelled from his ministry, accused of adultry, challenged attorneys and newspaper editors to duels, led mob actions when he thought injustice was prevailing and numerous other incidents. After being a Methodist minister twice, he converted to the Catholic faith shortly before his death. He lived in North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, Wisconsin, New York, Massachusetts and died in Chicago, Illinois. He made the acquaintance of several literary celebrities, including Henry Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He even wrote a welcoming speech for General Sherman when he visited Chicago (Sherman was a friend of Arrington’s second wifes family.) He practiced many types of law: he sucessfully prosecuted a man accused of assisting the escape of slave in 1860 in Chicago; he defended a minister in Illinois who was seeking a divorce (both husband and wife had hired detectives) and the case became a melodrama that was highly publicized; two years after several men were hung for murder without trial, Arringtion attempted to prosecute others which eventually led to mob action in Fayetteville, Arkansas; and he was offered a military escort for his rounds of his circuit when he was district judge for several West Texas counties.

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In 1834, Alfred Arrington married Sarah Connor in Washington County, Arkansas. Sarah was born in September of 1816 in Louisiana and is the daughter of John Connor and Elizabeth Connor. Alfred and Sarah Arrington were the parents of four children:

     Mary Arrington, b. 1834, Arkansas
     John Arrington, b. 1837, Arkansas
     Alfred Arrington, Jr., b. 1839, Arkansas
     Annette Elizabeth Arrington (32.1.4), b. August, 1842, Arkansas

In 1847, Alfred Arrington married a second time to Lydia Leora Abigail Holden in New York. Leora was born in 1826 and was the daughter from a banking family. Alfred and Leora Arrington were the parents of four children:

     Flora Arrington, b. 1848
     Alfred W. Arrington, Jr., b. 1849
     Genevieve Arrington
     Adrian Arrington

Alfred W. Arrington died on December 31, 1867 in Chicago, Illinois. Leora (Holden) Arrington later married L. L. Railly. Leora (Holden) Railly died at Pueblo, Colorado in 1911. In 1850, Alfred Arringtons first wife was still living in Washington County, Arkansas. From 1880 to 1900, Sarah (Conner) Arrington was living her daughter, Ann (Arrington) Allen, in Washington County, Arkansas.

On September 4, 1853, Mary Arrington married A. J. Strickland. Later, Mary married W. Ellis Turrention at Paraclifta, Arkansas. Mary achieved a local reputation as a poet. John Arrington graduated from Arkansas College at Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1856. Alfred Arrington (by Sarah), it is believed, enlisted in the Union Army as a private in Company D, First Regiment Arkansas Infantry at Fayetteville, Arkansas on February 20, 1863. Alfred Arrington died the next month on March 25, 1863 at Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Flora Arrington died unmarried in 1899. Alfred Arrington (by Leora) studied law and was valedictorium of his class at Notre Dame University. Alfred Arrington had two sons: - Alfred Arrington, III, - John Spalding Arrington. Alfred Arrington, II practiced law in Colorado where he died on April 20, 1920. Alfred Arrington, III was a well-known attorney in Los Angeles, California. John Arrington was a reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper. Genevieve Arrington died young. Adrian Arrington died prior to his father’s death in 1867.

References: 1) “The Little Rock Gazette,” March 4, 1834, Page 3; 2) “The Arkansas Gazette,” September 25, 1839, Page 2; 3) 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Washington County, Arkansas; 4) “History of Iredell County, North Carolina,” Pages 205 and 206; 5) Poems by Alfred W. Arrington, Memoir Section; 6) “Dictionary of American Biography, Volume 1,” Page 373, by Scribner; 7) The Story of Alfred W. Arrington, by Ted R. Worley, reprinted from the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Winter Issue, 1955; 8) Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989

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ANNETTE ELIZABETH ARRINGTON (32.1.4) is the daughter of Alfred W. Arrington and Sarah (Connor) Arrington. Ann was born in August of 1842 in Arkansas. Annette Arrington was in the first class of girls to graduate from the Fayetteville Female Institute in 1860. Annette Arrington married William H. Allen (born January of 1840 in Arkansas). William and Annette Allen were the parents of seven children:

     William A. Allen, b. 1870, Arkansas
     Alfred W. Allen, b. January, 1873, Arkansas
     Edna Allen, b. 1876, Arkansas
     John C. Allen, b. June, 1878, Arkansas
     Guy F. Allen, b. August, 1881, Washington County, Arkansas
     Annie M. Allen, b. March, 1884, Washington County, Arkansas
     Max Allen, b. February, 1887, Washington County, Arkansas

From 1880 to 1910, William and Ann Allen were living in Washington County, Arkansas. From 1900 to 1910, Ann’s mother, Sarah (Connor) Arrington was living with them.

References: 1) 1880, 1900 and 1910 Censuses, Washington County, Arkansas; 2) The Story of Alfred W. Arrington, by Ted R. Worley, reprinted from the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Winter Issue, 1955

JOHN J. ARRINGTON (32.3) is the son of John Arrington and Sophia Arrington. John was born in 1819 in North Carolina. John J. Arrington married Mary Arbaugh (born 1823 in Tennessee). John and Mary Arrington were the parents of at least eight children:

     Alfred Arrington, b. 1844, Newton County, Arkansas
     John A. Arrington (32.3.2), b. 1847, Newton County, Arkansas
     Lucy Arrington, b. 1849, Newton County, Arkansas
     Horace Arrington (32.3.4), b. 1850, Newton County, Arkansas
     Chrissinda Arrington, b. 1852, Newton County, Arkansas
     Lucinda Arrington, b. 1852, Newton County, Arkansas
     Albert Arrington, b. 1856, Newton County, Arkansas
     Mary Arrington, b. 1858, Newton County, Arkansas

In 1850, John and Mary Arrington were living in Newton County, Arkansas. Mary (Arbaugh) Arrington died around 1858 in Arkansas. In 1860, John Arrington and his children were living in Newton County, Arkansas. John J. Arrington may have married a second time to a Miss Greenwood. John Arrington served as a Second Lietenant in Company D, First Arkansas Infantry of the Union Army. John enlisted on February 20, 1863 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Alfred Arrington died on March 25, 1863 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

References: 1) 1850 and 1860 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas; 2) “History of Iredell County, North Carolina,” Pages 205 and 206; 3) “Arkansas Damned Yankees,” by Desmond Walls Allen; 4) Family Group Sheets by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, September, 1989 and May, 1993

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JOHN A. ARRINGTON (32.3.2) is the son of John J. Arrington and Mary (Arbaugh) Arrington. John was born in 1847 in Newton County, Arkansas. On March 5, 1868, John A. Arrington married Elizabeth Villines in Newton County, Arkansas. Elizabeth was born on May 14, 1851 in Newton County, Arkansas. John and Elizabeth Arrington were the parents of at least two children:

John Arrington, b. 1870, Arkansas
Mary Jane Arrington (32.3.2.2), b. November 21, 1872, Newton County, Arkansas

From 1870 to 1880, John and Elizabeth Arrington were living in Newton County, Arkansas. Elizabethe (Villines) Arrington died on October 2, 1901 in Newton County, Arkansas. John A. Arrington died around 1914 in Hacket, Sebastian County, Arkansas.

References: 1) 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas; 2) Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, September, 1989; 3) GEDCOM File, Jennifer (Van Horn) Endsley, September, 1999

MARY JANE ARRINGTON (32.3.2.2) is the daughter of John A. Arrington and Elizabeth (Villines) Arrington. Mary was born on November 21, 1872 in Newton County, Arkansas. On March 25, 1894, Mary Arrington married James Allison Carlton in Newton County, Arkansas. James was born in 1875 in Newton County, Arkansas and is the son of James Wellington Carlton and Rebecca Jane (Cecil) Carlton. James and Mary Carlton were the parents of one son:

James Alice Carlton (32.3.2.2.1), b. December 16, 1895, Boxley, Arkansas

James Allison Carlton died in September, 1895 in Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas. Mary (Arrington) Carlton died on March 16, 1934 in Newton County, Arkansas.