Delsie Mae (Arnold) Martin (1909 - 2006)

Born 16 Oct 1909 in Iuka, Izard County, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Joseph William Arnold and Sylva (Young) Arnold

Wife of Cleo E. Martin — married 10 Oct 1931 in Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas, United States

Died 3 Jan 2006 at age 96 in Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Delsie (Arnold) Martin was an Arkansan.

Delsie Arnold was born in 1909 in Arkansas. She was the daughter of Joseph Arnold and Sylvia Young.^[1][2][3]

She married Cleo Martin ^[4]and they had two children.^[5]

She passed away in 2006.^[6] She is buried at Layton Cemetery in Marion County, Arkansas.^[7]

Obituary

SUMMIT, ARKANSAS - Delsie (Arnold) Martin died Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at the Marion County Nursing Home in Yellville, Arkansas. She was 96.

Mrs. Martin was born October 16, 1909 in Iuka, Izard County, Arkansas to Joseph and Sylvia (Young) Arnold. On October 10, 1931, she married Cleo R. Martin. She was a retired beautician, who owned her own beauty shop for many years, was a member of the Yellville United Methodist Church, and an Eastern Star.

Mrs. Martin was preceeded in death by her parents, a brother, and five sisters. She was survived by a son; a daughter; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Thursday, January 5, 2006, at the Yellville United Methodist Church with Reverend Nick Lascaro officiating. Honorary pallbearers were the members of the church and staff of the Marion County Nursing Home. Burial followed in the Layton Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Memorial Fund of the Yellville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1195, Yellville, AR 72687. Arrangements were under the direction of the Burns Funeral Home of Yellville.

DNA

Paternal line is DNA confirmed through testing on 23andme. Her grandson S, a g-grandson of Joe Arnold matches to VaRue (Arnold) Guthrie, a granddaughter of Alec Arnold, at 1.13% and 85 cM over 6 segments. They are 2C1R. Predicted relationship was 3C. Joe and Alec were brothers. MRCA are Jefferson Arnold (1839-1907) and Rebecca J. (Knight) Arnold (1837-1914).

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKVS-LH1 : accessed 13 July 2019), Joseph W Arnold, Union, Izard, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 12B, family 240, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 53; FHL microfilm 1,374,066.

   Joseph W Arnold Head Male 45 Arkansas

   Silva Arnold Wife Female 41 Missouri

   John Arnold Son Male 19 Arkansas

   Cora Arnold Daughter Female 17 Arkansas

   Homer Arnold Son Male 15 Arkansas

   Julia Arnold Daughter Female 13 Arkansas

   Ethel Arnold Daughter Female 10 Arkansas

   Effie Arnold Daughter Female 7 Arkansas

   Elsie Arnold Daughter Female 3 Arkansas

   Deleye Arnold Daughter Female 0 Arkansas

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDNM-P7V : 31 January 2021), Delsia Arnold in entry for Joseph W Arnold, 1920. Baxter, Ark.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2D-WQT : accessed 24 August 2021), Delsia Arnold, Norfork, Baxter, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM2V-Q98 : 9 March 2021), Delsie May Arnold in entry for Cleo Martin, 10 Oct 1931; citing Marriage, Izard, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,210,313.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQKD-FS1 : 8 January 2021), Cleo Martin, Summit Township, Marion, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45-25, sheet 1A, line 39, family 12, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 153.

   Cleo Martin Head Male 37 Arkansas

   Delsue Martin Wife Female 29 Arkansas

   Bobby Joe Martin Son Male 2 Arkansas

6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG6Q-CJ9 : 11 January 2021), Delsie M Martin, 03 Jan 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110658333/delsie-may-martin : accessed 23 August 2021), memorial page for Delsie May Arnold Martin (16 Oct 1909–3 Jan 2006), Find A Grave: Memorial #110658333, citing Layton Cemetery, Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by ErgoSum (contributor 48057957) .