Henry Jacob Arnst (1878 - 1951)

Born 17 Feb 1878 in Warenburg, Saratov Guberniya, Russian Empire

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Jacob Arnst was a Volga German.

Henry Jacob Arnst was born on 17 February 1878 in Warenburg, the son of Heinrich Arnst and Susie Stumpf. His birth was noted later with the 1874 family lists for Warenburg, but no name was included. He was the grandson of Philipp Arnst in Warenburg, Samara, Russian Empire.^[1]

He was married to Marie Trippel. They came to the United States in 1898.

On 6 January 1920, Jacob and Christina Ernst and their children William, Martha, Esther, Helen, Conrad, and Emma lived in Plummer, Larimer County, Colorado. Jacob was a beet farm laborer.^[2]

On 5 April 1930, Jacob and Mary Arnst and their children Esther, Conrad, Emma, and Mary's mother Mary Trippel lived at 414 Loomis in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. They owned their home, valued at $2,500. Jacob was a farm laborer. Esther was a laundry laborer, Conrad a farm laborer, and Emma a laundry ironer.^[3]

On 27 April 1942, Jacob lived at 414 N. Loomis in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. He was unemployed.^[4] He was 5 ft 6 inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had blue eyes, gray hair, and a light complexion. He was reported to be rheumatic.

He died on 28 August 1951.

He was buried in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ White, Sharon L. (Mitchell), translator. 1874 Warenburg, Saratov (Volga) Russia Family List, Volume 2. Lincoln, Nebraska: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2016, page 45.
   Family 436. Johann Philipp, born 13 April 1874, grandson of Philipp Arnst.
2. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Colorado > Larimer > Plummer > District 0148
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 4 April 2023)
   Christina Ernst.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #100447329 (accessed 4 April 2023)
   Memorial page for Jacob Arnst (17 Feb 1878-28 Aug 1951), citing Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA (plot: Section 9); Maintained by Malita (contributor 50493639).
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #100447329 (accessed 4 April 2023)
   Memorial page for Jacob Arnst (17 Feb 1878-28 Aug 1951), citing Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA (plot: Section 9); Maintained by Malita (contributor 50493639).
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #100447329 (accessed 4 April 2023)
   Memorial page for Jacob Arnst (17 Feb 1878-28 Aug 1951), citing Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA (plot: Section 9); Maintained by Malita (contributor 50493639).