Beverly J Arrington (1848)

Born Dec 1848 in Louisiana, United States

Husband of Margaret (Cox) Arrington — married 21 Aug 1890 in Bolivar, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Beverly Arrington is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

Original Settler of Mound Bayou

Beverly J Arrington was born enslaved in December 1848 in Louisiana.

On June 1, 1880, B Arington (age 31), farming, was the married head of household in Beat 2, Claiborne, Mississippi. His wife was Lucinda (age 25), born in Mississippi.^[1]

Beverly married Lucinda Carter on October 13, 1883 in Claiborne, Mississippi.^[2][3][4]

On August 6, 1890, Benjamin T. Green wrote a note to Mr. B. C. Johnson at Rosedale, Mississippi requesting he send a marriage license for Beverly Arrington to Margaret Cox and bill him for it. The license entered in Volume 10 of the Bolivar County Marriage Records on page 233 shows that Beverly Arrington and B. T. Green posted bond on August 14, 1890 (Signed by J. E. Ousley, Circuit Clerk). The rites of matrimony between Beverly Arrington and Margret Cox were performed on August 21, 1890 by Rev. C. W. Blackstone in Bolivar County, Mississippi.^[5]

On June 1, 1900, Bea (age 52) was the married head of household in Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi.^[6]

On April 15, 1910, B (age 49) was the married head of household in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi.^[7]

Research Notes

• The name 'Beverly Arrington appears on the List of Founders and Early Settlers Mound Bayou, Mississippi, 1887-1903 in the publication, The Mound Bayou Story.^[8]
• The name "Beverly Arrington" appears Founders and Early Settlers Between 1887-1890 list on page 18 of the Souvenir Program of 50th Anniversary of Mound Bayou. ^[9]
• No records have been found for Beverly Arrington after 1910.

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: M4G3-CYH (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBX-P9H Image number 00049
   B Arington (31), married, Farming, head of household in Beat 2, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States. Born in Louisiana, United States.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   B. Arington	M	31	Married	Head	Farming	Louisiana, United States
   Lucinda Arington	F	25	Married	Wife	Farming	Mississippi, United States
   Emma Arington	F	2	Single	Daughter		Mississippi, United States

2. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
   citing Marriage, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States, 00061, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
   FamilySearch Record: HRLT-RHT2 (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C913-VS98-K Image number 00061
   Beverly Arrington marriage to Lucinda Carter on 13 Oct 1883 in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
   citing Marriage, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States, 01089, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
   FamilySearch Record: C4SN-XTT2 (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C913-L9ZD-C Image number 01089
   Beverly Anington marriage to Lucinda Carter in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
   citing Marriage, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States, 00509, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
   FamilySearch Record: CC72-VGT2 (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C913-YSHL-7 Image number 00509
   Beverly Amington marriage to Lucinda Carter in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
   citing FHL microfilm: 886107;
   FamilySearch Record: V2ZW-JKY (accessed 13 July 2023)
   Beverly Arrington marriage to Margret Cox on 21 Aug 1890 in Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.
6. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 40; FHL microfilm: 1240801; Record number: 36327;
   FamilySearch Record: M968-HWB (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q73-X8V Image number 00763
   Bea Arington (52), married head of household in Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Born in Louisiana.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Bea Arington	M	52	Married	Head		Louisiana
   Margerette Arington	F	38	Married	Wife		Alabama

7. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 2B, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 733; FHL microfilm 1,374,746.
   FamilySearch Record: MPZB-4BV (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVW-BWP Image number 00355
   B J Arrington (49), married head of household in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Born in Louisiana.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   B J Arrington	M	49	Married	Head		Louisiana
   Margaret Arrington	F	53	Married	Wife		Alabama

8. ↑ The Delta Center for Culture and Learning. The Mound Bayou Story. Delta State University. 2018. List of Founders and Early Settlers Mound Bayou, Mississippi, 1887-1903, page 10-11. Available at https://www.earlyblues.com/Mound_Bayou_Story_1-compressed.pdf
9. ↑ Citizens' Committee for the Official Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration. Souvenir Program of the 50th Anniversary of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, July 11-17, 1937. Shelby, Miss. : Press of J.W. Covington, 1937. Available online at https://archive.org/details/moundbayousouv. (Accessed 13 Jul 20203)

• Beverly J Arrington FamilySearch Person: G3MN-KJW