Claude Arthur Arrington SrAge: 60 years1898–1958
- Name
- Claude Arthur Arrington Sr
- Given names
- Claude Arthur
- Surname
- Arrington
- Name suffix
- Sr
 Birth | January 25, 1898 35 27 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 months)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death of a father | Willis Newton Arrington April 22, 1899 (Age 14 months) |
 Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Alfred Robert Watkins — Emma Lee Kirskey — View this family August 1, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Military | Claude Arthur Arrington Military Service from April 6, 1917 to June 1, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 19 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | Edna Ethel Baldwin — View this family October 2, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Claude Arthur Arrington Jr January 22, 1922 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Viola Wilma Arrington April 13, 1923 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Willis Benjamin Arrington March 12, 1929 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 7, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Emma Lee Kirskey February 3, 1942 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Census | April 24, 1950 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
 Death | August 21, 1958 (Age 60 years) |
| Obituary | Claude Arthur Arrington Obituary and Family Listing August 23, 1958 (2 days after death) Shared note: Claude Arthur Arrington Obituary and Family Listing |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Willis Newton Arrington Birth: July 15, 1862 — Alabama, United States Death: April 22, 1899 — Woodville, Marshall, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Emma Lee Kirskey Birth: July 3, 1870 — Campbell, Georgia, United States Death: February 3, 1942 — Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: March 25, 1889 — Prairie, Arkansas, United States |
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9 years himself |
Claude Arthur Arrington Sr Birth: January 25, 1898 35 27 — Bend, Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: August 21, 1958 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Mother’s family with Alfred Robert Watkins |
| step-father |
Alfred Robert Watkins Birth: March 3, 1864 — Texas, United States Death: April 21, 1921 — Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Emma Lee Kirskey Birth: July 3, 1870 — Campbell, Georgia, United States Death: February 3, 1942 — Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: August 1, 1900 — Grayson, Texas, United States |
| Family with Edna Ethel Baldwin |
| himself |
Claude Arthur Arrington Sr Birth: January 25, 1898 35 27 — Bend, Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: August 21, 1958 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Edna Ethel Baldwin Birth: June 29, 1903 40 22 — Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, United States Death: February 14, 1974 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1920 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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16 months son |
Claude Arthur Arrington Jr Birth: January 22, 1922 23 18 — California, United States Death: January 15, 2018 — Oregon, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Viola Wilma Arrington Birth: April 13, 1923 25 19 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: November 13, 2013 — San Diego, California, United States |
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6 years son |
Willis Benjamin Arrington Birth: March 12, 1929 31 25 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: April 22, 1968 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Emma Lee Kirskey - Household
Woodville, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Robert Watkins - Household
McCulloch, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Arthur Arrington Sr - Household
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Claude Arthur Arrington Sr - Household
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Claude Arthur Arrington Sr - Household
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| Obituary | Claude Arthur Arrington Obituary and Family Listing
C. A. Arrington,
Former McCulloch
Resident, Dies
Claude A. Arrington, 60, a for-
mer McCulloch County resident,
died in a Van Nuys, Calif., hos-
pital Aug. 21 after suffering a
heart attack.
A veteran of World War I he
was retired from 20 years of duty
with the Los Angeles Police De-
partment. In more recent years
he was employed in the security
division of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
and Lockheed missile systems di-
vision.
Survivors are his widow, Ethel;
two sons, Claude A Arrington, Jr.,
and Willis both of Van Nuys; and a
daughter Mrs. Viola Fish of Santa
Rosa, Calif.
Also surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Dollie Watkins of Banning,
Calif., and Mrs. Dora Stamper of
Tujunga, Calif., a brother, Roy
Arrington of San Angelo, a half-
brother, B. D. Watkins of Austin;
two step-brothers, Willie Watkins
of Pear Valley and Claude Watkins
of Tujunga, Calif., and a step-
sister, Mrs. Allen Van Dohlen of
Pear Valley.
Mr. Arrington also was an uncle
of Mrs. Hank Pimm of Brady. The
Pimms and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Arrington, were visiting
relatives in California at the time
of the death. They attend the
funeral there Aug 23 before re-
turning home.
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881292/m1/1/?q=Arrington
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