Husband: Jacob William ARFORD (1)
Birthdate: 1800
Birthplace: Antietam Creek, Washington Co., MD (1, 53)
Death date: 08 Dec 1884 (4)
Place of death: Odon, Daviess, IN (4)
Father: Frederick ARFORD (7)
Mother: Cyrena SMITH (7)
Other Spouses:

Marriage date: 02 February 1843 (1)
Marriage place: OH (1)

Wife: Catherine BASH (1)
Birthdate: 29 May 1812
Birthplace: Sharpsburg, PA (8)
Death date: 16 Oct 1896
Place of death: Odon, Daviess, IN
Father: John BASH
Mother: Margaret BLOOM
Other Spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Martin B. ARFORD
Sex: M
Birthdate: 01 Jan 1844
Birthplace: OH
Death date: 24 Oct 1849
Place of death: OH
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 2: Malissa A. ARFORD (4, 9)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 20 Jul 1845
Birthplace: OH
Death date: 09 Feb 1863
Place of death: Odon, Daviess, IN
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 3: Albert Wade ARFORD (3)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 31 Jul 1847
Birthplace: OH
Death date: 03 Jun 1930
Place of death: Marshall, IL (10)
Marriage date: 06 Oct 1869
Marriage place: Odon, Daviess, IN (4)
Spouses' names: Louisa WINKLEPLECK

Child No. 4: Cintha C. ARFORD
Sex: F
Birthdate: 08 Apr 1849
Birthplace:
Death date:
Place of death:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: William D. MOORE

Child No. 5: Franklin Bloom ARFORD (3)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 26 Oct 1851
Birthplace: OH
Death date: 25 Jan 1902
Place of death: Odon, Daviess, IN
Marriage date: m1. 06 Jul 1871; m2. 15 Feb 1896
Marriage place: Odon, Daviess, IN (both)
Spouses' names: m1. Jane C. WILSON; m2. Susan B. WARD

Child No. 6: Evangeline ARFORD (3, 11)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 05 March 1855
Birthplace: Odon, Daviess, IN
Death date: 12 December 1937
Place of death: Odon, Daviess, IN
Marriage date: 26 July 1871
Marriage place: Odon, Daviess, IN
Spouses' names: Wesley Tailer DILLON (5, 7, 11)
 
 
Documentation:
(1) History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Goodspeed Publ. Co., 1886.
(2) Daviess County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920.
(3) 1870 Federal Census, Daviess Co., IN.
(4) Daviess County, IN - People Buried in Daviess County Cemeteries, INGenWeb Project.
(5) France, Gordon A. (son), and private journal (Pastor's Record Book) of Nathan P. France.
(6) Tibbett, Cynthia (Arford). correspondence April, 2001.
(7) Arford Family History. Mary Mae (Arford)Winklepleck - a compilation of personal reasearch and material submitted by other Arford relatives.
(8) 1870 Federal Census reports her birthpkace as Ohio. A.W. Arford (son) reported her birth place as Sharpsburg, PA (in Arford Family History).
(9) Since she was buried with her Arford name, I assume that Malissa never married.
(10) A. W. Arford died at Nina (Arford) Smith's home (his daughter) in Marhsall, IL. A. W. Arford is buried in Odon, Daviess, IN (see reference #4).
(11) "Indiana Gothic: A Story of Adultery an Murder in An American Family". Pope Brock. Doubleday, 1999.