On This Day in Family History - August 4

 

Etta Lee Arnold was born 04 August 1900

Etta was the younger sister of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks

Photo: Back - George and Annie. Front - Aunt Peggy, Adaline holding Etta, John, Henry holding Marlie

(Aunt Peggy was Henry's aunt. She and her brother George took Henry in and raised him from the time he was a small child.)

Photo: Annie, Adaline (she was called "Maw" by everyone in the family), Etta

Etta married Ben Jackson. They had six children - Alvis, Wincel, Calvin, Dulcie, Coy, and Carol.

Photo: Etta and Ben Jackson with their first 2 children, Alvis and Wincel.

Photo: Ben and Etta Arnold Jackson.

This picture was taken shortly before she died of tuberculosis at age 44.