Arnold Ancestors - Generation 4 - Mildred Jewell Arnold

 Mildred Jewell Arnold was born 04 April 1919, Banner, Cleburne County, Arkansas

Mildred was one of Uncle George's girls. 

PHOTO L-R: Elvin (standing in the doorway), Sylvia, Cleffie, Opie and Obie, Evalee, Verlie, Mildred

(Elvin, Cleffie, and Evalee were children of Annie Arnold Hicks. Sylvia was Uncle Marlie Arnold's daughter. Opie, Obie, Verlie, and Mildred were Uncle George's.)

These are the only other pictures I have of Mildred Arnold. In these two photos she is with my grandmother (her cousin) Cleffie Hicks.

Mildred Arnold married Everett Garrett 18 August 1939, son of Grover Garrett and Celia Wackerly.

I don't have a picture of Everett. There is a bit of a story connected with this marriage. The short version is -- Mildred's younger sister Verlie was married to Everett. But while Verlie was pregnant with her second child, Mildred and Everett were having an affair. So Verlie divorced Everett and married his brother Ed Garrett, and Mildred married Everett.

Mildred and Everett had six children - Eva Jane, Jimmy Wayne, Betty Ann, Oma Jean, Darlene, and Steven. Darlene and Steven died at birth. Jimmy Wayne died at age 16 in a car accident. 

PHOTO: Eva Jane Garrett and her half-brother (Verlie's son) Leon Garrett

PHOTO: Jimmy Wayne Garrett

I don't have pictures of Mildred's other children.

These are Darlene and Steven's original gravestones. There are new stones. I'm not sure where these are located, possibly next to Mildred's or Everett's graves.

Mildred Jewell Arnold died 20 April 1966, Banner, Cleburne County, Arkansas. 

Tomorrow I'll post more about the very interesting Garrett family. Stay tuned...