Samuel Wiley ARRINGTON Sr was born between 1810 and 1817 in NC. He was a carpenter in 1860 in Winston Co, MS. He served in the military in 1862/63. He died on 1 Feb 1863 in the Alton Confederate Prison Camp, Madison Co, IL from variola (smallpox). There was an epidemic of smallpox in the prison camp. The Union officers were unable to locate a building to serve as a hospital and they were forced to establish the hospital on Alton Island in tents. He was buried in Feb 1863 in the North Alton Confederate Cemetery, Alton, Madison Co, IL.

He was married first to Louise HIGHTOWER on 25 Jun 1843 in NC. Louise HIGHTOWER was born on 28 Oct 1818. She died in 1857.

Samuel Wiley ARRINGTON Sr and Louise HIGHTOWER had the following children:

• Samuel Wiley ARRINGTON Jr, b abt 1843, Winston Co, MS
• James C ARRINGTON, b abt 1845, Winston Co, MS
• Lemuel Pope ARRINGTON, b 8 Jan 1847, Winston Co, MS
• John Henry Walter ARRINGTON, b 8 Jan 1849, Winston Co, MS
• Callie ARRINGTON, b abt 1855, Winston Co, MS

He was married second Martha Ann ELLIS who died in 1860.

Samuel Wiley ARRINGTON Sr and Martha Ann ELLIS had the following children:

• Samuel Isiah ARRINGTON, b 3 Apr 1859, Winston Co, MS

He was married third to Nancy WATKINS (daughter of John and Lucinda WATKINS) on 13 Dec 1860 in Louisville, Winston Co, MS. Nancy Watkins was born in 1819 in SC. She died on 11 Jun 1906 in Winston Co, MS.

Lemuel Pope ARRINGTON was born on 8 Jan 1847 in MS. He was a farmer in Winston Co, MS. He died on 31 Aug 1918 in Winston Co, MS.

He was married to Frances Elizabeth Lloyd "Fannie" MINOR (daughter of William MINOR and Elizabeth WATKINS) on 19 Oct 1871. Frances Elizabeth Loyd MINOR was born on 20 Nov 1850 in MS. She died on 1 Aug 1940 in Winston Co, MS. She was buried on 2 Aug 1940 in the Good Hope Cemetery, Winston Co, MS.

Lemuel Pope ARRINGTON and Frances Elizabeth Loyd MINOR had the following children:

• Serepta Artimissa ARRINGTON, b 18 Aug 1872, Winston Co, MS, d 11 Sep 1872, Winston Co, MS
• Laura Elizabeth ARRINGTON, b 28 Aug 1873, Winston Co, MS
• Ab ARRINGTON, b 13 Jun 1876, Winston Co, MS
• Martha Lucinda Adlade "Mattie" ARRINGTON, b 24 Apr 1878, Winston Co, MS
• James Alfred ARRINGTON, b 2 Sep 1880, Winston Co, MS, d 1 Feb 1962
  He did not marry
• Nancy Lueazer "Lula" ARRINGTON, b 5 Feb 1883, Winston Co, MS
• Jorena Dord "Rena" ARRINGTON, b 11 Oct 1886, Winston Co, MS
• Amzona Burrase "Zonie" ARRINGTON, b 6 Nov 1888, Winston Co, MS

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