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Maj Ripley A. Arnold (1817 - 1853) - Find A Grave Memorial
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Maj Ripley A. Arnold
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Birth:	Jan.	17,	1817
Pearlington Hancock County Mississippi, USA Death:	Sep.	6,	1853
Fort Worth Tarrant County Texas, USA
US Military Figure. Founder of Fort Worth, Texas. Arnold graduated from West Point Academy in 1838, and fought in the Seminole Indian War and in the War with Mexico. He served as major under General William J. Worth and participated in the capture of Mexico City. In 1849 Major Arnold founded Camp Worth overlooking the Trinity River, naming it in honor of the recently deceased General Worth; later that year it was designated as Fort Worth, the nucleus of the present city. He was killed by Dr. Josephus M. Steiner in a duel in Fort Graham in Hill County, Texas, when he went to arrest the doctor for drunkeness or disturbing the peace. Originally buried at Fort Graham, Arnold's remains were brought back to Fort Worth for a second burial in Pioneers Rest Cemetery.
(bio by: David R. Cheesman. Sen.)
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Pioneers Rest Cemetery Fort Worth Tarrant County Texas, USA
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Record added: Jul 29, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 5647593
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- Jonathan Robert De Mallie
Added: Apr. 16, 2012
A sad and unnecessary ending... Rest in Peace, Ripley. See you in Heaven.
- Mary
Added: Mar. 26, 2012
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