Notes:

Source is family records of Darl E. Arbogast of Kennesaw, GA, in file.

Notes:

Information from records of Glenn Huffman of Bridgewater, VA and Bonnie Vance
Miller of Harrisonburg, VA.

Additional information from Darl E. Arbogast family records includes date of
death, parents, and children. Son of James William and Sarah Jemima (Goldizen)
Rohrbaugh Bell. Sarah was previously married to Henry Rohrbaugh.

Martin had 5 brothers, John William, Henry Arnold, George Harman, Perry
Manuel and Ernest Walter.

Date of Birth from family records of Vera Dawn (Day) Lewis of Elkins, WV. Her
records indicate date of death as 4 Nov 1948.

Martin married Lettie Susan Arbogast. Lettie (daughter of Martin Vanburen Arbogast and Martha Turner) was born on 22 Feb 1871 in Prb Pendleton Co, Wv; died on 22 Nov 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from records of Glenn Huffman of Bridgewater, VA and Bonnie Vance
Miller of Harrisonburg, VA.

Information from Darl Eugene Arbogast of Kennesaw, GA; Lettie lived on
Shaver's Fork of Cheat River just north of Elkins in Randolph Co., WV.

Notes:

BIRTH: Bible Family and Cemetery Records of Glenn Huffman, Bridgewater, VA,
and records of Bonnie Vance Miller, Harrisonburg, VA, on file with
Amanda Arbogast Forbes RIN 483.

DEATH: Ibid. Excellent photo of Martin in file from Darl E. Arbogast.

MARRIAGES: Both marriages recorded in Pendleton Co. First, lists groom as 20
years old and bride as age 16 and names parents. Second, groom is listed as M.
V. Arbogast, widower, age 46.

CHILDREN: Have record of 5 children by first marriage, could be more, and 18
by second marriage from Bible Family records of Glenn Huffman.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Pendleton Co., VA/WV Census of 1850, 60, 70 and 80.

Most probably the Martin Arbogast who served in C Co., 62nd VA Rgt., CSA,
during Civil War. See, History of Pendleton County, WV, by Morton, p. 402.
Also 46th Rgt., VA Militia from Patricia Jeanee (Colaw) Howell records.

Martin married Martha Turner on 8 Dec 1864 in Pendleton Co., Wv. Martha was born about 1848/1850 in Prb Pendleton Co, Va/Wv; died on 15 Jul 1890 in Pendleton Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census of Pendleton Co., WV, age 3, in 1850, not found in 1860, age 27 in
1870, age 33 in 1880. Age 37 in 1890 per Grave Register II, Pendleton Co., WV.
Daughter of John and Amanda Nelson Turner. This information from records
of Glenn Huffman of Bridgewater, VA, and Bonnie Vance Miller of Harrisonburg,
VA.

Notes:

BIRTH: Estimated from Pendleton Co., VA/WV Census of 1850, 60, 70 and 80.

MARRIAGE: Pendleton Co., VA Marriage Records and Marriage Bonds published by
Mary Harter. Bond dated 4 Jun 1840 and Marriage registered 2 Mar 1841.

CHILDREN: From Census Records and from Will. Will names 8 sons and 3
daughters. Child Adam died young. For some reason daughter Mary was not named
in Will although she is known by family to have married and lived many years.
Also, obituary of son Jacob mentions sister Mrs. Jonas Wimer as survivor in
1932. See notes of Mary S. Wimer.

LOCATION: Letter in 1957 to Amanda Arbogast Forbes from Miss Kate Arbogast,
Charlottsville, VA who was born in 1875 and lived in Circleville in her early
years. Miss Arbogast says that Lemuel lived in Cherry Grove Section of
Pendleton Co.

DEATH: Will of 5 Jan 1898 recorded 10 Jun 1903 in Will Book 5, p. 399,
Pendleton Co., WV.

See Amanda Arbogast Forbes PAF RIN # 459 in file.

Lemuel married Susan Bennett on 2 Mar 1841 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. Susan was born about 1824 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv; died after 1880 in Prb Pendleton Co, Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from Amanda Arbogast Forbes family records in file.