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John “The Indian Fighter” Arrowood

Birth	:	27 Apr 1797 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	24 Jul 1864 Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Penrhys Cemetery, Wales
Coordinate	:	51.6420500, -3.4425800
Description	:	John married Frances "Fanny" Fannia Barnett and together they had at least 13 children. ********************************************************** Toward the end of the War of 1812, John enlisted at Jonesboro , in Washington County, Tennessee, as a substitute for Jesse Arrowood, who had been drafted. He travelled 100 miles to Knoxville, where on September 20, 1814, he was mustered into service as a Private in Capt. Abner Pearce's Company of the 3rd Tennessee Militia. The following spring, he was discharged at Fort Williams, in central Alabama, on April 10, 1815. After selling his final pay voucher to a man in Western Tennessee, he returned... Read More	John married Frances "Fanny" Fannia Barnett and together they had at least 13 children. ******************************************************** Toward the end of the War of 1812, John enlisted at Jonesboro , in Washington County, Tennessee, as a substitute for Jesse Arrowood, who had been drafted. He travelled 100 miles to Knoxville, where on September 20, 1814, he was mustered into service as a Private in Capt. Abner Pearce's Company of the 3rd Tennessee Militia. The following spring, he was discharged at Fort Williams, in central Alabama, on April 10, 1815. After selling his final pay voucher to a man in Western Tennessee, he returned to Jonesboro. Family legend states that he named the community of Bear Wallow, when he found evidence that bears had wallowed in the mud on his land. He lived near the Big Rock Creek area. COMPANY E - BURKE COUNTY VOLUNTEERS Son ~ William B. Arrowood Son ~ Thomas Arrowood Son ~ John B. Arrowood Son ~ McHenry B."Mack Henry" Arrowood Daughter ~ Sarah Ann Arrowood Austin Presnell Daughter ~ Nancy Alice Arrowood Ross Son ~ Samuel Augustus Arrowood Daughter ~ Barbara "Barbary" Arrowood Son ~ George Washington Arrowood Son ~ Wesley Arrowood Son ~ Pinkney Arrowood Daughter ~ Frances (Fanny)Arrowood During an interview for a newspaper article, daughter Fanny, related that her parents had raised the children of her father's brothers, who were her cousins. The early census records, being as they are, make it difficult to distinguish actual children and those raised in the household belonging to his deceased brothers. I believe that John died and was buried on his land in Mitchell county, NC. Until his final resting place is verified, he is placed here, alongside his wife. **************************************************

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John “The Indian Fighter” Arrowood's memorial is located at: Penrhys Cemetery, Wales.
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John “The Indian Fighter” Arrowood death on 24 Jul 1864 in Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 51.6420500
Longitude: -3.4425800