Anthony Nimrod Argo

1841 - 1936  (94 years)

• Name	Anthony Nimrod Argo  [1]
  Born	11 Sep 1841	Troup County, Georgia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1842	Georgia   [3, 4]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1843	Georgia   [5, 6]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1844	Georgia   [7]
  Alt. Birth	Sep 1844	Georgia   [8]
  Occupation	27 Jul 1860	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama   [4]
  	farm hand
  Illiterate	19 Aug 1870	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama   [5]
  Occupation	19 Aug 1870	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama   [5]
  	farm worker
  Occupation	19 Jun 1900	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama   [8]
  	farmer
  Illiterate	3 May 1910	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama   [6]
  Illiterate	12 Jan 1920	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama   [7]
  Obituary	2 May 1936	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama   [2]
  	The Gadsden Times
  	Nimrod Argo, 94, Passes At Home in Alabama City Nimrod Argo, 94, one of the oldest residents of Etowah County, died at his home on Thirteenth Street in Alabama City this morning after a prolonged illness. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but will be announced by Brown-Service. Surviving are three sons, Will and John Argo, Alabama City and Frank Argo, Anniston; five daughters, Mrs. Ben Handy, Mrs. Margaret Sauls, Mrs Evie Jones, Mrs. Ollie Sauls, all of Gadsden, and Mrs Mary Barr, Little Rock, Ark.
  Died	2 May 1936	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama   [2]
  Obituary	3 May 1936	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama   [2]
  	The Gadsden Times
  	May 3, 1936, Gadsden Times Final Rites for Aged Confederate Veteran Set Here Nimrod Argo, 95, To Be Buried This Afternoon Funeral services for Nimrod Argo, 95, widely-known Confederate veteran, who died at the home, No. 26 Pearl Street, Alabama City, Saturday, will be conducted at the residence this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will follow in Forrest Cemetery, Brown-Service directing. A member of The Thirtieth Alabama regiment, Mr. Argo served in the Civil War under General Lee. He was known throughout the South and commanded universal respect. He had been in failing health for the past several years but had been a leader in the Confederate veterans' reunions for many years. Born in Troup County, Georgia, on September 11, 1841, Mr. Argo came here in 1901 and had resided with his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Sauls, in Alabama City. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Evie Jones, Mrs. Ben Handy, Mrs. Ollie Sauls, all of this county, and Mrs. Mary Parr, of St. Louis; three sons, Will and John Argo, Alabama City, and Frank Argo, Anniston. The death of Mr. Argo left but four surviving Confederate veterans in Etowah County.
  Name	A. Nimrod Argo  [2]
  Name	N. Argo  [5]
  Name	Nim Argo  [7]
  Name	Nimrod Argo  [3, 4, 6, 8]
  Residence	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama   [2]
  	13th Street
  Buried	3 May 1936	Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama   [2]
  Person ID	I12131	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Jackson Argo,   b. Abt 1814, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane Walker,   b. Abt 1814, Georgia ,   d. 29 Jan 1913, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama  (Age ~ 99 years)
  Family ID	F49352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Elizabeth Griffith,   b. 26 Sep 1845, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. 28 May 1928, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama  (Age 82 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1869	Etowah County, Alabama   [2]
  Census	19 Aug 1870	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama   [5]
  	Precinct 7, Page 9, Line 21, Dwelling 59, Family 59: The household consisted of N. Argo, 27, male; N. C., female, 23; and N. J., 1 month, female.
  		Census of 1870 - Alabama, Calhoun County Jacksonville, Precinct 7, Page (9) 648A
  Census	1880	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama   [2]
  	Shaw has this Nimrod and family on the 1880 census in Hokes Bluff, but I have not been able to find it after a diligent search.  I have searched FamilySearch every way that occurs to me, as well as HeritageQuest.  I have manually eyeballed each page of the 1880 census for Hokes Bluff, as well as Jacksonville, and Allens, and other towns, with no luck. There is an N. R. Argo, 35, b. Georgia on the 1880 census in Hokes Bluff (ED 67, Page 330B), but the family does not remotely resemble that of this Nimrod, and both HeritageQuest and FamilySearch have indexed it as "U. R. Aryo". Additionally, there is another Nimrod Argo, AFN: LRQD-42Q, born 1835 Georgia, Married 10 Jun 1855 in Shelby, Alabama to Sarah Elizabeth Foster.
  Census	19 Jun 1900	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama   [8]
  	Sheet 9B, Line 62, Family 148, Dwelling 152: The household consisted of Nimrod Argoe, head, 55; Nancy E., wife, Margaret L, daughter, 23; William J., son, 21; George F., son, 17; Emily E., daughter, 15; Ollie C., daughter, 13; John E., son, 11; Vela B., granddaughter, 4; and Homer H., grandson, 2. Argoe & Nancy E. are married 31 years with 10 children, 9 living.  They own a farm free of mortgage.
  		Census of 1900 - Alabama, Etowah County Hokes Bluff, Sheet 9B
  Census	3 May 1910	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama   [6]
  	Ward 2, District 77, Sheet 11B, Line 61, Dwelling 150, Family 160: The household consisted of Nimrod Argo, head, 687; Nancy E., wife, 61; and Ollie C., daughter, 22. Nimrod & Nancy E. are married 43 years with 10 children, 8 living.  They rent a house.
  		Census of 1910 - Alabama, Etowah County Ward 2, District 77, Sheet 11B
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama   [7]
  	18 Morriston Avenue
  	District 95, Sheet 15A, Line 38, Dwelling 262, Family 269: The household consisted of William J. Argo, head, 40; Emma, wife, 32; Mammie, daughter, 11; Nettie, daughter, 10; Lonnie, son, 8; Mirtie, daughter, 5; Roy, son, 3 years 2 months; Rosabell, daughter, 1 year 4 months; Nim, father, 76; and Nancy E., mother 71. They rent a house.
  		Census of 1920 - Alabama, Etowah County Alabama City, District 95, Sheet 15A
  Children	+ 1. Ophelia Jane Argo,   b. 30 Mar 1870, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. 29 Dec 1960, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama  (Age 90 years) + 2. Mary Argo,   b. 1872, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Julia Ann Argo,   b. Apr 1873, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Argo,   d. Bef 1900 + 5. Margaret Elizabeth Argo,   b. 27 Jun 1876, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. 4 Nov 1967, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama  (Age 91 years) + 6. William Jackson Argo,   b. 25 Jul 1880, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. 14 Oct 1967, Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama  (Age 87 years) + 7. George Franklin Argo,   b. 2 Feb 1882, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. 23 Dec 1952, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama  (Age 70 years) + 8. Emily Eva A. Argo,   b. 8 Jan 1884, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. 19 Feb 1952, Hickerson, Coffee, Tennessee  (Age 68 years) + 9. Ollie Cornelia Argo,   b. 25 Aug 1886, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. 1 Jul 1968  (Age 81 years) + 10. John Ervin Argo,   b. 5 Jul 1888, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama ,   d. 23 Aug 1945, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2018
  Family ID	F4477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research): There is another Nimrod Argo, AFN: LRQD-42Q, born 1835 Georgia, Married 10 Jun 1855 in Shelby, Alabama to Sarah Elizabeth Foster. Shaw shows this Nimrod and family on the 1880 census in Hokes Bluff, but I have not been able to find it after a diligent search.  I have searched FamilySearch every way that occurs to me, as well as HeritageQuest.  I have manually eyeballed the 1880 census for Hokes Bluff, as well as Jacksonville, and Allens, and other towns, with no luck. There is an N. R. Argo, 35, b. Georgia on the 1880 census in Hokes Bluff, but the family does not remotely resemble that of this Nimrod, and both HeritageQuest and FamilySearch have indexed it as "U. R. Aryo".

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Anthony Nimrod Argo" (accessed January 17, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I12131&tree=Legends.