A Wilson Family Tree

Notes for Ferris Lyle Arnold



A brief summary of his life by his son John W. Arnold, from "A Connecticut Arnold Memorial":

1908 U.S. Naval Militia at Lake Mich., Fireman 4C U.S.S. Dorthea; grad. Valparaiso (Pharmacy grad.) 1910; chemist sugar Co., Billings, MT, 1910; Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, (Bennett) now Loyola Med. 1915 ... Lt. M.C. Army of U.S. Camp Lee, VA, adjutant, 1917-18. Gen. practice Billings, MT, with brother Samuel G. Arnold, M.D. E.E.N.T. specialization, Chicago, with Dr. Shambaugh, 1927. E.E.N.T. practice, Long Beach, CA, 1928; American Board of Otolaryngology 1931. Practiced with son John Wesley Arnold, M.D. 1947-75....


In an email dated 14 Aug 2021, John Arnold (Ferris's grandson) said that John Wesley Arnold was a friend of George Ferris, inventor of the Ferris Wheel, which is why he named his son Ferris.


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