I am looking for any information on John and Gertie Arnold of Riverside, CA. Both Arnold's were born in TN. Based on the age and birth year of their son, Coe, the Arnold's moved from TN to Riverside around 1907. The 1910 census lists them as "Orange Ranch" owners.
My interest in the Arnold's is a boarder they had listed on the 1910 census, Albert Smalley McCollum. Albert is my grandmother's father, my great grandfather.
Albert moved from Blount/Loudon County, TN to Riverside after the death of his wife, Molly Mays McCollum. He left his two very young children, Joseph and Hester (my grandmother) with Molly's parents. My aunt's tell of Albert returning to TN to visit my grandmother (as a young girl) and my grandmother hiding from him, thinking he was going "to take her". Needless to say, my grandmother, knowing only the Mays as her parents, never had a relationship with her father.
Albert is described as a "Teamster" on the Arnold's farm.
I'm thinking that John and Albert knew one another from TN, but I'm not certain of this.
If anyone has any information on where John Arnold lived in TN, I would be interested in the information. I have very little to go on for Albert Smalley McCollum and I hope this might be a connection that is beneficial to my research.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.