The ARLEDGES of Houston and Fannin Counties, Texas


Did you know that an Arledge became a movie star in the Old Hollywood? This is JOHN ARLEDGE (1907-1947), born Johnson Lundy Arledge in Crockett, Texas: son of Johnson Arledge and Sallie Hardin and grandson of Samuel Cyrus Arledge and Florence Johnson.

From IMDB.com: Actor - filmography for John Arledge

                            1. Dark Passage (1947) .... Lonely Man
                            2. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) .... Clerk
                            3. Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) .... Snapper MacRae
                            4. Ski Patrol (1940) .... Dick Reynolds
                            5. It's a Date (1940) (uncredited) .... Newcomer
                            6. City for Conquest (1940) .... Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
                            7. Grapes of Wrath, The (1940) .... Davis
                            8. Strange Cargo (1940) .... Duford
                            9. Fighting 69th, The (1940) .... Alabama man
                           10. Flight Angels (1940) .... Mr. Perry
                           11. Gone with the Wind (1939) (uncredited) .... Dying soldier
                           12. 6000 Enemies (1939) .... Phil Donegan
                              ... aka Six Thousand Enemies (1939)
                           13. Twelve Crowded Hours (1939) .... Red
                           14. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) .... Phineas Whipsnade
                           15. All Women Have Secrets (1939) .... Joe
                           16. Campus Confessions (1938) .... Freddy Fry
                           17. Numbered Woman (1938)
                           18. Prison Nurse (1938) .... Mousie
                           19. County Fair (1937) .... John Hope
                           20. Big City (1937) .... Buddy
                              ... aka Skyscraper Wilderness (1937)
                           21. Saturday's Heroes (1937) .... Calkins
                           22. Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) .... Joey Thomas
                           23. Big Game, The (1936) .... Spike Adams
                           24. Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936) .... Walter
                           25. Two in Revolt (1936) .... John Woods
                           26. You May Be Next (1936) .... Eddie House
                           27. Shipmates Forever (1935) .... Johnny 'Coxswain' Lawrence
                           28. Old Man Rhythm (1935) .... Pinky Parker
                           29. Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) .... Mac
                           30. Mary Jane's Pa (1935) .... Linc Overman
                           31. We're Only Human (1935) .... Johnny O'Brien
                           32. Bachelor of Arts (1934) .... Robert Neal
                           33. Flirtation Walk (1934) .... Spike
                           34. Olsen's Big Moment (1933) .... Harry Smith
                              ... aka Olsen's Night Out (1933)
                           35. Jimmy and Sally (1933) .... Joe
                           36. Hell's Highway (1932) .... Carter
                           37. Careless Lady (1932) .... Hank Oldfield
                           38. Huddle (1932) .... Jim "Pidge" Pidgeon
                              ... aka Impossible Lover, The (1932)
                           39. Weekends Only (1932) .... Ted
                           40. Daddy Long Legs (1931) .... Jimmy McBride
                           41. Heartbreak (1931) .... Jerry Sommers
                           42. Spider, The (1931)
                           43. Young Sinners (1931) .... Jimmy
                           44. King of Jazz, The (1930)



The following photos were provided by Dana Christian :

Elizabeth "Lizzie" German Arledge was born 22 Sept 1859 in MO and died 7 Sept 1940 in Bonham, Fannin Co, TX was the wife of John Fisher Arledge (son of James Cyrus Arledge and Savannah Shaffer)..

Lizzie German Arledge

Lizzie German Arledge and grandson John Wells Smith (b. 1921), son of
her daughter Mary Savannah "Mamie" ARLEDGE and Bland Sneed SMITH.

Lizzie German Arledge and her niece Marette Wasson.


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