Archie had three siblings: Minnie (born 1892), Mary (1897) and
Charles C. (1899). He joined the Army in 1918, and was stationed at Camp Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. It's now called
Fort Jackson. He was discharged in 1920. He married Alice I. Adkins on Christmas Day, 1920, in the ARP (Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church) in Chester.
Archie and Alice had the following children:
Hattie, born 1922, died 1923
Rachel, born 1924, died 2003
Bobby, born 1928, died 1970
Neil, born 1930, still living
Unnamed twins, born 1932, died a few minutes later
Paul, born 1934, still living
Gene, born 1939, still living
Donnie, born 1944, still living