Father: Michael Artemus Arant, Sr. (1803-1881)
Mother: Susannah Felkel (1806-1892)
10/22/1850 - Farmer, Orangeburg District, SC (lived with parents & sibs - indexed in the 1850 U.S. Census as Jacob Arant)
1859 - 1860 - Attended, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
06/11/1860 - Lived, Orangeburg District, SC (lived with parents and sibs - indexed in the 1860 U.S. Census as Jacob Arant)
1860-1861 - Attended, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
1861 - M.D. degree, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (from: McCantsville, SC; preceptor: Dr. R. W. Bates; thesis: "Pleuritis")
09/17/1862 - Orangeburg District, SC
03/06/1863 - Enlisted as Pvt., 2nd SC Artillery, Orangeburg, SC
06/00/1863 - Pvt., Co. I, 2nd SC Artillery
08/00/1863 - Pvt., Co. I, 2nd SC Artillery
10/00/1863 - As Pvt., Co. I, 2nd SC Artillery, absent on sick leave
12/00/1863 - Ordered before a Confederate Army Medical Board [probably for an examination for the position of Asst. Surgeon]
12/23/1863 - "Ordered to report to Lt. Gen. J. Longstreet,, Rogersville, Tenn., for assignment to duty" Assignment [S.O. 304/6]
12/23/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 24th GA Infantry
06/01/1864 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 12/15/1863
06/01/1864 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon from South Carolina by the Confederate States Senate
08/16/1864 - Asst. Surgeon, 24th GA Infantry, Bristol, E. Tennessee
03/01/1865 - In a letter to Medical Director, A. S. Mason, "Sir, I have the honor to report Asst. Surg. V. G. Hitt on leave of absence from the 26th of Jan to the 6th
of March, Very Respectfully, Your Obt. Servt., J. C. Arant, Asst. Surg in charge, Batt., Medical Dept., 9th Ga Battn [Artillery]"
- Married Martha Ann "Margaret" Keebler (1830-1884)
06/03/1880 - Practiced medicine and farmed, Lyons, Orangeburg Co., SC (lived with wife, Martha A. M. (~1843 -1884) - indexed in the 1880 U.S. Census as Jacob C. Arant)
03/22/1881 - Father, Michael, died in Saint Matthews, Calhoun Co., SC
10/13/1884 - Wife, Martha, died in Orangeburg, SC
1886- Married, Simathia "Simmie" Bair (1857-1903)
06/19/1892 - Mother, Susannah, died in Saint Matthews, Calhoun Co., SC
06/05/1900 - Farmer, Lyons, Orangeburg Co., SC (living with wife, Simmie, two daughters, and one son - indexed in the 1900 U.S. Census as J. C. Arant)
1903 - Wife, Simathia, died
11/08/1908 - Died of senile debility, Elloree, Orangeburg Co., SC

Anna O'Quinn Richter and Bob Krick provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
07/22/2016. Unpublished database.

The following was added by Jim Antley, the creator of this memorial:

Dr. Jacob C. Arant Dead
Highly and Respected Physician and Farmer of Elloree Passes Away

Special to the State (issue 11/11/1908)

Elloree, Nov 10 : Dr. Jacob C. Arant died at his home about five miles from here Sunday morning at 8 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. Dr. Arant was about 76 years old and his survived by two brothers, two sisters and three children. His wife having died some years ago. The deceased was a highly respected citizen and was much beloved as a physician. Some years ago he gave up the practice of medicine and devoted all of his time to his farm. He had been actively engaged in this work for a number of years and was very successful. The deceased was an amiable gentleman of the old school and will be great missed in his community. The funeral services took place at the Jerice (sic) Methodist church of which deceased was a consecrated member.