Arch Salts and family, his brothers in law Shields and family, and others, came from Tenn to Missouri in a covered wagon sometime in the early 1880’s. They settled in Bois D’Arc, MO obtaining land from the Homestead Act.260

1860 - Campbells Twp, Washington County, Tennessee94
Allen 40 TN farmer
Sarah 39 TN domestic
Sarah 19 TN domestic
Alexander 16 TN farmer
Hannah E. 15 TN domestic
George 14 TN
Archibald 12 TN
Matilda J. 11 TN
James 9 TN
Margaret 7 TN
William 6 Tn
Louisa 4 TN
Josiah 2 TN
Franklin 1 TN
Susannah 1/12 TN

1870 - District 17, Washington County, Tennessee census92
SALTS, Allen 51 farmer TN
SALTS, Sarah 46 keeping house TN
SALTS, Alexander 24 works on farm TN
SALTS, Arch 21 works on farm TN
SALTS, James 20 works on farm TN
SALTS, Margaret 17 TN
SALTS, William 16 works on farm TN
SALTS, Martha L. 14 at home TN
SALTS, Joseph 11 at home TN
SALTS, Franklin 9 at home TN
SALTS, Elizabeth 8 at home TN
SALTS, Andrew J. 7 at home TN
SALTS, Mary C. 4 at home TN

1880 - Center, Greene County, Missouri255
SALTS, Arch w m 30 farmer TN TN TN
SALTS, S.C. w f 29 wife keeps house TN TN TN
SALTS, J.D. w m 8 son TN TN TN
SALTS, W.A. 2 m 5 son TN TN TN
SALTS, C. w m 1/12 May son MO TN TN

Arch is living at 174, his sisters are living at 175 (Bennetts) and 176 (Shields)

1900 - United States Federal Census: Missouri, Greene County, Center, District 47, Ancestry.com image 1, house number 1, family number 1
SALTS, Arch head w m Jan 1840 50 md for 28 yrs TN TN TN farmer
SALTS, Sarah, wife w f Jan 1853 47 md for 28 yrs 7/6 children alive
SALTS, James D. son w m 1873 27 s TN TN TN farmer
SALTS, WIlliam A. son w m May 1875 25 s TN TN TN farmer
SALTS, Chaly L. son w m Apr 1880 20 s MO TN TN
SALTS, Birtha A. daughter w f Sept 1887 13 s MO TN TN
SALTS, Arthur A. son w m Mar 1888 12 s MO TN TN
SALTS, Ollie M. daughter w f June 1891 8 s MO TN TN

1904 - Plat Book of Greene County, Missouri, Greene County Archives Bulletin #34, USGenWeb, Fair Grove area
SALTS, A. track 29, range 23, section 7
SALTS, Frank. track 29, range 23, section 6
SALTS, Joseph. track 29, range 23, section 5

1910 - United States Federal Census: Center Township, District 48, Center, Greene County, Missouri, image 18 on Ancestry.com [Frank, Arch and Jim are living next door to each other at 188, 189 and 190]
SALTS, Arch head m w 59 md 39 TN TN TN farm, home farm farmer
SALTS, Sarah wife f w 58 md1 39 6/6children
SALTS, James son m w 37 s TN TN TN farmer, home farm
SALTS, Bertha daughter f w 24 s MO TN TN
SALTS, Arthur son m w 22 s MO TN TN farmer, home farm
SALTS, Ollie daughter f w 17 s MO TN TN

1920 - United States Federal Census: Missouri, Greene County, Center, District 56, Ancestry.com image #17, taken 21st and 22nd of January 1920
SALTS, Arch head m w 70 wd TN TN TN farmer, general farm
SALTS, James D. son m w 46 s TN TN TN farmer, general farm
SALTS, Bertha daughter f w 35 s MO TN TN none

On his death certificate it names his parents as Allen and Sarah Erwin Salts.

Death Notice - Arch Salts, 31 March 1921
Arch Salts, aged 70 years, died Monday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs C. H. Moomaw, 721 Monroe Street. His is survived by one daughter and four sons. Funeral services with be at Clear Creek at 2 o’clock this afternoon, followed by interment in Clear Creek cemetery under direction of the Paxson Undertaking company. The decedent lived in Greene County for forty years, coming here from tennessee in 1880. THe surviving children are Mrs. C.H. Moomaw 721 Monroe Street, and William, Charley and Arthur Salts of Springfield and James Salt of Bois D’Arc261

License #1118 issued 25 january 1871. Married by J. B. Walker, Min.