Owen County Williams:Information about Thomas Arthur
Thomas Arthur (b. 1831, d. 05 Oct 1905)
Notes for Thomas Arthur:
Buried next to his first wife, Julia and their two children in Fishcreek Cemetery?
Thomas fought in the Civil War (for only about 5 or 6 months) before it ended.Perhaps Julia had a problem having children, since he fathered children in his 60's.
Notes 8-99:
If I am figuring correctly, Lavina is Rueben's wife and she must have married him about age 14.They came north from Ky. to Indiana, Rueben died.In the 1860 census she is living with her two youngest children, Sara, 22 and Margaret, 19.She is living near her son's (Thomas) home.Thomas, perhaps the younge brother of William.Julia Ann having married William first, then at his death, marrying Thomas.I guess this is what makes sense to me as they were illiterate people in a frontier situation.
1-27-2005:
1900 Census:
Thomas Arthur
Franklin, Owen, Indiana
age 68
1870 Census
Thomas Arthur
About 1828
Age 42
Kentucky
Franklin Owen Indiana
Post Office Freedom
Roll M593-348 Page 199Image 401
birth year: 1832
birthplace:Kentucky
Head of house
Year: 1900
Census Place, Franklin Owen Indiana
Roll:T623 396
Page 2A
Enumeration District:107
1850 Census
Thomas Arthur
Age 23
abt. 1827
Kentucky
Franklin, Owen, IndianaPage 110Roll M432-164
368368Thomas Arthur23MFarmer100Kentucky1
Julian19FIndiana
Ellen1FIndiana
Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
Source:Book H-16, page 26, County Health Office Spencer, produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration
More About Thomas Arthur:
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 05 Oct 1905, Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana, USA.
Fact 1: County: Owen, State: IN.43
Fact 2: Township: Franklin, City: , Post Office: Freedom, Ward:.43
Fact 3: National Archives Series #: M653, National Archives Microfilm #: 287.43
Fact 4: Census Page #: 0304, Census Line #: 02A.43
Fact 5: Age: 33 Year(s).43
Fact 6: Ethnicity: White.43
Fact 7: Birthplace: Kentucky.43
Fact 8: Job: Farmer, Job Code: 001 - Farmer.43
Fact 9: Real Property: $1000, Personal Property: $460.43
Fact 10: Family Number: 0854, Family Part:.43
Fact 11: Dwelling Number: 0874, Dwelling Part:.43
Fact 12: Head of Household: Y, Handicap: , Literate: No, Misc:.43
More About Thomas Arthur and Julian:
Marriage: 27 Dec 1848, Franklin Township, Owen county, Indiana, USA.
Marriage Fact: According to Marriage Records on web the minister was a S. Burk, M.G..
More About Thomas Arthur and Sarah Ann Bigger:
Marriage: 29 Sep 1886, Freedom, Indiana, Owen County, USA.44
Marriage Notes for Thomas Arthur and Sarah Ann Bigger:
He was 54 at the time of the marriage to Sarah ann Bigger Ritter who was 24.
He was a farmer.
His parents Rueben Arther and ? Johnson Re: Bk., H19, p.107.
Federal Census taken in 1900 shows this family consisting of Thomas Arther, born June 1831, Sara A. born Dec. 1860, stepdaughter Lula Wood, born april 1881; her husband, William Wood and the children of the second marriage Gross M., Maude, Vina, Pearl.The second Mrs. Arther (Sara) is buried as Sara Ann Arther, mother, next to her daughter , Pearl A. (?) Arthur Duling.the only date appearing on Sara's gravestone is 1860.Hicks Cemetery.This is part of the video taken by Pam with Dean Williams, we captured Fish Creek, williams and Hicks Cemetary by video camera.
Children of Thomas Arthur and Sara Ann Bigger Ritter are:
- Charles Arthur, d. date unknown.
- Lulu Arthur, d. date unknown.
Children of Thomas Arthur and Julian are:
- Edward Arter/Arther, d. date unknown.
- James Arter/Arther, d. date unknown.
Children of Thomas Arthur and Sarah Ann Bigger are:
- Manny Gross Arthur, b. 25 Jul 1887, Owen County, Indiana, USA, d. 1969, Owen County, Indiana, USA.
- +Maude Arthur, b. 21 Jun 1889, Owen County, Indiana, USA, d. 20 Jun 1954, Owen County, Indiana, USA.
- +Lavina Arthur, b. 24 Apr 1891, Owen County, Indiana, USA, d. 1961, Owen County, Indiana, USA.
- +Pearl Edna Arthur, b. 12 Mar 1895, Owen County, Indiana, USA, d. 1913, Freedom, Indiana, Owen County, USA.