Charles Edwin ARTHUR
(my great grandfather)
Page last updated 11 January 2024.
Birth: 13 May 1859 in Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland
Christened: 14 Mar 1870 at First English Reformed Church, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
Death: 6 April 1937 in Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland
Burial: 9 April 1937 at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section K, Lot 208, Grave 5
Footstone Text: CHARLES EDWIN / ARTHUR / 1859-1937
Headstone Text: ARTHUR
Parents: Samuel Alexander McNair ARTHUR and Anna Elizabeth ARTHUR (m. PICKING)
Parents' Children: (order may be incorrect)
Spouse: Nora Elizabeth BEANS
Marriage: 9 September 1884
Children:
Employment: Dairy farmer. Charles came to work at one of the dairies owned by Nora’s father; it was love at first sight. As soon as she was “of age”, he asked her to marry him.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Charles and Nora share a headstone, buried in Section K, Lot 208, Sites 5 and 7. They have separate footstones. Also buried in this cemetery are: their daughters and spouses -- Elsie, Frances, Nellie and David, Florence and Milton; their grandchildren and spouse -- Milton Jr., Elsie and Richard; Nora’s sister -- Alice.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#137908388), FamilySearch website (#LVP6-9MF), and family records.
m. = maiden name
Christened: 14 Mar 1870 at First English Reformed Church, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
Death: 6 April 1937 in Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland
Burial: 9 April 1937 at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section K, Lot 208, Grave 5
Footstone Text: CHARLES EDWIN / ARTHUR / 1859-1937
Headstone Text: ARTHUR
Parents: Samuel Alexander McNair ARTHUR and Anna Elizabeth ARTHUR (m. PICKING)
Parents' Children: (order may be incorrect)
- Charles Edwin ARTHUR
- Harvey Keeler ARTHUR
- Mary Florence Dean GAVER (m. ARTHUR)
- Jessie Blanche ADAMS (m. ARTHUR)
Spouse: Nora Elizabeth BEANS
Marriage: 9 September 1884
Children:
- Annie Pickens CUSICK (m. ARTHUR)
- Florence Estelle BROOKE (m. ARTHUR)
- Louise Marie THORNE (m. ARTHUR)
- Frances McNair ARTHUR
- Nellie Ray BISSET (m. ARTHUR)
- Elwood McNair ARTHUR
- Elsie Dean ARTHUR
- Charles Blakely ARTHUR
Employment: Dairy farmer. Charles came to work at one of the dairies owned by Nora’s father; it was love at first sight. As soon as she was “of age”, he asked her to marry him.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Charles and Nora share a headstone, buried in Section K, Lot 208, Sites 5 and 7. They have separate footstones. Also buried in this cemetery are: their daughters and spouses -- Elsie, Frances, Nellie and David, Florence and Milton; their grandchildren and spouse -- Milton Jr., Elsie and Richard; Nora’s sister -- Alice.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#137908388), FamilySearch website (#LVP6-9MF), and family records.
m. = maiden name