William Duncan McArthur

  • Born in 1817.
  • Parents were JOHN McARTHUR and ELEANOR DALY.
  • Married SUSAN GRIM on October 23, 1856 in Fayette County, Ohio, by R.B. Lannum, M.G.
  • Resided in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
  • Was a cousin to DUNCAN McARTHUR, who was prominent in Ohio's early history.
  • Died in 1903.
  • Both William and Susan are buried in Madison Mills Cemetery, Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.

CHILDREN

  1. MARY ELEANOR McARTHUR, born August 28, 1857; died January 14, 1938. Married THOMAS POLLOCK NOBLE in 1879 in Fayette County, Ohio.
  2. DORAH McARTHUR, born in 1859; died in 1889. Buried in Madison Mills Cemetery, Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
  3. JOHN A. McARTHUR, born October 6, 1861 in Fayette County, Ohio; died November 9, 1931. Married CORA A. LINDSEY on November 22, 1899 in Clinton County, Ohio. Buried in Madison Mills Cemetery, Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
  4. SARAH ELIZABETH McARTHUR, born in 1864; died April 13, 1918. Married WILLIAM HENRY HOWE on January 31, 1887 in Fayette County, Ohio.
  5. HORATIO McARTHUR, born January 19, 1866 in Fayette County, Ohio; died February 12, 1929 in Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio. Married ATTIE ROBINSON on May 2, 1896 in Fayette County, Ohio. She was born in 1878.
  6. MAY BELL McARTHUR, born May 5, 1868 in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio; died in 1874 in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
  7. ADA W. McARTHUR, born October 21, 1870 in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio; died December 5, 1953. Buried in Madison Mills Cemetery, Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
  8. PAULINE "POLLY" McARTHUR, born September 8, 1872 in Madison Township, Fayette County Ohio; died December 19, 1930 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio. Married HARRY CUSTIS on October 5, 1893 in Fayette County, Ohio. Harry was born in 1872 in Tarlton, Pickaway County, Ohio; and died July 9, 1894.
  9. THOMAS COKE McARTHUR, born July 17, 1874 in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio; died July 12, 1971 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio. Married LENORA YATES on June 23, 1897 in Fayette County, Ohio.
  10. WAYNE D. McARTHUR, born in 1877; died in 1888. Buried in Madison Mills Cemetery, Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
  11. DESSA D. McARTHUR, born August, 1880; died June 26, 1956 in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio. Married FRANKLIN PETER DORN in 1904 in Fayette County, Ohio. Buried in Madison Mills Cemetery, Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
  12. BETSY McARTHUR, born March 16, 1881 in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.

SOURCES:

• 1860 Fayette County, Ohio Census
• 1870 Fayette County, Ohio Census
• 1880 Fayette County, Ohio Census
• Madison Mills Cemetery