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Dorothy Mae Arthur 1917 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 3, 1917

Birth Location: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: October 13, 1987

Death Location: Claymont, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Father: Harry Smith

Mother: Miriam Edwards

Spouse(s): Thomas Arthur

Children(s): Thomas Arthur, Anita Bird

In 1917, Dorothy Mae Arthur entered the world in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Harry Herbert Smith and Miriam Edwards. In 1935, Dorothy Mae Arthur resided in Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Dorothy Mae Arthur resided in Mauch Chunk Twp, Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania. Dorothy Mae Arthur married Thomas William Arthur, and had children including Thomas William Arthur, Anita Louise Bird. Dorothy Mae Arthur passed away in 1987 in Claymont, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Dorothy Mae Arthur entered the world in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Harry Herbert Smith and Miriam Edwards.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Mae Arthur resided in Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Dorothy Mae Arthur resided in Mauch Chunk Twp, Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
  • Dorothy Mae Arthur married Thomas William Arthur, and had children including Thomas William Arthur, Anita Louise Bird.
  • Dorothy Mae Arthur passed away in 1987 in Claymont, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Arthur's Ancestors

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Dorothy Arthur
1917 – 1987
Birth Place: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Harry Herbert Smith
1892 – 1956
Nesquehoning
Miriam Edwards
1894 – 1984
Nesquehoning, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
August (Justus) Smith
1857 – 1911
Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Cassie AKA Catharina Elisabeth Guenther AKA Ginther - Schmidt AKA) Smith
1861 – 1931
Hazleton or Stockton, Pennsylvania, USA
Thomas (H) Edwards
1859 – 1912
Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Pforr
1857 – 1948
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Justus Schmitt
1832 – 1862
Dorothea Smith
1837 – 1902
Zacharia(h)s Guenther
1835 – 1883
Anna Lemmerhirt
1842 – 1925
William Edwards
1825 –
Gwendolyn Price
1825 –
Henry Pforr
1828 – 1912
Eva Englehart
1833 – 1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Schmidt
1791 – 1865
Elisabeth Schmidt
1792 – 1833
Johann Kegel
1811 – 1876
Sophie Kegel
1816 – 1892
Michael Günther
1805 –
Maria Günther
1804 – 1880
Conrad Lindemann
1813 – 1886
Anna Collmann
1816 – 1855
Henry Pforr

Dorothy Arthur's Descendants

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Dorothy (Mae) Arthur (April 3, 1917 – October 13, 1987) m. Thomas (William) Arthur (8 Dec 1913 – December 15, 1986)
  1. 1. Thomas (William) Arthur (1940 – 1976)
  2. 2. Anita (Louise) Bird (13 July 1946 – ) m. Leland (Thomas) Bird (16 Nov 1947 – )
    1. 1. Victor (Thomas) Bird (20 May 1968 – )
      1. 1. Thomas (Carroll) Bird
      2. 2. Morgan (Renee) Bird
    2. 2. Jason (Lee) Bird (02/14/1971 – ) m. Jeanne (Anne) Bonn (30 Jul 1971 – )
      1. 1. Madeleine (Jean) Bird (6 Nov 2001 – )
    3. 3. Amanda (Louise) Bird (5 Nov 1979 – )

Dorothy Arthur's Timeline

5 Records

1917
April 3, 1917
Birth of Dorothy Mae Arthur in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Dorothy Mae Arthur resided here in Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania
Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 23
Dorothy Mae Arthur resided here in Mauch Chunk Twp, Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
Mauch Chunk Twp, Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Dorothy Mae Arthur resided here in Lansford, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
Lansford, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
1987
October 13, 1987
Age 70
Death of Dorothy Mae Arthur in Claymont, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Claymont, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 3, 1917
    Event Place: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03461; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 13-42
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03461; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 13-42

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mauch Chunk Twp, Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03461; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 13-42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lansford, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 13, 1987
    Event Place: Claymont, New Castle, Delaware, USA

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