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Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur 1908–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1908

Birth Location: Putnam County, WV

Death Date: 15 Jul 1984

Death Location: Dry Branch, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: Mythis Arthur

Mother: Hattie Hopkins

Spouse(s): Lillie Nelson

Children(s): Infant Arthur, Basil Arthur, Ruth Arthur

Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur was born in 1908 in Putnam County, WV, the child of Mythis Hansford Hank Arthur And Hattie Elizabeth Hopkins. Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur married Lillie Freda Nelson, and had children including Basil Noah Arthur, Infant Arthur, John A Arthur, Lewis N Arthur, Ralph H Arthur, Ruth Mae Arthur. Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur passed away in 1984 in Dry Branch, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur was born in 1908 in Putnam County, WV, the child of Mythis Hansford Hank Arthur And Hattie Elizabeth Hopkins.
  • Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur married Lillie Freda Nelson, and had children including Basil Noah Arthur, Infant Arthur, John A Arthur, Lewis N Arthur, Ralph H Arthur, Ruth Mae Arthur.
  • Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur passed away in 1984 in Dry Branch, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Rev. Arthur's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Arthur
1908–1984
Birth Place: Putnam County, WV
Parents
Mythis Hansford (Hank) Arthur
1888–1969
Poca, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
Hattie (Elizabeth) Hopkins
1891–1964
Putnam County, WV
Grandparents
James (Benjamin (Ben)) Arthur
1860–1928
Putnam County, West Virginia
Nettie (Jane) Goodwin
1874–1943
Jackson County, WV
Frederick ((Fred) McDonald) Hopkins
1858–1945
Boone County, WV
Nancy (Susan (Nannie)) Dickerson
1853–1931
Kanawha County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Arthur
1840–1903
Lucinda Lanham
1840–
John Sr.
1830–1863
Sarah Pittman
1833–1886
Paul Dickerson
1835–1906
Margaret Hill
1837–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Arthur
1813–
Ruth Arthur
1815–
Benjamin Lanham
1813–1880
Suanna Bailey
1818–
Jonathan Hopkins
1800–1875
John Kinser)
1788–1885
Catherine Brose
1794–1876
John Dickerson
1815–
Sarah Harper
1806–
William Hill
1815–1866
Nancy Copeland
1817–1851

Rev. Arthur's Descendants

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Rev. (Basil Shelby) Arthur (17 Oct 1908–15 Jul 1984) m. Lillie (Freda) Nelson (09 Feb 1909–27 Mar 1982)
  1. 1. Infant Arthur 1934–1934
  2. 2. Basil (Noah) Arthur 1930–2022
  3. 3. Ruth (Mae) Arthur 1937–1972 m. John (J.) Kirk 1926–2000

Rev. Arthur's Timeline

2 Records

1908
17 Oct 1908
Birth of Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur in Putnam County, WV
Putnam County, WV
1984
15 Jul 1984
Age 76
Death of Rev. Basil Shelby Arthur in Dry Branch, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Dry Branch, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Putnam County, WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1984
    Event Place: Dry Branch, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

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