The History of Greene and Sullivan Co, IN has his bio:
"JOHN W. ARTHUR, one in a family of eleven children born to John andAn na M.
(Watkins) Arthur, is a native of the township and county where he nowr esides,
his birth occurring December 16, 1850. When sixteen years old, hemoved w ith
his parents to Illinois, where he received the greater part of hiseduc aiton,
but after living there two years the family returned to Greene County.D uring
his early life, Mr. Arthur worked at farming, but in 1872, in companyw ith two
brothers, Aaron and Nehemiah, he engaged in saw milling, at which heha s since
continued, although he owns a good farm of 120 acres, the greater parto f which
is under cultivation. The spring of 1884, he expects to move toTennes see and
make the lumber business his exclusive occupation. Mr. Arthur hasbeen o ne of
Beech Creek Township's best citizens, favoring the advancement of alll audable
public enterprises. His marriage with Charity Cornelius wassolemnized J uly
27, 1872, and himself and wife are highly esteemed as neighbors andfri ends.
Mr. Arthur is a Democrat in politics."
Residences & events:
1865 and 4/30/1866 Moultrie Co, IL. He petitioned for a road to bebu ilt there with brother, James.
He served as executor of the estate of his sister-in-law,MargaretMcInt osh (former widow of Aaron Arthur).
From FindaGrave:
Funeral services for John W. ARTHUR, eighty-six years old, a life longr esident of the vicinity of Newark, several miles northeast of here,wer e held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon from the church at Newark,with bu rial in the adjacent cemetery.
His death occurred Thursday night as the result of a heart attack.
Besides the widow there is also a surviving brother, Douglas ARTHUR,wh o resides in Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Rachel ELGIN, ofTaylorville, Il linois.
