Afthur was left an orphan at age 7. Who raised him? Brother Dan?
6/15/1900 Smithfield, Huntingdon Co, PA. At age 18 Arthur H Chilcotw as a boarder with old folks Jacob and Susan David and worked as amille r.
4/22/1910 Altoona City, Ward 2, Blair Co, PA. At census time ArthurC hilcote was a 27 year old painter on the railroad. He had beenmarried 5 y ears to mary, 25, who had birthed 3 children, all living:Elizabeth, 3, L ola, 2, and Mary, 4m.
9/12/1915 307 E 8th St, Altoona, Blair Co, PA was the address he gavet he draft board when registering. He was 36 years old, verified hisbir th date as posted, and said he was a carpenter for the PRR at theAltoo na Crew Shop. Wife Mrs Mary R Chilcote, same address, was hisnearest r elative. He signed all three names. According to theRegistrar's Repo rt he was medium height, medium build with brown eyesand hair.
1/6/1920 Same place, Bell Ave. That year the census taker recordedAr thur Chilcote, 37, with Mary, 35, Elizabeth, 13, Lola, 12, Mary,10, Ar thur, 7, Ellen, 4y 3m, and Daniel 2 y 1m. Arthur owned thehome with a m ortgage and was still painting for the "steam" railroad.
4/7/1930 Still there on Bell Ave. By the next census, some of theold est daughters were gone but two younger children had been added.Listed w ere Arthur F, 48, Mary E, 45, Mary A, 19, Arthur F, 17, EllenM, 14, Da niel C, 12, Leah G, 9, and Jack L, 7. Arthur had marriedfor the first t ime at age 23 to Mary, who was 21. Arthur had struckout on his own as a p ainting contractor and owned the family homevalued at $7000.
Researcher Milton Rutter posted at Ancestry that Arthur's death wascau sed by lead poisoning as a result of his painting job in the PArailroa d shop.
