John Morgan Arthur, son of Edward Fletcher Arthur and Susan Emma Routt , was born April 27,1878 in , Anderson, Kentucky. He married Lettie McKeehan 1906 in <, Anderson, Kentucky>. He died October 10, 1964 in Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky. Lettie McKeehan was born 1885 in <, Anderson, Kentucky>. She died December 15, 1966 in Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky.


Children of John Morgan Arthur and Lettie McKeehan are:

1. John Morgan Arthur, b. January 15, 1913
2. Susan Lillian Arthur, b. November 05, 1914
3. Ambrose Claiborne Arthur, b. June 22, 1916
4. Joanna Catherine Arthur, b. November 06, 1917
5. James M. Arthur, b. January 23, 1920 See James M. Arthur & Lois Cain
6. Richard Evan Arthur, b. May 04, 1907
7. Edward Fletcher Arthur, b. June 12, 1908 See Edward Fletcher Arthur & Charlene Hickman

Notes for John Morgan Arthur:

Married Lettie McKinne.

Like his brother, Edward, he served in the Phillipines.

Source: Arthur Family Bible. The Bible was lost in a fire, but on June 22, 1918, it was copied and the copy notarized!


Notes for Lettie McKeehan:

"Aunt Lettie put on a great feed at the farm near Flat Kick, KY or at the fish hatchery near Williamsburg, KY where her husband worked for years before retiring to a home in Barbourville, KY

Sources for Lettie McKeehan:

  1. Continental Insurance Co. Book, V

Notes for John Morgan Arthur:


Notes for Susan Lillian Arthur:

Lived in the family home in Barbourville on Main Street
Source: Social Security Death Index


Notes for Ambrose Claiborne Arthur:

attended West Point for one year before transferring to the University of Kentucky. Entered Transportation Corps of Army during WWII and served in Europe. He was killed as a result of an automobile accident with resulting blood clot and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He died in the Ireland Army Hospital at Fort Knox.


Notes for Joanna Catherine Arthur:

Was in the WACs during WWII.
Joanna graduated from Cumberland Academy (now the University of the Cumberlands) and Berea College with a degree in Home Economics. -- Source: Whitley Republican, December 2, 1944.

Sources for Joanna Catherine Arthur:

  1. Continental Insurance Co. Book, V

Notes for Richard Evan Arthur:


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