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Let me start off by saying I am not related to any MacArthur's or McArthur's. I was killing some time in a local antique store ...kinda half-looking for my own lost family photos...when I ran across some beautiful cabinette photos of the MacArthur family. The really exciting part is there is a lot of genealogical info writen on the back of the photos. I thought it would be really fun to look up this family and try to reunite these lost treasures with their long lost family. I just cringe everytime I see these wonderful heirlooms lost to history because nobody cared to pass them on or simply write names on the back.
Here's what I found on the back of just a couple photos:
1. Louis Albert MacArthur, father of Ava, L.Gale, G.Dean, Lila (census shows "Liela") and Clara. Taken June 17, 1896 at age twenty.
2. George H. and Hugh, brothers of Louis MacArthur.
3. Annie Whatley -mother of Louis MacArthur.
4. Louis Whatley, maternal grandfather of Louis A. MacArthur.
Most photos were taken in either Ennis, Texas or Marshall, Texas. One photo says, "Grandparents of Anne Whatley?" that one was taken in Alabama. There must be 15 or 20 photos in all. Almost all of them have something writen on the back. John apparently worked as a line operator or something like that for the telephone company, there's a group picture of him with his work buddies.
In all the census records they are "McArthur" but on the photos it's spelled "MacArthur".
When I traced out this family I discovered in 1880-1900 John McArthur was with his parents in Ellis, Texas.
Can't find them in 1910.
1920 John is married to Amanda C.and is living in Mound, Oklahoma.
1930 the family moved to Chico, Butte County, California.
If you are interested, please email me at bunnyslug@hotmail.com.
I will give you the phone number of the antique store and you can contact them directly. I want no compensation or reward. Just paying forward a random act of genealogical kindness.
Michelle
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