Richard Arthurs and Sarah J. Williams

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Husband Richard Arthurs ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1811 2
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         Father: John Arthurs (1783-      ) 3
         Mother: Joanna Roll (1786-      ) 3

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• Note: This may be the same person as : Richard Arthurs.

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Wife Sarah J. Williams ¹

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           Died: 20 Nov 1895 2
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         Father: William Williams (1800-1876) 1
         Mother: Mary Poorman (1797-1885) 1

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Children

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1 M Richard Arthurs ³

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           Born: 1850 3
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         Spouse: Alice J. Carroll (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1875 3

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2 M Samuel B. Arthurs ²

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           Born: 20 Nov 1865 - Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA 2
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General Notes: Husband - Richard Arthurs

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In 1830, at the age of nineteen years, he attended the first sale of lots in Brookville, Jefferson County, PA. Here he located and began work in the cabinet shop of a Mr. McDonald, but in a short time he purchased tools and opened a shop of his own across the street in “Snyder's Row,” Samuel Craig occupying the north room with a chair factory, and Mr. Arthurs the south with his cab­inet and carpenter's shop. In 1834 he sold out to James Craig, a brother of Samuel, and began the study of law with Cephas Dunham. During his boyhood and youth he was afforded very limited educational priv­ileges, having never studied grammar more than three months, but by perseverance and energy he became well informed, and for many years was one of the leading attorneys practicing at the Bar of Jefferson County. On commencing life in Brookville he had no means, but was always will­ing to work at anything by which he could earn an honest dollar, and during the two years he made from $1 to $1.25 per day, paying out of the same twenty-five cents per day for board, he managed to save $600, with which he began the study of law. It had always been his desire to enter the legal profession, and in its practice was eminently successful. He was also an able finan­cier, possessing at the time of his death a hand­some fortune.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 898.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1342.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1351.