Charles H. McArthur
Charles H. McArthur was born on March 17, 1839, in Ohio to John and Rachel McArthur. His father was a farmer who owned $4,500 of real estate and $880 of personal property by 1860. The family lived in Starr, Ohio, until the 1850s, when they moved to Brown, Ohio.
McArthur enlisted in the Union army on April 25, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company D of the 17th Ohio Infantry two days later. He mustered out on August 15, 1861. He married Anna Charlotte Linton on October 13, 1861, and they had at least three children: William, born around 1863; John, born around 1866; and Charlotte, born around 1873.
They lived in Center, Indiana, and McArthur worked as a farmer. By 1870, he owned $7,700 of real estate and $500 of personal property. They moved to La Canada, California, in the late 1800s. His wife died of “paralysis” on December 24, 1906. By 1910, McArthur was living with his daughter Charlotte in Burbank, California. He died in Los Angeles County, California, on January 13, 1916.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2234) | McArthur, Charles H. | 1839-03-17 | 1916-01-13 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Private
- Rank highest: Private
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (6670) [associated with] ~ Charles H. McArthur and Anna C. McArthur Statement, 30 September 1868
People - Records: 1
- (2235) McArthur, Anna Charlotte is the [wife of] (2234) McArthur, Charles H.
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (676) [enlisted] [D] ~ 17th Ohio Infantry
SOURCES
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; California Death Index, 1905-1939, available from Ancestry.com; Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, available from Ancestry.com; The Redondo (CA) Reflex, 27 December 1906
