u.s.a. navy

[parkham]

can any 1 look up for =alexis. charles. conaway .arthur. b=1883. father= james, veasy, arthur. [ farmer] married= gertrude shepherd,18/12/1918. london, he was then in the navy, 1st class fireman, at= eagle hut. american Y.M.C.A. strand, london. when did gertrude go to america, was it 1921.? ,& where did he live, any help welcome.

[merjones]

What is the surname of the person you want researched in the US Navy?

CONAWAY?
ALEXIS?

you are not clear as to which name you want researced.  Is Gertrude's married name SHEPHERD? or ?

[merjones]

I believe I have found Alexis Charles Conoway Arthur in 1920 West Virginia USA

1920 United States Federal Census
 
Name: Alexis C C Arthur
Home in 1920: MT Carbon, Fayette, West Virginia
Age: 25 years 
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: West Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Son 
Father's Name: James V
Father's Birth Place: West Virginia 
Mother's Name: Tursie J
Mother's Birth Place: West Virginia 
Marital Status: Married 
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes 
Able to Write: Yes 
 
Name Age
James B Arthur 63 
Tursie J Arthur 62 
Alexis C C Arthur 25  Married

[merjones]

Social Security Death Index
 
Name: Alexias Arthur
SSN: 235-01-3250 
Last Residence: 25303  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States of America
Born: 25 Oct 1893
Died: May 1983
 

[merjones]

Gertrude must have died because Alex is married to Addie in this census.

1930 United States Federal Census
 
Name: Alex C Arthur
Home in 1930: London, Kanawha, West Virginia
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893 
Birthplace: West Virginia 
Relation to Head of House: Head 
Spouse's Name: Addie
Race: White
Occupation: Fireman at Chemical Plant

Education:

Military service: Veteran WWI

Rent/home value: Rent $45.00 month

Age at first marriage: 24

Parents' birthplace: .
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: Name Age
Alex C Arthur 37 
Addie Arthur 42  age at first marriage: 15
 
 

[parkham]

 :-*hi. thanks so much for info,yes this is him, but may be he divorced gertrude , [nee shepherd], as was told by in law she was working at = twenty centuary fox studios when 2nd war[ 1939-45]& lived in santa- monica, but havent traced this,  her sisters son told me she wanted him to go there when the war was on here, i did get a i gertrude arthur on passenger list , to n./york. 30/8/1921.  but only gives name, ship was =VESTRIS , micro roll t715 3015 why isent she listed on the census with him in 1920. she was born= 1899. how come i cannot find all info like you, i have spent hours trying to see them, so hope you can still help me with gertrude,  trying to print all this out, & now my printer will not print, oh dear, thanks again, parkham

[merjones]

Parkham

Regarding the different ways to research, please remember that sometimes "less is better".  If you enter too much information you are less likely to get a subset of info.

Try entering what you do know for certain.  For example, when searching for Alexis Charles Conaway Arthur in the US Census, I entered "Alex* Arthur" with an approx. birthdate of 1893 + or - 2 years.  Try using the wildcard character "*" to give you more solutions.

As for Gertrude, if you could supply more information about her I'm certain we can track her down.  If she was divorced from ARTHUR, maybe she went back to her maiden name or did she marry again.  Let us know a little more specific info and I will try my best to find her.

I am in California and I'm very close to Santa Monica, so you can see that I may be able to help you.

Mer

[parkham]

i will try like you said,as quite old ;things take a time to sink in,well she was born
april- june. 1899, vol1a/ p 623.
mother= mary ann sussanah shepherd.[ nee dias]father= george shepherd; [ born in new york, 1873]ret aroud 1880]district she was born= hampstead, london.2nd name= hilda. on her marriage copy the witnesses were=martha marshall. & louise holloway. she was living then at= kilburn, london. was a grocers asst. he was at= eagle hut, ymca, strand, london, [ i have seen this on the web]the marrige was on the 18/12/1918./
i did get his family on the1860 cenus. his father was then i of 12 children it seems,  would she have to get a passport in that year to go to the states, & visa.  . let me know if any more i can do , so greatfull to you. parkham

[Jacquie in Canada]

:-*hi. thanks so much for info,yes this is him, but may be he divorced gertrude , [nee shepherd], as was told by in law she was working at = twenty centuary fox studios when 2nd war[ 1939-45]& lived in santa- monica, but havent traced this,  her sisters son told me she wanted him to go there when the war was on here, i did get a i gertrude arthur on passenger list , to n./york. 30/8/1921.  but only gives name, ship was =VESTRIS , micro roll t715 3015 why isent she listed on the census with him in 1920. she was born= 1899.

According to the passenger list that is not your Gertrude Arthur. The Gertrude Arthur who arrived in New York on the Vestris on 30 Aug 1921 was single, born in Barbados about 1886 and was going to live with her sister, Mrs Florence Farrell in Brooklyn, NY. The Vestris sailed from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Barbados to New York.