Arthur Lemon Wilcox was the second of four sons born to Oliver Kent, a farmer, and Sarah Purvis (Harness) Wilcox. Arthur's brothers were: Francis Everett, Oliver Wesley and Orlo Kent Wilcox; his half-siblings were Mary Elizabeth and Claudius Zach Harness.
When Arthur was fifteen years old, his mother died. His father remarried Azelia Holmes and the family moved to Red Vermillion, Nemaha, Kansas.
When he was 23, Arthur attended Business College in Butte, Montana, where he received a certificate in shorthand. His half-brother Claude was a mining engineer there, perhaps Arthur was considering working for the mining companies in a business capacity. If so, that consideration did not last long: in 1902 he moved to Payette County, Idaho to farm. His younger brother Orlo followed a year later. They both settled in the Pleasant View area.
The Pleasant View Schoolhouse was the meeting place for that part of the Valley: even church was held there. Quite a large group of the young people got together for meetings after church. Mr. and Mrs T. F. Harry lived just across from the schoolhouse; Mrs. Harry would invite a number of these young people for dinner. The Wilcox brothers started going together with two of those young people: Orlo with Bertha Wilson, and Arthur with the Harrys' eldest daughter, Maude. Arthur and Orlo would entertain at Ladies' aid sociables: Arthur on violin and Orlo on guitar.
Arthur and Maude were married on November 9th, 1904.
They had four children: Arthur Harry, Ruth Leila, Theodore Kent, and--twelve years after Kent was born--Oliver Wesley.
Besides farming and music, Arthur was also a very talented carpenter. In the middle of the 1920s, the Los Angeles County communities of Burbank and Glendale were experiencing a building boom. The Wilcox family (except Ruth, who was married and living in Chicago) headed to California. Arthur was a builder of the beautiful Magnolia Park Methodist Church on the corner of West Magnolia and Catalina in Burbank. The Wilcox family attended church there. It is still in use today, for worship services and in movies.
Arthur was a warm, gregarious, good-natured person who carried lemon drops in the pocket of his Sunday Best suit (as a nod to his middle name)to share with the youngsters.
He enjoyed music and happy times with his large extended family. He worked well into his sixties.
He also was quick to lend a hand to anyone who asked. On September 1, 1945, he was helping a a neighbor with car trouble push the vehicle. Arthur suffered a massive heart attack and died suddenly. It was a shock to everyone.
When Arthur was fifteen years old, his mother died. His father remarried Azelia Holmes and the family moved to Red Vermillion, Nemaha, Kansas.
When he was 23, Arthur attended Business College in Butte, Montana, where he received a certificate in shorthand. His half-brother Claude was a mining engineer there, perhaps Arthur was considering working for the mining companies in a business capacity. If so, that consideration did not last long: in 1902 he moved to Payette County, Idaho to farm. His younger brother Orlo followed a year later. They both settled in the Pleasant View area.
The Pleasant View Schoolhouse was the meeting place for that part of the Valley: even church was held there. Quite a large group of the young people got together for meetings after church. Mr. and Mrs T. F. Harry lived just across from the schoolhouse; Mrs. Harry would invite a number of these young people for dinner. The Wilcox brothers started going together with two of those young people: Orlo with Bertha Wilson, and Arthur with the Harrys' eldest daughter, Maude. Arthur and Orlo would entertain at Ladies' aid sociables: Arthur on violin and Orlo on guitar.
Arthur and Maude were married on November 9th, 1904.
They had four children: Arthur Harry, Ruth Leila, Theodore Kent, and--twelve years after Kent was born--Oliver Wesley.
Besides farming and music, Arthur was also a very talented carpenter. In the middle of the 1920s, the Los Angeles County communities of Burbank and Glendale were experiencing a building boom. The Wilcox family (except Ruth, who was married and living in Chicago) headed to California. Arthur was a builder of the beautiful Magnolia Park Methodist Church on the corner of West Magnolia and Catalina in Burbank. The Wilcox family attended church there. It is still in use today, for worship services and in movies.
Arthur was a warm, gregarious, good-natured person who carried lemon drops in the pocket of his Sunday Best suit (as a nod to his middle name)to share with the youngsters.
He enjoyed music and happy times with his large extended family. He worked well into his sixties.
He also was quick to lend a hand to anyone who asked. On September 1, 1945, he was helping a a neighbor with car trouble push the vehicle. Arthur suffered a massive heart attack and died suddenly. It was a shock to everyone.
Arthur Lemon Wilcox was the second of four sons born to Oliver Kent, a farmer, and Sarah Purvis (Harness) Wilcox. Arthur's brothers were: Francis Everett, Oliver Wesley and Orlo Kent Wilcox; his half-siblings were Mary Elizabeth and Claudius Zach Harness.
When Arthur was fifteen years old, his mother died. His father remarried Azelia Holmes and the family moved to Red Vermillion, Nemaha, Kansas.
When he was 23, Arthur attended Business College in Butte, Montana, where he received a certificate in shorthand. His half-brother Claude was a mining engineer there, perhaps Arthur was considering working for the mining companies in a business capacity. If so, that consideration did not last long: in 1902 he moved to Payette County, Idaho to farm. His younger brother Orlo followed a year later. They both settled in the Pleasant View area.
The Pleasant View Schoolhouse was the meeting place for that part of the Valley: even church was held there. Quite a large group of the young people got together for meetings after church. Mr. and Mrs T. F. Harry lived just across from the schoolhouse; Mrs. Harry would invite a number of these young people for dinner. The Wilcox brothers started going together with two of those young people: Orlo with Bertha Wilson, and Arthur with the Harrys' eldest daughter, Maude. Arthur and Orlo would entertain at Ladies' aid sociables: Arthur on violin and Orlo on guitar.
Arthur and Maude were married on November 9th, 1904.
They had four children: Arthur Harry, Ruth Leila, Theodore Kent, and--twelve years after Kent was born--Oliver Wesley.
Besides farming and music, Arthur was also a very talented carpenter. In the middle of the 1920s, the Los Angeles County communities of Burbank and Glendale were experiencing a building boom. The Wilcox family (except Ruth, who was married and living in Chicago) headed to California. Arthur was a builder of the beautiful Magnolia Park Methodist Church on the corner of West Magnolia and Catalina in Burbank. The Wilcox family attended church there. It is still in use today, for worship services and in movies.
Arthur was a warm, gregarious, good-natured person who carried lemon drops in the pocket of his Sunday Best suit (as a nod to his middle name)to share with the youngsters.
He enjoyed music and happy times with his large extended family. He worked well into his sixties.
He also was quick to lend a hand to anyone who asked. On September 1, 1945, he was helping a a neighbor with car trouble push the vehicle. Arthur suffered a massive heart attack and died suddenly. It was a shock to everyone.
When Arthur was fifteen years old, his mother died. His father remarried Azelia Holmes and the family moved to Red Vermillion, Nemaha, Kansas.
When he was 23, Arthur attended Business College in Butte, Montana, where he received a certificate in shorthand. His half-brother Claude was a mining engineer there, perhaps Arthur was considering working for the mining companies in a business capacity. If so, that consideration did not last long: in 1902 he moved to Payette County, Idaho to farm. His younger brother Orlo followed a year later. They both settled in the Pleasant View area.
The Pleasant View Schoolhouse was the meeting place for that part of the Valley: even church was held there. Quite a large group of the young people got together for meetings after church. Mr. and Mrs T. F. Harry lived just across from the schoolhouse; Mrs. Harry would invite a number of these young people for dinner. The Wilcox brothers started going together with two of those young people: Orlo with Bertha Wilson, and Arthur with the Harrys' eldest daughter, Maude. Arthur and Orlo would entertain at Ladies' aid sociables: Arthur on violin and Orlo on guitar.
Arthur and Maude were married on November 9th, 1904.
They had four children: Arthur Harry, Ruth Leila, Theodore Kent, and--twelve years after Kent was born--Oliver Wesley.
Besides farming and music, Arthur was also a very talented carpenter. In the middle of the 1920s, the Los Angeles County communities of Burbank and Glendale were experiencing a building boom. The Wilcox family (except Ruth, who was married and living in Chicago) headed to California. Arthur was a builder of the beautiful Magnolia Park Methodist Church on the corner of West Magnolia and Catalina in Burbank. The Wilcox family attended church there. It is still in use today, for worship services and in movies.
Arthur was a warm, gregarious, good-natured person who carried lemon drops in the pocket of his Sunday Best suit (as a nod to his middle name)to share with the youngsters.
He enjoyed music and happy times with his large extended family. He worked well into his sixties.
He also was quick to lend a hand to anyone who asked. On September 1, 1945, he was helping a a neighbor with car trouble push the vehicle. Arthur suffered a massive heart attack and died suddenly. It was a shock to everyone.
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