John Arthur McTarnaghan (1882 - 1959)

Born 14 Jun 1882 in Sparta, Livingston, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hilma (Aronson) McTarnaghan — married 7 Oct 1915 in Duluth Township, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States

Died 7 Mar 1959 at age 76 in Roseville, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

The son of John McTarnaghan and his first wife, Susanna (Gibson) McTarnaghan, Arthur McTarnaghan was born in Sparta, New York^[1] in 1882, residing there with his family in Sparta, New York.^[2]

Arthur migrated west to Minnesota, where he married Hilma (Aronson) McTarnaghan, the daughter of Andrew and Matilda Aronson, marrying in Duluth, Minnesota on October 7, 1915,^[3] and having two children together.

He registered for the draft at the age of 36, registering in Bayfield, Wisconsin on September 12, 1918.^[4] He stated that he lived in Drummond, Wisconsin and that he was employed there as a farmer. Arthur was described as a short, slender man with brown hair and grey eyes, and noted that he had bad hearing. He did not enlist.

By 1920, Arthur and his family lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Arthur worked as the law editor at a publishing company.^[5] The company was described as a wholesale book company on the 1930 federal census enumeration.^[6] On the 1940 federal census, the company was further described as a law book publishing company.^[7][8]

Having applied for Social Security in 1954,^[9] Arthur McTarnaghan passed away at the age of 76^[10] and is buried at Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville, Minnesota.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F1F-W7JC : 23 June 2022), John A McTarnaghan, 1882.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5WH-JZ4 : accessed 21 February 2022), Arthur Mctarnaghar in household of John Mctarnaghar, Sparta, Livingston, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 7A, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 987; FHL microfilm 1,375,000.
3. ↑ Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.s., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 98-0501c 53e. Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Ancestry Record 61048 #515094 with attached Image
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7857-362M : 29 December 2021), John Arthur McTarnaghan, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBY-NHN : 2 February 2021), John A McTarnaghan, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DQ-W67 : accessed 21 February 2022), J Arthur Mctarnaghan, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 188, sheet 18A, line 41, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1120; FHL microfilm 2,340,855.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSLX-P94 : 13 May 2020), J A Mctarnoghan, Ward 10, St. Paul, St. Paul City, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-209, sheet 13A, line 3, family 334, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2001.
8. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6F9Q-H2BJ : Fri Jul 14 01:00:49 UTC 2023), Entry for John A McTarnaghan and Hilma A McTarnaghan, April 15, 1950.
9. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KW9-899T : 10 February 2023), John A McTarnaghan.
10. ↑ "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48S-T2H : 4 December 2014), John Arthur Mc Tarnaghan, 07 Mar 1959; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Ramsey, Minnesota, record 1395313, certificate number 028314, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGB-FH6D : 16 December 2021), John Arthur McTarnaghan, Burial, Roseville, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States of America, Roselawn Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #134968940