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Arthur James Wall
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Arthur James Wall 1 2
- Born: 11 May 1924, , Burnet County, Texas 3 4
- Marriage (1): Vivian Opal Schleicher
- Marriage (2): Shirley Ann Nicholson on 28 May 1960
- Died: 22 Jun 1978, Spicewood, Burnet County, Texas at age 54 4 5 6
- Buried: Rockvale Cemetery, Spicewood, Burnet County, Texas 4 7
Cause of his death was gunshot wound to head. Ruled an accident following an autopsy and inquest. His wife, Shirley shot him..4
General Notes:
A.J.'s WWII army enlistment record showed that he had 4 years of high school. His civilian occupation was classified as semiskilled mechanic and repairman. He was single, without dependents. He was living in Burnet County, Texas.
He was accidentally shot and killed in bed by his second wife, Shirley.
Additional Information:
• Military Service: as CPL, US Army Air Corps: World War II. 8
• FindAGrave: Memorial# 26595587.
Cotton married Vivian Opal Schleicher, daughter of Ervin Schleicher and Lydia Hemme. (Vivian Opal Schleicher was born on 7 Oct 1926 in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas,9 10 died on 8 Apr 1952 in , Burnet County, Texas 10 11 and was buried on 10 Apr 1952 in Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas 10.). The cause of her death was electric shock from an electrically charged water tap in bathtub.4
Cotton next married Shirley Ann Nicholson, daughter of Louis Nicholson and Bessie, on 28 May 1960. (Shirley Ann Nicholson was born on 22 Jul 1935 in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 12 and died on 24 Feb 2004 12.)
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Sources
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1930 United States Federal Census, Precinct 4, Burnet, Texas; Roll 2303; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 224.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Dolores Fasel Bozeman, compiler, The Wall Family, 1849-1996, Repository: Herman Brown Free Library, 100 E Washington Street, Burnet, Texas 78611, Call Number: 3 7370 10037597 5.
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Roll Number: 1924_0017; Certificate Number: 28275. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 50500.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 458-24-2900; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 26595587.
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Enlistment Date: 31 Oct 1942; Enlistment City: San Antonio, Texas. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Roll Number: 1926_0005. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 16465.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Certificate Number: 16465. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 425-60-3281; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.
