was born on 28 June 1890 in Shelby County, Illinois, the first child of Jacob and Laura Figgins. His mother was just sixteen years old when he was born. When he was 20, in 1910, he was working as a farmhand and living with a neighbor of his parents. By 1917 he was living in California where he signed in for the WWI Registration. There he states that he has a disability in his left hand and wrist. From about 1917 until 1930, he lived with his uncle Will and aunt Della according to census records.
He was married to Edna Vivian Markham, but I don't know when, where, or how long they were married. In her obituary in 1986, Art is called her beloved husband; but the 1940 census reports his marital status as d. (divorced).
Art ran a street car for about 12 years and drove a bus for many more after that. Art died on 25 July 1965 at the age of 75 in Stockton, California. He was buried on the 29th of July at the Park View Cemetery in Manteca, California. He had no children.
He was married to Edna Vivian Markham, but I don't know when, where, or how long they were married. In her obituary in 1986, Art is called her beloved husband; but the 1940 census reports his marital status as d. (divorced).
Art ran a street car for about 12 years and drove a bus for many more after that. Art died on 25 July 1965 at the age of 75 in Stockton, California. He was buried on the 29th of July at the Park View Cemetery in Manteca, California. He had no children.
