Arthur Milton Wiley ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Other names for Arthur were Arthur Marvin Wiley and Arthur Morris Wiley.⁹

  General Notes:

Arthur's middle name could be Morris, Marvin, Marion, or Milton depending upon which source you believe. Marvin seems to be the one most commonly used.
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The 1900 US Census for Cedar Rapids, Iowa shows Arthur living with his wife of 2 years along with their daughter of 1-1/2 years. Inexplicably his name is listed as "James Wiley" instead of the expected "Arthur Wiley".

This causes some researchers to mix him up with his older brother, James Albert Wiley, who was briefly married to Mary Rose Ortscheid but after their marriage fell apart he seems to have disappeared after the 1885 Iowa State Census.

The person listed on the 1900 US Census must be Arthur Wiley; it has his correct birth date and age, the correct name of his wife and daughter, and his occupation was listed as a machinist whereas the brother, James Albert Wiley, appears to have worked only as a railroad brakeman.

Why and how the enumerator entered his name as James instead of Arthur cannot be explained. I seriously doubt that Arthur used a nickname of James. I cannot explain it.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth information of 15 July 1875.This birth year was given on his WW I Draft Registration Card. ¹⁰

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Belle Plaine, IA on June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 226B, Roll 0327
Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa
Arthur Wiley..Son..6..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on January 1885. ⁴

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 5, Line 3, Family 1
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
91 2nd Street
Arthur Wiley..10..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on January 1895. ⁹

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 381, Family 176
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States
Arthur Morris Wiley..20..Benton County, Iowa..Cooper

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on 5 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 99, Family 193, Roll 193
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
1207 2nd Street, house rented
Married 2 years
James (?) Wiley..Head..Jul 1874..25..IA..Machinist

(Living with wife and daughter.)

NOTE - It is unknown why he was listed as "James". He had a brother named James so it is hard to imagine that Arthur would use James as his own nickname.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 107, Family 182
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Aurther M. Wiley..Head..35..IA..Widowed
Gladys Wiley..Daughter..11..IA
Glen Wiley..Son..9..IA
George W. Wiley..Son..7..IA
Tamer R. Wiley..Mother..75..OH..Widowed

(Arthur was widowed, living with 3 children, and his widowed mother.)
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Fire Sprinkler Fitter in Des Moines, IA. ¹⁰

• He resided at 625 5th Avenue East on 12 September 1918 in Cedar Rapids, IA.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Cedar Rapids, IA.

Name: Arthur Marvin Wiley
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1875
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Denver, CO on April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 143, Family 2, Roll 239
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Arthur M. Wiley..Lodger..55..IA..Widowed

(Living alone and widowed.)
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• He was buried in 1940 in the Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Plot: Orig. 9
Find A Grave Memorial #26346510
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Rollinsville, CO on 15 April 1940. ⁷

1940 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 24-7, Family 60, Roll 463
Rollinsville, Gilpin County, Colorado
Home rented, $5
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Arthur M Wiley..Head..65..IA..Widowed..6th grade

(Living alone and widowed.)
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Arthur married Christine Yetmar, daughter of John Yetmar and Christine Nonisky, on 21 April 1898 in Vinton, IA.^{1 2} (Christine Yetmar was born in November 1881 in Bohemia,^{1 2 11} died on 15 January 1910 in Cedar Rapids, IA ^{11 12} and was buried after 15 January 1910 in Cedar Rapids, IA ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 21 April 1898, in Vinton, IA. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on 5 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 99, Family 193, Roll 193
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
1207 2nd Street, house rented
Married 2 years
James (?) Wiley..Head..Jul 1874..25..IA..Machinist
Kristina Wiley..Wife..Nov 1881..18..Bohemia..1/1..Immigration 1885
Gladdys K. Wiley..Daughter..Nov 1898..1..IA
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Arthur M. Wiley
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Apr 1898
Event Place: Vinton, Benton, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Father's Name: J. J. Wiley
Mother's Name: Tamie R. Domer
Spouse's Name: Christina Yetmar
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Spouse's Father's Name: John Yetmar
Spouse's Mother's Name: Christine Nonisky
Reference ID: 239

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJH4-BJ8 : 25 September 2017), Christine Nonisky in entry for Arthur M. Wiley and Christina Yetmar, 21 Apr 1898, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing reference 239, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 987,634.
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Following the death of Christine in 1910 at the age of 28, little if anything is known about the children. The daughter, Gladys, must have stayed in the Cedar Rapids area because she was married there in 1919. Of the 3 sons, things are a little bit more unknown. They probably were all sent to live with relatives of Christine but even her surname of Yetmar seems a little iffy. Her obituary mentions her mother's name as "Mrs. Hejl" but she might have been remarried.

They lived in a predominant Bohemian neighborhood and there are a few names of Wiley found in other families after her death but not enough to know for sure if they were the same children.

Arthur, on the other hand, moved to Colorado by 1930 and ended up in a gold mining town of Rollinsville in Gilpin County, Colorado. He died in 1940 and was buried next to Christine in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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