Arthur Joseph SHORKEY

1882 - 1956  (73 years)

• Name	Arthur Joseph SHORKEY
  	Need Nevas birthdate and place. Legend has it that NEVA made ARTHUR promise never to remarry, and he never did. ARTHUR was a true mathematical wizard. Last address 51 Wahconah St. Pittsfield, MA. When Arthur registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sep 1917, he was married and living at 58 Wahconah in Pittsfield, Mass. He was employed as a transformer winder at General Electric in Pittsfield. When the 1920 census was taken, this family was living in Pittsfield (Berkshire), Mass. Arthur was a winder at an electrical works. Also, in the household was Neva’s mother, Lucy Pomeroy and Neva’s sisters, Elsie and Ora Pomeroy. The two sisters were stenographers at the electrical works. When the 1930 census was taken, Arthur was a widower. He and his two daughters were living in the home of Lucy Pomeroy, Arthur’s mother-in-law. Arthur was a winder at an electrical factory. Also, in the household were Elsie and Ora Pomeroy who were still stenographers at an electrical factory. When Arthur registered for the WWII draft, he was living at 21 Ashley St. in Pittsfield, Mass. He was unemployed.
  Born	12 Apr 1882	Cornwall, Addison Co., VT
  Gender	Male
  Died	01 Mar 1956	New Lebenon, Columbia Co., NY
  Buried	Beckett, MA
  Person ID	I4922	Chartier Family
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Joseph L. SHORKEY,   b. 14 Dec 1852, Cornwall, Addison Co., VT ,   d. 18 Dec 1921, Cornwall, Addison Co., VT  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Delia PATENAUDE,   b. 20 Mar 1857, Whiting, Addison Co., VT ,   d. 27 Oct 1927, Cornwall, Addison Co., VT  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	26 Jun 1875	Middlebury, VT @ Assumption BVM RCC
  Photos		Delia [Patenaude] SHORKEY Wife of Joseph L. Shorkey
  		Joseph L. Shorkey
  Family ID	F2220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Neva Ruth POMEROY,   b. c.1895, MA ,   d. 26 Feb 1921, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	01 Jun 1917	Pittsfield, MA @ Pomeroy Home
  Children	1. Elsie Ruth SHORKEY,   b. 18 May 1918, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 11 Feb 1986, Brandon, Hillsborough Co., FL  (Age 67 years)  [Birth]   2. Ina Cerelia SHORKEY,   b. 20 Feb 1921, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA ,   bur. Mason, MI @ Maple Grove Cemetery  [Birth]
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2016 00:00:00
  Family ID	F2253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Apr 1882 - Cornwall, Addison Co., VT Married - 01 Jun 1917 - Pittsfield, MA @ Pomeroy Home Died - 01 Mar 1956 - New Lebenon, Columbia Co., NY Buried - - Beckett, MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Neva Ruth [POMEROY] & Arthur Joseph SHORKEY
  		Arthur Joseph SHORKEY family (L-.R) Elsie, Arthur, Ina Shorkey. Neva died of childbirth complication from Ina. Made Arthur promise to never remarry, and he never did.
  		Arthur Joseph SHORKEY, c.1915 Arthur Joseph SHORKEY, c.1915. Arthur was something of a mathematical savant. He could multiply multi-digit numbers and give you the answers in seconds.