After growing up in Bolton, Illinois, Arthur went south to the Richmond, Virginia area with his brother Charles, where they're both noted working for the railroad. In 1900, Arthur is in Richmond VA, as a single man, living with his brother Charles, and his family.

Arthur married 5 March 1908/Alleghany Co, VA to MARY LOUISE FUDGE; born 3 Dec 1889 in Alleghany Co VA. Mary's parents were Samuel Ira Jordan (1852-1900) and Mary "Minnie" Belle (Bridget) Fudge (1864-1945).

1910, Arthur is living with wife & mother-in-law, in Covington, Alleghany Co., VA.
1918 WWI draft registration states occupation as "yard foreman".
1920 census lists residence as Russell, Greenup County, Kentucky, District: 107.

City Directories:
Residence: 1928 - Ironton, Ohio
Residence: 1930 - Russell, Kentucky
Residence: 1933 - Ashland, Kentucky
Residence: 1935 - Ashland, Kentucky
Residence: 1937 - Russell, Kentucky
Residence: 1940 - Ashland, Kentucky
Residence: 1942 - Ashland, Kentucky (married to "Thelma").
Residence: 1946 - Ashland, Kentucky (married to "Louise", aka, middle name of Mary (Fudge) Bolton, who is listed as Arthur's wife on his death certificate.

Known children of Arthur and Mary (Fudge) Bolton were:

MARY "KATHERINE" (BOLTON) SCHWADRON born 1909 in Virginia, died 1998 in Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. In the 1930 census, her occupation is listed as "student nurse".

ARTHUR HENRY BOLTON JR. born Feb 17, 1910 in Virginia; died Aug 14, 2000, in Worthington, Kentucky.

* SAMUEL FUDGE BOLTON born Jan 1, 1912 in Ohio; died Aug 1978 in Torrance, CA. He was most likely, in the merchant marine since multiple crew/passenger listings have been found for him in the 1940s and 1950s. His last social security benefit was paid to a Greenup County, Kentucky, address which may have been paid to his brother, Arthur Jr., or to his sister, Sally, for burial expenses. Samuel married JULIE (PESHO) KURINSKY on Dec. 31 1942 in Henry County, Ohio. No internment has been found in California or Kentucky or in any other locale, as of 4/25/2015.

CHARLOTTE (BOLTON) BEAGLE born 1917 in Kentucky; died Feb 15, 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

BABY BOY BOLTON born 1919; died 1919 stillborn in Russell, Greenup Co, KY (Kentucky Death Record / 1911-1961)

SALLY B. (BOLTON) HEAD born Mar 29, 1922 in Greenup Co., Kentucky; died Mar 17, 1991 in Florence, Kentucky.

RUTH "ELIZABETH" BOLTON born Jul 21 1925 in Kentucky; died Dec 12, 1934, in Ashland, Kentucky.

WILLIAM E. BOLTON born Jun 1, 1928 in Greenup Co., Kentucky;
died May 5, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois.

* denotes burial not found.
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Death certificate states:
cause of death as "accident - burned to death - house caught on fire".
"occupation listed as "painter".
"informant listed as James Head (husband of Arthur's daughter, Sally).

Biography compilation by great grandnephew Mark Hayden.