Arthur Sheridan Westneat (Continued)
Arthur proceeded to reverse the journey made by his Grandparents 60 years earlier. This trip, however, with the advent of steam engines and the Suez Canal, was far easier, shorter and less stressful. Arthur arrived in England and spent several weeks traveling the countryside. In later years, Arthur would comment in a 1/2 joking way that he had gone to seek his inheritance in England. It was never quite clear as to how serious he was with this comment.
Arthur (on left) at the cottage of
Ann Hathaway, Stratford on Avon 1909
Soon, Arthur boarded another ship and headed for the United States. Like thousands of immigrants both before and after Arthur, he landed at Ellis Island, in the New York City harbor. Once cleared to enter the country, Arthur headed to Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky where he enrolled as an undergraduate student. He received his Bachelors degree in 1912 and then a Masters degree in 1913. According to the Georgetown College Alumni Association records, he received his doctorate at Newton Theological Seminary in 1915. A press release announcing his book release, however states that Arthur simply attended Newton, Harvard and Temple and received his doctorate from Milton College in Maryland in 1932. The press release further states he served his first pastorate in Kentucky and makes no mention of the pastorate from 1913-1915 in Salem, Massachusetts whilst attending Harvard University from 1915-1916. He then transferred to his next pastorate at a small Baptist church in Hudson, New Hampshire. It was here that he met Alice Barbara French, born July 6, 1894, a young school teacher from Haverhill, New Hampshire.
Arthur and Alice at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire 1917
They were married in 1920.
Hudson Church (1959) Arthur and Alice
Arthur and Alice had three children, Arthur Sheridan Westneat, Jr. born in 1921, Francis Whitney Westneat, born in 1923 and David French Westneat born in 1929.
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