James D. Wymer ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

  General Notes:

James went to Oklahoma shortly after the death of his sister Vietta's husband, Daniel Doty in 1915. James appears in the 1910 Census in Iowa but is shown as living with his widowed sister in the 1920 census.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 26 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 147, Family 148
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James Wymer..8m..IA..born in Dec

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 165A, District 354, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Roll 0331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James Wymer...Son..10..IA..At Home

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 20 April 1885. ⁶

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 5, Line 30, Dwelling 160, Family 171
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 80, Range 3, Section 3, NW Quarter of the NW Quarter
James Wymer..15..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. ⁷

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 487, Line 8, Dwelling 169, Family 174
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James Wymer..25..Cedar County, IA..no religion

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Goshen Township, Muscatine, IA on April 1910. ⁸

1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 103, Family 78
Goshen Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
James Wymer...Hired Man..40..IA..Single

(Living with 2nd cousin Archibald James, and his family.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sheridan Township, Garfield County, OK on 22 January 1920. ⁹

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 78, Family 68
Sheridan Township, Garfield County, Oklahoma
farm owned with mortgage
James D. Wymer..Bro..50..IA

(Living with widowed sister, Etta, and her married daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sheridan Township, Garfield County, OK on April 1930. ¹⁰

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 58, Household 5, Roll 1903
Sheridan Township, Garfield County, Oklahoma
James D. Wymer..Head..59..IA

(Living with widowed sister, Vietta.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Dec 1869, then his age should have been 60 instead of 59.
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Sheridan Township, Garfield County, OK on 10 April 1940. ¹¹

1940 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 24-61, Family 24, Roll 3293
Sheridan Township, Garfield County, Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Home owned, $1000
James D. Wymer..Brother..70..IA..Widowed..6th grade..Farmer

(Living with widowed sister, Vietta.)

NOTE - This census record indicates that James was widowed. There is no known marriage record for him to a second wife so this was either an enumerator error or perhaps he was briefly married to a second wife for a short period of time.
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• He was buried after 15 August 1961 in the Del Norte Cemetery in Drummond, OK.

James and his brother, Luke, share one common gravestone which is a flat block of gray granite with a polished top face. The inscription reads "WYMER - James D., 1869 - 1961; Luke C., 1883 - 1963".

Find A Grave Memorial #122401550
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James married Grace Ocheltree, daughter of Stewart Sewall Ocheltree and Emma J. Carlisle, on 11 January 1902 in Tipton, IA.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Grace Ocheltree was born in 1883 ² and died after 11 January 1902.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 11 January 1902, in Tipton, IA. ¹

• James D. Wymer and Grace Ocheltree was divorced after 1902 in Cedar County, IA.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: James D. Wymer
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Jan 1902
Event Place: Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Father's Name: James Wymer
Mother's Name: Eunice Lightfoot
Spouse's Name: Grace Ocheltree
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Spouse's Father's Name: Stewart Ocheltree
Spouse's Mother's Name: Emma J. Carlisle

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJNZ-L3F : 5 September 2017), Emma J. Carlisle in entry for James D. Wymer and Grace Ocheltree, 11 Jan 1902, Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States; citing reference CN 1738 p12, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,737,785.
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According to the Wymer Family research, James was believed to be briefly married and then divorced. There were no children.
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