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James Wymer
(1810-1887)
Emily Starkey
(1810-1857)
Daniel Lightfoot, Sr
(1811-1895)
Susannah Arnsberger
(1822-1904)
James K. Wymer
(1840-1895)
Eunice Arnsberger Lightfoot
(1850-1930)
Luke Corker Wymer
(1883-1963)

 

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Luke Corker Wymer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 10 June 1883, Cedar, Iowa, United States 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  • Died: 19 February 1963, Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States at age 79 9 10 11
  • Buried: 22 February 1963, Drummond, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States 10 11

bullet   Another name for Luke was Luke Lightfoot Wymer.

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bullet  General Notes:


Because of the lack of birth documents and information, it is not known for sure if his middle name was Corker or Lightfoot. In 1918, when Luke registered for the World War I Draft, he used the name Luke Lightfoot Wymer. His mother entered his name as Luke L. Wymer for the 1885 Iowa State Census, the 1910 US Census, and the 1920 US Census. After his mother died in 1930, Luke used the middle initial of C for Corker on the 1940 US Census. His obituary used the middle initial of C. and his gravestone has the middle initial of C.
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Luke apparently went to Oklahoma some time after his mother died in 1930. The obituary for his mother in 1930 indicates that he lived in Muscatine, Iowa. The obituary for his brother, Neal C. Wymer, in 1942 indicates that Luke lived in Drummond, Oklahoma. Luke died unmarried.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Age: 80
Given Name: Luke
Surname: Wymer
Birth Date: 10 Jun 1883
State: Oklahoma
Event Date: Feb 1963

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9F4-3ZC : 20 May 2014), Luke Wymer, Feb 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1885 Iowa State Census, 20 April 1885, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. 2 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
Luke L. Wymer..1..IA

(Living with parents.)

2. 1895 Iowa State Census, January 1895, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. 3 1895 Iowa State Census
Page 487, Line 8, Dwelling 169, Family 174
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Luke Wymer..11..Cedar County, IA..no religion

(Living with parents.)

3. 1900 US Census, 28 June 1900, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. 4 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, Dwelling 169, Family 170
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Luke Wymer...Jun 1883..16..IA..Farm Laborer

(Living with the Herbert and Susan Worrel family.)

4. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. 5 1910 US Census
Sheet 24B, District 112, Dwelling 489, Household 542
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Luke L. Wymer..Son..26..IA

(Living with widowed mother.)

5. Occupation: Truck Driver for J. M. Gobble Co. in Muscatine, IA, 12 September 1918, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. 12

6. Residence: 318 Chestnut Street, 12 September 1918, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. 12



7. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, 12 September 1918, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. 12 Name: Luke Lightfoot Wymer
Birth Date: 10 Jun 1883

8. 1920 US Census, 6 January 1920, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. 6 1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 120, Dwelling 108, Family 144, Roll 504
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
318 Chestnut Street; Home rented
Luke L. Wymer..Son..36..IA..Machinist, Garage

(Living with widowed mother.)

9. 1930 US Census, 2 April 1930, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. 7 1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 14, Dwelling 3, Family 19, Roll 670
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, 2nd Ward
401 East Second Street; Home rented $35
Luke Wymer..Son..46..IA..Farm Laborer, Truck Farm

(Living with widowed mother.)

10. 1940 US Census, 10 April 1940, Sheridan Township, Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. 8 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
Luke C. Wymer..Brother..56..IA..6th grade..Laborer, Construction Company

(Living with widowed sister, Vietta.)

11. Obituary: Unknown newspaper, February 1963, Drummond, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States. Luke C. Wymer, Drummond, died late Tuesday night in an Enid hospital after a long illness. He was 93. Born in Iowa, Wymer came to Oklahoma 32 years ago settling on a farm west of Drummond. He later retired from his farming interests. Services will be held at 2 PM Friday in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Del Norte Cemetery. Wymer leaves two sisters, Mrs. Susan Fisher, Muscatine, Iowa, and Mrs. Martha Alice Baker, Riceville, Iowa; a niece, Mrs. A. L. Thorlton, Enid, and several other nieces and nephews.

(Source: unidentified newspaper clipping, probably from the Drummond or Enid, Oklahoma area.)
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12. Cemetery: Del Norte Cemetery, 22 February 1963, Drummond, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States. 10 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 #122402937
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Sources


1 Wymer Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), privately held by Rebecca Dee Linn; Bible and history papers of James and Emily Wymer and their descendants.

2 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 5, dwelling 160, family 171, line 27, James K. Wymer and Eunice Arnsberger Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643).

3 1895 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 487, dwelling 169, family 174, line 8, James K. Wymer and Eunice Arnsberger Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957).

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 9A, dwelling 169, family 170; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 15 Apr 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 24B, dwelling 489, family 542, Eunice Arnsberger Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 25 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 5B, dwelling 108, family 144, Eunice Arnsberger Lightfoot; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 25 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 504.

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 1B, dwelling 3, family 19, Eunice Wymer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 30 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 670.

8 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Sheridan Township, Garfield County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 24-61, sheet 1B, household 24, Vietta E. Wymer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 28 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3293.

9 "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 2 Jan 2014), Luke Wymer, Feb 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122402937.

11 Wymer Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), privately held by Rebecca Dee Linn.

12 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2014); Luke Lightfoot Wymer, 1917-1918; citing Muscatine County, Iowa, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).


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