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Benjamin Everly Sharer
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Benjamin Everly Sharer 2 3 4 5
- Born: 8 February 1889, Como, CO 4 5
- Marriage (1): Susan Ida Wymer on 27 March 1908 in , Muscatine County, IA 1 2 3
- Died: 11 September 1938, Smithville, MO at age 49 4 5
- Buried: After 11 September 1938, Muscatine, IA 4 5
 General Notes:
Benjamin's birth location is a mystery. The Wymer Family Bible indicates that he was born in Colorado but the 1910 US Census with Susan Wymer indicates that he was born in Nebraska. Both locations seem strange because his father was born in Iowa and was married in Iowa.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth date of 1888 and a birth location of Nebraska.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Muscatine, IA on April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 24B, District 112, Household 543
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Benjamin E. Sharer..Head..22..NE
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He was buried after 11 September 1938 in the Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine, IA.
Find A Grave Memorial #122637416
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Benjamin married Susan Ida Wymer, daughter of James K. Wymer and Eunice Arnsberger Lightfoot, on 27 March 1908 in , Muscatine County, IA.2 3 4 The marriage ended in divorce. (Susan Ida Wymer was born on 21 September 1887 in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA,3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 died on 3 June 1977 in Muscatine, IA 4 13 14 and was buried after 3 June 1977 in Muscatine, IA 4 13.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Muscatine, IA on April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 24B, District 112, Household 543
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Benjamin E. Sharer..Head..22..NE
Susan I. Sharer..Wife..22..IA
Iris G. Sharer..Daughter..1..IA
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• Benjamin Everly Sharer and Susan Ida Wymer were divorced after 1910.
Marriage Notes:
Name: Ben E. Sharar
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Mar 1908
Event Place: Muscatine, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Father's Name: Sharar
Mother's Name: Isabel Federlien
Spouse's Name: Susie Wymer
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Spouse's Father's Name: James Wymer
Spouse's Mother's Name: Unis Sightfoot
Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZY-NF6 : 25 September 2017), Unis Sightfoot in entry for Ben E. Sharar and Susie Wymer, 27 Mar 1908, Muscatine, Iowa, United States; citing reference 1003492 pg 77, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,003,492.
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Although the Wymer Family Bible has 1906 as the year of their marriage, the marriage license shows 27 March 1908.
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Sources
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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.
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"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 2 Jan 2014), entry for Ben E. Sharar and Susie Wymer, 27 Mar 1908, Muscatine, Iowa; citing reference 1003492 pg 77, county courthouses, Iowa.
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1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 24B, family 543, Benjamin Everly Sharer and Susan Ida Wymer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.
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Wymer Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), privately held by Rebecca Dee Linn.
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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=122637416.
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"Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2527591 : accessed 23 Jul 2019), entry for Susan Ida Wymer, 21 Sep 1887, Iowa Township, Iowa, Iowa; citing reference ID 222534, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
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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).
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 31, p. 4B, dwelling 71, family 72; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 09 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 15A, dwelling 346, family 356, Walter Ray Fisher and Susan Ida Wymer; index and images (accessed 2 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 504.
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1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, United States, line 145, Walter Ray Fisher anbd Susan Ida Wymer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 28 Oct 2019); Book 9, Line , 1st Ward
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1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 0016, sheet 6A, Walter Ray Fisher and Susan Ida Wymer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 670.
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1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 70-15, sheet 3A, household 64, Walter Ray Fisher and Susan Ida Wymer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1186.
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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=24615214.
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"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 2 Jan 2014), Susan Fisher, Jun 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).