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Joseph Henry Darner
(1826-1904)
Hetty Ann Outcalt
(1827-1907)
James M. Smith
(1821-1905)
Serefina T. Schwab
(1834-1881)
Lemuel Marshall Darner
(1853-1917)
Elizabeth Gertrude Smith
(1871-1954)
Cara E. Darner
(1891-1979)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William George Handschin

Cara E. Darner 1 2

  • Born: 1 May 1891, Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, United States 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): William George Handschin on 1 January 1923 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States 1
  • Died: 5 November 1979, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States at age 88 2
  • Buried: After 5 November 1979, Shaul Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States 2

bullet   Another name for Cara was Carrie E. Darner.3 4

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bullet  General Notes:


Cara E. Darner married W. G. Handschin on January 1, 1923, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Her parents were given on the marriage record as Lemuel M. and Elizabeth (Smith) Darner. L. M. Darner married Lizzie G. Smith on February 20, 1890, in Adair County, Iowa. After Lemuel's death, Elizabeth married J. M. Law on June 26, 1923, in Ottumwa. (The groom's name in the marriage record in ancestry.com has been incorrectly transcribed as Charles Mosena. Charles was the man who made the affidavit. By looking at the actual marriage record, it may be seen that the groom's name was J. M. Law.)
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bullet  Burial Notes:


Find a Grave Memorial 150675747

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:



1. 1895 Iowa State Census, January 1895, Richland Township, Adair, Iowa, United States. 3 1895 Iowa State Census
Page 547, Line 22, Family 47
Richland Township, Adair, Iowa
Carrie E. Darner..3..Adair County, IA

(Living with parents.)



2. 1910 US Census, 28 April 1910, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. 4 1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 140, Family 4, Roll 426
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
North Wapello; Home owned, with mortgage
Carrie Durner..Daughter..18..Iowa..Stenographer, Coal Co.

(Living with parents.)

3. Obituary: The Hawk Eye, 6 November 1979, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States. 5 Mrs. Cara Handschin, 88, of Hotel Burlington, died at 4:32 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Burlington Medical Center.

The daughter of John and Elizabeth Gertrude Law Smith Darner, she was born May 1, 1981 [sic], at Ottumwa. She married Bill Handschin; he died earlier.

She retired after 25 year's service with Clark's Drug store and had worked for the Rock Island railroad and the Iowa Dept. Of Social Services. She was a Methodist and member of White Shrine.

A cousin, Mrs. Lula Brann, Des Moines, survives.

Graveside service, 2 p.m. Thursday, Shaul cemetery, Ottumwa. The body is at Prugh's Chapel.


(Source: The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 6 Nov 1979, Page 10)
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Cara married William George Handschin, son of George Handschin and Anna Marie Heineman, on 1 January 1923 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.1 (William George Handschin was born on 1 January 1894 in Glidden, Carroll, Iowa, United States,1 died on 7 January 1951 in Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States and was buried in January 1951 in Shaul Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



1. Marriage Image, 1 January 1923, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. 1


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: W. G. Handschin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Jan 1922
Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Father's Name: John Geo. Handschin
Mother's Name: Marie Hineman
Spouse's Name: Cara E. Darner
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Spouse's Father's Name: Lemuel M. Darner
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Smith
Reference ID: p125 cn51615

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ2D-857 : 5 September 2017), Elizabeth Smith in entry for W. G. Handschin and Cara E. Darner, 01 Jan 1922, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference p125 cn51615, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,719.
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 9 Mar 2014), W. G. Handschin and Cara E. Darner, 01 Jan 1922, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; citing reference p125 cn51615, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,719.

2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 11 July 2020, memorial page for Cora "Cara" Darner Handschin (1 May 1891-5 Nov 1979), Find a Grave Memorial no. 150675747, citing Shaul Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA

3 1895 Iowa State Census, Richland Township, Adair County, Iowa, p. 547, family 47, line 22, Lemuel Marshall Darner and Lizzie G. Smith; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 5 Mar 2014).

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 8A, family 4, Lemuel Marshall Darner and Elizabeth Gertrude Smith; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 10 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 426.

5 Obituary Newspaper Publication, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 6 Nov 1979, Page 10.


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