Rev, Joseph Andrew Darner ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

  General Notes:

(Source: Ottumwa Courier, 16 Dec 1987)

Minister to observe 101st birthday. Joseph A. Darner, will celebrate his 101st birthday Sunday with a family gathering at his home in Ottumwa, IA.

A few weeks ago he was too ill to get out of bed but has since recovered and now gets up for every meal, says his daughter Arletta. He was born 19 Dec 1886, in Wapello County, Iowa, the son of Frank W. and Clara T. Darner, oldest of 11 children; graduate of Ottumwa High School, 1906; was Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Grinnell College, 1916; and was accepted as a candidate for the Methodist Ministry; and attended Union Theological Seminar in New York City. In 1911 was ordained an evangelist of the Church of God in Christ which later became a part of the Assemblies of God. He is a charter member of the First Church of the Open Bible in Ottumwa and a custodian there until he retired at age 89. He is the oldest living Minster in the US holding credentials with the Open Bible Standard Church, Arletta says. He and his wife Rose Eldridge Darner, 6 children, including Arletta and Alvin of Ottumwa.
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1895 Iowa State Census, June 1895, Center Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ⁶ 1895 Iowa State Census
Page 156, Line 23, Family 225
Center Township, Wapello County, Iowa
Joseph Darner..8..Wapello, IA

(Living with parents.)

2. 1900 US Census, 11 June 1900, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ⁷ 1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 128, Family 344
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
110 Adella Street, home rented
Joseph A. Damer..Son..Dec 1886..13..IA..At School

(Living with parents.)

3. 1905 Iowa State Census, June 1905, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ⁸ 1905 Iowa State Census
Cards 911 through 918
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
110 South Adella Street; Home rented
Joseph Darner..18..IA..Card 916

4. 1910 US Census, 21 April 1910, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ⁹ 1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 150, Dwelling 256, Family 259
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
112 South Adella Street; Home rented
Joseph A. Darner..Son..23..IA

(Living with parents.)

5. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Center Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ¹⁰ 1920 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 145, Family 184
Center Township, Wapello County, Iowa
Joseph A. Darner..Brother..33..IA..Divorced

(Living with married brother Philip and his family.)

6. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 16B, District 15, Family 436, Roll 686
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Joseph A. Darner..Head..43..IA

(Living with wife and 3 sons.)

7. 1940 US Census, 13 April 1940, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ⁴ 1940 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 90-19, Family 273, Roll 1209
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
614 West 2nd Street, house rented, $20
Joseph A. Darner..Head..53..IA..5 years college..Wallpaper and Painting

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

8. Cemetery: Memorial Lawn, After 2 January 1988, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ¹² Find A Grave Memorial #71207489

9. Obituary: Ottumwa Courier, 4 January 1988, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. Rev. Joseph A. Darner, 101, of 220 North Birch died at 6:45 PM, 2 Jan 1988, at home, born 19 Dec 1886, Highland Township, Wapello County, Iowa, the son of Frances Darner and Clara Theresa Kielkopf; wife Rose Z. Eldridge, married 7 Jun 1922, Des Moines, IA; she died 2 Apr 1936.

He is survived by 3 sons, George, Robert and Alvin, daughter Arletta Rose, a brother Paul and a sister Mamie E. Bailey; preceded in death by daughter Elaine Louise Darner.

He was active in the early Pentecostal movement and ministry in KY, IL, MN & IA. He and his father in 1911 built a tabernacle which was used to hold the first Pentecostal meeting in Ottumwa, serving as pastor. From 1922 to 1933 he was an associate with Lottioe Peters in the Sherman Street Pentecostal Divisions. In 1934 he became a charter member of the 1st Church of the Open Bible. He was associated with F. W. Darner in an Ottumwa Wallpaper Store; taught school in Copperhead County School in Green Township and then in Shiloh School, south of Fremont, IA in Mahaska County.

For several years he was in business for himself as a wallpaper hanger and painter; was employed as custodian of the First Church of the Open Bible until he retired at the age of 89 to help care for
his wife.

(Source: Ottumwa Courier, Ottumwa, IA, 4 Jan 1988)
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Joseph married Florence Irene Yahn, daughter of John William Yahn and Letitia Galey, on 9 March 1913 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Florence Irene Yahn was born in 1895 in Hayesville, Keokuk, Iowa, United States ¹ and died after 9 March 1913.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Divorce, Bef 1922.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Joseph A. Darner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 09 Mar 1913
Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Father's Name: Frank W. Darner
Mother's Name: Clara T. Kielkopp
Spouse's Name: Florence Irene Yahn
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Spouse's Father's Name: John Yahn
Spouse's Mother's Name: Littie Galey
Reference ID: p 405 cn 58

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJJ5-5YK : 10 February 2018), Littie Galey in entry for Joseph A. Darner and Florence Irene Yahn, 09 Mar 1913, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 405 cn 58, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,765,282.
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Joseph next married Rose Zehlia Eldridge, daughter of George G. Eldridge and Mary Little, on 7 June 1922 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.^{2 3 4} (Rose Zehlia Eldridge was born on 30 March 1889 in Dighton, Lane, Kansas, United States,^{2 3 4 13} died on 2 April 1986 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States ¹³ and was buried on 4 April 1986 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States ¹³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 7 June 1922, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

2. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 16B, District 15, Family 436, Roll 686
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Joseph A. Darner..Head..43..IA
Rose Darner..Wife..41..KS
Alvin J. Darner..Son..6..IA
George F. Darner..Son..5..IA
Robert A. Darner..Son..1..IA

3. 1940 US Census, 13 April 1940, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ⁴ 1940 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 90-19, Family 273, Roll 1209
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
614 West 2nd Street, house rented, $20
Joseph A. Darner..Head..53..IA..5 years college..Wallpaper and Painting
Rose Darner..Wife..51..KS..11th grade
Alvin Darner..Son..16..IA..6th grade
George Darner..Son..15..IA..8th grade
Robert Darner..Son..11..IA..5th grade
Arletta Darner..Daughter..7..IA..1st grade

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Joseph A. Darner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 07 Jun 1922
Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: U
Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Father's Name: Frank W. Darner
Mother's Name: Clara T. Kielkopf
Spouse's Name: Rose Eldridge
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 33
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Spouse's Father's Name: George G. Eldridge
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Little
Reference ID: p61 cn50252

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ2D-HXF : 5 September 2017), Mary Little in entry for Joseph A. Darner and Rose Eldridge, 07 Jun 1922, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference p61 cn50252, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,719.
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