George Melchior Wittich
(1864-1942)
Katherine M. Meyers
(1868-1921)
Katherine Lucille Wittich
(1910-1970)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Benjamin Sherwood Sharer

Katherine Lucille Wittich 1 2 3

  • Born: 5 January 1910, Muscatine, IA 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Benjamin Sherwood Sharer on 29 May 1937 in , Muscatine County, IA 1 2
  • Died: 16 November 1970, Muscatine Township, Muscatine, IA at age 60 3
  • Buried: After 16 November 1970, Muscatine, IA 3
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bullet  General Notes:


Katherine must have been divorced from Benjamin Sharer shortly after 1940. She was remarried to John L. Thirtyacre in Kahoka, Missouri on 20 Apr 1942.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Muscatine, IA on 27 April 1940. 2

1940 US Census
Sheet 21A, District 70-15, Family 477, Roll 1186
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
1519 East Fifth; home rented, $10
Lucile Sharer..Wife..30..IA..4 yrs college

(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She was buried on 16 November 1970 in the Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial 126249504
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Katherine married Benjamin Sherwood Sharer, son of Benjamin Everly Sharer and Susan Ida Wymer, on 29 May 1937 in , Muscatine County, IA.1 2 (Benjamin Sherwood Sharer was born on 29 January 1913 in Iowa 2 4 5 6 7 and died on 14 December 1996 in Ocala, FL 6 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Muscatine, IA on 27 April 1940. 2

1940 US Census
Sheet 21A, District 70-15, Family 477, Roll 1186
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
1519 East Fifth; home rented, $10
Benjamin Sharer..Head..27..IA..9th grade..Truck Drive..earned $1040 in 1939
Lucile Sharer..Wife..30..IA..4 yrs college
Catherine Sue Sharer..Daughter..1..IA
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Benjamin Sharer
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 May 1937
Event Place: Muscatine, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1913
Father's Name: Benjamin Sharer
Mother's Name: Susan Ida Wymer
Spouse's Name: Katherine Lucille Wittich
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
Spouse's Father's Name: George M Wittich
Spouse's Mother's Name: Katherine Meyer

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-KMXY : 5 November 2017), Katherine Meyer in entry for Benjamin Sharer and Katherine Lucille Wittich, 29 May 1937, Muscatine, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,854,315.
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 23 Jul 2019), Benjamin Sharer and Katherine Lucille Wittich, 29 May 1937, Muscatine, Iowa; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa.

2 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 70-15, sheet 21A, household 477, Benjamin Sherwood Sharer and Katherine Lucille Wittich; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1186.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 23 July 2019), memorial page for Lucille Katherine Wittich Thirtyacre (5 Jan 1910\endash 16 Nov 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 126249504, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA

4 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.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 2B, Benjamin Sherwood Sharer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 May 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 657.

6 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 3 Jan 2014), Benjamin S Sharer, 14 Dec 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

7 "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946805 : accessed 3 Jan 2014), Benjamin S Sharer, 14 Dec 1996; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol., certificate number 144327, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.


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