James Monroe Darner ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  General Notes:

There is some confusion about his death date and his marriages. All researchers agree that he married Augusta V. Cross on 3 Nov 1880 in Wapello County. She was only 16 years at the time. She gave birth to a daughter, Nellie, probably on 2 Dec 1881 but the records for that birth indicate that there was no given name at the time. Then about 6 months later, Augusta died on 30 Jun 1882. There is speculation that she died due to complications from child birth but no official records have yet been discovered to tie the two events together. Augusta was buried in the Westview Cemetery in Kirkville, Wapello County, Iowa.

James next appears about 8 years later in the 1900 US Census in Yankton, South Dakota married to Ida A. Wright who was about 18 years his junior and with a one year old son, James Erwin. Darner. The 1905 and 1915 state census records indicate that James Monroe Darner arrived in South Dakota about 1894. Those records also indicate that Ida Wright although born in Ohio had grown up in South Dakota. Therefore, James must have moved to South Dakota, met Ida Wright there and was probably married for a second time at the age of 36 in or near Yankton, South Dakota while his bride was somewhere around 18 or 19 years old. No marriage records have yet been located but the 1900 US Census indicates a marriage date of about 1895.

Meanwhile, his daughter, Nellie from his 1st wife, was sent to live with his parents where she appeared on the 1900 US Census with them in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa.

There is a grave in the Calvary Cemetery in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa for a James Darner with no birth date and a death date of 29 Fed 1914 but since James appears in the 1915 census in South Dakota, this grave cannot be his and must be a different James Darner.
-------------------------------------------

  Burial Notes:

Grave 3, Lot 11, Block 070, Inter # 04803
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 84525076

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1860 US Census, June 1860, Perry Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States. ⁶ 1860 US Census
Page 15, Family 104, Roll 1018
Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States
James Darner..8m..OH

(Living with parents.)

2. 1870 US Census, 12 July 1870, Highland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ⁷ 1870 US Census
Page 21, Family 144
Highland Township, Wapello, Iowa
Jas. Darner..10..OH..Attending School

(Living with parents.)

3. 1880 US Census, 7 June 1880, Highland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States. ⁸ 1880 US Census
Page 43C, District 57, Family 77, Roll 367
Highland Township, Wapello, Iowa
James Darner..Son..20..OH..Farm Laborer

(Living with parents.)

4. 1900 US Census, 14 June 1900, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 348, Family 321
Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota
House rented
Married 5 years
James Darner..Head..Nov 1859..40..OH..Day Laborer

(Living with 2nd wife and son.)

NOTE - His birth month was Oct instead of Nov.

5. 1905 South Dakota State Census, June 1905, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. ³ 1905 South Dakota State Census
Card 946 through 949
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota
310 4th Street
J. M. Darner..45..OH..Years in State: 12..Laborer..Card 946

(Living with 2nd wife and 2 sons.)

6. 1910 US Census, 28 April 1910, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 440, Family 279, Roll 1489
Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota
Home Rented
Married 15 years
James M. Darnes..Head..50..Ohio..Proprietor, Pool Hall

(Living with 2nd wife and 2 sons.)

7. 1915 South Dakota State Census, June 1915, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. ⁵ 1915 South Dakota State Census
Cards 142 through 145
Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota
Married in 1897
James Darner..56..OH..Years in State 21..Card 142

(Living with 2nd wife and 2 sons.)

8. 1930 US Census, 23 April 1930, Cold Springs Precinct 31, Missoula, Montana, United States. ⁹ 1930 US Census
Page 5A, District 32-36, Dwelling 11, Family 11
Cold Springs Precinct 31, Missoula, Montana
Home rented, $10
James M. Darner..Head..70..Ohio..Widowed..Caretaker, Resort

(James was widowed and living alone.)

James married Augusta Viola Cross, daughter of Emery Cross and Sarah Elizabeth Zaring, on 3 November 1880 in Wapello, Iowa, United States.¹ (Augusta Viola Cross was born on 13 February 1864 in Mahaska, Iowa, United States,¹⁰ died on 4 July 1882 in Iowa, United States ¹¹ and was buried in July 1882 in Westview Cemetery, Kirkville, Wapello, Iowa, United States ¹¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

Name: J. M. Darner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 03 Nov 1880
Event Place: Wapello, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1859
Father's Name: Joseph H. Darner
Mother's Name: Hettie Outcilt
Spouse's Name: Agusta V. Cross
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
Spouse's Father's Name: Emery Cross
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah E. Zaring
Reference ID: Vol.4 p.8

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWK-K3H : 3 November 2017), Sarah E. Zaring in entry for J. M. Darner and Agusta V. Cross, 03 Nov 1880, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol.4 p.8, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 979,589.
--------------------------------------

James next married Ida A. Wright, daughter of Newell Wright and Jeanett Ryveal, about 1897.^{2 3 4 5} The marriage ended in divorce. (Ida A. Wright was born on 9 February 1878 in Medina, Ohio, United States ^{2 3} and died on 5 August 1950 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1900 US Census, 14 June 1900, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 348, Family 321
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota
House rented
Married 5 years
James Darner..Head..Nov 1859..40..OH..Day Laborer
Ida A. Darner..Wife..Oct 1878..22..OH..1/1
James E. Darner..Son..Mar 1899..1..SD

2. 1905 South Dakota State Census, June 1905, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. ³ 1905 South Dakota State Census
Card 946 through 949
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota
310 4th Street
J. M. Darner..45..OH..Years in State: 12..Laborer..Card 946
Ida Darner..26..OH..Years in State: 24..Housekeeper..Card 947
James Darner..6..SD..Card 948
Newell Darner..4..SD..Card 949

3. 1910 US Census, 28 April 1910, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 440, Family 279, Roll 1489
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States
Home Rented
Married 15 years
James M. Darnes..Head..50..Ohio..Proprietor, Pool Hall
Ida G. Darnes..Wife..30..Ohio..3/2
James E. Darnes..Son..11..South Dakota
Newell J. Darnes..Son..9..South Dakota

4. 1915 South Dakota State Census, June 1915, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. ⁵ 1915 South Dakota State Census
Cards 142 through 145
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota
Married 1897
James Darner..56..OH..Years in State 21..Sheet 142
Ida Darner..33..OH..Years in State: 31..Maiden Name: Ida Wright..Sheet 143
James Darner..16..Yankton, SD..Years in State: 16..Sheet 144
Newell Darner..13..Yankton, SD..Years in State: 13..Sheet 145