Ira Day Webner Sr. (1865 - 1939)

Born 14 Jul 1865 in Smithville, Green Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lulu Myrtle (Ferguson) Webner — married 3 Dec 1889 in Hanover, Oh.

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1939 at age 73 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States

Biography

In 1870, Ira was living with his parents and two older siblings in Green Township, Wayne, Ohio.^[1]

In 1920, Ira was living in Coshocton. He had been widowed and had a servant, Elizabeth Stewart, living with him.^[2] Both his son Ira Jr. and wife Lulu died of Spanish Influenza in the fall of 1918.

Ira died 6 April 1939 in Coshocton.^[3] He had been suffering from carcinoma of the stomach.^[4] Burial was at the Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Muskingum, Ohio.^[5]

Three Sons Benefit Under Webner Will

Three sons of the late Ira D. Webner will benefit under terms of his will, filed today in probate court.

Miriam Webner, daughter by Mr. Webner's estranged wife, is bequeathed $1. She and her mother, the document says, have already received more than $6,000.

It provides for a headstone for Mr. Webner, leaving the residue of the state to three sons, Paul K., Karl E., and A. Wayne. The sons are to act as executors without bond.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G3-J92 : 12 April 2016), Ira D Webner in household of Gilbert O Webner, Ohio, United States; citing p. 14, family 103, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,779.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDB4-CLR : accessed 30 January 2019), Ira D Webner, Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States; citing ED 42, sheet 5A, line 16, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1357; FHL microfilm 1,821,357.
3. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK5Y-WWF : 8 December 2014), Ira Webner, 06 Apr 1939; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. , certificate number , Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
4. ↑ Wooster Daily Record, 8 April 1939, p. 2.
5. ↑ BillionGraves.com. Grave record for Ira D. Webner Sr. (1865 - 1939), BillionGraves Record 19573249, Dresden, Muskingum, Ohio, United States. https://billiongraves.com/grave/Ira-D-Webner/19573249
6. ↑ "Three Sons Benefit Under Webner Will." The Coshocton Tribune (Ohio), 13 April 1939, p. 1. Available online: https://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/coshocton/coshocton-tribune/1939/04-13?tag=ira+webner&rtserp=tags/ira-webner?page=1&psi=73&pci=7&ndt=ex&py=1939&search=y

See Also:

• 1930 Census, living in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio.
• 1900 Census, living in Cass Township, Muskingum, Ohio.