Eurda May (Brecht) Sherar (abt. 1878 - 1938)

Born about Sep 1878 in Washington, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Archibald Wellington Sherar — married 27 Jan 1909 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Died 10 Mar 1938 at about age 59 in Mukilteo, Snohomish, Washington, United States

Biography

Based on a newspaper account:

It was a hot, dry, dusty September afternoon in 1912. Mrs. Archie Sherar of Mukilteo, who lived by what is now Mukilteo Boulevard, was outside in her yard when she noticed a towheaded boy of about age five, accompanied only by his bulldog, trudging slowly down the road. The boy was barefoot and it was evident that he had been walking for hours. Mrs. Sherar tried to invite him in, but found the boy spoke not a word of English. She settled him down with a sandwich and a glass of milk, and then phoned Everett Police.

Without a name, the police told her, they could not do much. Mrs. Sherar heard the closing whistle at Crown Lumber and she knew that it meant her husband, Archie, would be out after work delivering scrap wood from the mill to places around town. While she waited she kept her guests comfortable, yet her mind was full of thought. She thought of her own two children and how anxious the child’s mother must be. When Archie came home, they pondered what to do. By then the weary child, and his faithful companion, had fallen asleep.

As the sun was setting they heard piercing and anxious cries coming down the road. A mother in an apron was alternately scanning the dust and lifting her head to cry out. She paused at their gate and the Sherars, the boy, and his dog, came running. The mother and child embraced. For three miles, she said, she had been trailing his footprints. The boy and dog had disappeared yesterday morning. ^[1]

Daughter of Alfred S. Brecht and Alice Blyler, according to her marriage certificate to Archie Sherar. No marriage record for this marriage of Alfred S. Brecht has been found. In the 1880 Census Alfred Brecht has a wife named Allice and a one-year-old daughter named Allice, apparently the same person as Eurda? No child named Eurda Brecht found in 1880 Census.^[2] Alfred S. Brecht married a second time, in 1887, to Alice Platt.^[3]

Married (1) John Ross Karr 13 Dec 1897 in Chehalis County, Washington; children of this marriage were Alfreda Rose Karr Webb and James Karr.^[4]

1900 Census, 293 Heron St., Aberdeen; at the top of the form the county is written as Chehalis: Ross Karr age 28 b Jan 1872 WA father b IN mother b WA; ship carpenter; Eurda Karr age 22 b Sep 1878 PA married 3 yrs, mother of 2, 2 now living; Ronald Karr son age 1 b WA; Alfreda Karr dau age 2 months b WA. ^[5]

Eurda and John were apparently divorced as John was still living in 1936. ^[6]

Married (2): Archie Sherar 27 Jan 1909 in Seattle, King County. Archie was age 38 and then a resident of Raymond, son of Bruce Sherar and Sarah Ray. Ewida was then age 38 and a resident of Hoquiam, born in PA, daughter of A. S. Bricht and Alice Blyler. ^[7]

1910 Census, Mukilteo: Archie was born in Canada, ca. 1871; he was a teamster. His wife May was b. ca. 1879 in PA. At that time they had been married one year. This was his first marriage, her second; she had two children, two then living. Mrs. Sherar was an operator in a shirting factory. Her two children were Alfreda Karr age 10 b WA and James Karr age 8 b WA. ^[8]

1920 Census: Archie and Urda Sherar had adopted two children and were taking in lodgers. Archie was an auto truck drayman. Urda was a hotel keeper. Archie Sherar, head, age 48, emigrated from Canada 1895, naturalized 1900; b Canada; wife Urda Sherar age 41 b PA as were parents, hotel keeper; Alfreda Karr step-daughter, age 19, divorced, b WA, father b WA mother b PA; Percy Sherar adopted son age 9 b WA parents b Canada (Scotch); May Sherar adopted daughter age 6 b WA parents b Canada (Scotch). Others in the household were guests at the hotel. ^[9]

1930 Census: Archie and Eurda were living in south Mukilteo. Archie was a dealer for a fuel company. Eurda was a cook in a cafeteria. Archie age 59 married 39 yrs b Canada as were parents; Eurda age 52 married 19 years b PA as were parents; Percy Sherar age 19 b WA parents b Canada; May Sherar age 16 b WA parents b Canada. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Everett Herald 25 Sep 1912: “Mother Discovers Child by Trailing Footprints in Road—Youngster and His Faithful Bulldog Disappeared Yesterday Morning. Trudges Three Miles Down Road to Mukilteo.” Mrs. Archie Sherar of Mukilteo phoned Everett Police—“the child would not speak a word of English.”
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXX-YY8 : 15 July 2017), Alfred Brecht, Washington, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 200, sheet 351B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1110; FHL microfilm 1,255,110.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFWG-286 : 25 September 2017), Alfred Soloman Brecht and Alice Platt, 18 Apr 1887; citing Marriage, , Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 1,315,269.
4. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMT-J8WW : 28 November 2018), J Ross Karr and Eurda Brecht, 13 Dec 1897, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 100495842.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPZ-GQD : accessed 12 January 2019), Eurda Karr in household of Ross Karr, Aberdeen Precinct Aberdeen town Ward 2, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 14B, family 312, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,741.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-F7GD : 13 December 2015), John Ross Karr, 1936; Burial, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States of America, Terrace Heights Memorial Park; citing record ID 121300977, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
7. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNY-R6QG : 4 November 2017), Archie Sherar and Eurda Karr, 27 Jan 1909, King, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 004208402.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVW-S46 : accessed 12 January 2019), May Sherar in household of Archie Sherar, Mukilteo, Snohomish, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 299, sheet 1A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1668; FHL microfilm 1,375,681.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHN8-8H5 : accessed 12 January 2019), Urda Sherar in household of Archie Sherar, Mukilteo, Snohomish, Washington, United States; citing ED 187, sheet 8A, line 37, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1939; FHL microfilm 1,821,939.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQ8-M6T : accessed 12 January 2019), Eurda Sherar in household of Archie Sherar, Mukilteo, Snohomish, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 97, sheet 9A, line 50, family 259, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2520; FHL microfilm 2,342,254.

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQMH-DMQ : 10 March 2018), Eurda May Brecht in entry for James Karr, 11 Nov 1914; citing Everett, Snohomish, Washington, reference , Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,992,191.

Eurda M. Sherar 1880-1938 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-446Q : 13 December 2015), Eurda M. Sherar, ; Burial, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States of America, Evergreen Cemetery; citing record ID 116105228, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116105228/eurda-m_-sherar

"Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3R9-YY1 : 10 March 2018), Alfred Brecht in entry for Urda May Sherar, 10 Mar 1938; citing Mukilteo, Snohomish, Washington, reference 88, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,023,483.