Individual Details

Iowa Delayed Birth Certificate.
Affidavit by Leavitt C. Learner, age 74, who had known Earnest Ronald Learner for 70 years. Leavitt lived in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. Earnest was born in Shellrock, Butler Co, Iowa on the 22nd of Feb 1876. His father was Benjamin F. Learner, age 32, b. Howard Co, IN, a farmer. His mother was Mary Emily Adamson, age 27, b. Delaware Co, IN, housewife. He stated Earnest was four and a half year younger and he is his brother with a vivid recollection of his birth. Dated 15 Jan 1944.

1905 New York State Census. Buffalo Ward 5, Erie Co.
Willard Price, 42, all b. U.S., Lintype mand
Matilda, wife, 40
Mable, dau, 18
Willard, son, 11, at school
Doris, dau, 6, at school
Ernest R. Lerner, son-in-law, 31, typewriter mechanic
Myrtle, dau, 22
Margret, niece, age 1

11 Sep 1918. World War I Draft Registration
Ernest Ronald Lerner, Rt 7, % B. F. Leaner, Kokomo, IN was age 44, b. 22 Feb 1874. He was a traveling salesman for Hoosier Tex Oil Lands Co, based in Indianapolis. Nearest relative was Mrs. Myrtice Lerner, 1222 West Ave., Buffalo, NY. Medium height and build; blue eyes, light hair

New York State Census, 1925. Buffalo Ward 21, Erie Co
2412 Delaware, multiple family housing
Ernest R. Learner, 51, b. US, Traveling Man
Myrtice P., wife, 42, b. US, House work
Margaret, dau, 21, b. US, Bookkeeper

Kokomo Tribune, Saturday, 15 May 1948
Deaths
Relatives in Kokomo received word Friday night of the death of Ernest R. Learner, 74, which occurred about 6 o'clock Friday night in Buffalo, NY, his home, after a few hours of serious illness. While Mr. Learner had not been in good health for some time the word of his passing was unexpected.
The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Learner, long prominent residents of Howard township, east of Kokomo. He was born February 22, 1874, in Iowa and was brought as an infant to this county.
On reaching maturity he took up teaching and taught one year in the Kokomo schools. After graduating from Indiana Normal school, now Indiana Teachers College, he was professor of psychology at Valparaiso College.
At the turn of the century he went to Buffalo, NY, where he entered business, being a manufacturer of surgical instruments.
He married Miss Myrtice Price in Buffalo in 1902. She died 11 years ago. Surviving are a daughter, Margaret, Mrs. John F. Hopkins of Buffalo and a granddaughter.
Surviving also are a brother, Ellis M. Learner and a sister, Mrs. Harrison Copp, both of the Kokomo vicinity, and three other brothers, Leavitt C. of Baton Rouge, La., Donald of Anderson and Dr. Harry W. Learner of Buffalo who was with his brother in his last hours.
Funeral services are to be held Sunday afternoon at Buffalo and will be attended by the brother and sister from Kokomo and the brother from Anderson.

He is buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.

Birth	22 Feb 1874	Howard County, Indiana
Death	14 May 1948	Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Father	Benjamin Franklin Learner (1842 - 1925)
Mother	Mary Emily ADAMSON (1847 - 1929)
Sibling	Ulysses Aaron Learner (1867 - 1943)
Sibling	Leavitt Charles "Levi" Learner (1869 - 1955)
Sibling	Lillian Learner (1871 - 1874)
Sibling	Pearl Harold Learner (1876 - 1913)
Sibling	Ellis Moulder Learner (1883 - 1962)
Sibling	Harry Wendell Learner (1886 - 1973)
Sibling	Donald Hartley Learner (1891 - 1970)
Sibling	Ruth Thelma Learner (1897 - 1990)