Individual Details
Henry Arthur Wishard
(25 Feb 1859 - 1949)
In 1880, Henry Wishard was living in a hotel/rooming house in Bloomfield. He was listed as a retail grocer, age 21, b. Iowa. Father b. KY and mother b. Indiana.
Married Dora Bell Devault, 14 Oct 1880, Davis Co. He was 22, Dora was 17. His parents given as Wm. Wishard & Margaret Breeding. Her parents stated as Jacob Devault and Margaret [no maiden name given]
1895 Iowa State Census.
Henry A. Wishard, age 36, Bloomfield, Davis Co.
Dora B., 30, b. Ohio
Ollie, 13, b. Davis Co
Harry, 7, b. Kansas
Hazel, Davis Co
1900 Census, Bloomfield.
Henry, b. Feb 1859. Married 20 years. Born Iowa, father b. KY, mother b. IN.
Dora B. b. Jan 1863, three children, b. Ohio as were her parents.
Ollie D. daughter, b. Jul 1881. Harry, son, b. Mar 1887. Daughter Hazel D. b. Jul 1894.
1910 Census. Bloomfield, Davis, IA 303
Henry A. Wishard, 51, married once for 29 years, b. IA, Merchant, retail shoes
Dora B., wife, 45, 4 children, b. Ohio
Harry A., son, 23. Hazel M., dau, 15. Helen S., day, 7.
By 1920, only Helen was still living at home with her parents.
1930 Census. Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, Hh 118
406 W. Jefferson St.
Henry A. Wishard, 71, married at age 21, Dealer, Real Estate
Dora B., wife, 65, married at 16
1940 Census. Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, Hh 79
406 W. Jefferson St.
Henry A. Wishard, 81, lived in same house in 1935
Florence Y., wife, 72, lived in same place in 1935
Ruby Wilbrenner, Maid, 19
The second wife was listed as Florence Firestone Young, widow in their marriage record. Her parents were William Hill and Emily Jones. Her grave (she died in 1840) has Florence Hill Knight and FindAGrave lists A. L. Knight as a spouse - Knight died in 1898. Apparently Florence was married at least three times - 1st to A. L. Knight, 2nd to Mr. Young, 3rd to Henry Wishard.
Buried with Dora, Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery.
Events
Birth | 25 Feb 1859 | Iowa | |||
Marriage | 9 Oct 1880 | Davis County, Iowa - Dora Bell DeVault | |||
Marriage | 2 Nov 1936 | Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa - Florence F. Young | |||
Death | 1949 |
Families
Spouse | Dora Bell DeVault (1864 - 1935) |
Child | Ollie D. Wishard (1881 - ) |
Child | Harry A. Wishard (1887 - ) |
Child | Living |
Child | Helen F. Wishard (1903 - ) |
Spouse | Florence F. Young (1867 - 1940) |
Father | William Wishard (1815 - 1866) |
Mother | Margaret Breeding (1824 - 1871) |
Sibling | Nancy Wishard (1844 - ) |
Sibling | Alexandria Wishard (1846 - 1847) |
Sibling | Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Wishard (1847 - ) |
Sibling | Susanna F. Wishard (1849 - 1880) |
Sibling | John Wishard (1852 - 1854) |
Sibling | William Allen Wishard (1854 - ) |
Sibling | John Owen Wishard (1857 - 1929) |
Sibling | Sarah Jane Wishard (1861 - ) |
Sibling | George Curtis Wishard (1865 - 1887) |
Endnotes
1. Indiana Surnames-IGI (LDS Microfiche).
2. US Census 1860 IA, Davis County, Bloomfield (Genealogy Research Associates, Inc.), Listed as 1 year old; born in Iowa.
3. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940, 1870, IA, Davis Co, Bloomfield Twp, p.21, Hh 5.
4. National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. .
5. Application for Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.