Individual Details

John Sharer worked as a reporter and a mail clerk for many years. In 1877 he bought the Independent of Mount Morris, changed the name to the Ogle County Democrat and edited the paper until 1886. He then moved to Missouri and Oklahoma before returning to Mount Morris in 1902. He was the local editor of the Mount Morris Index until he retired in 1920.

Birth	28 Nov 1847	Mount Morris, Ogle, IL
Marriage	1882	Susy L. Burker
Death	2 Aug 1922

Spouse	Susy L. Burker ( - )
Child	Marietta "Mary" Sharer ( - )
Child	Sarah L. Sharer ( - )
Child	Henry Sharer ( - )

Father	Henry Sharer (1817 - 1905)
Mother	Cornelia Motter (1823 - 1855)
Sibling	Morton N. Sharer (1846 - 1846)
Sibling	Anna Elizabeth Sharer (1849 - 1930)
Sibling	Luella M. "Ella" Sharer (1851 - 1930)
Sibling	Ann Maria Sharer (1853 - 1853)
Sibling	Cornelia M. Sharer (1853 - )