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Notes for Wilbur Franklin Sharon and Lydian Good

1900 Isaiah and Anna Good lived in Turkey Creek, Kosciusko County, Indiana with children Amos I (age 19), William H (age 16), Irby (age 15), Levina (age 12), Lydian (age 9), James B (age 8), and Allen B (age 6). [1] [2]

1900 Wilber F Sheron (born in Indiana in Aug 1890, single), son, lived in Franklin Twp, Grant County, Indiana, in a household with James L Sheron (age 29), Lilly M Sheron (age 31), Dorris E Sheron (age 7), and Maragret Mills (age 66). Wilber F Sheron's parents were both born in Indiana. Wilber F Sheron was at school. [3]

c 19xx Lydian's parents Isaiah and Anna Good posed for a family photo with all of their children.


Isaiah and Anna Rohrer Good family, perhaps early 1900.

1907 Wilbur Sharon lived in Marion, Indiana. [4]


Lydian Good, perhaps about 1907.

1908 Wilbur F Sharon [Sheron], student, lived at 808 W First, Marion, Indiana. James L, contractor, and Lillie Sheron lived at the same address. [5]

1908 Isaiah R Good, retired, and Anna lived at 1306 west 3rd Street in Marion, Indiana. Allen B, James B, Lydian, and William H were students and Irby and Lavina were teachers, living at the same address. [6]

1910 Isaiah Good lived at 2WD Marion, Franklin Twp, Grant County, Indiana with wife Anna and children William, James, Allen, Lavina, and Lydian. [7] [8]

c 191x Lydian and Wilbur visited with parents Isaiah and Anna Good at their house in Marion, Indiana with other members of the family for this photo, perhaps taken about 1910. Isaiah was holding an infant, likely a grandchild.


Good family at the home of Isaiah and Anna Good in Marion, Indiana, c 191?.

1912 Wilbur Franklin Sharon and Lydia Good were married on August 14. The marriage application listed Wilbur was a motor assembler and Lydian was a housekeeper. [Photocopy] Wilbur Sharon's marriage license, 1912. [Photocopy] Lydian Good Sharon's marriage license, 1912. [9]

1912 Arthur and Ida Wirick drove a car to the wedding at the home of Isaiah and Anna in Marion, Indiana. Irby and Joseph's children met Henry's new baby Margaret.


Lydian and Wilbur Sharon's wedding, 1912, by Arthur Wirick's car.


Cousins of Irby, Joseph, and William, 1912.


Julia and Lowell Good meet baby Margaret Good with uncle James, 1912.

1913 Lydian's father, Isaiah Good, died. Lydian's residence was listed as "this city" (Marion).

1915 Wilbur Sharon's registration for the draft listed him as the proprieter of a garage in Marion, Indiana and sole support of his family.

1915 James Reed Sheron was born on June 14, 1915, in Marion, Indiana, son of Wilbur F Sheron and Lydian Good. He died on March 3, 1997. [10]

1917 Lydian's family posed for a picture on a dock in Florida with other Good family members on a cold Sunday in December. The wind was blowing their coats. They only had fire in their stove for a few days that Fall in Florida, before it got warm again. All in the family were well. Lydian Good Sharon sent the picture on a post card to brother Irby Good in Indianapolis.


Post card photo of the Florida Good family on a dock in 1917

1918 Lydian posed with her mother Anna and sister Sarah Metzler and families near the beach in Florida. Lydian sent the post card picture to sister-in-law Mabel Good in Indianapolis on Jan 25.


Post card from Lydian to Mrs IJ Good, 1918.

c 1918 Several of Anna Rohrer's children visited.


Anna Rohrer Good with daughters and daughters-in-law, about 1918.


Lydian Good Sharon with daughter Marjorie, c 1918.


Lydian and William on the Gulf of Mexico with son Jimmy, c 1918.

1919 Wilbur F Sharon [Sheron], Foreman Ind Truck Corp, and Lydia lived at 102 S F, Marion, Indiana. [11] [12]

c 1920 There was a Good family reunion.


Good family reunion, c 1920.


Good family reunion, c 1920.


Lydian and Wilbur Sharon picnic, c 1922.

1924 Mother Anna Rohrer's funeral was on 19 Jun at the 1st UB Church in Marion, Indiana.


Anna Rohrer Good's funeral, 1924.

The residence records suggest that Wilbur and Lydian had homes in both St. Petersburg, Florida and in Marion, Indiana for many years.

1924 Lydian's mother Anna died. Lydian's residence is listed as St. Petersburg, Florida.

1924 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [13] [14]

1925 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [15]

1926 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [16] [17]

1927 Wilbur Sharon lived in Marion, Indiana. Wilbur was an apiarist. [18]

c 1928 Lydian attended a Good family reunion.


Good family reunion, c 1928.


Lydian with siblings at bench, c 1928.

1928 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [19] [20]


c 1929 Sisters Lavina, Lydian, and Ida Good

1929 Wilbur and Lillian Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [21]

1930 Wilbur F Sheron, age 22, born in Indiana, married, first married at age 22, lived in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with Lydian Sheron (age 39), James R Sheron (age 14), Marjory Sheron (age 11), Mary F Sheron (age 8), and Charles E Sheron (age 5). Wilbur F Sheron's parents were both born in Indiana. Wilbur F Sheron's occupation was building contractor, employer. Wilbur F Sheron's residence was not a farm. The residence had a radio. Their estate was valued at $12,000. [22] [23]


Good siblings and spouses at the beach, c 1930s.

1931 Wilbur Sharon lived at 324 W 7th in Marion, Indiana. [24]


Good Beach Clothes Reunion, June 1932.


Good family reunion, about 1932


Good reunion at Lake Shipshewana in 1932.

1933 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [25]

1934 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [26]

1935 Wilbur Sharon lived in Marion, Indiana. [27]

1935 Wilbur and Lydian Sharon lived in Marion, Indiana. [28]

1935 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [29]

1935 Lydia (age 44) and W. F. (age 44) Sheron lived in Pinellas County, Florida with children Marjorie (age 14) and Mary Francis (age 14). [30] [31]

1936 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [32]

1937 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [33]

1939 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [34]

1940 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [35]

1940 Lydia Sharan (age 49, born in Indiana, married), wife, lived in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with Wilbur Sharan (age 49), Marjorie Sharan (age 22), and Mary F Sharan (age 18). The highest grade of school she had completed was High School, 4th year. [36] [37] [38]

1940 Wilbur Sheron (age 53, born in Indiana, single) lived on 7th street in Marion, Grant County, Indiana. The highest grade of school he had completed was High School, 2nd year. Perhaps this was a summer home. [39]

1941 Wilbur Sharon lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [40] [41]

1942 Wilbur F Sharon, building contractor, and Lydian lived at 326 6th Av N in St Petersburg, Florida. Marjorie K Sharon, clerk at Sears Roebuck & Co lived at the same address. [42]

1944 Wilbur F Sharon, building contractor, and Lydian lived at 326 6th Av N in St Petersburg, Florida. Marjorie K Sharon, stenographer, lived at the same address. [43] [44]


Good siblings with standing spouses, c 1943


4 siblings: Lydian, Allen, Lavina, James Good, c 1943

1944 Wilbur Franklin Sharon died in Pinellas County, Florida. [45] Wilbur Sharon was reported buried at Royal Palm South Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. [46] [47] [48]


Obituary for Wilbur F. Sharon (Aged 54)
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, July 18, 1944. [49] [50]

c 1945 Several of the siblings gathered for a reunion.


Good brothers, c 1945


Good brothers and sisters in the yard, c 1945


Good brothers and sisters on a bench, c 1945


Good brothers and sisters and spouses on a bench, c 1945

1952 Lydian Sharon lived at 2541 Dartmouth av N, St Petersburg; Gulfport County, Florida. Lydian Sharon was the widow of Wilbur Sharon. [51]

1957 Lydian Sharon, widow of Wilbur, lived at 2541 Dartmouth Av N in St Petersburg, Florida. [52]

1972 Lydian Sharon died on November 5, in Citrus County, Florida. Lydian was born on June 26, 1890. [53] [54] [55]


Footnotes:

[1] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[2] US census, 1900, Reel 382, Image 728, family 245, [InternetArchive].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1907), 345, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1908), 356, student, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1908), 184, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[8] US census, 1910, Reel 352, Image 193, family 384, [InternetArchive].

[9] Indiana, Marion Public Library Marriage Index, 1831-2008, [AncestryRecord].

[10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].

[11] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1919), 454, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[12] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1919), 454, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[13] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1924), 671, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[14] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1924), 671, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[15] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1925), 763, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[16] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1926), 566, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[17] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1926), 566, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[18] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1927), 405, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[19] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1921), 368, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[20] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida), {4}, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[21] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1929), 301, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[22] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[23] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[24] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1931), 328, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[25] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1933), 308, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[26] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1934), 333, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[27] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1935), 378, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[28] R.L. Polk & Co, Marion (Indiana) City-Directory (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1935), 763, WF & Lydian, Center Twp, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[29] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1935), 333, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[30] Florida State Census, 1867-1945, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[31] Florida State Census, 1867-1945, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[32] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1936), 366, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[33] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1937), 348, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[34] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1939), 347, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[35] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1940), 376, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[36] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[37] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[38] United States Federal Census, 1940, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[39] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[40] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1941), 369, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[41] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1941), 653, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[42] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1942), 355, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[43] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1944), 305, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[44] USGenWeb Archives, Cemetery listing, [USGenWeb].

[45] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, [FamilySearchRecord].

[46] Find A Grave Memorial 12020039, [FindAGrave].

[47] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[48] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998), [AncestryRecord].

[49] Tampa Bay Times, St, Petersburg, Florida, July 18, page 1944, [NewspapersClip].

[50] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].

[51] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1952), 626, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[52] R.L. Polk & Co, St. Petersburg City Directory (Jacksonville, Florida, 1957), 923, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[53] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, [FamilySearchRecord].

[54] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998), [AncestryRecord].

[55] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].