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1915 James Reed Sherron, child of Wilber F Sherron and Lydian Good, was born on June 14, 1915, in Marion Twp, Grant County, Indiana. (Birth certificate: 15817). Wilbur, his father, was a machinist. [1]

1917 James Reed Sharon was in a picture on a post card of the Good family on a dock in Florida.


Post card photo of the Florida Good family on a dock

1918 James Reed Sharon was in a picture with his grandmother.


Grandmother Anna Rohrer Good with grandchildren, 1918

c 1920 James Reed Sharon was in a picture at a Good family reunion.


Good family reunion


Good family reunion

1921 James Reed Sharon was at a Good family reunion at Lake Shipshewana.


Amos Good by brother Joe's cottage with nieces and nephews


Cousins at uncle Joe Good's cottage in July

c 1922 James Reed Sharon was at a family picnic.


Warren Bailey and Lydian and Wilbur Sharon picnic

c 1928 James Reed Sharon was at a Good family reunion.


Good family reunion

1930 James R Sheron (age 14, born in Indiana), son, lived in St Petersburg Twp, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with Wilbur F Sheron (age 39), Lydian Sheron (age 39), Marjory Sheron (age 11), Mary F Sheron (age 8), and Charles E Sheron (age 5). James R Sheron's parents were both born in Indiana. [2]

c 1932 James Reed Sharon was at a Good family reunion.


Good family reunion

1934 Anna Virginia Lester and James R Sheron were married on July 24 in Hillsborough County, Florida. [3] [4] [5]

1940 James Reed Sharon registered for the draft. He worked at Rieck Fleece Lumber Company. His next of kin was his wife Anna Virginia Sharon. He had brown hair and eyes. He weighed 144 pounds and was 5'9" tall. He was born on June 14, 1915 at Marion, Indiana. [6]

1940 James R Sharan (age 24, born in Indiana) lived in St Petersburg Twp, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with Anna Sharan (age 25), and Franklin Sharan (age 4). James R Sharan's occupation was salesman, wage or salary worker in private work. The highest grade of school he had completed was High School, 4th year. [7] [8]

1945 Jas. R. Sharon (age 29) and Anna Sharon (age 29, born Georgia) lived in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida with son Franklin (age 9). Martha R. Lester (age 70) and Henry Lester (age 38) lived with them. [9]

1950 James R Sharon (age 34, born in Indiana, never married (single)) lived in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, in a household with Anna Sharon (age 34), and Franklin Sharon (age 14). James R Sharon was a proprietor. [10]

1964 Anna Virginia Lester Sharon died on January 14, in Manatee County, Florida. She was buried at Royal Palm South Cemetery, Pinellas County, Florida. Anna Virginia Lester Sharon was born in 1915. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]


Obituary for Anna L. Sharon
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, January 7, 1964. [16]

Funeral servlces for Mrs. Anna L. Sharon, 41, who passed away Saturday will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at The Palms Memorial with the Rev. Dr.
Paul R. Hortin officiating. Interment will follow in Royal Palm Cemetery. A native of Thomasville, Mrs. Sharon came here 42 years ago and resided at 10240 Tarpon Drive, Treasure Island. Survivors include her husband, James R. Sharon, Pres. Pittsburgh Supply Co.; a son, Franklin R.; a brother, Henry Lester all St. Petersburg, sisters, Mrs. Mildred Polhill, Clearwater and Mrs. Sue Dillard of Winter Haven, Florida. Active Pall bearers an Messrs: G. Frank Johnson; Mack Golden; Herbert Grant; Harold Schuch; Howard Hayward; Charles Brestli. Honorary Pallbearers an Messrs: R. Todd Dean Jr.; Darwin Foster; John Hicks; Craig Hurler; John Lusk; Gary Mitchell; Grant O'Neill; Wilbur C. Stone.

1964 James R Sharon and Vivian L Cooper were married in April in Pinellas County, Florida. [17] [18]

1997 James Reed Sharon, born 14 June 1915, died on March 3, in Citrus County, Florida. He last lived in Hernando, Citrus County, Florida. [19] [20]

1997 James Reed Sheron died on March 3. James, son of Wilbur F Sheron and Lydian Good, was born on June 14, 1915 in Marion County, Indiana. [21] [22] [23] [24]


Obituary for JAMES REED SHARON
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, March 6, 1997. [25]

SHARON, JAMES REED, 81, of Hernando, died Monday (March 3, 1997) at Citrus Memorial Hospital. Born in Marion, he came here 31 years ago from St. Petersburg. He was the former owner of Pittsburgh Building Supply, St. Petersburg, and a member of First United Methodist Church, Hernando. He was a member of the Apache Shores Club, Hernando, the Inverness Elks Lodge 2522, the Nitram Masonic Lodge 188, St. Petersburg, the Egypt Shrine Temple and the Scottish Rite Valley of Tampa. Survivors include a son, Frank, Hernando; a sister, Mary Smith, La Verne, two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Charles E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.

Research Notes:

1956 Franklin R Sharon and Myrna Sue Betts were married in Pinellas County, Florida, in June 1956. [26]


Footnotes:

[1] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

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

[3] Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, [AncestryRecord].

[4] Florida Marriages, 1830-1993, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[5] Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, [AncestryRecord].

[6] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

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

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

[9] Florida State Census, 1945, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[10] United States Federal Census, 1950, [AncestryRecord].

[11] Find A Grave Memorial 12020033, [FindAGrave].

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

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

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

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

[16] Tampa Bay Times, St, Petersburg, Florida, January 7, page 1964, [NewspapersClip].

[17] Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, [AncestryRecord].

[18] Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, [FamilySearchRecord].

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

[20] United States Social Security Death Index, [FamilySearchRecord].

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

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

[23] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, [AncestryRecord].

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

[25] Tampa Bay Times, St, Petersburg, Florida, March 6, page 1997, [NewspapersClip].

[26] Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, [AncestryRecord].