William J Commer

1877 - 1935  (58 years)

• Name	William J Commer
  Birth	6 Feb 1877	Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States   [1]
  Occupation	18 Jun 1900	Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States   [1]
  	telegraph operator
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States   [2]
  Occupation	18 Apr 1910	Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States   [2]
  	telegrapher for the railroad
  Census	15 Apr 1930	Dudley Lake Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  Occupation	15 Apr 1930	Dudley Lake Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  	telegraph agent
  Death	3 Dec 1935	Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
  Burial	5 Dec 1935	Bellwood Annex Cemetary, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
  Person ID	I36	SimCom
  Last Modified	16 May 2003

  
  

  Father	Jacob Commer,   b. 7 Dec 1843, Haamstede, Netherlands d. 30 Jan 1936, Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Moore,   b. 31 Mar 1845, Indiana, United States d. 30 Jul 1913, Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1869
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Violet Olive Edwards,   b. 7 Dec 1878   d. 30 May 1959 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1898	Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States
  Divorce	3 Jun 1918	Knox County Circuit Court, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States   [4]
  Children	> 1. Wilma Edwards Commer,   b. 25 Feb 1899, Knox County, Indiana, United States d. 29 Dec 1992, Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States (Age 93 years) + 2. William Edward Commer,   b. 25 Mar 1901, Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States d. 20 Jul 1984, Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, United States (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2003

  
  

  Family 2	Isla Marie Baggarly,   b. 19 Jul 1899, Arkansas, United States d. 20 Dec 1961, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1926	Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
  Children	+ 1. William J. Commer,   b. 13 Nov 1926, Wabbaseka, Arkansas, United States d. 29 Mar 1998, Carrollton, Texas, United States (Age 71 years) + 2. Jake Baggarly Commer, Sr.,   b. 8 May 1928, Ferda, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States d. 26 Nov 2016, Davis Life Care Center, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States (Age 88 years) + 3. Henry Townsend Commer,   b. 13 Nov 1929, Ferda, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States d. 3 Jun 2018, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States (Age 88 years) + 4. Ilah Moore Commer,   b. 20 Oct 1931, Ferda, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States d. 15 Mar 2009, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States (Age 77 years) + 5. Thomas Hall Commer,   b. 19 Sep 1933, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States d. 13 Mar 1995 (Age 61 years) + 6. Sara Joellen Commer,   b. 21 Jan 1936, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States d. 26 Dec 2009, Thornburg, Perry County, Arkansas, United States (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2003

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William-J-Commer-large.jpg William J. Commer
  		Jacob-and-Boys-large.jpg Jacob and sons
  		William-and-Friends-large.jpg William and railroad friends
  		William-and-Dog-large.jpg William, & dog in Galveston
  		Jacob-and-Children-largejpg.jpg Jacob, Charles, Fannie, William
  		CommerHomeWheatland-large.jpg Commer Family homestead

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] population schedule, Steen Township, (Knox County, Indiana, United States: William J. Commer household), 13 Jul 2003, micropublication M623, roll 381. (Reliability: 2). [S191] population schedule, Steen Township, (Knox County, Indiana, United States: William J. Commer household, 1910), 11 Jul 2003, micropublication M624, roll 360. (Reliability: 2). [S205] population schedule, Dudley Lake Township, (Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States: William J. Commer household, 1930), 13 Jul 2003, micropublication M626, roll 78. (Reliability: 2). [S86] Knox County Circuit Court, Knox County Court, (Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States: Knox County Circuit Court), 11 Jul 2003, Book 89, page 287.