John Elmer Wolverton

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John Elmer Wolverton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Des Moines County, Iowa, United States
Death: October 21, 1956 (89)
Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Levi Fulsom Wolverton, Sr and Sarah Ann Wolverton
Husband of Mary "Ella" Wolverton
Father of Rosa Alice Douglas; Lula Florence Bryant; John Lemmie Wolverton; Geroge Harlan Wolverton; Clayton Alva Wolverton, Sr and 1 other
Brother of Sarah Jane Strain; Thomas Newton Wolverton; Josephine Stacy; Philip Wolverton; Ferdinand Wolverton and 3 others
Half brother of James A Wolverton

Managed by: Linda Louise Morgan
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About John Elmer Wolverton

The Morning Sun News-Herald JOHN E. WOLVERTON DEAD AT 88

John Elmer Wolverton, 88, died Monday, at the Ross nursing home here following a long illness. He was the son of Levi and Sarah Jane Husted Wolverton and was born at Prairie Grove, Iowa, on September 22, 1868.

On October 21, 1887, he was named to Ella Johnson who died in Morning Sun on June 7, 1933. On November 7, 1941, he was married to Josephine Shore at Chariton, Iowa, and she preceded him in death in January 1954.

The following six children survive: Mrs. Rosa Douglas and Mrs. Lula Bryant, Morning Sun; J. L. Wolverton, Killeen, Texas; G. H. Wolverton, Long Grove, Iowa; C. A. Wolverton, Davenport, Iowa; Mrs. Jessie Royer, St. Charles, Missouri. Also surviving are 29 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 at the Morning Sun Methodist church with the Reverend David Mack officiating. Burial was in Elmwood cemetery.

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John Elmer Wolverton's Timeline

1867
September 22, 1867
Des Moines County, Iowa, United States
1888
February 29, 1888
Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
1890
October 22, 1890
Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States
1893
July 24, 1893
Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States
1897
August 6, 1897
Des Moines County, Iowa, United States
1900
December 15, 1900
Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, United States
1956
October 21, 1956
Age 89
Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, United States
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Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, United States