Ira Booher ¹

   FamilySearch ID: K2JC-K27.

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. Booher, Winfield Scott. BOOHER FAMILY HISTORY HORIZONS, (1976),
pp. 21, 32, 107, 116 or 14, 37, 116
2. Booher, Allen G. sr. MY OFTEN MISSPELLED NAME IS BOOHER
3. Indiana Genweb: Dorothy Q Chapter DAR Bible Records -
Gurdianias and Mahala Hampton Booher Bible
4. History of Montgomery Co. IN, HW Becksith Reproduction by Unigraphic, Evansville IN
5. 1850 Montgomery Co. IN census [see father]
6. 1860 Montgomery Co. IN census [see father]
7. 1870 Montgomery Co. IN census
8. 1880 Montgomery Co. IN census
9. 1900 Montgomery Co. IN census
10 . DARLINGTON - YESTERDAY AND TODAY (1936)
11. 1910 Montgomery Co. IN census

!BIRTH: Source-2 p. 52 for date; Source-3 confirms date

!MARRIAGE: Source-2 p. 52 for name; Source-10 for date

!DEATH: Source-2 p. 52 for date

BURIAL:

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source-1 had a visit from Jacob Hampton Booher of Island City OR in 1955 who supplied the information on his family;
Source-4 p. 551 Ira is also a native of this township having been born in 1843 on the old homestead, and there spent his youth, receiving his early education at the log schoolhouse of the period. Throughout his life he has been principally engaged in husbandry until 1875, when he removed to Darlington and there erected a large livery and feed stable, to which he has since made considerable addition. In 1862 he married Miss Frances Avery, of Clinton County and has now a family of three children: Anuel, Bertha and Goldie. Mr. Booher is a member of the Christian (Disciples) Church, and is a prominent member of of the democratic party as is also his brother Cyrus. They are now in partnership under the name of Booher Brothers in the livery stable, and also in the harness establishment, receiving in both businesses a large and constatntly increasing patronage. Their uniform and obliging attention to business is neeting with the reward it desrves.
Source-10 was a leading elder in the Disciple East Christian Church

!CENSUS:
1870 Source-7 p. 139 #235-237 Franklin Twp.
Booher, Ira 26 farmer 250/100 IN
Frances 26 hk "
Arnell 3 "
Buchell, George 21 farm laborer IA
Hattie 14 "

!1880 Source-8 Census Place: Darlington, Montgomery, Indiana
Source: FHL Film 1254300 National Archives Film T9-0300 Page 374D

!Ira BOOHER Self 37 IN Occ:Hrnss - Lvry Mn Fa: TN Mo: TN
Frances BOOHER Wife 37 IN Occ:Kps House Fa: IN Mo: IN
Anniel BOOHER Son 13 IN Occ:At School Fa: IN Mo: IN
Bertha BOOHER Dau 6 IN Occ:At School Fa: IN Mo: IN
Goldy BOOHER Dau 2 IN Fa: IN Mo: IN

!1900 Source-9 p. 79 #59-60 Franklin Twp.
Booher, Ira Dec 1843 56 m 34y IN TN TN buggie merchant
Fannie Aug 1843 56 5-3 IN NC NC
Bertha L. Dec 1873 26 IN IN IN
Goldie Sep 1878 21 " " "

!1910 Source-11 p. 81 #50-51 Franklin Twp.
Booher, Ira 65 m 46 yr IN TN TN merchant hardware
Francis 65 5-3 IN IN IN
Bertha L. 34 " " "
Inskeep, Francis A. 7 " " " g-dau.

  Medical Notes:

Life span: 69 years 7 months 8 days

Ira married Fannie Avery on 26 Apr 1863 in , Marion, IN. (Fannie Avery was born on 23 Aug 1843 in , Marion, IN and died on 29 Nov 1940 in Darlington, Montgomery, IN.)