Aunt Kathryn – The Sharmers

Uncle Joe and Katie: The Sidney Obituaries

The 1898 and 1907 Sidney newspapers on the deaths of Joe’s father, “Uncle Joe” Sharmer, and his mother, Katie O’Connor Sharmer.

Dodie and Her Little Brother

As a baby he couldn’t pronounce “Josephine,” so his big sister became Dodie.

House Resolution No. 22

The Members of this Assembly have learned with profound regret of the passing of Joseph Sharmer in Santa Cruz, at the youthful age of 56.

Services Held for Joseph Sharmer

From the Santa Cruz Sentinel: Private services for Joseph Sharmer, who suffered a fatal heart attack while he was driving in downtown Santa Cruz Friday, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

From the Broad Street Station

You know what I said when we parted that I would think of you every minute of the day and night.

A Dead Ringer for Mama

I saw Aunt Lizzie & her children for the first time … She is 72 and a dead ringer for Mama.

My RUBY

She was very much interested in My RUBY because Larry had told her so many nice things about you.

Every Click of the Wheels

To think every click of the wheels take me further & further away from every one I love but we will make up for it when I get back believe me.

A Souvenir from the Midwinter Fair, 1894

A little ruby glass pitcher engraved “K. Sharmer” and “Midwinter Fair 1894,” from San Francisco’s first world’s fair.