Whitmer - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Parents of Samuel Whitmer (b. c1799 Lancaster, PA, d. 4/16/1856 Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH)?

whit4651 — 2012-05-17 21:54:51Z

They were married 3 Feb 1824 referenced in The Brubaker Geneology book written by Henry S Brubaker.

Joshua Whitmer/Lucinda Reid Fairfield County Ohio

Tlodge73 — 2012-04-11 16:58:39Z

Seeking information regarding the wife of Joshua Whitmer, Lucinda Reid, born Dec 23, 1835 in or around the Rushville area of Fairfield County, OH. Married Joshua Whitmer Aug 9 1855, and died July 9, 1909 in Fairfield County. Letters that have been passed through the family indicate that she was part Native American but there has been question as if she was half or quarter. 1880 Census indicates parents were born in Virginia but 1900 indicates Ohio but no indication from family records.

Re: Jacob Witmer

goose703 — 2011-09-08 18:12:09Z

Charles

My research shows that my ggggg(or so) grandfather Michael Pletscher,b.1717 and Hans Pletscher, c.1671 were in the same Zimmerhof Anabaptist group as Hans and Hans Witmer as of 1731. Michael was born in Schleitheim, Switzerland. I am trying to trace Michael's ancestry. There is a Hans Pletscher c.1671 in the same group. maybe dad, but rather old for this role. Have you any info re this Zimmerhof, or anything that would help in my search? Thanks for any help.

John Pletcher

Isaac Whitmer b: 1824

janreddick — 2011-08-15 22:53:06Z

I'm looking for any record of military service for Isaac Whitmer b: 24 Mar 1824 in Ohio d: 30 Oct 1847. He was the son of Peter Whitmer, Jr. and Elizabeth J. Darsham and was married to Catherine Stoltz in 1845.

His tombstone clearly says Capt Isaac Whitmer. So far, I've been unable to locate any military records for anyone with that name in that time period. Any help would be so much appreciated.

janreddick@gmail.com

1817 marriage of Catharine Whitmer of Dauphin county, Pa.

midge1249 — 2011-08-05 21:34:33Z

MARRIED - On Tuesday the 3d inst. by Thomas Wenrich, Esqr. Mr. ISAAC FREW, to Miss CATHARINE WHITMER, both of West Hanover.

From the Harrisburg Republican of Tuesday, June 10, 1817.

Re: Barbelroth photos

markescude — 2011-07-24 01:05:46Z

The correct name is Lionel J.Escude
Mother name is not Rodier it is Nodier
Lionel Escude mother name is Bertha Stubbie Escude Nodier
She is from Germany Settled somewhere in Mississippi.
If you are looking for her and find her please let me know where.

Donald W. Whitmer in San Angelo, TX 1942

drbrownlee — 2011-07-09 20:54:54Z

Donald is pictured in the 1942 yearbook of the San Angelo (TX) Army Air Field, Bombardier School. I'm not kin but thought his might help someone researching the family.

Rev War Roosters

revanwhitt — 2011-04-20 00:02:43Z

I am looking for any information concerning the rooster for the Revolutionary War and the Whitmers from Penn/Ohio.

Viola Bertha Whitmer

godangel2004 — 2011-04-11 15:13:55Z

I'm searching for the parents of Viola. She was born May 12, 1909 and died July 13, 1971. Her family lived around the Lanark, Illinois area. She married August 14, 1938 to Edwin Feigel. We believe her father's first name of been Henry, but not sure. Any help would be greatly appreicated. Thanks.

WHITMER Kenneth E - Vietnam Wall section 12W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-04-07 04:19:41Z

WHITMER Kenneth E - Vietnam Wall section 12W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 220,673 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Robert E. Whitmer Sr., 92,Born,in Shamokin,son of .Ralph E. and Edna (Broscious) Whitmer.

KENNELLYMARKA — 2011-03-27 03:59:22Z

DANVILLE —

Robert E. Whitmer Sr., 92, of 1242 W. Fern St., Coal Township, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Geisinger Medical Center.

Born July 2, 1918, in Shamokin, he was a son of the late Ralph E. and Edna (Broscious) Whitmer.

He was a lifelong Shamokin area resident and attended Coal Township schools.

He was a coal miner and later a state mine inspector from which he retired.

On Nov. 27, 1940, he married the former Madaline Zimmerman in the Burnside Union Church, who preceded him in death, Jan. 16, 2006.

He proudly served in the U. S. Army Air Corps, having served with the 2137th AAF Base Unit.

He was inducted on June 25, 1945, and was honorably discharged on Dec. 22, 1945, receiving the Victory Medal.

He was a member of Faith Bible Church, Burnside, a member of the Independent Coal Miners Association, a founding member of Grace Independent Chapel, where he served as superintendent for 50 years, and was a Sunday school teacher for 70 years.

He was an avid golfer and bowler.

Surviving are children, Sandra and Donn Lorenz, of Shamokin, Pastor Barry and Darlene Whitmer, of Mountainhope, and Janice Fegely, of Burnside; a daughter-in-law, Pauline Whitmer, of Coal Township; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Beatrice Whitmer, of Palmyra, and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Robert Whitmer Jr., in 2002; a son-in-law, Roger Fegley, in 2006; a grandson, Mark Whitmer, in 1985; a great-grandson, Damian Haight, in 1997; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Kenneth Whitmer, and Ralph and Eve Whitmer.

WHITMER — Robert E. Whitmer Sr., 92, of 1242 W. Fern St., Coal Township. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Leonard J. Lucas Funeral Home Ltd., 120 S. Market St., Shamokin, with his son, the Rev. Barry Whitmer, officiating. Burial will be in Northumberland Memorial Park Cemetery, Stonington. A viewing will be held in the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 10 a.m. Friday until the time of service.
( in News Item on March 24, 2011 ).

Faith Bible Church,"

Re: may/whitmer/summerville child/1900

m442c — 2011-02-18 00:25:41Z

Harry, Sr. was also married a 3rd time to wilma pinter or printer in 1935. she had a son from a previous marriage. Harry married her after margaret died in nov 1933 giving birth to living(dau) whitmer. I've got more........

Re: may/whitmer/summerville child/1900

pupster51 — 2011-02-17 00:08:14Z

There at two almost paralell Whitmer families with "Harry William" in them. I appreciate the info you have listed as I started with Harry and went forward. For his father, I do not have info. His first wife was Edith Gumbert and they had Margaret Bell Whitmer in 1920 Pitts Pa. There is 1920 census for that. They also had Emma Mae abt 1922 and Harry Jr #1 b1923-d1924 @11 mo in Youngstown OH. They lived in Pitts PA area . There is WW1 draft card for him. 1930 Census is Butler PA area. Married to Margaret. Have Merceded, Harry Jr #2 who now lives in FLA. Emma changed her name to Nina M Whitmer and married Richard R Nagy Sr. She died 2002 in Cle OH. I too would like to find back history on Harry as he was an interesting guy who married young. His Obit: Name: Whitmer, Harry W. Sr.
Date: Oct 10 1966
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #166.
Notes: Whitmer. Harry W. Whitmer Sr., beloved husband of the late Margaret, dear father of Harry W. Jr., Mrs. Nina Nagy, Mrs. Marie Barrett and Mrs. Lillian Ann Anthony, Residence, 27829 Lincoln Rd., Bay Village. The family will receive friends Monday From 7-9 P. M. at Klanke Funeral Parlors, 12629 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, where services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 11 A. M.

may/whitmer/summerville child/1900

m442c — 2011-02-14 18:07:22Z

anna margaret may b.22 jan 1881-barnett,forest co. PA is listed in the 1900 census as widow at age 19/living with her parents,william may and hannah c.(bashline)and siblings,edward and jennie keth w/o fred. Anna had a son abt.sept 1900 named harry.In the 1910 census, anna is listed as annie whitmore w/o harvey whitmore and son harry summerville, step-son of harvey(butler,ward 5,butler,PA)The story goes, anna's husband, a "summerville" PA. man who died in a band saw accident.My brick wall is, who was anna's first husband and biological father of harry? There was a summerville family living in the same town in 1900....

Lillian Whitmer

DonFuchs18 — 2011-01-28 13:03:06Z

I am searching for information regarding a Lillian (Whitmer) Fox, and her daughter Doris Fox. Lillian was born about 1901. She was the daughter of Giles & Laura Whitmer. Lillian died in 1932. She was married to Peter Fox. They lived in Pittsburgh, PA. They had a daughter named Doris. Any information on Lilian or Doris (born about 1922) would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Francis Suffare Whitmer

stevepenny2us — 2010-12-22 14:47:44Z

my 5 generation listed abraham and barbara as my ggggg parents don't know must but would share what i have. i was a delawder . penny

Re: Whitmer-Tucker - Illinois and Virginia

quarque — 2010-04-13 05:09:37Z

I don't have enough of a tree yet to see how Peter might fit into the bigger picture. I have found a few coincidences that are hard to believe so far. One branch of my mother's father's tree and my father's mother's tree both came from the same area of Scotland and may have known each other back in the 1600's. They collided again in Bloomington where my parents met in 1925, 300 years later. So you just never know... If you have any more of your family history to share I will try to fit it together. My brother remembers our uncle talking about a John Whitmer settling in Virginia about 1755 and thinks he came from Scotland. I still have a large blank space from 1755 to 1850. I am finding that there are many unrelated Whitmer trees originating in England, Switzerland and other places so Peter may not be related at all. What year was he born?

Re: Whitmer-Tucker - Illinois and Virginia

TwinnerB — 2010-04-13 03:54:06Z

My 3rd great grandfather Peter Whitmer (born in Pennsylvania) settled in Bloomington, IL in 1852 and married Lucy McDonald in 1855. Some of their descendents are still living there.

I have never heard of any of your Whitmers, but it seems too coincidental that your Whitmers and mine both lived in or near Bloomington, McLean Illinois and weren't related.

Whitmer-Tucker - Illinois and Virginia

quarque — 2010-04-10 02:13:46Z

I have traced my roots back to William H. Whitmer (Homer) who married Elizabeth Tucker and lived in McLean County Illinois. William was born about 1850 in Virginia. Elizabeth was from Canada. One of their sons was Walter Royal Whitmer who married Nora Metzger. Their children were Ralph (my father), Liona, Frances, James and Donald. That generation lived in or near Bloomington, Ill. If anyone has any information on these or earlier ancestors I would greatly appreciate a reply or an email. Thanks.

Larry Whitmer quarque@hotmail.com

Re: Whitmer Family History Book

conniebilben — 2010-04-09 16:16:39Z

Lyle Passed away last year and there are no avalibal copies as of last fall when i attemped to get one . there is a whitmer group tht meets on face book.

Whitmer

JIWelsch — 2010-01-11 11:13:57Z

LECLAIRE, Iowa -- Delbert M. Whitmer, 58, of LeClaire died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001, at Genesis Medical Center East in Davenport.

Services are 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Bentley Funeral Home in Durant. The Rev. Marlin Whitmer will officiate. Musical selections will be provided by organist Deb Mohr and vocalist Henry Bentley. Pallbearers are Jim Meeks, Kenny Larson, Bill Wiese, Harlen Schurr, Justin Meeks, Ken Larson, Jason Larson and Jim Rienhart. Burial will be Thursday at National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Mr. Whitmer was born on Dec. 14, 1943, in Muscatine, the son of Moses and Loretta Osborn Whitmer. He married Sherry K. Armstrong on Sept. 25, 1971, in Davenport.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1967-1970.

He was a Tech Specialist at Alcoa in Riverdale for 39 1/2 years.

He was a member of the IBEW and the Durant American Legion Post No. 430.

He loved his family, fishing, boating and Geneology.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Jon Whitmer of San Francisco, Calif. and Phillip Whitmer of Ames; his mother, Loretta Whitmer of Wilton; two sisters, Shirley Larson and husband Kenneth of Orion, Ill. and Judith Meeks and husband James of Solon.

He was preceded in death by his father.
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TIPTON, Iowa -- Dorothy Mary Whitmer, 80, of Tipton died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at her home.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton. The Rev. Norman Anderson will officiate. Musical selections will be provided by organist Deb Mohr and vocalist Henry Bentley. Pallbearers are Kenneth Nebergall, Glen Nebergall, Merle Waltz, Keith Chapman, Jack Reeve and Wayne Nebergall. Burial will be at South Bethel Cemetery, Tipton.

Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the South Bethel Church.

Mrs. Whitmer was born on Feb. 28, 1921, in Cedar County, the daughter of Harry and Martha Hain Kaufmann. She married Hilbert L. Whitmer on April 12, 1947, in Wilton. He preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 1986.

She was a member of the Sugar Creek Homemakers, South Bethel UMW, South Bethel Church, Cedar County Historical Society and Cedar County Farm Bureau.

She enjoyed gardening, filling scrapbooks with photographs she had taken and sending out hundreds of birthday and holiday cards, but her family always came first.

Survivors include a daughter, Jan Fay and her husband, Bill, of Tipton; a sister, Evelyn Lacey and her husband, Harold, of Muscatine; three brothers, Freeman Kaufmann and his wife, Ruby, of Wilton, Lawrence Kaufmann of Atalissa and Fred Kaufmann and his wife, Joyce, of Wilton; a granddaughter, Sherry Bryant and her husband, Tom, of Tipton; a grandson, Scott Fay and his wife, Darla; a brother-in-law, Herbert 'Hub' Whitmer of Tipton; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and three brothers, Richard Kaufmann and two brothers in infancy.
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WILTON, Iowa -- Joan C. Whitmer, 68, Wilton, died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at Unity Hospital, Muscatine.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton. The Rev. Bruce Giese will officiate. Musical selections will be provided by organist Diana Gradert and vocalist Henry Bentley. Pallbearers are Tom Cooper, Loren Corrigan, Michael Whitmer, Lysle Whitmer, Nicholas Peterson, Trent Cooper and Robert Baillie. The honorary pallbearer is Madison Tomfeld. Burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton.

Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Wilton First Responders.

Mrs. Whitmer was born on Aug. 28, 1934, in Eagle Grove, the daughter of Clarence and Nellie Bawn Emerson. She married Maurice E. Whitmer on Dec. 26, 1967, in Wilton.

She graduated from the College of Medical Technicians, Minneapolis, Minn.

She was a medical technician in Davenport and Iowa City.

She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Eagle Grove. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, auctions and her family. She helped various elderly people in Wilton.

Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Michele 'Mickey' Cooper and her husband, Tom, and Teresa 'Terry' Meyer, all of Eagle Grove, and Susan Corrigan and her husband, Loren, of Cedar Rapids; three sons, Mark Peterson and his wife, Julia, of Wilton, Kurt Peterson and his wife, Betsy, of Davenport and Aaron Whitmer and fiance Shannon of Wilton; two brothers, Dr. Wayne Emerson of Eagle Grove and Dr. Dale Emerson and his wife, Sharon, of Ottumwa; and 11 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Orin Emerson and Gerald Emerson.
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MONTROSE, Iowa -- Eva L. Whitmer, 96, Montrose Healthcare Center, Montrose, formerly of Mount Pleasant and Wilton, died Friday, May 2, 2003, at the care center.

Services are 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Weir Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mount Pleasant. The Rev. Earl R. Beal will officiate. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant.

Visitation is 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday with family present one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

Mrs. Whitmer was born Oct. 10, 1906, in rural Salem, the daughter of Henry and Mary Pierce Holden. She married A.R. Whitmer Sept. 12, 1932, in St. Joseph, Mo. He preceded her in death Sept. 26, 1953, in Iowa City.

The couple made their home above the Star Drug Store in Wilton where his law practice was located. For 20 years, she served as her husband's secretary.

After the death of her husband, she moved to Mount Pleasant where she took a position with the dietary department of the former Henry County Hospital, now the Henry County Health Center. After five years at the hospital, she accepted a supervisor's position with the dietary department of the Mental Health Institute of Mount Pleasant. She remained there 19 years until her retirement.

During her married years, she and her husband loved to spend time at their cabin on the banks of the Cedar River near Moscow.

She had a fondness for longhaired cats, of which she had many through the years. She was an avid reader, and even in her later years, kept abreast of all the current topics. She routinely took walks in the outdoors and even kept walking indoors after breaking her hip. In her family, she was noted as a good cook. She took great pride in caring for her beloved convertible, which she nicknamed 'Bessie'.

Survivors include a nephew, Ivan Holden and his wife, Amy, of Fort Madison; two nieces, Louise Brown and her husband, Randy, of Centennial, Colo., and Evelyn Michaels of California; and several great-and great-great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, Frank and Loren Holden; and two sisters, Jessie and Esther Holden.
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WILTON, Iowa - Evelyn R. Whitmer, 94, Wilton, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, at Lutheran Homes, Muscatine.

Private family services will be held. Casket bearers are her grandsons, Robert Baillie, Aaron Whitmer, Lysle E. Whitmer, Jeff Kautz, Shawn Peterson and Mark Peterson. Burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton.

Memorials may be made to Oakdale Cemetery and Genesis Hospice.

Mrs. Whitmer was born Oct. 14, 1910, in Iowa City, the daughter of George and Josephine Tauber Hornung. She married Dr. Lysle H. Whitmer on June 20, 1931, in Davenport. He preceded her in death Feb. 2, 1968.

She attended Peace United Methodist Church, Wilton. She was a member of the Muscatine County Farm Bureau and the Moscow Homemakers.

She enjoyed gardening and cooking.

Survivors include two daughters, Carol Baillie of Muscatine and Joan Kautz and husband Fred of LaCrosse, Wis.; three sons, Maurice Whitmer and wife Twyla and Lysle Whitmer and wife Bonnie, all of Wilton, and Michael Whitmer and wife Tammy of Muscatine; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a niece, Dorothy Farnsworth of Fort Worth, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant daughter, Joanne Whitmer; a brother, Alfred Hornung; a daughter-in-law, Joan Whitmer; and a son-in-law, Jerry Baillie.
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Walyne 'Wally' Whitmer, 71, Las Vegas, formerly of Muscatine, died July 24, 2006, in Las Vegas.

Mrs. Whitmer was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Wilton Junction, the daughter of Walter and Angeline Globes Rock. She married Leslie Whitmer on March 8, 1954. She later married Clyde Poulsum on April 27, 2002, in Las Vegas.

She was employed by Luxor Casino.

Survivors include her husband, Clyde; two sons, Les and wife Patty of Muscatine and Jeff and wife Joy of Eldridge; a daughter, Angie and husband Mike of Eldridge; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two daughters, one brother and two sisters.
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WILTON, Iowa — Loretta I. Whitmer, 87, of Wilton, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, at Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 8, 2010, at the Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton. Honorary bearers will be Leland Gritton, David Evans and Jeff Kaufmann. Serving as casket bearers will be Ken Larson, Jason Larson, Justin Meeks, Philip Whitmer, Jon Whitmer, and Jason Simmons. Burial will take place in the Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2010, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer in her memory.

Loretta was born on October 9, 1922, in Johnson County, the daughter of Walter and Anna DeMean Osborn. She married Moses M. Whitmer on November 14, 1940, in Cedar Rapids. He preceded her in death on July 8, 2000.

She did in home childcare, housekeeping for many area families and worked at Pioneer in the fall for four years. She enjoyed playing cards.

She is survived and lovingly remembered by her daughters, Shirley Larson and husband, Kenneth, of Lynn Center, Illinois, and Judith Meeks and husband, James, of Solon; her daughter-in-law, Sherry Whitmer of Olathe, Kansas; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Evelyn Evans of Atalissa.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Delbert Whitmer; four sisters, Dorothy Voss, Minnie Gritton, Wilma Fick and Gladys Ehlert; and a brother, Henry Osborn.

Re: Whitmer/Widmer

KSchulein — 2009-11-13 14:47:52Z

I have a Anton Widmer in my family born 1832 in Switzerland. He had two brothers Frank and August. I am looking for information on who their parents may have been.
Kathy
kathschu@hotmail.com

Parents of Samuel Whitmer (b. c1799 Lancaster, PA, d. 4/16/1856 Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH)?

kwhitmore199 — 2009-09-29 19:59:19Z

I need to know if anyone has source materials to substantiate the birth and/or marriage of my ancestor Samuel Whitmer, born c1799 in Lancaster, PA, husband of Barbara [Brubaker?], father of Samuel K. Whitmer and grandfather of Bennie Alonzo Whitmer/Whitmore (b. Clarion Co., PA). Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Also, I'd like to know if anyone knows what Samuel K. Whitmer's middle initial stands for.

Re: Jerry Whitmir/Whitmore Clarion, PA

kwhitmore199 — 2009-09-29 19:08:01Z

Update:

1. Samuel Whitmer (b. c.1799 Lancaster PA, d. 4/16/1856 Newberry Twp, Miami County OH)
+ Barbara [Brubaker?] (b. c.1805 Lancaster Co., d. 4/20/1888 Miami Co. OH)
(children born 1828-1844)
2. Catherine (b. Lancaster Co., PA)
2. Valentine (b. Lancaster Co., PA)
2. Benjamin (b. Lancaster Co., PA)
2. Barbara (b. Lancaster Co., PA)
2. Samuel K. Whitmore/Whitmer (b. Lancaster Co., PA, also lived in Clarion Co., PA)
+ Mary A. Knee
3. Bennie Alonzo Whitmore
+ Mary Frances Gilger
4. Harry Burdett Whitmore
+ Lillan Eileen Metheny
5. (Living)
+ (Living)
6. Me
2. Peter E. (b. Lancaster Co., PA)
2. Elizabeth (b. Lancaster Co., PA)

Any source materials or other substantiated information on any of these individuals would be greatly appreciated.

Evelyn R. Whitmer

JIWelsch — 2009-08-28 15:32:10Z

From the Muscatine Iowa Journal Aug. 3, 2005
WILTON, Iowa - Evelyn R. Whitmer, 94, Wilton, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, at Lutheran Homes, Muscatine.

Private family services will be held. Casket bearers are her grandsons, Robert Baillie, Aaron Whitmer, Lysle E. Whitmer, Jeff Kautz, Shawn Peterson and Mark Peterson. Burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton.

Memorials may be made to Oakdale Cemetery and Genesis Hospice.

Mrs. Whitmer was born Oct. 14, 1910, in Iowa City, the daughter of George and Josephine Tauber Hornung. She married Dr. Lysle H. Whitmer on June 20, 1931, in Davenport. He preceded her in death Feb. 2, 1968.

She attended Peace United Methodist Church, Wilton. She was a member of the Muscatine County Farm Bureau and the Moscow Homemakers. She enjoyed gardening and cooking.

Survivors include two daughters, Carol Baillie of Muscatine and Joan Kautz and husband Fred of LaCrosse, Wis.; three sons, Maurice Whitmer and wife Twyla and Lysle Whitmer and wife Bonnie, all of Wilton, and Michael Whitmer and wife Tammy of Muscatine; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a niece, Dorothy Farnsworth of Fort Worth, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant daughter, Joanne Whitmer; a brother, Alfred Hornung; a daughter-in-law, Joan Whitmer; and a son-in-law, Jerry Baillie.

Mildred Whitmer

JIWelsch — 2009-05-31 11:04:30Z

MUSCATINE - Mildred F. Wittmer, 83, died Sunday, February 13, 2000, at the Sterling House. Services will be at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 400 Iowa Ave. The Rev. Dawn Phares will officiate. Pallbearers will be Rick Brenner, Dr. Carlin Lawhead, Liam Healy, Joe Barton, Paul Brookhart, and Eric Barton. Honorary Bearers will be Jamie Wittmer and Robert Wittmer. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church or the Iowa City Hospice. Mrs. Wittmer was born on Dec. 30, 1916, in Muscatine County, the daughter of Arthur and Leota Courtney Brookhart. She married Daryl Wittmer on Jan. 28, 1951, in Muscatine. She was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church and the Esther Circle. She loved Hawkeye football and basketball games and NASCAR races. She worked for Kent Feeds many years ago and was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, James D. Wittmer and his wife, Rhonda, of Muscatine; two grandchildren, Jamie Lynn Wittmer and Robert James Wittmer, of Muscatine; two brothers, Delbert Brookhart and his wife, Iris, of Muscatine, and LeRoy Brookhart and his wife, Dixie, of Muscatine; a brother-in-law, Duane Wittmer of Wichita, Kansas; an aunt, Ferne Hoefer of Mt. Pleasant and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband in 1980.

Moses Whitmer

JIWelsch — 2009-05-30 17:16:02Z

WILTON, Iowa - Moses M. Whitmer , 85, of Wilton, died Saturday, July 8, 2000, at Wilton Care Center in Wilton.

Services will be at Bentley Funeral Home in Wilton. The Rev. Marlin Whitmer will officiate. Organist will be Kathy Luethye and vocalist will be Henry Bentley. Pallbearers will be Ken Larson, Jason Larson, Justin Meeks, Philip Whitmer, Jon Whitmer, Jason Simmons, and Jeff Kaufman. Honorary pallbearers will be Gilbert Meinert, Joe Kaufman, Bob Frey, Ronald Fellner, Merlin Rosfjord, Alan Smith and Jim Lincoln. Burial will be at the Oakdale Cemetery in Wilton with military rites by the American Legion Post 430 of Durant.

Mr. Whitmer was born on April 25, 1915, in Cedar County, the son of Howard and Lillian Shadle
Whitmer. He married Loretta I. Osborn on Nov. 14, 1940, in Cedar Rapids.

He graduated from Wilton High School in 1933. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corp for 6 months.

He served in the Army during World War II in North Africa and Italy.

He retired from Pioneer Hybrids in Durant after 34 years.

He was a member of the Durant American Legion Post No. 430 for 45 years and the Muscatine VFW Post No. 1565.

Survivors include his wife, Loretta Whitmer of Wilton; two daughters, Shirley Larson and her husband, Kenneth, of Orion, Ill. and Judith Meeks and her husband, James, of Solon; a son, Delbert Whitmer and his wife, Sherry, of LeClaire; a sister, Ruby Kaufman and her husband, Freeman, of Wilton; four brothers, Harold and Herbert Whitmer, both of Tipton, James Whitmer of Lakeland, Fla., and Donald Whitmer of Kimberling City, Mo.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Howard and Lillian Whitmer; a brother, Hilbert Whitmer; a sister, Dorothy Beaver.

WHITMER William E 1907-1974

t42Parkdale — 2009-05-04 18:12:09Z

WHITMER William E 1907-1974

I photographed this gravestone in the Parkdale Cemetery, Arlington,Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,340 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

obit fyi: Susan Dian Kanenwisher Whitmer. 1942-2008

Nanatothree — 2008-04-25 05:57:09Z

PLEASE NOTE, THIS WAS POSTED FOR REFERENCE ONLY. I AM NOT RELATED TO, NOR AM I RESEARCHING THIS FAMILY, I’VE ONLY DONE A COPY AND PASTE FROM OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER FYI.

THIS INFO HAS BEEN POSTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE EDITOR OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD.
Susan Dian Kanenwisher Whitmer
Posted: Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 - 04:27:27 pm PDT
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD, MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON STATE

Susan Dian Kanenwisher Whitmer has gone to be with her Lord and Savior after a year-long illness.

Susan was born in Minot, N. D., on Oct. 10, 1942, to Bennie and Margrit (Moen) Kanenwisher. Susan lost her dear mother Margrit when she was only two weeks old. Her father took her and her sister to California for about a year and then traveled on to live in Warden. During these few years the girls were cared for by loving aunts and grandparents. When Susan was two, Bennie remarried Verna Marie Graham, which began a blended family including Janice, Susan, Gary, Kenny and later on, Judy. She spent her childhood years in Othello. She had a lovely singing voice and during her high school years was selected to participate in many choral events. Her long blond hair was beautiful and a source of admiration.

She married at the early age of 17 to William (Bill) A. Whitmer. They had four children: Gayle, Scott, Brenda, and David. In 17 years of marriage, Sue and Bill moved many times, though staying in the Adams and Grant county area.

When the marriage ended in 1977, Sue moved to Moses Lake. She worked as a manager of the Eagles, catering, and working at other jobs to support herself and her youngest children. In 1995 she took a trip to the south and fell in love with Clyde Cummings. They were married shortly thereafter and spent 10 happy years together. Illness necessitated her move to Eastern Washington, where she could be near her children.

She is survived by her four siblings: Janice (Jim) Gower, Gary (Gloria) Kanenwisher, Kenneth (Krista) Kanenwisher, and Judith (Carol) Harper. Survivors also include her loving children: Gayle (Dave) Bonato, Scott (Sylvia) Whitmer, Brenda (John) Whitmer-Morris, and David (Rosa Torres) Whitmer; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two grandsons, Tony and Matthew Bonato. Susan's greatest love was her family.

She had many hobbies, including reading, sewing, cooking, and gardening. She also crafted, quilted, made dolls and artwork for her own enjoyment, as well as for extra income. Her skills as a seamstress were famous in the area where she lived. It gave her great satisfaction to help others and give to the needy. She especially liked to give gifts of food. In her later years she worked as an in-home health care giver, but that doesn't encompass all that she did for other people. She was always willing to go the extra mile and thought nothing of providing her services for free when needed. Her clients loved her and spoke highly of her. She had many special friends in Washington, as well as Texas, namely Rita Osborn, who also preceded her in death. Susan and Rita were the "Thelma and Louise" of their time.

At the end of her illness she was loved, cared for, and watched over by Dr. Irene Kimura and the supportive staff of Samaritan Hospital. She will be missed by all who knew her. Graveside service will take place at Bess Hampton Memorial Cemetery in Othello, at 2 p.m., followed by a memorial service and reception at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 640 E. Elm Street, Othello, officiated by Pastor Teresia Calene. Flowers should be sent to 3863 Denton Road, Moses Lake, WA. Memorial donations may be sent to Moses Lake Food Bank. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake. Please sign the book or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com.

Re: Francis Suffare Whitmer and Cathrine Delawder

NRMcBurney — 2008-04-06 10:20:17Z

Francis Suffare Whitmer was my third great grandfather. Most of what information I have is on my genealogy web site at http://www.nrmcburney.net/Mac/Genealogy/. After wallowing through that, and if you don't have a copy of "Descendants of The Swiss Immigrant Sons of John Whitmer" by Lyle & Marceline Whitmer (second edition 1984), I'll be glad to look through that reference for whatever I can help you with - Mac

Francis Suffare Whitmer and Cathrine Delawder

Jaredksherman — 2008-04-05 22:01:15Z

I'm looking for some information on Francis Suffare Whitmer, his wife Cathrine Delawder (possibly born on b. 06 Jan 1803 in Mathias, Hardy County, West Va., Father Abraham
Delawder, Mother Barbara Leckliter.).

I'm also looking for information on their son William Whitmer who married Sarah Sherman/Shireman/Shurman around 1860.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Re: Hans Whitmer

ken_ww — 2008-03-29 22:30:30Z

I may be descended from this line and am trying to find out one way or the other.

Can you send me a gedcom file or a listing of the complete descendency of your 1. Johann Jakob Widmer born 1634 in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland?

I'm trying to confirm if my Peter Whitmer/Witmer/Widmer is among that descendency or not, as there are various conflicting data circulating on the internet regarding his parentage.

I'm also very interested in any digital photos or scans of source materials and/or references to source materials that may help to substantiate the data.

ken_ww@yahoo.com

Re: Hans Whitmer

gamergrl419 — 2008-03-12 15:47:07Z

wow.. so these threads are really old.. but here i go.. I have Great(etc...)Granfathers with the names hans johannes, whitmer.. from bern switzerland. ok im gonna try to make this simple. starting with as far back as i had gotten.

1. johann jakob widmer(sp? found many variations)
BORN: abt 1634 - sumiswald, bern, switzerland.
DIED: abt 1737

his son below..(my next grandfather)

2. johannes hans widmer
BORN: abt 1660, switzerland, germany, france
DIED: abt 1763

and the list goes on and on.. with lot of hans, johannes, jakobs, peters.. etc...
feel free to email me.
MkatherineN@cox.net

i am very interested in comparing information.
my great grandpa is James Milton Whitmer and is buried a mile away from my home, in council bluffs, Iowa.

Re: Hans Whitmer

gamergrl419 — 2008-03-12 15:47:05Z

Jacob b. 1789

LornaVogt19 — 2007-09-06 21:42:39Z

Seeking documentation regarding Jacob Whitmer, b. 1789 son of Peter whitmer II and Mary Magdalena Overmeyer. Jacob was the father of Mary M. Whitmer md. George Weatherington (Worthington)

Re: Francis Suffare Whitmer

triplestep — 2007-09-06 17:37:49Z

Do you have a Joe Lickliter, Raleigh county Wv or Ernest in your tree, also looking for Creed

charles whitmer rebecca landis

ggma1gma5 — 2007-07-28 13:39:23Z

Just received the death certificate for my great grandfather Emanuel Whitmer listing his parents as Charles Whitmer and Rebecca Landis. I have found a 1850 census in Beaver, Mahoning, Ohio listing Charles, Rebecca and children Milton, Levi, Penrose, Samuel (all born in Pennsylvania) and Lewis (Louis), Edward, Angeline (last three born in Ohio). The spelling of the last name was Wetmore. I have also found a 1860 census in Springfield, Mahoning, Ohio with last name as Whitmer listing Charles, Rebecca, Milton Levi, Penrose, Samuel (all born in Pennsylvania), and Louis, Edward, Angeline, Lucena (later 4 born in Ohio). There is a glaring absense of Emanuel. I found a 1870 census Beaver, Mahoning, Ohio listing head as George Witmer, Rebecca, Angeline, Emanuel, Lucy (children born in Ohio, parents in Pennsylvania). I am very confused on the first name of the head of household change.

Emanuel married Celestia J Wunderlin in Mahoning, Ohio and lived in Falls River, Nebraska where Celestia and a baby boy died. They had children Charles David (moved to Denver, Colo where he died), Raymond (died in WWI service), Lottie (haven't found her past age 18. Family info says she died young), Marcus (my grandfather moved to Clark, Routt County, Colorado where he married Josephine Norman and had three children: Russell, Mary, and Ray). Emanuel remarried Mary F, moved on to California where he passed away in 1940.

Any information on these lines would be greatly appreciated.

have more information on whitmer wonderlin

ggma1gma5 — 2007-07-28 13:03:56Z

Received the death certificate for Emanuel Whitmer. It lists his parents as Charles Whitmer and Rebecca Landis. I have found a Charles and Rebecca Whitmer listed on the 1850 census for Beaver, Mahoning, Ohio. The spelling of their last name was Wetmore. I also found them on the 1860 Springfield, Mahoning, Ohio census, but my Emanuel was not listed with them. The strange thing is I found Rebecca Witmer listed on 1870 census Beaver, Mahoning, Ohio listing Emanuel age 14 (he was born Oct 12, 1855) with two of the girls listed on the 1860 and one of the girls listed on the 1850 census previously mentioned. The confusing thing on the 1870 census lists head of household as George Witmer.

Celestia's parents are David and Lydia Wunderlin. I have found them on the 1880, 1870 census in Beaver, Mahoning, Ohio.

Any help on these lines would be greatly appreciated.

Re: William Whitmer/ VA-SC

kathycaswell33 — 2007-06-29 05:27:05Z

I am sure by now you have this information. I not let me know. I can go back several gen. Thank you

Whitmer Surname Researchers Mailing List

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debland — 2006-11-07 01:18:48Z

i'm trying to locate some of my family i belive most are dead they were originally from minnesota moved to wisconsin great granfather was harry don't know his wife's name, they had 8 children , i know my great granmother died in a fire around 1934 if anyone has any info i would appreciate it. thanks

Re: Whitmer Family History Book