Elizabeth Ethel Wimer

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Elizabeth Ethel Wimer is not in my direct ancestry. She is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister of Clara Mabel Wimer Daughter of Isaac C. Wimer and Margaret Jane Robinson

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	25 Dec 1888	Butler Co., PA
Marriage	25 Feb.1909		To Robert Earl McDeavitt
Death	9 Mar 1981	Slippery Rock, Butler Co, PA
Burial	Mar. 1981	West Liberty Cemetery, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 3            Generation 4                 Generation 5
 
                                                  +-- Samuel Wimer, Jr.
                                                  |   (~1826-~1910)
                         +-- Isaac C. Wimer ------+ 
                         |       (1856-1942)      |
 Elizabeth Ethel Wimer --+                        +-- Elizabeth Hogue   
 (1888-1981)             |                            (1832-1906)
                         +-- Margaret Jane Robison
                             (~1865-1950)             

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Children

(11 children with Robert Earl McDeavitt)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Mabel L. McDeavitt	F	Aug 1910	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA	Frank Ramming	res. Gasport NY in 1981
Clair H. McDeavitt	M	~1912	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA		resident of Sun City Center FL 1981
Gilda P. McDeavitt	F	~1914	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA	Kenneth Greenway	res. Slippery Rock RD 2
Opal M McDeavitt	F	~1917	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA	Ralph Blakely	res. Grove City
Margaret R. McDeavitt	F	Mar 1918	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA		may have died early, not in 1930 census
Ethel R. McDeavitt	F	~1922	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA	George Campbell	resident of Sun City Center FL 1981
Paul R. McDeavitt	M	June 1925 (twin)	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA		resident of Butler borough
Earl B. McDeavitt	M	June 1925 (twin)	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA		resident of Butler borough
Leah Jean McDeavitt	F	Dec 1927	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA		res. Slippery Rock boroough
Bertha S. McDeavitt	F	May 1929	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA	Richard Stewart	res. Slippery Rock
daughter McDeavitt	F	birth order unknown	assume West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA	preceded her mother in death

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Worth Twp, Butler Co, PA	birth until marriage (~1909)
West Liberty Twp, Butler Co, PA	~1909 - >1930

Photo Gallery

Gravestone Robert E & Elizabeth E McDeavitt, West Liberty Cemetery, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA

Sources

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1	1900 United States Federal Census, Worth Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 92, Page 2, lines 82-90 lists Isaac Wimer, 42, born Apr [Aug?] 1857, married to Maggie, 35 [36?], born Nov 1864. They live with seven children: daughter Estella, born Jan 1884; son Lawrence, born Feb 1886; daughter Lizzie, 12, born Dec 1888; daugher Clara, 8, born Oct 1891; daughter Mede, 6, born May 1894; daughter Ida, 3, born Mar 1897; and daughter Mary, 5 months, born Dec 1899. Isaac and Maggie have been married for 17 years and Maggie has given birth to seven children, all of whom are still living. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Isaac's occupation is listed as "farmer" and Lawrence is listed as a "farm laborer." Isaac, Maggie, Estella, Lawrence, and Lizzie can read, write, and speak English. Estella, Lawrence, Lizize, and Clara attended school within the census year. This census is dated 7 Jun 1900.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, West Liberty Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 58, Page 2. Census dated 3 May 1910 Lines 55-57: Robert E. McDeavitt, 25, first marriage, 1 year, carpenter, rents home; Lizzie, wife, 21 1st marriage, 1 year, 1 child born, 1 living; Mabel L, dau., 9 months. All and parents b. PA. Adults can read and write English.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, West Libery Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 3, Page 1. Census dated 21 June 1920 Lines 44-50:Robert E. McDeavitt, 35, owns farm, cutter, coal mine; Elizabeth E., wife, 31; Mabel L., dau., 9, in school; Clair H., son, 7, in school; Gilda P., dau., 4 years 4 months; Opal M., dau., 3 years 3 months; Margaret R., dau., 1 year 3 months. All and all parents b. PA, adults can read and write English. Page also has John H. McDeavitt (Robert's father) and families headed by Roy McDeavitt and Ross McDeavitt.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, West Libery Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 67, Page 2. Census dated 16-17 Apr 1930 Lines 75-84:Robert E. McDeavitt, 45, m. at age 24, owns farm, and radio, farmer, general farming, not a veteran; Elizabeth E., wife, 42, m. at age 20; Clair H., son, 18, in school; Gilda P, dau., 16, in school; Opal M., dau., 13, in school; Ethel R., dau., 8, in school; Paul R., son, 4 years 10 months; Earl B., son, 2 years 5 months; Leah J., dau., 2 years 5 months; Bertha S., dau, 11 months. All and all parents b. PA. Adults and older children can read, write and speak English.
5	Social Security Death Index Name: Elizabeth McDeavitt Last Residence: 16057 Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States of America Born: 25 Dec 1888 Died: Mar 1981 State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1973 )
6	Obituary Elizabeth Ethel Wimer McDeavitt, Butler Eagle, Monday 9 Mar. 1981. Mrs. Elizabeth Ethel Wimer McDeavitt, 92, of 112 1/2 N. Main St., Slippery Rock, died at 7:05 pm yesterday in Orchard Manor, Grove City. Mrs. McDeavitt was the oldest living member of West Liberty United Methodist Church. Born Dec. 25, 1888, she was the daughter of Isaac and Margaret Robinson Wimer. She was married to Robert Earl McDeavitt on Feb. 25, 1909. He died Jan. 3, 1974. Surviving are three sons: Clair H. of Sun City Center, Fla., and twins Paul and Earl, both of Butler; six daughters: Mrs. Frank (Mabel) Ramming of Gasport, N.Y., Mrs. Kenneth (Gilda) Greenway, Slippery Rock, R. D. 2, Mrs. George (Ethel) Campbell of Sun City Center, Fla., Mrs. Ralph (Opal) Blakely of Grove City, Leah Jean McDeavitt of Slippery Rock, and Mrs. Richard (Bertha) Stewart of Slippery Rock; a sister Mrs. Ida Stillwagon of Michigan and one brother Lawrence Wimer of Indiana, PA; 16 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Two daughters and five sisters preceded her in death. Services from Cunningham-Smith Funeral Home; burial in West Liberty cemetery.
7	Gravestone transcriptions, West Liberty Cemetery, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA. Transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams: MCDEAVITT Robert E. 1884-1974; Elizabeth E. 1888-1981.
8	Interview with Helen Snyder (McDeavitt), June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams, accompaning visit to Earl McDeavitt by her uncle Russell W. Wilson. Helen & Earl were married at Mt. Zion church; family buried at "Red Stone". Bob McDeavitt was a carpenter & brick layer; built brick houses. Paul & Earl were carpenters, in construction. Helen's grandfather was John A. McCandless, buried at the Old Snyder Cemetery: going north on Rt 8, turn left at Muddy Creek Church; follow Old Muddy Creek Rd. to the first left (name not noted). From this (unnamed) road take a left onto another unnamed road; go past some houses and the road circles around to the cemetery, with a stone wall.

Research

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