Velma Anna Wimer

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Velma Anna Wimer is not in my direct ancestry. She is associated through her adoption, by Lawrence J. Wimer who was: Brother of Clara Mabel Wimer Son of Margaret Jane Robinson and Isaac C. Wimer

The parents of Velma Anna Wimer are unknown. She was adopted and raised by Lawrence J. Wimer and wife Katy Vogel. Velma and husband Cliff Fleming resided in Indiana County PA, near Schlocta, in an attractive ranch style home. He worked in the forestry industry, and had a tree farm. Velma was well-remembered as a favorite among her Wilson and Wimer cousins.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~Feb. 1929
Marriage			To Clifford Fleming (1921-1996)
Death	2003
Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana,Indiana Co., PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2                                  Generation 3            '                 
 
                                              
                                           +-- Lawrence J. Wimer                  
                                           |   (1891-1944)
                                           |
Velma Anna Wimer (adopted, raised by:) //--+                                       
                                           |                      
                                           |
                                           +--  Kathryn "Katy" Vogel
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Children

(with Clifford Fleming)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
(Living) Fleming	F			Yarnell
(Living)Fleming	F			Raimer
(Living) Fleming	F			Welderoth
(Living)Fleming	F			Blanjar
(Living)Fleming	F			McCormack
(Living)Fleming	M			unmarried

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Photo Gallery

Margaret Wimer, seated, with 7 of her 9 children, and her sister Ida Robinson McDeavitt. Standing L to R: Mary, Ida, Meda, Stella, Clara, Ida McDeavitt, Lawrence, & Lizzie. James & Bertha are absent.

Gravestone of Lawrence J. Wimer and Della Reddick, Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA

Gravestone of Velma Wimer & Clifford Flemming, Greenwood Cemetery; flag holder for WWII

Gravestone of Walter Quay Fleming & Bernice J., Greenwood Cemetery

Military Gravestone, Walter Quay Fleming

Gravestone of Thomas Dale Fleming & Pearl M., Greenwood Cemetery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1930 United States Federal Census, District 70, Worth Twp, Butler Co., PA, page 15. Census dated 23 Apr 1930. Lines 9-11: Lawrence J. Wimer, head, 44, first married at age 36, rents home, $5 rent, tool dresser, oil field, owns radio, born PA, parents b. PA.; Kathryn M., wife, 30, married at 22, born PA, parents b. Germany; Velma Anna, adopted dau., 1 year 2 months, b. PA, parents b. PA. A family headed by Charles Wimer is the next listing.
2	Obituary for Clara Mabel Wimer. Lists name as Mrs. Clara Mabel Wilson, wife of Bert W. Wilson of Nickleville. She died at the age of 52. Born near Slippery Rock to Isaac and Margaret Robinson Wimer. Clara and Bert lived near Slippery Rock until 14 years before her death, when they moved to Nickleville. She is survived by ....M/M Laurence Wimer & Velma (Note: Clara's brother's family,including adopted dau. Velma)
3	Obituary of Della Mae Reddick, Butler Eagle edition of 13 Mar. 1968; microfilm R-341, pg. 10. Image supplied to us June 2008 by Jan Finke. Mrs. Della Mae Wimer, 82, of Indiana PA, formerly Butler Co., died yesterday (ie. 12 Mar 1968). Born 17 Jan 1886 in West Virginia, daughter of Richard & Malinda Reddick. Survived by husband Lawrence Wimer; son James E. Wilson; 4 daughters: Mrs. Mike (Mae) Elchison, Mrs. Arthur Roy (Mary Jane) Fleming, Mrs. Roy E. (Mabel) Fleming, & Mrs. Clifford (Velma) Fleming; several step-children; 5 brothers: Harold, Cecil, Henry, Earl & Charles Reddick. Burial in Indiana PA. Note: Mae (Mrs. Mike Elchison) was a daughter of Velma and John Wick. Velma (Mrs. Clifford Fleming) was Della's step-daughter, the adopted daughter of Della's 3rd husband, Lawrence J. Wimer, and his 1st wife Katherine Vogel.
4	Gravestone, Greenwood Cemetery,Indiana, Indiana Co. PA., transcribed June 2008 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. WIMER Lawrence 1886 - 1984; Della 1886 - 1968, FLEMING Clifford 1921 - 1996; Velma 1929 - 2003. FLEMING Walter Quay 1918 - 1999; Bernice J. 1924 - Walter Q. Fleming, TEC 5 US Army, World War II, June 5 1918 - Oct 26, 1999. FLEMING Thomas Dale 1915 - 1973, SF 1/C US Navy, WWII; Pearl M. 1919 - 2003 McCORMICK Julie Kristine May 16, 1978 - Jan 8, 2006
5	Interview with Mary Jane Wilson (Fleming) and husband Arthur Roy Fleming by Elizabeth Wilson Williams with Russell W. Wilson, June 2008, outside Indiana, PA Della Reddick's two daughters Betty Wicks & May Wicks didn't live with Della at Jim Wilson's. Birth order & spouses of the children of Velma & Cliff Fleming : 1) Donna m. David Yarnell; 2 daughters & 5 grandchildren. 2) Ruth m. __ Raimer; 3 daughters & 3 grandchildren 3) Linda m. __Welderoth; 1 daughter 4)Nancy m. John Blaniar 5) Pauline m. Don McCormick; 3 children, 2 living 6) Greg Fleming res. Charlotte NC, 12 yrs younger than Pauline. Spouses of children of Della Reddick Wicks and Jim Wilson: 1) James Edward Wilson m. Bernice Fulmer 2) Mary Jane Wilson m. Arthur Roy Fleming 3) Mabel Aileen Wilson m. Roy E. Fleming. "Arthur Roy Fleming & Roy E. Fleming are not related", per Arthur Roy Fleming.
6	Interview with Pauline Fleming (McCormick) by Elizabeth Wilson Williams with Russell W. Wilson, June 2008, at Indiana, PA

Source notes

• In 2008, about 6 years after Velma's death, cousin Russell W. Wilson and his niece Elizabeth Wilson Williams visited Velma's home (by then sold) near Schlocta, Indiana Co. PA; two daughters; Wilson cousin Mary Jane Wilson (Fleming); and the Greenwood Cemetery in Indiana (city), PA.