William Wimer - Revision history

Liz: Source 11 gravestone inscription of Wm Wimer; page link at source 9 to Wm Wimer bio by Paul Myers; intro note re bio-link

2019-02-02T21:53:16Z

Source 11 gravestone inscription of Wm Wimer; page link at source 9 to Wm Wimer bio by Paul Myers; intro note re bio-link

Liz: Source 11 gravestone inscription of Wm Wimer; page link at source 9 to Wm Wimer bio by Paul Myers; intro note re bio-link

2019-02-02T21:49:10Z

Source 11 gravestone inscription of Wm Wimer; page link at source 9 to Wm Wimer bio by Paul Myers; intro note re bio-link

Liz: Photo, Christopher & Mary Wimer plot, showing William Wimer stone, Wolf Creek cem

2019-02-02T18:06:37Z

Photo, Christopher & Mary Wimer plot, showing William Wimer stone, Wolf Creek cem

Liz: Gravestone photo William Wimer d.1865

2019-02-02T17:30:12Z

Gravestone photo William Wimer d.1865

Liz: format correctin

2011-03-22T13:39:29Z

format correctin

Brady: create page, census, children, residences

2011-02-27T22:27:09Z

create page, census, children, residences

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{| class="messagebox standard-talk"
| style="padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px;"|
==NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR==
'''William Wimer'''is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:
* Brother of [[Samuel Wimer]]
* Son of [[Christophel Wimer]] and [[Mary Sophia Snyder]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
|-
| '''Birth''' || 5 July 1807 || Worth Twp, Butler County PA || || [9] 
|-
| '''Marriage''' || || || To Elizabeth (unknown)|| [9]
|-
| '''Death''' || ||Butler Co., PA || || [9] 
|}

= Ancestry chart segment =

''Generation 6'' ''Generation 7'' ''Generation 8''

+-- [unknown]
| (????-????)
+-- [[Christophel Wimer]] --+
| (1770-1842) |
''William Wimer'' --+ +-- [unknown]
(~1797-1867) | (????-????)
+-- [[Mary Sophia Snyder]]
(1769-1842)

Sources:
 [9] 

=Children=
(4 children with Elizabeth (unknown))
{| class="wikitable"
! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
|-
| Christopher Wimer || M || 8 Jan 1834 ||Muddy Creek Twp., Butler, PA (now Worth Twp.) || m. in 1861 Julia Ann Book || d. 23 May 1928 || [6][7][9]
|-
| James Wimer || M || 3 Apr 1837 || Muddy Creek Twp., Butler, PA (now Worth Twp.) || m. 8 Apr 1859 Levina McGowan (b. 1844, d. 27 Apr 1922) || d. 18 Feb 1914 || [7][9]
|-
| John N. Wimer || M || 1840 || Muddy Creek Twp., Butler, PA (now Worth Twp.) || m. Lydia Jane (unknown) d. 23 Dec 1882 || d. 1902 || [6][7][9]
|-
| Philip Snyder Wimer || M || 17 Apr 1843 || Muddy Creek Twp., Butler, PA (now Worth Twp.) || m. in 1863 Susan McClymonds (d. 29 Mar 1870) m. (2nd) Rebecca J. Love (b. 1839; d. 17 Feb 1924)|| d. Dec 1909 || [6][7][9]
|}

=Places of Residence=
{| class="wikitable"
! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources
|-
|Adams Co. Pa, ||birth in 1797 || ||[9] 
|-
|Slippery Rock Twp., Butler Co. PA || by 1810 || assume to be with parents ||[1][9]
|-
|Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA (Note: became Worth Twp. in 1854) || by 1830 || || [5][9] 
|-
|became Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA || in 1854 || || [7][9] 
|}

=Photos=

= Sources =
{| class="wikitable"
! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original

|-
!'''1'''
|'''1800 United States Federal Census''', Hamilton's Bunn Twp, Adams Co, PA, Pg 4. The family headed by Christopher Wimer includes: 3 males <10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10 and 1 female 26-44.
| [[Image:1800 census pa adams hamiltonian pg 4.jpg|50px|left]]

|-
!'''2'''
|'''1810 United States Federal Census''', Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA, Pg 3. The family headed by C. Wimer includes: 3 males <10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 10-15 and 1 female 26-44. This is an exact fit for the family of ''Christophel Wimer'' There is also a family headed by J. Wimer: 1 male 16-25, 1 male >45, 2 females <10, 3 females 10-15, and 1 female 26-44. This family is one away from C. Wimer.
| [[Image:1810 census pa butler slippery rock pg 3.jpg|50px|left]]

|-
!'''3'''
|'''1820 United States Federal Census''', Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA, Pg 146A. The family headed by Chriss Wimer includes: 2 males 10-15, 1 male 16-18, 3 males 16-26, and 1 male and 1 female >44. This is an exact fit for the family of ''Christophel Wimer''
| [[Image:1820 census pa butler slippery rock pg 146a.jpg|50px|left]]
|-
! '''4'''
| '''1830 United States Federal Census''', Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 5. Family headed by Christopher Wimer: 2 males 20-30, 1 male 30-40, 1 male 60, 1 female 50-60. This corresponds to the family of [[Christophel Wimer]] (age 60)and [[Mary Sophia Snyder]] (age 59). The male in his 30's could be Samuel (37), Peter (35) or John (33). The two males in their 20's could be Jonathan (28), William (23) or Isaac (22). [[Rebecca Wimer]] Kelly is also on the page in the family headed by Thomas Kelly.
| [[Image:1830 census pa butler slippery rock pg 5.jpg|50px|center]]
|-
!'''5'''
| '''1840_United_States_Federal_Census''', Muddy Creek Twp., Butler County PA. (from Ancestry.com pg. 23). Household of William Wimer: 1 male age 30-40, 1 male 5-10, 1 male <5 1 female 20-30.
|[[Image:1840 census pa butler muddy creek pg 23.jpg|50px|left]]
|-
!'''6'''
| '''1850_United_States_Federal_Census''', Muddy Creek Twp., Butler County PA, page 15. Census dated 28 Aug 1850. Lines 25-29: William Wimer, 41, farmer, $2000 real property; Elizabeth, 35; Christopher, 16; Philip, 7; John, 10. All b. PA, all children in school.
| [[Image:1850 census pa butler muddy creek pg 15.jpg|50px|center]]
|-
!'''7'''
| '''1860_United_States_Federal_Census''', Worth Twp., Butler County PA, page 7. Census date 5 July 1860. Lines 21-24: William Wimer, 54, farmer, $7500 real, $2030 personal property; Elizabeth, 44; Christopher, 26, farm laborer; John, 21; Philip, 17. John and Philip attended school. All born PA; all can read and write English. Lines 22-28: Family of James Wimer, age 51, farmer, $1200 real, $107 personal property; Sevina, 17; Isaac, 1 month; Robert Gray, 23, laborer. James is the 2nd son of William and Elizabeth Wimer
| [[Image:1860 census pa butler worth pg 7.jpg|50px|center]]
|-
! '''8'''
| '''[[Source: History of Butler County Pennsylvania 1895|''History of Butler County Pennsylvania 1895'']]''' Page 1240: Christopher Wimer'' came from Adams Co., PA, to Butler Co., PA in 1798 and settled in Worth Twp. He married ''Miss Snyder'' of Adams Co., and together they had seven children named ''Samuel, John, Peter, Jonathan, William, Isaac,'' and ''Rebecca''. Rebecca married ''Thomas Kelly''. Christopher's son Samuel Wimer was born in Adams Co. in 1792.
| <div style="text-align: center">[[Source: History of Butler County Pennsylvania 1895|transcript]]</div>

|-
!'''9'''
|'''''The Wimer Family''''', by Paul W. Myers, self-published manuscript, undated(printed before 1985. Eight generations of the Wimer family charted, with biographical information on Christopher Wimer and his children, derived from interviews of descendants and extensive research of property deeds, military records, and wills. John Wimer (b. 20 Feb.1797-d. 17 May 1867, with a will), m. 1824 Nancy Coulter(d. July 1864). 7 children listed. John & Nancy buried Wolf Creek cemetery.
|[[Christophel Wimer Biography from The Wimer Family|(See additioinal notes)]]

|-
!'''10'''
|'''History of Butler County PA 1883''' by Waterman, Watkins, & Co. Chicago., p. 358 '''biography of Christopher Wimer'''. Christopher Wimer arrived present Worth Twp. in 1798. Seven children: Samuel, John, Peter, Jonathan, William, Isaac, & Rebecca wife of Thomas Kelly. John married Nancy Coulter, res. Worth Twp; seven children of John & Nancy listed. [[Biography of Christopher Wimer, 1883 History of Butler County PA p.357|(Complete text)]]

|}

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 !'''9'''
 |'''''The Wimer Family''''', by Paul W. Myers, self-published manuscript, undated(printed before 1985. Eight generations of the Wimer family charted, with biographical information on Christopher Wimer and his children, derived from interviews of descendants and extensive research of property deeds, military records, and wills.   William Wimer was born on his parents' farm in Worth Twp. 5 July, 1807/ He married Elizabeth  (surname unknown) on 28 Feb. 1833, so about age 26.  They settled near the farm of his oldest brother Samuel. For property transactions see the full biography notes, at right.  Their four children were Christopher Wimer b. 8 Jan. 1834; James Wimer b. 3 Apr. 1837; John N. Wimer b. 1840; and Philip Snyder Wimer b. 17 Apr 1843.
-|[[William Wimer Biography from The Wimer Family]]
+|[[William Wimer Biography by Paul W. Myers]]
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 * Son of [[Christophel Wimer]] and [[Mary Sophia Snyder]]
 |}
 {| class="wikitable"
 !  || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
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 | '''Marriage''' ||  || || To Elizabeth (unknown)|| <sup class="reference"> [9]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death''' ||11 Apr 1865 ||Butler Co., PA ||Died aged 57yrs 9mos 6days|| <sup class="reference">[11] </sup>
+| '''Death''' ||11 Apr 1865 ||Butler Co., PA |||| <sup class="reference">[11] </sup>
 |}
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 =Photos=
-[[File:William Wimer d 1865 gravestone Wolf Crk Cem.jpg|100px|left|thumb|William Wimer<br>Wolf Creek Cemetery,Worth T,Butler Co PA]][[Image:Wimer plot, Wolf Creek.jpg|100px|thumb|Christopher & Mary S. Wimer family plot]]  <br style="clear: left"/>  The stone for William Wimer lies in the row in front of Christopher Wimer & Mary S Wimer stones.  Next to William's grave, beyond one space with no stone, lie two stones, each for an Isaac Wimer, both died at age 2 yrs, one in 1830, the other in 1827. (Photo & transcription 1990 by Elizabeth W. Williams)
+[[File:William Wimer d 1865 gravestone Wolf Crk Cem.jpg|100px|left|thumb|William Wimer<br>Wolf Creek Cemetery,Worth T,Butler Co PA]][[Image:Wimer plot, Wolf Creek.jpg|100px|center|thumb|Christopher & Mary S. Wimer family plot]]  <br style="clear: left"/>  The stone for William Wimer lies one row in front of Christopher Wimer & Mary S Wimer's stones.  Next to William's grave, is a space with no stone, possibly the burial site of his wife Elizabeth.  <br>(Photos & transcription 1990 by Elizabeth W. Williams)
 <br style="clear: left"/>
 = Sources =
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 |-
 !'''9'''
-|'''''The Wimer Family''''', by Paul W. Myers, self-published manuscript, undated(printed before 1985. Eight generations of the Wimer family charted, with biographical information on Christopher Wimer and his children, derived from interviews of descendants and extensive research of property deeds, military records, and wills.  John Wimer (b. 20 Feb.1797-d. 17 May 1867, with a will), m. 1824 Nancy Coulter(d. July 1864). 7 children listed.  John & Nancy buried Wolf Creek cemetery.
+|'''''The Wimer Family''''', by Paul W. Myers, self-published manuscript, undated(printed before 1985. Eight generations of the Wimer family charted, with biographical information on Christopher Wimer and his children, derived from interviews of descendants and extensive research of property deeds, military records, and wills.   William Wimer was born on his parents' farm in Worth Twp. 5 July, 1807/ He married Elizabeth  (surname unknown) on 28 Feb. 1833, so about age 26.  They settled near the farm of his oldest brother Samuel. For property transactions see the full biography notes, at right.  Their four children were Christopher Wimer b. 8 Jan. 1834; James Wimer b. 3 Apr. 1837; John N. Wimer b. 1840; and Philip Snyder Wimer b. 17 Apr 1843.
-|[[Christophel Wimer Biography from The Wimer Family|(See additioinal notes)]]
+|[[William Wimer Biography from The Wimer Family]]
 |-
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 |-
 !'''11'''
-|'''Wolf Creek Cemetery gravestones transcriptions''', Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA, transcribed 1990 by Elizabeth W. Williams.
+|'''Wolf Creek Cemetery gravestone inscription''', Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA, transcribed 1990 by Elizabeth W. Williams.
-* William Wimer, Died  April 11 1865 Aged 57 yrs, 9 mos, 6 ds.
+* "William Wimer, Died  April 11 1865 Aged 57 yrs, 9 mos, 6 ds."

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 | '''Marriage''' ||  || || To Elizabeth (unknown)|| <sup class="reference"> [9]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death''' || ||Butler Co., PA ||   || <sup class="reference">[9] </sup>
+| '''Death''' ||11 Apr 1865 ||Butler Co., PA ||Died aged 57yrs 9mos 6days|| <sup class="reference">[11] </sup>
 |}
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 =Photos=
-[[File:William Wimer d 1865 gravestone Wolf Crk Cem.jpg|100px|left|thumb|William Wimer<br>Wolf Creek Cemetery,Worth T,Butler Co PA]]<br style="clear: left"/>  This stone lies in row in front of Christopher Wimer & Mary S Wimer stones.  Next to William's grave, beyond one space with no stone, lie two stones, each for an Isaac Wimer, both died at age 2 yrs, one in 1830, the other in 1827. (Photo & transcription 1990 by Elizabeth W. Williams)
+[[File:William Wimer d 1865 gravestone Wolf Crk Cem.jpg|100px|left|thumb|William Wimer<br>Wolf Creek Cemetery,Worth T,Butler Co PA]][[Image:Wimer plot, Wolf Creek.jpg|100px|thumb|Christopher & Mary S. Wimer family plot]]  <br style="clear: left"/>  The stone for William Wimer lies in the row in front of Christopher Wimer & Mary S Wimer stones.  Next to William's grave, beyond one space with no stone, lie two stones, each for an Isaac Wimer, both died at age 2 yrs, one in 1830, the other in 1827. (Photo & transcription 1990 by Elizabeth W. Williams)
 = Sources =
 {| class="wikitable"
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 !'''10'''
 |'''History of Butler County PA 1883''' by Waterman, Watkins, & Co. Chicago., p. 358 '''biography of Christopher Wimer'''.<br> Christopher Wimer arrived present Worth Twp. in 1798.  Seven children: Samuel, John, Peter, Jonathan, William, Isaac, & Rebecca wife of Thomas Kelly. John married Nancy Coulter, res. Worth Twp; seven children of John & Nancy listed.<br>[[Biography of Christopher Wimer, 1883 History of Butler County PA p.357|(Complete text)]]
+|-
-|}
+!'''11'''

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 | style="padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px;"|
 ==NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR==
-'''William Wimer'''is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:
+'''William Wimer''' is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:
 * Brother of [[Samuel Wimer]]
 * Son of [[Christophel Wimer]] and [[Mary Sophia Snyder]]