10. | WITMER, Joseph Samuel was born on 28 Mar 1836 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (son of WITMER, Abraham and STRICKLER, Catherine); died on 6 Jun 1931 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. Notes:
Niagara Gazette - 5/31/1931
LOCKPORT, Mar. 31-Word was received
here yesterday that Joseph W.
Witmer, former Lockport resident, observed
his 95th birthday Saturday still
in fine health at his home at 751 Santa
Barbara street, Pasadena, Calif.
He and his wife, Adelaide, 81 years
old, left Lockport for the Pacific coast
36 years ago and have high hopes of
observing their sixtieth wedding annltereary
in 1933.
They have a daughter, Mrs, H. W.
Murray In Pasadena and a son, Roy C.
Witmer of New York City who Is with
the National Broadcasting Company.
Roy Witmer Is well known here where
he graduated from Lockport High
school In 1905 While in school be star-
Ted in baseball.
The Witmers lived many years at 46
Spalding street. Mr. Witmer was formerly
secretary of the Farmers Mutual
insurance Company of Niagara and
Orleans counties.
Mr. Witmer comes from a family
noted for their longevity. His parents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Witmer
who lived at 127 Spalding street,
observed their sixtieth wedding annl-
Tersary in 1895, the husband dying that
September In his 87th year.
Mr. Witmer's father had five brothers,
Christian, David, Joseph, Ellas
and Tobias, the latter two twins, who
lived to be over 80 years old except
Christian, a miller, who was drowned
In the Niagara river. Ellas, who never
married, lived to be past 101 years.
Four of the brothers celebrated their
golden weddings and four of them had
children who lived to observe the fiftieth
anniversaries of their weddings.
One of the children Is Mr. Witmer
In California and another is Christian
Witmer of Willamsvllle, son of Tobias
Witmer. The other two have died since
their anniversaries, the late Mrs. J.
M. Kline of this city, daughter of Joseph
Witmer and the late John M. Witmer
of Niagara Falls, son of Christian
Witmer.
The Witmers were early settlers in
ttie town of Niagara and leave many
descendants scattered throughout the
county.
Joseph married COOK, Adelaide on 12 Mar 1873. Adelaide (daughter of COOK, William and HAYNES, Nancy J) was born on 11 Nov 1849 in Beamsville, Niagara, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Dec 1942 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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