Family/Spouse: WITMER, Robert Russell. Robert (son of WITMER, Christian Cotton and CRITTENDEN, Rena B) was born on 15 Dec 1914 in New York; died on 16 Oct 2003 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; was buried on 18 Oct 2003 in Elmlawn Cemetery, Town of Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1. WITMER, David D
2. WITMER, Mark R

Dorothy married METZINGER, Alfred on 4 Feb 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/5/1942

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bennett of Pine street announce the
marriage of their daughter Dorothy to Mr. Alfred Metzinger of Maidiner
street on February fourth.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/2/1939

The will of Christopher Bennett,
North Tonawanda,who died April
13, was admited to probate and
letters testamentary were Issued
to the widow, Isabella Bennett, 173
Pine street, North Tonawanda, sole
heir to an estate listed in the petition
as $3000 realty and $300 personal
property.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 4/15/1939

NORTH TONAWANDA. April 16
-Rites will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock for Christopher
Bennett. 62. of 73 Pine street,
who died Thursday night at the
DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a
brief illness with pneumonia. the
rites will be held at the late resi-
dence and will be conducted by the
Rev. Craig W. Schwartz of the
Payne avenue Church of christ In-
terment will be in Elmlawn.
Mr. Bennett was born in Inger-
soll. Ont . and had resided in North
Tonawanda the last 39 years. He
leaves a wife, Isabelle; four sons,
Leon, Buffalo, Norman and Robert,
North Tonawanda, and Comus,
Tonawanda; five daughters, Mad-
eline, North Tonawanda, Mrs. Jack
Carey, Detroit, Mrs. Eben Chaffee
and Mrs. Kenneth Scheu, Buffalo,
and Mrs. Robert Wittmer, Williams-
ville; 15 grandchildren, one great-
grandchild and three brothers,
Oscar, North Tonawanda, William,
Falt, Ont., and Thomas, Toronto.

Christopher married BLACK, Isabelle K about 1895. Isabelle was born about 1878 in Scotland; died on 13 Jul 1954 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/15/1954

BENNETT - Isabelle, aged 77,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Robert Witmer, 253 Edward St.,
North Tonawanda, July 13, 1954.
Beloved mother of Mrs. Jack
(Constance) Cory, Detroit, Mich.:
Mrs. Kenneth (Guen), Scheu, La-
Grange, HI.; Mrs. Evan (Ruth)
Chaffue, Tarzana, Calif.; Mrs.
Robert (Dorothy) Witmer, North
Tonawanda; Mrs. Alan (Madelyn)
Taylor, Grand Island; Leon and
Norman Bennett, North Tonawanda,
Comus and Robert Bennett of
California; sister of Alan Black,
North Tonawanda, and Miss Leona
Black, Buffalo. Friends received at
the late residence, where services
will be held Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock (July 16, 1954), the Rev.
Craig Schwartz officiating. Interment
in Elmlawn Cemetery.