WITMER, Isaac B

1865 - 1958  (92 years)

• Name	WITMER, Isaac B
  Birth	14 May 1865	near Wakarusa, IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Apr 1958	City Hospital, Salem, OH
  Person ID	I26514	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	WITMER, Samuel,   b. 4 Nov 1828, Lancaster County, PA d. 15 Aug 1914, near Wakarusa, IN (Age 85 years)
  Mother	BIXTER, Mary E,   b. Nov 1837   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1856	Mahoning County, OH
  Family ID	F10342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ZEIGLER, Mamie,   b. Apr 1868, OH d. 1931 (Age ~ 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1889
  Children	1. WITMER, Edith C,   b. Jun 1892, IN d. 1936 (Age ~ 43 years)   2. WITMER, Mary,   b. Bef 1896, IN d. 1896, IN (Age > 0 years)   3. WITMER, Walter,   b. Bef 1896, IN d. 1896, IN (Age > 0 years)   4. WITMER, Paul D,   b. 4 Sep 1906, OH d. 29 Oct 1997, Columbiana, Columbiana County, OH (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F9810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Witmer, Isaac B., son of Samuel and Polly (Bixler) Witmer, was born near Wakarusa, Ind., May 14, 1865; passed away at the Salem, OH, City Hospital, April 6, 1958; aged 92 y. 10 m. 23 d. On Dec. 22, 1888, he was united in marriage to Mamie Zeigler, of Columbiana, OH, who preceded him in death in 1931. Surviving are one son (Paul), with whom he made his home for the past 27 years, one sister (Mrs. Lucretia Weldy, Wakarusa, Ind.), 7 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were a son (Walter) and a daughter (Mary) who died two days apart in 1896; and a daughter (Edith Ziegler) who passed away in 1936. He was a lifelong member of the Mennonite Church, moving to the Columbiana, OH, community from Indiana in 1894. He was very active in church work, serving as Sunday-school superintendent and song leader for many years. In 1909 he was ordained to the office of deacon at the Leetonia, OH, Church. In 1914 he was ordained as a minister of the same church, in which capacity he faithfully served until his retirement in 1950. He also spent much time ministering to the Britton Run congregation near Corry, Pa., soon after its founding and was much interested in the work there. Funeral services were in charge of S. A. Yoder, O. N. Johns, and John Paul Oyer.