Sebastian Wimmer1

M, #199, b. 5 January 1831, d. 29 November 1921
SEBASTIAN WIMMER
SEBASTIAN WIMMER
Father*George Wimmer b. 1792, d. 21 Feb 1839
ChartsSIMON RUFFNER
BLAKELY
Birth*5 January 1831 Sebastian Wimmer was born on 5 January 1831 at Thalmassing, Bavaria, This is a small town near Regensburg in Bavaria. In 1833 the family moved to Munich where his uncle Boniface Willmer was a student.2 
 He was the son of George Wimmer. 
MARRIAGE*12 February 1857 He married Lavinia Harvey Blakely, daughter of James B. Blakely and Susananna Smyth, on 12 February 1857 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA, History of Elk Co., PA states that "Sebastian Wimmer, nephew of Arch Abbot Boniface Wimmer married Miss L.H. Blakely (Lavinia H.) of Pittsburg on 2-12-1857. They had a son, Ernest J. born 9-15-1858 at St. Mary's PA.
From SLB's "Reminiscenses" A sister, Virginia, married Sebastian Wimmer, a well-known civil engineer of his day, and a nephew of Archabbot Wimmer, of St.Vincent's, Latrobe Pennsylvania. Their daughter, Beatrice, became a Benedictine Nun and died in the 70's as Mother Beatrice Superioress of a mission school for Indians near Beatrice, Nebraska. A granddaughter became a religious of the Sacred Heart, Mother Mary Louise R.S. C. J. Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Illinois. Another daughter whose name I do not have, was well-known as a graceful writer and a contributor to magazines here and in England.
(Note there are some errors here. Her name is Lavinia not Virginia.) (Note that another source give marriage date as Feb 10 1857.)
This note from Sebastian Wimmer Diary: Guests at my wedding yesterday - parents of the bride; Misses Sarah & Susanne Blakely; Masters Lawrence and Joe Blakely; Mr. & Mrs. Myers; Miss Maggie Myers; Misses Arabella Beltzhoover, Kate Flood, Kate Fenton, Anne and Kate Mitchell; Misses Agnes Mitchell; Mr. & Mrs. Dodge; Miss Imogene Blakely of East Liverpool; Messrs. Bob Lynch and Edward Fenton, Joe Head and Nathaniel McCalley; Mrs. Head of Latrobe (Sophia); Father Luce Wimmer, Father Valentine Felder, and Vicar General McMahon; and Rt. Rev. Father Abbot Wimmer; Mrs. Beaumont.1,3 
Burial*1921 He was buried in 1921 at Wimmer Plot, St. Marys, Elk County, PA, In 1999 Mary Miller, a researcher from St. Marys, visited the cemetery and reported that the grave was there and well-tended. A sketch of the town and cemetery is in file of MVW. Wimmer Lot has three names, but the space between Susan X. Blakely and Lavinia and Earnest Wimmer is presumed to be Sebastian Wimmer grave. 
Death*29 November 1921 He died on 29 November 1921 at age 90 Death date printed on cover of transcriptions of his diaries. After his wife's death he sold his home and went to live on his farm in Minnesota. He passed his last two years at St. Vincent Abbey.4 
Biography  How the diaries reached the Historical Society:
(Included with the diaries sent by St. Mary's Historical Society to LWG for transcription was the following:)

Mr. Theodore Smeal, President of the Eben J. Russ Public Library of St.
Marys, has presented to the Historical Society of St. Marys and Bensinger
Township all the diaries kept by the Honorable Sebastian J. Wimmer, one of
the most famous railroad construction engineers of his time.

Mr. Wimmer resided in St. Marys from 1863 until 1907. He was a very
methodical man and kept complete diaries of his activities. These diaries
were presented to the Eban J. Russ Library a good many years ago by Mrs.
Lavinia Vollmer, wife of the late Henry J. Vollmer. Mr. Smeal and his board
of Directors feel that the proper place for the preservation and display of
these diaries should be in the Historical Society headquarters in the
Municipal Building on Erie Avenue.

The Honorable Sebastian J. Wimmer, who was probably the most famous
citizen ever to reside in St. Marys and who was born in Bavaria, Germany,
January 5, 1831, came to this country on June 2 1851, with his uncle, the
Right Reverand Arch-Abbot Boniface Wimmer. He became a railroad
construction engineer of national and international fame. In 1853 he was
appointed assistant engineer in the construction of the Allegheny Valley
Railroad, having charge of the division between Pittsburgh and Kittenning,
and was engaged on this project until October, 1856.

In 1862 he made a survey from Garland to Oil City and from Titusville
northward. In June 1863 he was transferred to St. Marys to take charge of
the contract to complete the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, from Whetham
west of Lock Haven, to Warren, a distance of 143 miles. In 1865 he was sent
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to take charge of the building of the
Imperial and Mexico City Railroad for an English company. Mr. Wimmer's name
is indelibly associated with the Imperial Mexican Railway by having one of
the bridges on the Maltrata incline named after him, perhaps the only record
where a civil engineer has thus been honored.

Upon completion of the Mexical railroad, he built the eastern section of
the low grade railroad between Driftwood and Sabula. In 1877 he was
appointed chief engineer on the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad, upon
completion of which, in 1879, he was appointed chief engineer of the New
York and Northern railroad. After another brief business jaunt to Mexico,
he was appointed chief engineer on the construction of the Erie and Wyoming
Railroad from Pittston and Scranton to Hawley, from 1882 to 1884. He then,
in turn, had charge of building the Yonkers Rapid Transit Railway, the line
between Turner on the Erie Railroad and Danbury, Connecticut, and the lines
in Elk and Clearfield counties for the Pittsburgh, Shawmut and Northern
Railroad.

Mr. Wimmer then became associate chief engineer of the Wabash Railroad,
comprising the Pittsburgh, Carnegie and Weston Railroad from Pittsburgh to
the Ohio River, the Pittsburgh, Toledo and Western Railroad from the Ohio to
the connection of the Wheeling and Toledo Railroad. This is one of the most
difficult roads ever built in this country, having seventeen tunnels varying
in length from 200' to 4700', and many bridges including two exceptionally
long ones over the Monongahelia and Ohio rivers. This piece of work will
ever stand as a monument to the ability of Mr. Wimmer as an...........(page
3 is missing.) 
Anecdote*  "to a large extent Mr. Wimmer's career has been that of a Pittsburgher. This city has been his residence for long periods at various times, but St. Marys Pennsylvania is his official residence and the family home for over forty years. He had a large stock farm in Minnesota to which he makes occasional visits and in which he finds his chief pleasure. 
Biography*  "History of Mc Kean, Elk, Cameron and Potter Co., PA p. 809 says "Sebastian Wimmer, nephew of Arch Abbott Boniface Wimmer (b. 1-14-1809 with Christian name of Sebastian) married Miss L.H. Blakely of Pittsburg on 2-12-1857. They had a son named Ernest J.Wimmer born at St. Mary's, PA"
Sebastian was one of St. Mary's most famous men and Arch Abott Wimmer was one of the religious founders. "The first foundation of Benedictines in America arrived under the leadership of Reverend Boniface Wimmer-later first Abbot and Archabbot. They had come at the invitation of Father Lemke of Carrolltown, Pennsylvania, who hoped to have them at his mission. But after consulting with Bishop O'Connor of Pittsburgh the plan was changed to the gain of both the Benedictines and the people of Westmoreland. On October 21, 1846 Bishop O'Connor wrote the following document:

"To all whom it may concern. We do hereby appoint the Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., pastor of the Roman Catholic Congregation, worshiping at St. Vincent's Church, Unity Township, Westmoreland County, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. M. Gallagher, and we confer upon said Rev. B. Wimmur all rights and privileges appertaining to said office of pastor of said Congregation, this appointment to hold good until revoked by us or our Successor or until. a new appointment. "Given at St. Vincent's on this twenty-first day of' October A.D. MDCCCXLVI. "M, Bp. Pittsburgh."

Taken from SLB's "Reminiscenses"
Sebastian Wimmer's father came from Mexico with the Arch Duke Maximilian, who after he assumed the throne, made him imperial director of railways.
[BOLD:
In 1999 found a book review on the internet that follows:
FEATURE BOOK REVIEW
Oetgen, Jerome. An American Abbot. Washington, DC: Catholic UP, 1997. 470 pp. $39.95. ISBN 0- 8132-0893-9.

The figure of Boniface Wimmer straddles the history of American Benedictines like a colossus, a primordial force in shaping the vision and founding generations of Benedictine communities in North America. It was not until 1976, however, that the first biography of Wimmer appeared, Jerome Oetgen's An American Abbot. It was a work whose readability and historical scholarship were equal in stature to its subject. Now, more than two decades after the biography was first published, Oetgen has written a revised and expanded version of that work. It has built upon the parallel developments in American Benedictine historical studies that have emerged in the ensuing years, used additional historical source material and reevaluated some of the original assessments contained in the 1976 version. The result is a book expanded a third in length from the original and one that should continue to serve as a standard of scholarship and writing for some years to come.

One of the evident advantages of Oetgen's portrait of Wimmer is that it is depicted within the broader historical backdrop of other nineteenth-century monastic movements and the American Catholic Church. He also resists the tendency to make Wimmer a monochromatic individual, something the mythmakers of Benedictine history are easily prone to do. That Wimmer could be authoritarian, impulsive and driven is true, but Oetgen paints a picture of Wimmer that also includes a man willing to admit mistakes, someone showing pastoral solicitude for those entrusted to his care (especially the poor and underprivileged), and displaying a remarkable resiliency and faith in the face of personal road-blocks and human weakness.

Oetgen is especially adept at providing a balanced perspective on such controverted questions as the relation between Wimmer and American Benedictine women. While he notes the unjust manner in which Wimmer manipulated money intended for the sisters and could be overly controlling of their lives, he also points out how the abbot did his best to serve as spokesman for the rights of monastic women, give public credit to their essential role in his monastic enterprise, and in his later years become a principal agent in raising funds for them. Oetgen recounts in detail how that enterprise came into being, illustrating the formidable obstacles and hardships it encountered as well as the successive steps of its achievement, from the German abbey of Metten to the network of monastic communities established in North America.

One is left with a renewed appreciation of the timeliness of Wimmer's vision and the singular vigor in which he carried it out. The historian John Tracy Ellis' evaluation of Wimmer as "the greatest Catholic missionary in nineteenth-century America" is affirmed when Oetgen presents the reader with the intrepid itinerary of Wimmer's monastic foundations and his impact on the Catholic Church of his day. Not only was he present at the creation as founder of the first community of Benedictines in North America (1846), he was present at the Second and Third Plenary Councils of Baltimore (1866 and 1884) and the First Vatican Council in Rome (1869- 70). He was presider over eight general chapters of the American-Cassinese Congregation, a counselor to bishops and abbots, a pathfinder in promoting the evangelization of the Church in the American West and South, and a prophetic voice in providing care for Africans and Native Americans as well as immigrants.

Oetgen is able to weave into his story the extraordinary elements of leadership and visionary genius that were Wimmer's legacy. His capacity for organization and administration lived on in the pliant infrastructure of his many monastic foundations. His visionary viewpoint was affirmed in such ideas as the establishment of a house of studies in Rome and broader cooperation within a confederation of Benedictine congregations throughout the world. His model of leadership was passed on through successive generations of abbots and bishops who were formed at St. Vincent. Without subscribing to the "great man" theory of history, Jerome Oetgen has produced a definitive study of the one person in American Benedictine history who shaped Benedictine identity in this country more than any other. He describes how Wimmer achieved this despite a series of internal revolts by his own monks against his activist model of monastic life and ongoing criticism of his single-minded and impulsive decisions.

Like so many of his contemporaries in the last century, Wimmer left a formidable deposit of correspondence. Oetgen's firsthand familiarity with this source material and with the significant players in the world of Boniface Wimmer make for a compelling glimpse at a formative era that forever shaped American Benedictine life. One can only hope that it will whet the appetite for another generation of monastics to study the pioneer legacy of the patriarch of monasticism in North America and stimulate similar scholarly studies of noteworthy American Benedictines.

Joel Rippinger, OSB
Marmion Abbey
Aurora, IL.
 
Immigration*2 June 1851 He immigrated on 2 June 1851 to New York, NY, He reached New York, went to visit his uncle at St. Vincents then settled in Pittsburgh getting a position with Hastings and Preisser, city engineers for Pittsburgh.4 
DIARY ENTR*1860  In 1860 at Pittsburgh, PA, Wimmer made reference to Byardstown in his 1860 diary.......Noticed that yesterday when re-reading it. On Jan. 1st he went to "Bayardstown church"....whatever that was. Note that Bayardstown is the old name for the area of Pittsburgh now called "the strip". The early Blakely family lived in this area when the 1830 census was taken. The corner of Mulberry and 12th is the approximate location.3 
Residence*1863 He lived in 1863 at St. Mary's, Elk County, PA; The Elk County Gazette reported that the house was located on North St. In 1908 it was moved to the rear of the lot so that the front of the house faced Maurus Street. A new home was built on the site previously occupied by the Wimmer house. The Wimmer house remains occupied as three apartments in 1999. Wimmer Family moved to St. Marys in 1863. Probably moved to this town because of work on railroad.4
WIMMER HOME
Wimmer home in 2003
CENSUS1880*1 June 1880 He was listed in 1880 census on 1 June 1880 at St. Mary's, Elk County, PA.2 
Employment*1880 He was employed in 1880 at Civil Engineer, St. Mary's, Elk County, PA.2 
Residence1905 He lived in 1905 at Albany, Stearns Co, Minn; Sebastian moved to Albany, Sterns Co. a year after the death of his wife Vennie (1905.) 
CENSUS1920*1920 He appeared on the census in 1920 at Latrobe, Westmoreland County, PA; He has returned from Minnisota to retire finally at the Abbey.
Wimmer, Sebastian Age: 88 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Bavaria / Bayern Roll: T625_1663 Race: White Page: 2B State: Pennsylvania ED: 220 County: Westmoreland Image: 24 Township: Unity. 
Anecdote3 December 1921  On 3 December 1921 Note from Laura Steneck when she was asked how the Wimmer diaries survived his death:
My memory was faulty yesterday when I said Alois gave the diaries to the Historical Soc. Here is a direct quote, sent to me by Mary Miller:
"Mr. Theodore Smeal, Pres. of the Eben J. Russ Public Library of St. Marys, presented to the Historical Society of St. Marys and Benzinger Township all the diaries kept by the Honorable Sebastian J. Wimmer, one of the most famous railroad construction engineers of his time. Mr. Wimmer resided in St. Marys from 1863 until 1907. He was a very methodical man and kept complete diaries of his activities. These diaries were presented to the Eban J. Russ Library a good many years ago by Mrs. Lavenia Vollmer, wife of the late Henry J. Vollmer. Mr. Smeal and his Board of Directors feel that the proper place for the preservation and display of these diaries should be the Historical Soc. headquarters in the Municipal Building on Erie Ave." The article (typed copy) is not dated and goes on to give a biography of Sebastian Wimmer.
When Laura was asked how the Vollmers came in possession of the diaries, she opined:Well, a tidbit or two might explain how she happened to come into possession of the diaries. I was reading a very faint copy of a biography written by Charles Schaut. On page 22 it states: "The casket bearing the remains (Sebastians) was taken to the H. J. Vollmer home and the funeral was held December 3rd, services being conducted in the St. Marys Church. After the last 'Requiescat in Pace' had been chanted, the casket was borne to the St. Marys Cemetary where all that was mortal of this great engineer was given back to earth from whence it had come, but the memory of him lives on, and will be cherished long after the last vastige of the mundane body has reverted to ashes and dust." It is possible that all of his earthly possessions (including his diaries) were returned to St. Marys from St. Vincents Abbey. Having no living relatives in the town, and since the Vollmers took possession of his earthly remains and saw to it that a proper burial was had, perhaps they also took possession of his diaries, preserving them for their historical value.5 
Note*2001  Note from LWG who is transcribing Sebastian's diaries: At the age of two Sebastian and his parents moved to Munich Germany where he attended schools and completed his education with a Polytechnical degree and an engineering course. He emmigrated to New York with his uncle Boniface Wimmer on January 2, 1851. He secured a position with the city engineers of Pittsburgh but remained only a year. Then he went to New Orleans for a short time and returned to Pittsburgh. In 1854 he took the position of assistant engineer on the Alleghany Bally Railroad project. 

Family

Lavinia Harvey Blakely b. 5 August 1831, d. 4 May 1904
MARRIAGE*12 February 1857 He married Lavinia Harvey Blakely, daughter of James B. Blakely and Susananna Smyth, on 12 February 1857 at Pittsburgh, PA, History of Elk Co., PA states that "Sebastian Wimmer, nephew of Arch Abbot Boniface Wimmer married Miss L.H. Blakely (Lavinia H.) of Pittsburg on 2-12-1857. They had a son, Ernest J. born 9-15-1858 at St. Mary's PA.
From SLB's "Reminiscenses" A sister, Virginia, married Sebastian Wimmer, a well-known civil engineer of his day, and a nephew of Archabbot Wimmer, of St.Vincent's, Latrobe Pennsylvania. Their daughter, Beatrice, became a Benedictine Nun and died in the 70's as Mother Beatrice Superioress of a mission school for Indians near Beatrice, Nebraska. A granddaughter became a religious of the Sacred Heart, Mother Mary Louise R.S. C. J. Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Illinois. Another daughter whose name I do not have, was well-known as a graceful writer and a contributor to magazines here and in England.
(Note there are some errors here. Her name is Lavinia not Virginia.) (Note that another source give marriage date as Feb 10 1857.)
This note from Sebastian Wimmer Diary: Guests at my wedding yesterday - parents of the bride; Misses Sarah & Susanne Blakely; Masters Lawrence and Joe Blakely; Mr. & Mrs. Myers; Miss Maggie Myers; Misses Arabella Beltzhoover, Kate Flood, Kate Fenton, Anne and Kate Mitchell; Misses Agnes Mitchell; Mr. & Mrs. Dodge; Miss Imogene Blakely of East Liverpool; Messrs. Bob Lynch and Edward Fenton, Joe Head and Nathaniel McCalley; Mrs. Head of Latrobe (Sophia); Father Luce Wimmer, Father Valentine Felder, and Vicar General McMahon; and Rt. Rev. Father Abbot Wimmer; Mrs. Beaumont.1,3 
Children
Last Edited6 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S15] Unknown editor, History of McKean, Elk.
  2. [S56] 1880 Census;.
  3. [S463] "Sebastian Wimmer Diary,."
  4. [S457] Charles J. Schaut, Early St. Marys.
  5. [S563] Laura Steneck, "Laura Steneck," e-mail to Margot Woodrough.

Sebastian Joseph Wimmer Jr.

M, #203, b. 8 June 1862, d. before 1930
Father*Sebastian Wimmer b. 5 Jan 1831, d. 29 Nov 1921
Mother*Lavinia Harvey Blakely b. 5 Aug 1831, d. 4 May 1904
ChartsSIMON RUFFNER
BLAKELY
Birth*8 June 1862 Sebastian Joseph Wimmer Jr. was born on 8 June 1862 at Latrobe, PA.1 
 He was the son of Sebastian Wimmer and Lavinia Harvey Blakely. 
MARRIAGE*27 October 1892 He married Daisy Louise Shaefer on 27 October 1892.1 
Death*before 1930 He died before 1930 at Philadelphia, PA, He cannot be found anywhere on the 1930 census.2 
Employment*1880 He was employed in 1880 at Physician. 
Residence*1887 He lived in 1887 at NY. 
Biography*1891  In 1891 Probably this is the same man who wrote the Biography of Arch Abbot Wimmer that appears in p. 174 of Vol.3 of the American Catholic Historical Society Records published in 1891 by the society. 
CENSUS1910*1910  In 1910 He was living in a boarding house and claimed to have been born in Germany.(wrong.)3 
CENSUS1920*1920 He appeared on the census in 1920 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; 1626 Spruce St. On the census he was living in a boarding house and claimed to have been born in Germany which is incorrect.4 

Family

Daisy Louise Shaefer d. before 1920
MARRIAGE*27 October 1892 He married Daisy Louise Shaefer on 27 October 1892.1 
Children
Last Edited6 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S463] "Sebastian Wimmer Diary,."
  2. [S563] Laura Steneck, "Laura Steneck," e-mail to Margot Woodrough.
  3. [S60] 1910 Census;, Ward 1 p. 25A

    Wimmer, Sebastian J., Lodger, M,W, 48, Marr., 17yr, bn. Germany, Fa. Germ., Mo. Germ.; Physician, Genl. Practice;
    Note this is wrong. He was born in Pennsylvania as was his mother.
  4. [S61] 1920 Census;, 1920 Census - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; E.D. 158; sheet 9-B, enumerated 9 Jan.:
    1626 Spruce Street
    Wimmer, Sebastian, Lodger, M,W,57,Wid., bn. Ger. parents bn. Ger.; occ. Physician
    (This is incorrect. He was born in Pennsylvania as was his mother.).

Sebastian P. Wimmer

M, #3269, b. 4 August 1867
Father*George Wimmer Sr. b. 9 Feb 1824, d. 24 Aug 1889
Mother*Elizabeth Hartman b. 1835
Birth*4 August 1867 Sebastian P. Wimmer was born on 4 August 1867 at Fairbault, Rice, Minn., Sebastian P. Wimmer is to be married at Albany, Minn. this forenoon to Miss Ida J. Stuhl. Seb P. Wimmer, born at Faribault, Rice Co. Minn Aug. 4th, 1867, baptized by a Cath. priest from Rochester, Minn. is therefore today 26 yrs., 5 mos., 12 days old.1,2



 
 He was the son of George Wimmer Sr. and Elizabeth Hartman. 
EMAIL* He was New Tag Tuesday, Jan. 16

Dark, overcast sky; wet ground; no snow to be seen anywhere around here. Got up at 8 a.m. and busy in library with accounts. Sebastian P. Wimmer is to be married at Albany, Minn. this forenoon to Miss Ida J. Stuhl. Seb P. Wimmer, born at Faribault, Rice Co. Minn Aug. 4th, 1867, baptized by a Cath. priest from Rochester, Minn. is therefore today 26 yrs., 5 mos., 12 days old.



 
Last Edited5 Feb 2002

Citations

  1. [S56] 1880 Census;.
  2. [S463] "Sebastian Wimmer Diary,."

Sister Beatrice (Cecelia) Wimmer1

F, #3285, b. 1859
Father*Anton Wimmer b. 1830, d. 14 Jun 1901
Mother*Margaret (?) b. 1830
Birth*1859 Sister Beatrice (Cecelia) Wimmer was born in 1859 at LA.2 
 She was the daughter of Anton Wimmer and Margaret (?) 
Last Edited27 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. The 1880 census shows a Cecelia. Assumption is that she is Sister Beatrice as there is no Beatrice shown in 1880 and the mother is too old to have another child.
  2. [S56] 1880 Census;.

Stephens Wimmer

M, #3278
Father*George Wimmer Sr. b. 9 Feb 1824, d. 24 Aug 1889
Mother*Elizabeth Hartman b. 1835
 Stephens Wimmer was the son of George Wimmer Sr. and Elizabeth Hartman. 
Last Edited27 Sep 2001

Veronica Wimmer

F, #3284, b. 1872
Father*Anton Wimmer b. 1830, d. 14 Jun 1901
Mother*Margaret (?) b. 1830
Birth*1872 Veronica Wimmer was born in 1872 at LA.1 
 She was the daughter of Anton Wimmer and Margaret (?) 
Last Edited27 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. [S56] 1880 Census;.

Wilfried Wimmer1,2

M, #202, b. 14 January 1858, d. 6 March 1913
Father*Sebastian Wimmer b. 5 Jan 1831, d. 29 Nov 1921
Mother*Lavinia Harvey Blakely b. 5 Aug 1831, d. 4 May 1904
ChartsSIMON RUFFNER
BLAKELY
Burial* Wilfried Wimmer was buried.2 
Birth*14 January 1858 He was born on 14 January 1858 at St Paul, Minn..2 
 He was the son of Sebastian Wimmer and Lavinia Harvey Blakely. 
Death*6 March 1913 He died on 6 March 1913 at St Paul, Minn., at age 55.2 
CENSUS1880*1 June 1880 He was listed in 1880 census on 1 June 1880 at St. Mary's, Elk County, PA.3 
Note*2001 He He was probably retarded as he remained most of his life (until 1905) at home with his family and never worked. In 1905 Sebastian moved to his farm in Albany MN and placed Wilfred at "St Joseph's" outside St. Paul where he died eight years later. in 2001.2 
Last Edited28 Apr 2006

Citations

  1. Apparently he was retarded as he lived at home with his parents well into adulthood. When his father moved to St. Paul he was sent to a home called St. Joseph's.
  2. [S463] "Sebastian Wimmer Diary,."
  3. [S56] 1880 Census;.

William Wimmer

M, #3274, b. 1862
Father*George Wimmer Sr. b. 9 Feb 1824, d. 24 Aug 1889
Mother*Elizabeth Hartman b. 1835
Birth*1862 William Wimmer was born in 1862 at Minn.1 
 He was the son of George Wimmer Sr. and Elizabeth Hartman. 
Last Edited27 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. [S56] 1880 Census;.

Elizabeth Winborn1,2

F, #1844
ChartsWilliam Basse
WILLIAM BASSE
MARRIAGE*before 1722 Elizabeth Winborn married John Bass Jr., son of John Bass and Love Harris, before 1722 at Northampton, NC, Several people cite the name Elizabeth Winborn, but I've never been able to document. Here is a note relative to that search. Melanie Seago [melseago@earthlink.net]Here's my source for Elizabeth Winborne.
Charles Lucas cclmd@aol.com
RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: John Lucas of Eastern North Carolina Descendants and Kinfolks
Deed book 1 page 343 says that on March 4, 1748 John and Elizabeth Bass of Northampton deeded land to William Winborn of Nansemond County Virginia. They sold him 150 acres on the north side of Roanoke River in Uraha Woods for 60 pounds. It was part of a patent granted to Henry Sims. Its possible that William was Elizabeth's brother which is how we know her maiden name. 
Married Name Her married name was Bass. 

Family

John Bass Jr. b. 1706, d. 1777
Children
Last Edited24 Jul 2006

Citations

  1. J. Albert Bell gives surname of Winborn on page 33 of his work. However, when questioned about its source he said he could not remember.
  2. [S487] John Bass, Documents MVW file.
  3. [S467] Free African Americans, online www.freeafricanamericans.com.

Abraham Windle1

M, #3986
MARRIAGE*18 August 1874 Abraham Windle married Lydia A. McNeil, daughter of John Albert McNeil and Sylvia R. Collins, on 18 August 1874 at Creston, IA.1 

Family

Lydia A. McNeil b. 16 October 1856, d. 11 April 1931
Last Edited11 May 2004

Citations

  1. [S554] Melanie McNeil, "McNeil Family," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, May 2004.

Sarah Winters

F, #2456, d. circa 1780
ChartsHerman Charles Vollmer
ReferenceB-177
MARRIAGE*4 December 1729 Sarah Winters married Joseph Ogle, son of Thomas Ogle and Mary Crawford, on 4 December 1729 at Wilmington, DE, Married at Old Swede's Church see P. 310 of marriage record book.1 
Death*circa 1780 She died circa 1780 Death date taken from statement "Sarah Ogle died before her mother who died in late 1780." 
Married Name4 December 1729  As of 4 December 1729,her married name was Ogle.1 

Family

Joseph Ogle b. 1705
Children
Last Edited2 Dec 1999

Citations

  1. [S456] Mary Durkin Carey, "MDC notes."

Mary Witington1

F, #5229, b. 1770, d. 1803
Birth*1770 Mary Witington was born in 1770.1 
MARRIAGE*16 February 1790 She married Edmon Dees, son of Daniel Dees and Elizabeth (?), on 16 February 1790.1 
Death*1803 She died in 1803.1 

Family

Edmon Dees b. 1765
Child
Last Edited7 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. [S618] Unknown author, "unknown short title," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  2. [S180] Unknown subject unknown repository.

Fr. Ferdinand B. Wolf OSB

M, #204
Last Edited3 May 1999

Fr. Ferdinand B. Wolf OSB

M, #226
Last Edited25 Sep 2001

John Wollaston

M, #2831, b. circa 1626
Father*Richard Wollaston
Mother*Hannah Hazard
Birth*circa 1626 John Wollaston was born circa 1626 at London, England.1 
 He was the son of Richard Wollaston and Hannah Hazard. 
MARRIAGE*circa 1645 He married Mary (?) circa 1645.1 

Family

Mary (?)
Last Edited13 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] Owen Kardatzke, "Wollaston", Elsie Wollaston Administrative Support Librarian in Vancouver Canada sent me this information. She saw my web site with the Ogle information. e-mail address.

Richard Wollaston

M, #2833
MARRIAGE* Richard Wollaston married Hannah Hazard. 

Family

Hannah Hazard
Child
Last Edited2 May 1999

Marguerite Woodmansee

F, #109, b. 30 August 1893, d. 17 January 1944
Father*Windsor Woodmansee
Mother*Martha Burdsal
MARRIAGE* Marguerite Woodmansee married Louis R. Hollmeyer, son of Harry A. Hollmeyer and Margaret Richmond. 
Birth*30 August 1893 She was born on 30 August 1893 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH. 
 She was the daughter of Windsor Woodmansee and Martha Burdsal. 
Death*17 January 1944 She died on 17 January 1944 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH, at age 50 She is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Sec. 113 Lot 5. Buried on January 19, 1944.1 
Burial*19 January 1944 She was buried on 19 January 1944 at Spring Grove Sec. 113 Lot 5, Cincinati, Hamilton Co., OH. 
Married Name Her married name was Hollmeyer. 

Family

Louis R. Hollmeyer b. 7 September 1892, d. 11 July 1949
Child
Last Edited8 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S8] Family information.

Windsor Woodmansee

M, #117

Family

Martha Burdsal
Child
Last Edited3 May 1999

Agnes Josephine Woodrough

F, #23, b. 1 September 1852, d. 1 September 1852
Father*Joseph Woodrough b. 5 Mar 1813, d. 9 Jun 1889
Mother*Agnes Moreman b. Mar 1817, d. 14 Oct 1912
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Death*1 September 1852  Her death is noted in the Woburn record of deaths.
 
Birth*1 September 1852 Agnes Josephine Woodrough was born on 1 September 1852 at Woburn, Middlesex, MA, Birthdate from C.F.I at LDS Library. 
 She was the daughter of Joseph Woodrough and Agnes Moreman. 
Last Edited26 Feb 2004

Agnes Josephine Woodrough1

F, #789, b. February 1878, d. 11 August 1878
Father*Herbert H. Woodrough b. Sep 1856, d. 13 Dec 1916
Mother*Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan b. 1857, d. 1941
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*February 1878 Agnes Josephine Woodrough was born in February 1878 at Montvale, Middlesex, MA.1 
 She was the daughter of Herbert H. Woodrough and Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan. 
Burial*11 August 1878  Moved to Sec 110 Lot 167 July 14 1882. 
Death*11 August 1878 She died on 11 August 1878 at ; 73 Vetts St., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH, It appears that family made the move from Massachusetts in the summer of 1878. Agnes was first buried in public vault then moved to Sec. 110 lot 167 on July 14, 1882. She died of Cholera Infantuum.1 
Last Edited2 May 2006

Citations

  1. [S44] Cemetery Marker, Copy in MVW file on Woodrough, 100 Beach Dr. # 1801, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL.

Agnes Josephine Woodrough

F, #3476, b. 1878, d. 1878
Father*Rufus Lee Woodrough b. 1858, d. 18 Jun 1935
Mother*Jennie Burns d. 11 Nov 1911
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Death*1878 Agnes Josephine Woodrough died in 1878 the child of Rufus L. & Lulu Woodrough that was named Agnes Josephine (b. 1878) also died young! age 7 mos. 
Birth*1878 She was born in 1878. 
 She was the daughter of Rufus Lee Woodrough and Jennie Burns. 
Last Edited2 May 2006

Alice M. Woodrough1

F, #788, b. 1881
Father*Herbert H. Woodrough b. Sep 1856, d. 13 Dec 1916
Mother*Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan b. 1857, d. 1941
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*1881 Alice M. Woodrough was born in 1881.2 
 She was the daughter of Herbert H. Woodrough and Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan. 
MARRIAGE*1909 She married George A. Chapman in 1909. 
Engagement*19 September 1909 She was engaged on 19 September 1909 at Brooklyn, NY. 
NEWSPAPER*1909 She was mentioned in a newspaper September 19, 1909 Brooklyn Eagle Engaged:Chapman-Woodrough- Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Woodrough of 121 Halsey St. Brooklyn, announce the engagement of their daughter, Alice, to Mr. George A. Chapman of Manhattan in 1909. 
Married Name1909  As of 1909,her married name was Chapman. 

Family

George A. Chapman b. 1871
Last Edited2 May 2006

Citations

  1. [S59] 1900 Census;.
  2. [S60] 1910 Census;, She was married less than year and living with her in laws.

Anne Woodrough

F, #781, b. 1 June 1917, d. 1954
Father*Frederick Charles Woodrough b. 22 Dec 1874
Mother*Katherine Gulick
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*1 June 1917 Anne Woodrough was born on 1 June 1917 at Tokyo, Japan. 
 She was the daughter of Frederick Charles Woodrough and Katherine Gulick. 
Death*1954 She died in 1954. 
Married Name10 September 1938  As of 10 September 1938,her married name was Hathaway. 

Family
Child
Last Edited2 May 2006

Anne Woodrough1

F, #3767, b. 8 October 1805
Father*Joseph Woodrough1 b. c 1780
Mother*Sarah Dodd1 b. c 1780
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*8 October 1805 Anne Woodrough was born on 8 October 1805 at St. Philip's, Birmingham, Warwick, England.1 
 She was the daughter of Joseph Woodrough and Sarah Dodd.1 
Last Edited6 May 2004

Citations

  1. [S522] International Genealogical Index (IGI).

Dorothy Woodrough

F, #786, b. 19 August 1908
Father*Frederick Charles Woodrough b. 22 Dec 1874
Mother*Katherine Gulick
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*19 August 1908 Dorothy Woodrough was born on 19 August 1908. 
 She was the daughter of Frederick Charles Woodrough and Katherine Gulick. 
Married Name Her married name was Edgers. 
Anecdote*1999  Dorothy Woodrough appears in three books about Pearl Harbor. 
Biography*10 November 1999  The following e-mail message shed some light on the family:

>From: "Margot"
>To:
>Subject: fred woodrough
>Date: Thu, Oct 28, 1999, 10:26 PM

> Saw your message looking for Dorothy and Fred Woodrough. I corresponded
> with Fred. let me know if you are still interested. Are you a Woodrough?
> There are not many who spell name this way.
REPLY
>> How wonderful to hear from you. Actually I'm an Edgers, but stories about
>> aunt Dorothy were long recounted to me. If you have any info you could
> pass
>> on to me on place of birth either of Fred or Dorothy, dates,
>> father's name, mother's name and/or confirm that family story about some
>> Japanese ancestry. Dorothy and my mom, sister to Newton Edgers, were
> buddies
>> in Japan. Mom taught English there until she married my dad, who worked
> for
>> the US gov. Unfortunately, I got the stories, but no hard facts. Now that
>> I'm doing family history, I have to chase those down, since mom passed
> away
>> in 1998. I will appreciate anything
>> jslavens.
REPLY
>From: "Margot"
> I have attached a family group sheet as a test. Its in MS word format. Let
> me know if you can read it. I have correspondence in my file from Fred
> Woodrough re Japan (not a lot, but interesting). If we are talking about
> the right family, let me know and send me a mailing address and I will copy
> and send to you. I think Fred's wife might still be alive and living in
> Silver Spring Maryland. Fred died 5-6 years ago. Let me know - Regards
> Margot Woodrough

Ok I have an Imac but Microsoft Office version does translate this. I got
the family group sheet. It must be just for Fred, since it does not mention
Dorothy. Parents are Frederick Charles Woodrough (1874- no date of death)
and Katherine Gulick, Fred was born in Hawaii. It's got to be the same
family, since Japan is mentioned. If he mentioned the code work and/or his
sister Dorothy, it is definite. She married a newspaper man, my uncle, who
worked for the Advertiser in Tokyo. Here tis J.H. Slavens,1150 Pinnacle Rd.
Henrietta NY 14467 I would be very interested in receiving material. Is the
address in the SSi is Evelyn Woodrough's address? Or do you have the correct
address?
REPLY
Yes, I just got the package and I certainly appreciate all the information.
It clarifies the family stories about Aunt Dorothy. "Twelve Events That
Changed Our World" by George Walton, "Infamy" by John
Toland and "At Dawn We Slept" by Gordon W. Prange mentions Dorothy Edgers and
Fred Woodrough. I'd give a pretty to have an description by either Aunt
Dorothy or Fred on their work in Naval Op Their contributions were
invaluable, as Americans knowlegeable not only about Japanese but about the
culture. I did not know that their mother was Japanese
(Japanese-American?),although I had been told about some Asian ancestry, but
did know about their dad teaching for years at a Tokyo University. Dorothy
and Newton had no children, don't know about Fred. I must contact the Edgers
side of the family with your info. My mom(Jane Edgers) met Dorothy in Tokyo.
At that point Dorothy was married to uncle Newton Edgers.Mom remembered her
as being intelligent and wonderfully chic. Mom was still in Tokyo with Dad
(US diplomat) on Pearl Harbor Day but it looks like Dorothy and Newton got
out one year before. Good thing, journalists that stayed ended up in bad
prisoner of war situations.Mom insisted that Dorothy, Newton and father
Frederick Charles Woodrough all did intelligence work for the USA before
1941. As I said before, I'd love to have a memoir on their intelligence
work. 
Last Edited7 Dec 2008

Emme Woodrough1

F, #3770, b. 4 January 1811
Father*Joseph Woodrough1 b. c 1780
Mother*Sarah Dodd1 b. c 1780
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*4 January 1811 Emme Woodrough was born on 4 January 1811 at Warwick, England.1 
 She was the daughter of Joseph Woodrough and Sarah Dodd.1 
Christening21 January 1811 She was christened on 21 January 1811 at St. Phillips Cathedral, Birmingham, Warwick, England.1 
Last Edited30 Jul 2003

Citations

  1. [S522] International Genealogical Index (IGI).

Frederick Charles Woodrough

M, #768, b. 22 December 1874
Father*Horace William Woodrough b. 18 Jun 1847
Mother*Sarah Beckett b. 21 Oct 1849, d. 15 Apr 1898
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Death* Frederick Charles Woodrough died at Omaha, NE. 
MARRIAGE* He married Katherine Gulick. 
Birth*22 December 1874 He was born on 22 December 1874 at Omaha, NE. 
 He was the son of Horace William Woodrough and Sarah Beckett. 
CENSUS1880*1880 He appeared on the Census in 1880.1 
Residence*2 June 1900 He lived on 2 June 1900 at Hamilton, Butler County, OH; Address is 510 E. Dayton St. - his grandmother's home.2 
CENSUS1900*2 June 1900 He appeared on the census on 2 June 1900 at Hamilton, OH; He was living with his grandmother. His mother was dead and its possible that his father was as well.3 

Family

Katherine Gulick
MARRIAGE* He married Katherine Gulick. 
Children
Last Edited5 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. [S56] 1880 Census;.
  2. [S59] 1900 Census;.
  3. [S59] 1900 Census;, 5th Ward T 623 Book 2 p. 245B.

Frederick Charles Woodrough Jr.

M, #770, b. 12 July 1911, d. 2 February 1991
Father*Frederick Charles Woodrough b. 22 Dec 1874
Mother*Katherine Gulick
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*12 July 1911 Frederick Charles Woodrough Jr. was born on 12 July 1911 at Honolulu, HI. 
 He was the son of Frederick Charles Woodrough and Katherine Gulick. 
MARRIAGE*22 June 1940 He married Evelyn Clark on 22 June 1940. 
Death*2 February 1991 He died on 2 February 1991 at Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD, at age 79. 
Biography*2001  This man and his sister were educated in Japan. Apparently their father was a teacher there. As a result both Fred and his sister were fleuent in Japanese.They worked for the government as translators during WWII. They are mentioned in "At Dawn We Slept" which is the story of the Japanes attack on Pearl Harbor. They saw the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor coming through memos they translated, but it was the weekend and they could not convince anyone.

Here is an excerpt from "The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway":The arduous task of translating this document was accomplished by Mr. Fred Woodrough, Jr., of the Office of Naval Communications. Mr. Woodrough accompanied the Naval Analysis Division to Japan where he served as the Senior interpreter and translator of that group. 

Family

Evelyn Clark d. 17 February 2001
Last Edited29 Jul 2014

Hannah Woodrough1

F, #3769, b. 20 June 1815
Father*Joseph Woodrough1 b. c 1780
Mother*Sarah Dodd1 b. c 1780
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*20 June 1815 Hannah Woodrough was born on 20 June 1815 at Warwick, England.1 
 She was the daughter of Joseph Woodrough and Sarah Dodd.1 
Christening10 July 1815 She was christened on 10 July 1815 at St. Phillips Church, Birmingham, Warwick, England.1 
Last Edited6 May 2004

Citations

  1. [S522] International Genealogical Index (IGI).

Herbert H. Woodrough1

M, #20, b. September 1856, d. 13 December 1916
Father*Joseph Woodrough b. 5 Mar 1813, d. 9 Jun 1889
Mother*Agnes Moreman b. Mar 1817, d. 14 Oct 1912
ChartsJOSEPH WOODROUGH
Birth*September 1856 Herbert H. Woodrough was born in September 1856 at OH.2,3 
 He was the son of Joseph Woodrough and Agnes Moreman. 
MARRIAGE*circa 1877 He married Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan, daughter of Charles A Homan and Lydia K. (?), circa 1877 They are married and living with his parents in the 1880 census.4 
Death*13 December 1916  On 13 December 1916 NYC Death Index: Herbert H. Woodrough, age 60 y, died Jan. 7, 1916; cert. #764; Kings Co, NY
This note from Laura Steneck.. 
Residence1877 He lived in 1877 at Woburn, Middlesex, MA; Occupation listed as butcher and he is living with his father. Note that the 1875 map shows that he had a store and Post Office directly across the street from his parent's home.5 
Occupation1880  In 1880 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH, Shown as a Travel agent living at home with his parents.6 
City Direc1886  In 1886 at Middlesex, MA, Herbert H. Woodrough was in the saw business with Richard W. Clemson at the same location on Montvale (earlier called Railroad) Ave.5 
City Direc1889  In 1889 at MA Woodrough and Clemson still in business.5 
City Direc*1890  In 1890 at Boston - West Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, He was shown as "Woodrough and Clemson" saw manufacturer at 220 Franklin at Winchester in Boston. 
City Direc1891  In 1891 at MA Woodrough no longer working with Clemson in Woburn. Looks like they may have opened a new location in Cambridge near Boston.5 
CENSUS1900*1900 He appeared on the census in 1900 at Brooklyn, NY.3 
Residencecirca 1904 He lived circa 1904 at Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, FL; He apparently had a large home along with the Clemsons and Disston families. Evidently a group of the sawmaking families built winter homes in Tarpon Springs.7 
Biography*1904  In 1904 Mrs. Herbert Woodrough and Daughter Alice from Brooklyn attended Woodrough/Hollmeyer wedding in 1904.8 
Residence*19 September 1909 He lived on 19 September 1909 at Brooklyn, NY; Eagle 121 Halsey St. Brooklyn. 
CENSUS1910*1910 He appeared on the census in 1910 at NY, Kings, NY; He is shown as an exporter of carriages. His married daughter and her husband live with him as well as a cook, chauffeur and maid.9 

Family

Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan b. 1857, d. 1941
MARRIAGE*circa 1877 He married Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan, daughter of Charles A Homan and Lydia K. (?), circa 1877 They are married and living with his parents in the 1880 census.4 
Children
Last Edited26 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. [S44] Cemetery Marker, Copy in MVW file on Woodrough, 100 Beach Dr. # 1801, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL.
  2. [S56] 1880 Census;, 23rd Ward Film T9-1029 p. 195C
    FHL 1255029.
  3. [S59] 1900 Census;.
  4. [S56] 1880 Census;, T9-1029 p 195C.
  5. [S505] Coleen Couture,, "Woburn Public Library," e-mail to MVW, Jan 28-2003.
  6. [S536] Williams.
  7. [S507] Gertrude K. Staughton, Tarpon Springs Early Years.
  8. [S42] "Bride's Book,."
  9. [S60] 1910 Census;, T624 Roll 972 Pt 2 Page 125 A&B.