The Wimmers Family
*Gottfried Wimmers* b. 15 Nov 1804 Keyenberg, Germany m. 31 Jan 1833 Garzweiler, Germany d. 17 Dec 1882 Mercer Co, OH
Wife: *Maria Eva Müller* b. abt 1808 Jüchen, Germany d. 25 Aug 1882 Mercer Co, Ohio
Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source
Immigrant Ship Passenger List (Ship: Probus Port of Departure: Antwerp Arrival: 28 Sep 1852 New York, NY)
(Source: NARA M237, Roll 120)
1853 Mercer County Assessor's Plat Book Diagram Text (Source: FHL film #008730577, Image 19/621)
1860 U.S. Census
1860 U.S. Agriculture Census Page1 Page2
1870 U.S. Census Page1 Page2 (Gottfried and Eva living w/ son John)
1880 U.S. Census (Gottfried and Eva living w/ son John)
Death Record (Gottfried) Source
Gravestone Gottfried Eva (St. Henry's Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Godfried Wimmers Will and Probate File
Newspaper article about Gottfried's background (from Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, 14 May 1989)
Children of Gottfried and Maria Eva Wimmers:
Mathias Jacob Wimmers b. 11 Mar 1835 Garzweiler, Germany m. 4 Oct 1859 Piqua, OH d. 13 Jun 1927 Piqua, Ohio
Birth Record Index (FHL film 949448)
Marriage Record (1859) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
1860 U.S. Census
Civil War Draft Registration Source (June 1863)
Baptism Record of son, Frederic Ludovic (1866) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Baptism Record of son, August Godfried (1869) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
1870 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Annie (1874) Source
Baptism Record of daughter, Anna Maria Veronica (1874) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Baptism Record of son, Aloysius Francis (1876) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Birth Record of son, August (1878) Source
Baptism Record of son, August Aloysius (1878) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
1880 U.S. Census
Birth Record of son and daughter, Bernhard and Lavinia (1881) Source
Baptism Record of son and daughter, Nicolas Bernard and Maria Ludovica (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Birth Record of son, Frank Charles (1884) Source
Baptism Record of son, Francis George (1884) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
1900 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Joseph Wimmers (1900)
Marriage Record of son, August A. Wimmers (1903)
Death Record of wife, Margareth Becker Wimmers (1905) Source
Piqua, Ohio City Directory 1907 1909 1920
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
Obituary (Piqua Daily Call)
Gravestone (Forest Hill Union Cemetery, Piqua, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Pamela Holeton)
Death Certificate Source Burial Record Page1 Page2 (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Death Certificate of daughter, Mary Barbara Wimmers Schoenenberger (1931)
Schoenenberger 1930 U.S. Census
*Johann 'John' Bernhard Hubert Wimmers* b. 3 Oct 1836 Garzweiler, Germany d. 15 Sep 1882 Granville Twp, Mercer Co, Ohio
Birth Record Index (FHL film 949448)
Wife: *Mary Anna Hummler* b. 8 Sep 1837 Germany d. 22 May 1919 Granville Twp, Mercer Co, Ohio
1870 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
1880 U.S. Census
1880 U.S. Agriculture Census
Death Record (John) Source
1888 Granville Twp Land Ownership Map ('Mary Wimmers') Source
1900 U.S. Census (Mary)
1910 U.S. Census (Mary living w/ son Henry)
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Farmers' Directory (Mary) Source
Death Certificate (Mary) Source
Gravestone (St. Henry's Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Children of John and Mary Wimmers:
HENRY John Wimmers b. 14 Mar 1867 St. Henry, Ohio m. 22 Apr 1902 d. 7 Nov 1949 St. Henry, Ohio
Baptism Record ('John Henry') Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Marriage Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1900 U.S. Census (DOB listed as Mar 1867)
Birth Record1 of son, Fred J. (1903) Source1 Birth Record2 of son, Fred J. (1903) Source2
Baptism Record of son, John Frederick (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record1 of daughter, Ida M. (1905) Source1 Birth Record2 of daughter, Ida M. (1905) Source2
Baptism Record of daughter, Ida Maria (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1910 U.S Census
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Farmers' Directory Source
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
Car accident (The Minster Post)
Death Certificate of spouse, Catherine Wessel Wimmers (1940) Source Funeral Card
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 14 Mar 1867)
Obituary (The Lima News) - DOB listed as 14 Mar 1867)
Obituary (The Minster Post - DOB listed as 14 Mar 1867)
Funeral Card
Gravestone (St. Henry's Cemetery, Mercer Co, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
JOHN Henry Wimmers b. 26 Aug 1868 St. Henry, Ohio m. 23 Nov 1914 d. 24 Feb 1929 Celina, Ohio
Birth Record ('Henry') Source (DOB listed as 26 Jul)
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH) (Mother's surname incorrect?)
1910 U.S. Census (living w/ brother Hubert)
Marriage Record Source
1916 Celina, OH Farmers' Directory Source
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of spouse, Clara Wahler Wimmers (1923) Source
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 26 Aug)
Death Notice (The Lima News)
Hubert Wimmers b. 8 Feb 1870 St. Henry, Ohio d. 8 Jan 1943 Cincinnati, Ohio
Birth Record (DOB listed as 8 Feb) Source
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory 1915 1917
1920 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory 1921 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
1930 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory 1931 1932 1933 1935 1938
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate (DOB listed as 8 Mar) Source
Ohio Death Index
*Mary Frances Wimmers TUMBUSCH* b. 9 Mar 1872 St. Henry, OH m. Jan 1893 Cassella, OH d. 14 Nov 1955 Rockford, OH
Birth Record (listed as 'Mary Wimmers') Source
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Death Certificate
Obituary (Coldwater Chronicle)
Obituary (The Lima News)
Ohio Obituary Index
Funeral Card
Gravestone (St. Henry's Cemetery, Mercer Co, OH)
Vincent Wimmers b. 22 Jan 1874 St. Henry, Ohio d. bef 1880
Birth Record Source
Bernard ('Ben') Herman Wimmers b. 8 Feb 1875/6 St. Henry, OH m. 20 Apr 1904 St. Henry, OH d. 25 Apr 1960 Celina, OH
Birth Record Source (lists year of birth as 1875)
Baptism Record ('Henry Bernard') (1876) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Marriage Record (1904) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record1 of son, Marcus H. Wimmers Birth Record2 of son, Marcus H. Wimmers (1906)
Baptism Record of son, Marcus Henry Wimmers (1906)
Baptism Record of daughter, Bernadetta Catherina Wimmers (1908) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1910 U.S. Census (listed as 'Ben' Wimmers)
Baptism Record of son, Alfred Wimmers (1910) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter, Maria Helen (1915) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Directory personal business
WWI Draft Card Source
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Alfred Wimmers (1935)
Marriage Record of son, Mark Wimmers (1936) The Minster Post (17 Jul 1936; Page 4, Column 3)
Death Certificate of daughter, Bernadette Catherine Wimmers (1939)
Burial Record of daughter, Bernadetta (1940)(St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, OH)
1940 U.S. Census (listed as 'Ben' Wimmers)
WWII Draft Registration of son, Victor Hubert Wimmers Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, Leo Herman Wimmers Page1 Page2
Son, Pfc. Mark Wimmers MIA (The Minster Post; 1 Sep 1944, Page 1, Column 1)
Son, Pfc. Mark Wimmers KIA (The Minster Post; 8 Sep 1944, Page 1, Column 4)
Marriage Record of son, Victor H. Wimmers (1945)
Marriage Record of daughter, Alvira ("Elvira") Wimmers (1946) (FHL film 2366956, Image 804)
Death Certificate (lists year of birth as 1876)
Ohio Deaths Funeral Card
Ohio Obituary Index
Gravestone (St. Henry Cemetery, Mercer Co, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Heinrich Hubert Wimmers b. 2 Dec 1838 Garzweiler, Germany m. 12 Nov 1861 Defiance Co, Ohio d. 16 Aug 1895 Elyria, Ohio
Birth Record Source (year of birth listed as 1838)
Marriage Record Source
1870 U.S. Census
1880 U.S. Census
Death Record Source (year of birth listed as 1837; date of death listed as 16 Aug)
Gravestone - date of death listed as 16 Oct (St. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Bella Rosa)
Will Page1 Page2 Page3 Source
1896 Elyria, Ohio Land Ownership Map Source
Johann Joseph Hubert Wimmers b. 25 Jun 1841 Garzweiler, Germany m. 17 Apr 1866 Cincinnati, OH d. 1 Apr 1922 Ludlow, KY
Birth Record Index Source (year of birth listed as 1841)
1860 U.S. Census
Marriage Record (1866) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of son, John William (1867) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1867 1868 1869
Baptism Record of son, Gottfried Joseph (1869) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
1870 U.S. Census
Baptism Record of daughter, Catharina Henrica (1873) (Holy Trinity, Cincinnati, OH)
Burial Record of daughter, Henrica (1874) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter, Bernadina Elisabeth (1875) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter, Josephine Marie (1877) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati OH)
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1871 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 (personal) 1879 (business; 'Boots and Shoes')
1880 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1880 (business) 1881
1900 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1905
1910 U.S. Census Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1910 1917
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source (year of birth listed as 1842)
Death Certificate of son, William Wimmers (1933)
Death Certificate of son, Frank A. Wimmers (1938)
Death Certificate of son, Joseph J. Wimmers (1939)
Maria Agnes Wimmers b. 1 Dec 1842 Garzweiler, Germany
Birth Record Source
1860 U.S. Census
1870 U.S. Census (birthplace incorrectly listed as Ohio)
1900 U.S. Census
Winand Laurenz Hubert Wimmers b. 30 Dec 1844 Garzweiler m1. 22 Feb 1870 St. Henry, OH d. 14 Sep 1927 Granville Twp, Mercer, OH
Birth Record Index Source (DOB listed as 30 Dec)
1860 U.S. Census
County Marriage Record
Marriage Record (1870) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1870 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Elizabeth Wimmers (1870) Source Baptism Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record of son, John H. Wimmers (1871) Source
Birth Record of son, John Wimmers (1873) Source
Birth Record of daughter, C. Wimmers (1875) Source
Birth Record of son, Bernard Wimmers (1879) Source (first name and year of birth incorrectly transcribed)
1880 U.S. Census
Birth Record of son, Joseph Wimmers (1882) Source (father's surname incorrectly transcribed)
Gravestone of first wife, Anna Maria Siefering Wimmers (1882)
(St. Bernard Cemetery, Burkettsville, OH; Source: FindAGrave.com, photographed by DSON1492)
1900 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Bernard Wimmers (1903) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
1910 Darke Co, Ohio Directory Source
Death Certificate of son, John Henry Wimmers (1919) Additional Information The Minster Post (7 Mar 1919)
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 31 Dec) Burial Record (Page 2 missing) (St. Bernard, Burkettsville, OH)
Gravestone (St. Bernard Cemetery, Burkettsville, OH; Source: FindAGrave.com, photographed by DSON1492)
Death Certificate of daughter, Catherine Wimmers Hinders (1952) Source
Wilhelm Hubert Wimmers b. 25 Aug 1847 Garzweiler, Germany d. 6 Oct 1927 Cincinnati, Ohio
Birth Record Index Source
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1866 1867 1868 1869
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1871 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Baptism Record of daughter, Maria Friderica (1872) (Holy Trinity, Cincinnati (West End), OH)
Baptism Record of son, Joseph William (1873) (Holy Trinity, Cincinnati (West End), OH)
Baptism Record of son, William Francis (1878) (Holy Trinity, Cincinnati (West End), OH)
1880 U.S. Census
Baptism Record of son, Francis Laurent (1884) (St. Charles Borromeo, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of son & daughter, Edward William & Ida Anna (1886) (St. Charles Borromeo, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter, Ida Elizabeth (1889) (St. Aloysius, Elmwood Place, OH)
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1880 (business) 1881 1882 1883 1884 1888 1890 1892
Marriage Record of daughter, Elizabeth (1897) (St. Stanislaus for the Polish Congregation, Cincinnati (West End), OH)
1900 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Francis (1907) (St. Francis Seraph, Cincinnati, OH)
Marriage Record of daughter, Eva Page1 Page 2 (1909) (St. Francis Seraph, Cincinnati, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Edward Page1 Page2 (1911) (St. Elizabeth Church, Norwood, OH)
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1912 1917
WWI Draft Registration of son, Joseph William Wimmers (1918) Page1 Page2
1920 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1923
Death Certificate Source
Gravestone (St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by James F. Kelly)
Death Certificate of son, Joseph William Wimmers Sr. (1941) Source
Maria Helena Hubertina Wimmers b. 1 Feb 1851 Garzweiler, Germany d. before 1860
Birth Record Index Source
Contact Emily Kowalski Schroeder ([email protected]) with questions and/or additions.
Wife: *Maria Eva Müller* b. abt 1808 Jüchen, Germany d. 25 Aug 1882 Mercer Co, Ohio
Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source
Immigrant Ship Passenger List (Ship: Probus Port of Departure: Antwerp Arrival: 28 Sep 1852 New York, NY)
(Source: NARA M237, Roll 120)
1853 Mercer County Assessor's Plat Book Diagram Text (Source: FHL film #008730577, Image 19/621)
1860 U.S. Census
1860 U.S. Agriculture Census Page1 Page2
1870 U.S. Census Page1 Page2 (Gottfried and Eva living w/ son John)
1880 U.S. Census (Gottfried and Eva living w/ son John)
Death Record (Gottfried) Source
Gravestone Gottfried Eva (St. Henry's Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Godfried Wimmers Will and Probate File
Newspaper article about Gottfried's background (from Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, 14 May 1989)
Children of Gottfried and Maria Eva Wimmers:
Mathias Jacob Wimmers b. 11 Mar 1835 Garzweiler, Germany m. 4 Oct 1859 Piqua, OH d. 13 Jun 1927 Piqua, Ohio
Birth Record Index (FHL film 949448)
Marriage Record (1859) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
1860 U.S. Census
Civil War Draft Registration Source (June 1863)
Baptism Record of son, Frederic Ludovic (1866) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Baptism Record of son, August Godfried (1869) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
1870 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Annie (1874) Source
Baptism Record of daughter, Anna Maria Veronica (1874) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Baptism Record of son, Aloysius Francis (1876) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Birth Record of son, August (1878) Source
Baptism Record of son, August Aloysius (1878) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
1880 U.S. Census
Birth Record of son and daughter, Bernhard and Lavinia (1881) Source
Baptism Record of son and daughter, Nicolas Bernard and Maria Ludovica (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Birth Record of son, Frank Charles (1884) Source
Baptism Record of son, Francis George (1884) (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
1900 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Joseph Wimmers (1900)
Marriage Record of son, August A. Wimmers (1903)
Death Record of wife, Margareth Becker Wimmers (1905) Source
Piqua, Ohio City Directory 1907 1909 1920
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
Obituary (Piqua Daily Call)
Gravestone (Forest Hill Union Cemetery, Piqua, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Pamela Holeton)
Death Certificate Source Burial Record Page1 Page2 (St. Boniface, Piqua, OH)
Death Certificate of daughter, Mary Barbara Wimmers Schoenenberger (1931)
Schoenenberger 1930 U.S. Census
*Johann 'John' Bernhard Hubert Wimmers* b. 3 Oct 1836 Garzweiler, Germany d. 15 Sep 1882 Granville Twp, Mercer Co, Ohio
Birth Record Index (FHL film 949448)
Wife: *Mary Anna Hummler* b. 8 Sep 1837 Germany d. 22 May 1919 Granville Twp, Mercer Co, Ohio
1870 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
1880 U.S. Census
1880 U.S. Agriculture Census
Death Record (John) Source
1888 Granville Twp Land Ownership Map ('Mary Wimmers') Source
1900 U.S. Census (Mary)
1910 U.S. Census (Mary living w/ son Henry)
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Farmers' Directory (Mary) Source
Death Certificate (Mary) Source
Gravestone (St. Henry's Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Children of John and Mary Wimmers:
HENRY John Wimmers b. 14 Mar 1867 St. Henry, Ohio m. 22 Apr 1902 d. 7 Nov 1949 St. Henry, Ohio
Baptism Record ('John Henry') Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Marriage Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1900 U.S. Census (DOB listed as Mar 1867)
Birth Record1 of son, Fred J. (1903) Source1 Birth Record2 of son, Fred J. (1903) Source2
Baptism Record of son, John Frederick (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record1 of daughter, Ida M. (1905) Source1 Birth Record2 of daughter, Ida M. (1905) Source2
Baptism Record of daughter, Ida Maria (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1910 U.S Census
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Farmers' Directory Source
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
Car accident (The Minster Post)
Death Certificate of spouse, Catherine Wessel Wimmers (1940) Source Funeral Card
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 14 Mar 1867)
Obituary (The Lima News) - DOB listed as 14 Mar 1867)
Obituary (The Minster Post - DOB listed as 14 Mar 1867)
Funeral Card
Gravestone (St. Henry's Cemetery, Mercer Co, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
JOHN Henry Wimmers b. 26 Aug 1868 St. Henry, Ohio m. 23 Nov 1914 d. 24 Feb 1929 Celina, Ohio
Birth Record ('Henry') Source (DOB listed as 26 Jul)
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH) (Mother's surname incorrect?)
1910 U.S. Census (living w/ brother Hubert)
Marriage Record Source
1916 Celina, OH Farmers' Directory Source
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of spouse, Clara Wahler Wimmers (1923) Source
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 26 Aug)
Death Notice (The Lima News)
Hubert Wimmers b. 8 Feb 1870 St. Henry, Ohio d. 8 Jan 1943 Cincinnati, Ohio
Birth Record (DOB listed as 8 Feb) Source
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory 1915 1917
1920 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory 1921 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
1930 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory 1931 1932 1933 1935 1938
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate (DOB listed as 8 Mar) Source
Ohio Death Index
*Mary Frances Wimmers TUMBUSCH* b. 9 Mar 1872 St. Henry, OH m. Jan 1893 Cassella, OH d. 14 Nov 1955 Rockford, OH
Birth Record (listed as 'Mary Wimmers') Source
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Death Certificate
Obituary (Coldwater Chronicle)
Obituary (The Lima News)
Ohio Obituary Index
Funeral Card
Gravestone (St. Henry's Cemetery, Mercer Co, OH)
Vincent Wimmers b. 22 Jan 1874 St. Henry, Ohio d. bef 1880
Birth Record Source
Bernard ('Ben') Herman Wimmers b. 8 Feb 1875/6 St. Henry, OH m. 20 Apr 1904 St. Henry, OH d. 25 Apr 1960 Celina, OH
Birth Record Source (lists year of birth as 1875)
Baptism Record ('Henry Bernard') (1876) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Marriage Record (1904) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record1 of son, Marcus H. Wimmers Birth Record2 of son, Marcus H. Wimmers (1906)
Baptism Record of son, Marcus Henry Wimmers (1906)
Baptism Record of daughter, Bernadetta Catherina Wimmers (1908) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1910 U.S. Census (listed as 'Ben' Wimmers)
Baptism Record of son, Alfred Wimmers (1910) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter, Maria Helen (1915) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Directory personal business
WWI Draft Card Source
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Alfred Wimmers (1935)
Marriage Record of son, Mark Wimmers (1936) The Minster Post (17 Jul 1936; Page 4, Column 3)
Death Certificate of daughter, Bernadette Catherine Wimmers (1939)
Burial Record of daughter, Bernadetta (1940)(St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, OH)
1940 U.S. Census (listed as 'Ben' Wimmers)
WWII Draft Registration of son, Victor Hubert Wimmers Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, Leo Herman Wimmers Page1 Page2
Son, Pfc. Mark Wimmers MIA (The Minster Post; 1 Sep 1944, Page 1, Column 1)
Son, Pfc. Mark Wimmers KIA (The Minster Post; 8 Sep 1944, Page 1, Column 4)
Marriage Record of son, Victor H. Wimmers (1945)
Marriage Record of daughter, Alvira ("Elvira") Wimmers (1946) (FHL film 2366956, Image 804)
Death Certificate (lists year of birth as 1876)
Ohio Deaths Funeral Card
Ohio Obituary Index
Gravestone (St. Henry Cemetery, Mercer Co, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Heinrich Hubert Wimmers b. 2 Dec 1838 Garzweiler, Germany m. 12 Nov 1861 Defiance Co, Ohio d. 16 Aug 1895 Elyria, Ohio
Birth Record Source (year of birth listed as 1838)
Marriage Record Source
1870 U.S. Census
1880 U.S. Census
Death Record Source (year of birth listed as 1837; date of death listed as 16 Aug)
Gravestone - date of death listed as 16 Oct (St. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Bella Rosa)
Will Page1 Page2 Page3 Source
1896 Elyria, Ohio Land Ownership Map Source
Johann Joseph Hubert Wimmers b. 25 Jun 1841 Garzweiler, Germany m. 17 Apr 1866 Cincinnati, OH d. 1 Apr 1922 Ludlow, KY
Birth Record Index Source (year of birth listed as 1841)
1860 U.S. Census
Marriage Record (1866) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of son, John William (1867) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1867 1868 1869
Baptism Record of son, Gottfried Joseph (1869) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
1870 U.S. Census
Baptism Record of daughter, Catharina Henrica (1873) (Holy Trinity, Cincinnati, OH)
Burial Record of daughter, Henrica (1874) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter, Bernadina Elisabeth (1875) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter, Josephine Marie (1877) (Old St. Mary, Cincinnati OH)
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1871 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 (personal) 1879 (business; 'Boots and Shoes')
1880 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1880 (business) 1881
1900 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1905
1910 U.S. Census Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1910 1917
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source (year of birth listed as 1842)
Death Certificate of son, William Wimmers (1933)
Death Certificate of son, Frank A. Wimmers (1938)
Death Certificate of son, Joseph J. Wimmers (1939)
Maria Agnes Wimmers b. 1 Dec 1842 Garzweiler, Germany
Birth Record Source
1860 U.S. Census
1870 U.S. Census (birthplace incorrectly listed as Ohio)
1900 U.S. Census
Winand Laurenz Hubert Wimmers b. 30 Dec 1844 Garzweiler m1. 22 Feb 1870 St. Henry, OH d. 14 Sep 1927 Granville Twp, Mercer, OH
Birth Record Index Source (DOB listed as 30 Dec)
1860 U.S. Census
County Marriage Record
Marriage Record (1870) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1870 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Elizabeth Wimmers (1870) Source Baptism Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record of son, John H. Wimmers (1871) Source
Birth Record of son, John Wimmers (1873) Source
Birth Record of daughter, C. Wimmers (1875) Source
Birth Record of son, Bernard Wimmers (1879) Source (first name and year of birth incorrectly transcribed)
1880 U.S. Census
Birth Record of son, Joseph Wimmers (1882) Source (father's surname incorrectly transcribed)
Gravestone of first wife, Anna Maria Siefering Wimmers (1882)
(St. Bernard Cemetery, Burkettsville, OH; Source: FindAGrave.com, photographed by DSON1492)
1900 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Bernard Wimmers (1903) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
1910 Darke Co, Ohio Directory Source
Death Certificate of son, John Henry Wimmers (1919) Additional Information The Minster Post (7 Mar 1919)
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 31 Dec) Burial Record (Page 2 missing) (St. Bernard, Burkettsville, OH)
Gravestone (St. Bernard Cemetery, Burkettsville, OH; Source: FindAGrave.com, photographed by DSON1492)
Death Certificate of daughter, Catherine Wimmers Hinders (1952) Source
Wilhelm Hubert Wimmers b. 25 Aug 1847 Garzweiler, Germany d. 6 Oct 1927 Cincinnati, Ohio
Birth Record Index Source
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1866 1867 1868 1869
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1871 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Baptism Record of daughter, Maria Friderica (1872) (Holy Trinity, Cincinnati (West End), OH)
Baptism Record of son, Joseph William (1873) (Holy Trinity, Cincinnati (West End), OH)
Baptism Record of son, William Francis (1878) (Holy Trinity, Cincinnati (West End), OH)
1880 U.S. Census
Baptism Record of son, Francis Laurent (1884) (St. Charles Borromeo, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of son & daughter, Edward William & Ida Anna (1886) (St. Charles Borromeo, Cincinnati, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter, Ida Elizabeth (1889) (St. Aloysius, Elmwood Place, OH)
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1880 (business) 1881 1882 1883 1884 1888 1890 1892
Marriage Record of daughter, Elizabeth (1897) (St. Stanislaus for the Polish Congregation, Cincinnati (West End), OH)
1900 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Francis (1907) (St. Francis Seraph, Cincinnati, OH)
Marriage Record of daughter, Eva Page1 Page 2 (1909) (St. Francis Seraph, Cincinnati, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Edward Page1 Page2 (1911) (St. Elizabeth Church, Norwood, OH)
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1912 1917
WWI Draft Registration of son, Joseph William Wimmers (1918) Page1 Page2
1920 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, OH City Directory 1923
Death Certificate Source
Gravestone (St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by James F. Kelly)
Death Certificate of son, Joseph William Wimmers Sr. (1941) Source
Maria Helena Hubertina Wimmers b. 1 Feb 1851 Garzweiler, Germany d. before 1860
Birth Record Index Source
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