Samuel and wife Elizabeth named their first child Samuel. The 1883 History of Butler County records that he died from a heavy fence rail falling on him. He apparently died as a young child, from the fact that the next son, also named Samuel was born in 1829, and by the 1830 census there is only one male child. The 1883 History is the only record of this child, and his burial place is unknown.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1793	York Co., PA (now Adams Co.)		^[10][16]
Military	Feb.18-Mar.22, 1814	1st Battalion 26th Reg. PA Militia, War of 1812	^[14][15][16]
Marriage			To Elizabeth Hines	^[10][11][12]
Death	1 Apr 1871 ^[15] or 1873 ^[14]] or 1874^[16]]			^[14][15][16]
Burial		Wolf Creek Seceder Church cemetery Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA		^[14][15][16]

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5            Generation 6            Generation 7
 
                                             +-- Christophel Wimer
                                             |   (1770-1842)
                     +-- Samuel Wimer -------+ 
                     |   (~1793-1874)       |
 Samuel Wimer, Jr. --+                       +-- Mary Sophia Snyder   
 (~1826-1910)        |                           (1769-1842)
                     +-- Elizabeth Hines
                         (~1793-1882)

Sources: ^{[10][14][15][16]}

Children

(all children with Elizabeth Hines)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Samuel Wimer	M			-never married-	"killed by a heavy fence rail falling on him"	^[11]
Samuel Wimer, Jr.	M	1829	Worth Twp., Butler Co., PA	Elizabeth Hogue	Direct line	^{[10][11][13][14]}
Mary Jane Wimer	F	1830		Dr. James W. Abernathy		^{[10][11][13][14]}
Abner Wimer	M	1833		Hannah C. [unknown]		^{[10][11][13][14]}
George Wimer	M	1835	Worth Twp., Butler Co., PA	-never married-	died after 1912 per obituary of Samuel Wimer, Jr.	^{[10][11][13][14]}

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Sources
Adams Co, PA	Birth in ~1792-94	^[1][10]
Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA with parents	by 1810	^[2][3][4]
Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA farm on south bank of Sl. Rock Creek, directly south of Moore's Corners	1835	^[5][6][14]
Worth Twp, Butler Co, PA same farm; Worth created 1855	1855	^[7]

Photo Gallery

Gravestone of Samuel Wimer, Wolf Creek Seceder Church cemetery, Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA

Samuel Wimer family plot, Wolf Creek Cemetery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Hamiltonian Twp, Adams Co, PA, Pg 4. The family headed by Christopher Wimer includes: 3 males <10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10 and 1 female 26-44.
2	Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA, Pg 3. The family headed by C. Wimer includes: 3 males <10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 10-15 and 1 female 26-44. This is an exact fit for the family of Christophel Wimer There is also a family headed by J. Wimer: 1 male 16-25, 1 male >45, 2 females <10, 3 females 10-15, and 1 female 26-44. This family is one away from C. Wimer.
3	Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA, Pg 146A. The family headed by Chriss Wimer includes: 2 males 10-15, 1 male 16-18, 3 males 16-26, and 1 male and 1 female >44. This is an exact fit for the family of Christophel Wimer
4	1830 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Pg 13, line 1 shows the family of Samuel Wimer: one male <5, one male 30-40, one female <5, one female 30-40. This corresponds to Samuel Wimer, Jr., Samuel, Elizabeth Hines, and Mary Jane Wimer. Christophel Wimer is listed as living nearby.
5	1840 United States Federal Census, Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, PA, Page 8, 6th line up from the bottom lists the family of Samuel Winner as containing one male under 5 [George], one male between 10 and 15 [Abner], one male between 15 and 20 [Samuel, Jr.], one male between 40 and 50 [Samuel, Sr.], one female between 10 and 15 [Mary Jane], and one female between 40 and 50 [Elizabeth]. One member of the family is employed as a farmer. This census is not dated.
6	1850 United States Federal Census, Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, PA, Page 312, lines 17-22 lists Samuel Wimer, 53, married to Betty Wimer, 53. They are listed as living with four children: son Samuel Wimer, 22; daughter Mary J. Wimer, 20; son Abner Wimer, 19; and son George Wimer, 16. All of the men are listed as farmers. Betty was born in Ireland, everyone else in PA. Samuel Sr. is listed as unable to read or write. George is listed as having attended school in the census year. This census is dated August 6, 1850.
7	1860 United States Federal Census, Worth Township, Butler County, PA, Page 77, lines 26-30 lists Samuel Wimer, 66, married to Elizabeth Wimer, 66. They are listed as living with two children, son Abner Wimer, 26, and son George Wimer, 24; as well as a girl named Sarah E. Hodgen, 9. It is unclear what Sarah's relationship to the Wimer family is. All of the men are listed as farmers. Abner is listed as owning his own property (in addition to Samuel). Everyone except Elizabeth was born in PA; Elizabeth was born in Ireland. This census is dated 6 Jul 1860.
8	1870 United States Federal Census, Worth Township, Butler County, PA, Page 8, lines 17-21 lists Samuel Winer, 77, married to Elizabeth Winer, 79. They are listed as living with two children, son Abner Winer, 36, and son George Winer, 34; as well as a "domestic servant" named Sarah Heiddleler[?], 18. Samuel and Abner are listed as farmers. George is a "farm laborer." Abner is listed as owning his own property (in addition to Samuel). Everyone except Elizabeth was born in PA; Elizabeth was born in Ireland. Both Samuel and Elizabeth list both of their parents as being "of foreign birth." Samuel cannot read or write. This census is dated 21 Jun 1870.
9	Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, National Archives and Records Administration. Samuel Wimer served in the 28th Regiment of the PA militia. He was inducted as a private and discharged as a private. Roll box: 232, Roll Exct. 602.
10	*History of Butler County Pennsylvania 1895, page 1240, indicates that Christopher Wimer* came from Adams Co., PA, to Butler Co., PA in 1798 and settled in Worth Twp. He married Miss Snyder of Adams Co., and together they had seven children named Samuel, John, Peter, Jonathan, William, Isaac, and Rebecca. Rebecca married Thomas Kelly. Christopher's son Samuel Wimer was born in Adams Co. in 1792. He died in 1873. He married Elizabeth Hines, daughter of Richard Hines, and had four children: Samuel of Worth Twp., Mary J., deceased wife of James Abinett, Abner, and George. At the time of this publication (1895), Samuel Jr. was living with his brother George on the 210 acre farm they inherited from Samuel Sr.	(transcript)
11	History of Butler County, 1883 by Waterman, Watkins & Co., Chicago, p. 358, biography of Samuel Wimer. Samuel Wimer lived in Lancaster previous to 1798, but in that year he and his father started on horseback for this county. They located a farm in this township (Worth) purchased from William Elliott, a surveyor and land agent. The place is now occupied by the widow of John Pisor.	(transcript)
12	*Hines Genealogies 1751-1941* by Mrs. W. R. Hines, p.2 Richard Hines (1751-1854) & wife Jane unknown (1756-1843) had nine children, two of which are direct line ancestors: Richard Hines, Jr. (1782-1876) m. Elizabeth Brandon; and Betsy Hines (1790-1882) m. Samuel Wimer.
13	Will of Samuel Wimer, 1873 of Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA, names wife Elizabeth, sons Samuel, Abner, George, and daughter Mary Jane. Abner and George Wimer, co-executors. Signed 13 January, 1873.	(transcript)
14	The Wimer Family by Paul W. Myers, p.4-6. This work describes the military record of Samuel in the War of 1812, and a variety of land transactions in Butler County. Samuel, reputedly born in Adams Co. PA, came to Worth Twp., Butler Co. in 1798 with his parents at the age of 6 years. He married Elizabeth Hines, born in Ireland in 1793, a daughter of Richard Hines. Samuel and Elizabeth eventually settled on a farm on the south bank of Slippery Rock Creek, directly south of Moore's Corners. Their children were Samuel Jr. b. 1829; Mary Jane, b. 1830; Abner b. 1833; and George b. 1835. Samuel died 1 Apr. 1873. Elizabeth Hines Wimer died 1 Sept. 1882. They had been members of the Wolf Creek Seceder Church, and were buried in the Wolf Creek cemetery.	(Additional Notes)
15	Gravestone transcription, Wolf Creek Cemetery, 1991 by E. W. Williams. "Samuel Wimer Pvt 26 PA Mil, War of 1812, April 1, 1871"
16	Veteran's Burial Card for Samuel Wimer, born 1793, died 1874. He served in the army during the War of 1812 in the company of Capt. James Murrins, 26th PA Militia. His rank was Private. He was buried at Slippery Rock U.P., Worth Twp., PA, at range grave number 19. His headstone is marked as a family headstone.
17	Military Headstone Application for Samuel Wimer, Private in Captain James Murrin's Company, 26th Pennsylvania Militia, War of 1812. He died on 1 Apr 1871 and was buried in United Presbyterian Cemetery, Slippery Rock, PA.