Samuel Wimer Biographical Notes

These notes are taken from The Wimer Family by Paul W. Myers Samuel Wimer, first child of Christophel and Mary Sophia, was said to have been born in Adams County, and at the age of 6 yrs migrated west to Worth Twp. Butler Co. in 1798 with his parents. He assisted his father in improving the property, and never attended school, remaining illiterate.
He was a veteran of the War of 1812. In January of 1814 General David Mead ordered state troops to be raised and rushed to Camp Erie to protect Commodore Perry's fleet at Presque Isle. Samuel was mustered in on 18 Feb., 1814 as a private in the company of James Murrin, which company became part of the 1st Batallion, 26th Regiment, under Major Andrew Jenkins, Pennsylvania Militia. After 33 days the company was discharged on March 22 by order of the Governor, Simon Snyder.
Later the same year Samuel and his brother Peter applied for land under the Donation Land act of the Pennsylvania Assembly. Their application for 200 acre Lot No. 160 was accepted, and surveyed on Dec. 1, 1814 by Deputy Surveyor Thomas Graham. They completed improvements to the lot and received the patent on 20 Mar. 1820. Initially the land was assessed in the name of their father Stophel Wimer, but after three years, by 1817, it was assessed to Samuel. He continued living with his parents until 1823 when he did move to Lot 160. Peter joined him in 1824 and the tax assessment was divided between them. Samuel's 100 acre share became the Cyrus Alben Farm (at the time of writing of The Wimer Family).
Samuel married Elizabeth Hines, a daughter of Richard Hines, who was born in Ireland in 1793 and brought by her parents to settle in Brady Township, Butler County. Samuel and his family settled on a 123 acre 73 perch tract on the south bank of Slippery Rock Creek, directly south of Moore's Corners, which his father Christophel had purchased from John Bell in 1832. Samuel paid his father $600 and received the deed on 22 June, 1841.