Elizabeth
'Bessie'
(Enos) Weimer
(1870-1924)
Elizabeth 'Bessie' (Enos) Weimer was born on April 13, 1870 near Normalville, Fayette County, PA, the daughter of Perry and Joanna (Minerd) Enos.
Bessie married Benjamin Weimer ( ? - ? ). They had three children – James A. Weimer, Homer P. White and Bessie Hart. She was a member of the United Brethren Church.
The
Weimers
resided in White, near Normalville, Fayette County, PA. The road passing through
Normalville, framed against the picturesque backdrop of the "Little Alps of
America," is seen at left. Note the shocks of bundled wheat standing
upright in the field.
Bessie died on July 8, 1924, at age 54, at the home of her married daughter Bessie Hart. She is buried near her parents in the Daniel Snyder Cemetery at White near Normalville.
Benjamin's fate is unknown, but will be reported here when learned.
Son
James Weimer (1900-1974) married Myrtle Laymon (1913-1989). He was 13 years
older than his bride. James was a coal miner in the Connellsville
area. He passed away in 1974, at the age of 74. Myrtle outlived him by 15
years, and died in 1989, at the age of 76. They are buried together at the
Normalville Cemetery. Their grave is seen at right.
Son Homer P. Weimer was a custodian at the Church of the Brethren of Southwest Greensburg.
Daughter Bessie Weimer married Ray George Hart.
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