Having lived 82 years, 3 months, and 25 days.

BIOGRAPHY: From Schuylkill County Pennsylvania by J.H. Beers and Co. 1916:

He continued to work with his father on the home farm in West Penn township ntil he reached middle age, except that in 1869 he went to California and tried his fortune in the gold mines for a few years. Returning to the home farm after he was fifty years old, he tenanted a part of the homestead property and cultivated it until he retired. Then he moved to Reynolds, Schuylkill county, where he lives with his daughter Maude (Mrs. William Schaeffer). He is a member of Zion's Reformed Church in West Penn township, and in politics supports the principles of the Democratic party. By his first marriage, to Emma Zehner, daughter of William Zehner, Mr. Woomer had four children. Dr. Albert, who is married, and lives at Cashtown, Adams Co., Pa.; Elmer; Lillian, wife of Amos Long, of Philadelphia; and Helen, wife of Ulysses Eberts, of Weissport, Carbon Co., Pa. His second marriage was to Alice Betz, by whom he had these children; Herbert, now living with his uncle Monroe; Roscoe, deceased; Claude, of Walker township, Schuylkill county, married Miss Wittig; Irvin , who married Mamie Hill, and lives at Tamaqua; Minnie; Maude, Mrs. William Schaeffer, of Reynolds, Schuylkill county; Edith, living at Tamaqua; and Edna, living with her father.

Correction: Irvin married Ella Daubenspeck

Children: w/ Emma Zehner

Dr. Albert b: 1871 m: Arra Hartzell (1915 in Franklin Co.)d: May 28 1957 bur: Flohrs Lutheran, McKnightstown, Adams Co., PA

Elmer b: May 11 1875 m: Emma Loretta Scheaffer d: Jan 2 1937 bur: Zion Stone Church, West Penn, Schuylkill Co., PA

Lillian b: Jul 13 1877 m: Amos Long d: Jun 24 1950 bur: Arlington Cem., Drexel Hill, Delaware Co., PA

Helen Irene b: Nov 24 1879 m: Ulysses Eberts d: Feb 20 1973 bur: Union Hill, Carbon Co., PA

Emma died when Helen was just a few days old. The children were sent to live with their mothers parents, the Zehners, and some were sent to Wilson's younger brother Monroe to be raised.


Children: w/ Alice Betz (mother of 9 with 7 living in 1910)

Herbert Spencer b: Dec 22 1880 (WWII draft gives 1882 and born in White Bear, Carbon Co. PA) worked as farm manager for brother Elmer, living in New Ringgold in 1942, single never married d: Dec 10 1960 bur: Zion Stone Church, West Penn, Schuylkill Co., PA (Listed as his mothers step-son in her obit)

Roscoe b: Dec 1883 d: before 1910

Claude P. b: Oct 3 1888 (1887 per WWII draft card) West Penn Twp.m: Martha "Myrtle" Wittig d: Feb 18 1972 Coaldale, Schuykill Co., PA bur: Sky View Mem Park, Hometown, Schuylkill Co., PA

Minnie Lorenda b: June 1890 m: George D. Wittig (1914 in Schuylkill) d: Apr 06 1947 Schuylkill Co., PA bur: Odd Fellows Cem., Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., PA

Maude F. b: Sep 26 1891 m1 : William H. Schaeffer (widowed by 1920) m2: Edward Schaeffer (widowed in 1931) m3: James Clause d: Jan 21 1974 bur: Zion Stone Church, West Penn, Schuylkill Co., PA

Irvin b: Feb 24 1893 West Penn Twp., PA m: Ella Daubenspeck (1914 in Schuylkill) d: May 22 1977 Baltimore, Maryland bur: Odd Fellows Cem., Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., PA

Edith b: June 3 1894 m: Charles H. Weyhenmeyer/ Weinmeyer/Weymeyer (1913 in Carbon Co.) d: Nov. 1985 bur: bur: Sky View Mem Park, Hometown, Schuylkill Co., PA

Edna Verna b: Apr 19 1901 m: Edward Zehner (1926 in Schuylkill) d: Aug 10 1956 bur: Odd Fellows Cem., Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., PA