Having lived 61 years, 7 months, and 22 days.
BIOGRAPHY: From Schuylkill County Pennsylvania by J.H. Beers and Co. 1916:
"One of a family of thrifty agriculturists who have done their part in developing its resources. Though he has been farming only a few years he has gone about his work so systematically and intelligently that he has made notable progress, and he has acquired considerable reputation in the locality for his fine fruit and poultry."
BIOGRAPHY: Elmer Woomer was born May 11, 1875, in West Penn Township, where he was educated, and worked on the home farm for his father until he ws eighteen years of age. Then he began teaching in West Penn township, and followed the profession of school teacher for twenty-two terms in all, first at Zion's Church School (two years), then at the Zehner School, Steigerwalt's and Hunsicker's, in turn, teaching his last year at Zion's Church School again. In the spring of 1909 he bought his present farm of sixty-four acres in West Penn township, from Harvey Hoppes. There are fifty-nine acres clear, and he makes a specialty of truck along with general farming, has had great success in poultry raising, particularly Rhode Island Reds, and has valuable orchards--four hundred peach trees, two hundred and fifty apple trees, fifty pear trees and seventy-five plum trees. He markets his products at Tamaqua. Mr. Woomer is a member of Sittler Lodge, No. 1151, I.O.O.F., of Sittler, this county, is a Democrat in his political preferences, and like so many others of the family has united with the Reformed congregation at Zion's Church in West Penn township.
BIOGRAPHY: From Schuylkill County Pennsylvania by J.H. Beers and Co. 1916:
"One of a family of thrifty agriculturists who have done their part in developing its resources. Though he has been farming only a few years he has gone about his work so systematically and intelligently that he has made notable progress, and he has acquired considerable reputation in the locality for his fine fruit and poultry."
BIOGRAPHY: Elmer Woomer was born May 11, 1875, in West Penn Township, where he was educated, and worked on the home farm for his father until he ws eighteen years of age. Then he began teaching in West Penn township, and followed the profession of school teacher for twenty-two terms in all, first at Zion's Church School (two years), then at the Zehner School, Steigerwalt's and Hunsicker's, in turn, teaching his last year at Zion's Church School again. In the spring of 1909 he bought his present farm of sixty-four acres in West Penn township, from Harvey Hoppes. There are fifty-nine acres clear, and he makes a specialty of truck along with general farming, has had great success in poultry raising, particularly Rhode Island Reds, and has valuable orchards--four hundred peach trees, two hundred and fifty apple trees, fifty pear trees and seventy-five plum trees. He markets his products at Tamaqua. Mr. Woomer is a member of Sittler Lodge, No. 1151, I.O.O.F., of Sittler, this county, is a Democrat in his political preferences, and like so many others of the family has united with the Reformed congregation at Zion's Church in West Penn township.
Having lived 61 years, 7 months, and 22 days.
BIOGRAPHY: From Schuylkill County Pennsylvania by J.H. Beers and Co. 1916:
"One of a family of thrifty agriculturists who have done their part in developing its resources. Though he has been farming only a few years he has gone about his work so systematically and intelligently that he has made notable progress, and he has acquired considerable reputation in the locality for his fine fruit and poultry."
BIOGRAPHY: Elmer Woomer was born May 11, 1875, in West Penn Township, where he was educated, and worked on the home farm for his father until he ws eighteen years of age. Then he began teaching in West Penn township, and followed the profession of school teacher for twenty-two terms in all, first at Zion's Church School (two years), then at the Zehner School, Steigerwalt's and Hunsicker's, in turn, teaching his last year at Zion's Church School again. In the spring of 1909 he bought his present farm of sixty-four acres in West Penn township, from Harvey Hoppes. There are fifty-nine acres clear, and he makes a specialty of truck along with general farming, has had great success in poultry raising, particularly Rhode Island Reds, and has valuable orchards--four hundred peach trees, two hundred and fifty apple trees, fifty pear trees and seventy-five plum trees. He markets his products at Tamaqua. Mr. Woomer is a member of Sittler Lodge, No. 1151, I.O.O.F., of Sittler, this county, is a Democrat in his political preferences, and like so many others of the family has united with the Reformed congregation at Zion's Church in West Penn township.
BIOGRAPHY: From Schuylkill County Pennsylvania by J.H. Beers and Co. 1916:
"One of a family of thrifty agriculturists who have done their part in developing its resources. Though he has been farming only a few years he has gone about his work so systematically and intelligently that he has made notable progress, and he has acquired considerable reputation in the locality for his fine fruit and poultry."
BIOGRAPHY: Elmer Woomer was born May 11, 1875, in West Penn Township, where he was educated, and worked on the home farm for his father until he ws eighteen years of age. Then he began teaching in West Penn township, and followed the profession of school teacher for twenty-two terms in all, first at Zion's Church School (two years), then at the Zehner School, Steigerwalt's and Hunsicker's, in turn, teaching his last year at Zion's Church School again. In the spring of 1909 he bought his present farm of sixty-four acres in West Penn township, from Harvey Hoppes. There are fifty-nine acres clear, and he makes a specialty of truck along with general farming, has had great success in poultry raising, particularly Rhode Island Reds, and has valuable orchards--four hundred peach trees, two hundred and fifty apple trees, fifty pear trees and seventy-five plum trees. He markets his products at Tamaqua. Mr. Woomer is a member of Sittler Lodge, No. 1151, I.O.O.F., of Sittler, this county, is a Democrat in his political preferences, and like so many others of the family has united with the Reformed congregation at Zion's Church in West Penn township.
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