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- A lawyer, a then a Judge.
FRANCIS A. WITMER, son of Isaac L. and Annie (Bubb) Witmer, was born Oct. 28, 1877, in Lower Mahanoy township, where he obtained his early education. Later he attended a summer school at Elizabethville, and the Central Pennsylvania College at New Berlin, and when seventeen he taught for part of a school term at Washington, in Lower Mahanoy township. After the death of his father, in 1895, he came to Sunbury and lived with his brother, Charles B. Witmer, meantime attending the high school from which he was graduated in 1897. He then took a special course at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., and in June, 1899, registered as a law student in his brother's office, studying law and teaching school, being thus engaged for two terms at the Gass schoolhouse in Upper Augusta township. On June 16, 1902, he was admitted to the bar on May 22, 1905, to the Supreme court; and he has also been admitted to the United States Superior and Circuit courts. He is now in partnership with his brother as junior member of the firm of Witmer & Witmer and engaged in successful practice at Sunbury. Mr. Witmer is a member of the Northumberland Bar Association, of the B.P.O. Elks, Lodge No. 267, and of Friendship Hose Company. He is a member of the Reformed Church and has been active in some of its interests, having been chairman of the publicity committee of the Laymen's Missionary committee of the Eastern Classis held in 1910. Politically he is a Republican. In September, 1907, Mr. Witmer married Lula O. Yoder, daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth (Miller) Yoder, of Hegins, Schuylkill Co., Pa., and they have two daughters, Lillian M. and Annie E. The family home is at No. 1132 East Market street.
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WITMER. The Witmer family, which has many representatives in Northumberland county at this day, was founded there by Christophel Witmer, who by his wife Christina had children as follows: Christophel (1762-1825), Sarah (1767-1852), Heinrich (1758-1825), Mathias (June 10, 1757 - May 5, 1824) and Mrs. Daniel Zerbe. The Witmers with which this article deals are descended from the sons Mathias and Christophel.
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1877 - 1953 (75 years)