BIOS: Simon P. WEIMER, Rockwood, Somerset County, PA

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History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania; Bedford County by E. 
Howard Blackburn; Somerset County by William H. Welfley; v.3, Pub. The Lewis 
Publishing Company, New York/Chicago 1906, ppg. 481/2

Simon P. WEIMER.

Simon P. Weimer, of Rockwood, is a grandson of Henry Weimer, who in early life 
was a schoolmaster and later was engaged in shoemaking.  His wife was ______ 
Stahl.  Henry Weimer died in 1881 in Cambria county.
Jeremiah Weimer, son of Henry and ______ (Stahl) Weimer, was born December, 
1827, in Brothers Valley township, and in 1853 moved to Milford township, 
settleing on the George Phillipi farm.  He had received a common school 
education and possessed a knowledge of the carpenter's trade, which he followed 
in connection with farming.  His political affiliations were with the 
Republicans.  He was one of the founders of the Lutheran church of New 
Centerville.  Mr. Weimer married Elizabeth, born in 1826 in Middle Creek 
township, near Barron's church, daughter of George Barron, a farmer, who was a 
Republican in politics and a Lutheran in religious belief.  Mr. and Mrs. Weimer 
were the parents of the following children: Austin, deceased; Simon P., see 
forward; Calvin B., of Los Angeles, California; Cora G., of Connellsville; 
Jeremiah A., merchant at Friedens, Pennsylvania; and Marcellus, deceased.  Mr. 
Weimer died September 1883, and his wife passed away in 1889.  She was a member 
of the same church as her husband.
Simon P. Weimer, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Barron) Weimer, was born August 
14, 1852, at Barkley's Mills, Somerset county, and received a common school 
education.  His occupation in life has been that of a farmer and stock-raiser.  
He is a republican and a member of the Lutheran church.  Mr. Weimer married, 
March 4, 1875, Mary K. Countryman, and two children have been born to them: Nora 
G., born October 24, 1878, in Milford township, died January 10, 1890; and 
Edward J., born May 17, 1883, in Milford township.  At the age of fifteen he 
went to learn the carpenter's trade and three years later engaged in business as 
a contractor and builder.  In the spring of 1905 his father accepted him as a 
partner in the management of the farm, and he has since given his attention to 
agriculture.  His boyhood was marked by a noteworthy incident.  Having 
accidentally fallen into Glade run, which flows through his father's farm and 
was at that time somewhat swollen, his life was saved by a faithful dog, who 
plunged into the stream and brought him safe to shore, afterward returning for 
the boy's hat, which had been left floating in the water.  It is not difficult 
to imagine the feelings of affection with which the dog was ever after regarded 
by the lad whose life he had saved.  Mrs. Weimer is a daughter of Jacob B. and 
Lydia (Shaulis) Countryman, the latter the daughter of David Shaulis.  Mr. 
Countryman's early years were spent in teaching and later he became a farmer.  
He served one term as high sheriff of Somerset county.