OBIT: Henry J. WILMOTH, 1913, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA 

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Wilmoth, Henry J.

HENRY J. WILMOTH CLAIMED BY DEATH - After a Comparatively Brief Illness of 
Meyersdale's Most Prominent and Enterprising Citizens Passes Away -  He Was a 
Man of Kindly Disposition and Highly Respected. Henry John Wilmoth was a son of 
Alfred Wilmoth and his wife Margaret, nee Knepp. Alfred Wilmoth was born at 
Beverly, W. Va., January14, 1829. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania, and 
died October 21, 1890. Mr. Wilmoth died June 1, 1893. In their family there were 
six children, one of whom died in infancy, Mrs. Wm. Kornhoff, died in 
Cumberland, Mrs. Wm. Cook, died in Johnstown, and Barney died in Meyersdale, 
August 8, 1890. The subject of this notice died in Meyersdale June 20, 1913. The 
only member of the family remaining is Mrs. Lafayette of Scalp Level, Pa. Henry 
J. was married to Jennie Hosselrode on February 7, 1884, the late Rev. Benjamin 
Knepper of Wellersburg officiating. They lived at Wellersburg, Sand Patch and 
latterly for eighteen years at Meyersdale. Eight children were born to them as 
follows: Miss Clara, at home; Mrs. R. K. Quillman, of Norristown, Pa.; Alfred, 
Frederick, Barney, Florence, Mary and Gretchen, all of whom remain to mourn with 
their mother the early departure of their father. As a business man Mr. Wilmoth 
occupied a very prominent place, fearless in undertaking big things and full of 
confidence in his ability to meet every crisis, and his long line of successful 
business enterprises bear testimony to his foresight and business ability. The 
business which was pre-eminently the one which he knew best was that of 
lumbering. From his youth up he had been engaged in felling the giant trees and 
placing the lumber on the market. On January 26, 1906 he became the senior 
member of the firm of Wilmoth & McCullough, when they purchased the Bock Lumber 
Company's interests, located at Boyer, W. Va. On April 1st, of the same year he 
purchased Mr. McCullough's interests and the firm name became H. J. Wilmoth & 
Sons. On February 27th, of the present year they sold their plant at Boyer, W. 
Va., for the sum of $165,000, to the Virginia Lumber Co. Mr. Wilmoth had also 
been in the contracting business with Chas. E. Stewart of Westminster, as his 
partner, and in this partnership at Suter, near West Newton on the B. & O. 
railroad, a stretch of road was made. This firm laid the second track on the B. 
& O. low grade from Brook's tunnel to Confluence, and the Union Depot in 
Washington. He also for a short time was a coal operator and engaged in the 
mercantile business in town where the Naugle building now is. At the time of his 
death he was financially interested in the Meyersdale Electric Light, Heat & 
Power Co., the ice plant, and the ice cream factory, and also owned three farms 
as follows: the Baughman farm near Sand Patch, the Kreitzburg farm in Summit 
Township, and the D. M. Fike farm in Elk Lick Township. Mr. McCullough, a former 
partner, attended his funeral. Mr. Chas. E. Stewart, of Westminister, Md., 
another partner, was in the Commercial office on the day of the funeral and paid 
a glowing tribute to Mr. Wilmoth as a business partner. Mr. Wilmoth carried 
considerable insurance in the following companies: the Equitable, Northwestern, 
Mutual Life of New York and the Modern Woodmen of America. The large interests 
which he left will doubtless be well taken care of by his family. The business 
fraternity of town showed a nice respect to the memory of Mr. Wilmoth, when 
business was suspended between the hours of two and three o'clock on Monday 
afternoon, the time of the funeral services at Hill Crest. The funeral was 
largely attended by relatives and friends of a social and business nature. The 
male quartette consisting of Messrs. Cook, Baldwin, Clutton and Thorley, sang 
several beautiful relections (selections?). Mrs. H. M. Cook presided at the 
piano. Mr. Wilmoth had recently been received into full membership of the 
Reformed Church. Dr. A. E. Truxal, his pastor, officiated at the service. 
Interment was made in the Union Cemetery. The floral tributes were very profuse. 
The following persons were pallbearers: D. J. Fike, R. F. Mason, W. H. Deeter, 
M. Foley, C. E. Deal, J. H. Bowman, E. C. Kyle, of town, and James W. 
McCullough, of Friendsville, Md.

Meyersdale Commercial, June 26, 1913