Benjamin Franklin Woomer
(1843-1905)
Adaline Hain
(1844-1916)
Benjamin Franklin Beacher Sr.
(1845-1922)
Sarah Jane Jacobs
(1846-1886)
Isaiah Simpson Woomer
(1873-1905)
Angeline Caroline Beacher
(1874-1930)
Benjamin Franklin Woomer Sr.
(1900-1953)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Anna Clark Floyd

Benjamin Franklin Woomer Sr. 2 3 4

  • Born: 1 Jan 1900, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Anna Clark Floyd on 29 Mar 1929 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 1
  • Died: 27 Jan 1953, Girard, Trumbull, OH at age 53 2 4
  • Buried: Girard: Liberty Union Cemetery, Trumbull, OH 4

   Another name for Benjamin was Frank Woomer.5

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-G8C.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 3 The 1900 census recorded renting at 237 Oak Street: Isaiah Worner [indexed wrong due to poor handwriting], colliery laborer, 27, born Jul 1873, living with wife Angeline, 23, Oct 1877; daughter Adeline, 3, Feb 1897; and son Benjamin F., 4 months old, born Jan 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. The couple was married for 3 years and Angeline had birthed 2 children.

2. Residence: 575 Hawkins Ave., North Braddock, PA on 21 Feb 1908 in North Braddock, Allegheny, PA. 6

3. Census in 1910 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 7 The 1910 census recorded at the Protestant Orphanage of Pittsburgh on Pennsylvania Avenue: May Woomer, orphan, 9; and Frank Woomer, orphan, 11. They were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Widow Angeline Gray is with 4 of her children. Census in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 8 The 1920 census recorded at 267 West Ohio Street: Mrs. Henry Gray, widow, occupation kitchenwork tea room, 38, living with daughters Florence, 5; Dorothy, 4; and children by her first marriage: May Woomer, 16; and Frank Woomer, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Newspaper: Pittsburgh Press: Marriage Licenses: Benjamin Woomer, McDonald OH, Anna Floyd, Pittsburgh PA, 29 Mar 1929, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 1

6. Census in 1930 in McDonald, Trumbull, OH. 9 The 1930 census recorded at 330 Indiana Avenue: Benjamin F. Woomer, machine operator in steel mill, 28, living with wife Anna, 16; son Benjamin F. Woomer Jr., 0; and nieces Florence Grey, 15; and Dorothy R. Grey, 13. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Benjamin Jr. in Ohio.

7. Census in 1940 in Girard, Trumbull, OH. 10 The 1940 census recorded at 23 River Street: Benjamin Woomer, machine operator steel mill, 39, living with wife Anna, 27; son Benjamin, 10; and daughters Sarah, 8, and Evelyn, 4.

8. Census in 1950 in Girard, Trumbull, OH. 11 The 1950 census recorded at 200 Ella Street: Frank Woomer, tag maker in steel mill, 49, living with wife Anna C., 37; Frank Jr., 20; Sarah J., 17; Evelyn May, 14; Mary Margaret, 6; and Leora K., 3. The parents were born in Pennsylvania and their children in Ohio.

9. Occupation: steelworker on 27 Jan 1953 in Girard, Trumbull, OH. 2

10. Residence: 200 Ella Street, Girard, OH on 27 Jan 1953 in Girard, Trumbull, OH. 2


Benjamin married Anna Clark Floyd, daughter of Charles Miller Floyd and Sarah Jane Pressell, on 29 Mar 1929 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA.1 (Anna Clark Floyd was born on 21 May 1912 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA,9 12 13 died on 16 Dec 1992 in Youngstown, Mahoning, OH 13 14 and was buried in Girard: Liberty Union Cemetery, Trumbull, OH 13.)


Sources


1 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 29 Mar 1929, page 46.

2 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6PN-SQ5 Isaiah Woomer in entry for Benjamin Franklin Woomer, 1953; citing reference Certificate, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.

3 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M347-DLS Isaiah Worner, Shenandoah borough Ward 4, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241484.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180831706.

5 Beacher, Bruce Franklin, Beau-Chere, The Beacher Family Newsletter, 1 Mar 1979.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1909. Series 11.89 (50 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Herbert Woomer, b. 21 Feb 1908, father Isiah Woomer deceased, mother Angeline Beacher.

7 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWS-6KK Frank Woomer in household of Hester M Ashcroft, Pittsburgh Ward 25, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 625, sheet 13A, family 126.

8 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 22, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1524; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 681; Image: 734.

9 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4ZN-YLC Florence Grey in household of Benjiman F Woomer, McDonald, Trumbull, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0066, sheet 14A, family 268, NARA microfilm publication T626.

10 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWGW-HYW Evelyn Woomer in household of Benjamin Woomer, Ward 4, Girard City, Liberty Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78-72, sheet 14B, family 239.

11 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBW-DJK3 Frank Woomer, Girard, OH.

12 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q297-PYBG Stephen Edward Smrek and Anna Clark Woomer, 07 Jun 1963; citing Marriage, Trumbull, Ohio.

13 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180831937.

14 FamilySearch.org, Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKBK-TP8 Anna Clark Smrek, 16 Dec 1992 citing vol. 29208, certificate number 093540, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio.



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