Jonathon WITWER

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
Called Anna may have been born in Stark Co. removed to St. Joseph Co.. m. Silas H. Fisher, a carpenter, and they lived in Elkhart,Ind.    He died some years ago and she married the 2nd time to Jacob N. Winger, in 1908.  She is a noble woman always lively and pleasant and has a good word for everybody; as happy as a sunflower.  She had a good deal of that happy spirit of her noble mother.
                  

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                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
Elizabeth was always called "Lib".  I remember just a short time before they moved to St. Joseph Co. Ind. in 1861 I was at their house and Anna then was tall and slender while Lib was not so tall, but heavy set, and she talked so kind and pleasant to me and she called me a "nix nuts."   I have often thought since she was right.  Well, she is still the same Lib.  Now the old saying is "fat and sassy," but with her I think it is different and is "fat and jolly,"  I know that it suits her best.  But the whole family take after their  mother in that she was exceptionally cheerful and happy natured, no matter what happened, it might have been worse and she would unfold the bright side of it.  Thus it is with Lib, good natured and happy.  But then, I do believe that if she would get angry at you she would be able to call you down to a finish.,and I hope that I will not have her get fire in her eye at me---   Lib marrie a man that I also admire and I would call him one of Gd's most noble men and I would call both of them good ,pleasant and influential neighbors,
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
                  

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                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
Moved with his parents to St. Joseph Co. Ind. before he was 21, he was teaching school and has been teaching ever since.  He is highly respected and a noble,good citizen; resides at Pokaon, Mich.
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
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                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
A large history in book.  This is a short version;   Age 21 puchased a half interest in a drug store int the town of Walkertown Ind.  This lasted 6 mos. and  went on a visit to Ohio and taught for 17 mos. and then returned to No. Liberty Ind. and cont. to teach.  He then moved to Harris Prairie took up the nursery business in evening hours after teaching.  This led to land dev. and he was very successful.
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
Born near the Old "Dutch Church," in Harris Twsp., but in 1868 his parents moved with him to near No. Liberty, in Liberty Twsp. of the same county, where he was brought up and received a good common school education,.  After losing his first family and marrying again he farmed until 1900 and then sold out and moved to River Park, where he followed carpenter for the first summer, when he secured a position in the Mishawaka Woolen Mills Co.  Works, making rubber boots, which he is still following.  An examplary fine man, a noble good Christian and sincere woker in the Christian church
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
                  

                   Witwer Genealogy of America by  Rev.George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer 1909
Matie lived in Plymouth Ind.  Her husband was a railroad switchman and was working for the Standard Oil Co. at Whiting where he lost his one arm.  He then moved to Tyner where he boutht,sold and traded horses, but sold out and went into the butcher business; sold that, then he tried the nursery business and farming for a couple of years;sold out,went to Plymouth and is running sales stables and auto delivery and is doing an immense business.