W.H. Lamer (d. 1905)

LAMER, LAMAR, HAMILTON

Posted By: Kate Hite (email)
Date: 6/15/2022 at 15:59:15

LAMER - W.H. Lamer was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27, 1824. When 15 years of age he removed with his parents to Vernango county, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. In the year 1850 he was married to Ameliza Hamilton. From here he came with his family to Mahaska county in 1865, where he has since resided to the time of his death, May 23, 1905. He was the father of nine children, six of whom survive him. He quietly passed away at 8:25 o'clock in the morning of May 23, 1905, after an illness of three weeks, at the advanced age of 80 years, 5 months and 26 days. To our kind friends and neighbors who so willingly and faithfully assisted us during the sickness of our father, and who contributed so much to our comfort in the hour of his death, we wish to extend our hearty thanks and remind them that their acts shall always remain a source of consolation to us. Children of W. H. Lamer. (Oskaloosa Daily Herald, May 26, 1905, p. 8)