Oscar E. WISSER^[1]

1876 - 1935  (58 years)

• Name	Oscar E. WISSER  [2, 3, 4]
  Born	25 Dec 1876	PA   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	May 1935	Walberts, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
  	Oscar E. Wisser Newspaper dated ? The death early yesterday morning of Oscar E. Wisser, 58, a farmer at Walberts, was attributed to suicide by Deputy Coroner Dr. H. E. Guth, of Siegersville. Wisser while on his way to work in the fields yesterday morning stopped at the barn and hung himself with a hitching strap which was fastened to an extending beam just outside the barn. Born in South Whitehall township, a son of Emanuel and Mary, nee Krauss, Wisser, December 25, 1876, deceased resided there for a number of years. For the past twenty-nine years, he had been a resident of Walbert?s. Mr. Wisser was a teacher in the South Whitehall schools for eighteen years. Deciding to discontinue school work he went into the coal business at Walberts and operated successfully for some time. During the past several years he has done nothing but farming. He was a member of the Allen Lodge, I. O. O. F., Allentown. Surviving are his wife, Maria S. (Hunsicker) Wisser; four children, Sadie and Elmer, at home, Morris of Guth?s Station, and Herbert, Catasauqua; three sisters, Mrs. Milton Buchman, Kratzer, Mrs. Havey Stauffer, Troxell?s Crossing, and Mrs. E. J. Reichert, Cetronia; one brother, Oliver Wisser, this city. Rev. John L. Guth, pastor of Jordan Reformed Church will officiate at the funeral services of which due notice will be given. Brief services for the relatives will be held from his late home on Saturday at 2 p.m., daylight saving time, followed by public services in Jordan Reformed Church, Walberts, and interment in the adjoining cemetery. Viewing Friday from 7 to 9. Submitted by Sue Jones http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?504,432692,432692#msg-432692
  Occupation	Teacher (see notes for more information)
  Died	07 May 1935	(See notes)   [3]
  Person ID	P539	Wisser and Bryant 2013 | Dale Wisser family
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Emanuel WISSER,   b. 07 May 1843, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Sep 1923, Guthsville, Lehigh, PA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann KRAUSE,   b. 14 June 1842, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 17 Nov 1911, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1890	Jordan United Church of Christ, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Selenda HUNSICKER,   b. 18 Apr 1879, Lehigh Co., PA ,   d. Dec 1935, Walberts, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania  (Age 56 years)
  Married	24 May 1902	Fogelsville, Lehigh, Pennsylvania   [2, 4, 7]
  Children	1. Elmer O. WISSER,   b. 24 September, 1909   2. Herbert Lewis Emanuel WISSER,   b. 19 Sep 1904  [Birth]   3. Pauline WISSER  [Natural] + 4. Sadie M. WISSER,   b. 1 Jun 1903 + 5. Morris E. WISSER,   b. 27 Aug 1907, PA ,   d. 1986  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 07 May 1935 - (See notes)  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1903_Birth_SadieMariaWisser-web.jpg Name:Sadie Maria Wisser Birth Date:1 Jun 1903 Event Type:Baptism Baptism Date:21 Jun 1903 Baptism Place:Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania Father Name:Oscar E Wisser Mother Name:Maria S Hunsicker Organization Name:Jordan United Church of Christ By:Dr. E. Fogel
  		1903_Birth_SadieMariaWisser_cu.jpg Name:Sadie Maria Wisser Birth Date:1 Jun 1903 Event Type:Baptism Baptism Date:21 Jun 1903 Baptism Place:Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania Father Name:Oscar E Wisser Mother Name:Maria S Hunsicker Organization Name:Jordan United Church of Christ By:Dr. E. Fogel
  		1904_Bapt_HerbertLewisEmanuelWisser_web.jpg Name:Herbert Lewis Emanuel Wisser Birth Date:19 Sep 1904 Event Type:Baptism Baptism Date:9 Oct 1904 Baptism Place:Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania Father Name:Oscar E Wisser Mother Name:Maria S Hunsicker Organization Name:Jordan United Church of Christ By:Dr. E. I. Fogel
  		wisseremanual1900censusweb.jpg 1900 Census South Whitehall Township, Lehigh, PA Emanuel Wisser 57 Margaret (Mary Krause) Wisser 57 Mantana Wisser 36 Oscar Wisser 23 Solomon Wisser 71
  		Maria_Hunsicker_Wisser_obit.JPG 1935 Obit for Mrs. Maria A. Wisser Newspaper dated December 26, 1935

  
  

• Notes

  Teacher in South Whitehall township, was born in that district Dec 25, 1876. He received his education in the public schools and the Millersville S. N. S. He began teaching in 1897; the greater part of his teaching was done in South Witehall. In 1907 he succeeded his father in the coal business at Walberts, where he has since resided. He ownes the farm and house which was formerly owened by his father. He is a member of the Jordan Lutheran congregation which he served as deacon. He is a member of Allen Lodge No. 71, I.O.O.F.,and Guthsville Camp 378, P.O.S. of A., which he served as chaplain. (from the HISTORY OF LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA - 1914) Listed as "Teacher" on marriage License in 1902 Oscar E. Wisser Newspaper dated ? The death early yesterday morning of Oscar E. Wisser, 58, a farmer at Walberts, was attributed to suicide by Deputy Coroner Dr. H. E. Guth, of Siegersville. Wisser while on his way to work in the fields yesterday morning stopped at the barn and hung himself with a hitching strap which was fastened to an extending beam just outside the barn. Born in South Whitehall township, a son of Emanuel and Mary, nee Krauss, Wisser, December 25, 1876, deceased resided there for a number of years. For the past twenty-nine years, he had been a resident of Walbert?s. Mr. Wisser was a teacher in the South Whitehall schools for eighteen years. Deciding to discontinue school work he went into the coal business at Walberts and operated successfully for some time. During the past several years he has done nothing but farming. He was a member of the Allen Lodge, I. O. O. F., Allentown. Surviving are his wife, Maria S. (Hunsicker) Wisser; four children, Sadie and Elmer, at home, Morris of Guth?s Station, and Herbert, Catasauqua; three sisters, Mrs. Milton Buchman, Kratzer, Mrs. Havey Stauffer, Troxell?s Crossing, and Mrs. E. J. Reichert, Cetronia; one brother, Oliver Wisser, this city. Rev. John L. Guth, pastor of Jordan Reformed Church will officiate at the funeral services of which due notice will be given. Brief services for the relatives will be held from his late home on Saturday at 2 p.m., daylight saving time, followed by public services in Jordan Reformed Church, Walberts, and interment in the adjoining cemetery. Viewing Friday from 7 to 9. Submitted by Sue Jones http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?504,432692,432692#msg-432692

  
  

• Sources

  [S-1718065750] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7158548&pid=539 [S-2129628385] History of Lehigh County, PA - 1914. [S-2129628381] Edwin Wiser- Weiser Book. [S-2129628395] Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County, PA #11767. [S-2129628362] 1880 PA Census, Lehigh, South Whitehall p469C (Cen1880PA002). [S-2129628365] 1910 Lehigh County Census. [S-2129628379] Eastern PA Ancesters / RootsWeb.com.