Amanda Louisa HAMMEL

Amanda Louisa HAMMEL

Female 1872 - 1941  (69 years)

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  • Photos
    Amanda (Hammal) Wisser in 1920
    Amanda (Hammal) Wisser in 1920

    Documents
    1910 Census South Whitehall Lehigh PA.jpg
    1910 Census South Whitehall Lehigh PA.jpg
    1919 James Wisser marries Bertha Smith
    1919 James Wisser marries Bertha Smith
    1890_married Amanda_Oliver_Wisser_web.jpg
    1890_married Amanda_Oliver_Wisser_web.jpg
    Name:Oliver Wisser
    Event Type:Marriage
    Marriage Date:23 Aug 1890
    Marriage Place: Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
    Spouse Name:Amanda Hammel
    Organization Name:Jordan United Church of Christ

    NOTE: There is a LEWIS HUNSICKER at the top, but it appears to be different than my Lewis.
    wisser_sevilla_birth_bapt_1893pg.jpg
    wisser_sevilla_birth_bapt_1893pg.jpg
    Baptism of Sevilla Lucy Ann Wisser - July 30, 1893
    Jordan United Church of Christ
    Allentown, Lehigh, PA
    Parents: Oliver Wisser and (Amanda) Hammel
    Sponsors: Oscar Henninger and Sevilla (Hammel)(Henninger)
    1897_bapt_RobertEmanuelWisser_web.jpg
    1897_bapt_RobertEmanuelWisser_web.jpg
    1897 Baptism: Jordan United Church of Christ
    Robert Emanuel Wisser
    Edgar Lewis Daniel Stephen
    Allentown, Pennsylvania 1929_wisser.jpg
    Allentown, Pennsylvania 1929_wisser.jpg
    1940_mary_k_wisser_death_cert.jpg
    1940_mary_k_wisser_death_cert.jpg
    1940 Death Certificate for Mary Kate (Wisser) Merkel
    Daughter of Amanda ((Hammel) Wisser and Oliver F. Wisser
    Wife of Floyd M. Merkel
    Age: 44 years, 11 months, 19 days
    1941 Amanda Hammel - Certificate Of Death
    1941 Amanda Hammel - Certificate Of Death
    Death of Amanda L. Wisser
    Date of Death: May 10, 1941, 8:45AM
    Date of Birth: January 6, 1872
    Husbands name: Oliver F. Wisser
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania, USA
    Father: James Hammel - born in Pennsylvania
    Mother: Lucy Gangewere - born in Pennsylvania

    1957_Oliver_Wisser_death_cert.jpg
    1957_Oliver_Wisser_death_cert.jpg
    Death Certificate for Oliver Wisser
    Age: 85
    Spouse: Amanda L. Hammel
    Father Emmanuel Wisser
    Mother: Katie Krause (Mary Ann)
    Birthplace: Crackersport, LeHigh Co, PA

    Headstones
    IMG_2772_001a_wisser_hammel_gangawere_web.jpg
    IMG_2772_001a_wisser_hammel_gangawere_web.jpg
    Stones for Louisa (Gangawere)Hammal and her Husband James Hammel
    Daughter Amanda L.(Hammal)Wisser and Oliver F Wisser
    Wisser Oliver and Amanda grave
    Wisser Oliver and Amanda grave
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Histories
    1940 - Oliver and_Amanda Wisser 50th anniversary
    1940 - Oliver and_Amanda Wisser 50th anniversary
    August 23, 1940

  • Name Amanda Louisa HAMMEL 
    Born 6 Jan 1872  Crackersport, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 07 Jun 1880  South Whitehall Township, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1880 Census 
    Died 10 May 1941  Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Obituary 11 May 1941 
    Amanda L. Wisser
    Newspaper dated May 11, 1941

    Bedfast since October, Mrs. Amanda L. Wiser, of 1826 Pennsylvania St., died at her home at 8:45 am. yesterday. She was 69.
    The former Amanda L. Hammel, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth nee Gangewere Hammel and was born near Crackersport on January 6, 1872.
    On Aug. 23, 1890, she was married to Oliver F. Wisser, a farmer and last August the couple observed their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Wisser had been a lifelong member of the Jordan Reformed congregation at Walberts.
    The last member of her family, she is survived by her husband and the following children: Edwin, Allentown R 3; Robert, Breinigsville R 2; James, Detroit, Mich; George, Allentown; Mrs. Beulah Weidner, Bethlehem, Another daughter, Mary, died last year.
    Funeral services will b held at her late home on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with continued services at 2:30 p.m. at Jordan Reformed Church, Walberts. Rev. George Johnson will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

    Submitted by Sue Jones

    http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?504,432678,548746#msg-548746
     
    Buried 14 May 1941  Jordan United Church of Christ Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P472  Wisser and Bryant 2013 | Dale Wisser family
    Last Modified 13 May 2017 

    Father James HAMMEL,   b. 22 Jan 1826, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1906  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Lucy GANGEWERE,   b. 28 Jun 1836,   d. 24 Sep 1901  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Oliver F. WISSER,   b. 02 Mar 1872, Walbert, South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1957, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1890  Jordan, Lehigh, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. Beulah WISSER,   b. 1909,   d. 1996  (Age 87 years)
    +2. Mary Kate WISSER,   b. 4 Sep 1895, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1940, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    +3. Sevilla Lucy Ann WISSER,   b. 6 Jul 1893, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 2000  (Age 106 years)
    +4. Edwin James WISSER,   b. 25 Nov 1890,   d. 10 Mar 1964  (Age 73 years)
    +5. Robert Emanuel WISSER,   b. 14 Apr 1897, South Whitehall Township, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1989, Salisbury Township, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)  [Natural]
    +6. James Jacob WISSER,   b. 28 Jan 1901, South Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Jun 1981, Noxen, Penn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +7. George W. WISSER,   b. 21 Feb 1906, Crackersport, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Dec 1993, Lehigh Valley Hosp, Salisbury Township Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2013 
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jan 1872 - Crackersport, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 May 1941 - Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 May 1941 - Jordan United Church of Christ Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S-2129628382] Edwin Wiser- Weiser book, Ralph Wisser.

    2. [S-2129628381] Edwin Wiser- Weiser Book.

    3. [S-2129628385] History of Lehigh County, PA - 1914.