Mary (Polly) Witmer, who was born
Oct. 15, 1801, daughter of Christophel Witmer, and died Aug. 11, 1883,
surviving her husband Nicholas Michael Bingaman by many years. He died June 10, 1860. They are buried
at Bingaman's Church. They had children as follows: Annie married John
Diehl; Catharine married John, Underkoffler; John; Hannah, who died of
smallpox, married Isaac Schaffer and they had one son, Benjamin; Sarah
married George Bohner and went to live in Dakota; Mary married Philip
Grim; William W. and Elias are mentioned below; Caroline married Cyrus
Buffington; Henry died in Dakota. Sarah and her brothers Elias and
William W. are now the only survivors of this large family.
Suggested edit: Hello. Her nickname, as inscribed on her headstone photo posted, was "Mary." She was only called "Polly" once, in the 1880 census when she lived with her son. She's called, also, "Mary" in her father's Will, which I typed and posted on her FamilySearch profile in "Stories." https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L4SY-SFQ
Sincerely, another "Mary" Contributor: 2033481971
Oct. 15, 1801, daughter of Christophel Witmer, and died Aug. 11, 1883,
surviving her husband Nicholas Michael Bingaman by many years. He died June 10, 1860. They are buried
at Bingaman's Church. They had children as follows: Annie married John
Diehl; Catharine married John, Underkoffler; John; Hannah, who died of
smallpox, married Isaac Schaffer and they had one son, Benjamin; Sarah
married George Bohner and went to live in Dakota; Mary married Philip
Grim; William W. and Elias are mentioned below; Caroline married Cyrus
Buffington; Henry died in Dakota. Sarah and her brothers Elias and
William W. are now the only survivors of this large family.
Suggested edit: Hello. Her nickname, as inscribed on her headstone photo posted, was "Mary." She was only called "Polly" once, in the 1880 census when she lived with her son. She's called, also, "Mary" in her father's Will, which I typed and posted on her FamilySearch profile in "Stories." https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L4SY-SFQ
Sincerely, another "Mary" Contributor: 2033481971
Mary (Polly) Witmer, who was born
Oct. 15, 1801, daughter of Christophel Witmer, and died Aug. 11, 1883,
surviving her husband Nicholas Michael Bingaman by many years. He died June 10, 1860. They are buried
at Bingaman's Church. They had children as follows: Annie married John
Diehl; Catharine married John, Underkoffler; John; Hannah, who died of
smallpox, married Isaac Schaffer and they had one son, Benjamin; Sarah
married George Bohner and went to live in Dakota; Mary married Philip
Grim; William W. and Elias are mentioned below; Caroline married Cyrus
Buffington; Henry died in Dakota. Sarah and her brothers Elias and
William W. are now the only survivors of this large family.
Suggested edit: Hello. Her nickname, as inscribed on her headstone photo posted, was "Mary." She was only called "Polly" once, in the 1880 census when she lived with her son. She's called, also, "Mary" in her father's Will, which I typed and posted on her FamilySearch profile in "Stories." https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L4SY-SFQ
Sincerely, another "Mary" Contributor: 2033481971
Oct. 15, 1801, daughter of Christophel Witmer, and died Aug. 11, 1883,
surviving her husband Nicholas Michael Bingaman by many years. He died June 10, 1860. They are buried
at Bingaman's Church. They had children as follows: Annie married John
Diehl; Catharine married John, Underkoffler; John; Hannah, who died of
smallpox, married Isaac Schaffer and they had one son, Benjamin; Sarah
married George Bohner and went to live in Dakota; Mary married Philip
Grim; William W. and Elias are mentioned below; Caroline married Cyrus
Buffington; Henry died in Dakota. Sarah and her brothers Elias and
William W. are now the only survivors of this large family.
Suggested edit: Hello. Her nickname, as inscribed on her headstone photo posted, was "Mary." She was only called "Polly" once, in the 1880 census when she lived with her son. She's called, also, "Mary" in her father's Will, which I typed and posted on her FamilySearch profile in "Stories." https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L4SY-SFQ
Sincerely, another "Mary" Contributor: 2033481971
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MARY
Wife of Nicholas Bingaman.
Born Oct. 15, 1801.
Died Aug. 11, 1883.
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