Maj. David A. Rimer and Susan Newell

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Husband Maj. David A. Rimer ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Mar 1815 - Mount Bethel, Northampton Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1895 3
         Buried:  - Bethesda Cemetery

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         Father: Jacob Rimer (      -      ) 2 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Hilliard (      -      ) 4

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       Marriage: 1840 1

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   Other Spouse: Mary Greer Patton (1833-1905) 1 3 - 11 Apr 1854 1 3

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Wife Susan Newell ⁴

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            AKA: Susannah Newell 5
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1840 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Robert Newell (      -      ) 4
         Mother: 

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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - Maj. David A. Rimer

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He was a child when the family moved to Clarion County. During all his active life he was engaged in farming and became a large landowner in Toby township.

He farmed extensively, and was one of the substantial men of the county. He was for many years a deacon in the Presbyterian Church. In political affilia­tion he was a Democrat, and served the people of his township as school director, and for a number of years was a major in the State Militia.

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General Notes: Wife - Susan Newell

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from Churchville, (Northampton Co,?) PA

1 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Pg xlvii.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 639.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1403.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1381.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 640.