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Where did the German Wimer family come from? What is the German Wimer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wimer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wimer family history?
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wimmer, Wimer, Wimmers (Duesseldorf, northern Germany) and many more.First found in Austria, where the name could be considered to have made a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs, particularly in Vienna, and branched into many houses, playing important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, as rival groups sought power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wimer research. Another 306 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1715, 1785, 1801, and 1868 are included under the topic Early Wimer History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Another 37 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wimer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Wimer. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Wimer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Christoffel Wimer, who came to Philadelphia in 1754
- Philip Wimer came to Virginia in 1771
Wimer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Mathias Wimer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1851
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- John M. Wimer (1810-1863), the seventh person to serve as mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
- Marie Wimer, American tennis player of the start of the 20th century
- Randy Wimer (b. 1980), American Major League baseball player
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- Bahlow, Hans. Abhandlungen zur Namenforschung und Buchgeschichte. 1980. Print. (ISBN 978-3768690522).
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- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Journeys German Immigration, Settlement and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
- Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
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The Wimer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wimer Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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