Husband: Harry Findley PLUMMER (1)
Birthdate: 13 Sep 1874
Birthplace: Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Death date: 29 Dec 1939
Place of death: Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Father: John Wesley PLUMMER, Sr. (1845-1936) (1)
Mother: Katherine K. KRING (1852-1905) (1)

Marriage date: 21 Jun 1893
Marriage place: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey

Wife: Gertrude Mae BARTLEY (1)
Birthdate: 23 Mar 1874
Birthplace: Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Death date: 22 Oct 1954
Place of death: Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Father: William Burns BARTLEY (1832-1895) (1)
Mother: Susan Bell WALTERS (1843-1895) (1)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Margarite PLUMMER
Sex: F
Birthdate: Dec 1893 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Death date: 13 Jan 1894
Burial: Fairview Cemetery in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Spouses' names:
Marriage date:

Child No. 2: Mildred Audrey PLUMMER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 24 Sep 1895 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Death date: 24 Jun 1983 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Burial:
Spouses' names: Wilbert Kearney BAYLE (1893-1975)
Marriage date: 27 Jun 1915

Child No. 3: Paul Bartley PLUMMER (1)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 13 Jun 1898 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Death date: 19 Dec 1972 - Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Burial: Fort Lincoln, Washington D.C.
Spouses' names: Mildred Dorothy BRUMBAUGH (1898-1993) (1)
Marriage date: 27 Sep 1916 - Canton, Stark County, Ohio

Child No. 4: Harold Wesley PLUMMER, Sr.
Sex: M
Birthdate: 21 Mar 1902 - Pitcairn, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Death date: 23 Mar 1987 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery on 26 Mar 1987 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Spouses' names: Mary Catherine McCORMICK (1905-1964)
Marriage date: 8 Jan 1924 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Child No. 5: Dorothy Virginia PLUMMER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 4 Mar 1907 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Death date: 6 Apr 1971 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Spouses' names: Dean Maurice CORRIGAN (1908-1989)
Marriage date: 21 Jun 1939 - Washington, District Of Columbia County, Maryland
 
 
Documentation:
1. Rae (Plummer) Barnhart - Data accumulated by her and Harold W. Plummer, Jr. They had everything on paper and I copied much of it during a visit in December 1997. Rae passed away in December 1999.

Notes:
Harry Findley PLUMMER
* A 32nd degree mason
* A member of Jaffa Shrine, Jaffa Patrol and Knights Templar
* Was an instructor in the vocation department (shop) on Altoona Schools
* The 1910 census shows him living in Altoona, Blair Co., Pennsylvania.
Events
* He worked as a Teacher & Carpenter.
* Uses Hand: Left.
* He served in the military.
* His obituary was published in the Altoona Mirror on 30 Dec 1939 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Harry F. Plummer aged 64, of 2116 8th Avenue, Altoona. He was an Instructor in the Vocational Department of the Altoona Schools. He died December 29, 1939 of a heart attack. He was born September 13, 1875 in Altoona and was the son of John W. and Katherine (Kring) Plummer. He learned his trade from his father who was a carpenter all his life. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad but taught at Roosevelt Jr. High School since 1911. He married Gertrude May Bartley on June 21, 1893. Surviving him is his wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters: Mrs. Mildred Boyle, Paul B. and Harold W. Plummer, all of Altoona and Mrs. Dorothy Corrigan at home, plus 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He is survived by the following brothers and 8 sisters: Mrs. Florence Bush of Altoona, Mrs. Pearl West of St. Petersburg, Florida and Mrs. Helen Francis of Altoona, Mrs. Hazel Brumbaugh of New Enterprise, Mrs. Edna Sellers of Altoona and John Plummer of Gadsden, Alabama, Fred of Brooklyn,New York and R. Kenneth of Cleveland, Ohio. He was a 32nd degree Mason, Jaffa Shrine, Jaffa Patrol and Knights Templar.
* The funeral services for Harry F. Plummer will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Lafferty funeral home by Rev. J. N. Boyer of First United Brethren Church. Friends may call at the Lafferty Funeral Home, 2309 Broad Avenue.
* Harry F. Plummer of Altoona, an instructor in the vocational school there, died suddenly December 29 at his home of a heart attack. Besides his wife, two sons and two daughters, he is survived by five sisters and three brothers, one of whom, Mrs. Hazel Brumbaugh, resides in New Enterprise. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon in Altoona where interment was made.

Mildred Audrey PLUMMER Events
* Her obituary was published. Mrs. Bayle, 87, a guest at the United Presbyterian Home, Holliaysburg, died unexpectedly ay 8:05 AM, Friday, June 24, 1983, at Altoona Hospital. Mrs. Bayle was born September 24, 1895, in Altoona, the daughter of Harry and Gertrude (Bartley) Plummer, and married Wilbur K. Bayle, who died November 20, 1975. Surviving are two children: Mrs. Marjorie Johnsonbaugh of Zephyrhills, Florida, and Kenneth of Hinsdale, Illinois; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother Harold of Altoona. Mrs. Bayle was a member of the Altoona Bible Church.

Paul Bartley PLUMMER
* He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the round house and left Altoona in 1940 for Washington D.C. to work in the U.S. Navy yard as he was a machinist by trade. He subsequently retired from the insurance industry and moved to Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida.
Events
* He served in the military.
* He appeared on the United States Federal Census in 1920 in Norfolk County, Virginia. Enumeration District No. 139, Supervisor's District No. 2, Sheet 2 Name: Paul B Plummer Home in 1920: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia Age: 21 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relation to Head of House: Head Spouses' names: Mildred Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home Owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 849 Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Paul B Plummer 21- head - married - machinist at U.S. Naval Base Mildred Plummer 21 - wife - married - Robert Plummer 2 5/12 - son - single Harold W Plummer 17 - brother - single - store keeper at U.S. Naval Base
* Social Security Number: 717-09-2218.
* He worked as a Life Insurance Underwriter.

Harold Wesley PLUMMER
* He ran away from home and enlisted in the Navy on November 20, 1917. He apparantly lied about his age at the time. He was assigned to the U.S.S. Georgia as a second class seaman. During the war he saw service on scout duty, hunting U- Boat oil tankers near the West Indies. He also made eight trips across the Atlantic with convoys. When the crew of the Georgia was reduced, he was assigned as a store keeper at the naval cold storage plant at Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, on December16, 1918. He was a signalman aboard the U.S.S. Georgia and was betterknown as "Percy". Info about ship - Assigned as a receiving ship at Boston, Georgia was called to duty at the outbreak of World War I, and commissioned again 6 April 1917. For the next 18 months she operated with the 3rd Division, Battleship Force, in fleet tactical exercises and merchant crew gunnery training, based in the York River, Virginia. She joined with Cruiser Force Atlantic briefly in September 1918 to escort convoys to meet their eastern escorts, and beginning 10 December 1918 was fitted out as a transport and attached to the Cruiser and Transport Force for the purpose of returning troops of the A.E.F. to the United States. Georgia made five voyages to France from December 1918 to June 1919 and brought home nearly 6,000 soldiers.
* SSN Death records show his DOB as March 20, 1899 but I think this was because he ran away from home in 1917 to enlist in the Navy and he lied about his age. Aunt Ginny confirmed this as a correct assumption.
* My recollection of my Grandfather was that he was always at work on the railroad. He told us that he would walk on top of the train. I remember that he had at least two fingers missing on his left hand (I think). He used to call me little Jamie and he would call my sister Jeanette, little pumpkin. He would make me chocolate ice cream and call it black. He always drove an older model Caddie. His garage had a dirt floor. In his basement he had cardboard attached to the ceiling to cover the beams. At the bottom of the stairs he use to hide cigar boxes of pennies in the ceiling.
Medical Notes
* Died at home - Natural Causes - Heart Attack Lost the pointing finger of his left hand in an accident with a rifle
Events
* He appeared on the United States Federal Census in 1920 in Norfolk County, Virginia. Enumeration District No. 139, Supervisor's District No. 2, Sheet 2 Name: Harold W Plummer Home in 1920: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia Age: 17 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relation to Head of House: Brother Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 849 Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Paul B Plummer 21- head - married - machinist at U.S. Naval Base Mildred Plummer 21 - wife - married - Robert Plummer 2 5/12 - son - single Harold W Plummer 17 - brother - single - store keeper at U.S. Naval Base
* He appeared on the United States Federal Census in 1930 in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Enumeration District No. 7- 18, Supervisor's District No. 17, Sheet 5 Name: Harold W Plummer Home in 1930: Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relation to Head of House: Head Spouses' names: Mary C Race: White Occupation: Education: Rent/home value: rent Age at first marriage: Harold 22 - Mary 19 Parents' birthplace: Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Harold W Plummer 28 - head - married - outside clerk for light company Mary C Plummer 25 - wife - married Harold Plummer 5 - son - single Mary L Plummer 3 9/12 - daughter - single Geraldine L Plummer 1 5/12 - daughter - single
* Social Security Number: 170-12-4450. Social Security Death Index Name: Harold W. Plummer SSN: 170-12-4450 Birthdate: 20 Mar 1899 Death date: 23 Mar 1987 State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
* He worked as a Fireman, Brakeman, Conductor on freight trains for the Pensylvania Rai. lroad
* His obituary was published. Mr. Plummer, 85, of 322 Frankstown Road, died Monday, March 23, 1987,at his home. Mr. Plummer retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was born March 21, 1902, in Pitcairn, the son of Harry F. and Gertrude (Bartley) Plummer, and married Mary McCormick, who died in 1964. Surviving are four children: Harold W. Jr. of Boston, Mass,; Mary Lou Stapleton of Sacramento, California; Lillian G. Cassidy and Virginia L. Crossmanof Duncansville, eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. Mr. Plummer was a member of the Grace Bible Church and the Duncansville VFW. He was a veteran of World War I. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM Wednesday at the Donald E. Liebegott Funeral Home, Duncansville. {VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars}

Dorothy Virginia PLUMMER
* On student council - Altoona High School 1924.
Events
* She worked as an Elementary Grade School Teacher.