Sarah Elizabeth Hite and Otis Wisman
OTIS WISMAN, son of LUELLA MAPHIS and JOSEPH FRANKLIN WISMAN, was born September 9, 1884 in Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia,684, 8 and died March 18, 1974 in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland County, Virginia.56, 697, 1441 He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland.697
He married SARAH ELIZABETH HITE on August 12, 1903 in Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia,96, 688 daughter of MARY A. She was born March 24, 1883 in Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia,694 and died August 15, 1975 in Menno-Haven Nursing Home, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.694 She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland.693
Children of SARAH ELIZABETH HITE and OTIS WISMAN:
- ZELIA ELIZABETH WISMAN, b. March 8, 1905, Maryland;99 m. ERNEST ELVIN MCCOLLOUGH; d. November 25, 1980, Duval County, Florida.99
- MARY OLA WISMAN, b. September 30, 1907, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland;56, 702 m. WILLIAM CECIL STRAW in 1928; d. February 7, 2003, WMHS Sacred Heart Campus Hospital, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland.56, 702
- FRANKLIN OTIS WISMAN, b. February 25, 1919, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland;56, 8334 m. MARTHA RACHEL RUSH on June 6, 1942 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana6683; d. September 11, 1997, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.56, 8334
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Marriage Announcements and News
Cumberland News, August 13, 1965688
Mr., Mrs. Wisman Mark 62d Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wisman observed their 62d wedding anniversary informally with friends yesterday at their home, 502 Decatur Street. Mr. Wisman is recuperating following a serious illness recently.
The former Miss Sarah Elizabeth Hite, daughter of the late Harvey and Mary Ann (Lindamod) Hite was married to Mr. Wisman, son of the late Joseph Franklin and Luella (Maphis) Wisman, August 12, 1903. The ceremony was solemnized in Woodstock, Va. The couple moved to Cumberland to reside in October 1903.
Mr. and Mrs. Wisman are the parents of three children, Mrs. Ernest E. McCullough, Hartsville, S. C., Mrs. William C. Straw, Sr., Cumberland; and Franklin O. Wisman, South Bend, Ind. They have six grandchildren and four great grand children.
Mrs. Wisman is a great-great-granddaughter of Josia Hite the settler in the Shenandoah Valley, who went there in 1735. Busy with her housekeeping, Mrs. Wisman also collects antiques and does needlework and crocheting as well as making quilts.
Also a descendant of a pioneer Shenandoah Valley family, Mr. Wisman was employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, prior to engaging in the meat business in South Cumberland. Later he operated a food market on the corner of Frederick and Decatur Streets until he retired in 1943, because of ill health. Although drawing and painting are his hobbies, he also enjoys reading, TV and the radio.
Cumberland News, August 12, 1969689
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wisman Married 66 Years Today
The 66th wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wisman, 502 Decatur Street, will be limited to members of the immediate family this year, as he is a patient in Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Wisman and the immediate family, with an anniversary cake, will visit him in his room, 318.
The former Miss Sarah Elizabeth Hite, daughter of the late Harvey and Mary Ann (Lindamood) Hite, became the bride of Mr. Wisman, son of the late Joseph Franklin and Luella (Maphis) Wisman, August 12, 1903. Both descendants of prioneer families of the Shenandoah Valley, the couple was married in Woodstock, Va. In October of the same year, the couple came to Cumberland to reside. Mrs. Wisman is a granddaughter of Joseph Hite, the first settler in the Shenandoah Valley, who went there in 1735.
Mr. and Mrs. Wisman are the parents of three children, Mrs. Ernest E. (Zelia) McCullough, Myrtle Inlet, S. C., Mrs. William C. (Mary) Straw, Sr., Cumberland; and Franklin O. Wisman, Chambersburg, Pa. They have six grandchildren and seven great grand children.
A former employe of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Mr. Wisman operated three stores, until forced to retire in 1943, because of illness. One was on Decatur Street, another on Furnace Street and the third at 500 North Mechanic Street. Following a heart attack in 1948, although bedfast, he pursued his hobby of painting and drawing. Most of his work is landscapes, he has done a few biblical scenes and one of an antique railroad train.
Mrs. Wisman's hobbies were collecting antiques and needlework, crocheting, and making quilts. Recently she too "doesn't do much of anything."
Cumberland News, August 15, 1973692
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wisman Observe 70th Anniversary
An informal family gathering marked the 70th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wisman, 409 Decatur Street, Sunday afternoon.
The former Miss Sarah Elizabeth Hite, daughter of the late Harvey and Mary Ann (Lindamood) Hite, became the bride of Mr. Wisman, son of the late Joseph F. Franlin and Luella (Maphis) Wisman, August 12, 1903. Both descendants of pioneer families of the Shenandoah Valley, the couple was married in Woodstock, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Wisman are the parents of three children, Mrs. Ernest E. McCollough, Pensacola, Fla.; Mrs. William C. Straw, Sr., 132 Bedford Street; and Franklin O. Wisman, Chambersburg, Pa. they ahve six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
In October of the same year they came to Cumberland, where Mr. Wisman found employment with the B&O Railroad. A few years later he entered the retail meat and grocery business, which he continued to operate in various locations, until his retirement in 1943.
After occupying their home at 502 Decatur Street for 52 years, it was purchased by the State Roads Commission as part of the site for the John J. McMullen Bridge, and they have relocated at their present address. At present the couple is confined to their room due to ill health.
In addition to the anniversary messages and gifts, the couple received a congratulatory letter from President Richard Nixon.
Newspaper Articles
Cumberland Evening Times, May 5, 19501563
F. O. Wisman and family have returned to their home in South Bend, Ind., after visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wisman, 500 Decatur Street. Mr. Wisman has been confined to his room by illness for 30 months.
Cumberland Evening Times, August 10, 19511564
Ernest and Blaine Wisman, Mrs. Flora Sweeney, Edinburg, Va., Miss Edith Maphis, Philipsburg, Ohio, and Frank Wisman, South Bend, Indiana, are visiting Otis Wisman, 500 Decatur Street, who is ill.
Obituaries
Cumberland Evening Times, March 19, 19741441
OTIS WISMAN
Otis Wisman, 89, of 409 Decatur Street, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital, where he had been admitted Friday.
A native of Shenandoah County, Va., he was a son of the late Joesph F. and Louella (Maphis) Wisman.
Mr. Wisman owned and operated the Wisman Grocery Store at the Corner of Decatur and Frederick Strrets for 43 years before his retirement.
Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth (Hite) Wisman; two daugters, Mrs. Ernest McCollough, Pensacola, Fla., and Mrs. W. Cecil Straw, city; a son, Franklin Wisman, Chambersburg, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Richard Painter and a brother, Harry E. Wisman, both of Edinburg, Va.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The body is at the Kight funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow.
A service will be conducted there Thursday at 11 a.m. by Rev. W. Randolph Keefe Jr. Entombment will follow in Orse Hill Mausoleum.
Cumberland News, March 21, 1974697
WISMAN SERVICE
A service for Otis Wisman, 69, of 409 Decatur Street, who died Monday, will be conducted at the Kight Funeral Home today at 11 a.m. Rev. W. Randolphe Keefe Jr., will officiate. Entombment will be in Rose Hill Mausoleum.
Pallbearers will be Edward Crippen, Franklin Bennett, Wallace Keller, Robert Hershberger, Harold Stump and George Tyree.
Cumberland News, August 16, 1975694
MRS. OTIS WISMAN
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Wisman, 92, formerly of 409 Decatur Street, died yesterday at the Menno-Haven Nursing Home, Chambersburg, Pa. She had been a patient there the last nine months.
Born in Woodstock, Va., she was a daughter of the late Harvey D. Hite and Mary Ann (Lindamood) Hite Roseberger. Her husband, Otis Wisman, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Wisman had resided in Cumberland the last 72 years.
Surviving are her two daughters, Mrs. Ernest McCullough, Pensacola, Fla., and Mrs. W. Cecil Straw, city; a son, Franklin O. Wisman, Chambersburg, Pa.; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
The body is at the Kight Funeral Home, where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
A service will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. and the funeral home. Rev. W. Randolph Keefe Jr. will officiate and interment will be in Rosehill Mausoleum.
Cumberland Sunday Times, August 17, 1975693
WISMAN SERVICES
Services for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Wisman, 92, formerly of 409 Decatur Street, will be conducted in the Kight Funeral Home tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Rev. W. Randolph Keefe, Jr. will officiate and interment will be in Rose Hill Mausoleum.
Pallbearers will be Edward Crippen, Robert H. Herboldshimer, Paul C. Owens, John D. Straw Sr., Howard Stump and George T. Tyree.
Friends will be received at the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 25, 1900674 | Stonewall Township, Shenandoah, Virginia | |
| April 16, 1910680 | Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia | |
| January 11, 1920686 | Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland |
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| April 2, 1930685 | Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland |
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| July 12, 19402726 | Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland |
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