Philip Bommer (1825 - 1907)

Born 16 Aug 1825 in Nieder Mockstadt,''' Kreis Büdingen, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutsches Reich

Husband of Elizabeth (Zimmerman) Bommer — married 16 May 1853 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1907 at age 81 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States

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Biography

Philipp Bommer was born 16 Aug 1825 in Nieder Mockstadt, Kreis Büdingen, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutsches Reich. He was the son of Philipp Bommer & An Catharine Bommer ("Mother's Alias Gundermann") and was baptised 19 Aug 1825.^[1]

Phillip Bommer married Elizabeth Zimmerman in 1853. Their golden wedding anniversary was celebrated in Buffalo May 16, 1903.^[2]

The 1855 NYS census for Ward 6, Buffalo City, Erie, New York lists:

Phillip Bommer Head Male 29

Elisabeth Bommer Wife Female 21

Louisa Bommer Daughter Female 0

Frederick Hasensahl Apprentice 17

Chatarina Bommer Grandmother Female 60 ^[3] Consulting the image Phillip, Elisabeth, Frederick & Chatarina were all born in Hessen, Louisa in Erie County. Her age is given as 1/12. At that time Phillip had been "resident in this city or town" for 4 years, Elizabeth 3, Frederick 2 and Chatarina 6/12. She is listed as a widow. I would think at 60 she was Louisa's grandmother & not Phillip's but I don't know that.

Except for the spelling the 1865 New York census for District 03, Ward 07, Buffalo, Erie, New York conforms to family history:

Philip Bamer [head - space is blank in image, transcript reads son] M 40 Germany shoemaker

Elisabeth Bamer Wife F Germany

Louisa Bamer Daughter F 10 Erie County

Jacob Bamer Son M 7 Erie County

Elisabeth Bamer Daughter F 5 Erie County

Philip Bamer Son M 3 Erie County

Emma Bamer Daughter F 2 Erie County

John Bommer Son M 7(image appears to read 3/12 not 7) b Erie County

Elisabeth Zimmerman Mother(_in-law) F 61 b.c 1804 Germany ^[4] note the last two lines are on the following page

The 1870 census for Erie, New York lists:

Philip Bommer Head M 44 Hesse, Darmstadt (transcribed Holland}

Elisabeth Bommer F 36 Bavaria

Louise Bommer F 15 New York

Jacob Bommer M 12 New York

Philip Bommer M 8 New York

Libbie Bommer F 10 New York

Emma Bommer F 7 New York

John Bommer M 5 New York

Louis Bommer M 3 New York

Peter Bommer M 1 New York

Ferdinand Bommer M 2/12 New York^[5]

The 1880 census lists:

Philipp Bommer Self M 51 Germany

Elisabeth Bommer Wife F 46 Germany

Luise Bommer Daughter F 24 New York, United States

Jacob Bommer Son M 21 New York, United States

Elisabeth Bommer Daughter F 20 New York, United States

Philipp Bommer Son M 18 New York, United States

Emma Bommer Daughter F 16 New York, United States

John Bommer Son M 15 New York, United States

Louis Bommer Son M 13 New York, United States

Peter Bommer Son M 11 New York, United States

Ferdinand Bommer Son M 10 New York, United States

Frederich Bommer Son M 8 New York, United States

William Bommer Son M 3 New York, United States ^[6]

The 1892 census for Buffalo lists them as Boummer

Philipp Boummer Self M 65 Germany

Elisabeth Boummer Wife F 57 Germany

Luise Boummer Daughter F 35 United States

Emma Boummer Daughter F 27 United States

Louis Boummer Son M 25 United States

Ferdinand Boummer Son M 21 United States

Frederich Boummer Son M 19 United States

William Boummer Son M 15 United States ^[7] Go to the image to see the family.

The 1900 census gives Philip's dob as Aug 1829, his immigration date as 1851 and his marriage date as 1853. The household consisted of:

Philip Bommer Head M 71 Germany

Elizabeth Bommer Wife F 65 Germany

Louisa Bommer Daughter F 45 New York

Emma C Bommer Daughter F 36 NEW YORK

Frederick W Bommer Son M 27 NEW YORK^[8]

Philip Bommer was born in 1827 in Darmstadt, Darmstädter Stadtkreis, Hessen, Germany. He immigrated to the United States c 1849/50 and died 9 Feb 1907 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. He was buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo with his wife Elizabeth.

FIndagrave lists his wife:

Elizabeth Zimmerman Bommer 1834–1903

and five of their children:

Louise Bommer 1855–1944

Emma C Bommer 1868–1942

Ferdinand J Bommer 1870–1946

Frederick W Bommer 1871–1908

William H Bommer 1877–1956^[9]

Research Notes

There is a record of a Philipp Bommer arriving in 1851 in New York City from Germany, on the "Cotton Plant" His age is given as 25 and his estimated birth year as 1826. His birth record gives it as 16 Aug 1825.^[10] Alternatively he may have been born in '26 or'27, the seven at some point being misread as a nine, or perhaps there was an advantage in being a few years younger, like being five years older than his wife rather than eight.

I found a newspaper article in the Buffalo Express 13 Aug 1913 concerning the death of his son Rev Peter C Bommer in an auto accident which states "His aged father was alone in the house last night when the word of the fatal accident came...". This Phillip died in 1907 & his obit states that Peter survived him. I wonder if Peter's older brother Philip was living with him though there was only about a seven year difference in their ages, or perhaps it was his fatherinlaw?

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJD-QKK5 : 22 March 2023), Philipp Bommer in entry for Philipp Bommer, 19 Aug 1825; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Nieder Mockstadt, Kreis Büdingen, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutsches Reich, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
2. ↑ "Memorial and Family History of Erie County New York", volume ll. New York-Buffalo, The Genealogical Publishing Company, 1906-8; pg 324
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63P-58S : 13 March 2018), Phillip Bommer, Ward 6, Buffalo City, Erie, New York, United States; citing p. , line #10, family #1721, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,679.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-K58B : 10 March 2018), Elisabeth Zimmerman in household of Philip Bamer, District 03, Ward 07, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 78, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FY-281 : Fri Oct 06 10:21:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Philip Bommer and Elisabeth Bommer, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZY-P34 : 16 August 2017), Elisabeth Bommer in household of Philipp Bommer, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 124, sheet 143B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0828; FHL microfilm 1,254,828.
7. ↑ "New York State Census, 1892", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQSZ-5JP : Sun Mar 10 13:16:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Frederick W Boummer, 1892.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSXW-1QS : accessed 12 February 2019), Philip Bommer, Election District 3 Buffalo city Ward 6, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 4A, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,026.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images accessed 10 November 2017, memorial page for Philip Bommer (1827–9 Feb 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #136938077, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Jay Boone (contributor 46889203) .
10. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27PT-X9V : 11 March 2018), Philipp Bommer, 1851; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .

• Personal knowledge and research of Edwin S and Elisabeth S Lapham

See Also

A biographical sketch in "Memorial & Family History of Erie County New York" Vol ll pp 323-4; found at googlebooks