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- Harvey Wilkerson Wimmer's parents were true pioneers and were called several places to help settle different towns. He came from a large family, having six sisters and three brothers. The Wimmers lived in St. Johns and Woodruff, AZ. as well as Luna, NM. The family finally settled in Payson, UT. Harvey was a hard worker and loved riding and work horses. It was while he had a mail carrying contract that he met Sarah Ellen Shelley at Heber, AZ. It took him 2 years to convince her to marry him. They took a train with several other couples to Salt Lake City to be married in the temple on Oct. 8, 1903. They returned to Joseph City, AZ and bought a small home there. This was the home for the rest of their lives. To them came 4 children, Lawrence, Elmer, Margaret and Ivan. Harvey was a good father and husband. In addition to freighting, he was a good carpenter and worked on the Academy building in Snowflake and worked on many homes in Joseph City. Harvey was hard hit by the flu of 1918. Although he recovered his health suffered greatly. He developed heart and kidney problems. He tried to continue to work but couldn't do much. He had to sell his beautiful team of horses to a friend because he realized he couldn't afford to feed them. He needed the money to care for his family. He died in June of 1921 at the age of 43 and his family laid him away in the Joseph City cemetery. Twenty years later his wife Ella was buried beside him.
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1878 - 1921 (43 years)
