Individual Details
Edwin Jonathan Newmyer
(22 Sep 1874 - 5 Jul 1932)
On his World War I draft registration card in 1918, he states he works for the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture as an accountant.
On the 1930 Census of Queens, New York he is an Income Tax Specialist.
Evening Star, Washington, D.C., Friday, July 8, 1932, Page 17, Col. 3: Funeral Rites Held for Edwin Newmyer. Leader of Federal Employes' Union. Survived by Widow, Daughter and Two Sisters. Funeral services for Edwin J. Newmyer, 57, who died Tuesday at his residence, 1791 Lanier place, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the Nevius funeral home, 924 New York avenue. Born in Lake, Mo., Mr. Newmyer received his early education there and came to Washington in 1900. He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1906. Mr. Newmyer was actively identified with the Federal Employes' Union for the past 16 years. He became affiliated with the Federal Labor Union in 1916, which later was known as the Federal Employes' Union. In 1917 he was a delegate to the first convention of the National Federation of Federal Employes when he was elected secretary-treasurer, a position he held for five years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Agnes Leckie Newmyer, a daughter, Miss A. Stuart Newmyer, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Davisson of Atlanta, Mo., and Mrs. William Mohler of Pasadena, Calif.
On the 1930 Census of Queens, New York he is an Income Tax Specialist.
Evening Star, Washington, D.C., Friday, July 8, 1932, Page 17, Col. 3: Funeral Rites Held for Edwin Newmyer. Leader of Federal Employes' Union. Survived by Widow, Daughter and Two Sisters. Funeral services for Edwin J. Newmyer, 57, who died Tuesday at his residence, 1791 Lanier place, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the Nevius funeral home, 924 New York avenue. Born in Lake, Mo., Mr. Newmyer received his early education there and came to Washington in 1900. He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1906. Mr. Newmyer was actively identified with the Federal Employes' Union for the past 16 years. He became affiliated with the Federal Labor Union in 1916, which later was known as the Federal Employes' Union. In 1917 he was a delegate to the first convention of the National Federation of Federal Employes when he was elected secretary-treasurer, a position he held for five years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Agnes Leckie Newmyer, a daughter, Miss A. Stuart Newmyer, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Davisson of Atlanta, Mo., and Mrs. William Mohler of Pasadena, Calif.
Events
| Birth | 22 Sep 1874 | La Plata, Macon Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Residence | 1880 | La Plata, Macon Co., Missouri | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | St. Joseph City, Buchanan, Missouri | | ||
| Marriage | 12 Sep 1906 | Washington, District of Columbia - Agnes Fulton Leckie | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Precinct 10, Washington, District of Columbia | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Washington, District of Columbia | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Queens, Queens Co., New York | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Queens, Queens Co., New York | | ||
| Death | 5 Jul 1932 | Washington, District of Columbia | | ||
| Burial | Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia | |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes Fulton Leckie (1878 - 1946) |
| Child | Agnes Stewart Newmyer (1907 - 1945) |
| Father | John Boyd Newmyer (1843 - 1912) |
| Mother | Violet Zerilda Butler (1847 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Anna C. Newmyer (1868 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Ida May Newmyer (1869 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Grace Newmyer (1880 - ) |