Individual Details
(28 Mar 1834 - 3 Oct 1898)
Peter Witmer was a school examiner for Washington County, Maryland for more than 25 years, rising to Superintendent of Schools for Washington County, Maryland. Peter also served as a Deputy Sheriff and a member of the Antietam Fire Company. He was admitted to the Hagerstown bar in 1868. In 1881 Peter became joint proprietor and editor, with J. W. Adams, of the Hagerstown News. He later published the Morning Gazette. Peter Witmer carried the title "Captain."
Events
| Birth | 28 Mar 1834 | Clear Spring, Washington, MD | | | |
| Marriage | 1867 | Mary Katherine Brewer | | | |
| Death | 3 Oct 1898 | , Washington, MD | | | |
| Burial | | Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington, MD | | | |
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