Hi Ann Wilmer, I'm trying to organize my mess of papers and I found something I had found for you in the Amherst museum. I don't think I've already sent this out, if so just disregard. I found a little booklet of biographies on Amherst men apparently written no later than 1900 or so- several of the men or their children were still living and I believe they were soldiers in the Civil War. I haven't looked at the copies I made really good yet, but here's yours: Benjamin R. Willmer- is a son of Bradford Thomas Willmer, who was born in this county, and with six brothers served in the defense of Virginia in the war between the States. Of these seven brothers two were killed, one remained in Pennsylvania, and the other four were restored to their Virginia homes at the close of the conflict. The mother of Benjamin R. was born in Campbell county, her name before marriage Dorothy Margaret North, and she died August 20, 1881. Benjamin R. Willmer was born in Amherst county, January 8, 1858, and in this county his wedded life began, Bettie T. Tucker becoming his wife on the 14th of December, 1881. She was born in this county, June 25, 1863 (writing fuzzy may be 1853?) a daughter of Charles and Sarah E. (Christian) Tucker, who are residents here. John Bradley, born March 13, 1883, is the son of Benjamin R. Willmer and wife. Mr. Willmer is carrying on a farm of 380 acres in Temperance district, and his postoffice address at Sandidges, Amherst county, Virginia. Bradford T. Willmer- owner of three farms in Amherst county, containing over 600 acres of fine land, was born in this county, on the 14th of November, 1829. He was the son of Rueben Willmer, who died in 1878, and Sallie Willmer, who died in 1876. The first wife of Bradford T. Willmer was Dorothy North, born September 28, 1836, and she died June 30, 1881. She was the mother of his ten children, of whom the two oldest are deceased: John James, born September 6, 1855, died August 21, 1881; William T., born April 7, 1857, died October 8, 1864. The living children, all in Temperance district are: Benjamin T., born January 8, 1859; Ellen R., May 30, 1862; Lindsey J., September 28, 1864; Josiah, June 24, 1866; Mollie F., September 23, 1869; Henry B., May 30, 1872; Hutton V., August 29, 1875; Arthur, March 17, 1878. In Amherst county, January 11, 1883, Eliza C. Brockman became the wife of Bradford T. Willmer. She was born in Albermarle county, Virginia, December 12, 1851, a daughter of T.B. and Mary J. (Simms) Brockman, her father of native of Orange county, Virginia, and her mother of Albermarle. In April, 1862, Bradford T. Willmer enlisted in Company D, 19th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery, and after some service was discharged and re-enlisted in Company I, 19th Virginia Infantry, with wich company he gave faithful service to the cause of the South until the end of the struggle. He had six brothers in the service, of whom two, James and Lindsey, were killed. Sandidges, Amherst county, Virginia, is the postoffice address of Bradford T. Willmer.