1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Gordon N. Zimmerman correspondence, received 1 Dec 2005; information attributed to Martin Zimmerman, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. "December 15, 2007
Dear Dianne
One time you asked me about the story given to me by Rolland Zimmerman. He stated that he had a letter written by Anna Zimmerman in 1905. It stated Johann Christian came to Canada in 1834 from Altheim, Germany. No state was given. It stated their town had a church with a very high steeple. Rolland wrote to the central Lutheran church in Germany and asked what Lutheran church in (a town named Altheim) in Germany had a very high steeple in 1834. He got a reply back that there were three (such) churches with a very high steeple in 1834,
With this information Rolland went to Germany and visited the first two on the list. (In) these two Altheims in different states no Zimmermans could be found. He then hired another interpreter and went to Altheim in the state of Hessen. There was a note on the parrish door saying (the pastor) would be back in one hour. So Rolland went to the town cemetery. He found Zimmermans all over the cemetery. He went back to the parrish house and was told by the young pastor that there were no Zimmermans that were attending church there at that time. Rolland told him about all the Zimmermans in the cemetery. (The pastor) advised he had only been there a short time and the name was unfamilair to him.
Rolland and his interpreter were crestfallen. All the time and money he had spent on this project were for nothing. Just as he got to the front gate of the little yard a car drove up. It was the former pastor. When he was asked if there had ever been any Zimmermans in that church Rolland said (the pastor) replied, "Zimmermans - you have eight to ten women in this church that were grbornen Zimmermans, probably more than any other family if you go back a few generations." This is probably as so many male children were killed in the war.
I was in Altheim in 1985. I visited the church and was entertained in the home of Johan Christian and Elizabeth Knoll, two doors up the street. I will never forget that day.
...
Gordon Zimmerman.".
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Edward Zimmerman Obituary, News-Register McMinnville, Oregon; Monday, July 22, 1985. "Services for longtime Yamhill resident Edward O. Zimmerman of Redlands, Calif., will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in United Methodist Church of Yamhill. Officiating will be the Rev. Rick Hohnbaum and the Rev.Robert Kuykendall
Mr. Zimmerman died July 18,1985 in Loma Linda, Calif. He was 95. Interment will be in Yamhill-Carlton Pioneer Cemetery.
Born June 10, 1890, in Yamhill, he was the son of Christian and Louisa Nolte Zimmerman. He grew up and attended school in Yamhill.
Mr. Zimmerman graduated from Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) in 1915 with a degree in mining engineering. He earned a second degree in electrical engineering in 1917.
He served in the Army during World War I.
He and Cecil F. Deach were married May 8, 1921, in Yamhill.
The Zimmermans lived in Yamhill until they moved to Beaverton, where they lived from 1931 to 1934. They moved back to Yamhill and lived there until they moved to Redlands, Calif., in 1979 to be near their family.
Mr. Zimmerman worked as an electrical engineer for Portland Public Utility District. He also farmed most of his life in Yamhill and worked for Zimmerman Grain Company.
He was a member of United Methodist Church of Yamhill, American Legion and World War I Veterans. He also served for many years on both the Cove Orchard and Yamhill school boards and Yamhill Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Cecil F. Zimmerman of Redlands; three sons, Martin Zimmerman of Madras, Edward Zimmerman of Renton, Wash., and Orin Zimmerman of Menlo Park, Calif.; two daughters, Elnor Kuykendall of Seattle; and C. Jeanette DeShazer of Redlands; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are by Macy & Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville.".3Gordon N. Zimmerman correspondence, received 1 Dec 2005; information attributed to Martin Zimmerman, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. "December 15, 2007
Dear Dianne
One time you asked me about the story given to me by Rolland Zimmerman. He stated that he had a letter written by Anna Zimmerman in 1905. It stated Johann Christian came to Canada in 1834 from Altheim, Germany. No state was given. It stated their town had a church with a very high steeple. Rolland wrote to the central Lutheran church in Germany and asked what Lutheran church in (a town named Altheim) in Germany had a very high steeple in 1834. He got a reply back that there were three (such) churches with a very high steeple in 1834,
With this information Rolland went to Germany and visited the first two on the list. (In) these two Altheims in different states no Zimmermans could be found. He then hired another interpreter and went to Altheim in the state of Hessen. There was a note on the parrish door saying (the pastor) would be back in one hour. So Rolland went to the town cemetery. He found Zimmermans all over the cemetery. He went back to the parrish house and was told by the young pastor that there were no Zimmermans that were attending church there at that time. Rolland told him about all the Zimmermans in the cemetery. (The pastor) advised he had only been there a short time and the name was unfamilair to him.
Rolland and his interpreter were crestfallen. All the time and money he had spent on this project were for nothing. Just as he got to the front gate of the little yard a car drove up. It was the former pastor. When he was asked if there had ever been any Zimmermans in that church Rolland said (the pastor) replied, "Zimmermans - you have eight to ten women in this church that were grbornen Zimmermans, probably more than any other family if you go back a few generations." This is probably as so many male children were killed in the war.
I was in Altheim in 1985. I visited the church and was entertained in the home of Johan Christian and Elizabeth Knoll, two doors up the street. I will never forget that day.
...
Gordon Zimmerman.".
1Margaret Ann Jenstad, 9 Mar 0004.
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2Findagrave, http://www.findagrave.com/, internet.
3Margaret Ann Jenstad.
4Margaret Ann Jenstad, 26 Oct 2003.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Allan Van Lehn, Van Lehn Gedcom. received Sep 2007.
3Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, Unpublished work (c) 2008 by (ALVL), Forward p. 3, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. excerpts copied with permission. " Grandpa was a renaissance man, interested in lots of different things and had a knack for
doing many different things, a trait I inherited. One was working on clocks and watches. He wanted me
to help him with the fine and delicate work because he no longer had a steady hand. Many times I was on
hands and knees, searching the floor for that miniature screw that had jumped out of grandpa's tweezers.
Before today's electronic movements, we had bright red jewels, whale oil lubricant, orange wood sticks
for cleaning and white gasoline to dissolve the gummy oil. His jeweler's tools were handmade by filing
pins stuck into matchsticks or orange wood to make tiny screwdrivers. Ah, the good old days. And, yes, I
do still have some of grandpa's watch and clock maintenance equipment. The eye loops have come in
handy many times."4Zimmerman History Packet Received from J. Rose 26 Feb 2005, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. This booklet was assembled by Rolland Zimmerman after his visit with his family to Altheim in 1983.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever. On Zimmerman Family Tree she is Annie.
2Census, Federal - 1880 - Fillmore Co., MN, Spring Valley Twsp. ED86, 436D. "Zimmermon, Philip self age 29 Can Darmstadt Darmstadt Occ: Farmer
Ernestine wife 27 Prussia Prussia Prussia Keeping House
Anna dau 5 MN Can Prussia
Julius son 3 " " "
Albert son 2 " " "
Larson Chris other 23 Norway Nor Nor works on farm."3Zimmerman History Packet Received from J. Rose 26 Feb 2005, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. This booklet was assembled by Rolland Zimmerman after his visit with his family to Altheim in 1983.
4Allan Van Lehn, Van Lehn Gedcom. received Sep 2007.
5Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, Unpublished work (c) 2008 by (ALVL), p.4, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. excerpts copied with permission. "(Anna Marie) was quite a prize because she was well educated, was a school teacher at 16 and school principal at age 27, was quite spiritual and religious, had a strong work ethic, was very accomplished in the domestic arts by virtue of being the oldest child, having to help her mother care for and raise her younger siblings. It has always been astounding that there was a 25 year age difference between grandma and the youngest child, my mother‟s aunt Fern. Grandma helped grandpa in the church by organizing and running the ladies aid society, running the Sunday school, and even giving the sermon when grandpa was sick or away. Very few ministers‟ wives (unless pastors themselves) had the training or inclination to do what grandma did. One of grandma‟s favorite causes was the appreciation of God‟s creation: the mineral and vegetable, but especially the animal kingdom. She talked eloquently about the importance of being kind to animals. She was very fond of guinea pigs. ...
Chapter 4, p. 14 FORDING the GULCH
Soon after our arrival in Shelby arrangements were made for Fred to preach one Sunday at Chester and
Lothair, and the next Sunday at Shelby. The Sunday that he was gone to Chester, I would take my baby
on one arm and an ax and kindling in the other and go over to the church, sometimes through deep
snowdrifts, to build a fire and then wait for Sunday school children to arrive. After Sunday school was
over I would have to conduct the morning service. The surprising thing about that work was that there
were usually about twenty men and only three or four women. The next Sunday Fred would keep the
baby and do as I had done while I would go to preach in Chester and Lothair, and in this way we
alternated the work all winter. In the spring the district superintendent wanted us to preach at Sweet
Grass which was on the Canadian border 40 miles to the north, as a young student had filed on a claim
near Chester, and could look after that work. Railroad connections were not very good to go to Sweet
Grass so that brought on a problem.
Shelby was anxious for us to stay in their town and built a parsonage for us, but the problem of
living on the claim had to be solved. We were supposed to live on our claim about six months out of
every year for three years. There seemed to be no solution. Finally we borrowed money from Fred's
father and bought a Ford [model T]. We established a residence on our claim and drove about 150 miles
every week-end, holding a church service at Sweet Grass every Sunday morning, at Shelby every Sunday
evening, besides preaching at a school house or two on the way. When we held service at the Sweet
Grass Hills School House, all the dinner that Fred would have time to eat on Sunday would be a sandwich
as he drove. There was no time to stop to eat. This life was terribly wearing on Fred, but we did not
realize it at the time. Of course, we encountered all kinds of difficulties and storms on these trips. On one
trip to Chester our car stalled in the middle of a big poo1 of water which recent rain had formed and
which it was impossible to avoid as the rai1road track was on one side and a high barbed-wire fence on
the other. Fred had to take off his shoes and wade out and try to get a team of horses from the nearest
farm house to pull us out. While he was gone a Great Northern passenger train passed and when the
engineer and fireman saw us sitting in our car in the pool they reached out their hands to us in a most
imploring manner. The situation must have looked ludicrous to them but not so to us. On another
occasion high water had removed a bridge which crossed a deep gulch over which we had to pass. There
were several narrow thick boards lying near by. Fred laid these across the gulch as far apart as the wheels
of the car and drove across while I stood in front of the car to tell him that he was staying on the boards.
Zimmerman Family History and Stories by Mrs. F. C. Nelson
Chapter 4 MY LIFE Page 15
We both held our breath, but got safely over. It was two o'clock in the morning. We did not reach our
destination that night until nearly day-light."6Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, p. 40. "When the Chicago World's Fair was on, my parents decided to go. It was not possible for them to get away from the farm for more than a few days, but even that appealed to them. Our best farm paper at that time was “The Orange Judd Farmer.” The management had a little city of' cottages and tents where one could stay very reasonably and this is where my parents stayed. The fair was far beyond all their expectations. They thought it one of' the most wonderful expositions that could ever be displayed. When they returned they insisted on sending my two brothers and me, and had made all arrangements with Mr. Judd to be on the lookout for us when we got there. I was seventeen, Julius fifteen, and Albert thirteen. It was a great trip for three children to make alone and a great experience for us to have. We had never seen a city or crowds of people like these. The grounds were so immense that we could hardly keep track of ourselves, but we lived through it all, and got back home safely much wiser than when we went."
7Census, Federal - 1880 - Fillmore Co., MN, Spring Valley Twsp. ED86.
8Philip Zimmerman Family Bible, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. Bible date looks like 29 Nov 1874.
9Zimmerman History Packet Received from J. Rose 26 Feb 2005.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Philip Zimmerman Family Bible, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
3Zimmerman History Packet Received from J. Rose 26 Feb 2005, Letter from Philip R. Nelson to Alfred and Anna Marie Nelson, 30 Aug 1934, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. This booklet was assembled by Rolland Zimmerman after his visit with his family to Altheim in 1983. "(Letter arrived in Oakland, CA on Aug 30, 1934)
Darmstadt
Bahnhof-hotel
Dear Folks,
I sent you a card from Heidelberg this afternoon and Lucerne before. I got on a train for Darmstadt at 3:10 P.M. or so and arrived after four. This letter is to tell you about Althein while it is fresh in my mind. As I had no map showing it and have forgotten much of what you told me once, I didn't know how best to proceed. So I went to an "eis" stand and had an ice cream cone and incidentally said "Wo est Althein?" As they didn't know they talked about it until someone actually took me to the train. It was a small train, all third class, and the conductor showed me a seat (driving out those who were there first.) He was most interested in my case, and told an old woman who was going there about me. And so we arrived in half an hour and I walked from the station to the village with the old woman. Althein is in Hessen not Hesse. The ticket read Althein, Hessen, so that point we wondered about is clear. I asked several times about "Spitzalthein." It is all one and the same town as Althein. The only reasons I could get for the double name are that Spitzalthein is the old and Althein is the modern name and "It was called Spitzalthein because the church was too high."
My visit was rather a sensation. I had about a dozen people crowded around me. A school teacher "Hermann Menges" stayed with me all the time, and he was the only one who could speak any English. I met no Zimmermans. I saw a Zimmerman house and it was one of the best. One of the Zimmermans is a doctor in this city. There seems to have been more than one family of Zimmermans known to the natives. I do not remember the name of the wife of Christian Zimmerman so could not ask about that. There are 800 people. All are peasant class. There are two main streets and some alleys. There are two teachers and 100 students. There is no music in the town (students or teachers.) Some houses are quite nice looking and there are 4 or 5 radios in evidence broadcasting Hitlers election speeches. The town is full of Hitler signs, etc. The streets are made of stones, the houses of brick or stone. There are forests near by. The country is quite flat. The peasants raise vegetables and are poor "because they can't get money for the vegetables." There are three main families. They are Funk, Roth, and Appel. Most of the graves are of these names. One grave is Nikolaus Zimmerman 1817 - 1896. There is Marie Zimmerman b. 1819.
As there are not enough pastors in Germany they have none just now. They could not look in the church register. Only the pastor can. If you wish to know when a certain person was born etc. and have a definite question write to "Pastor of Althein in Hessen." I was in the church. It was built centuries ago, 1400 or 1500 A.D. and was once Catholic. The church has very thick walls and the original windows are very tiny, as it was used as a fort. The large windows are from modern times. One can see at the windows how thick and fort-like the walls are. I have some postal cards. The natives are mostly blue-eyed and have hair of all shades from black to blond. The place is quite clean compared to Italian villages. I was there five hours and had some "abendessen" (evening food), paying for my school teacher friend, total less than 2 marks. We had brea,d butter and all kinds of cold meats and mustard.
They had a battle last year over Hitler and I was shone the grave of a young Hitler follower 20 years old.
I find I can say a few words in German but understand nothing, almost. The Zimmerman family was not at home (or in evidence) and I saw their old and new (1907) house, both nice brick houses but simple. As the church has a record one might prove a connection with these Zimmermans if it were worth while. The church is Luthern of course.
Next day: I am sick today and shall stay in my room for a while. I have not seen anything of Darmstadt. Perhaps I shall start another letter to you now. The American Express in Berlin is 3 Unter den Linden.
Sincerely Yours,
Philip." The Zimmerman house Philip mentions (1907) was the ancestral family home of our Zimmermans. The Zimmerman family living there when Philip visited in 1934 was George Zimmerman, a direct descendent of our Johann Christian Zimmerman's father, Johann Peter Zimmerman, as was Nikolaus Zimmerman who built the new part of the house in 1907.
Joy VanLehn (Philip's sister) adds the following:" The next day he went on to Berlin where he gave a concert on Nov. 20, 1934. His friends there included American Ambassador William E. Dodd and his family and Louis Lochner, Bureau chief for the Associated Press in Berlin. All the Americans were getting nervous and advised him to get out of the country as soon as he could, so on Dec. 1, 1934 he left Berlin and went to Holland and Belgium on his way to London.".4Philip Zimmerman Family Bible.
5Allan Van Lehn, Van Lehn Gedcom. received Sep 2007.
6Philip Zimmerman Family Bible.
7Allan Van Lehn, Van Lehn Gedcom.
8Philip Zimmerman Family Bible.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Allan Van Lehn, Van Lehn Gedcom. received Sep 2007.
3Philip Zimmerman Family Bible, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Philip Zimmerman Family Bible, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
3Allan Van Lehn, Van Lehn Gedcom. received Sep 2007.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Philip Zimmerman Family Bible, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
3Philip Zimmerman Family Bible.
4Allan Van Lehn, Van Lehn Gedcom. received Sep 2007.
5Obituary. "Joy Van Lehn, of Sonoma, left this world peacefully at age 94 on the morning of September 16, 2008. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of almost70 years, Leslie, her parents, Rev. Fred and Annie Nelson, and her brother, Philip Nelson.
Joy was born in Great Falls, Montana on April 7 1914. She lived in many California towns while her farther served as a Methodist minister in the California-Nevada Conference, including Martinez, Cedarville, Mt. Shasta, San Jose, Hayward, San Leandro, Byron, Oakland, Ceres, and Gilroy. She met Leslie in Oakland at the Fruitvale Methodist Church and they married in 1935. They spent many years singing, directing choirs and leading youth groups in Oakland and Los Altos Methodist churches.
She was the loving mother of Marilyn Poggensee, of Sonoma and Allan Van Lehn and wife Eve of Livermore. Joy is also survived by granddaughters Lisa Nelson and husband Christian of Monterey, and Lenda Van Lehn of Livermore, grandsons Joel Poggensee and wife May of Fremont, Brian Van Lehn and wife Leanne of Tracy, and Jon Van Lehn and wife Dawn of Modesto. She is also survived by nephews Tom Van Lehn of Medford, OR and Gerald & Kevyn Van Lehn of St. George, UT, many great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held at Mtn. View Cemetery Chapel, Oakland, CA on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 1:00 pm. Interment will be in the family niche. Memorial donations can be made to Hospice by the Bay, Sonoma, CA." rec'd via Email from A Van Lehn on 18 Jan 2009.6Philip Zimmerman Family Bible.
7Allan Van Lehn, Van Lehn Gedcom.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Julie post on website dianneandpaul.net , 18 Feb 2005. Julie gave the version of Frank's name as B. Franklin Zimmerman.
3Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, Unpublished work (c) 2008 by (ALVL), Ch 6; pp 6 & 7, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. excerpts copied with permission. "Frank was the oldest in Uncle Christ's family and the first to pass away. He was married to Carroll
Hayward (a minister's daughter) and they had three children who grew to maturity. Their names were
Erwin, Gladys and Florice. These children have families and live in or near Seattle, Washington where
their father lived for many years while his family was growing up. Later he bought a home on the island
of Vashon in Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, where his wife lives at the present time. Frank
developed a uremia, a poisoning which affected his heart and caused his death in the year 1945 at the age
of sixty-seven. Frank was noted for his kindly and lovable disposition and left many very devoted
friends."4Census, Federal - 1930 - King County, Washington, Seattle, ED 34; p. 36. "Zimmerman B F head rents for $40 age 47 m at 26 Can Can Can Imm 1882 occ: clerk & accountant/hotel
Carroll H wife 44 24 WI WI NY
Erwin E son 18 WA Can WI
Gladys C dau 10 WA Can WI
Florice M dau 3 WA Can WI
Hayward, Abbie L. mother-in-law 71 wd 20 NY NY NY."5Census, Federal 1900, North Yamhill, Yamhill, Oregon, ED # 169; p. 4. "Line 10 Dwelling # 71 Family # 71 Farm # 5 Owned
Zimmerman, Christ head b. Aug 1848 age 51 m18 yrs Can(FR) Ger Ger nat. 1866 citizen 34 yrs OCC: Farmer
Louise N. wife Apr 1857 43 18 Can (Fr) Can Can 1884 16 7 chil b/4 liivng
Frank B son Feb 1883 17 Can(Fr) Can Can 1884 16
Samuel G son Feb 1885 15 OR Can Can
Christ P son Aug 1886 13 OR Can Can
Edward son Jun 1891 9 OR Can Can."6Christian Zimmerman Family Sheet #1. received from J. Rose 18 Feb 2005.
7Gordon N. Zimmerman correspondence, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. "December 15, 2007
Dear Dianne
One time you asked me about the story given to me by Rolland Zimmerman. He stated that he had a letter written by Anna Zimmerman in 1905. It stated Johann Christian came to Canada in 1834 from Altheim, Germany. No state was given. It stated their town had a church with a very high steeple. Rolland wrote to the central Lutheran church in Germany and asked what Lutheran church in (a town named Altheim) in Germany had a very high steeple in 1834. He got a reply back that there were three (such) churches with a very high steeple in 1834,
With this information Rolland went to Germany and visited the first two on the list. (In) these two Altheims in different states no Zimmermans could be found. He then hired another interpreter and went to Altheim in the state of Hessen. There was a note on the parrish door saying (the pastor) would be back in one hour. So Rolland went to the town cemetery. He found Zimmermans all over the cemetery. He went back to the parrish house and was told by the young pastor that there were no Zimmermans that were attending church there at that time. Rolland told him about all the Zimmermans in the cemetery. (The pastor) advised he had only been there a short time and the name was unfamilair to him.
Rolland and his interpreter were crestfallen. All the time and money he had spent on this project were for nothing. Just as he got to the front gate of the little yard a car drove up. It was the former pastor. When he was asked if there had ever been any Zimmermans in that church Rolland said (the pastor) replied, "Zimmermans - you have eight to ten women in this church that were grbornen Zimmermans, probably more than any other family if you go back a few generations." This is probably as so many male children were killed in the war.
I was in Altheim in 1985. I visited the church and was entertained in the home of Johan Christian and Elizabeth Knoll, two doors up the street. I will never forget that day.
...
Gordon Zimmerman.". received 21 Nov 2005
Gordon gave the place of birth as Canada.8Christian Zimmerman Family Sheet #1.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Julie post on website dianneandpaul.net , 18 Feb 2005.
3Census, Federal - 1930 - King County, Washington, Seattle, ED 34; p. 36. "Zimmerman B F head rents for $40 age 47 m at 26 Can Can Can Imm 1882 occ: clerk & accountant/hotel
Carroll H wife 44 24 WI WI NY
Erwin E son 18 WA Can WI
Gladys C dau 10 WA Can WI
Florice M dau 3 WA Can WI
Hayward, Abbie L. mother-in-law 71 wd 20 NY NY NY."4Christian Zimmerman Family Sheet #1. received from J. Rose 18 Feb 2005.
5Christian Zimmerman Family Sheet #1.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Julie post on website dianneandpaul.net , 18 Feb 2005.
3Census, Federal 1940, Seattle, King, Washington. "Name: Erwin Zimmerman
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Washington
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Seattle, King, Washington
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: 2nd So
House Number: 5216 1/2
Inferred Residence in 1935: Seattle, King, Washington
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 62B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 48
Occupation: Welder
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 15
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 850
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Erwin Zimmerman 28
Virginia Zimmerman 24
Virginia Zimmerman 5/12."4Findagrave, http://www.findagrave.com/, internet. "Birth: 1912
Death: 1955
Burial:
Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park
Seattle
King County
Washington, USA
Plot: Section 1
Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]
Created by: Trish Roark
Record added: Feb 14, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 17936766."5Census, Federal - 1930 - King County, Washington, Seattle, ED 34; p. 36. "Zimmerman B F head rents for $40 age 47 m at 26 Can Can Can Imm 1882 occ: clerk & accountant/hotel
Carroll H wife 44 24 WI WI NY
Erwin E son 18 WA Can WI
Gladys C dau 10 WA Can WI
Florice M dau 3 WA Can WI
Hayward, Abbie L. mother-in-law 71 wd 20 NY NY NY."6J. Rose Email, 26 Feb 2005.
7Ancestry.com, Washington Deaths 1883-1960. "Name: Erwin Eugene Zimmerman
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1913
Death Date: 2 Mar 1955
Age at Death: 42
Death Location: Seattle, King, Washington
Father: Benjamin F Zimmerman
Mother: Carroll Hayward
Record Source: Washington State Death Records."
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Rec'd from J. Rose - 18 Feb 2005, Christian Zimmerman Family Sheet #3.
3Julie post on website dianneandpaul.net , 18 Feb 2005.
1Rec'd from J. Rose - 18 Feb 2005, Christian Zimmerman Family Sheet #3.
1Rec'd from J. Rose - 18 Feb 2005, Christian Zimmerman Family Sheet #3.
2Social Security Death Index.
3Social Security Death Index.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, Unpublished work (c) 2008 by (ALVL), Ch. 6; p. 4, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. excerpts copied with permission. "1952 update
Edward, the next to the youngest in this family of eight children is the only one now living.
For many years he lived in Watsonville, California where he was the operator of a creamery of which he
owned half interest. When Uncle Henry first came to California, he made his home with this son until the
death of his wife. Some years later when ill health began to trouble Edward a bit, he sold his interest in
the creamery and moved to Vallejo, where he took a job with the government. Then because of his age he
gave up his government job and became the caretaker of the Presbyterian Church of which they were
members. Later on account of failing health they moved to Cloverdale, California. They bought a nice
home there and are living there now. Of late, he is an invalid, suffering from a stroke which was brought
on by a fall. It has affected his ability to talk and move about. It makes one feel sorry to see him carry
this kind of a cross, but he never complains about anything and just makes the best of it. He has two
daughters."3Census, Federal - 1930 - Solano Co., California, Vallejo, ED # 28; Ancestry p. 5 of 24. "Line 23 931 Capitol St. dwelling 71 Household 76
Zimmerman, Edward Head R $40 Radio age 57 m. at 31 Can Can Ger imm. 1891 Na Occ: Machinist-Navy yard
Edith wife 50 23 Cal Nor Nor
Lucille D dau 24 s Cal Can Cal Public schoolteacher
Iva E dau 18 S Cal Can Cal None
Helgesen, Inga m-in-law 80 W Nor Nor Nor 1867 na None."4Ancestry.com, California Death Index.
5Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997; 572054330.
6Census, Federal - 1930 - Solano Co., California, Vallejo.
1Census, Federal - 1930 - Solano Co., California, Vallejo, ED # 28; Ancestry p. 5 of 24. "Zimmerman, Edward Head R $40 Radio age 57 m. at 31 Can Can Ger imm. 1891 Na Occ: Machinist-Navy yard
Edith wife 50 23 Cal Nor Nor
Lucille D dau 24 s Cal Can Cal Public schoolteacher
Iva E dau 18 S Cal Can Cal None
Helgesen, Inga m-in-law 80 W Nor Nor Nor 1867 na."2Census, Federal - 1930 - Solano Co., California, Vallejo.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, ED # 28; Ancestry p. 5 of 24, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Census, Federal - 1930 - Solano Co., California, Vallejo. "Zimmerman, Edward Head R $40 Radio age 57 m. at 31 Can Can Ger imm. 1891 Na Occ: Machinist-Navy yard
Edith wife 50 23 Cal Nor Nor
Lucille D dau 24 s Cal Can Cal Public schoolteacher
Iva E dau 18 S Cal Can Cal None
Helgesen, Inga m-in-law 80 W Nor Nor Nor 1867 na."3Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, Unpublished work (c) 2008 by (ALVL), Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. excerpts copied with permission. "He has two
daughters, Lucille and Iva, who now have families of their own. Both girls attended San Jose State
College. Lucille after graduating taught school for five years before her marriage to Edwin Schleuter.
She now lives in San Anselmo, California. She has two children, Bill and Gary."4Findagrave, http://www.findagrave.com/, internet. "Lucille D. Schlueter
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 31 Dec 1982
BURIAL
Mountain View Cemetery
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
PLOT CLM 157, 6, 4
MEMORIAL ID 166763187 · View Source."
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, ED # 28; Ancestry p. 5 of 24, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Census, Federal - 1930 - Solano Co., California, Vallejo. "Zimmerman, Edward Head R $40 Radio age 57 m. at 31 Can Can Ger imm. 1891 Na Occ: Machinist-Navy yard
Edith wife 50 23 Cal Nor Nor
Lucille D dau 24 s Cal Can Cal Public schoolteacher
Iva E dau 18 S Cal Can Cal None
Helgesen, Inga m-in-law 80 W Nor Nor Nor 1867 na."3Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, Unpublished work (c) 2008 by (ALVL), Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. excerpts copied with permission. " Iva, after doing college
work in San Jose, went into training at Merritt Hospital in Oakland and graduated from there in 1938.
She is married to Louis Jacobsen and lives in Salem, Oregon. She has three children, Roger, Carol, and
Shirley."
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, Unpublished work (c) 2008 by (ALVL), Ch. 6; p. 4, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. excerpts copied with permission. "Will developed a tumor of the brain which brought on other complications and caused his death in
1932 at the age of 69. He had one son, Sidney, who lives in Seattle."3Census, Federal 1910, Waterville, Douglas, Washington. "Name: William Zimmerman
[William Limmerman]
Age in 1910: 46
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Canada
Occupation - salesman for a Confectionery
Home in 1910: Waterville, Douglas, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's Birthplace: Canada
[Austria]
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Zimmerman 46."4Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, ch. 3; p. 12. "Will, the fourth boy died at Bothell, Washington
late in 1932. Death was caused by a clot of blood on the brain. He was a patient sufferer for some time
before he passed away."5Ancestry.com, Washington Marriage Records. "Name: William Zimmerman
Spouse: Lilah A Pitt
Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1897
Marriage Place: Douglas
Reference Number: cedglmarcert0002510."
1Census, Federal 1910, Seattle Ward 5, King, Washington. "Name: Lilah Zimmerman
[Silah Zimmerman]
Age in 1910: 28
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1910: Seattle Ward 5, King, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
[Nebraska]
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Lilah Zimmerman 28
Sidney Zimmerman 7
Karl Kiefer 46
Frank York 42
C H Davis 28
[29]
Harry Sutherland 24
[34]
A C Dhonan 24
Samual Glass 23
A B Rennet 27
[23]."2Ancestry.com, Washington Marriage Records. "Name: William Zimmerman
Spouse: Lilah A Pitt
Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1897
Marriage Place: Douglas
Reference Number: cedglmarcert0002510."
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Annie Marie Zimmerman Nelson, Zimmerman Family History and Stories;forward by Allan Leslie VanLehn, Unpublished work (c) 2008 by (ALVL), Ch. 6; P. 4, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. excerpts copied with permission. "Peter lived in Everett, Washington. He had four children, Henry, Edna, Clarence and Albert. He
passed away in 1933 at the age of seventy-two. He was confined to his bed for a long time before his
death with a creeping paralysis."3Census, Federal 1920, Everett, Snohomish, Washington. "Name: Peter Zimmerman
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1920: Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1880
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna R Zimmerman
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Essen Germany
[Essex]
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Peter Zimmerman 58
Anna R Zimmerman 51
Albert P Zimmerman 12
Hugo Grandholm 28."4Census, Federal 1910. "2121 Grand Ave
Name: Peter Zimmerman
Age in 1910: 49
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1910: Everett Ward 6, Snohomish, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1881
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Annie R Zimmerman
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Peter is a land inspector for the state of Washington
Household Members: Name Age
Peter Zimmerman 49
Annie R Zimmerman 42
Henry E Zimmerman 20
Edna C Zimmerman 17
Clarence A Zimmerman 13
Albert Peter Zimmerman 3."5Ancestry.com, Washington Marriages. "Name: Peter Zimmerman
Spouse: Annie R Cannon
Marriage Date: 22 Aug 1887
Marriage Place: King
Reference Number: kingcoarchmcvolb670."
1Ancestry.com, family tree 'Christina' ; owner Mick5712.
2Ancestry.com, Washington Marriages. "Name: Peter Zimmerman
Spouse: Annie R Cannon
Marriage Date: 22 Aug 1887
Marriage Place: King
Reference Number: kingcoarchmcvolb670."
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Census, Federal 1910, Everett Ward 6, Snohomish, Washington. "Name: Henry E Zimmerman
Age in 1910: 20
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Washington
Home in 1910: Everett Ward 6, Snohomish, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Peter Zimmerman
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Annie R Zimmerman
Mother's Birthplace: England
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Peter Zimmerman 49
Annie R Zimmerman 42
Henry E Zimmerman 20
Edna C Zimmerman 17
Clarence A Zimmerman 13
Albert Peter Zimmerman 3."3WWII Draft Registration. "Name: Henry Eugene Zimmerman
Birth Date: 9 Jan 1890
Birth Place: Seattle, Washington
Residence: Seattle, Washington
Race: White."4Ancestry.com, family tree 'Christina' ; owner Mick5712.
1Forrest Zimmerman, Zimmerman Family Tree, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. One night about 1958, Dianne had been asking her dad about the Zimmerman family. Forrest got out a large piece of drafting paper and methodically laid out the whole family beginning with Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kneil, Forrest's great-grandfather. The tree covers five generations. There are a few blanks. Apparently they didn't keep up too well with the family of Forrest's great-uncle, Henry Zimmerman. There are 175 names on the tree. Forrest drew it from memory. The funny part is this. Forrest never wanted to have anything to do with his cousins. Dianne only remembers meeting one of them ever.
2Census, Federal 1910, Everett Ward 6, Snohomish, Washington. "Name: Edna C Zimmerman
Age in 1910: 17
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Washington
Home in 1910: Everett Ward 6, Snohomish, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Peter Zimmerman
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Annie R Zimmerman
Mother's Birthplace: England
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Peter Zimmerman 49
Annie R Zimmerman 42
Henry E Zimmerman 20
Edna C Zimmerman 17
Clarence A Zimmerman 13
Albert Peter Zimmerman 3."3Ancestry.com, family tree 'Christina' ; owner Mick5712.