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Author: cinbrown
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Hi Wendy! Bejamin Franklin Zimmerman and Mytle Marie (maiden name Miller) Zimmerman were
my paternal grandparents and did live in Indiana around the Walbash and Fort Wayne area I
believe. They had 11 children? but only 7 survived to adulthood. Boys were Ralph, James,
Edward and Leonard. Leonard was my father and the youngest of the boys. He was born on
2/12/1920 and died 7/6/2007, and was the last the siblings to pass away. Girls were Mamie,
Lulu and Nina. My dad mentioned many years ago, when I was a child that there was either a
brother named Lawrence born between him and Edward or between James and Edward. I'm
not quite sure. Do you know what Lawrence's middle name or initial was? I also heard
on another occasion when I was again a child that Lawrence went by his middle name James?
Again I'm not sure and I know this is confusing. I don't know Jame's birth
date to confirm this. Benjamin got hit by a bakery truck when he got of the trolley on
this way to work around 1926 or!
1927? and was in a state sanatorium because of the brain injury and trauma that
occurred. He lived there until his death, which was between 1947-1950? Myrtle died in 1928
of pneumonia. The Depression had just started in 1928 and any of the children still at
home, which included my father, ended up in a Catolic orphanage/reform school. Finally, my
dad ended up on a farm at 13 with foster parents, Ralph ended up with a foster family and
his younger sister Nina ended up in the custody of her sister Mamie. Mamie was old enough
to be on her own? Do not know what happen to James, Edward or Lulu at this time
period.Mamie married and ended up in Canada, Lulu ended up married and in Michigan, Ralph
married and ended up in Indiana, as did James. James then retired to Florida.Edward and my
father Leonard ended up in California married. Edward then retired to Oklahoma? Nina
married and eneded up in Oregon. I hope this information helps you. If you need more
information let me know and!
I'll see what I can do. Lulu's daughter, Patsy has been working on ou
r Zimmerman family genealogy. Are you related to the Zimmerman's and how? My name is
Cynthia (but I go by Cindy) Zimmerman-Brown. You can e-mail at cinbrown(a)q.com. Good luck
on your search and I hope to hear from you soon. Just started up again with the
genalogical researching etc. myself. Cindy
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