I'm trying to find out who Erastus Zimmerman's parents were. Don't know
when he was born, but he was married to Margaret Greer in Richland, OH on
March 3, 1842. Married second Mary Ann Lipper on February 2, 1859 in
Richland, OH and married third Rachel Shaw on April 28, 1861 in Richland,
OH.
I found the following census listing in Richland County, OH:
1850 Census JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Richland County, OH
Simmerman, Erastus RIJF 444B
Simmerman, Thomas RIJF 444B
and
Simmerman, Thomas OH RICHLAND CO. JEFFERSON TWP 445 1850
Simmerman, Thomas OH RICHLAND CO. JEFFERSON TWP 1851
Zimmerman, Ezeziel OH RICHLAND CO. SPRINGFIELD TWP 365 1850
Zimmerman, Ezeziel OH RICHLAND CO. SPRINGFIELD TWP 1851
Zimmerman, Levi OH RICHLAND CO. MADISON TWP 123 1850
Zimmerman, Levi OH RICHLAND CO. MADISON TWP 1851
Erastus moved to Missouri and was listed in the 1870 Federal Census for
Mercer County.
He enlisted in the Civil War on March 4, 1862, served out of Ohio F Co. 4th
Inf Reg. as a Private and was discharged in Washington DC on November 14,
1862. His wife Rachel filed for his pension.
He and his wife Rachel are buried in the Old City Cemetery, Trenton, Grundy
County, MO, but there are no dates listed.
His daughter Alice Josephine Zimmerman was born in 1869 in Mercer County,
MO, married James Craig Murphy September 3, 1882, and died 1923 in Grundy
County, MO. She's buried at Roselawn Cemetary, Grundy County, MO.
Can anyone connect to Erastus?
Thanks for any help or corrections --Sandy