Hello,
The first appearance of my g-g-grandfather, Henry Zimmerman (b. abt.
1818 in Germany) was on the 1850 census of Ross Township, Luzerne County, PA
with his wife, Nancy, and their children, Mary E. (b. 1842), William Henry
(b. April 1844), Esther A. (b. 1847) and Nathan (b. 1850). Living with them
was an older man, George Zimmerman, also born in Germany, who could
conceivably be Henry's father, but more likely a grandfather.
In 1860, they were still in Ross Twp., minus George plus Henry's
second wife, Anna. By 1880, they were in Plymouth.
My great-grandfather, William Henry, and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth
Bush, had the following children:
Mary Jane (b. 19 August 1865)--married Ransom Frank Brown
Sarah (b. 12 May 1867)--married Elmer Rinus
William Henry (b. June 1869)--married Jennie Donnelly
Edward C. (b. 23 December 1871)--married Harriet Morgan
George (b. 17 August 1876)--married (1) Susanna Eppley; (2) Mary Jane
Kirtly Jones
Jesse (b. 1880)
John (b. 25 August 1882)--married Ellen Davison
Nathan Michael (my grandfather, b. 17 July 1884)--married (1)
Euphemia Marcy; (2) Clara Shaffer Callahan
Frederick (b. 25 February 1886)--married Jeanette (Nettie) Miller
Carrie (b. January 1888)
I'm looking for any descendants who may be researching these lines.
I've been doing it for twenty years and just like to get in touch with
distant relatives.
For anyone researching the surname Zimmerman in Luzerne County, PA, I
have website filled with info I've gathered on the name (including those not
related to mine).
Included there is census information, birth and death records from the
courthouse (1893-1905), all Zimmerman marriages from October 1885 to December
1948, Wilkes-Barre Record Almanac listings, City Directory listings,
newspaper tidbits and over 80 obituaries.
Perhaps this could help someone out. Feel free to visit.
The URL is:
http://www.angelfire.com/pa4/zimmerman
Thanks,
Ben Zimmerman