Hi all;
I am new to this list, but definitely not new to genealogy and Rootsweb. I
am hoping that somebody can shed some light on a brick wall that I have
come up against.
Georg Zimmerman b. 27Jul 1810 in France or Germany d. 28 Mar 1877 in Morgan
Twp., Harrison County, Indiana
I say France or Germany because all census records of 1860 + 1870 say he,
his wife and first 5 children were born in France. Beginning in 1880, his
wife and children all state they were born in Germany. Possibly he was
born in Alsace-Lorraine which changed hands several times but I don't know.
Dates came from Georg's headstone at the German Methodist Cemetery in
Harrison County, Indiana.
Georg married Elisabeth or Lisebeth in his homeland and the following five
children were also born there:
George abt 1843
Margaret abt 1845
Katherine abt 1846
Charles abt 1847 m. Ricca Smithenry
Jacob abt 1851
The family then came to America and to Harrison County, Indiana
There, they had the following children:
John abt 1854
Mike abt 1856
Henry abt 1859 m. Kate
Fred or Fredrick May 1862 m. Mary Jane Johnson
They were in Morgan Twp., Harrison, Indiana in the 1860 + 1870 census.
Georg died in 1877 so Elisebeth is by herself in Morgan Twp in 1880. Then
she disappears as well. Although I have found Georg's gravesite, I have no
idea what happened to Lisbeth nor do I have any information of exactly when
she died. She just disappears and apparently is not buried next to her
husband, although headstone for Georg states "Husband of Elisebeth" on it.
I have no idea what the maiden name is for Lisbeth, who her or Georg's
parents are, where in Germany or France they came from although there is
supposed to be some immigration records dated 1855-1857 for a George
Zimmerman in Indiana and those are supposed to be located in Indianapolis.
That doesn't help me to much since I am in California.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Donna Bradley
Anza, CA