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Surnames: Zimmerman, Ebersole
Classification: Query
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I have Zimmerman ancestors, but they came to Pennsylvania in 1753. I am trying to find
information for someone else whose ancestors came to New York from Alsace Lorraine about
1838. I've found them on the 1840, 1850 and 1860 Census of The Town of Eden, County of
Erie, State of New York. Sometimes they are from France, sometimes Germany.
The Zimmermans, Ebersoles and Weisers apparently came together and settled near each
other. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who might be researching the same
family and knows where in Alsace Lorraine they may have come from. This is what I have of
them in the States, in 1853 Peter Zimmerman and his wife Catherine Ebersole came to South
Cayuga Township, Haldimand County, Ontario.
On the 1840 Census of the Town of Eden, County of Erie, State of New York -
SCHEDULE of the whole number of persons within the division allotted to George Zahml by
the Marshal of the Eden District (or Territory) of Erie (I think this fellow is of German
extraction or at least understands the language, as he uses the umlaut over some of the
letters and he seems to spell the German names more correctly)
This is set up as:
Males - 5 & Under; 5 & Under 10; 10 & Under 15; 15 & Under 20; 20 &
Under 30; 30 & Under 40; 40 & Under 50; 50 & Under 60; 60 & Under 70; 70
& Under 80; 80 & Under 90; 90 & Under 100; 100 and Upwards;Same for Females
Page 610:
Henry Zimmerman with 0010101000000 - 0100001000000
Page 618
Peter Ebersolt with 0110100010000 - 0001001000000
1850 Census of the Town of Eden, County of Erie, State of New York
Erie Roll 49 Book 1
Enumerated 14th - 21st August 1850 by Wm. A. Sibley
Page 357b; Line 20; 221; 230
Henry Zimerman aged 56 Male Farming Value of Real Estate Owned 600 born Germany
Elizabeth Zimerman aged 52 Female born Germany
Jacob Zimerman aged 22 Male Blacksmith born Germany
Elizabeth Zimerman aged 17 Female born Germany
Page 359a; Line 14; 243; 253
Peter Zimerman aged 31 Male Tailor Value of Real Estate Owned 200 born France
Catherine Zimerman aged 29 Female born France
Margaret Zimerman aged 7 Female born New York
Henry G Zimerman aged 5 Male born New York
Peter Zimerman aged 3 born Male New York
George G Zimerman aged 2 Male born New York
Abbey Zimerman age ½ born Female New York
Page 262b; Line 20; 304; 317
Peter Ebersold aged 71 Male Farming Value of Real Estate Owned 500 born France
Margaret Ebersold aged 66 Female
Page 262a;292; 305
John Wiser aged 35 Male Farming Value of Real Estate Owned 100 born Germany
Caroline Wiser aged 25 Female born Germany
John Wiser aged 8 born Germany
George Wiser aged 5 born New York
Caroline Wiser aged 1 born New York
On the 1860 Census of Town of Eden, County of Erie, State of New York are:
Henry Zimmerman aged 65 Male Farmer Value of Real Estate Owned 1000 Value of Personal
Estate Owned 800 born France
Elizabeth Zimmerman aged 62 Female born France
Windel Emmerling aged 24 Male Farm Labourer Value of Personal Estate Owned 100 born New
York
Thanks for anything anyone may be able to add to this,
Helen Bingleman