Born in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Heinrich Gottlieb Jockisch
and Louise (Eckhardt) Jockisch
Sister of
Franklin E Jockisch, Lydia E (Jockisch) Sleeter, Olivia T (Jockisch) Zimmerman, Paulina Minda (Jockisch) Sleeter and Edwin W Jockisch
Wife of
David Philip Zimmerman
— married
25 Mar 1880 in Boody, Macon, Illinois, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Everett George Henry Zimmerman and Arthur David Zimmerman
Died
at age 80
in Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Aug 2011
This page has been accessed 391 times.
Contents |
Biography
She is the daughter of Heinrich Jockisch and Louise Eckhardt. [1]
1870 United States Federal Census
- Name: Bartha Jokish
- Age in 1870: 9
- Birth Date: abt 1861
- Birthplace: Illinois
- Dwelling Number: 159
- Home in 1870: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Post Office: Decatur
- Father of Foreign Birth: Yes
- Mother of Foreign Birth: Yes
- Attended School: Yes
- Inferred Father: Henry Jokish
- Inferred Mother: Louisa Jokish
- Household Members Age
- Henry Jokish 36
- Louisa Jokish 36
- Lodia Jokish 10
- Bartha Jokish 9
- Olive Jokish 7
- Pauline Jokish 4
- Edwin Jokish 1
- Henry Jokish 19[2]
Marriage
- Name: Bertha Yokick [Jokish]
- Gender: Female
- Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1880
- Marriage Place: Macon, Illinois, USA
- Spouse Name: David Zimmerman[3]
1900 United States Federal Census
- Name: Bertha Zimmerman
- Age: 40
- Birth Date: Jan 1860
- Birthplace: Illinois, USA
- Home in 1900: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois
- House Number: 3
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Relation to Head of House: Head
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Father's Birthplace: Germany
- Mother's Birthplace: Germany
- Mother: number of living children: 2
- Mother: How many children: 2
- Occupation: Farmer
- Can Read: Yes
- Can Write: Yes
- Can Speak English: Yes
- House Owned or Rented: Own
- Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
- Farm or House: F
- Household Members Age Relationship
- Bertha Zimmerman 40 Head
- Everett Zimmerman 18 Son
- Arthur Zimmerman 15 Son[4]
1910 United States Federal Census
- Name: Bertha Zimmerman
- Age in 1910: 50
- Birth Date: 1860
- Birthplace: Illinois
- Home in 1910: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Relation to Head of House: Head
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Father's Birthplace: Germany
- Mother's Birthplace: Germany
- Native Tongue: English
- Occupation: Farmer
- Industry: General Farm
- Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
- Home Owned or Rented: Own
- Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
- Farm or House: Farm
- Able to read: Yes
- Able to Write: Yes
- Number of Children Born: 2
- Number of Children Living: 2
- Household Members Age Relationship
- Bertha Zimmerman 50 Head
- Arthur Zimmerman 25 Son[5]
1920 United States Federal Census
- Name: Bertha Zimmerman
- Age: 60
- Birth Year: abt 1860
- Birthplace: Illinois
- Home in 1920: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois
- Residence Date: 1920
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Relation to Head of House: Mother
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Father's Birthplace: Germany
- Mother's Birthplace: Germany
- Able to read: Yes
- Able to Write: Yes
- Household Members Age Relationship
- Arthur Zimmerman 36 Head
- Ada Zimmerman 26 Wife
- Lois Zimmerman 4 Daughter
- Marjory Zimmerman 2 Daughter
- Bertha Zimmerman 60 Mother[6]
1930 United States Federal Census
- Name: Bertha P Zimmerman
- Birth Year: abt 1860
- Gender: Female
- Race: White
- Age in 1930: 70
- Birthplace: Illinois
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Relation to Head of House: Mother
- Home in 1930: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA
- Lives on Farm: Yes
- Attended School: No
- Able to Read and Write: Yes
- Father's Birthplace: Germany
- Mother's Birthplace: Germany
- Able to Speak English: Yes
- Household Members Age Relationship
- Arthur D Zimmerman 45 Head
- Ada C Zimmerman 36 Wife
- Lois A Zimmerman 14 Daughter
- Marjory L Zimmerman 12 Daughter
- Ruby E Zimmerman 9 Daughter
- Bertha P Zimmerman 70 Mother[7]
1940 United States Federal Census
- Name: Bertha Zimmerman
- Age: 80
- Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
- Gender: Female
- Race: White
- Birthplace: Illinois
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Relation to Head of House: Mother
- Home in 1940: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois
Inferred Residence in 1935: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois
- Attended School or College: No
- Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
- Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
- Income: 0
- Income Other Sources: Yes
- Household Members Age Relationship
- A D Zimmerman 55 Head
- Ada Zimmerman 46 Wife
- Marjary Zimmerman 22 Daughter
- Bertha Zimmerman 80 Mother[8]
Burial
- Name: Bertha Pauline Zimmerman
- Birth Date: 8 Jan 1860
- Birth Place: Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois, United States of America
- Death Date: 17 May 1940
- Death Place: Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
- Cemetery: Zion Cemetery, Boody, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
- Father: Henry G. Jockisch
- Mother: Louisa Jockisch[9]
Sources
1880 United States Federal Census Name Paulina Jokisch Age 14 Birth Year abt 1866 Birthplace Illinois Home in 1880 Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Daughter Marital Status Single Father's Name Henry Jokisch Father's Birthplace Saxone Mother's Name Louisa Jokisch Mother's Birthplace Hesse D Occupation Help At Home Household Members Name Age Henry Jokisch 47 Louisa Jokisch 47 Oliva Jokisch 18 Paulina Jokisch 14 Edward Jokisch 11
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name Bertha Zimmerman
Birth Date 8 Jan 1860
Birth Place Beardstown, Ill
Death Date 17 May 1940
Death Place Blue Mound Twp?? Macon, Illinois
Burial Date 19 May 1940
Burial Place Blue Mound Twp., Macon, Ill.
Cemetery Name Zion
Death Age 80
Occupation Retired
Race White
Marital Status W
Gender Female
Residence Blue Mound Twp., Macon, Ill.
Father Name Henry Jo...Esch
Father Birth Place Beardstown, Ill.
Mother Name Louisa
Mother Birth Place Beardstwon, Ill.
Spouse Name David Zimmerman
FHL Film Number 1831999
- Elizabeth Ross, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.
- ↑ Entered by Elizabeth Ross, Aug 17, 2011
- ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1870; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M593_249; Page: 318B. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Year: 1900; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 323; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1240323. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- ↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1910; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Roll: T624_308; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374321. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
- ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1920; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Roll: T625_384; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 125. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
- ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Year: 1930; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340272. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
- ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Year: 1940; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00843; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 58-2. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Is Bertha your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
-
~1.56%
Paulette (Ross) Anderson
:
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Crisben Shute :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A300549 [compare], Ancestry member crisbenshute
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B24519
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Cindy (Chenoweth) Wheeler :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Rejected matches › Bertha Katheryn (Jockisch) Brockhouse (1893-1985) › Bertha Jockisch (1890-1961) › Bertha (Zimmerman) Kinneer
Featured National Park champion connections: Bertha is 17 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 22 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 18 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 22 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 18 degrees from George Grinnell, 28 degrees from Anton Kröller, 19 degrees from Stephen Mather, 25 degrees from Kara McKean, 19 degrees from John Muir, 19 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 26 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.