Zimri Streeter (1801 - 1880)

Born 7 Feb 1801 in Granville, Washington, New York, United States

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Died 7 Jan 1880 at age 78 in East Waterloo Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Zimri Streeter was born on 7 February 1801 at Granville, Washington, New York, United States of America.^[1]

Zimri married Lucinda Dean on 25 March 1824 at his birthplace.^[1] Lucinda Streeter was born on 24 September 1801 at Lancaster, New Hampshire.^[1]

Zimri and Lucinda had twelve children:^[1]

1. Lovina, born March 15, 1825;
2. James V., October 26, 1826;
3. Mary Ann, October 12, 1828;
4. Cornelia R., January 12, I83I;
5. Edward P., May 8,-1833;
6. Sarah J., May 6, 1835;
7. Lucinda C., May 16, 1837;
8. Seth Dean, April 23, 1839;
9. Lucy C., July 26, 1840;
10. Zimri, October 8, 1842;
11. Julia M., June 15, 1845;
12. Silas Dean, August 29, 1847.

He was twice elected to represent Black Hawk County in the House of Representatives of Iowa State Legislature, in 1857 and 1859.^[1] It was while serving in the Legislature that he was given the nickname of "Old Black Hawk".^[1]

Zimri died on 7 January 1880 at the home of his son-in-law, Thomas Dobson, aged 78, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Washington Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa.^[1]

Zimri's wife, Lucinda Streeter, died in 1888 and was also buried in Hillside Cemetery.^[1]

He was one of the first settlers in Black Hawk County, Iowa.

There is a historical marker dedicated to him in Hillside Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} State Historical Society of Iowa, "Standard Form for Members of the Legislature", Iowa Legislature, (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/HD/923387.pdf : accessed 1 April 2018)
2. ↑ Wikidata: Item Q31815638

See also:

• Kenneth Lyftogt. From Blue Mills to Columbia: Cedar Falls and the Civil War. University of Iowa Press; September 2007. ISBN 978-1-58729-672-7 p. 7.
• Melendy, P., (1894) “Zimri Streeter —"Old Black Hawk. "”, The Annals of Iowa 1(5), 412-415. https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.2439
• "Death of Hon. Zimri Streeter". The Courier, Waterloo, Iowa. 14 January 1880. Retrieved on 19 June 2020 – via newspapers.com.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #10745577