John Zimmerman (1842 - 1921)

Born 16 Dec 1842 in Knox Co., Ohio

Ancestors

Died 5 May 1921 at age 78 in Lafayette Twp., Gratiot Co., MI

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Biography

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Birth

16 DEC 1842

Knox Co., Ohio^[1][2]

Death

5 MAY 1921

Lafayette Twp., Gratiot Co., MI^[3]

UPD

12 NOV 2012 14:35:52 GMT-8

Census

16 SEP 1850

Jackson Twp., Seneca, Ohio^[4]

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George Zimmerman (1817) 1850 census

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665249

12 JUL 1860

lafayette Twp., Gratiot Co., MI^[5]

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George Zimmerman 1860 census 0191

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736217

27 APR 1910

Lafayette Twp., Gratiot Co., M^[6]

living with son, daughter in law and grandson

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John Zimmerman 1910 censust 1021

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Event

Military Enlistment

12 AUG 1862

Lafayette Twp., Gratiot Co., MI^[7]

Company D, 26th Michigan

Military Rank

BET AUG 12 1862 AND JUN 2 1865^[8]

Private

Zimmerman, John, Lafayette. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth In- fantry, Aug. 12, 1862, at Lafayette, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Sept. 15, 1862. Taken prisoner at Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864. Paroled. Returned to regiment Dec. 20, 1864. Discharged at De- troit, Mich., June 2, 1865. ^[9]

Military Discharge

2 JUN 1865

Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA^[10]

Settlement

1917

Breckenridge, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA^[11]

Rural Route 3, Rd. 40

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John Zimmerman 1917 Gratiot County directory

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83337

Burial

AFT MAY 5 1921

Lafayette Twp., Gratiot Co., MI^[12]

Lafayette Cemetery

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John Zimmerman tombstone

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151358

Property

27 APR 1910

Lafayette Twp., Gratiot Co., M^[13]

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John Zimmerman 1910 censust 1021

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523130

Sources

• Source: S102 Title: Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the civil war, 1861-1865 Vol. 26 Publisher: HathiaTrush.org
• Source: S102 Record ID Number: MH:S154 User ID: E7668338-649C-47AC-85A1-6F59B3FAA8E5 UPD 25 AUG 2011 22:48:05 GMT-8 Data: Agency: InternetArchive.org Title: InternetArchive.org
• Source: S153 Title: The Illustrated Farm Journal Directory of Gratiot County Michigan Original Publisher: Wilmer Atkinson Company Philadelphia PA 1917 Publisher: archive.org
• Source: S44 Record ID Number: MH:S96 User ID: E876581F-818A-4C01-A7ED-9AC130DA5B01 UPD 22 MAY 2011 00:54:22 GMT-8 Title: family search.org Publication: LDS Note: from: Michigan marriage records CONT Film Number: 2342462 CONT Digital Folder Number: 4207596 CONT Image Number: 86 CONT Reference Number: v 1 p 223 rn 2387 CONT
• Source: S79 Record ID Number: MH:S131 User ID: FAA7CE2F-6935-4594-88AE-9ED3A6C168B7 UPD 08 JUL 2011 12:45:00 GMT-8 Title: Find a grave Publication: Find a grave

1. ↑ Source: #S44 Page: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/9ML7-9R5/p1 Data: Text: from Michigan Deaths and burials 1800-1995 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=fls&FLid=28788130 Data: Date: 23 JAN 2010 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S44 Page: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/9ML7-9R5/p1 Data: Text: from MIchigan Deaths and burials 1800-1995 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S44 Page: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX77-RKC Data: Text: from 1850 Federal census sheet Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWDL-JBM Data: Text: from 1860 Federal census Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
6. ↑ Source: #S44 Page: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML5H-HDF Data: Text: widowed Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
7. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=fls&FLid=28788130 Data: Date: 23 JAN 2010 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
8. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=fls&FLid=28788130 Data: Date: 23 JAN 2010 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
9. ↑ Source: #S101 Page: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt/search?q1=zimmerman;id=mdp.39015071160678;view=1up;seq=9;start=1;sz=10;page=search;orient=0 Accessed May 23, 2016 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
10. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=fls&FLid=28788130 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
11. ↑ Source: #S153 Page: p. 181 Data: Date: 1917 Text: Zimmerman, John 1 child, farmer Owns 60 acres, 2 horses, 4 cows R3 Breckenridge Lafayette 40 B telephone. Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
12. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46641938 Data: Text: from tombstone photo Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
13. ↑ Source: #S102 Page: 1910 census Gratiot co., Mi image# 1021 Data: Text: from image Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Acknowledgments

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