John William Zimmerman (1844 - 1897)

Born 3 Nov 1844 in Brandenburg, Germany [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1897 at age 52 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Private John Zimmerman served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 20, 1862
Mustered out: Jun 26, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Kansas 13th Infantry

Birth

John William Zimmerman was born on 3 November 1844 in Germany or Prussia. (His German name according to family was Hans Joachim Zitscher, but there are no actual records shown with that name. His parents are said to be Johann Zitscher (1820-1854) and Philippine Dorothea Sulter (1819-1891). Again, no source other than family members. His father died in Germany and his mother died in Kansas.)

Marriage

He married Clara Augusta Dennen (1851-1929) on 4 July 1868 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas. She was the daughter of Lewis William Dennen (1824-1908) and Clara Butterfield Andrews (1822-1895).

Known Children of the Zimmerman-Dennen Marriage

1. Nell Marie Zimmerman was born on 4 December 1870 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States. She Rudolph Marthaler (1870-1943) on 15 April 1903 in Bern, Nemaha, Kansas. ^[1]Nell died on 27 February 1910 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States.
2. John William Zimmerman Jr. was born on 26 December 1872 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.^[2] He married Lula May Winney (1885-1972) on 3 March 1901 in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.^[3] John died on 30 January 1951 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.^[4]
3. Mary A. Zimmerman, called Mamie, was born on 22 December 1875 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States. She married Henry E. Hull. Mamie died on 4 August 1960.
4. Robert Caruso Zimmerman was born on 21 November 1877 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States. ^[5]He married LaVena McCall (1879-1964) on 25 December 1899 in Nemaha County, Kansas. ^[6] Robert died on 5 November 1963 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States.^[7]
5. Dorothy Zimmerman was born on 20 July 1880 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States.
6. Samuel Zimmerman was born on 3 November 1882 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States. He married Julia Ellen McCormick (1883-1950) on 15 March 1905 in St. Benedict, Nemaha, Kansas. Samuel died in March 1960 in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.
7. Emily Zimmerman, called Emma, was born on 26 July 1885 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States. She died on 24 January 1972.
8. Herman Zimmerman was born on 29 March 1887 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States. He married Frances Webster (1890-1961) on 10 December 1915 in Webster County, Iowa. Herman died on 23 November 1976 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
9. Elsie Zimmerman was born on 27 February 1889 in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. She died on 23 August 1889 in the same place.
10. Minnie Josephine Zimmerman was born on 6 July 1890 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas, United States. She married Roy E. Borene (1888-1940) on 15 April 1914 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Minnie died on 16 August 1932 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States.^[8]

Military Service

He served in the United States Civil War.^[9]

Death

John was shot and killed while he was on a drunken rampage of abusing his son on 23 February 1897. It seems that John was an abusive tyrant and son Robert could take no more and feared to be killed. There's a long newspaper article about the entire unpleasant episode on the Find A Grave site. The remains were buried in the Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas. Find A Grave: Memorial #120974223

Sources

• 1870 United States Federal Census on 28 June in Richmond Township, Nemaha County, Kansas. Dwelling 136. Lines 13 & 14. ^[10]
• 1880 United States Federal Census on 22 June in Rock Creek Township, Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. Dwelling 305. ^[11]
• Find A Grave Index. Long explanation of the death and life and a headstone are available.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Marriage of Nellie Zimmerman and Rudolf Marthaler.
2. ↑ United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration for son, John William Zimmerman Jr., farmer on 12 September 1918. It states that he lost his right hand and gives his spouse Lula May as his closest relative.
3. ↑ Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections. Marriage of John W. Zimmerman and Lulu May Winney in Kingfisher County.
4. ↑ FAG for John Zimmerman Jr.
5. ↑ U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 for Robert Caruso Zimmerman.
6. ↑ Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. For the marriage of Robert C. Zimmerman and Vena McCall.
7. ↑ Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934-1987. Record Group 184. The National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, Georgia. Death and birth months and years are given for Robert Caruso Zimmerman.
8. ↑ Missouri Death Certificates. Missouri Secretary of State. http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/deathcertificates/ for Minnie Josephine Zimmerman Borene.
9. ↑ Kansas. Adjutant General. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas 1861-65. Topeka. Hudson, 1896. Civil War record for Private John Zimmerman who enlisted on 20 August 1862 in Kansas. He served in Company H, Kansas 13th Infantry Regiment from that date until mustered out on 26 June 1865.
10. ↑ 1870: Zimmerman, John 24, b. Brandenburg, farmer, parents both of foreign birth, citizen, head; Clara 18, b. Massachusetts, wife.
11. ↑ 1880: Zimmerman, John 35, b. Germany, farmer, head; Clara 28, b. New Hampshire, wife; Nellie 10, b. KS, daughter; John 8, b. KS, son; Mary 5, b. KS, daughter; Robert 3, b. KS, son.