William Henry Van Benschoten, Concerning the Van Buschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America, A Genealogy and Brief History (West Park-On-Hudson: 1907) p. 696.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8K8-2L1 : 12 April 2016), John P Zimmer in household of David M Zimmer, New York, United States; citing p. 22, family 204, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,590.
"New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT87-BFL : 11 March 2018), John P Zimmer in household of David N Zimmer, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, United States; citing p. 6, line 38, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 868,881.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS64-52S : accessed 4 July 2018), Frank Zimmer, Binghampton city Ward 11, Broome, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 1A, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,009. [Recorded as Frank, but dates and family match John.]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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