"New York, State Census, 1855," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K63P-PFF : accessed 03 Mar 2014), George Zimmerman, 1855.
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCY4-RVS : accessed 25 Mar 2014), George Zimmerman, Black Rock, Erie, New York, United States; citing family 977, NARA microfilm publication M432.
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