Jacobina Magdalena (Bena) Zimmerman

Notes:

Obit:
BURCKY - On the 1st of June, 1900, near Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., Ill., of dropsy and heart failure, Jacobina, wife of Pre. Joseph Burcky, aged 61 years, 11 months and 13 days. She lived in wedlock forty-two years and was the mother of eight sons and three daughters. Five children preceded her to the spirit world. She suffered much but bore it all with Christian fortitude and longed to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Funeral services by D.J. Johns of Goshen, Ind., assisted by Daniel Roth and Jacob Ringenberg.

Birth:
Gravestone gives date June 17, 1838 in Germany

Buried:
Willow Springs Cemetery

Jacobina married Bishop Joseph Burcky on 28 Feb 1858 in Tazewell Co., IL. Joseph (son of Andreas Burcky (Buercky), Jr. and Barbara Oyer) was born on 29 May 1836 in Söcking, Bavaria, GR; died on 1 Aug 1920 in Peru, LaSalle Co., IL; was buried in Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Benjamin Burcky was born on 24 Dec 1861 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 14 Jul 1939 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL.
2. Susan Elizabeth Burcky was born on 11 Jan 1858; died in 1944; was buried in Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL.
3. Simon Burcky was born on 10 Jun 1865 in Tazewell Co., IL; died on 8 Oct 1950 in IL; was buried in Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL.
4. Mary B. Burcky was born on 18 May 1867; died on 3 May 1898 in Bureau Co., IL; was buried on 5 May 1898 in Indiantown, Bureau Co., IL.
5. John Burcky was born on 2 Apr 1871 in Bureau Co., IL; died on 14 Mar 1898 in Hubbard Co. MN; was buried in Hubbard Co. MN.
6. Edwin Peter Burcky was born on 21 Apr 1876 in Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL; died on 2 Feb 1962 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL.
7. Amos Burcky was born on 10 Jun 1884; died on 1 Dec 1966.
8. Albert Burcky
9. Josephine Burcky
10. Jonathan Burcky
11. Joseph W. Burcky died after 1920.

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Occupation: Minister In Germany
• Religion: Mennonite
• Emigration: 1839, Fulton Co., OH
• Immigration: 1839, Fulton Co., OH
• Residence: 1843, Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Michael and Barbara had 12 children.

“An 1850 census of unincorporated portions of Tazewell County lists Michael Zimmerman, 70, a farmer from Germany; Magdalena, 46, Germany; Mary [Maria], 14, Germany; Phoebe [Jacobina], 12, Germany; and Peter, 8, Ohio. He lived next door to his 35-year-old son Christian and his wife Elizabeth Stalter. An 82-year-old Michael Zimmerman is listed on the 1860 census in the Elm Grove household of son-in-law Christian Schrock. He died later that year. He is thought to have been buried in Railroad Cemetery at Elm Grove, though there is no headstone for him.

In 1832 Michael accepted employment from Comte Henri Gatien Bertrand, the former aide-de-camp to Napoleon, at Lagny, St. Valentin in the department of Indre, 16 miles northeast of Châteauroux, and approximately 170 miles south of Paris (see ROTH for background on Bertrand).
Michael remarried to Magdalena Erb at St. Valentin April 20, 1835. She was born at Breitenbach, Lower Alsace July 7, 1805, a daughter of weaver Daniel Erb and Marie Stöcky [St?cki]. They farmed at Lagny (now Les Lagnys), three miles northwest of St. Valentin.
When Bertrand's wife Fanny died in 1836, the name 'Michel Zimmerman' is mentioned with Müller and Riser [Risser] as someone who could not sign an inventory document owing to the restrictions of his religion. But his signature does appear at the bottom of the page.”

Emigration:
parents with eight younger children

Immigration:
On the packet ship Poland. Parents w/three younger children

Buried:
Railroad Cemetery
“An 82-year-old Michael Zimmerman is listed on the 1860 census in the Elm Grove household of son-in-law Christian Schrock. He died later that year. He is thought to have been buried in Railroad Cemetery at Elm Grove, though there is no headstone for him. “

Michael married Magdalena Erb on 20 Apr 1835 in Lagny, St. Valentin, FR. Magdalena was born on 7 Jul 1805 in Breitenbach , Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 23 Feb 1892 in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: Herald of Truth, March 15, 1892:

"On the 23rd of Feb. 1892, in Livingston Co., Ill., of the infirmities of age, widow Magdalena Zimmerman, aged 82 years. She was found dead in her bed in the morning, having retired as usual the evening before. Before midnight her daughter had gone to her room, and found her quietly sleeping. For several years her mental vigor had wandered, but her trust in God remained steadfast. She was a faithful mother in Zion and had been a widow for many years. Buried on the 25th. Funeral services by John P. Schmitt from Sir. 41: last seven verses, Joseph Buercky of Bureau Co., and Daniel Orendroff, from 2 Cor. 5. The deceased sister leaves one son and two daughters, 23 grandchildren, and 15 great grand children."

Birth:
1810, according to her obituary

Buried:
Waldo Cemetery

Notes:

Andres married Anna Maria /Isen Eissin (Eyer?) about 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

For more about the earlier Zimmerman family in Steffisburg, Switzerland, see Mennonite Family History (October 2020).. Also MFH (Oct 2021).

Christian + Rupp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]