Michael Zimmerman b. 1778 Denzlingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR d. 1860 Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Michael Zimmerman

Male 1778 - 1860  (82 years)


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  • Name Michael Zimmerman  [1] 
    Birth 1778  Denzlingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    CLER Y 
    Emigration 1839  Fulton Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • parents with eight younger children
    Immigration 1839  Fulton Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • On the packet ship Poland. Parents w/three younger children
    Occupation Minister In Germany 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Residence 1843  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1860  Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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. “
    Person ID I8428  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2021 

    Father Andres Zimmerman,   b. Bef 1756, Denzlingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1793 (Age > 37 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria /Isen Eissin (Eyer?) 
    Marriage Abt 1777 
    Family ID F9476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Barbe Roggy,   b. 1782, Riedseltz, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1832, Domgermain, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 18 Aug 1801  Riedseltz, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Andrew Zimmerman,   b. 29 Aug 1807, Freiburg, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1889, Chenoa, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     2. Daniel Zimmerman,   b. 20 Mar 1813, Tiengen, Freiburg, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1888, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Joseph Zimmerman,   b. 16 Feb 1826, Chateau-Le-Vannes, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1855, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     4. Christian Zimmerman,   b. 3 Feb 1817, Tiengen, Freiburg, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1887, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     5. Jacob J. Zimmerman,   b. 19 Apr 1818, Chateau-Le-Vannes, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1849, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
    Family ID F5939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2019 

    Family 2 Magdalena Erb,   b. 7 Jul 1805, Breitenbach , Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1892, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1835  Lagny, St. Valentin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    Children 
     1. Maria Zimmerman,   b. 5 Nov 1835, St. Valentin, Indre Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1920, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Jacobina Magdalena (Bena) Zimmerman,   b. 18 Jun 1838, St. Valentin, Indre Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1900, Peru, LaSalle Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     3. Peter Zimmerman,   b. 15 Dec 1842, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1931, Garden City, Cass Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F5940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1778 - Denzlingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Aug 1801 - Riedseltz, Bas-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1839 - Fulton Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1839 - Fulton Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1843 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1860 - Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.” [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.


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