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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa
W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889

[page 471]

    JOHN ZIMMER, a leading farmer of Sheridan Township, was born
    December 12, 1828, in Rhine Province, Germany. He is a son of
    JOHN ZIMMER, a native of the same place.  JOHN ZIMMER, Sr.,
    was born in 1800, and emigrated with his family to America in
    1847; he landed in New York City, and went directly from that
    city to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He bought a farm near that city,
    on which he spent the remainder of his life, his death occurri
    ing in 1870.  JOHN ZIMMER, Jr., was reared in his native land
    to the occupation of a farmer, receiving a limited education in
    the public schools.  He was nineteen years of age when the fam-
    ily came to America; he remained under the paternal roof until
    his twenty-fourth year, when he went to Calumet County, Wiscon-
    sin, and settled on a farm; there he resided until a call for
    additional troops was made in October, 1864; he then entered the
    Sixth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company B. He parti-
    cipated in the engagements at Hatchet's Run, Gravel's Run, and
    Richmond, Virginia.  He was present at Lee's surrender, and was
    honorably discharged in July, 1865.  In 1855 Mr. ZIMMER was united
    in marriage with Miss AGNES URLINGS, a daughter of JOHN E. URLINGS,
    also a native of Rhine Province.  Mrs. ZIMMER was born April 5,
    1836, and came to America with her parents at the age of twelve
    years; her family also settled near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mr. and
    Mrs. ZIMMER have had born to them ten children, all of whom are
    living: JOHN H., PETER, JACOB, JOSEPH, HENRY, MARY, wife of FRANK
    KUHN; LIZZIE, wife of WILLIAM BANUM; CATHERINE, wife of JACOB BAUM;
    AGNES, wife of THOMAS KIMBALL, and MAGGIE, at home.  Mr. ZIMMER
    came to Cherokee County in 1873, and bought 160 acres of land on
    which he is now living; he has a good barn and dwelling, and his
    farm is well supplied with the best improvements in farm machi-
    nery.  Mr. and Mrs. ZIMMER are devoted members of the Roman Catho-
    lic Church, and are among the worthy and respected citizens of the
    county.

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