Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Zimmerman Jr., John C 1863 - 1944
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Author: History of Genesee County

JOHN C. ZIMMERMAN

Another descendant of sturdy German ancestry is the fearless sheriff of Genesee
County. Mr. John C. Zimmerman. His parents were john and Elizabeth (Dietz)
Zimmerman, both natives of Germany. They came to Genesee County in 1853, and Mr.
Zimmerman was engaged for a great many years in the manufacture of brick. Their
family consisted of seven children, of whom John C. was the second. He was born
in Flint on October 15, 1863. He was reared in that city and received his
education in the city schools. As a boy he was industrious an obedient, and his
school life was active and vigorous. He was always a good mixer and as he grew
to manhood these traits manifested themselves in his manifold public activities.
He worked for his father in the brick business, and was for seventeen years
engaged in the brick manufacturing for himself.

He was married in Flint, Michigan on April 30, 1891, to Miss Mary Grant, who was
also born in Genesee County. She was the daughter of George and Elizabeth
(Haight) Grant. Mr. Grant emigrated to the United States from his native state
in Canada.

Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman are the parents of a healthy and robust family. They are:
May, John W., Bernice, and Dorothy. They take great pride in their children, and
have spared no pains in bringing them up to make them reliable and intelligent
members of the community.

John C. Zimmerman’s courageous and impartial attitude has won for him the
confidence of the people, and this resulted in his election to the office of
county sheriff in 1904(Genesee County Michigan).He is a member of the Masonic
fraternity and has the hearty good will of a host of friends. Mr. Zimmerman has
impressed himself upon the people as a man of firm convictions and courageous
temperament.  He has shown the knack for executive and administrative affairs,
and a glance at the record of Flint’s public men reveals to us that Mr.
Zimmerman has served the people well and faithfully. Mr. John Zimmerman, father
of our subject, was mayor of Flint for two years and transacted the business
affairs of the city with a marked degree of efficiency. In addition to the above
he was asked repeatedly by his constituents to act as alderman, and for seven
years he carried on the duties if this place of trust. He was energetic and
efficient party worker in the Republican ranks, and rendered unlimited service,
which was at all times fair and honest.


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