TUSCARAWAS COUNTY OHIO BIOS: ZIMMER, CHRISTIAN (published 1884)

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The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884

        CHRISTIAN ZIMMER, farmer and stock-raiser, P.O. Newcomerstown, is a
native of Bavaria, Germany, born October 8, 1818. He emigrated to this
county with his parents when he was eighteen years old. His parents were
Philip and Catherine (Cline) Zimmer. The former was born January 14, 1785,
died June 10, 1877, aged ninety-two years seven months and fourteen days.
The latter died in 1866, aged seventy-six years. They are buried in Buck
Township, this county. Our subject was married, April 17, 1845, to
CATHERINE SHOWALTER, deceased, born April 16, 1826, in Sugar Creek
Township, this county and State, and a daughter of JOHN and ELIZABETH
SHOWALTER. She died November 18, 1838. Her father was a native of
Pennsylvania, and her mother of this county. Marrying a second time, in
1840, Mr. Zimmer chose Christina Smelzy, born August 5, 1823, died December
6, 1853. To this union four children were born, viz.: Lucinda, Amelia,
Henry and John. The latter died January 19, 1873, aged seventeen years four
months and twenty-eight days. Mr. Zimmer was married a third time; on this
occasion, April 25, 1860, to Eliza Fisher, born in this county, January 4,
1835, and a daughter of Jonathan and Hester (Levean) Fisher. To this union
have been born eight children, seven living, viz.: Susan E., Albert, Clara
A., Manetta, Wilmina May, Francis H., Laura and Artha. Two of the children
are married -Lucinda, wife of William Regula, they have three children
-Fred, Eda and Albert; and Henry, married to Elizabeth Hammond, by whom he
has one child, Arthur. Mr. Zimmer owns 100 acres of land in Oxford Township.





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