This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Persing, Zimmerman, Smith Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4124 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN. January 9, 1902. "Riverton News".-- Obituary.-- Hannah Leah Persing was born in Northumberland county, Penn., November 7th 1812. At the age of sixteen she united with the Lutheran church. She was united in marriage to Emanuel Zimmerman in the county of her birth, Dec. 1, 1830. To this union one child was born, Grazilla, wife of Coleman Smith, with whom she has lived since shortly after the death of her husband in 1865. She was the oldest of a family of ten children, all now deceased except the youngest, who resides in Axtell, Kan. There were seven grand children, fifteen great grand children and three great great great (sic) grandchildren. Of this generation there are 17 who survive her.