Tom, Any Fayette Co, IL or Nebraska ZIMMERMAN? Any ZIMMERMAN related to CASEBEER, CHESHIRE, EMMART, WALKER or WRIGHT? http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Beverly (HIMES) BARGER ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 12:09 PM Subject: [ILCHRIST] ZIMMERMAN - Christian County > ok...here is a posting. > > I am looking for the brothers and sisters of my great great grandmother, > ROSANNA > ZIMMERMAN FATZER who was raised, married and give birth to her four children > in Christian County before moving with her husband to Kansas. This is what I > know: > > Her parents are CHRISTIAN and ANNA (STRITES or STRITZ) ZIMMERMAN. They > were both born in Switzerland...in the early 1800s...moved to Taylorville, > Illinois > around 1830. Both are buried in Pratt County...Prattsburg, Cemetery...if > anyone on that end could supply their b/d dates, I would appreciate having > them. > Christian and Anna had "many children"...a significant number of daughters in > relation to sons, so the story goes. > > One of their daughters, ROSANNA ZIMMERMAN (the only one of the siblings I > know anything about), was born about 1850. > > ROSANNA married JOHN JACOB FATZER who was born in Switzerland in 1841. > He emigrated to Alton, Illinois about 1853 with his parents. After > completing his > service with the Union Army (Engineer in the 1st Division, 14th Army Corp, > Co. A > of the Cumberland Army serving under General Sherman), John Jacob settled in > Taylorville and lived there up till about 1880. He married ROSANNA about > 1869. > According to my records, all four of their children (3 daughters and one son) > were > born in Taylorville....including my great grandmother, LOUISA who was born on > April 5, 1873. In about 1880, John Jacob, Rosanna and their four children > moved > to Kansas...apparently never returned to Christian County...all ties with > ROSANNA's > siblings ceased. > > Again, I am looking for the brothers and sisters of ROSANNA ZIMMERMAN (I > know who Louisa's sisters and one brother are). > > Thanks, in advance for any facts, suggestions and clues. > > Tom Wilson > Boca Raton, FL >