This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: zemmer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XNB.2ACI/53.1 Message Board Post: I have also been looking for zemmers in the illinois, missouri area. In the members list for lds people in nauvoo illinois in 1836-1847 There are several zemmers in one family. I have been to the library at byu and have seen the record. There is a father Samuel on the tax lists for 1842 and in the hancock county census for 1840. His wife is ann . I haven't bewen able to locate any more info as to birth date etc. they have children John, jacob, and Jesse which were under 8 years old and they lived in the 3rd ward area of nauvoo. On a separate page there is listed a catherine, a sarah, and a lyda zemmer. I have also looked for John Zemmer since he was my wife's great great grandfather on her mother's father's side. He died in blaine county idaho by his daughter lydia obenchain. His wife ws sarah elizabeth deacon. they are in the 1890,1900 and 1910 census. There is also a record of a john zemore and sarah dacon getting married in knox missouri at about the right! time period. My guess is that they were associated with the lds church but did not move to utah after the persecutions in nauvoo. this zemmer family went to kansas and texas then to idaho. one of his daughters moved to oregon and john died there but was brought back to idaho to be buried in hailey or ketchum. If I find more i will send it to you or send you a gedcom of what i have. dave smith