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Samuel Zimmerman

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Samuel Zimmerman Veteran

Birth
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
29 Jan 1920 (aged 79)
Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Leo-Cedarville, Allen County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Emeline Hollopeter(1845-1880)
Husband of Emily Teeple(1844-1919)

Valley of the upper Maumee River: with historical account of Allen County and the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana: the story of its progress from savagery to civilization; City of Publication: Madison, Wis.; Publisher: Brant & Fuller; Date: 1889, pp. 344 & 345

Samuel Zimmerman, of Cedar Creek township is a native of Pennsylvania, born April 4, 1840. His parents, Andrew and Rachel (Roop) Zimmerman, were both natives of Pennsylvania. The father died when Samuel was about four years of age. In 1846, his mother and family removed to Van Wert county, Ohio, and in 1850, to Perry township, Allen county; in 1854 to Kosciusko county, then to Missouri, where they remained one year, and then to Bremer county, Iowa. He remained there until December, 1859, when he left his family and returned to Allen county, Ind. On August 2, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, Eighty-eighth Indiana regiment, and served until June 7, 1865, being mustered out at Washington city. He was with Sherman in his march to the sea. He did gallant service and received an honorable discharge at Indianapolis. On December 14, 1865, he was married to Emeline Hollopeter, who was born April 6, 1845, and of their five children three are living; Charles M., Harris H., and Avery R. Mrs. Zimmerman became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church when a small girl, and was a devoted member until her death, March 23, 1880. On April 3, 1883, he married Mrs. Emily Spuller, widow of Joseph Spuller of Adams county. She was born December 17, 1844. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He served as assessor of his township four years, having been elected, though a republican, in the banner democratic township outside of Wayne. He is a member of the F. & A. M. lodge, No. 224, and a comrade of Bass post, G. A. R., of Fort Wayne. He has a good farm of over seventy-five acres, well improved with good buildings. He is one of the leading citizens of his township.


Fort Wayne (IN) Journal Gazette, Friday, January 30, 1920, p. 10, col. 1

Samuel Zimmerman, of Cedarville, aged seventy-four years, died at 6:40 o'clock last evening at the home of relatives in Decatur, where he had been ill for some time, suffering from Bright's disease. His wife died last August. Mr. Zimmerman is survived by three sons, Charles, of Fostoria, Ohio; Harris H., residing in California and Avery, living in Michigan. He was a member of the M. E. church at Cedarville, and of the Masonic lodge of Leo. The body will be brought to this city today and taken to the Chalfant & Moses undertaking parlors from which place the funeral will be held, the time to be announced later. Interment will made at Cedarville.


Husband of Emeline Hollopeter(1845-1880)
Husband of Emily Teeple(1844-1919)

Valley of the upper Maumee River: with historical account of Allen County and the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana: the story of its progress from savagery to civilization; City of Publication: Madison, Wis.; Publisher: Brant & Fuller; Date: 1889, pp. 344 & 345

Samuel Zimmerman, of Cedar Creek township is a native of Pennsylvania, born April 4, 1840. His parents, Andrew and Rachel (Roop) Zimmerman, were both natives of Pennsylvania. The father died when Samuel was about four years of age. In 1846, his mother and family removed to Van Wert county, Ohio, and in 1850, to Perry township, Allen county; in 1854 to Kosciusko county, then to Missouri, where they remained one year, and then to Bremer county, Iowa. He remained there until December, 1859, when he left his family and returned to Allen county, Ind. On August 2, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, Eighty-eighth Indiana regiment, and served until June 7, 1865, being mustered out at Washington city. He was with Sherman in his march to the sea. He did gallant service and received an honorable discharge at Indianapolis. On December 14, 1865, he was married to Emeline Hollopeter, who was born April 6, 1845, and of their five children three are living; Charles M., Harris H., and Avery R. Mrs. Zimmerman became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church when a small girl, and was a devoted member until her death, March 23, 1880. On April 3, 1883, he married Mrs. Emily Spuller, widow of Joseph Spuller of Adams county. She was born December 17, 1844. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He served as assessor of his township four years, having been elected, though a republican, in the banner democratic township outside of Wayne. He is a member of the F. & A. M. lodge, No. 224, and a comrade of Bass post, G. A. R., of Fort Wayne. He has a good farm of over seventy-five acres, well improved with good buildings. He is one of the leading citizens of his township.


Fort Wayne (IN) Journal Gazette, Friday, January 30, 1920, p. 10, col. 1

Samuel Zimmerman, of Cedarville, aged seventy-four years, died at 6:40 o'clock last evening at the home of relatives in Decatur, where he had been ill for some time, suffering from Bright's disease. His wife died last August. Mr. Zimmerman is survived by three sons, Charles, of Fostoria, Ohio; Harris H., residing in California and Avery, living in Michigan. He was a member of the M. E. church at Cedarville, and of the Masonic lodge of Leo. The body will be brought to this city today and taken to the Chalfant & Moses undertaking parlors from which place the funeral will be held, the time to be announced later. Interment will made at Cedarville.




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