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Walter Aaron Zimmerman 1896–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1896

Birth Location: Golden Eagle, Calhoun, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1 Sept 1978

Death Location: Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, USA

Father: Godfrey Zimmermann

Mother: Anna Adams

Spouse(s): Bertha Willenburg

Children(s): Leonard Zimmerman, Paul Zimmerman, Leo Zimmerman, Velma Zimmerman

The story of Walter Aaron Zimmerman began in 1896 in Golden Eagle, Calhoun, Illinois, USA. Walter Aaron Zimmerman married Bertha Charlotte Willenburg, and had children including Leo Howard Walter Zimmerman, Leonard Walter Zimmerman, Paul Laverne Zimmerman, Velma Marie Zimmerman. Walter Aaron Zimmerman passed away in 1978 in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Aaron Zimmerman began in 1896 in Golden Eagle, Calhoun, Illinois, USA.
  • Walter Aaron Zimmerman married Bertha Charlotte Willenburg, and had children including Leo Howard Walter Zimmerman, Leonard Walter Zimmerman, Paul Laverne Zimmerman, Velma Marie Zimmerman.
  • Walter Aaron Zimmerman passed away in 1978 in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, USA.

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Walter Zimmerman's Ancestors

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Walter Zimmerman
1896–1978
Birth Place: Golden Eagle, Calhoun, Illinois, USA
Parents
Godfrey John Zimmermann
1852–1931
Beechville, Calhoun, Illinois, USA
Anna (Bouquet) Adams
1862–1926
Golden Eagle, Calhoun, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Woolrich (John or John Woolrich) Zimmerman
1820–
Buchholterberg, Thun, Bern, Switzerland
Anna Miller
1821–1902
Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Ulrich ZIMMERMANN
1797–1860
Magdalena Gilomen
1801–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Niklaus Gilomen
1782–1857
Anna Zimmermann
1780–1847

Walter Zimmerman's Descendants

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Walter (Aaron) Zimmerman (12 Mar 1896–1 Sept 1978) m. Bertha (Charlotte) Willenburg (22 Oct 1897–24 Aug 1978)
  1. 1. Leonard (Walter) Zimmerman 1915–1916
  2. 2. Paul (Laverne) Zimmerman 1922–2000
  3. 3. Leo (Howard Walter) Zimmerman 1926–1993
  4. 4. Velma (Marie) Zimmerman 1918–1991

Walter Zimmerman's Timeline

2 Records

1896
12 Mar 1896
Birth of Walter Aaron Zimmerman in Golden Eagle, Calhoun, Illinois, USA
Golden Eagle, Calhoun, Illinois, USA
1978
1 Sept 1978
Age 82
Death of Walter Aaron Zimmerman in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, USA
Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Golden Eagle, Calhoun, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sept 1978
    Event Place: Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, USA

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