Spouse: Julia B ZIMMER. Julia B ZIMMER and Melvin P. ZIMMERMAN were married on 5 January 1895. Children were: Jennie ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: UNKNOWN. Children were: Virgina M ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: Mercer Vivin BUSH. Melvina Jane ZIMMERMAN and Mercer Vivin BUSH were married on 6 July 1880 in Kearney, Clay, MO. Children were: Thomas C BUSH, William D. BUSH, Annie L. BUSH, Mary E BUSH, Dillard M BUSH, BUSH.

Spouse: Lloyd ZIMMERMAN. Children were: Darrell ZIMMERMAN, Leon ZIMMERMAN, Judith ZIMMERMAN, Lloyd Dewaine ZIMMERMAN, Doris ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: Elizabith HUFMAN.

The estate is located in the commune of Sulzfeld (Kraichgau district) in the Beden wine growing region in Germany. Documents show this piece of land as having been cultivated since 1251. Ravensburg castle, from which it takes its name, is the erstwhile family seat of the barons Göler von Ravensburg, and is one of the most important medieval castles still extant in the Kraichgau area. The remaining sections of the castle were renovated in the 1950’s, and a restaurant was established. The wine estate is still owned by the barons Göler von Ravensburg. The general manager since 1995 has been Claus Burmeister, and the cellar master is Jürgen Kern. The vineyard area totals 33 hectares with holdings in the following vineyards (all of them exclusive monopole holdings): Burg Ravensburger Dicker Franz, Burg Ravensburger Husarenkappe and Burg Ravensburger Löchle,as well as additional vineyards in the communes of Sulzfeld and Kürnbach. The vineyards are planted with the following red varieties: Lemberger (20%), Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Trollinger, as well as with the white varieties Riesling (30%), Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. The best wines of the three vineyard sites are marketed as Grand Cru (Grosses Gewächs) wines. The estate wines are sold under the „Freiherr von Göler“ label. Annual production is around 260.000 bottles. The estate is a founder member of the VDP (Verband deutscher Prädikatsweingüter) association.

http://www.wein-plus.com/german_guide/Weingut%2BBurg%2BRavensburg%2BFreiherr%2Bvon%2BGoeler'sche%2BVerwaltung_282.html Michael died on 28 November 1677 in Sulzfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He patented land , He was evangelisch - lutherisch.. The six hundred and sixtieth note in a series on the Germanna Colonies

We have encountered a few names connected with the Zimmermann family in Germany that appear in the Germanna community. The name Wegman is not known well in the Germanna community and when it does occur it is often confused with Wayman. In Germany, the first born son (Johannes) of Michael Zimmermann, the immigrant from Switzerland to Germany, married Regina Wegmon or Wegmann.
Michael himself, as his second wife, married Elisabetha Albrecht. Albrecht is a common name. The only reason for perhaps taking note of the name is that Christoph von Graffenried hired Johann Justus Albrecht to recruit miners. Graffenried was a citizen of Bern, the general region of Switzerland from which Michael Zimmermann came.
The grandfather of the Virginia immigrant, Christopher, was Christian (Sr.) who married Maria Schuchter. Anna Barbara Schön, whose first husband was a Blankenbühler, married as her second husband, Johann Jacob Schluchter. Now the difference between Schucter and Schlucter is not much, just a one letter which might almost be considered redundant. It is interesting to note the physical distance between Sulzfeld (church of the Zimmermanns) and Neuenbürg (home of the Blankenbühlers). One could walk between the villages before breakfast (the actual distance is about eight miles). One thing that makes this thought worth considering is that the eldest son of the immigrant Christopher Zimmerman married Ursula Blankenbaker in Virginia. Was there a connection in Germany? Did the Zimmerman and Blankenbaker families know each in Germany?
There is another name in the Zimmermann history that appears in the Germanna community much later. That is the name Lehman (as it usually appeared in the Germanna community) and the name Lehemann in Sulzfeld. Michael Zimmermann's second wife was the widow of Hanns Lehemann. The Germanna Lehman is considered by his family to be a descendant of Swiss Anabaptists.
In Sulzfeld, there is at least one family name other than Zimmerman which appears in Virginia. That is the Kappler family, known by a variety of spellings in America but in the earliest days was most often Kabler. The Kabler and Zimmerman families were neighbors in the Mt. Pony area and both were called coopers at least once. Both came from Sulzfeld.
The eldest child in the second family of Christopher Zimmerman (immigrant to Virginia) was Johann Martin. At his baptism, one of the witnesses was Ludwig Fischer (or Lewis Fisher as we would spell it). Now the Ludwig Fischer in Germany would be too old to be the Lewis Fisher who married Anna Barbara Blankenbaker in Virginia, but were they related?

The eighteen hundred and sixty-seventh note in a series on the Germanna Colonies

I spent some time Thursday at the local LDS Family History Center looking at the film for Sulzfeld, the home of Christopher Zimmerman just prior to emigration. I was especially interested to see if any other Germanna names turned up. In the decades starting about 1670, the records are especially rich in Zimmerman records.

Not long after the end of The Thirty Years' War (1648), Michael Zimmerman moved from Steffisburg, Canton of Bern (Switzerland) to Sulzfeld where he worked on the Rabenperg estate. Today, we call it Ravensburg. This translocation was probably due to the need for workers in southwest Germany due to the great loss of life during the war.

We know that Michael was from Steffisburg because his wife Bendicta died in Sulzfeld. Michael remarried and this marriage record tells us that Michael Zimmerman, widower, from Stiffisburg married Elisabetha, the surviving widow of Hans Lehman from Stiffisburg. It is not entirely clear yet whether Elisabetha was already living in Sulzfeld or whether Michael went back to Steffisburg. The marriage was performed in Sulzfeld suggesting that the Lehmans had moved also from Steffisburg to Sulzfeld.

Three sons of Michael, Johannes, Christian, and Michael, married in Sulzfeld. They appear as parents from 1669 to 1689. Starting in 1688, One of the grandsons starts appearing in the baptismal register in 1688 and his third child, Hans Christoph, was the emigrant for America.

A few names occur in connection with the Zimmermans that should be studied. Johannes Z. married Regina Wegmann and Christian Z. married Maria Schuchter. Among the head rights used by Alexander Spotswood (see page 385 in Beyond Germanna), was Hans Jerich Wegman, Anna Maria Wegman, Maria Margaret Wegman, Maria Gotlieve Wegman. We believe these were people who came in 1717. The Schuchter name was the surname of Anna Barbara Schoen's second husband (she married first a Blankenbaker and third a Fleshman).

I am interested in Steffisburg because it was a center of Anabaptist conversions in the 1660s. Among the names there is a Her (Herr). The name Lehman is a very honorable Anabaptist name in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (some members of this family lived briefly in the Robinson River Valley).

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Spouse: Benedicta . Benedicta and Michael ZIMMERMAN were married in 1635. They were married in Switzerland. Children were: Johannes ZIMMERMAN, Christian ZIMMERMAN, Michael ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: Elisabetha ALBRECHT.

Spouse: Maria SPENGLER. Maria SPENGLER and Michael ZIMMERMAN³⁷ were married on 19 November 1672. Children were: Anna Sara ZIMMERMAN, Johann Michael ZIMMERMAN, Maria Barbara ZIMMERMAN, Maria Barbara ZIMMERMAN, Johann FRIEDRICH, Johann Adam ZIMMERMAN, Anna Elisabeth ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: NANCE.

Spouse: James F. TISDALE. Mildred Ann ZIMMERMAN and James F. TISDALE were married on 1 December 1853. Children were: Mary TISDALE, R D TISDALE.

Spouse: Silas M. NELSON. Mildred Ann ZIMMERMAN and Silas M. NELSON were married on 28 January 1866. Children were: Margie Catherine NELSON, Major Perry NELSON, William b. NELSON, George R. NELSON, Marshal E. NELSON, Nellie Astoria NELSON, Francis M. NELSON, Solomon H. NELSON, Geneva E. NELSON, Elizabeth W. (Lizzie) NELSON, Henry NELSON.

Spouse: Rosina BROOKS. Children were: Keith ZIMMERMAN, Betty Jo ZIMMERMAN, Carl ZIMMERMAN, Dorothy Mae ZIMMERMAN, Mae ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: Neva . Children were: Carol ZIMMERMAN, Robert ZIMMERMAN, Eugene Porter ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: Carter TAYLOR.

Spouse: Mildred BARNETT. Mildred BARNETT and Morton ZIMMERMAN were married on 7 October 1820.¹⁵³ 1910 Census
Johnine Zimmerman
Enumeration District: 0042
Age: 18 Birth Place: Tennessee
Visit: 0019
County: Jessamine
Relation: Daughter-in-law
Relatives: Husband William Zimmerman (W)

William Zimmerman
Enumeration District: 0042 Color: W
Age: 39 Birth Place: Missouri
Visit: 0019
County: Jessamine
Relation: Husband
Relatives: Wife Mary A 39, Tennessee
Son Ben H 21, Tennessee
Daughter-in-law Johnine 18, Tennessee
Children were: Sally Ann ZIMMERMAN, Jennie "Jane" ZIMMERMAN, Mahuldah ZIMMERMAN, Mary Ann ZIMMERMAN, C. A. ZIMMERMAN, Mildred Ann ZIMMERMAN, William ZIMMERMAN, Julia Lu Ann ZIMMERMAN, Danial ZIMMERMAN, Lu Ann ZIMMERMAN, Lucy ZIMMERMAN, Melvin P. ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: John HUGHES.

Spouse: Leonard ZIEGLER. Children were: Elizabeth ZIEGLER, John ZIEGLER, Anna ZIEGLER, Christopher ZIEGLER, William ZIEGLER, Leonard ZIEGLER IV, Susanna ZIEGLER, Mary ZIEGLER, Reuben ZIEGLER, Michael ZIEGLER, James ZIEGLER, Daniel ZIEGLER, Benjamin ZIEGLER, Zimmerman ZIEGLER.

Spouse: John ROUSE.

Spouse: John COINER. Children were: Martin COINER, James B. COINER, Elizabeth COINER, Robert COINER, Archibald COINER, Nancy COINER.

Spouse: Robert PROCTOR. Children were: Margaret PROCTOR, Elizabeth PROCTOR.

Spouse: MCANINCH. Children were: Pat MCANINCH.

Spouse: William Raymond CRAPO. Children were: Marlene Marie CRAPO, Carolyn Joyce CRAPO, Gary Ray CRAPO, Janice Mae ZIMMERMAN.

K7179wt Parents: James Madison ZIMMERMAN and Mary Ann LEONARD.

Spouse: Maude BONEBRAKE. Maude BONEBRAKE and Phillip ZIMMERMAN were married about 1906. Children were: Marvin James ZIMMERMAN, Alva Ambrose ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: Margarethe Susanna KLEMM. Margarethe Susanna KLEMM and Phillipp ZIMMERMAN³⁴ were married on 16 November 1790 in Kraichtal-Bahnbrucken.³⁴ Children were: Christian Friedrich ZIMMERMAN, Regina Christina ZIMMERMAN, Still Born ZIMMERMAN, Johann Jakob ZIMMERMAN, Wilheim Jakob ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: Friederike SCHMIDT. Friederike SCHMIDT and Phillipp ZIMMERMAN²⁶⁷ were married on 23 June 1804 in Michelbach Germany.²⁶⁷ Children were: Karoline Rosina ZIMMERMAN, Wilhelmine Katharina ZIMMERMAN, Louise Katharina ZIMMERMAN, Wilhelmine Magdalena ZIMMERMAN, Rosina Magdalena ZIMMERMAN.

Spouse: Sophia Barbara RUCK. Sophia Barbara RUCK and Phillipp ZIMMERMAN were married on 14 December 1823 in Sulzfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

K7179wt Parents: Ambrose D. ZIMMERMAN and Ruhama LANE.

Spouse: Margaret Catherine FURRAY. Margaret Catherine FURRAY and Pleasant ZIMMERMAN were married on 26 April 1886 in Phelps Co, Missouri. Children were: Effie Lucretia ZIMMERMAN, Samual Ambrose ZIMMERMAN.

Mary appears in the 1850 census for Polk County, MO. She is the wife of the head of household, John Lessley. Her age is listed as 59 and her place of birth as Kentucky.

Mary appears in the 1860 census for Polk County as the head of the household. Also listed in the household are two of her daughters, now married and appearing as Judith West and "Elvira" (Almira) Wilkerson. Her age is listed as 70 and her place of birth as Kentucky.

The ages and birthplaces named in both census are consistent. Parents: Frederick ZIMMERMAN Jr. and Judith BOURNE.

Spouse: John LESSLY. Polly ZIMMERMAN and John LESSLY were married on 29 March 1813 in Jessamine County KY.^963,964 Children were: Judith LESSLY, Abigale LESSLY, Mary M. LESSLY, James Elkins LESSLY, Almeda LESSLY, Rebecca LESSLY, Andrew LESSLY, Almira LESSLY, John M. LESSLY.

Spouse: Willard N. WAGNER. Children were: Tyler Jacob WAGNER, Heather Dawn WAGNER.