Joseph Zimmermann

Family Group Sheet

Subject: Joseph ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 3 Oct 1796 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage: before __ ___ 1822 Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Occupation: __ ___ 1850 Medina County, Texas; farmer.3

Census: __ ___ 1850 Medina County, Texas; household #11 Castroville.3

Death: __ Dec 1850 Medina County, Texas.4

Burial: 11 Dec 1850 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.4

Father: Joseph ZIMMERMANN

Mother: Anne Marie FEDER

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Spouse: Marie Anne LEHERR

Birth: 14 Nov 1799 Mitzach, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Census: __ ___ 1854 St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #51 (8 children from marriage to Joseph Zimmermann and 2 from marriage of Joseph Zimmermann Jr (son) & Catherine Jaegly.5

Father: Pierre LEHERR

Mother: Marie Agathe GULLY

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Ten Known Children

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M Francois Joseph ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 19 Jul 1822 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Census: __ ___ 1850 Bexar County, Texas; household #301 San Antonio.6

Marriage: 25 Nov 1852 Catherine JAEGLY (1831- ); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

Son: circa __ ___ 1854 Joseph ZIMMERMANN; Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter: circa __ ___ 1855 Isabella ZIMMERMANN; Medina County, Texas.7

Occupation: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; clerk.7

Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; household #58 Castroville.7

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M Thiebaud ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 1 Jul 1824 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Census: __ ___ 1850 Medina County, Texas; household #11 Castroville.3

Voter Reg: 26 Nov 1869 Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Annexation.8

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F Marie Anne ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 1 Jul 1824 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Marriage: 31 May 1846 Joseph WENDEL (circa 1806- ); Bexar County, Texas.9

Census: __ ___ 1850 Joseph WENDEL (circa 1806- ); Medina County, Texas; household #19 Castroville.3

Daughter: 14 Oct 1850 Mary Louise WENDEL; Medina County, Texas.4

Daughter: 11 Jan 1852 Emilia WENDEL; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

Marriage: 1 May 1883 Joseph KELLER (7 Jun 1859- ), son of Andre KELLER and Catherine DREYER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

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M Ambroise ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 1 Jul 1826 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: before __ ___ 1850 3

Census: __ ___ 1850 Medina County, Texas; household #5 Castroville.3

Occupation: __ ___ 1850 Castroville, Medina County, Texas; barkeep.3

Deed: 8 Sep 1851 Medina County, Texas; File 954, Section 355 (Abstract 1055) 320 acres; Grantee - Ambrose Zimmermann. Patentee - Ambrose Zimmermann. CC Cert. #128.10

Marriage: 12 Apr 1853 Marie Anne BIEDIGER (29 Dec 1836-27 Dec 1917), daughter of Jean BIEDIGER and Agathe Marie MARTINI; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

Census: __ ___ 1854 Marie Anne BIEDIGER (29 Dec 1836-27 Dec 1917); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #55 (no children).5

Daughter: before 14 Jan 1854 Agathe ZIMMERMANN; 4

Daughter: 3 Feb 1855 Emalia Anastasia ZIMMERMANN; Medina County, Texas.4

Daughter: 22 May 1855 Louise Mary ZIMMERMANN; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.11

Son: 17 Sep 1857 Emil ZIMMERMANN; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Death: before __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter: circa __ ___ 1861 Juliana ZIMMERMANN; Medina County, Texas.12

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M Henri ZIMMERMANN

Birth: __ ___ 1827 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.13

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

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F Caroline ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 13 Jun 1828 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.4

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Marriage: 1 Apr 1850 Adam BARTZ (circa 1813-10 Sep 1878); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.14

Census: __ ___ 1850 Adam BARTZ (circa 1813-10 Sep 1878); Medina County, Texas; household #12 Castroville.3

Daughter: 22 Jan 1851 Caroline BARTZ; Medina County, Texas.4

Daughter: 7 Aug 1852 Elizabeth Catherine BARTZ; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.11

Census: __ ___ 1854 Adam BARTZ (circa 1813-10 Sep 1878); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #50 (2 children).5

Census: __ ___ 1860 Adam BARTZ (circa 1813-10 Sep 1878); Medina County, Texas; household #81 Castroville town.7

Census: __ ___ 1870 Adam BARTZ (circa 1813-10 Sep 1878); Medina County, Texas; household #9 Castroville town.12

Death: 25 May 1874 Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Burial: 26 May 1874 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.4

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M Alexander ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 12 Jan 1831 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Medina County, Texas; household #11 Castroville.3

Marriage: 3 Mar 1867 Martha Jane MANGUM; Atascosa County, Texas.15

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F Agnes Agathe ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 12 Jan 1831 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Medina County, Texas; household #11 Castroville.3

Marriage: 24 Aug 1852 Hendrick THOMPSON (circa 1830-Oct 1873), son of Alexander THOMPSON and Asena ARNOLD; Medina County, Texas.14

Daughter: 11 Jan 1854 Mathilda Ann THOMPSON; 16

Daughter: 20 Aug 1856 Mary Ann THOMPSON; Selma, Bexar County, Texas.16

Son: 30 Aug 1858 Edward A THOMPSON; Texas.16

Daughter: 30 Nov 1861 Laura Elizabeth THOMPSON; Texas.16

Daughter: 1 Jun 1863 Helen E THOMPSON; Texas.16

Daughter: 25 Jan 1866 Virginia Eugenia A THOMPSON; Texas.16

Daughter: 7 Sep 1868 Alexina E THOMPSON; Texas.16

Daughter: 19 Aug 1870 Clara Louise THOMPSON; Frio County, Texas.4

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M Jean Baptiste ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 2 Jul 1837 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Death: 16 Mar 1850 Medina County, Texas.4

Burial: 17 Mar 1850 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.4

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M Augustin ZIMMERMANN

Birth: 7 Feb 1843 Fellering, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 29 May 1844 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 9 Apr 1844 on the "Ocean."2

Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; Medina County, Texas; household #11 Castroville.3

Marriage: 28 Aug 1865 Elisabeth Rosa SCHMIDT (8 Jul 1848-5 Jan 1929), daughter of Jean Martin SCHMIDT and Marie Therese DECKERT; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

Death: 26 Jun 1933 Medina County, Texas.1

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Endnotes

1. Emigrants to North America from the Vallee de la Thur, online http://members.aol.com/rcbsuppl1/AlsaceA-Z/ThurImmig.htm. Hereinafter cited as Emigrants - Thur.

2. Ocean, Jeanette Marie, Norwegian and Probus, Ship Passenger Lists, departing 1844, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

3. Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census.

4. LDS Microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church Gedcom.

5. Ted Gittinger, Connie Rihn, Roberta Haby and Charlene Snavely, compiler, St Louis Church, Castroville, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Graphic Arts, 1973). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church.

6. Heritage Quest, 1850 Census of Bexar and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives). Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census - Bexar.

7. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census.

8. Jim Menke, "List of Registered Voters, Medina County," Branches and Acorns, No 4, Volume VI (June, 1991). Hereinafter cited as "Voters-Medina County."

9. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, compiler, Marriages of Bexar County, Texas Book A - D2, 1837 - Oct 22 1866 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society). Hereinafter cited as Marriages - Bexar Co A - D2.

10. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO.

11. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0. Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs.

12. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census.

13. Family Search, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Fam Search.

14. Calvin D Foster, compiler, Marriage License Book D, Medina County, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Our Heritage, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Marrs Bk D.

15. Frances T Ingmire, compiler, Atascosa County, Texas Marriage Records 1856-1899, Registers 1-2-3-4 (St Louis, Missouri: Frances T Ingmire). Hereinafter cited as Atascosa Marrs.

16. Joanne Truman, Hendrick Thompson & Agnes Zimmerman in "Early Medina County," listserve message to GenConnect-Medina County, December 22, 1998. Printout dated August 8, 2001. Hereinafter cited as Thompson/Zimmermann.