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| CHARLES ZEHNER 263 |
LAWRENCE ZIMMERMAN
is one of the worthy citizens that Germany has furnished to Huron county.
He owns and operates fifty-three acres of land in Sherman township and
although he was formerly engaged in carpentering in 1903 he purchased this
farm on which he located and is now leading the quiet life of a farmer.
Mr. Zimmerman as above stated, was born in Germany, his natal day being
March 2, and the year 1853. His parents, Christopher and Elizabeth
Zimmerman both died in Germany, when our subject was a little lad of
nine years. They had a family of ten children: Elizabeth, who
is in Australia; Rosina and Barbara, who still make their home
in the fatherland; Christopher, who lives in Iowa; Magdelina,
who resides in Germany; George, who died in New York; Lorenz
of this review; and three who died in infancy.
Lorenz Zimmerman, following the demise of his
parents, made his home with friends in his native land. He acquired
his education in the schools of that country and in early life learned the
carpenter's trade, which he followed for a number of years. He also
did service in the German army. It was while still a resident of
Germany that he was married in Monheim, June 24, 1878, the lady of his
choice being Elizabeth Goelz a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Goelz.
It was in the year 1881, that, foreseeing no
future in the old world, and having heard and read a great deal about the
freedom and opportunity for advancement in this country, Mr. Zimerman
decided to emigrate with his wife to the United States. He had a
sister, Mrs. George Hoener, living with his wife to the United
States. He had a sister, Mrs. George Hoener, living in Sherman
township, Huron county, and he at once made his way to her home. He
here resumed work at his trade and was connected with building operations
until 1903. In the meantime, he had carefully saved his earnings, so
that he was justified in that year in making a purchase of land and
accordingly became the owner of the tract of fifty-three acres on which he
now makes his home. There were no improvements on the place when it
came into his possession, but he erected a comfortable residence, a good
barn and made other substantial improvements and now has a neat and well
kept farm. He has now settled down to a quiet life on the farm, having
abandoned his work at the carpenter's trade, and is meeting with success in
his farming operations.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman have been born seven
children, four sons sand three daughters, namely: Henry, who wedded
Nora Hammersmith, their home being near Bellevue and their family
numbering one son, Carl; Anna, the wife of Ed Hammersmith, who
lives in Monroeville and who is the mother of three children:
Alfred, Magdeline and Marion; Peter, who wedded Miss Elizabeth
Linder, by whom he has one daughter, Helen, and makes his home
near Norwalk. and John, Martin, Philomena and Celia, still
under the parental roof.
Mr. Zimmerman gives his political support to the
democratic party and has served as a member of the school board, but
otherwise has filled no public office. He is communicant of the
Catholic church at Bismarck. Mr. Zimmerman is well pleased with
the progress he ahs made since coming to the new world and fully realizes
the superior business opportunities here as compared with those in the old
country. He possesses the German characteristics of honesty, industry
and perseverance and today stand among the substantial German-American
citizens of Huron county and Sherman township.
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