NameStephan Zimmer
Birth7 Apr 1800, Retterath, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany9,7
Death19 Jul 1866, Carroll County, Illinois
BurialChadwick Cemetery, Chadwick, Carroll County, Illinois
OccupationLaborer--1850; farm laborer--1860.
FatherNikolaus Zimmer (1772-1836)
MotherKatharine Kirstges (1762-1835)
Source: K-J Tonner’s Kelberg data file; and
Ancestry.com—New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; and
www.findagrave.com.
Stephan and his sons Peter, Johann and Matthais, sailed with his sister-in-law Maria Elisabeth Haerig from London, England on the ship “Gladiator,” arriving in New York, New York on August 7, 1846.
In 1850 Stephan and his sons Peter, Johann, and Matthias lived in Black Rock, Erie County, New York. In 1860 Stephan and his son Peter lived in Fairhaven Township, Carroll County, Illinois. The findagrave site gives April 25, 1800 as his birthdate.