ZIMMERMANN
a surname on our paternal and maternal sides
Some families with this name come from southern Baden, Germany, in the Waldshut county. The name was also found in St. Louis, Missouri. The name is a German word that literally means "room man" in English, but the common meaning is "carpenter". Regina is part of our Other Family Group on our maternal side; Katharina is part of our Early Thoma Family Group on our paternal side.
The (-3G), etc., indicates the number of generations before Erven Thoma and his siblings. Bold-faced names have their own page. An asterisk marks a direct-line ancestor.
Other Zimmermann names in the St. Louis area and relevant immigrants:
A Regina (widow) and F. Zimmermann was born 11 Apr. 1789 in Horkeim, Heilbross, Baden and applied for emigration to North America in Oct. 1854 (#834616)
There are 125 matches on the surname in the St. Louis, Missouri, Death Records, 1850-1908. A Regina Zimmermann is not among them.
There are 104 surname matches in the Wuerttemberg Emigration Index but the parents of Regina were born in Darmstadt in Hesse.
In the 1850 Census for Missouri there was a George Zimmermann, Martin Zimmermann, and a Haven Zimmermann both in St. Louis, 1st ward.
In the 1860 Census for Missouri there was a Johann Michae Zimmermann who was living in St. Louis 2nd ward and a William in St, Louis, 4th ward.
There was a Fred Zimmermann born in 1863 in St. Louis, MO and a Mary Margaret Zimmermann born 16 Dec. 1861 in St. Louis.
A Catherine Zimmermann married Michel Richen and had children in St. Louis in the 1860's and 1870's. (Gene Pool Individual Records)
There are more than 94 marriages involving a Zimmermann in the St. Louis, MO Marriages, 1804-76, database.
In the 1870 Census for Missouri there was a Elizabeth Zimmermann in the 11th ward, 19th sub-div of St. Louis and a Frank Zimmermann in the 3rd ward, 6th sub-div. of St. Louis and a Charles in the 4th ward, 9th sub-div. In the same Census we find a George in the 4th ward, 9th sub-div. of St. Louis and a J. J. (M 36 SW) in the 6th ward of St. Louis and a John in the 4th ward, 9th sub-div. of St. Louis.
Last revised on 27 Jan. 2004 by Erven Thoma