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From History of Wayne County, Ohio (1910)
NATHAN R. ZIMMERMAN.
One of the leading business men of Doylestown and the northeastern part of Wayne county, Ohio, is Nathan R. Zimmerman, who throughout his career has maintained the most creditable standards of personal and business integrity, and, without putting forth any effort to achieve popularity, he has done so in a local way by the manner in which he transacts the everyday affairs of a busy man. He is a native of Chippewa township, having been born near Marshallville, June 15, 1857, the son of Ezekiel and Rachel A. (McClelland) Zimmerman, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Dalton, Ohio. The paternal grandparents of Nathan R. Zimmerman were Nathan and Anna (Morton) Zimmerman, the former spending his life and dying in Pennsylvania, and the latter came with her son, Ezekiel, aged eight, and settled near Marshallville. There Ezekiel grew up and followed farming. He was first married to Anna Holliwell and the following children were born to them: Levi, living near Perrysville, Ohio; Elizabeth, Eunice and Ann, all three deceased. Ezekiel Zimmerman was twice married, his second wife being Rachel A. McClelland, and the following children were born to this union; Sarah; Ezekiel, living near iMarshalh ille, this county; Nathan R., subject of this review: Jobn; IDelila and Kasiah both deceased; other children died in infancy. The maternal grandparents of Nathan R. Zimmerman were Samuel and Mary (Likins) McClelland. They came to this county from Pennsylvania and were pioneers near Dalton. Sugar Creek township. The parents of Samuel McClelland were Samuel Emanuel and Ellen (Crooks) McClelland.
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Mr. Zimmerman was married on December 26, 1889, to Marinda Wag-' ner, daughter of David and Nancy M. (Little) Wagner, the former born near Canal Fulton, Ohio, and the latter born near Marshallville, Wayne county, this state. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Zimmerman were Frederick and Mary (Saylic) Wagner, both natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. They came to Ohio in an early day and entered land near Canal Fulton. They cleared a tract of land and made their home here, developing a good farm. The parents of Frederick Wagner were John and Mary Jane (Gilcrist) Wagner, both of whom spent their lives and died in Pennsylvania. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Zimmerman were Thomas and Jane (McClelland) Little, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Wayne county, Ohio, and entered land near Orrville in an early day. Here they cleared timbered land and soon had a good home. The parents of Thomas Little were Thomas and Jane Little. Great-great-grandfather Little was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, during which he was captured by the Indians and burned. William McClelland, uncle of Nathan R. Zimmerman, was a soldier in the Civil war.
Mr. Zimmerman is a man of exemplary character and excellent business ability, and he is interested in whatever tends to promote the interests of his community. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias.
As printed in History of Wayne County, Ohio (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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