Zimmerman Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Zimmerman Family

15,070 Zimmerman records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

15,070Records in our database

1798Earliest birth

6Documented families

3Biographies

See the Zimmerman family trees →1,062 Zimmerman families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

15,070 Zimmerman records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (3,055 of 15,070)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Jacob Zimmerman, born 1831, Illinois
Earliest in the county histories: Samuel Zimmerman, born 1798

Most common first names

John351 William328 Mary276 Robert273 Charles222 Helen180 George179 Edward159 Walter147 Fred140 Anna132 Carl130

Documented families

Zimmerman families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Zimmerman family of Wayne CountyOhioStarts: Samuel Zimmerman (b. 1798)Most recent: Nathan R. Zimmerman (b. 1857)

Family records from county histories (5)

Gottlieb Zimmerman b. 1846Erie County, OhioStarts: John Martin Zimmerman & Rosa Boos, from Baden, GermanyMost recent: Clara Zimmerman, Lena Zimmerman, Minnie Zimmerman Henry Zimmerman b. 1834Erie County, OhioStarts: Michael Zimmerman, from Baden, GermanyMost recent: Rosa Zimmerman, Carrie Zimmerman, Christina Zimmerman John Martin ZimmermanErie County, OhioStarts: John Martin Zimmerman, from Baden, GermanyMost recent: William Zimmerman, Rosa Zimmerman, Caroline Zimmerman Anna C. ZimmermanChampaign County, OhioStarts: John W. Zimmerman & Amanda M. NeerMost recent: Lolela Idle John W. ZimmermanChampaign County, OhioStarts: John W. ZimmermanMost recent: Anna C. Zimmerman, Oliver B. Zimmerman

The earliest Zimmermans in the county histories

Samuel ZimmermanBorn 1798Child of Michael ZimmermanWayne County, Ohio Elizabeth ZimmermanBorn 1808, Westmoreland CountyWyandot County, Ohio Jacob ZimmermanBorn 1809Delaware County, Ohio Frederick ZimmermanBorn 1822Seneca County, Ohio Daniel ZimmermanBorn 1827Child of Henry ZimmermanDarke County, Ohio Bruno ZimmermanBorn 1827Montgomery County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

1,062 Zimmerman families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

12 Zimmerman death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

46 Zimmerman people in 29 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

Samuel ZimmermanBorn 1798 · Wayne County, Ohio Nathan R. ZimmermanBorn 1857 · Wayne County, Ohio Samuel ZimmermanBorn 1861 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Zimmerman genealogy: FAQ

Where were Zimmerman ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 15,070 Zimmerman records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (3,055), then Wisconsin (2,974) and Illinois (1,864).

How far back does the Zimmerman family tree go?

The earliest Zimmerman birth in our database is 1831: Jacob Zimmerman, Illinois. The old county histories name Samuel Zimmerman, born 1798. We have pieced together 1,062 Zimmerman family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Zimmerman family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Zimmerman family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.