When John G. Zimmerman was born on 1 July 1832, in Montgomery, New York, United States, his father, Jacob H Zimmerman, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Dockstader, was 20. He married Mary Powers on 15 March 1856, in Kendall, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Kansas, United States in 1870 and Bazine Township, Ness, Kansas, United States in 1880.
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Historical Boundaries: 1833: Illinois, United States 1836: Kane, Illinois, United States 1841: Kendall, Illinois, United States
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Americanized form of German Zimmermann , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname.
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