Brief Life History of John
When John Zimmerman Jr. was born on 8 September 1863, in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, his father, John Zimmerman, was 35 and his mother, Mary Magdalena Sutter, was 27. He married Emma Iona Cook on 3 September 1885. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 January 1934, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Zimmerman in household of John Zimmerman, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Jr. Zimmerman, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- John Zimmerman in entry for Reva Merle Zimmerman, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Zimmermann , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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