Catharine Rhoads

Brief Life History of Catharine

When Catharine Rhoads was born on 6 September 1792, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Rhoads, was 46 and her mother, Elizabeth Mitchum, was 37. She married Jacob Zimmerman on 20 November 1821, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Jackson, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 27 June 1863, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Zimmerman Cemetery, Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Zimmerman
1802–1859
Catharine Rhoads
1792–1863
Marriage: 20 November 1821
Permelia Catherine Zimmerman
1822–1880
Matilda Zimmerman
1824–1910
Minerva A. Zimmerman
1825–1877
Samuel Young Zimmerman
1827–1872
Lucinda Zimmerman
1829–1889
Mahala Zimmerman
1830–1876
Sarah Zimmerman
1832–1854
Rachel Zimmerman
1835–1868
Andrew Jackson Zimmerman
1836–1853

Sources (8)

  • Catharine Zimmerman in household of George Zimmerman, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Catherine Rhoads, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
  • Catharine Zimmerman, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons

In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Rhodes .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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