On the 7th of October 1891, the Zimmerman family first arrived in the United States, their point of departure listed as Boulogne Sur Mer, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Originating in Russia, they arrived in the port of New York, New York State aboard the ship Maasdam, with their final destination listed as Houston, Texas....
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Daniel Zimmerman was my 3rd Great Grandfather. He was born in Russia and immigrated to the U.S. where he died in the state of Kansas. The wife listed on his Death Certificate is his second wife Anna Maria (Schnube) Zimmerman, who he married the 18th of January 1916, 5 years after the death of...
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Roxena Meacham Carter was the second wife of William Furlsbury Carter and my 3rd Great Grandmother. She had quite amazing life, and lucky for me, she told her life story to her daughter who recorded it. This autobiography was handed down to me from my mother who got it from hers. The copy I...
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I’ve really just begun research on the Zimmerman side of my family. The eldest son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Schnelbach) Zimmerman is my Great-Great Grandfather. While doing some research of their family with my new membership to Ancestry.com, I discovered what looks to be a newspaper article that includes a picture of the couple....
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Here’s an interesting little tidbit I came across online while doing a Google search for images related to William Furlsbury Carter. It was linked from a site by Devin Thorp and includes a section on William F. Carter with a short biography. William Furlsbury Carter is my 3rd Great Grandfather through his wife Roxena...
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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Sr. was my 3rd Great Grandfather, and the first and eldest Pfeifer relative to immigrate to the United States from Russia. His son, my Great Great Grandfather also came with him. They were considered a part of the Volga Germans and settled near Herzog Kansas in 1878. The following is the...
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William F. Carter was my 3rd Great Grandfather with his second wife Roxena Meacham Carter (1830-1919) through their daughter Junietta Carter (1865-1937) who married John Henry Wall (1861-1881) in 1881. William had quite a rich history and an interesting life. I’ve run across many biographies, journal entries, stories and other tales of his life’s...
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Looking this last weekend on Ancestry.com, I was able to find this Boston Passenger list document on the return of my 3rd Great Grandfather from his mission to India. The details of the passenger list are: Name: William F Carter Arrival Date: 11 Nov 1853 Age: 42 Years Estimated birth year: abt 1811 Gender:...
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Dr. John M. Montgomery Sr. is my 3rd Great Grandfather (GGG) though his son Thomas Marion Montgomery (1873-1961) that married Levicia Ellen Crawley (1874-1961). One of the advantages of putting together a timeline on John M. Montgomery is the fact there was a short history published of him in 1891. I’ve had a couple...
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Charles C. Crawley is my 3rd Great Grandfather (GGG) though his daughter Levicia Ellen (Crawley) Montgomery. It’s been a while since I created a timeline from scratch for one of my relatives, and I’ve got to remember clearer how I pulled together all the pieces. That aside, I think this one might be a...
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