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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Hugh Tinnin is my 4th Great Grandfather. My family line continues through his daughter Lucille “Lucy” Tinnin Neal from his second wife. Hugh Tinnin Birth – 1800, Tennessee Death – 13 Dec 1869, Burleson Co., Texas Father – John Tinnin (1770-1835) Mother – Elizabeth “Betsy” Moore (1775-1840) Married (1): Betsy Rutherford Birth – Mississippi...
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The following is a rough table showing the pedigree for my maternal McCall family starting with my Great Grandmother Etoyl Montgomery who married Robert Lee McCall in 1920. The links that are located below their names are to the individual blog posts I’ve made. Since I’ve been focusing primarily on the paternal sides of...
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I was reviewing the 1850 census today, and noticed how closely Hugh Tinnin was living to his daughter Lucy Jane Tinnin Neal. I started to go through the pages of the census and noticed Andrew and Sinai Neal Buchanan nearby. The Buchanans and Neals both had a Tinnin kid staying with them, so I...
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The following is the family group record I’ve put together for my Great Great Grandfather Rochus Zimmerman who married Helen Ochs. I’m still working on gathering details for Rochus, and interested in connecting with other members who might be connected to any member of his family. My family line continues through their daughter Anna...
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Anton A. Pfeifer who married Anna Zimmerman are my Great Grandparents. Here’s a timeline I’ve put together about Anton’s life from public sources. I’m still hoping to connect with a living member of this family who can help me with some of the missing details of his life. Historical Timeline: Anton A. Pfeifer (1893-1946)...
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Rochus Zimmerman is my Great Great Grandfather (GG) though his daughter Anna Zimmerman (1891-1978) who married Anton A. Pfeifer (1893-1946). One of the interesting things I discovered about Kansas, is they had state census records. This allowed me to get a more granular timeline from public records. Historical Timeline: Rochus Zimmerman (1867-1942) YEAR LOCATION...
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After my posting on Hugh Tinnin and his connection to Austin and Tinnin Ford Road, I got a lot of response from other Tinnin relations. Since he had a rather large family with 3 wives and a history that spread across many states, he was bound to have a lot of decendents. One of...
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I believe in miracles, how ever small they may be. While corresponding with Rick Lawrence, an online researcher I had connected with through genealogy.com on my Crawley family, I witnessed one. He mentioned receiving some scans of photographs of my 3rd Great Grandparents Charles C. Crawley and Martha Jane Aubrey from some connections in...
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Charles C. Crawley and his wife Martha Jane Aubrey Crawley are my 3rd Great Grandparents. Their daughter Levicia Ellen Crawley who married Dr. Thomas Marion Montgomery were the parents of my Great Grandmother Etoyl Montgomery McCall. Charles C. Crawley Birth – 13 May 1830, Georgia Death – 28 Nov 1884, Yell, Arkansas Burial –...
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