The Zimmermans of Caswell and Person County, North Carolina
Descendants of Johann Christain Zimmerman
Note: Most Zimmermans of Caswell and Person County are part of this family. However, there are some who are not.
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Finding My Zimmerman Ancestors
Davidson County, North Carolina. The only additional clue comes from the book by Margaret Burton Woods and Beatrice Burton Hornaday, Burton our Caswell County, N.C. Ancestry Volume II. In their book they state, “…married 24 January 1853 in Caswell County, George J. Zimmerman…born ca. 1826 in Davidson County, N. C. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. George W. Zimmerman” (54). However, this turns out to be incorrect and had led me in the wrong direction.
My first step in breaking through this sturdy brick wall was my DNA matches. After finding two DNA matches that were also DNA Matches of each other, I began studying their trees. I discovered that they had a common Zimmerman ancestor, Daniel Thomas Zimmerman. Their common ancestor was in the correct geographical area and was likely my shared common ancestor with them. However, Daniel appeared to be the wrong generation to be George Jesse’s father. After researching the children of Daniel Thomas Zimmerman, I found documentation that supported what the DNA matches were telling me. George Jesse Zimmerman is a part of this family. I have now found DNA matches with a common ancestor of three generations of this family.
Daniel Thomas Zimmerman* is the son of Johann Christian Zimmerman* and Anna Catharina Meyer*. Daniel Thomas married Elisabeth Knauss*. Their oldest son Thomas Daniel Zimmerman* and his wife Susan* are the parents of George Jesse Zimmerman*.
When I first began to explore my family history, I was particularly interested in finding out more about my maternal grandparents and their families. It was fairly easy to trace the latter generations of my Zimmerman line. My grandfather, James Henry Zimmerman, was born November 18, 1902, in Person Co., North Carolina. He is the son of Mollie Bett Long and Edward “Ed” “Eddie” Boswell Zimmerman. Ed was born on September 20, 1879, also in Person Co. Ed’s parents are Sallie Dixon and John Henry Zimmerman. John Henry was the first of my line to come to Person Co. He was born in Caswell Co., North Carolina on November 7, 1852, the son of Susan S. Kimbrough and George Jesse Zimmerman. At that point, I hit a brick wall, which held strong for about twenty years.
Throughout the years there have only been a couple of clues as to the parents of George Jesse. The first clue is in the 1850 census, which lists George Jesse’s birthplace as Davie County, North Carolina. The second clue, his Civil War records, contradicts the first clue. In these records, it lists his birthplace as
Johann Christian Zimmerman
There were a number of Zimmermans who left Europe and came to America. Johann Christian is the first of my direct Zimmerman line to do so. However, there were at least two Christian Zimmermans who
first came to Pennsylvania and later to North Carolina. It is important not to confuse or conflate the two. According to Ramsey, there was a Christian Zimmerman naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1729 and settled in what is now Gaston Co., North Carolina (Summers: Image 12). In his book published in 1857, under the caption, “First Settlers and Heads of Families,” Reichel lists Christian Zimmerman as one of the settlers of the Moravian community in North Carolina (190). This Christian who arrives about two decades later than the one Ramsey documents is the ancestor of the Zimmermans of Caswell and Person Co., North Carolina. When he comes to North Carolina he settles in what is now Davidson Country, North Carolina.
Christian was born on November 4, 1726 “at the court farm in Nassau-Dillenburg [Germany] and brought up in the Reformed religion…” (Lebenslauf of Christ. 1). Although both trace their history to the Protestant Reformation, one should not confuse Lutherans and Reformed. Life was hard in Germany, as stated in his memoir: “In this his native land he had it very difficult in material things as he was obliged to work in the mines. This and also some other circumstances moved him to abandon his native country and to go to America” (1). On May 7, 1751, he starts his journey. It took about six months and he arrived in Philadelphia in October of 1751. We know nothing of his life in Pennsylvania. However, on May 4, 1758, Christian married the widow Catharina Jansen, nee Meyers (Lebenslauf of Christ. 1). Based on the information gleaned from both Christian and Catharina’s memoirs, Catharina had a child from her first marriage.
Most of what we know about Christian and Catharina comes from their Moravian Memoirs. According to the website for the Moravian Archives located in Winston-Salem, a Moravian Memoir is ideally written by the person throughout their life. The Lebenslauf as it is known in German, is shared with the congregation after the death of the induvial and placed in the Archive ("Our Memoir Collection").
Christian’s memoir does not tell us anything about his life or where he lived in Pennsylvania. However, Catharina’s memoir tells us that she was living in Heidelberg and attending services in Lititz (1). Therefore, it seems reasonable that Christian was also living in or nearby Heidelberg.
In 1752, the Moravian Church purchased almost 100,000 acres from John Carteret, Earl of Granville in what is present-day Forsyth County, North Carolina. Bishop August Spangenberg led an expedition to survey the land, which they named Wachovia. After seeing what this land had to offer, Spangenberg said, “The land on which we are now encamped seems to me to have been reserved by the Lord for the Brethren” (qtd. in "The Wachovia Tract"). In November of 1753, the first settlers arrive in Wachovia. Over the next three decades, four settlements were started with others to follow. From its inception, Wachovia was intended to be a theocracy (Thorp 22). The plan was to establish Ortsgemeinens. The Ortsgemeinen is a settlement, a congregation town. These Ortsgemeinens were for church members and anyone living in the congregation town was expected to devote their lives to Jesus and the church (Rohrer, “Evangelism” 203). A column in “The Greensboro Patriot of 1849 about Salem states:
No lease will be given to any lot in town to persons who are not of the Moravian family, without a most rigid and careful examination into the previous history and present position of the applicant… [and] …upon the condition that if his future, conduct shall not be fully acceptable…he for with to leave (1).
In these Ortsgemeinens the land could only be leased, “[no] lots in the town can be sold in fee simple” (Salem 1). The church did plan to sell part of the land in Wachovia. This would be sold to members of the church or friends of the church. Any land sold would be outside any planned towns and would cover the cost of settling the land the church keeps. By selling to members or friends of the church, the towns would be insulated from undesirables (Thorp 22).
Wachovia was on the North Carolina frontier and this is the world that Christian, Catharina, and possibly her child, moved to shortly after their marriage in 1758 (Lebenslauf of Christ. 1). Both their memoirs state they settled near the
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Friedberg Gemeinhause or meeting house. However, when they arrive the meeting house had not been built. According to the website, A History of Friedberg, the first meeting house in Friedberg was built in 1769 ("A His. of Fried., N C").
Therefore, Christian and Catharina were in the area about ten years before the meeting house was built. According to Clewell, Friedberg is situated in a beautiful Grove nine miles south of Salem (76).
“The families alluded to were those of Adam Spach, George Hartman, John Miller, Faber, Christian Frey, Peter Frey, Martin Walk and Christiam [sic] Zimmerman…”
Another family to settle in the Friedberg area was the family of Adam Spach. His family settled about three miles south of the Wachovia line (Clewell 76). As can be seen on the 1766 map, Christian’s farm was also south of the Wachovia line and not far from the Spach family. On November 26, 1758, Br. Bachhof preached in the Spach house to eight German families. Meetings in the Spach home continued and grew in number until the meeting house was built (Reichel 70). An article published in “The People’s Press,” titled “Brief History of the Moravian Congregation at Friedberg, N.C., During the First Century of its Existence,” tells us that the Zimmerman family attended the meeting (3).
Friedberg was one of three settlements known as Landgemeinen, or country congregations. In these farm communities, the church had less control over the people (Rohrer 304). In order for Wachovia to survive it was important to attract settlers. This may be another reason they began to offer land for sale rather than rent. By 1790, Friedberg was the largest settlement in Wachovia, and about half of Wachovia's population lived outside the Ortsgemeinen (Rohrer, “Searching for Land” 412). Although the Brethren did own some property outside of the Wachovia track, at this point I have not ascertained whether Christian bought his property from the Brethren or from someone else. It is also unclear as to how Christian and Catharina traveled to Wachovia. The Brethren had a network to assist travelers moving to North Carolina. However, it does not appear that Christian and Catharina traveled with any of the church-sponsored groups migrating to Wachovia.
When Christian and Catharina arrived in the Friedberg area in 1758, there were only a few families in the area. Less than a year after arriving in Wachovia, Catharina gave birth to their first child, Margaretha Barbara who was born on February 9, 1759. Life was surely hard in this wilderness and “things were very scarce at the beginning” (Lebenslauf of Christ. 1). In 1760 The French Indian War, also known as the Cherokee War in the area, made its way to Friedberg (Fr. and In. War). Because of the threat, Christian had to take his family and flee their home. They took refuge at the fort in Bethabara. They were invited to the fort by Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg who have often visit the Zimmermans (Lebenslauf of Christ. 1). This account shared by Reichel gives us a sense of the dangers that the settlers endured living on the frontier.
…[A] man wounded by the Indians arrived in Bethabara, with two arrows still in his body. He had started out, accompanied by two others, to obtain provisions from some of the neighbors, but suddenly they found themselves surrounded by Indians, who, after discharging their guns without effect, attacked them with bows and arrows. His two companions were killed upon the spot… [H]e arrived at the Dutch Fort, where Br. Lash extracted the arrows, one of which had nearly pierced him through.
A Baptist preacher, John Thomas, was killed near Abbot's Creek by the Indians. In a short space of time no less than fifteen persons were murdered in the neighborhood (52).
According to NCPedia, in 1759 a Cherokee raiding party killed at least twenty settlers along the Catawba and Yadkin Rives and the forts at Bethabara had 120 Refugees. However, most of the refugees were not Moravians. That summer more tragedy came to Bethabara when typhus broke out killing many (Marshall III).
There is some discrepancy as to how long Christian and his family stayed in Bethabara before returning home. In his memoir, he states that they stayed for a few months (1). Catharina’s memoir says they stayed in Bethabara for a year (1). We do not know the exact dates they were in Bethabara but their second child, Johannes (John) Zimmerman was born on September 23, 1760, so it is possible that he was born in Bethabara. Christian was born in 1762. Benjamin David, their fourth child was born in 1763. In 1765 Matthias (Martin) Samuel was born. Regina Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1767. On January 18, 1771, Catherina was born. In 1772, Catharina gave birth to Joseph and on January 8, 1774, Daniel Thomas* was born. Christina was born on March 10, 1782. Also, born to Christian and Catharina were daughters Sarah and Anna Susanna. According to Christian’s memoir, he and Catharina had 14 children. Two, who died before Christian. The names of their living children are documented in Christian’s will.
The Moravians brought with them to Carolina a history of record-keeping including records of current events. These records include the Daily Diaries, Travel Diaries, and in the “Memorabilia.” The Daily Dairies, normally kept by the minister, and include accounts of daily life. The Memorabilia are summaries of the events of the year, which are read to the congregation at the end of the year. The Moravian records not only give us accounts of our ancestors but in some cases fill in gaps in Carolina's history of the late colonial period. They recorded such things as the weather, travel, fashion, and men of distinction who visited them (Fries, 1: 5). When they began to settle Wachovia the towns and farms were modeled after German villages and farms. They were in essence German communities. Most of the sermons were in German and they most likely spoke German in their homes. From 1753 until 1854 all the documents kept were written in German (Clewell vii).
In colonial Carolina, as in most of the colonies, the Church of England was the established church. Following the tradition of England, each county was considered a Parish in which the Vestry kept a registry of birth, deaths, and marriages. The Brethren partitioned the Governor and in an Act passed by the General Assembly, Wachovia was established as its own Parish known as Dobbs Parish allowing the Brethren to keep the registry of births, etc. (Fries, “Forsyth County” 22-25).
The American Revolution created new problems for the Moravian Community. There were many colonists who did not believe in the cause of independence. Those still loyal to the King were known as Tories or Loyalists. Some believe North Carolina had a high percentage of Tories (Norris). After the colonies declared independence, as a way to root out and punish the Loyalists, many states including North Carolina, required all citizens to sign an Oath of Allegiance. The Brethren did not believe in taken up arms or taking oaths.
When they refused to bear arms, it was not from cowardice, for they were brave and able men, and did much to protect the lives of the inhabitants of western Carolina. They defended their own people, and they defended their neighbors, from Indians, from wandering bands of Tories, and from stragglers who followed in the wake of the troops. The people of Wachovia were not cowards, but they would have emigrated to the other side of the world rather than enlist as soldiers (Clewell 121).
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North Carolina passed Confiscation Acts which meant anyone not taking the oath could have their property confiscated. Some younger members of the Brethren did take the oath but many older did not (Reichel 87). Some unscrupulous men saw this as an opportunity to take the Brethren lands. However, a latter Act allows exceptions for the Quakers, Moravians, Mennonites, and Dunkers. This allowed members to go to the Justice of the Peace and make an Affirmation of Allegiance and Fidelity to the state. Instead of serving in the military, they had to pay higher taxes (Fries, “Forsyth County 36-37).
At the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Christian was fifty years old. Thus far, I have found no record as to whether Christian took the Oath of Allegiance or help to support the cause in any way. However, we do know that he held land, so it is likely he either took the Oath or the Affirmation and paid higher taxes. There are accounts of some members of the Brethren who supported the patriots. Catherina’s stepfather, Valentine Frey, who was also the Zimmerman’s neighbor is considered a patriot. Although he did not carry arms his descendants are allowed in the DAR and SAR. His aid to independents is documented in the Friedberg Diary, of 1776. The February 23, entry states:
Our English members, living on Middle Fork and on Muddy Creek, were called to meet at the home of Valentine Frey, where Capt. Folbs and his Company were gathered, there to sign the test and give up their arms. They obeyed the order (Fries, 3: 1110-1111).
Valentine’s brother is documented in the February 25 entry, which states:
Capt. Folbs and his Company crossed the Muddy Creek, and passed through our neighborhood to Christian Frey's, where they spent the night. He and his men were well refreshed with food and drink, and his horses were given all they could eat. Flint-locks were taken from Christian Frey, Friedrich Bockel, and George Frey (Fries, 3: 1111).
I have found two items that mention Christian during this time period. From an entry in the Friedberg Diary on June 21, 1778:
Those of our men who live in Rowan County went partly to Zimmerman's partly to Christian Frey's and arrangements were made for providing clothing and other necessaries for the two men chosen by vote, Michael Muller and Christian Roser; there was peaceable agreement as to what each man should give (Fries, 3: 1275).
Another from the Memorabilia of the Congregation and Society of Friedberg, on August 27, 1780, states:
Sunday. We prayed the church litany; which was followed by preaching. The other services had to be given up, for Heinrich Miller and another Captain, with sixteen horsemen, armed, came to the School-house during preaching, and ordered out our neighbor Zimmerman and his son, and that made a disturbance and distracted the minds of the hearers (Fries, 4: 1650).
Thus far, I have found no other information as to why they were ordered out or as to which son was with him. However, it seems likely it would have been the oldest son, Johannes.
Christian memoir tells us that he join the Society on October 27, 1782, and on December 26, 1783, were taken into the congregation at Friedberg (Lebenslauf of Christ. 1). A Diary entry from July 26, 1783 states:
Neighbor Zimmerman came to see me, and expressed his wish to join our Society. I told him that if he desired this purely and simply for the salvation of his soul, and would give his whole heart to the Saviour, seek and find grace in the blood and wounds of Jesus, and so conduct himself in word and deed as to bring honor to the Saviour, we would rejoice over it. He assured me that this was his desire, and I allowed him to attend the meeting of the Society (Fries, 4: 1830).
As a Society member, Christian was a partial member. He is a part of the Moravian congregation and has the option of becoming a full member later (Rohrer, “Searching for Land”). Although Christian and Catharina did not become members of the Society until 1783, he clearly had a connection to them prior to joining the Society.
He is mention in some Dairy entries before joining the Society. Catharina and her parents had been associated with the Moravian community in Pennsylvania.
An entry from the Friedberg Dairy of February 13, 1793, states, “I visited old Br. Zimmermann, and found him very weak, but contented. I informed myself about the most important events in his life and wrote them down” (Fries, 6: 2489). This was clearly collecting some of the information that is put into Christian’s memoir. His memoir tells us that Christian “talked little about himself an [sin] mostly kept to himself… [and had] … a very thoughtful disposition… [but was] a faithful head of household and was loved and respected by them” (Lebenslauf of Christ. 1).
Christian developed asthma which grew worse over the years. As his condition worsened, he developed dropsy. On the
Will of Christian Zimmerman
morning of March 14, 1793, at one in the morning, Christian died after a violent attack of asthma. He was 66 years, 4 months and 9 days old (Lebenslauf of Christ. 2). At the time of his death, Christian was the father of fourteen children but two had preceded him in death. Of the ten grandchildren, five had preceded him in death (Lebenslauf of Christ. 1).
Children of Catharina and Christian Zimmerman
Some of Catharina and Christian’s children appear in later Dairy entries and some have memoirs. Their oldest child, Margaretha Barbara married Johann Heinrich Petree. Their oldest son, Johannes appears in a couple of dairy entries. In the Friedberg entry of August 29, 1786, “Johann Zimmerman was married to the single Sr. Rosina Hoehns by the justice in Salem” (Fries, 5: 2160). Johann is also mentioned in an entry for the diary of Simon Peter and Martin Schneider from 1791. The entry from November 13 states, “[b]y a majority vote Br. Johannes Zimmerman was elected a member of the Committee in place of Br. Martin Walk” (Fries, 5: 2344). From an entry in the Friedberg Diary of 1789. The entry from May 3, states, …Br. Johann and Sr. Rosina Zimmermann have taken their places as Saaldiener” (Fries, 5: 2290) which translates to usher.
Christian Jr. is also mention in a couple of diary entries. Also from the Friedberg Diary, an entry from May 9, 1786, “[i]n Salem, Christian Zimmermann was married to Sarah Frey (daughter of George Frey) by the justice” (Fries, 5: 2162). Sarah’s uncle Valentine Frey is Christian’s step-grandfather. Sarah died sometime later in 1786. From the August 24, 1790, Salem Diary, Christian’s second marriage is documented. “In Friedberg the widowed Society member, Br. Christian Zimmermann, was married to the single Catharina Wesner by a justice” (Fries, 5: 2300). Dated July 30, from the Friedberg Dairy of 1797, “[i]n a meeting of the house-fathers Br. Christian Zimmerman was elected second Steward, and Br. Jos. Knauss became first Steward in the place of Br. Johann Wesner” (Fries, 6: 2598). Jos. Knauss is the father-in-law of Christian’s brother Daniel. From the Friedberg Dairy dated June 23, 1799, “Br. John Hoehns was elected Steward in the place of Br. Christian Zimmerman, who had served for two years” (Fries, 6: 2635). An entry from the Friedberg Dairy, Saturday, August 7, 1802 states, “[w]e called on Br. Christian Zimmermann, where Pastor Hinkel preached to friends and neighbors on the words: I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ” (Fries, 6: 2719). There are two entries for the Friedberg Dairy of 1809:
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April 15. Doctrinal instruction was held for the first time at the home of Br. Christian Zimmerman, six miles from Friedberg, on Reedy Creek. All of the members living in that neighborhood sent their children, of whom nineteen were present. Some of the parents also came.
June 5. Instruction and the singing class were held here; and on the 10th at Christian Zimmerman's (Fries, 6: 3103).
Based on the description of six miles from Friedberg and on Reedy Creek, it is possible that Christian Jr. is on the farm of his father.
Benjamin David is mention in the Friedberg Dairy of 1782 in which it tells us that “the baptism of the adult, David Zimmerman…[was held and he received] “…the name Benjamin David” (Fries, 4: 1828). An entry from November 28, 1784 states, “[t]oward evening David Benjamin Zimmerman came to bid us farewell. He plans to leave for Salisbury tomorrow, where he will be for three years as apprentice to a hat-maker. We said the necessary things to him, especially warning him against bad company” (Fries, 5: 2064). David was 21 when he sets off for Salisbury.
Some tertiary sources show that both Benjamin David and Matthias (Martin) Samuel Zimmerman moved to Lincolnton Co. and that Martin married Elisabeth Butts. It appears that this is correct, however, I have not found proof that the David and Martin living in Lincolnton Co. are Christian’s children.
Anna Susanna married Conrad Kroehn (Green). Both their deaths are documented in the Friedberg Dairy entry of January 28, 1837. It states:
At 11 a. m. was the funeral of our departed Sr. Anna Susanna Krohn, nee Zimmerman. Her age was 71 years, 3 months, and 11 days. She was the widow of the late Br. Conrad Krohn, with whom she lived a happy married life of almost 40 years until his death on April 17, 1826 (Fries, 8: 4307).
Conrad’s grave marker has his surname as Krohn but his will list it as Green. Susanna’s grave marker has her surname as Green.
Regina Elizabeth married twice. Her first married Jacob Miller. Her second marriage to Johann Heinrich (Henry) Krieger is documented in the in the Friedberg Diary of 1805. From August 27, “Br. Pfohl and his wife went to the home of our widowed Br. Heinrich Kreiger, and there performed the marriage ceremony for Br. Kreiger and the widowed Society Sr. Regina Elisabeth Miller” (Fries, 6: 2832). Her death is documented in the Diary of the Congregation in Bethania in an entry from July 24, 1844. “Today was the funeral of the widowed Sister Regina Elisabeth Keieger, widowed Miller, m.n. Zimmerman, who had died early yesterday at the age of 77 years, 10 months and 16 days” (Smith, 9: 4802).
Joseph married Chaty Fiscus and Daniel Thomas* married Elisabeth Knauss*. Sarah married Johann (John) Beroth. Their marriage is documented in an entry in the Friedberg Dairy on March 18, 1806. "With my wife I went to the home of Adam Fischel, where the widowed Br. Johann Beroth was married to the single Sr. Sara Zimmerman in our usual manner” (Fries, 6: 2878). Their marriage is in the home of Sarah’s sister Catharina and Christina married John Schultz. Sarah’s death is documented in the Diary of Salem Congregation of 1843, which states, “Oct. 21. In the afternoon was the funeral of the nonresident widowed Sister Sarah Beroth, m.n. Zimmermann, who died on the 19th of this month” (Smith 9: 4710).
At least two of the grandchildren of Catharina and Christian are mentioned in the Diaries and records. From the minutes of the L.A.C. of 1844, dated August. “The married Philip and Ros. Reich, m.n. Zimmerman, with their 9 children wish to be readmitted to the congregation in Friedberg, to which the committee has no objection and the conference likewise gives its approval for it” (Smith, 9: 4794). Rosina Zimmerman is the daughter of Rosina Hoehns and Johannes Zimmerman. The funeral of their daughter Catharine is documented in Diary of the Friedberg and Hope Congregation for January 5, 1849. “The funeral was held at Fbg. of the widowed Cath. Rothrock [m.n. Zimmerman] who fell asleep the day before yesterday. She did not belong to the congregation” (Hamilton, 10 : 5427). In this entry from March 3, 1836, “[a]t the home of the widowed Br. H. Hamilton I married the single Br. David Zimmerman and the single Nancy Campbell, who was Br. Hamilton's house-keeper” (Fries, 8: 4241). David is the son of Daniel Thomas.
Daniel Thomas Zimmerman* was born on January 8, 1774, in the Friedberg community in Rowan County, now Davidson County North Carolina. Of the children that survived their father, Daniel is
the tenth child. He is documented in his father’s will. Marriage records show that he and Elisabeth
Daniel Thomas Zimmerman
Knauss* were married in 1800. Elisabeth was born January 22, 1777, in Pennsylvania to Joseph Knauss and Magdalena Catherine Boeckel.
Most of what I know about Daniel and Elisabeth comes from ternary sources. They were a part of the Moravian community for at least some time and both are buried in the Friedberg Moravian God’s Acre in Davidson County, North Carolina. There may be some documents in the Moravian archive but there is no known memoir for either of them.
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Daniel does appear in one entry of the published excerpts of the Friedberg Diary. This account gives us a sense of how Daniel and his neighbors worked together. In an entry from 1805 at a meeting on October 13, a discussion was held about the failure of the spring, which was near the schoolhouse. The digging of a well was approved, and they began taking subscriptions. As preparations for the well begin, “[t]he first loads of stone were brought by Daniel Zimmerman and Joseph Knauss on October 29…” (Fries VI: 2835). Joseph is either Daniel’s father-in-law or brother-in-law. Others who brought stone included Jacob Wesner, Valentine Muller, and Johann Spach. The digging of the well began on November 5 and by the afternoon of November 7, they had dug three feet below the waterline. They began to build the wall, which continued into the night by the light of two lanterns. Sometime around eight o’clock, the wall had climbed above the waterline and that was their stopping point for the day. The work continues, however, on November 9, bad
In the 1850 census record, Daniel is living with his daughter Susannah and her family in Forsyth County. As stated before, Forsyth County was formed in 1847 from Stokes County. Therefore, it is possible that Daniel had not moved and has always lived within the same community.
Daniel and Elizabeth are the parents of four known children. Their oldest child, Thomas Daniel was born on September 21, 1802, and according to the 1850 census he was born in Stokes County. Their second child Susannah was born on November 6, 1806, and according to the 1850 census she was born in Forsyth County. However, as discussed earlier Forsyth County did not exist until 1847. Therefore, she was likely born in Stokes County. George was born on January 5, 1809, and David was born on May 4, 1811. Thus far I have seen no information as to where George and David were born but they were likely born in Stokes County.
Thomas Daniel married Susan Unknown. His sister Susannah married David Todd, marriage bond dated May 18, 1832. Susannah died on July 17, 1886. George married Elizabeth Link, marriage bond dated September 13, 1832. One of George and Elizabeth’s great-grandsons,
Junius “Zimmie” Ellard Zimmerman, also moved to Caswell County where he lived and worked. He is buried at the Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery. The youngest child, David married Nancy Ann Campbell, marriage bond dated February 27, 1836.
Daniel Thomas died on June 6, 1855, in Davie County and was laid to rest in the Friedberg Moravian God’s Acre in Davidson Co. By 1840 Thomas Daniel have moved to Davie County, so perhaps Daniel was living with his oldest son at the time of his death.
weather interfered. It rained so hard the work had to stop and the worker went home around noon. As this was on Saturday, the work will not continue until Monday. At seven o’clock Monday morning on November 11, the workers continued their work and by noon they had the wall level with the surface. One of the men then went into the well to clean it and then threw a handful of salt into the well. It was noted that the well had a good water flow and it is expected to last. They then finished the wall and packed the earth around it. After this was completed, the well was measured, and it measured twenty-seven feet and three inches. The workers who lived six miles away on the Reedy Creek returned to their homes. Now that the well diggers had completed their jobs, it was time to start the next step. On November 12, the framework was made, and timbers were cut for post and cross pieces to support the windlass. On November 15, posts were set, the well was covered, and shutters added. With the bucket made by Johann Spach and the ferrule made by Andreas Wesner, the job was completed as darkness fell (Fries 6: 2835).
Based on the except from 1805, it appears that Daniel was living in the Friedberg community. On January 10, 1814, Elizabeth died and is buried in the Friedberg Moravian God's Acre in Davidson County, just south of Forsyth County. In the 1820 census record, there is a listing for Thomas Zimmerman and in the 1830 and 1840 census, there is a Daniel Zimmerman. All three records are for Stokes County. What is now Stokes County was originally part of Rowan County and then Surry County until 1789 when Stokes County was formed. In 1847, part of Stokes became Forsyth County. Therefore, Daniel could have been living in Stokes County and still been near the Friedberg community. I should note that although Daniel in these census records is likely the son of Christian the data in these census records does not line up with what we know about Daniel and his family.
Thomas Daniel Zimmerman
Thomas Daniel Zimmerman* was born on September 21, 1802, in Stokes County, North Carolina. The oldest of the known children of Daniel Thomas and Elisabeth Knauss.
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Thomas appears in the 1830 census as head of household and is living in Davidson County. The data in that census lists 1 male between 20 and 29, 2 males under 5, 1 female between 20 and 29, and 1 female under 5. Based on the information we have for the birth years of Thomas, Susan, Jesse, Daniel, and Eliza they each fit the data in this census. In the 1840 Census Thomas is living in Davie County, North Carolina. It lists 1 male between 30 and 39, 2 males between 10 and 14, 2 males under 5, 1 female between 30 and 39, 2 females between 10 and 14, 2 females between 5 and 9. Based on the information of the known children for Thomas, the family fits the data in the census record. However, there is 1 male between 15 to 19 and 1 female between 20 and 29 who does not fit within Thomas’s family.
Thomas appears in the 1830 census as head of household and is living in Davidson County. In the 1840 census, he is living in Davie County. The 1850 census lists Thomas, Susan, Daniel, Sally, Elizabeth, Thomas, Jackson, and Susan. According to posts by other researchers, article #1117 in The Davie County Heritage Book, lists Thomas and Susan’s children as Elizabeth Ann, born August 27, 1835, Daniel, born January 12, 1828, Anna Eliza, born August 29, 1829, Sally, born in 1832, Thomas, born in 1837, Jackson, born on December 12, 1840, and Susan, born in 1844. With the exception of Anna Eliza, the names in the Heritage book article match the 1850 census. It appears that the writer of the article was unaware of the probate records for the estate
of Thomas which document the children of Thomas and Susan. The Heritage book article combines two daughters as one. Apparently, the writer’s primary source was the 1850 census.
Within the probate records for Thomas, there are several documents that list the children of Thomas and Susan. From a record from the Davie County, Court of Pleas & Quarters Session, of the Feb. Term 1851, which states: “…Thomas Zimmerman hath lately died intestate in our said county of Davie. That Jesse Zimmerman, Daniel Zimmerman, Eliza Byerly (wife of Hiram Byerly) of full age, and Anne, Sally, Betsey, Thomas, Jackson and Susan Zimmerman infants of tender years are his heirs at law.” A document from the May Term, 1851 states, “…Jesse & Daniel Zimmerman, Eliza Byerly (wife of Hiram Byerly) and Anne, Sally, Betsey, Thomas, Jackson and Susan Zimmerman (infants of tender years) are his heirs at law” (Francis Byerly Adm).
These documents clearly show that Thomas had at least nine children that survived him. It further shows that Elizabeth and Anne are two different daughters. In another document from the probate file, in the May Term 1851 Betsey is listed as Elizabeth. For the most part, the data in the 1830 and 1840 census records match the children listed in the probate records. In addition to listing his children, it appears they are listed according to age, with the possible exception of Anne. Her death certificate and tombstone list her birth year as 1835, which would make her the sixth child. However, several census records give her birth year 1833. Therefore, I believe it is at least possible that they are listed in order of birth.
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Thomas Zimmerman File
Davie County, Court of Pleas & Quarters Session, May Term 1851
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Two of the three children that do not appear in the house of Thomas in the 1850 census do appear elsewhere. Jesse has moved to Caswell County and appears in the 1850 census in the household of William N. Kimbrough. There is an Anna Zimmerman age 21, living in the household of Elizabeth Peebles who is a neighbor of the Zimmermans. Anne is the only child I have not found in the 1850 census.
At the time of his death, Thomas owned 318¾ acres on the Yakin River in Davie County, North Carolina. A record from the Court of Pleas and Quarter from the May Term of 1851 tells us about the financial situation he left his family in. He owed over $1850.00. “That the amount of sales and good notes on hand [unreadable] about $622.05-while the debts already ascertained, consisting mostly of notes due, amounts to over $1850.00…” (Francis Byerly Adm). That $1850.00 would be the equivalent to about $63,639.28 today (“U.S. Inflation Calculator). We also learn that his tract of land was known as the home tract (Francis Byerly Adm).
It was determined that the property must be sold in order to pay the debts. Susan was granted one-third of the property as the dower rights. This included eighty acres and the house and all the outbuildings. In April of 1852, the remainder of the property was sold at public auction and Daniel, Thomas and Susan's second child, was the highest bidder at eleven hundred and fourteen dollars. This was the remainder of the property, which was a total of three hundred and eighteen and three-quarter acres. On December 26, 1866, Daniel sold to his brother, Jackson, eighty-one acres for the amount of four hundred dollars (“Real Estate Conveyances,” Davie).
George Jesse was born about 1826 in Davidson County. He moved to Caswell County and married Susan S. Kimbrough. Jesse and Susan were the parents of three maybe four children. Jesse died of febris typhoides on September 17, 1861, at Camp Jones Encampment in Prince William County, Virginia.
Daniel was born on January 12, 1828, in Davidson County and married first to Margaret Phillips, marriage bond dated June 9, 1852. Daniel and Margret had three children. After Margret died, his second marriage was to Phebe J. Shutt, marriage bond dated June 16, 1852. To Daniel and Phebe were born eight children. Daniel died on October 27, 1900, likely in Davie County.
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Thomas and Susan’s third child and oldest daughter, Anna Eliza was born August 29, 1829, in Davidson County. She married Hiram M. Byerly. Although I have not found any record of their marriage, they were married by 1851. Eliza and Hiram had nine children of which, seven lived to adulthood.
According to her grave marker, Annie was born on August 27, 1835. She married Matthew Markland, marriage bond dated March 21, 1853. Annie and Matthew were the parents of five children. Annie died on February 24, 1903.
Based on the 1850 census, Sally was born about 1832. So far, I have found no additional information about her. Elisabeth “Betsy” married twice. Her first marriage was to Greenbury “Berry” Call, marriage bond dated March 6, 1860. Betsy and Berry were the parents of one daughter. After the death of Berry, she married Dr. Milton Hobbs on December 27, 1875. Betsy and Milton were the parents of two sons.
Based on the 1850 and 1860 census records Thomas was born in 1837. However, based on his civil war record he would have been born in 1840. His brother, Jackson was born in 1840 so it is likely that Thomas was born in 1837, On October 29, 1861, in Davie County, he enlisted with W. B. Clement in the 10th Cavalry, Co. H, 1st Regiment Wise Cavalry. This Company was first named Captain Clement’s Company and later Company H, 1st Regiment Wise Cavalry and then became known as Company B, 10th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. On February 26, 1863, in a hospital in Lynchburg Virginia, Thomas died. Like his oldest brother, he died of febris typhoides. According to Find A Grave, his body was shiped home. It appears that Thomas never married (Compiled Service Records: Thomas Zimmerman).
Jackson was born on December 12, 1840, likely in Davie County. On May 12, 1862, like his brother Thomas, he enlisted with W. B. Clement as a private in Co. B, 10 Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Sometime before February of 1863 something happened to his horse. He is later noted as being absent because he is on a detail for a horse.
After being captured at Appomattox Courthouse he was paroled on June 9, 1865, in Mocksville, North Carolina (Compiled Service Records: Jackson Zimmerman). A couple of years after returning home from the war, Jackson married Emily Bailey, marriage bond dated April 7, 1867. Emily died before 1870 and Jackson and his two-year-old daughter are living with his mother. On May 3, 1875, Jackson married Sarah Elizabeth Satterfield. Sarah and her 2-year-old daughter are living in the same neighborhood as the Zimmermans. Sarah and Jackson had four children. Jackson died on March 24, 1894.
Thomas and Susan’s youngest child, Susan was born about 1844. According to information in the 1850 census, she was born in Davidson County. However, we know that by 1840 the family was living in Davie County. Therefore, she was likely born in Davie County. To date, I have no other information about Susan. She appears in the 1850 census but is not with her mother in the 1860 census.
After Susan receives her dower share of the estate, she likely lives on the property for the remainder of her life. However, in the 1860 census, they are in a different township than in the later years. In the 1860 census, she is listed as head of the household with her two youngest sons living with her. In the 1870 census, Jackson is listed as the head of the household with Susan in the household. She does not appear in the 1880 census, so she apparently died sometime between 1870 and 1880.
In the 1860 census, Eliza and her family are living in the next dwelling after her mother. In the 1870 census, Jackson and his mother are in dwelling 151, Jackson's future wife is in dwelling 152, and Daniel and his family are in dwelling 153. Eliza and her family are in dwelling 160. In the 1880 census, Eliza and her family are in dwelling 59, and Daniel and his family are in dwelling 60 with Jackson and his family in dwelling 61. By 1900 two of Jackson’s and one of Eliza’s sons are also living nearby. There are many Zimmermans living in Davie County today. Most are likely descendants of Thomas and Susan.
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Unlike his grandparents, with the exception of a few documents, there is little information about Thomas. Much of what we know comes from tertiary sources.
Thomas married Susan* surname unknown. Thus far, I have found no record of their marriage, but her name is documented in the probate records for Thomas. Some researchers list her as Anna Susannah Foltz, the daughter of John Jacob Foltz and Elizabeth Zimmerman. If Susan is the daughter of Elizabeth, she and Thomas are first cousins once removed. At this point, I have not found any documents to support Susan's parentage.
George Jesse Zimmerman
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George Jesse Zimmerman* was born in Davidson County, North Carolina about 1826. Documents
George Jesse Zimmerman
show that he went by his middle name Jesse. These documents include the 1850 census and the documents in the probate records for his father. As does the marriage records of his children. In the 1850 census, Jesse’s birthplace is listed as Davie County, North Carolina. This contradicts information in his Civil War records, which lists his birthplace as Davidson County, North Carolina. Jesse is the oldest known child of Susan (Unknown) and Thomas Daniel Zimmerman. As documented in the 1830 census Thomas and his family is living in Davidson County, which supports Jesse’s birthplace as Davidson County. The 1840 census tells us that the family had moved to Davie County, North Carolina. When Jesse moved to Caswell County, he moved from Davie County. This could explain the discrepancy as to where he was born.
Sometime before 1850 Jesse has moved to Caswell County. We do not know why he moved to Caswell County but in 1850 he is living in the household of William N. Kimbrough, the uncle of Jesse’s future wife. In the 1850 census, Jesse’s occupation is listed as a distiller. In his book, When the Past Refused to Die: A History of Caswell County, North Carolina, 1777-1977, Powell tells us that there was one distillery in Caswell County. That the distillery was owned by William Long and that he employed two men. Powell points out that Jesse may have worked for Long (117). It appears, that Powell’s premise is based on the listing of Jesse’s occupation in the 1850 census.
In 1853, Jesse married Susan S. Kimbrough,* marriage bond dated January 24. Susan is the daughter of Dianan Burton* and Miles Kimbrough*. In the 1860 census, Jesse and Susan are living in the Prospect Hill’s area of Caswell County. Jesse’s occupation is listed as a mechanic. It is important to note that the occupation of mechanic meant something different in 1860 than it does today. Mechanic was a catch-all term for several occupations. The instructions for the Eight Census (1860) gives the following instructions. “A mechanic
who employs others under him is to be termed differently from the one employed. The first is a master mechanic and should be termed "master mason," “master carpenter," &c., as the case may be, and you should be very particular in designating the employers or master mechanics from the workmen or employed (US. Census Office 15). By the Eleventh Census (1890) the instructions show an attempt to be more specific than in the past. It instructs the enumerator to “[a]void in all cases the use of the word "mechanic," and state whether a carpenter, mason, house painter, machinist, plumber, etc.” (US. 11Th Census 30). Because the use of the term mechanic in the 1860 census covers several occupations, we do not know what Jesse’s occupation was.
Also listed in the 1860 census are Jesse and Susan’s first two children, listed as George and Henry with George listed as the oldest. However, their ages are inverted. According to his death certificate, their oldest child John Henry was born November 7, 1852. However, other census records indicate that he was born in 1854. The fact that his parents were not married until 1853 indicates that 1854 is more likely correct. Information given in George Washington’s death certificate tells us he was born on August 3, 1855, in Davie County. In their book, Burton Our Caswell County, N. C. Ancestry, the authors tell us that George was born in Yadkin County (55). The information given on George’s death certificate was given by his daughter, Annie Dora. There is no indication that Jesse and Susan ever lived anywhere other than Caswell County. However, Jesse’s mother and other members of his family still lived in Davie County and their farm was on the banks of the Yadkin River. Therefore, it is conceivable that Jesse took his family to visit his mother and while they were there Susan gave birth to George.
The Burton book also tells us of two younger children, Ann and James (59). In the 1870 census, all four children are listed in the household of Susan. Based on their ages Ann would have been born about 1859 and James about 1866. An Ancestry.com record has a transcription of James’ marriage record from Virginia, which lists his birth year as 1867. In addition, it lists his birth please as Tazewell County, which is likely a transcription error for Caswell County. The marriage took place in Richmond, Virginia. Listed as his parents are Jesse and Susan Zimmerman. However, if the birth year is correct, James cannot be the son of Jesse, in that Jesse died about six years before James was born.
As did many men of his time, Jesse joined the Confederate forces. His enlistment took place in Prospect Hill, Caswell County on June 18, 1861. Although one record lists his age as thirty, he was most likely thirty-five. He was a private in the 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Company H; known as the "Caswell Boys." The 6th was originated by Charles F. Fisher, who at the time was the President of the North Carolina Railroad. After a short time in Charlotte, at the North Carolina Military Institute; on June 1, 1861, Fisher moves the men to Company Shops in Alamance County where the work of organizing the regiment continued (Iobst and Manarin 8). Located in what today is Burlington, North Carolina. Company Shops was the community that grew up around the repair shops for the maintenance and construction of the railroad. By 1859, fifty-seven buildings had been constructed. In addition to an engine, machine, and blacksmith shop, there was a passenger and freight station. Besides the houses for workers and families, there was a hotel and three large houses for railway officials. In 1863 the railway company approved the layout of streets and the sale of lots. These lots could only be purchased for private homes (Troxler).
According to Neil W. Ray, “[t]he camp was in an old field along the railroad, just east of the shops” (Clark, vol. 1: 294). Throught-out June, as more recruits arrived, and organization continued the men drilled in the fields by the tracks (Iobst and Manarin 8).
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George Jesse Zimmerman and Susan Kimbrough
Jesse appears on the muster roll starting on June 20 (Compiled Service Records: George J. Zimmerman). Two days after enlisting Jesse is present at Company Shops. It was soon determined the regiment was ready and on Monday, July 8, 1861, the men were loaded onto a train to head to Raleigh. Ray also tells us that many family members from neighboring counties came to tell their loved ones goodbye (Clark, vol. 1: 296). The train passes through Hillsborough where many of the surrounding community came out to cheer them (Iobst and Manarin 15). Later in the day, on Monday they arrive in Raleigh with their ultimate destination being Virginia. It was soon learned that Governor John W. Ellis had died while in Virginia. Two companies of the sixth were sent to escort the Governor’s body back to Raleigh. The orders to Fisher were to, “…detail two companies of your Regt under Major Lightfoot, for the purpose of proceeding to Petersburg to escort the body to this place…” (qtd. In Iobst and Manarin 15). The rest of the sixth remained in Raleigh until Thursday, July 11. Not counting the commissioned officers, the regiment numbers 951 men (“Sixth Regiment State Troops”).
The following account is from an article in “The Weekly Standard.” Although this article does not mention Jesse, one can infer as part of the regiment, he had many of the same experiences. On Thursday, July 11, Jesse, and the other men of the regiment boarded a train headed for Richmond. They traveled without stopping until arriving in Petersburgh about midnight, where the people of Petersburg had supper waiting for them. As the morning of the 12th arrived, the regiment marched to the “Soldier’s Haven” where breakfast was waiting for them. After breakfast they expected to leave for Richmond, however, there was only enough room on the train for two companies. So, Lieut. Col. Lightfoot proceed to Richmond with the two companies and the baggage. After dinner, two more companies left for Richmond, and later that evening the rest of the regiment departed for Richmond. After about a six-hour journey they arrive in Richmond around midnight. At about four in the morning on the 13th, the regiment was on the move again. They had to march through heavy rain and muddy streets to the depot of the Virginia Central Railroad to travel to Winchester. After a march of several hours in these horrid conditions, they arrive at the depot to discover that there were no railcars available for them. They found what shelter and food they could find. Unlike in Petersburg, there was no “Soldiers Haven,” and it was “root hog or die.” Around two o’clock it stops raining and the men marched to the capitol square where President Jefferson Davis reviewed the troops and made a short speech. Later in the day after returning to the depot they boarded a train for Manassas, arriving there the next day, on the 14th, at about
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ten a.m. After a rest and some food, they boarded yet another train. At five o’clock they boarded the Manassas Gap Railroad to head for Strasburg, which was eighteen miles from Winchester. However, the train did not move. They were held at the Manassas station throughout the night. Finally, about sunrise on the 15th, having had no supper or breakfast they started for Strasburg. They arrived at Strasburg in the evening where they pitched tents and had some supper. At eight o’clock the drums bet tattoo, which was the signal for lights out. Shortly thereafter, the orders came that they were to march at midnight to Winchester. Many of the men had not slept for three nights and as they were getting ready for the march, a heavy rain started. Sometime around two o’clock on the 16th the rain stops, and the bugler gave the signal, the companies assembled and started
the 18-to-20-mile march to Winchester. After arriving at Winchester, they stopped long enough to get water and then marched through the town, and were placed in a battleline. Standing in a freshly mowed wheatfield they waited for the enemy. Around 10 p.m. they had supper and used the wheat shocks to make their beds. With nothing more than wheat shocks as a mattress and a blanket to cover themselves, they had to weather a heavy rain. On the 17th they had breakfast and about two o’clock, the enemy turned back, after having advanced within three miles of their line. With the enemy turning back, the line was broken, and the men started pitching their tents. On the morning of the 19th, they had to prepare to march again (Winchester). By another account, they left Winchester on the 18th.
However, for the men who survive, the journey continues. On July 24, the sixth marched to Camp Bee, which was near Manassas Junction. On August 3, the sixth then marched eight miles from Manassas to Camp Jones at Bristoe Station (Iobst and Manarin 28). Camp Jones consisted of thousands of soldiers from Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. With so many in this encampment, conditions were unsanitary, and diseases spread quickly through the camps (Boheme). An article by John A. McMannen published in the “Semi-Weekly Standard” describes the conditions of the sixth he saw in Camp Jones. He states, "…there was not less than six hundred sick men…" (2). According to Iobst, the new Colonel, Pender, received orders to prepare to move the sixth to a new camp and Pender, believes because of sickness, he will only be able to move about three hundred and thirty or forty out of seven hundred and ninety-eight men (36). According to Pender, “…[t]hey average about one per day in deaths” and he also points out that “…[t]he sick were allowed to wallow in mud & to shift for themselves” (qtd. In Iobst and Manarin 36). On Wednesday, September 18, some of the men of the sixth started their march to the new camp. The sick stayed at Camp Jones with Lieutenant Colonel Lightfoot and was to follow on the twentieth (Iobst and Manarin 38). Jesse was one of the sick and had died on Tuesday, September 17, 1861, of typhoid fever. His death and death location is documented in the “Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina.” However, there are some discrepancies in the records of the date of his death, but the consensus is the aforenamed date.
A historical marker placed by the Prince William County Historical Commission states:
Each regiment established its own separate burial ground. Military homage was paid by comrades discharging a musketry volley over the grave of the deceased at the internment and this could be heard daily throughout the camping grounds of the entire brigade. The following spring, Union troops passing through the area counted nearly 75 graves in the 10th Alabama cemetery and 128 graves in two enclosures for Mississippi soldiers. With the exception of the 10th Alabama cemetery, more permanently marked with stones after the war by veterans of the unit, the remaining 1861 Confederate burials plus the graves of Southerners killed in the fighting here in August 1862 and October 1863 are mostly unmarked and defy identification (“Confederate Cemeteries”).
In the aforementioned article by John A. McMannen, he also tells us that,\
…twenty died in camp. They were buried side by side, in a lovely spot, on the summit of a lofty hill. The Graves are done up with care and neatness, a head and foot-board with the name, regiment, &c., designate who they are. They are surrounded by a neat enclosure (2).
McMannen’s article is dated October 1861 and he is writing of his last visit to Camp Jones. The article does not tell us when he was last in Camp Jones, but the number of dead was likely in much greater numbers by the time the regiment left Camp Jones. Samuel C. Vance tells us that “…while at “Camp Jones,” many gallant soldiers fell victims to the ravages of Fever that Prevailed throughout our entire Army” (Vance 4). Although there is no known record documenting Jesse's burial, he is almost certainly buried at Camp Jones. As mentioned earlier Company H, was not a part of “The Battle of Manassas,” and it appears Jesse never saw combat. The local papers named many of the soldiers who died of wounds or of sickness. I have not found Jesse listed. However, this does not mean that his name did not appear; only that I have not found it. Jesse has left a wife and three children. Although he died young, he is the “father” of most of the Zimmermans of Caswell and Person Counties.
However, for the men who survive, the journey continues. On July 24, the sixth marched to Camp Bee, which was near Manassas Junction. On August 3, the sixth then marched eight miles from Manassas to Camp Jones at Bristoe Station (Iobst and Manarin 28). Camp Jones consisted of thousands of soldiers from Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. With so many in this encampment, conditions were unsanitary, and diseases
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spread quickly through the camps (Boheme). Camp Jones consisted of thousands of soldiers from Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. With so many in this encampment, conditions were unsanitary, and diseases spread quickly through the camps (Boheme). An article by John A. McMannen published in the “Semi-Weekly Standard” describes the conditions of the sixth he saw in Camp Jones. He states, "…there was not less than six hundred sick men…" (2). According to Iobst, the new Colonel, Pender, received orders to prepare to move the sixth to a new camp and Pender, believes because of sickness, he will only be able to move about three hundred and thirty or forty out of seven hundred and ninety-eight men (36). According to Pender, “…[t]hey average about one per day in deaths” and he also points out that “…[t]he sick were allowed to wallow in mud & to shift for themselves” (qtd. In Iobst and Manarin 36). On Wednesday, September 18, some of the men of the sixth started their march to the new camp. The sick stayed at Camp Jones with Lieutenant Colonel Lightfoot and was to follow on the twentieth (Iobst and Manarin 38). Jesse was one of the sick and had died on Tuesday, September 17, 1861, of typhoid fever. His death and death location is documented in the “Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina.” However, there are some discrepancies in the records of the date of his death, but the consensus is the aforenamed date.
A historical marker placed by the Prince William County Historical Commission states:
Each regiment established its own separate burial ground. Military homage was paid by comrades discharging a musketry volley over the grave of the deceased at the internment and this could be heard daily throughout the camping grounds of the entire brigade. The following spring, Union troops passing through the area counted nearly 75 graves in the 10th Alabama cemetery and 128 graves in two enclosures for Mississippi soldiers. With the exception of the 10th Alabama cemetery, more permanently marked with stones after the war by veterans of the unit, the remaining 1861 Confederate burials plus the graves of Southerners killed in the fighting here in August 1862 and October 1863 are mostly unmarked and defy identification (“Confederate Cemeteries”).
In the aforementioned article by John A. McMannen, he also tells us that,
…twenty died in camp. They were buried side by side, in a lovely spot, on the summit of a lofty hill. The Graves are done up with care and neatness, a head and foot-board with the name, regiment, &c., designate who they are. They are surrounded by a neat enclosure (2).
McMannen’s article is dated October 1861 and he is writing of his last visit to Camp Jones. The article does not tell us when he was last in Camp Jones, but the number of dead was likely in much greater numbers by the time the regiment left Camp Jones. Samuel C. Vance tells us that “…while at “Camp Jones,” many gallant soldiers fell victims to the ravages of Fever that Prevailed throughout our entire Army” (Vance 4). Although there is no known record documenting Jesse's burial, he is almost certainly buried at Camp Jones. As mentioned earlier Company H, was not a part of “The Battle of Manassas,” and it appears Jesse never saw combat. The local papers named many of the soldiers who died of wounds or of sickness. I have not found Jesse listed. However, this does not mean that his name did not appear; only that I have not found it. Jesse has left a wife and three children. Although he died young, he is the “father” of most of the Zimmermans of Caswell and Person Counties. I have identified 650 descendants of George and Susan; this is by no means all their descendants.
The George Washington Zimmerman Family
Jesse and Susan’s son, George Washington Zimmerman married Mary Jane Gillespie on April 5, 1882, at the home of her parents, William O. Gillespie and Mary Walters in Milton, North Carolina. George and Mary were the parents of eight children that lived to adulthood. Their oldest child, Ernest Joseph was born on January 16, 1883, and died on June 4, 1958. He married Sue H. Johnson. Their oldest daughter, Mary “Mamie” Stella was born on January 31, 1884. She was never married and died at the age of seventy-three, on March 4, 1957. A second son, Wilbert Monroe was born on March 5, 1888. He married Mary Susie Wilson, in Danville, Virginia, on July 7, 1920. Wilbert died on February 4, 1971. A second daughter, Annie Dora was born August 31, 1889. She married Robert Weldon Davis on March 19, 1913, at the courthouse in Greensboro, North Carolina. Annie died on November 29, 1972. George and Mary’s next child was a son, Oscar Henry, born on December 13, 1890. He married Nannie May Barker, on March 19, 1919, in Milton, North Carolina. Oscar died on May 11, 1964. Pearl Virginia was born on July 4, 1892. On July 4, 1912, she married George Thomas Smith. George died in 1923 and on March 20, 1931, she married Robert Marshall Sharpe. Pearl died December 20, 1945. George and Mary’s youngest son, Tabb Marion, was born on November 5, 1892. He married Elsie Gray Wilson on December 7, 1921. Elsie is the sister of Wilbert’s wife, Mary Susie. Etta, the youngest child was born April 7, 1896. On December 6, 1922, in Danville, Virginia, she married Berkley Robertson Daniel. Etta died on July 25, 1972. On Christmas Eve, in 1924, Mary died. George died on August 10, 1955.
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The Burton book by Woods and Hornaday, lists a number of the descendants of Jesse and Susan. They do, however, get the name of Jesse’s parents wrong. I suspect that this was information given to them by a family member who's information was incorrect. Another source with incorrect information about Zimmermans is Anderson and House’s book Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918, Service Records of Caswell County Men. In their sketch for Tabb Marion Zimmerman, they state that “… his great grandfather, Zimmerman, fought in the Revolution” (186). This is incorrect, his great-grandfather was not born until 1802. They also say that “[h]is grandfather, Henry Zimmerman went to the Civil War from Davidson County…” (186). His grandfather’s name is George Jesse and he enlisted in Caswell County. Another incorrect statement, with reference to the Civil War and his grandfather Zimmerman states that he “…saw active service during that entire struggle” (186). However, Jesse died only a few months after his enlistment. Presumably, Anderson and House got their information from Tabb or a family member. This goes to show how family history can become muddled within a short time.
Most of the later generations of Zimmermans of Caswell County are descendants of Jesse and Susan. One noted exception is Junius “Zimmie” Ellard Zimmerman who move to Caswell County as an adult. However, he is a relative of Jesse. Junius is a great-great-grandson of Daniel Thomas Zimmerman (Jesse’s grandfather). According to article 848 in the book, The Heritage of Caswell County, he came to Caswell County in 1935. In his biographical sketch printed in 'Wheel Tracks," a publication of the Yanceyville, Rotary Club, which states,
…before “Zimmie” came to Caswell County, the name of Zimmerman was no novelty here and known for these worth attributes, with, maybe, a subtraction of “wifely-mindedness” and the addendum of pertinacitiness. Going back at least three generations, the Zimmermans have made Caswell County excellent, honest, upright, conservative citizens, and I take it that a good genealogist could trace a relationship between the two families (No. 25).
In the 1880 census, George W. is boarding with a family in Milton, North Carolina and John Henry is in Person County. I have not found Susan, James or Ann in the 1880 census. It is likely that Susan has died, and I have found no further information about Ann. We know that James gets married in 1889. James’ wife appears in the 1893 Chataigne’s Directory of Richmond, Va. I have not found any other information about James.
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John Henry Zimmerman
Susan and George Jessie’s son, John Henry moved to Person Co., NC where he married Sallie B. Dixon* on 20 December. Sallie was born on April 18, 1851, to Elizabeth Duncan* and Samuel Dixon*. Their marriage is listed in the Marriage Register of Person County. There is no date given but is believed to be 1870. They are both 21 and living in Cunningham Township. A Justice of Peace, J.J Jones, performed the marriage at the home of her parents. Witnesses were Sallie’s father, R. G. Brooks, and E. J. Evans.
John Henry and Sallie had four children. John Green was born on January 14, 1873, and married (his 2nd cousin once remove) Minnie Harris, he died on May 6, 1965, and is buried at Oak Grove Methodist Church. Elizabeth A. “Mollie” was born on November 15, 1877. She married James “Jim” Archer Whitt on January 7, 1900, at the home of her parents. Eddie Boswell* was born on September 20, 1879. Jesse was born on January 17, 1883, died 10 October 1887, and is buried in the Dixon Family Cemetery.
Sallie died on April 19, 1924, and is buried in the Dixon Family Cemetery near Ceffo. A few years after Sallie’s death, John Henry married Ruth Chisenhall. Their marriage was performed on December 17, 1926. John and Ruth had three children: John Henry Calvin, Ramona, and Gloria Grave. John Henry died at the age of 87 on June 28, 1939, and was buried next to Sallie.
Eddie Boswell married Mollie Bett Long*, on December 5, 1900. The marriage was performed by J. P. Williams a Justice of Peace at the home of A. Clayton. Witnesses were C. D. Clayton, S. C. Barnett, and B. W. Long. Mollie Bett was the daughter of James T. Long* and Elizabeth (Puss) Clayton*. Mollie and Eddie had twelve children of which ten lived to adulthood. The youngest of these twelve children were twins born on December 26, 1918. A boy and a girl; Myrtle died the day she was born and Walter Jeffries died about a month short of his first birthday. Their final resting place is the Dixon Family Cemetery. Mollie died at the age of 60 on July 19, 1938, from appendicitis. Eddie lived as a widower for 23 years and died at the age of 83 on August 23, 1962. Both Eddie and Mollie are buried at Oak Grove Methodist Church in Person Co., NC.
John Henry Zimmerman Family
1st row: Hallie Zimmerman, Ruth Zimmerman, William Whitt, Sallie Zimmerman, Sallie Whitt, Mary Whitt.
2nd row: John Green Zimmerman and wife Minnie Harris, John Henry Zimmerman and wife Sallie Dixon, Mollie Zimmerman and husband Jim Whitt
3rd row: Nubie Zimmerman, Willie Zimmerman, Ed Whitt, Etta Whitt, Arch Whitt, Jesse Whitt, Lottie Whitt, Thomas Whitt.
John Henry Zimmerman*
Edward Boswell Zimmerman
James Henry Zimmerman*
Susan Kimbrough and George Jessie Zimmerman have many descendants, a number of which still live in Caswell and Person Co. I have identified 472 and this is certainly not all. Of these 472 descendants, 442 are descendants of John Henry. Eddie’s descendants account for 388 of these descendants. Eddie’s oldest son Henry’s descendants make up 94 of the 472 descendants of George Jessie.
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Mollie and Eddie’s oldest child, Ava, was born on December 7, 1901. She married Marion Guthrie Chambers. Marion's brother, Wilcie marred Ava’s 1st cousin, Etta Whitt. Ava died at the age of 40 on September 24, 1942. Their second child and oldest son was James Henry* born on November 18, 1902. He married Lucy Willie Faulkner* and after her death, he married Annie Carter. Henry died at the age of 94 on December 26, 1996. Jesse was born on March 1, 1904; he married Ursula “Sue” Thomas Carter. Jesse died on April 22, 1975, at the age of 71. On July 5, 1905, Mamie Elizabeth was born. She married William Andrew Turner. Mamie died on October 10, 1994, at the age of 89. The next child born to Mollie and Eddie was Mary Louise born on February 16, 1908. She married George Graham Rudder. Mary departed this life at the age of 97 on August 3, 2005. On February 25, 1911, another daughter, Ruth was born. She married Alonza Lee Davis. When Ruth passed away on May 5, 2013, at the age of 102, she was the last surviving child of Mollie and Eddie. Guy Stanley was born on April 5, 1913. He married Anita Virginia Chisenhall. Anita was the 1st cousin of Guy’s step-grandmother, Ruth Chisenhall. A daughter, Nora Mae was born on May 29, 1914. She married William Henry Lewis. Nora died at the age of 98 on 3 May 3, 2012. Alma Helen was born on September 30, 1915. She first married James Clyde Cates and then Clyde Roger Wilkerson. She left us at the age of 97 on July 19, 2012. On April 5, 1917, Eddie Flint was born. He married Mary Thelma Oakley. Eddie died on November 26. 2003 at the age of 86.
John Zimmerman* and
Eddie B. Zimmerman*
* Indicates Direct Ancestor
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