Individual Details
Gerd Gerdes Zimmerman
(27 Feb 1823 - 26 Jan 1909)
Events
| Birth | 27 Feb 1823 | Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1864 | Germany - Gretke Frieden "Grace" Trawnicht / Tranerniht | | ||
| Death | 26 Jan 1909 | Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Gretke Frieden "Grace" Trawnicht / Tranerniht (1844 - 1917) |
| Child | Margaret Zimmerman (1875 - ) |
| Child | Gerhard Gerdes Zimmerman (1875 - 1943) |
| Child | Fred Gerdes Zimmerman (1877 - ) |
| Child | Ahrend Gerdes Zimmerman (1878 - 1913) |
| Child | Mino Gerdes "Henry" Zimmerman (1881 - 1949) |
| Child | Rohlf Gerhard "Ralph" Zimmerman (1885 - 1970) |
| Child | Hieska Katherine Gerdes "Kate" Zimmerman (1886 - 1940) |
| Father | Gerhard Gerdes Zimmerman (1795 - 1844) |
| Mother | Wübke Margarethe Arends "Enke" Hanken (1799 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Ahrend Gerdes Zimmerman (1831 - 1904) |
Notes
Death
SOURCE: Zimmerman Family Genealogy Book....Part B Page 13Gerd married Gretha Frieden Trawnicht and they had 7 children. Gert Gerdes, Fred Gerdes, Ahrend Gerdes, Mino Gerdes, Ralph Gerdes, Hieska (Kate) and Margaret.
Gerd and Gretha Frieden came to the United States with their children. He weaved baskets and sold them door to door. Stopping first in Dixon, IL they continued into Jones County where Gerds brother lived with his family. Gretha lived with her daughter Kate and her family. Mino and Margaret came to the United States first, then Mino returned to Germany to request that the rest of the family come to the states.
Gerd and Gretha are buried at Wayne Cemetery, Jones County, Iowa. Gerd was also known in Germany, as Gerdes Decker because of his occupation as a roofer.
Julies Spohler, a grandson-in-law made the head stone for them.
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census - 76 yrs.
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census - married 36 yrs..