Individual Details
Maria Elizabeth "Eliza / Lizzie" Zimmerman
(12 Aug 1862 - 4 Jan 1951)
Events
| Birth | 12 Aug 1862 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 26 Feb 1885 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Henrich F "Henry" Behrends | | ||
| Census | 1925 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1940 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | 4 Jan 1951 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Henrich F "Henry" Behrends (1858 - 1922) |
| Child | Anna Margaretha Behrends (1885 - 1974) |
| Child | William Gerhard "Bill" Behrends (1888 - 1971) |
| Child | Augusta Marie "Gusta" Behrends (1890 - 1965) |
| Child | Benhard Henrik "Ben" Behrends (1892 - 1924) |
| Child | Clarence Alva Behrends (1902 - 1971) |
| Father | Ahrend Gerdes Zimmerman (1831 - 1904) |
| Mother | Anna Catherine Grumm (1837 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Anke Margaretha "Margaret" Zimmerman (1859 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Engeline "Angel" Zimmerman (1860 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Gerhard "Garret" Zimmerman (1865 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Willhelm Rieken "William/Will" Zimmerman (1867 - 1950) |
| Sibling | John Berhard Zimmerman (1869 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Anna Sophie Zimmerman (1873 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Mathilde Katharina "Tillie" Zimmerman (1877 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Hermann Heinrich Zimmerman (1879 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Ahrend George Zimmerman (1883 - 1936) |
Notes
Census
69 BEHRENDS ELIZABETH 63 IA H ZIMMERMAN, AREND GER GRUM, ANNA GER GER70 BEHRENDS ANNA M 36 IA D BEHRENDS, HENRY GER ZIMMERMAN, ELIZABETH 63 IA IA
71 BEHRENDS ALVA C 21 IA S BEHRENDS, HENRY GER ZIMMERMAN, ELIZABETH 63 IA IA
Census
Head T John Gerdes M 62 IowaWife Anna Gerdes F 54 Iowa
Mother-in-law Lizzie Behrends F 76 Iowa
Death
Marie Elizabeth (Lizzie) Zimmerman married Henrick (Henry) Behrends on 26 February 1885. They had five children.Elizabeth passed away at her home on South Cedar Street in Monticello, Iowa. At the time of her passing she was 88 years, 4 months and 16 days old. Services were held at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Monticello, Iowa with burial at Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Iowa. At the time of her death she was grandmother to 10 grandchildren.
Endnotes
1. 1885 State Census, Iowa, Jones Co. Ln=Line Number Dw=Dwelling number Fm=Family number Tw=Township Rn=Range Se=Section Loc=Location M=Marital status Fa=Father (Native/Foreign) Mo=Mother (Native/Foreign) (transcribed by Don Thomson for Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/85castle.htm 2002).
2. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
3. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 29 June 2013), Henrich Behrends and Mary E Zimmerman, 1885..
4. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.