Individual Details
Mathilde Katharina "Tillie" Zimmerman
(17 Feb 1877 - 1 Dec 1961)
Events
| Birth | 17 Feb 1877 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 4 Mar 1877 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 3 Jun 1903 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Johannes George "John" Mardorf | | ||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Jackson Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Johannes George "John" Mardorf |  | | |
| Death | 1 Dec 1961 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 5 Dec 1961 | Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Johannes George "John" Mardorf (1877 - 1955) |
| 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 | Maria Elizabeth "Eliza / Lizzie" Zimmerman (1862 - 1951) |
| 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 | Hermann Heinrich Zimmerman (1879 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Ahrend George Zimmerman (1883 - 1936) |
Notes
Census (family)
21 MARDORF JOHN G 47 IA H MARDORF, C G 75 GER HERTZ, CELMA PA IA22 MARDORF MATILDA K 47 IA W ZIMMERMAN, A G GER GRUM, ANNA K 87 GER GER
23 MARDORF ANNA C 20 IA D IA
24 MARDORF CARL C A 16 IA S IA
25 MARDORF FLORENCE M 10 IA D IA
Death
MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 5....DECEMBER 7, 1961MATILDA KATHERINE MARDORF
MONTICELLO Mrs. John G Mardorf died Dec 1 at John McDonald hospital following an illness of several months. Funeral services were held Tuesday at St. Matthew Lutheran church with the Rev. J.P. Willms officiating. Burial was held at Oakwood.
Born Feb. 17, 1877 in Wayne township, near Monticello, she was the daughter of Arend G and Anna Grumm Zimmerman. She was married to John George Mardorf June 3, 1903 in Monticello. They farmed in Wayne township for a year, then moved to a farm in Jackson township until 1937 when they retired and moved to Monticello.
She received her education in the Wayne schools and was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran church. Her husband preceded her in death Sept 10, 1955, as did four brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include three children, Celena, Mrs. Louis Schladetzky, Olin; Carl Mardorf, Anamosa and Florence, Mrs. Herbert Lehrman also of Olin. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and one brother, John B. Zimmerman of Monticello.
Burial
1328 John George Mardorf 1877 (09/12/)19551328 Mathilda C Mardorf 1877 (12/05/)1961
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. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 21.
3. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 21.
4. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 85.
5. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
6. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
7. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.