Individual Details

Gretke Johanna "Grace" Zimmerman

(16 Sep 1867 - 27 Jul 1956)

Events

Birth16 Sep 1867Germany
Marriage27 Feb 1889Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerhard "Garret" Zimmerman
Census1895Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Census5 Jun 1900Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Marriage2 Jul 1900Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Harm Willms Helgens
Census (family)29 Apr 1910Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Harm Willms Helgens
Census (family)13 Jan 1920Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Harm Willms Helgens
Census (family)1925Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Harm Willms Helgens
Death27 Jul 1956Jones, Iowa, United States
BurialWayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States

Families

Notes

Marriage

Zimmerman Gratka (Greka) Zimmerman Gerhard 02/27/1889 Wayne Twp 2545 404 Wayne Twp Ger
Zimmerman Gratka (Greka) parents: Zimmerman W F & Hayen Elizabeth
Zimmerman Gerhard Parents: Zimmerman Ahrend & Grumm Anna

Census

24 26 27 Zimmerman Wilks J 55 M M " " " Farmer Lutheran
25 Zimmerman Eliza 51 F M " " " "
26 Zimmerman Grace 27 F W " " " "
27 Zimmerman Minnie 24 F S " " " "
28 Zimmerman Henry 22 M S Jones Co " " "
29 Zimmerman Alma 19 F S " " " "
30 Zimmerman Anna 16 F S " " " "
31 Zimmerman Mary 14 F S " " " "
1 Zimmerman Willie G 11 M S Jones Co Ia N N
2 Zimmerman Anna 4 F S " " "
3 Zimmerman Willie J 3 M S " " "
4 Zimmerman Eliza 2 F S " " "

Grace, recently widowed, and her 3 children are living with her parents.

Census

25, 25, Zimmerman, Henry, Head, WM, Oct 1872, 27, single, IA GER GER, Farmer
_ , Grace, Sister, WF, Sept 1867, 32, Wd, GER GER GER, 1871, 28
_ , Anna C, Niece, WFJan 1890, 10, single, IA IA GER
_ , Willie J. Nephew, WM, May 1892, 8, single, IA IA GER
_ , Lizzie W, Niece, WF, May 1894, 6, single, IA IA GER
26, 26, Zimmerman, Wilkie, Head, WM, Oct 1840, 59, Married 35 yrs, GER 3x, 1870 29 yrs, Na, Farmer
- , Lizzie, Wife, WF, Oct 1843, 56, M-35, 8 children born & living, GER 3x, 1870 29 yrs
- , Alma C., Daughter, WF, June 1874, 25, single, IA GER GER
- , Anna M., Daughter, WF, Nov 1877, 22, single, IA GER GER
- , Mary H., Daughter, WF, Oct 1880, 19, single, IA GER GER
- , Willie G., Son, WM, July 1883, 16, single, IA GER GER, Farm labor

Census (family)

160, 161, Helgens, Harm, Head, MW, 58, Married2 10 yrs, Germany3x, immigrated 1870, Farmer general farm,
, Grace, Wife, FW, Married2 10 yrs, 6 children born & living, Germany 3x
, Rinehard, Son, MW, 20 IA Germany Germany, Farm laborer home farm
, Herman, Son, MW, 8, single IA, Germany Germany
, Edward H, Son, MW, 6, single, IA, Germany Germany
, Louis J, Son, MW, 4, single, IA Germany Germany
Zimmerman, Willie, Stepson MW, 17, single, IA Germany Germany, Farm Laborer home farm
" , Eliza, Stepdaughter, FW, 15, single, IA Germany Germany

Census (family)

70, 70, Helgens, Harm. own farm, MW, 67, married 1851 na, 1865, ger, ger ger, Farmer Gen Farm
Grace, Wife, FW, 52, Married, 1879 Na, Germany 3x
Herman, Son, MW, 18 single, Iowa, Ger Ger, Labor Gen Farm
Edward, Son, MW, 16, single, Iowa, Ger Ger, Labor Gen Farm
Louise, Son, MW, 13, single, Iowa, Ger Ger, none
Zimmerman, Alma, Boarder, FW, 43, single, Iowa Ger Ger, House work general

Census (family)

1 HELGENS HARN 72 IA H HELGENS, WILLMS GER GRUMM, META GER GER
2 HELGENS GRACE 57 GER W ZIMMERMAN, WILKE J 72 GER HAYEN, ELIZA GER GER
3 HELGENS HERMAN 23 IA S IA
4 HELGENS EDWARD 21 IA S IA
5 HELGENS LUDWIG 18 IA S IA

Death

Grace Helgens Died Friday, Services At Wayne Church

Final services were conducted Tuesday morning, July 31, at 10 a.m. at the Wayne Lutheran church for Grace Johanna Helgens who died Friday afternoon at the home of her son, Mr. and , Mrs., Louis Helgens, after an extended illness. Interment was in the Wayne cemetery with Rev. F.H. Kehren, officiating.
Born September 16, 1867 the daughter of Wilke and Elizabeth Hayen Zimmerman, she came to the U.S. from Hanover, Germany, 84 years ago.
She was married to Gerhard Zimmerman Feb, 27, 1889 and three children were born to the couple. Her husband died in September, 1894.
She. remarried on July 2, 1900, to Harm Helgens. The couple, parents of three children, farmed in Wayne township until her husband died Oct 27, 1939
A member of the Wayne Lutheran church,. Mrs. Helgens was a charter member of the Ladies aid.
Survivors include four sons, Louis Helgens, Edward Helgens, and Herman Helgens, all of Monticello, and William J. Zimmerman of Amber; Two daughters, Mrs. Carl (Anna) Siebels of Amber, and Mrs. Henry (Lizzie) Tobiason of Monticello; step-children, George and Rhinehart Helgens and Mrs. Meta Zimmerman; brother, William G. Zimmerman and sisters, Mrs. Mary Toenjes and Mrs. William Siebels, all of Anamosa; 37 grandchildren, 64 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death besides her husband were one step son, two step daughters, one brother and three sisters.
Pallbearers were her sons, William Zimmerman, Herman Helgens, Louis Helgens, Edward Helgens, Carl Siebels and Henry Tobiason.

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 marriage books, online. BOOK D 1877-1884 :: BOOK E 1884-1891 :: BOOK F 1891-1898 (USGenWeb 2002.).

3. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 82.

4. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).

5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 223.

6. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 84.

7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 225.

8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 124.

9. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.

10. "Grace Helgens Died Friday, Services At Wayne Church," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 2 August 1956; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 30 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.