Judge Nathan M. Zimmerman Bollinger Co
Mo Biography
- Judge Nathan M. Zimmerman is a son of
Michael and Phoebe (Houk)
Zimmerman, both of whom were natives of North Carolina.
They were
married in their native State, and all of their children, five in
number, were born and reared there.
Being wise parents
they influenced
their sons to learn trades, and Nathan M. became a first-class
carpenter, and worked at his trade for many years.
Michael Zimmerman
and wife moved to Missouri in 1848, and located in Bollinger
County,
where they spend the remainder of their lives.
Nathan
M. was born in
the Old North State in November, 1821, and was married there in
1846 to
Sarah E. Bowman.
On December 23, 1848, they removed to
Bollinger
County, Mo., and after a residence of fifteen years removed to
Randolph
County, Ill., where they remained until 1870, when they returned
to
their farm in Bollinger County.
Before removing to
Illinois Mr.
Zimmerman was elected coroner and magistrate, and while filling
those
offices began the study of law.
In 1874 he was elected
judge of
Bollinger County, and was re-elected in 1886.
His
official acts have
always been recognized by the people as most praiseworthy, and
in him,
both as a private citizen and an officer, they have the fullest
confidence.
Being a progressive agriculturist, he has
done his part
toward the improvement of the country of his adoption.
His wife died in
1885; she was a devoted wife, mother and a consistent Christian,
and was
a member of the Methodist Church.
Nine children graced
the union of Mr.
and Mrs. Zimmerman, viz.:
James M. (who married Emily
McKelvey),
Mary E.
(wife of H.A. Sanders),
Daniel C. (who married Mrs. Mary E.
McKelvey),
Deck, Elvira (deceased, was the wife of William Rhodes), Nathan
A. (who
married Pink Tucker),
George B. (who wedded, first Cassie A.
the
daughter of Judge David Stevens, and after her death, Miss
Emeline
Watts),
Susan (Mrs. Reuben Watts),
John (who married
Lizzie Kelley)
and
Cicero.
The last named is a classic graduate, and, for
several years
has been engaged in teaching school.
He was married to
Miss Lottie
Miller, of Cape Girardeau County, Mo., June 3, 1888. [p.
857]
Goodspeed's History of
Southeast Missouri, [p. 857]
Contributed by
Joe Crim
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