Jefferson Earl Zimmerly

1880 - 1957  (76 years)

• Name	Jefferson Earl Zimmerly
  Born	27 Sep 1880	Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 May 1957	Johnson County, Indiana, USA
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I170594	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry Zimmerly,   b. 1851, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1885, Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Irena May Harbaugh,   b. 1854, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1893, Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1874	Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F67308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Blanche Spillman,   b. 3 Mar 1883, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1957, Johnson County, Indiana, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1904
  Children	1. Elizabeth Louise Zimmerly,   b. 17 Apr 1905, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 23 Apr 1980, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 75 years)   2. Richard Karl Zimmerly,   b. 30 Jan 1908, Indiana, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1978, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA  (Age 70 years)   3. Mary Frances Zimmerly,   b. 29 Sep 1910, Illinois, USA ,   d. 0Aug 1985, Indiana, USA  (Age 74 years)   4. Catherine Irene Zimmerly,   b. 1 Jun 1913, Indiana, USA ,   d. 23 Aug 1977, Indiana, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F67323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  J. Earl, the youngest of three children, was never sure of the date of his birth but his older sister, Laura, thought it was the 27th. Court records later showed that it actually was the 24th. His father died of TB when he was 4 and his mother died when he was 13. He and his older sister Cora were taken in by his Aunt Margaret who sent him to a strict German Lutheran school. The church services were in German but the only German he ever learned was "service is over." At 16 J. Earl quit school because he didn't like his teacher. He had had the same teacher the year before. He moved to Indianapolis with Uncle Charley who worked as a gardener for a Brush family. His sister Cora followed him to Indianapolis a few years later. She died at age 20. His sister Laura stayed on in Olney and married a John Taylor. His obituary says that he worked for the Wege Marble & Tile Co for 30 years and was a member and former deacon of the Southport Presbyterian Church. He died at the age of 77 just two months before his wife of 53 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Jefferson Earl Zimmerly County: Elkhart State: Indiana Birth Date: 27 Sep 1880 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 1503793 DraftBoard: 1 [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Jefferson Earl Zimmerly Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: Sep. 24, 1880 Olney Richland County Illinois, USA Death: May 18, 1957 Johnson County Indiana, USA Family links: Parents: Henry Zimmerly (1851 - 1885) Irena Mae Harbaugh Zimmerly (1854 - 1893) Spouse: Ethel Blanche Spillman Zimmerly (1883 - 1957)* Children: Elizabeth Louise Zimmerly White (1905 - 1980)* Catherine Irene Zimmerly (1913 - 1977)* Sibling: Cora Zimmerly (1878 - 1904)* Jefferson Earl Zimmerly (1880 - 1957) *Calculated relationship Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Greenwood Johnson County Indiana, USA Created by: Susan Brooke Record added: Feb 29, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 86006539