Zimmerman

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I found out my great, great grandfather was Noah Zimmerman, father of
Amanda who married Albert Hill and then had Hattie Hill who married Isaac
Houser who begot Richard Franklin Houser who was the father of Margaret
Walsh married Richard G. who begot Robert, Flora, Marnie & Chris .

Zimmerman Coat of Arms and Name History

Zimmerman

Origin Displayed: German

Origins Available: German, Jewish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zimmer, Zimmerle,
Zimmerer, Zimmermann, Zimmerman, Zimerman, Timmer (northern Germany),
Timmermann, Timmerman and many more.
First found in Prussia, where the name was closely identified in early
mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent
throughout European history.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants
were: Maria Margaretha and her four children, who came to Germantown,
Pennsylvania in 1694. Gerhard Zimmermann came to America in 1740;
Elizabeth Zimerman came to Philadelphia in 1789.