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Elgin Sylvester Zimmerman

Male 1898 - 1944  (45 years)


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  • Name Elgin Sylvester Zimmerman 
    Born 25 Sep 1898  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-416645 
    Died 9 Apr 1944  RR1 Troy, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: Brain Tumor 
    Buried 12 Apr 1944  New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I416645  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Charles Robert Zimmerman,   b. 26 Aug 1869, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1948, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Janet Elizabeth "Jane" Templeman,   b. 30 Jun 1871, Charlotteville Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1940, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1893  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F21639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Alberta Johnstone,   b. 17 May 1898, , Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Zimmerman
     2. Marie Zimmerman
     3. Barbara Zimmerman
     4. Robert Sylvester "Bob" Zimmerman,   b. 1917, RR6, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Ivan Elgin Zimmerman,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 2003, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Helen Alberta Zimmerman,   b. 11 Oct 1921, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 2000, Astorville, East Ferris, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Elma Jean Zimmerman,   b. 15 Sep 1929,   d. 2 Feb 1995  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F269965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 17.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Name:Elgin Sylvestar Zimmerman
      Birth Date:25 Sep 1898
      Birth Location:Hespeler Watarloo Co, Ontario, Canada
      Residence:Galt, Ontario, Canada
      Relative:Mr Charles Zimmerman
      Relationship:Father
      Regiment Number:3140117

    3. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 028357 (1944).
      Name:Elgin Zimmerman Gender:Male Age:45 Birth Date:25 Sep Birth Place:Ontario, Canada Death Date:9 Apr 1944 Death Place:RR 1 Troy, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Father:Charles Zimmerman Mother:Jane Zimmerman Spouse:Minnie Johnstone Certificate Number:028367

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Charles Zimmerman
      Sex: Male
      Age: 24
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1869 Nelson Twp
      Occ: farmer - Beverly Twp
      Father's Name: Charles Zimmerman
      Mother's Name: Mary Zimmerman
      Spouse's Name: Jane Templeton
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 22
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Charlotteville twp
      Res; Hespeler
      Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Templeton
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Henrietta Templeton
      Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1893
      Marriage Place: Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Sep 1898 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Apr 1944 - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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