John Zimmerman, b: 1823 - Holland (Platt Dutch),

^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}
^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1919 World War I}

^{1830 French Revolution}
^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}


		^{Father Of John Zimmerman}^{b. Baden d.}

	^{John Zimmerman}^{b.1823 Holland (Platt Dutch) d.1881 at age 58}

		^{Mother Of John Zimmerman}^{b. Baden d.}

^{Francis Joseph Zimmerman}^{b.1865 New York City d.1942 in his home at 84 Lander Stre}

	^{Mary Boercke}^{b.1829 Bremen, Germany d.1911 Newburgh, NY}