About the zimmerman family
This Zimmeman family origionated in Sandhausen, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany and came to this country in 1873 on the ship "Nederland" From Antwerp to Philadelphia arriving 1 December, 1873. Conrad Zimmermann was the head of the family. Married to Anna Schmitt, they had 7 children born in Germany and had 3 more once they settled in the city of Lancaster, PA. Conrad was a Cigar manufacturer, which he learned the trade in Germany.
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