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ZIMMER

Alphons Zimmer was born on 29 December 1888 in Formosa, Bruce County, Ontario to Stephan Zimmer (1860-1930) and Louisa Schill (1865-1938). He was the eldest of 10 children, Edwin John (1891-1984), Lineus (b 1894), David Henry (1896-1962), Caroline Katie (b 1898), Ann Mary (b 1900), Elizabeth Balbina (b 1902), Clara Regina (b 1904), Gertia (1907-2002) and William (1912-1974).

He married Elisabeth Bildstein in Bruce County on 30 September 1913. She was born in Formosa on 22 June 1889 to Edward Bildstein (1849-1927) and Elisabeth Bok (b 1852). Elisabeth had five siblings: Genoveva (b 1880), Albert (b 1880), Joseph (b 1884), Regina (b 1886) and Ambrose (1892-1936).

Alphons and Elisabeth had one baby that was born and died in 1920 and two sons, Melvin Arthur (1914-1992) and David (b 1918).

Melvin married Leona Augusta Ernest (1910-1998) on 22 August 1938 in Bruce County, Ontario.

Alphons died in Walkerton, Ontario in 1976 and Elisabeth in Formosa, Ontario in September of 1956.

The family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title Culross Zimmer Tree.