Carl Zimmerman/Germany/NY/IL/NE/1860's
Looking for first wife of Carl (Charles Fredrick Wilhelm) Zimmerman.Carl was born Oct 20, 1829 in Berlin, Germany.He was the son of a jewelryman.In his young days he was a horse trainer for a wealthy horseman.Carl married in Germany and had one child, William, born in Germany in 1859. Carl and his wife and son come to America in 1860 to New York.His wife died in New York a few months after they arrived.He and his son, William then moved to Dakota, Stephenson County, Illinois where Carl met and married Elizabeth Greenawald.Elizabeth was born Nov. 20, 1834 in Lippe-Detmold, Germany.Carl and Elizabeth came to Lancaster county, Nebraska and settled near Martell and Centerville.Carl and Elizabeth are buried in the Centerville Cemetery.Members of Carl's family have composed a lengthy family tree of Carl and Elizabeth's family but no one seems to know anything about his first wife.If anyone knows the name of his first wife or anything about her family or where she was born, it would be greatly appreciated. Carl's son, William, by his first wife is my great-grandfather.I would also like to find out who Carl's parents were and if he had any brothers and sisters. Any help would be appreciated.