Charles Harvey Zimmerman, born in 1886, was the son of Charles Edward Zimmerman and Iva Ella Parker.

Irma and Charles were married on May 5, 1905.  He died November 15, 1906.

They were the parents of two sons:

i.

Gaylord Clark Zimmerman, born November 27, 1905, in McDonough County, Illinois, died April 19, 1968, in Springfield, Illinois.  Interment at Mount Auburn Cemetery. He married Bessie Gertrude Brown on December 18, 1923, at Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois. They were the parents of four children.  Portrait of Gaylord and Bessie Gaylord married Mrs. Maxine M. Martin (nee Setzer), widow of William Martin, between 1959 and 1968.  She survived Gaylord.  She died in West Palm Beach, Florida, burial at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

ii.

Charles Harvey Zimmerman Jr., born January 28, 1907, in McDonough County, Illinois.  He married Cora Hill in 1925, but tragedy struck later the same year.  Harvey died in a hospital in Macomb, McDonough County, on November 23, 1925, as the result of a hunting accident. He was leaning on his shotgun which was propped butt down on a tree stump.  The shotgun slipped off the stump and fired, inflicting mortal wounds.  Harvey lingered for two or three days but then died.  He was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.  Photograph of Gaylord and Harvey Public records provide a good example of the confusion we often encounter with people's names.  In the 1910 census he was named as Charles H.; in 1920, Harvey C.; State of Illinois death records show him as Charles Harvey Zimmerman; his tombstone reads Harvey C.

Between 1910 and 1917 Irma married Charles Frank Goff, son of Francis M. Goff and Elnora Gingles.  Frank was born in Rock Island County, Illinois.  The date of birth entered on his 1917 Selective Service registration was March 17, 1888.  The 1900 census reported March 1889 and the year on his tombstone is 1889.

Frank and Irma had no children together.

It appears that Frank and Irma first became the guardians and then the adoptive parents of Irma's niece, Wanda Neal, after the unfortunate early death of Irma's sister, Nina Esther, in 1918.

Delbert Campbell remembered his aunt Irma as a woman with a lively sense of humor who never met a stranger.  He and another young man once took their girlfriends to Irma's house for dinner. While cleaning up after the meal, Irma was washing the dishes and the girls were drying.  She was literally tossing the dishes to the girls.  At least one plate crashed to the floor, but that didn't stop Irma: she kept on washing and tossing.

Excerpted from a postcard sent to her sister-in-law:

Hallo Ollie,
Am about dead with a cold so will write a line or two before I croke.  We got our old cow home yesterday, the kids and I went after her.  Come over and I will give you some butter full of flies and hairs.       Irma

Frank died in 1963, Irma died in 1978; they were both buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Colchester, McDonough County.  Tombstones

Campbell, John, head, white, male, Sept 1840, 59, married for 35 years, born IA, both parents born Ireland, farmer, could read, write and speak English, rented his farm home, farm schedule 84

Agnes I, wife, white, female, July 1848, age 51, married for 35 years; mother of 16 children, 13 living; born PA, both parents born PA, could read, write and speak English

Thomas J, white, male, Aug 1874, 25, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, could read, write and speak English

Ida M, daughter, white, female, Aug 1875, 26, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, could read, write and speak English

Charly H, son, white, male, May 1876, 24, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, could read, write and speak English

Alta J, daughter, white, female, Sept 1882, 17, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, attended school for 5 months, could read, write and speak English

James G, son, white, male, Dec 1884, 15, single; born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, [no school attendance], could read, write and speak English.

Erma B, daughter, white, female, Jan 1887, 13, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, had attended school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Therman, son, white, male, July 1889, 11, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, attended school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Nina E, daughter, white, female, Dec 1890, [age illegible], single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, attended school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Zimmerman, Charley, head, white, male, June 1861, 28, married for 18 years, born IL, father born Germany, mother born OH, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 132

Iva, wife, white, female, Oct 1865, 34, married for 18 years; mother of 8 children, all living; born IL, both parents born OH, could read, write and speak English

Dolph, son, white, male, Feb 1883, 17, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Ralph, son, white, male, Apr 1884, 18, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Revyson, son, white, male, July 1885, 14, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

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Harvey, son, white, male, Mar 1886, 14, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Ira, son, white, male, Apr 1888, 12, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Fred, son, white, male, July 1891, 8, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months

Cliff, son, white, male, Nov 1894, 5, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Clyde, son, white, male, Nov 1894, 5, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Goff, Frank M, head, white, male, Oct 1846, 53, married for 27 years, born PA, both parents born PA, night watchman, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, rented his home

Elnora, wife, white, female, July 1853, 46, married for 27 years; mother of 7 children, 5 living; born IL, father born PA, mother born NY, [no entries for literacy]

Oscar M, son, white, male, Sept 1881, 18, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, day laborer, could read, write and speak English

Edna, daughter, white, female, May 1885, 15, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, at school for 9 months, could read, write and speak English

Charles F, son, white, male, Mar 1889, 11, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, at school for 9 months, could read, write and speak English

Ninettie ?, daughter, white, female, June 1893, 6, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL

John Campbell, head, male, white, 70, married for 45 years, born IA, both parents born Ireland - Irish, spoke English, farmer, general farming, employer, could read and write, rented his farm home, farm schedule #72, whether a survivor of the Union or Confederate Army or Navy - [no entry]

Agnes, wife, female, white, 62, married for 45 years, mother of 16 children, 11 living; born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English, could read and write

Thomas J, son, white, male, 36, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, spoke English, laborer, working out, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 7, could read and write, farm schedule 2

Thurman C, son, 21, male, white, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, spoke English, laborer, home farm, employer, could read and write

Nina E, daughter, female, white, 19, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, spoke English, could read and write

Zimmerman, Erma E, daughter, female, white, 27, widow, born IL, father born IA, mother born PA, spoke English, house keeper, home farm, employee, could read and write

[Zimmerman], Gaylord C, grandson, male, white, 4, single, born IL, both parents born IL

[Zimmerman], Charles H, grandson, male, white, 3, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Golf, Frank, head, male, white, 63, married (1st) for 37 years, born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English, labor, shop ?, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 0, could read and write, rented his home

Ellen, wife, female, white, 56, married (1st) for 37 years; mother of 7 children, 5 living; born IL, father born PA, mother born NY, spoke English, could read and write

Bert, son, male, white, 36, widower ?, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English, labor, by day, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write

Oscar, son, male, white, 29, married (1st) for 4 years, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English, labor, odd jobs, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 18, could read and write

Charles F, son, male, white, 21, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English, labor, day work, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 12, could read and write

[Trottnow], Edna A, daughter, female, white, 25, married (1st) for 4 years; mother of 1 child, deceased; born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write

[Goff], Minietta ?, daughter, female, white, 17, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1909

Trottnow, Carl, son-in-law, male, white, 23, married (1st) for 4 years, born Ger German, both parents born Ger German, year of immigration to the U.S. - 1890 ?, naturalized, spoke English, glazer, sash & [illegible], employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write

Goff, Frank C, head, rented his home, male, white, 30, married, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, pumper, oil field station, working for wages

Erma B, wife, female, white, 33, married, could read and write, born IL, father born U.S., mother born PA, spoke English

Zimmerman, Gaylord C, stepson, male, white, 15, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Zimmerman, Harvey C, stepson, male, white, 14, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Neal, Wanda M, "guardian", female, white, 7, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, born IL, both parents born IL

Goff, Frank, head, rented his home, owned a radio, lived on a farm, male, white, 41, married, age at first marriage - 21, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farmer, gen farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no, farm schedule 94

Erma B, wife, female, white, 43, married, age at first marriage - 23, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Wanda, daughter, female, white, 18, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English