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     She was born in 1867 at Gross-Rederching, France. She was the daughter of Andre Zins and Reine Schreiner.

     She was born on 13 June 1845 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ She was the daughter of Jean Zins and Marie Elizabeth Egetter.¹

     

Marie Elizabeth Zins married Mathias Brach.¹ She was born on 5 September 1799 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ She was the daughter of Antoine Zins and Anne Marie Jung.¹

     She was born on 17 April 1809 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ She was the daughter of Paul Zins and Odile Kremer.¹

Marie Elizabeth Zins died on 2 May 1809 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹

     He was born in 1805 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Jean Zins and Jeanne Rohr.¹

Mathais Zins died on 28 May 1864 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹

     

Mathias Zins was also known as Mathieu.¹ He was born on 3 July 1691 at Gros-Rederching.¹ He was the son of Jean Zins and Julie Muller.¹

Mathias Zins married Marie Catherine Krebs, daughter of Gaspard Krebs and Marguerite Hoff, circa 1724.¹

Mathias Zins died on 1 December 1768 at RLB at age 77.¹

     He was born in 1863 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Jacques Zins and Barbe Rohr.¹

Maurice Zins died on 27 May 1869 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹

     

Nicholas Zins died at Gross-Rederching, France.¹

Nicholas Zins married Elizabeth Rohr.² He was born on 5 March 1690 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Jean Barthélémy Zins and Barbe Metzger.¹

     He was born on 18 February 1798 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Antoine Zins and Anne Marie Jung.¹

     He was born in 1625 at Garnich.^1,2

Nicolas Zins married Catherine (?) circa 1645.^1,3

Nicolas Zins died in 1700 at Garnich; Gilles Dintinger's genealogyl gives the death date as 1700.^1,2,3

The following history of the Zins family apeared in The Zins Family Genealogy by Robert R. Zins: In the United States there seems to be five main families with the Zins name.
      1. The first Zins family settled in Pennsylvania in the 1700s, part of the Pennsylvania Dutch immigration, which is actually not Dutch, but Deutsch (German).
     2. The second Zins family came from Alsace Lorrain, France, the German speaking border region which has been traded back and forth, over the centuries, between Germany and France. Adam Zins, with his wife Magdalena Wagner and their three sons, Christian, Jakob, and Peter, departed Gross-Rederching, in the Lorraine area, after the 1848 revolution which swept throughout most of Europe. It is believed that they departed from La Harve, France and immigrated to the United States through the port of New Orleans (research revealed that in February 1849 a female of 40 years, by the name of M. Zins, landed in New Orleans). Perhaps they then sailed up the Mississippi River to the Ohio River and then traveled Eastward until they reached Cincinnati, Ohio. They then went on to Franklin County, Indiana where they were farmers. Jakob Zins was a Civil War veteran with the 13th Indiana Infantry. Around the turn of the century many of the Zins family members moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Other members or their children moved on to other areas of the country. The genealogical historians for this family are Dians (Zins) Swing, Cincinnati, Ohio, the great-grand-daughter of Christian and Robert R. Zins, Newport News, Virginia, the grand-son of Jakob.
     The Adam Zins family immigrated from Alsace Lorraine, France. That territory is occupied by a larger groups of German speaking peoples who originated from the Alemmanic tribe, which settled in the areas of Eastern France (Alsace Lorraine), Western Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. The question always arises, "Are the descendants if Adam and Magdalena Zins French or German?" One could answer: Make your own choice. But we seem to be derived from the Germanic tribe of the Alemannics, the descendants of which live in all four of the mentioned countries.
      Another Zins came from the Lorraine area of France and may be related to Adam Zins. George Zins was born in Saarburg, Lorraine, just south of Gross-Rederching, and immigrated to the US in 1842. First he went to Illinois and then went on to California where he ran a brick manufacturing company. Even today, in California, one can find bricks with the name ZINS stamped on them. He was married to Dorothea Mueller and had two children but his children died prior to having any children and his family line did not continue after his death.
     3. A third Zins family moved into the Cincinnati, Ohio area around the turn of the century, they came from Germany at least 50 years later than the original Zins family. This family is believed to have originated in Munich, Germany.
     4. A fourth Zins family arrived in Evansville, Indiana after the Civil War. They are also from Germany. Patriarch of this family is Nicholas Zins.
     5. A fifth Zins family arrived in Neu Ulm, Minnesota shortly before the Civil War. Anton Zins and Elizabeth Burgs Zins left their home in Kilburg, Germany, in May of 1857. They, along with their five sons reached the United States on June 21, 1857. Mary Ann Zins is the genealogical historian for this family.
     The Zins family name seems to be concentrated in four main areas in Europe. In Germany, (1) in the Rhineland area near Bitburg, Kilburg, and Koln, (note: while in Germany in August 1990, this writer checked the telephone book for the Bitburg and Killburg areas. I found no Zins family name. There are a few Zens family names, which could possibly be derived from Zins.) (2) in the Palatine (Pfaltz) area, South of Kaiserslauten, in Homburg, and (3) in East Prussia from a town called Pillupoenen and from Berlin. (4) The fourth group is from the Lorraine area of France, probably from the town of Gross-Rederchingen, which is located just a few miles from the German border South of Saarbruecken. I believe that all of these four main groups are related, with the possible exception of that located in Berlin and East Prussia, and that a connection can be established if the documentation can be located.⁴

     He was born circa 1759 at Kalhausen, Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine.¹ He was the son of Jean Nicolas Zins and Catherine Delinger.¹

Nicolas Zins married Catherine Delinger, daughter of Nicolas Delinger and Catherine Freyermuth, on 9 July 1782 at Achen, Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine.¹

     He was born on 14 August 1757.¹ He was the son of Jean Mathias Zins and Elizabeth Jung.¹

Nicolas Zins married Barbe Loos circa 1785.¹

Nicolas Zins died on 17 July 1820 at age 62.¹

     

Paul Zins married Marguerite Schmitt.¹

Paul Zins died before 16 May 1752.¹

     He was born on 29 March 1688 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Jean Barthélémy Zins and Barbe Metzger.¹

     

Paul Zins married Odile Kremer.² He was born on 17 March 1760 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Pierre Zins and Marguerite Beck.¹

Paul Zins died on 22 July 1846 at Gross-Rederching, France, at age 86.¹

     He was born in 1802 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Paul Zins and Odile Kremer.¹

Paul Zins died on 17 August 1821 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹

     He was born in January 1829 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Jean Adam Zins and Margaret Wagant.¹

Paul Zins died on 1 August 1829 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹

     

Peter Zins died at Lawrence, Indiana.¹ He married Elizabeth (?).¹ He was born in November 1847 at Lorraine, France.¹ He was the son of Adam Zins and Magdalena Wagner.¹

     

Pierre Zins married Marguerite Beck.¹ He was born on 3 February 1724 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Zins and Elizabeth Rohr.¹

Pierre Zins died on 15 March 1786 at Gross-Rederching, France, at age 62.¹

     He was born on 15 January 1836 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Jean Adam Zins and Margaret Wagant.¹

     He was born on 24 September 1842 at Gross-Rederching, France.¹ He was the son of Jean Zins and Marie Elizabeth Egetter.¹

     She was born in 1836.¹ She was the daughter of Jean Zins and Marie Joséphine Engel.¹

Reine Zins died on 30 December 1837.¹

     

Suzanne Zins married Etienne Schneider.¹

     She was born in 1810.²

Sabina Zintl married Michael Luber, son of Georg Thomas Luber and Maria Anna Bodenstein, on 23 August 1838 at Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Bavaria.^1,3

     She was born on 17 June 1871 at Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.¹ She was the daughter of Pius Zoelle and Augusta M. Lehmann.¹

Anna Frances Zoelle was also known as Annie.

Anna Frances Zoelle married John Andrew Nimm, son of Peter Nümm and Gertrude Elizabeth Hanley, on 28 April 1891 at Watertown, Wisconsin. The marriage was witnessed by Mary Magdeline (Lena) Nimm and Frank Zoelle.¹

Anna Frances Zoelle died on 1 January 1901 at Her Home, Arpin, Wood County, Wisconsin, at age 29.²

Anna Frances Zoelle was buried at St. Henry's Catholic Cemetery on 3 January 1901 at Watertown, Dodge County, Wisconsin.²

Anna Nimm's obituary was printed in the Watertown Gazette on 04 Jan 1901:
     Mrs. John Nimm, nee Miss Anna Zoelle, of the town of Watertown, and formerly a resident of this city, died at her home in Arpen, Wood county, on Tuesday, January 1, 1901. Deceased was a sister of Geo Zoelle, who was called to Arpen on Monday, and accompanied his sister's remains here on Wednesday night. The remains were taken to the home of her mother, Mrs. Augusta Zoelle. 907 Vine Street, and Thursday morning her funeral was held from St. Henry's Church, and her remains interred in St. Henry's cemetery. Mrs. Nimm was well and most favorably known here. She was an excellent lady and much beloved by her large acquaintance, all of whom heard of her death with sincere sorrow.²

     

Frank Zoelle witnessed the marriage of John Andrew Nimm and Anna Frances Zoelle on 28 April 1891 at Watertown, Wisconsin.¹

     He was born. He is the son of Pius Zoelle and Augusta M. Lehmann.¹

     He was born in 1868. He was the son of Pius Zoelle and Augusta M. Lehmann.¹

John Zoelle died in 1952.

     He was born in 1873. He was the son of Pius Zoelle and Augusta M. Lehmann.¹

Louis Zoelle died in 1934.

     

Magdelena Zoelle died. She was born in 1869. She was the daughter of Pius Zoelle and Augusta M. Lehmann.¹