Bertha Zimmerman

1874 - 1942  (68 years)

Johannes Samuel Zimmerman

1834 - 1903  (69 years)

Birth	2 Apr 1834	Switzerland
Died	13 Sep 1903
Family	Mary “Mamie” Davis           b. Abt 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. John Samuel Zimmerman           b. 25 May 1876 + 2. George Richard Zimmerman           b. 6 Sep 1887, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. Bertha Zimmerman           b. 3 Jan 1874

Mary “Mamie” Davis

Abt 1847 - 1903  (56 years)

Birth	Abt 1847	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	13 Feb 1903	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Johannes Samuel Zimmerman           b. 2 Apr 1834, Switzerland
Children	+ 1. John Samuel Zimmerman           b. 25 May 1876 + 2. George Richard Zimmerman           b. 6 Sep 1887, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. Bertha Zimmerman           b. 3 Jan 1874

Johannes Samuel Zimmerman

1834 - 1903  (69 years)

Birth	2 Apr 1834	Switzerland
Died	13 Sep 1903
Family	Mary “Mamie” Davis           b. Abt 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. John Samuel Zimmerman           b. 25 May 1876 + 2. George Richard Zimmerman           b. 6 Sep 1887, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. Bertha Zimmerman           b. 3 Jan 1874

Mary “Mamie” Davis

Abt 1847 - 1903  (56 years)

Birth	Abt 1847	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	13 Feb 1903	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Johannes Samuel Zimmerman           b. 2 Apr 1834, Switzerland
Children	+ 1. John Samuel Zimmerman           b. 25 May 1876 + 2. George Richard Zimmerman           b. 6 Sep 1887, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. Bertha Zimmerman           b. 3 Jan 1874

George A.V. Gunckel

Abt 1873 - 1898  (25 years)

Birth	Abt 1873	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	14 Mar 1898	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Bertha Zimmerman           b. 3 Jan 1874
Married	3 Jul 1893
Children	+ 1. Joseph Asher Gunckel           b. 30 Jul 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. George Adam Gunckel

Joseph Asher Gunckel

1897 - 1962  (65 years)

Birth	30 Jul 1897	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	25 Dec 1962
Buried	27 Dec 1962	Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	George A.V. Gunckel           b. Abt 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Bertha Zimmerman           b. 3 Jan 1874
Married	3 Jul 1893
Family	Myrtle Elizabeth Markey           b. 3 Aug 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Joseph Asher Gunckel, Jr.           b. Abt 1930, Louisiana + 2. Garland A. Gunckel           b. Abt 1932, Louisiana

Myrtle Elizabeth Markey

1897 - 1965  (68 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1897	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	2 Dec 1965	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Joseph M. Markey           b. Sep 1857, Louisiana
Mother	Lavinia Wiltz           b. 28 Oct 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	6 Aug 1880	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family 1	John Edward Cousans           b. Abt 1896, Louisiana
Married	23 Jan 1918	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
Family 2	Joseph Asher Gunckel           b. 30 Jul 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Joseph Asher Gunckel, Jr.           b. Abt 1930, Louisiana + 2. Garland A. Gunckel           b. Abt 1932, Louisiana

George Adam Gunckel

- 1956

Died	23 May 1956	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	25 May 1956	Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	George A.V. Gunckel           b. Abt 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Bertha Zimmerman           b. 3 Jan 1874
Married	3 Jul 1893

• Name	Bertha Zimmerman
  Birth	3 Jan 1874
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	Obit., Times-Picayune, 24 Feb. 1942, p2: MAUS- On Monday, February 23, 1942, at 8 o'clock p.m, Bertha Zimmerman Maus, beloved wife of Bernard Maus, mother of Mrs. J. Radosti, Mrs. Leon Levy, John and Bernard Maus, George and Joseph Gunckel and the late Mrs. J. C. Garner and Mrs. E.B. Ferguson, sister of Mrs. Mammie Healy, John, George, and Edward Zimmermann and Miss Laura Zimmermann, also survived by 10 grandchildren, aged 68 years, a native of this city. Relatives and friends of the family, also Stage Employees Local No. 39, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 1942, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., from the funeral home of E.J. Ranson and Sons, Inc., 1924 Elysian Fields avenue, between St. Claude and North Rampart streets, followed by requiem mass at St. Anthony's church, 4620 Canal street. Interment in Cypress Grove cemetery.
  Death	23 Feb 1942	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Burial	25 Feb 1942	Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Johannes Samuel Zimmerman           b. 2 Apr 1834, Switzerland           d. 13 Sep 1903  (Age 69 years)  (Father)  Mary “Mamie” Davis           b. Abt 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 13 Feb 1903, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 56 years)  (Mother)
  Notes	She apparently re-married, in Sept. 1904, to Bernard V. Maus, according to a brief newspaper notice (Times-Picayune, 11 Sept. 1904, p5).
  Person ID	I14973
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Johannes Samuel Zimmerman           b. 2 Apr 1834, Switzerland           d. 13 Sep 1903 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary “Mamie” Davis           b. Abt 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 13 Feb 1903, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 56 years)

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	George A.V. Gunckel           b. Abt 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 14 Mar 1898, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1893  [1]
  Children	2 sons
  + 1. Joseph Asher Gunckel           b. 30 Jul 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 25 Dec 1962 (Age 65 years) └─ Myrtle Elizabeth Markey  (Age 68 years)   2. George Adam Gunckel             d. 23 May 1956, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Family ID	F10573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 23 Feb 1942 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Burial - 25 Feb 1942 - Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Bertha Zimmerman". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I14973&tree=1sttree (accessed March 25, 2025).