GB Zimpleman Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

George Bernhard Zimpelman

July 24, 1832 - January 1, 1908

Born at Bavaria, Germany on July 24, 1832.
Classically educated.
Came to New Orleans, LA in 1846.
Came to TX in 1847 and settled in Austin.
Married Sarah Katherine Matthews of Austin in 1856.
Resided at Austin, Travis County, TX in 1860 with wife and two children; occupied as a farmer.
Described as 5'9" with dark hair, dark complexion, and dark eyes.

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Promoted/appointed to armorer by November 1862.
Accidentally injured due to fall from 2-story house near Alexandria, TN in April 1863.
Present in February 1864 as master armorer.
Received gunshot wound to body and arm in August 1864 (or possibly on July 30, 1864), likely near Newnan, GA.
Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Wounded nine times and captured at Atlanta (possibly).
Captured near Alpharetta, GA in September 1864.
Forwarded to Johnson's Island, OH in October 1864.

Elected Sheriff of Travis County, TX in 1866 but was deposed by military authority.
Reelected in 1869, 1871, 1873, and 1876.
Went into Banking.
Served as the Postmaster of Austin, TX.
Moved to El Paso, TX after 1886.
Died at Austin, TX on January 1, 1908.
Buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX.

His ranch along the Perdanales River was later owned by President L. B. Johnson.

Also Identified As:
	Zimmerman, Zimpleman, Zimperman, G. Barnhart Zimpleman, George Bennhard Zimpleman
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(relative of Charles Henry Howard)
Parents:
	John Jacob Zimpelman b. Valentine Hochdoeffer b.
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Sarah C. Matthews b. m. G. B. Zimpelman in 1856 d. November 13, 1885
Children:
	Marie (Mary) Louise Zimpelman (Howard) b. 1856 m. Charles Henry Howard, Co. F (& I & D) d. 1877 Thomas Ryburn Zimpelman b. 1858 d. 1929 Joseph Lee Zimpelman b. 1860 d. 1926 Claudia C. Zimpelman b. 1868 d. 1870 George Walter Kyle Zimpelman b. 1870 d. 1906 *One of the daughters is listed incorrectly (death date) or there is another daughter, because GBZ was survived (in 1908) by a daugher named Mrs. Moritz O. Kopperl.
Gravesite:
	Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX GEORGE B. ZIMPELMAN JULY 24, 1832 JAN 1, 1908 --------------- [illegible]

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - TX, Travis County, (Austin), Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Travis County, (Austin), Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

1870 Census - TX, Travis County, (Austin), page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - TX, Travis County, (Austin), page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Rel.	Sex	Race	Age	Nativity	Occupation	Father's Nativity	Mother's Nativity
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1900 Census - TX, Travis County, Austin, page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Rel.

Race

Sex

D.O.B.

Age.

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

Related Links:
	W. Nicholson Letter, December 10, 1862 W. Nicholson Letter, April 15, 1863 "Barton's Springs—Bubbling Waters and Good Cheer," Austin Daily Statesmen, July 8, 1875 "Texas Rangers Reunion at Austin," Confederate Veteran, August 1898, p. 372. Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers, Part 3 Claiborne's "Brave George Barnhart Zimpelman" Confederate Veteran, 1911. Ted Brooke's Fight at the John Lowe Place (offsite) The George B. Zimpelman Website (offsite) Gravesite listing at Oakwood Cemetery (offsite) Handbook of Texas Online: Salt Wars of San Elizario (offsite) Handbook of Texas Online: Charles H. Howard
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Zimpelman) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Zimpelman) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Zimpleman) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Zimpleman) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Zimmerman) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Zimmerman) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Travis County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Travis County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Travis County, TX)

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