John Zimpfer
John Zimpfer was born near Canal Winchester, in Ohio, March 17, 1839. He is a son of Jacob and Julian Zimpfer. In 1840 he was brought to Shelby County by his parents, who settled in Dinsmore Township, one mile and a half east of Anna, where young Zimpfer passed his minority days on a farm. He has made farming his avocation, and now owns a good farm in Dinsmore Township, on which he is now residing and conducting the business of farming. On the 25th of November, 1869, he married Miss Margaret Beamer, of Franklin Township, this county, daughter of Henry and Susannah Beamer. Mr. and Mrs. Zimpfer settled on the farm in section 16, Dinsmore Township, where they now reside. They have three children, viz., John L., Henry J., and Jennie M.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883