A1 Henry Zellman; marrried Catherine Zellman.
B1 Henry J Zellman was born ca. 1847 in Kassel, Hesse Germany and died September 24, 1880 in Norristown, New Jersey. He was a barber by trade and was buried in Lafayette Cemetary in South Philadelphia. That Cemetary is no longer in existence - in the 1950's it was converted to a playground and baseball field. His parents were A1 Henry and Catherine Zellman, who emigrated with their son and are also buried in Philadelphia.
Henry J. Zellman married Elizabeth Fox, daughter of Francis Fox and Elizabeth Greer was born December 1851 in South Philadelphia. She died at 67 on October 29, 1917 (
), in South Philadelphia and is buried in Old Cathedral Cemetary in the Fox Family Plot, internment October 29, 1917. There are at least 32 family members there, many are Zellmans. At the time of death she was living at 192 Federal Street with her son Frank. Frank was single at the time.
Elizabeth Fox's parents were Francis and Elizabeth Greer Fox, born ca. 1824. They were married in Holy Trinity Church at 6th and Spruce streets in what is now Society Hill, the church is still there and active. They had all of their many children baptized there. Elizabeth' Greer Fox died at 48 in Philadelphia, internment June 28, 1872, Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia. Francis Fox died in Philadelphia in 1894; internment November 26, 1894 Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia They were as Margaret-Ethel said, substantial folk and very prosperous. According to family folk-lore, John Neumann a priest who really got the whole ball rolling for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the mid 1800's was a close relative to the Fox's who upon their arrival as Fuch's, and changed their name to Fox. John Neumann went on to be canonized a saint for his brilliant and humanitarian work in Philly. John Neumann hailed from Bavaria. Please refer to Urban Trinity (YouTube).
From the mid-19th century thru the mid-20th century in Philadelphia, the German corridor was 4th and 5th streets extending the entire length of Philly from Olney Avenue in North Philly to Oregon avenue in South Philly. Breweries, distilleries, bakeries, church's, mills, factories, many were German and were up and down 4th and 5th street. In the 1930's when the economy and the dollar collapsed, many German businesses traded in marks and German coin amongst themselves as their fath in the dollar.......collapsed. In the early to mid 19th century there was a tremendous movement of people from Wurttenberg to South Philadelphia, their imprint is still visible.
C1 Catherine Zellman, born 1865, died 1865; age 5 weeks; internment August 22, 1865 Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia.
C2 Henry "Pud" Joseph Zellman, born 1867, died 1931.
C3 Francis (Frank) Zellman, born February 1870.
C4 William Zellman, born 1869, died December 8, 1869; age 3 months; internment December 10, 1869 Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia.
C5 James Zellman, born 1871, died 1872; age 9 months; internment July 26, 1872 Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia.
C6 Robert Joseph Zellman, born January 6, 1872, died June 24, 1954; married Lillian Marie Bell, born September 10, 1872, died July 5, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
C7 Willie Zellman, born 1873, died 1873 age 4 months; internment July 10, 1873 Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia.
C8 Elizabeth (Lizzie) Zellman, born 1875; married Andrew Atkinson, born ca. 1860, age 52 years; internment March 27, 1912 Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia. They owned an oyster resturant.
D1 William (Billie) Atkinson.
D2 Elizabeth Atkinson.
C9 Walter Zellman, born 1876, died 1877 age 8 months; internment July 2, 1877 Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia.
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The George Fisher Family History is a compilation of information gathered by Eric & Liz Davis. The html version was created by Eric and Elizabeth Fisher-Davis beginning in 2001.
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