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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Gould, Ed, Jr. |
| Title, Monographic | Zimkoske/Simcosky Family Genealogy |
| Extent of Work | 4 |
| Notes | Donated by Ed Gould, 2008. |
| Abstract | We believe this family came to America from Berlin, Germany around 1864, and then to Augusta, Illinois. Valentine Zimkoske (or Zimkowski) was Russian-Polish. he married Ophelia Barbara Choph, who was German-Polish. Ophelia was a licensed physician trained in Berlin, and she paid for the family's passage across the Atlantic Ocean aboard a merchant ship by being the ship's doctor. She gave birth to a baby girl while at sea. . . . Ophelia's sister was Mrs. J. D. Bessler, already living in America, possibly in Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Bessler was the General Superintendent of the Burlington Route Railroad. We believe that Mr. Bessler found work for the Zimkoskes on the railroad in Augusta, Illinois. The sheets contain a family tree as well as information from various newspaper articles, family stories, and obituaries. Surnames, with variations, include: Zimscoske, Zimkowski, Simcosky,and Kuykendall. Some of the locations mentioned include: Augusta, Ill.; Galesburg, Ill.; Rich Hill, Mo.; and Nevada, Mo. |
| Call Number | FH Zimkoske |
| MKI Terms | Family history/ Zimkoske/ Simcosky/ Choph/ Bessler |