Joseph Paul Zimmerman, born June 29, 1873, at Albany, Minnesota and Dollie Slough, also born at Albany on September 29, 1877, were married June 28, 1895. The couple farmed near Alexandria, Minnesota, before coming to Foster County in 1909, where they lived in Longview Township for 34 years. They moved into Carrington after their buildings were severely damaged by a tornado in 1943.
The Zimmermans had three children: Elinor, Phillip (Toady) and Doris.
Mrs. Zimmerman died in 1945.
In 1946 Mr. Zimmerman married Mrs. Victoria Aver of Albany, Minnesota.
Mr. Zimmerman died in August 1963. Joseph and his first wife Dollie are both buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 70B