Edward Zimprich, Sr. Family

EDWARD ZIMPRICH (July 8, 1857-May 9, 1926) born in Michelsdorf, Bohemia, married JENNIE WESTLEY (May 11, 1868 to September 1948) born at Waterville, Minnesota Her parents were from Bohemia.  Edward worked for the Cooper Brothers for several years.  He had his homestead on 8-147-159 and was assessed there in 1883 - 10 children were born of this union.

Children: 

MARY (April 9, 1887 - November 1973) married in 1904 ED FIEBIGER (February 23, 1877-died August 5, 1959) 13 children: 

Mary, married George Peterson - 2 children: 

Edward married Elsie Heinz - 6 children: 

Lawrence died at the age of 12: 

Twin girls born prematurely and died: 

Rosey married Joe Gruman - 5 children

 Maratha married Martin Kuklok - 7 children

 Frank married Florence Hagel - 3 children

 Ida married Henry Heinze - 2 children

 William married Ruth Tenneson - 1 child

 Anne married Quentin Dahl - 5 children

 Florence married Donald Gisvold - 6 children

 Richard married Moralen "Ginger" Dahl (both are deceased) - 4 children.

Mary and Ed lived all their lives in Griggs County, as do most of their children.

EMMA (December 9, 1888 to) Married JOE LANGER and lived near Valley City, North Dakota (Both are deceased) 8 children

 FRANK (October 28, 1890) married CLARA PFEIFER (February 7, 1895 to June 29, 1962).  They lived and farmed in Griggs County - 6 children: 

Francis (Franky) married Myrtle Austad - 3 children

 Evelyn married Winfield Wilkenson - 3 children

 Lillia married Raymond Anton 3 children

 Bernard married Genevieve Boisjolie 7 children

 Beatrice married Chester Ressler (divorced) now married Harold Anderson-- 5 children

 Leonard married Darlene Johnson (4 children) 2 children:

EDWARD (January 4, 1896) married VERONICA GRUMAN - 1 child, Delila married Frank Miller - 6 children.  They still farm in Griggs County with the help of their grandchildren on farm northeast of Jessie, North Dakota.

IDA (March 5, 1898 to May 28, 1962) married WILLIAM PFEIFER (Both are deceased) 2 children: 

Sister Margaret Rose at Rolla, North Dakota Arlene married Frank Heinz - 4 children.

CHRISTINE (August 18, 1893-) married Julius Langer, lived near Valley City, North Dakota 7 children.

JOE (March 27, 1900 - May 1975) married ANNE FIEBIGER - farmed in Griggs County (Both are deceased) - 6 children - Rosella married Roy Evanstad -10 children

 Mary Jane married Harvey Sears-1 child

 Joyce married Richard Hienz-5 children

 Anne married Eugene Speldrich -3 children

 Joe married Mary Lou Arlien-1 child, after Mary Lou's death, Joe married Catherine Walen (3 children) -3 children

 Edward married Rita Arlien-8 children.

WILLIAM (April 9, 1902) married ERNA ZIMPRICH they live on a farm near Jessie.  Six children - Francis married Marie Pittenger-4 children

 Ralph (not married)

 Dorothy married Everett Ashbaugh-4 children

 Loretta married William Rhode-8 children

 Rosemary married Curtis Kulsrud-4 children

 James (not married).

ALVINA (September 15, 1904) married Joe Geiger (deceased) 4 children: 

Leo married Dorothy Sandy-2 children

 Lawrence married Helen Kunze-4 children

 Leonard married Evelyn Hagen-3 children

 Mary.  Alvina was later married to Frank Geiger (deceased) and William Pfeifer (deceased).

LAWRENCE (May 30, 1907 to November 1948) married LOUISE GRUMAN-1 child, Cecelia married Edward Schaack-1 child.  Lawrence lived on the Zimprich home farm.  He was killed in a car accident in 1948.  Ed Schaack still farms the Zimprich home place.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 468