Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-07
ALBERT ZIMMERMAN, PIONEER.
Was Prominent Citizen Of Wcstnin-
stcr, Active In Business Life.

Albert Zimmerman, os Westminster,
whose passing was noted in The Cor
rier last week, the Tugaloo Tribune,
his homo paper, carried tho follow
ing account in it's issue OF May 80:
Albert Zimmerman is dead! The
this town this (Tuesday) morning at
o'clock, rs the light Of a new day
was breaking in the east.
H. is with sorrow and sadness that
record the passing Of this public spir-
tied CitiZ' l, w me to this section
when the vas in the woods, and
who had contributed to the growth
and progress OF the town in various
spheres from the very foundation.
While Mr.. Zimmerman had been
in fccblc health for about three years
it was not known until yesterday
that he was so fast approaching the
end OF his lifo's journey, and there
are many this morning who will be
shocked when told that he Is dead.
lie had been afflicted with Brights
disease and kidney trouble for sew
cral years, and had been confined to
his home tho most OF this year.
About two years ago his condition
became grave at times, but he got
better and was able to walk around
the house and in town occasionally.
lie had ruma kablc constitution
for Il man Of his age
Mr.. Zimmerman had lived in and
near Westminster for more than a
half century. ana WAS closely idrnti-
fed with all the affairs Of the town,
and he could tell moro about this
section than any other man.
When he first came to OcOnpc he
bought farm on Coloucl's Fork
creek, where he lived as Il single
man for two years. That place is
now owned by Mrs. Mary Dilworth
Mr.. Zimmerman was born at Con-
cord, y. G., on Jan. 1G, 1916, and
therefore, was in The nth year OF
his age. Ills father was Rev. John
/ Zimmerman and his mother was
Mss Louise Norris Zimmerman. His
father was a Methodist preacher and
had charges in different parts OF this
State, he being a member OF the
South Carolina Conference.
Mr. .I3.Wcrm0u w@U"ei Nir" MOI.
ito Eay. INA only daughter OF Capt.
Doran Kay soon after coming TO this
section, and sho died several years
ago. Oi ,nls union the following
children survive: Mrs. b. NJ. Eng
land, Wcstminster; Mrs. w. Paul
Dickson, Of Clayton, Ga; Mrs. w. A.
Markham, Due West. One son, John
Kay Zimmerman, died in 1890. His
second wife was Miss Anna Stovall,
to whom he was married June ~,
1884. and she and the following
children survive: j. A., Errctt and
G. l.. Zimmerman, and Mrs w. f.
Crcnshaw. OF Westminster. and Jack
Zimmerman. Of Atlanta. There are
21 grandchildren.
The deceased leaves two brothers.
II. b. Zimmerman. OF I4.',lc Rock.
Ark, and w. II. Zimmerman, OF Sa-
lrda county. this state. One brother,
John w. Zimmerman, died 90 years
ago. and his sister, Mrs. Emma Auld,
died many years back. He leaves
two half brothers and one half sis
ten, who reside in Texas. They are
David Zimmerman. Rev. Oln Xim-
norman, Methodist minister, and
Mrs. Katie stewart. TWO half broth
Samuel Zimmerman and Rufus Xim-
norman, and Bessie Rich thinner
man
Tho First Business Man.
Coming to Westminster before the
completion of the Piedmont Air Line
division Of the Richmond and Dan
willie railroad (nOw the SOUTHERN,
Mr.. Zimmerman built the first house
in the town, operated the first store
and became the first railroad agent,
the FIRST express manager, the first
postmaster, the first cotton buyer,
tho first guHNu agent and the first
livery stable man Consequently lie
was widely known,
Mr. Zimmerman was one Of the
MOw The Ocomcc Mills Company,
organized in 1900. nnd he was the
first secretary and treasurer Of tho