William John Zimmerman, son of Zachariah and Margaret A. (Jackson) Zimmerman, was born July 11, 1860 at Delmont, and on the death of his father succeeded to the proprietorship of the drug and hardware business, which he enlarged and extended and has since conducted successfully. He carries a full line of drugs, druggists' sundries, paints, oil, glass and hardware, and is in possession of a very satisfactory trade. Mr. Zimmerman is a member of Philanthropy Lodge, No. 225, A. F. and A. M., greensburg; and Carmel Lodge, No. 542, I. O. O. F., Delmont, having passed all chairs in the latter. Was grand lodge representative at Philadelphia, May 21, 1895, at dedication of Odd Fellows temple. Mr. Zimmerman married, December 27, 1882, Anna Martha, daughter of James Buchanan, of Delmont, and their children are: Anna Mary, born August 18, 1884, married November 9, 1904, Howard M. Fritchman; James Zachariah, born December 25, 1887; Helen Buchanan, born April 20, 1890; Margaret Florence, born May 7, 1892; Sarah Laura, born June 19, 1895; Robert McBride, born May 30, 1898; and Eleanor Louise, born December 28, 1900.
(Source: The History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, by John W. Jordan, Lewis Pub. Co., 1906, p. 119.)
(Source: The History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, by John W. Jordan, Lewis Pub. Co., 1906, p. 119.)