[Szt-newsletter] SZT 81st family reunion August 3-4 2019

[Patrick Babcock]

Snell-Timmerman-Zimmerman 81st Annual Family Reunion
August 3, 2019 and August 4, 2019
By Sarah Timmerman Israel
Corresponding secretary


On August 3, 2019 and August 4, 2019 the Snell-Zimmerman-Timmerman family
reunion was held at our historic Snells Bush Church.  Our annual ice cream
social was held at 6 pm Saturday August 3, 2019.  The weather was warm and
everyone enjoyed ice cream (sponsored by Stewarts) with friends, family and
neighbors.

The annual family reunion was held August 4, 2019 at Snells Bush church.
The St Johnsville American Legion started the event with the flag raising
ceremony.  A short memorial dedication was presented for our patriots
buried at the church cemetery. This year, we featured Lieutenant Henry
Timmerman and Private Peter Snell and wreaths were laid at their grave site
in the cemetery.  Every reunion, we like to honor not only our featured
patriots and all the soldiers buried in our cemetery who fought to defend
our rights to freedom and liberty those many years ago. We need to remind
ourselves of the struggle these soldiers and what their families endured.

The annual traditional church service started at 11 AM with the ringing of
the church bell. This year, the service was conducted by one of our own
members, Pastor Gertrude Ortlieb.  Pastor Gertrude Ortlieb served the
Ingham Mills Baptist Church for twenty years and she is the great
granddaughter of Anna Snell and Horatio Schuyler (a descendant of Peter
Snell).  Nancy Schuyler is the Music Director at Ingham Mills Baptist
Church preformed the opening prelude on our historic pump organ.  Pastor
Ortlieb called to worship and welcomed everyone to the traditional service
at Snells Bush Church.  The service was opened with a traditional hymn
“Faith of our Fathers”.  This hymn has been played and sung by the
congregation every time there is a service at Snells Bush Church.  The
words in the song reminds us of the problems the early settlers had living
on the frontier.  The Lord’s Prayer and Gloria Patria were followed by the
children’s message. A silent prayer for the departed members was followed
by a pastoral prayer.  The next hymn sung was entitled “Softly and Tenderly
Jesus is Calling” followed by the scripture reading was Colossians 3:1-11.
  The sermon message was entitled “Enough is Enough Already!” which
everyone enjoyed.  The offering was conducted while Carol Timmerman and she
sang a beautiful song with her soprano voice. The Doxology was next
followed by a prayer of thanksgiving.   Bill Timmerman, our president, made
announcements and asked everyone to stay for a short business meeting
followed by lunch.  The closing hymn  was entitled “Jesus Calls Us”
followed by the benediction.


Business Meeting

Bill Timmerman our president opened the meeting. The secretary report was
given by Stephanie Timmerman.    A motion was made and passed


Corresponding Secretary

Corresponding secretary Sarah Israel stated that we are having a lot of
problems with our e-mail and postal mail and we will be working on this
problem during the winter months. The largest issue is that the newsletter
and other information are not getting out to the members.  We are putting
the newsletter on the website (szt-genalogy.org) to help mitigate the
problem. We also need update on the mailing address and e-mail addresses of
our membership. Kevin Jorrey, our web master, also would requests stories
about the family that can be placed on the website. We also need new photos
for the web site.  We also are trying to update the family genealogy with
births, deaths, and marriages to keep our records current


Mailing address

SZT family Reunion
PO Box 623
Little Falls New York 13365.
You can also reach us at Sarahtisrael at yahoo.com,phone 518-489-2725 or
ncioch at yahoo.com phone 315-855-3419


Treasurer Report

Peter Burkdorf reported that he had a lot of book orders this year. We also
have a brokerage account and we received donations throughout the year. We
need these donations to keep the reunion and grounds keeping going every
year.  The ice cream social is great fund raiser and we looking into doing
additional fund raiser events throughout the year.  We also have vast
amount genealogy books for sale which can tell us our family history and
how we are all related.


Old Business

The three window that were repaired during the winter are reinstalled and
rehung and now we can open the windows, which is something that has not
happened in many years.   Brandt made braces to hold the window open.  The
painter is still working on repainting the church.  He has completed both
sides and the rear walls and in process of painting the front. He removed
the front shutters to paint fixed the slats and will be reinstalling them
when he completes the project.  He still needs to scrape and paint the
front and will on to the steeple.   The lights in the stain glass windows
in the front of the church need replacement and they are only accessible
from outside of the building.  The lights in the steeple also need to be
replaced and will be done when the painter is painting the steeple.


New Business

Thank you to everyone that helped with the tables, set up and the donation
of food, and other tasks to make our reunion a success.   We  need to fill
two Director terms that were held by Sarah Burkdorf (who finished Peter
Burkdorf term) and Larry Sekel.   Sarah Buckdorf  volunteered to fill the
post of Vice President and Larry Sekel volunteered for another term as
Director.  Sue Vickery volunteered fill the other Director position and
Bill Timmerman was reelected as President.  A vote was taken to accept the
new elected officers and passed.


Other business

We need to install a handicap ramp to accommodate some of our members that
have trouble walking into the church.  It was suggested to get a portable
ramp which we can purchase at Lowes and easily store in the church.   A
motion was made to not to exceed $500 for the portable ramp and was passed.
The cemetery requires some maintenance because  some of the stones are
leaning over and need to be straightened.  Also, some of the stones need to
cleaned in a manner that does not damage them. We are looking to recruit
some of the members from the younger generations to help out with the
reunion or join the board. This will allow us to have a family reunion
every year and include our children in our rich family history.

We adjoined the meeting and had a wonderful lunch.  After the lunch we had
a presentation of the bateaux, a replica of the original boats one that
traveled up and down the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers  carrying supplies and
passengers to the settlers along the rivers.  Many of our ancestors worked
on those bateaux’s during the Revolutionary War. The bateaux is a beautiful
boat that has traveled the water way of Lake Champlain Lake George and
Hudson river this summer.




The following books are available from the SZT Reunion, Inc. Price does not
include S&H, S&H is $5.50 unless otherwise noted. Checks should be made
payable to the SZT Reunion and mailed to: Treasurer, SZT Reunion, Inc.,
P.O. Box 623, Little Falls, NY 13365.


The 18th Century Zimmerman Family of the Mohawk Valley, 1994. Written by
David Kendall Martin, this book traces the descendants of Jacob and
Margaretha Jung Zimmerman for six generations (over nearly two hundred
years) from their German home village in the mid-1600's to the Mohawk
Valley and beyond. It is a handsome, indexed, 8.5" x 11" hard covered book
with over 300 pages heavily illustrated with photographs, maps, and
signatures. Among the many related family names in the book are: Getman,
Walrad, Petrie, Read, Bellinger, Smith, Fox, Failing, Van Allen, Herder,
Hutchins, Dockey, Sponable, Bauder, and others. $22.50

The 18th Century Snell Family of the Mohawk Valley, 1982.  Written by David
Kendall Martin, the format and contents of this book are similar to the
above Zimmerman book. David Martin gives all available information on those
Snells born before 1800 in Germany and New York. The various lines are
carried well into the 1800's. The book is in 8.5" x 11" format, with a soft
cover. $7.50

The 18th Century Failing Family of the Mohawk Valley, 1979.  Written by
David Kendall Martin, this soft cover book traces descendants of Henrich H.
and Anna Maria Kunigunda Failing from 1710 to 1900. The book is rich with
history, family lore, illustrations, documents and maps. $10.00

Four books complement David Martin’s 18th Century Zimmerman Family by
extending the known descendants of four sons of Jacob and Margaretha Schutz
Zimmerman (David, Lawrence, George, and Henry) into the latter part of the
20th century. A fifth book extends David Martin’s 18th Century Snell Family
by continuing the descendants of Peter Snell into the 20th century.

Descendants of David Timmerman of the Mohawk Valley, NY, 1998. Written by
Carolyn Timmerman Sidenius, this book is based on the 1925 work by Manley
Timmerman, but is greatly expanded from that work. Family names found
within the 200 page book include Allison, Cronk, Durner, Fellows, Gaylord,
Smith, Spoor, Van Deusen, Wooledge, and Zoller. Soft cover. $9.00

Descendants of Lawrence Timmerman of the Mohawk Valley, NY, 1998. Written
by Carolyn Timmerman Sidenius. Among the descendants of Lawrence covered by
this book are those of his granddaughter, Gertrude, who married John C.
Timerman, a grandson of Conrad Zimmerman (and brother to Lawrence, David,
Henry, and George) and moved to Perch Lake, Jefferson County, NY. This 150
page genealogy (plus a 50 page index) also includes many descendants of
Henry Lawrence Timmerman who moved to Indiana. Family names in the index
include Snell (117), Bahar, Baker, Bowman, Broughton, Brown, Cramer,
Darling, Dunten, Hoover, Lobdell, Meyer, Mosher, Petrie, Van Allen, and
many others. $9.00

Descendants of George Timmerman (1734-1800) of Mohawk Valley, NY, 1995.
Written by Carolyn Timmerman Sidenius. George, another son of the immigrant
Jacob Zimmerman, was baptized by an itinerant pastor on 20 Jan. 1734. His
wife was Anna Elizabeth Klock, a daughter of Johannes and Anna Margaretha
Fox Klock. George had 10 children. Their numerous descendants have been
ably documented in this 8.5" x 11" typed book of almost 300 pages, with a
soft but durable cover. The index of this genealogy includes Bellingers
(209 names) of Onondaga, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties in New York;
Billings; Broat (94); Fox, Frye, Flanders; Hayes (339); Keyser/Kyser (78);
Levee; Mason; Mosher; Robinson; Snell; Van Gorder (70); and Williams. $12.50

Descendants of Lt. Henry Timmerman of Herkimer County, NY, 1988. Written by
Carolyn Timmerman Sidenius. Written by Carolyn Timmerman Sidenius, tHenry,
son of the immigrant Jacob, was born about 30 Dec. 1737 and died 18 May
1807. While born a Zimmerman, most of the family changed to the Anglicized
spelling of Timmerman after the Revolution. He settled in what is now the
town of Manheim in Herkimer County. He was twice married - to Catherine Fox
and then to Margaret Bellinger. He had 19 children - 7 boys and 12 girls -
of whom 15 were living at the time of his death. His numerous descendants
are found throughout the Mohawk Valley, New York state, and the U.S. and
Canada. This hard cover 8.5" x 11" book, with over 300 pages, follows a
great number of them into the 1980s. The index includes many Snells,
Getmans, Greens/Greenes, Handys, Herkimers, Klocks, Robinsons, Vedders,
Walraths, and others. $17.50

Descendants of Peter and Anna Kilts Snell of the Mohawk Valley, NY, 1992.
Written by Carolyn Timmerman Sidenius. Peter Snell (s/o Johan Jost and
Maria Catharine Kraft Snell) was born about 24 June 1730, probably in
Schoharie County, NY, and died in Snells Bush, Manheim, Herkimer County,
NY, in 1804. He married Susanna "Anna" Kilts (d/o Peter and Anna Maria
Bellinger Kilts). At the time of Anna’s death, she left 420 descendants.
This 334 page typed book, with a soft cover, traces over 3400 descendants,
many into the 1990s. $35.00


Other Publications

The War Years in the Mohawk Valley. By Frank C. Bellinger. Articles
describe conditions, activities, and battles during the Revolution and its
aftermath. Pamphlet. 1983, 20 pp. $2.00

Fifty Years With the Faith of Our Fathers. By Carolyn Timmerman Sidenius
and Edith S. Timmerman. A history of our Reunion and church compiled for
the Reunion’s 50th Anniversary from newspaper accounts, early newsletters,
and meeting and reunion minutes. It is particularly informative for new
members. Pamphlet. 1988, 48pp.$2.00

American Patriots at the Battle of Oriskany. By Vera De Witt. A register of
Tryon County Militia and New York volunteers in the Revolutionary War. Soft
covered. 1977, 60 pp. $7.50

With My Grandparents. Pamphlet by Ada L. F. Snell. 1972, 2003 40 pp. $1.50

The Lawrence Zimmerman Papers. From The Enterprise and News, 1939. The SZT
Reunion, Inc., 2003 Pamphlet. 1939, 2003 32 pp. $3.00

Homestead Notes. By Emma S. Timmerman. Soft cover. 1971, 2003, 28 pp. $7.00

Palatines Along The Mohawk. By Ada L. F. Snell. Soft cover, 1948, 2002, 76
pp. $12.00


(The newsletter above was reformatted to make it suitable for email. The
newsletter is available at http://szt-genealogy.org in its originl form ->
left side menu -> "Minutes, News" -> "SZT Meeting Minutes" -> 2019 column,
Fall News Letters row.)
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