Born in Eminence Twp, Shannon, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abram Davis
and Belinda Merritt (Harris) Crabtree
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Beniah Porter Zimmerman
— married
24 Dec 1874 (to 12 Dec 1904) in Houston, Texas, MO
Descendants 
Mother of
William Oscar Zimmerman, Amy Naomi (Zimmerman) Maxwell, Stella Blanche (Zimmerman) Cresswell, Ida Belle (Zimmerman) Stull, James Abraham Zimmerman, Docia Merritt Zimmerman, Edgar Deloss Zimmerman, Mary Ada (Zimmerman) Heckelman, Jessie Jewel (Zimmerman) Vanselous, Clara Jeanette Zimmerman and Millard Leroy Zimmerman
Died
at age 46
in Arnett, Ellis, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2018
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Biography
When Tennessee "Tennie" Paralee Davis was born on December 15, 1857, in Eminence, Missouri, her father,Abram Davis, was 27, and her mother,Belinda Harris, was 25.
She married Beniah (Benjamin) Porter Zimmerman on December 24, 1874, in Bourbon, Missouri. They had 11 children in 25 years.
She passed away on December 12, 1904, in Arnett, Oklahoma, at the age of 46, and was buried there.
Sources
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 February 2019), memorial page for Tennessee Paralee Davis Zimmerman (15 Dec 1857–12 Dec 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #127855924, citing Debolt Cemetery, Arnett, Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Richard Mayo (contributor 47858066
1860 United States Federal Census, Missouri, Phelps, Massey
1870 United States Federal Census (Current River, Shannon, Missouri) "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XJ-7QG : 29 May 2021), Tennissee Davis in entry for George Davis, 1870.
"Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGTB-BDMM : 16 May 2022), Mrs T P Zimmerman in entry for Stephen H Creswell, 27 Dec 1896; citing Marriage, Crawford, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424347.
1880 United States Federal Census (Liberty, Crawford, Missouri) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66T-58X : 14 January 2022), Tennessee Zimmerman in household of Ben. Zimmerman, Liberty Township, Crawford, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
1900 United States Federal Census (Sheridan, Garfield, Oklahoma)
Ancestry Family Trees https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82346925/person/40459740557/facts
Family Data Collection - Births
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
"Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28H-K5X : 18 January 2020), Tennessee P. Davis in entry for Benjamin P. Zimmerman, 1874.
Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Newspapers.com - Crawford Mirror - 1886-10-07 - Page 5
Newspapers.com - Crawford Mirror - 7 Oct 1886 - Page 5
Newspapers.com - Ellis County Capital - 1911-08-25 - Page 1).
Citation Zimmerman papers, Recipient: Vera Zimmerman, Charlie and Edna Zimmerman, October 2001 Family Group Sheets, interviews, collected newspaper clippings, cards and photos, V. B. Zimmerman
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