Charles Zimmerman, born in 1825 in Germany, married Margaret Empey, born 1830 in Aultsville, Ontario. They were married in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan in December 1894. They had three children: James Kingley, Maria, and Etta. Their son, James Kingsley Zimmerman married Rosanna Nixon and had 11 children: Oscar Sidney, Etta Alice, Annie May, Mary Violet, Forence Rose, Maybelle Wanda, Charles William Irwin, Katherine, Robert Edward, Margaret Maria and Amanda Joy.