BIRTH 18 MAR 1819 • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
DEATH 14 JUNE 1895 • Grant, Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA

Johann Carl Jürgen Timm was born on 18 March 1819 in the region of Mecklenburg, part of present day Germany. The first record we have of Johann is his marriage to Sophia Henrietta Carolina Helmina Schulz on 23 October 1846. The marriage took place in the town of Bützow, so we can presume that Joahann was also born in the area nearby.

Johann and Sophia had at least four children before Sophia passed away on 26 July 1859 at 41 years old. Johann remarried quickly to Dorothea Friederica Louisa Henrietta Carolina Schulz on the 10 February 1860 in Bützow, Mecklenburg. Dorothea was 20 years old and Johann was 40. Less than nine months after their marriage, Dorothea gave birth to their first daughter, Sophia Henrica Maria Timm, on 9 October 1860.

Johann, Dorothea and their family immigrated to the United States in 1864 and their first son, Henry Christian Timm, was born on 19 November 1864 in Wisconsin. By 1870 they had settled in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, where they would reside until their death. Johann passed away 14 June 1895 and is buried in Saint John’s Lutheran Parish Cemetery in Kellner, Wisconsin.

Our family’s lineage to Johann Carl Jürgen Timm is noted below.

Johann Carl Jürgen Timm (1819-1895)
Henry Christian Timm (1864-1935)
Harold Daniel Timm (1896-1957)
Robert Henry Timm (1941-2014)
Paul William Timm (1960-Living)
Emily Laura Timm (1989-Living)