Hairston ZENTMEYER

Generation: 1

1. Hairston ZENTMEYER was born 23 Dec 1886 (son of Edwin Penn ZENTMEYER and Mary Louisa HAIRSTON); died 13 Jan 1887.

Generation: 2

Edwin Penn ZENTMEYER was born 26 Aug 1848, Floyd, Floyd, Virginia (son of John Newton ZENTMEYER and Martha Ann Catherine PENN); died 31 Aug 1895; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia Plot: 1-21.

Notes:

According to Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Classified Business Directory, one E.P. Zentmeyer was the Postmaster in Mayo Forge, Virginia in 1888-89.

Edwin married Mary Louisa HAIRSTON 15 Feb 1882, Henry, Virginia. Mary was born 12 Feb 1852, Patrick, Virginia; died Aft 1920, Henry, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Mary Louisa HAIRSTON was born 12 Feb 1852, Patrick, Virginia; died Aft 1920, Henry, Virginia.

Notes:

"Two of her children were born after 1886 and she is listed in the 1910 Georgia and 1920 Virginia Federal Census. I have not been able to determine where she was buried." - Robert Hairston, 2017

Children:

Edwin Penn ZENTMEYER was born 18 Mar 1883; died 30 Sep 1889; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia Plot: 1-21.
1. Hairston ZENTMEYER was born 23 Dec 1886; died 13 Jan 1887.
William P. ZENTMEYER was born 13 Jan 1888; died 9 Jun 1888; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia Plot: 1-21.
George Seawell ZENTMEYER was born 18 Apr 1889; died 19 Oct 1893, of typhoid fever.

Generation: 3

John Newton ZENTMEYER was born 13 Jul 1812, Montgomery Co., Virginia (son of Johannes ZENTMEYER and Barbary WINDLE); died 9 Mar 1892, Patrick Co., Virginia; was buried Abram Penn Farm Cemetery, Critz, Patrick, Virginia.

Notes:

"Johannes died in 1844 and was the father of John N. Zentmeyer. John N. had been clerk of the courts from about 1837-1855. As a matter of fact, the courthouse had a pic of every court clerk since the beginning of time - except for John N. Zentmeyer. So I gave them one and it now hangs in the courthouse with the others. John moved the family to Mayo Forge, Virginia in 1855 for benefit of his wife who was in in poor health - it was much warmer in Mayo Forge than up on Floyd mountain. His kids, Peter and Edwin, lived in Mayo Forge, Peter had three boys, one was my Grandfather, John Edwin. By the way, the house in Mayo Forge, built in 1852, every brick, nail and board made on site by slaves, is still owned by the Zentmeyers. Interesting stuff." - Gentry Zentmeyer, Martinsville, Virginia.

According to a letter written by John William Zentmeyer to Rev. William DeShazo, John was a surveyor prior to becoming Clerk of the Court. After his marriage to Martha Penn, John and Martha made their home in the Floyd Courthouse. They moved to Patrick County in 1855, and John engaged in the mercantile business in Mayo Forge for the remainder of his life. Sons Edwin and Peter were associated with him.

According to Chataigne's 1888-89 Virginia Business Directory for Patrick County, 'Zentmeyer & Sanders' were Tobacco Manufacturers in Mayo Forge.

John married Martha Ann Catherine PENN 15 Sep 1847, Patrick Co., VA. Martha was born 9 Aug 1820, Patrick Co., Virginia; died 20 Mar 1897; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Martha Ann Catherine PENN was born 9 Aug 1820, Patrick Co., Virginia; died 20 Mar 1897; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia.

Children:

2. Edwin Penn ZENTMEYER was born 26 Aug 1848, Floyd, Floyd, Virginia; died 31 Aug 1895; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia Plot: 1-21.
Peter Leath ZENTMEYER, Sr. was born 04 Aug 1850, Roanoke, Patrick, Virginia; died 29 Nov 1929, Stella, Mayo River, Patrick, Virginia; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia.
Mary Eliza ZENTMEYER was born 30 Oct 1851, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 10 Sep 1853, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Sep 1853, Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.
Sarah Lucinda ZENTMEYER was born 6 Dec 1853, Patrick Co., Virginia; died 12 Nov 1907; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia.
Flora ZENTMEYER was born Abt 1859, Patrick Co., Virginia.

Generation: 4

Johannes ZENTMEYER was born Aug 1763, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER and Catharina LNU); died 3 Sep 1844, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Sep 1844, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.

Notes:

Johannes Zentmeyer, grandson of Johann Bernhard Zentmeyer, emigrant ancestor of the Zentmeyers in the US. The surname was also recorded as 'Centmeyer,' 'Sentmeier,' 'C. Meyer,' 'C. Mayer,' 'St. Moyer,' and 'St. Mire.' Johannes married Barbary Windle about 1790. He was an early member of the Little River church, later renamed Zion Lutheran Church, which still stands in Floyd, Virginia. Rev. Robert J. Miller, a circuit preacher, wrote in 1813, "In the evening we went home with Mr. Zentmeyer, who appears to have a sense of divine things, and has a serious and promising family of children."

Time Line:
1763 baptized in Lancaster County
1783 was granted Treasury Land Warrant for 135 acres in Montgomery County near present-day Floyd, on Oldfield Creek near Franklin Pike
1789 married Barbary Windle in the Shenandoah Valley
1792 daughter Elizabeth born
1797 bought 40 acres from Jacob Miller in Montgomery County, Virginia, on Mudlick Creek near the present corner of McVitty Rd. and Old Cave Spring Rd., Cave Spring, Virginia.
1799 son Daniel born
1800 moved from Cave Spring to Montgomery County near present-day Floyd
1801 daughter Catherine born
1802 son David born
1805 daughter Rebecca born
1806 listed a Sponsor for baptism of Jacob Marchel and Sarah Krank
1808 listed as Sponsor for baptism of Lydia Marchel
1808 purchased 153 acres on south fork of Little River
1809 listed as an Officer of Little River Church, predecessor to Zion Lutheran
1809 unnamed daughter born who succumbed after one year
1810 US Census in Christiansburg, Montgomery County as John Zentmeyer
1812 135 acre Land Warrant property surveyed
1815 purchased 18 acres on Oldfield Creek from David Howell
1816 listed as Sponsor in baptism of Benjamin Herman
1817 listed as Sponsor in baptism of John Williams
1818 Cave Spring land was sold to John Hartman
1820 US Census in Christiansburg, Montgomery County as John Zentmin
1830 US Census in (La) Fayette, Montgomery County as John Zentmine
1840 US Census in Floyd County as John Zeatriger (Floyd County was formed from Montgomery County in 1831)

It is not clear why Johannes is listed in the 1810 and 1820 Census in Christiansburg, and in the 1830 Census in (La) Fayette. But there can be no doubt as to the identity of these three families, as the number and ages of the wife and children in the Censuses exactly match Johannes' family.

Johannes married Barbary WINDLE Abt 1789, Shenandoah, Virginia. Barbary was born 29 Mar 1771, Dunmore Co., Virginia; died 2 Oct 1839, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Oct 1839, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Barbary WINDLE was born 29 Mar 1771, Dunmore Co., Virginia; died 2 Oct 1839, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Oct 1839, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.

Notes:

It was unclear to me as to why Barbary was named in the will of her husband Johannes Zentmeyer who died in 1844, as the date of death on her headstone was 1839, until I checked and found that the will was written in 1838.

Children:

Elizabeth ZENTMEYER was born 1792, Botetourt Co., Virginia; died Aft 1860, Floyd Co., Virginia.
Daniel E ZENTMEYER was born 1799, Botetourt Co., Virginia; died 22 Jun 1865, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Jun 1865, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.
Catherine ZENTMEYER was born 1801, Botetourt or Montgomery, Virginia.
David Wendel ZENTMEYER was born 20 Feb 1802, Botetourt or Montgomery; died 29 Nov 1884, Warren Co., Ohio; was buried Dec 1884, Fort Ancient Cemetery aka Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Turtlecreek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio.
Rebecca ZENTMEYER was born 1805, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died 1853.
Unnamed ZENTMEYER was born 4 Jun 1809, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died Jul 1809, Montgomery Co., Virginia.
Mary R ZENTMEYER was born 1810, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died Abt 1860.
4. John Newton ZENTMEYER was born 13 Jul 1812, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died 9 Mar 1892, Patrick Co., Virginia; was buried Abram Penn Farm Cemetery, Critz, Patrick, Virginia.