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1. | Wilson Porter ZENTMIRE was born 11 Sep 1847, Brown Co., Ohio (son of David ZENTMIRE and Dianna Amanda MINICK); died 25 Feb 1917, Perryton Twp., Mercer Co., Illinois; was buried Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Mercer, Illinois. Wilson married Nancy KIDDOO 17 Sep 1868, Millersburg, Mercer Co., Illinois. Nancy was born 17 Feb 1848, Joy, Mercer Co., Illinois; died 5 Apr 1923, Aledo, Mercer Co., Illinois; was buried Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Mercer, Illinois. [Group Sheet] Children:
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2. | David ZENTMIRE was born 6 Mar 1810, Washington, Warren, Ohio (son of George ZENTMIRE and Elizabeth DUNN); died 20 Feb 1870, Millersburg Twp, Mercer Co., Illinois; was buried Brick Cemetery, Joy, Mercer Co., Illinois. Notes: "William H. Zentmire was born in Warren County, Ohio, September 1, 1844. His father, David Zentmire, was a native of the same state and was of German ancestry. The paternal grandfather served as a soldier in the War of 1812. David Zentmire was a carpenter by trade and followed that pursuit in early manhood, but afterward turned his attention to farming and became fairly well-to-do. His political allegiance was given to the Whig Party and he afterward supported the Republican Party. He married Diana Minick, who was born in Pennsylvania and was a member of the Quaker or Friends church. She represented one of the old Pennsylvania Dutch families. By her marriage she became the mother of the following named: Angeline, the wife of Robert J. Black, a retired farmer living in Chautauqua County, Kansas; Amanda, deceased; Samantha, who makes her home with her sister Angeline; William H.; Sylvester, deceased; Wilson, who is superintendent of the county infirmary of Mercer County, Illinois; Elizabeth, the wife of Hale McClure, a cattleman of North Dakota; George, a cattleman of Montana; Harry, who is engaged in farming near Big Mound, Iowa; Alice, the widow of Horace McLean, of Red Oak, Iowa; and Eva, the wife of Adam Hemingway and a resident of Red Oak, Iowa." David married Dianna Amanda MINICK 26 May 1840, Warren Co., Ohio. Dianna was born 26 Apr 1820, Ohio; died 4 Jul 1869, Millersburg Twp., Mercer Co., Illinois; was buried Brick Cemetery, Joy, Mercer Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Dianna Amanda MINICK was born 26 Apr 1820, Ohio; died 4 Jul 1869, Millersburg Twp., Mercer Co., Illinois; was buried Brick Cemetery, Joy, Mercer Co., Illinois. Notes: Although the 1907 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, pages 734 & 735 says Dianna was born in Pennsylvania, and the 1860 US Census recorded her being born in Virginia, David and Dianna's marriage record indicated she was born in Ohio, as did the History of Mercer and Henderson Counties, 1882, so we are going with Ohio.
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4. | George ZENTMIRE was born 13 Sep 1769, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER and Catharina LNU); died 20 May 1836, Washington Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; was buried May 1836, Olive Branch Cemetery, Washington Twp., Warren Co., Ohio. Notes: George's surname was also noted as Zentmyer, Sentmire, Zentmyre, Zentmeyer, St. Myer, Saintmyer George married Elizabeth DUNN 14 Mar 1797, Frederick Co., Virginia, married by Alexander Balmain. Elizabeth was born 9 Nov 1776, Virginia; died 18 Feb 1854, Warren Co., Ohio; was buried Feb 1854, Olive Branch Cemetery at Warren Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Elizabeth DUNN was born 9 Nov 1776, Virginia; died 18 Feb 1854, Warren Co., Ohio; was buried Feb 1854, Olive Branch Cemetery at Warren Co., Ohio.
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8. | Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER was born 11 Mar 1740, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (son of Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER and Maria Salome ROTH); died Abt 1820, Shenandoah Co., (now Warren Co.) Virginia; was buried Santmyer Cemetery, in an unmarked grave. Notes: There is much additional material about Bernhard on the York Co. page. Johann married Catharina LNU Bef 1760. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Catharina LNU Notes: We do not have a surname for Bernhard's wife. She was identified as 'Catharina' both in the birth record for her son Johannes in 1763, and as a baptismal sponsor with Bernhard for Anna Margaretha Geister on 7 Aug 1760. This dates their wedding to around 1760 when Bernhard would have been twenty years old. Notes: The 1760 marriage date is from a birth record for Anna Margaretha Geister, which lists Bernhardt Zentmoyer and Catharina as sponsors.
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