Samuel ZENTMEYER

Notes:

1885 IA Census in Trenton, Henry, Iowa w/Ella, John and Everrett
1895 IA Census in Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
1900 US Census in Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, as 'Jentmeyer,' Widowed
1910 US Census in Center Henry, Iowa with only John Ray Zentmeyer at home, evidently son Everett was adopted by the Weir family


Obituary - Samuel Zentmyer, who died at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Saturday, August 28, 1926 was a son of Rev. John and Sarah (Conoway) Zentmyer, and was born near Trenton, Iowa October 28, 1847. His parents were originally from Pennsylvania. They removed from there to Ohio, and then came on to Iowa. Their family consisted of David, Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, Lydia, Samuel, and Catherine. All but the last named, who is now Mrs. William Price of Pomona, Calif., are deceased. Their father, Rev. John Zentmyer, was a well-known and useful minister in the Church of God in this part of Iowa. In January of 1880, Samuel Zentmyer and Elmira J. Crumbly were united in marriage. Two children, John Ray Zentmyer, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and Everett Zentmyer, Duluth, Minn., were born to them. His wife dying on June 3, 1886, he later married Jennie Tarr, who also departed this life, leaving two children, Mrs. Lillie A. Gallup, Denver, Colo., and Geo. Witte Zentmyer, who died five years ago last July. Three grandchildren and many other friends and relatives survive. Deceased was an earnest Christian man. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of this city. He suffered much during his last illness but bore as best he could the pangs of death. His father died on September 1, 1874, at thte age of sixty-one, and his mother passed away on January 11, 1852 when she was forty-one. --from the Mt.Pleasant Daily News, Tuesday, 31 Aug 1926, page 1.


So, evidently after both of Samuel's wives died, he was unable or unwilling to care for all of his four children. In the 1900 US Census, only first-born John Ray Zentmeyer was living with him. Son Everett was living with Weir family, and son George was living with the Jay family. It is unclear where daughter Lillie was living, but she was not with Samuel.

Samuel married Ella F. CROMLEY 9 Feb 1881. Ella was born 1858; died 3 Jun 1886. [Group Sheet]

1. John Ray ZENTMEYER was born 15 Dec 1881, Center, Henry, Iowa.
2. Everett Cromley ZENTMEYER was born 18 Jul 1884, Trenton, Henry, Iowa; died 10 Apr 1952, Saint Louis, Minnesota.

Samuel married Jennie Mehitable TARR 17 Mar 1887, Mercer, Illinois. Jennie was born 6 May 1853, Monson, Piscataqis, Maine; died 11 Apr 1890, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Mercer, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

1. Lillie ZENTMEYER was born Abt 1887, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.
2. George Witte ZENTMEYER was born 21 Feb 1890, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; died 23 Jul 1922, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Lee, Iowa.

Notes:

1850 Census - IA - Henry - Trenton
John Zentmyers 37 PA Farmer
Sarah 34 PA
David 14 OH
Sarah 12 OH
Lydia 10 OH
Martha 7 OH
Elizabeth 5 OH
Samuel 3 IA
Catherine 6/12 IA


1860 Census - IA - Henry - Trenton
John Zentmyers 47 PA Farmer
David 4 OH
Lydia 20 OH
Martha 17 OH
Elizabeth 14 OH
Samuel 12 IA
Sarah10 IA


1870 Census - IA - Henry - Trenton
John Zentmyers 57 PA Farmer
David 34 PA Farm laborer
Samuel 22 IA Farm laborer
Sarah E 20 IA
Lydia 30 OH

1852 IA State Census Index 1A34
Zentmyers, John Henry Co. Trenton Twp. 3 males 6 females

1856 IA State Census Index
Henry Co Jefferson Twp
John Zentmyers 43 PA Farmer resident 10 yrs
David 20 OH
Liddy 16 OH
Martha 13 OH
Elizabeth 11 OH
Samuel 7 IA
Sarah 6 IA



1870 US Census in Trenton, Henry, Iowa

John married Sarah CONOWAY 23 Oct 1833, Welsh Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania. Sarah was born 1816, Pennsylvania; died 11 Jan 1852, Henry Co., Iowa; was buried Jan 1852, Old Richwood Cemetery, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Last name in marriage notice as 'Conoway,' in obituary of her son Samuel as 'Conoway,' in Henry County death record of daughter Elizabeth Zentmyer Jay as 'Conway,' and in Mills County death record of daughter Martha Zentmyer Haines as 'Hawbecker.'

Notes:

from Biographical Annals of Franklin Co.:

" . . John Zentmyers, a wagonmaker by trade, who, coming from Lancaster County, located near Upton, Franklin County, in 1817, but later farmed in Antrim Township, and still later worked at his trade in Peters Township. He died about 1854 (sic) in Antrim Township, and was interred in the old United Bretheran cemetery at Greencastle, a man highly respected during life, and sincerely mourned at death."

Burials in the Bretheran Cemetery were removed to Cedar Hill Cemetery in July of 1958. A bronze plaque there states, "This hallowed place is dedicated to the memory of those originally buried in the cemetery of the First E. U. B. Church, Greencastle, between 1812-1889, and removed to this plot July 1958." Unfortunately, no individual names are noted.

John married Mary Elizabeth WINGERT 18 Apr 1809, Reading First Reformed Church, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania. Mary was born 03 Mar 1791, (calculated from headstone); died 23 Feb 1848, Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Feb 1848, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(Johann) Jacob Zentmeyer, third surviving son of (Johann) Bernhard Zentmeyer and (Maria) Salome Roth Zentmeyer. Birth year on headstone does not agree with church records in Bischwiller. A blacksmith and farmer, he lived in Cocalico Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, and farmed at least 50 acres there on land between present-day Lincoln Gardens Rd. and Hackman Rd.

Johann — Catharine Susanna ZARTMAN. Catharine was born 3 Dec 1751, Brickerville, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Oct 1833, Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Keller's Cemetery, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Here lies Catharina Zentmeyer wife of Jacob Zentmeyer born Zartman was born the 3rd of January 1751 died October 1833 was 82 years 9 months and 5 days old

Birth date on headstone is at odds with church records.