George E. ZENTMYER

George — Elizabeth RUTH. Elizabeth was born 19 Nov 1829, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 26 Mar 1915, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary Elizabeth ZENTMYER was born 6 Jun 1847, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 3 Jun 1922, Hopeland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Brickerville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
2. Angelina ZENTMYER was born 1851, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
3. Samuel R. ZENTMYER was born 13 Jul 1851, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 3 Dec 1907, Clay, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried Hopeland Cemetery, Hopeland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
4. George Marten ZENTMYER was born 26 Oct 1858, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 16 Sep 1928, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried Hopeland Cemetery, Hopeland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
5. Susanna ZENTMYER was born 1859, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Notes:

1850 - Elizabeth, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Adam Zentmeyer 63 - Pennsylvania
Susanna 53 - Pennsylvania
Susan 23 - Pennsylvania

1860 - Naperville, DuPage, Illinois
Adam Zentmeyer 72 - Pennsylvania
Susanna 62 - Pennsylvania

1870 - Naperville, DuPage, Illinois
Adam Sentmire 84 - Pennsylvania
Susanna 75 - Pennsylvania




"As for Adam, he definitely died in Lancaster Co. The Naperville Clarion of October 19, 1870 carried this item in the 'Gossip columns": "Mr Adam Zentmyer, the oldest man in Copenhagen, is about to shake the dust from his feet, turn his back upon that burg and remove to Pennsylvania. He has sale on the 28th inst., and has three of the best cows in this county, which will be sold." The diary of Jacob Zentmyer, grandson of Adam, says on December 25, 1872: "We hat A poor chrismus no fun ataul we hat A turkey for diner Anuff to Eat and we are all well today we got A letter from M L Miller she rides that grandfather Zentmyer died he was 86 years & 5 month & 12 day old only sick from Sat till Sunday Night cold it began to Snow this Evening" Spelling and punctuation are as in the original. M. L. (Mary Louise) Miller was a first cousin to Jacob and lived (at least in later years) in Lancaster city."

Mike Fichtel

Adam married Susanna ENCK Abt 1815, Pennsylvania. Susanna was born 1797, Pennsylvania; died 31 Mar 1874, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Lehn's Graveyard, Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lancaster Co. PA deed book S6 pg 380
Adam Zentmeyer and Susanna his wife of Elizabeth Twp. Lancaster Co. PA Susanna being an heir agreably to law to the estate of John Stehley late of same place received 9 dollars 67 1/2 cents from William Dreish and Samuel Eberly executors of the Estate 11 Oct 1834.
Pages before and after name 8 other Encks being one of 9 children of Mary Enck deceased sister to John Stehly.


Note courtesty of Sherry Staley~Harysch

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.

Notes:

Bernhard was the Patriarch of the Zentmeyer/ Zentmyer/ Zentmire/ Santmyer/ Santmyers families in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and later into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska.

There is a Bernhard Nicholas Santmyer listed in FamilySearch records and elsewhere as a member of this family, but he never actually existed, he is an unfortunate synthesis of several records by an unidentified compiler. I am working diligently with FamilySearch to remove this fabrication from the record.

Bernhard is also not related to Henricus Zentmaÿr of Brilon, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany, an actual person, who had been incorrectly linked to this family in good faith by Dorothy Zentmyer Jones

Penn Township was formed out of Warwick Township in 1846.

Johann married Maria Salome ROTH 16 Feb 1739, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Maria (daughter of Jacob ROTH and Catharina WALTHER) was born 16 Mar 1712, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died 1774, Warwick Twp., (now Penn) Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Union (White Oak) Cemetery, Penryn, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Headstone Inscription:
(East Face) Here lies with God Salome Zentmeyer was buried in the year 1774
(West Face) Was 61 Years Old
Salome was born 16 Mar 1712 per church records (Kirchenbücher) in Bischwiller, so she must have died before March 1774.