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Sarah Katherine SNOWBERGER

Female 1834 - 1911  (76 years)


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  1. 1.  Sarah Katherine SNOWBERGER was born 30 Sep 1834, Quincy, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Aug 1911, Clay Hill, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Browns Mill Cemetery, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    Mrs Sarah Zentmyer, aged 77 yrs., widow of Daniel Zentmyer, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs George Unger, Upton, yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, aged 77 years and 10 months.
    Death was due to the infirmities of age. he had been ill about six weeks, but previous to that time had been exceedingly active.
    Mrs Zentmyer was born between Nunnery and Quincy, the daughter of Daniel Snowberger, who was a descendant of the Johannes Schneeberger (Schnee is snow in Schweizerdeutsch, Johannes was Swiss -Ed) who first settled in this county. She was the last of her fathers family.
    Mrs Zentmyer was a member of the church of the brethren and a woman of kindest disposition and a broad spirit of helpfulness. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her.
    She was married in 1855 to Daniel Zentmyer, and all her life was spent in Quincy or Antrim township. Her husband died four years ago and since then she had lived with her daughter in Upton.
    She is survived by one daughter; Mrs George Unger and five sons; Calvin, Sterling, Illinois; Daniel, Idaho; David, Zullinger; John, Greencastle; J Burns, Waynesboro.
    Funeral Sunday 9 a.m.; service in Browns Mill Church of the Brethren, conducted by Rev. Leonard and Rev. Emmanuel Shrader. Internment in the graveyard adjoining. (According to Sarah's Death Certificate and the 1850 US Census, Sarah was the daughter of David Burger and Nancy Mann -Ed)

    Sarah married Daniel ZENTMYER 12 Oct 1854, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Daniel (son of Daniel ZENTMYER and Mary Margaret ZIEGLER) was born 08 Sep 1829, Quincy, Pennsylvania; died 30 Jan 1907, Clay Hill, Pennsylvania; was buried Brown's Mill Cemetery, Greencastle, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Amos Calvin ZENTMYER was born 1856, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 May 1935, Mysox, Carroll Co., Illinois; was buried Browns Mill Cemetery, Kauffman, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania.
    2. Daniel Burger ZENTMYER was born 21 Mar 1858, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died Bef 1910, Atlantic, Cass, Iowa.
    3. Martin James ZENTMYER was born 23 Nov 1860, Quincy Twp., Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 01 Oct 1861, Pleasant Hall, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Brown's Mill Cemetery.
    4. William Theodore ZENTMYER was born 23 Nov 1860, Quincy, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 5 Dec 1894, Scotland, Franklin, Pennsylvania; was buried Brown's Mill Dunkard Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania .
    5. David Andrew ZENTMYER was born 28 Dec 1863, Clay Hill, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Nov 1931, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Grindstone Hill Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.
    6. John Henry ZENTMYER was born 05 Jan 1867, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Oct 1945, Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania; was buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania.
    7. Nancy Elizabeth ZENTMYER was born 07 Nov 1870, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 01 Feb 1874, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Brown's Mill Cemetery.
    8. Mary (Mollie) Catharine ZENTMYER was born 07 Aug 1872, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 1967; was buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle.
    9. Isaac Newton (Burns) ZENTMYER was born 30 Jan 1880, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 31 Jan 1960, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Greenhill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.

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