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1. | Franklin Ruth ZENTMYER was born 24 Nov 1858, Naperville, DuPage Co., Ilinois, date per Masonic Lodge (son of Jacob Stutenroth ZENTMYER and Rebecca Ella RUTH); died 11 Nov 1929, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois. Franklin married Ella Elizabeth BAISH 27 Dec 1881, DuPage Co., Illinois. Ella was born 8 May 1866, Wheatland, Will Co., Illinois; died 10 Mar 1920, Aurora, Kane Co., IIlinois; was buried Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois. [Group Sheet] Children:
Franklin married Elizabeth O'KEEFE 21 May 1916. Elizabeth was born 29 Jan 1881, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; died 29 Aug 1949, Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] Children:
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2. | Jacob Stutenroth ZENTMYER was born 10 Jun 1837, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Benjamin E ZENTMYER and Catherine A. STUTENROTH); died 30 Jun 1923, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois; was buried Jul 1923, Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois. Notes: Jacob was a carpenter and a homebuilder, having built a number of buildings in the central section of Naperville. In 1875 Jacob and Rebecca moved to a farm in Will County where they lived for 24 years. After losing an arm in a corn shredder accident in 1899, Jacob became a traveling patent medicine salesman for Bloomer's Home Products. Jacob and Rebecca celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in Naperville in 1923, and died later that same year six weeks apart. Jacob married Rebecca Ella RUTH 26 Jan 1858, DuPage Co., Illinois. Rebecca was born 25 Sep 1840; died 18 Aug 1923, Aurora, Kane, Illinois; was buried Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Rebecca Ella RUTH was born 25 Sep 1840; died 18 Aug 1923, Aurora, Kane, Illinois; was buried Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois.
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4. | Benjamin E ZENTMYER was born 1817, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Adam ZENTMEYER and Susanna ENCK); died 17 Dec 1856, Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois; was buried Copenhagen Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois (per Mike Fichtel). Notes: Lived in Penn and Warwick Townships in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Benjamin married Catherine A. STUTENROTH 16 Nov 1837. Catherine was born 14 Dec 1815; died 21 Apr 1891, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois; was buried Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois (per Mike Fichtel). [Group Sheet] |
5. | Catherine A. STUTENROTH was born 14 Dec 1815; died 21 Apr 1891, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois; was buried Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois (per Mike Fichtel). Notes: Catherine is buried in Naperville Cemetery, where her headstone reads "Catherine Feldman." Clearly Catherine, who lived another 35 years after Benjamin's death, remarried.
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8. | Adam ZENTMEYER was born 03 Jul 1786, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Johann Jacob ZENTMEYER and Catharine Susanna ZARTMAN); died 15 Dec 1872, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Lehn's Graveyard, Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Notes: 1850 - Elizabeth, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 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] |
9. | Susanna ENCK was born 1797, Pennsylvania; died 31 Mar 1874, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Lehn's Graveyard, Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Notes: Lancaster Co. PA deed book S6 pg 380
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