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Charles Jacob ZENTMEYER

Male 1863 - 1918  (54 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charles Jacob ZENTMEYER was born 11 Oct 1863, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania (son of Enos Peter ZENTMEYER and Rachel HARRISON); died 06 Jun 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Union Co, Pennsylvania Section 2D Lot 737.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Enos Peter ZENTMEYER was born 2 Oct 1822, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania (son of Jacob ZENTMEYER and Eve Catherine WIELAND); died 27 Aug 1884, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    Fought in the Mexican War, 1846.

    Fought in Civil War, 28th Regiment, Pennsylvania, Emergency Troops

    Enos — Rachel HARRISON. Rachel was born 29 Jun 1824, Pennsylvania; died 29 Dec 1876, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg, Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rachel HARRISON was born 29 Jun 1824, Pennsylvania; died 29 Dec 1876, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg, Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania.
    Children:
    1. Hannah ZENTMEYER was born 1844, Pennsylvania.
    2. Frank ZENTMEYER was born 11 Nov 1850, Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Feb 1912, Lewisburg Union Co, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Union Co, Pennsylvania.
    3. Lydia ZENTMEYER was born 1853, Pennsylvania.
    4. Rachel Catharina ZENTMEYER was born 23 Jan 1857, Pennsylvania; died 30 Dec 1862, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Union, Pennsylvania.
    5. Ella Capitola ZENTMEYER was born 03 Sep 1859; died 03 Nov 1862, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Union Co, Pennsylvania.
    6. Willie Ellsworth ZENTMEYER was born 09 Jun 1862; died 20 Nov 1862, Lewisburg Union Co, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania.
    7. 1. Charles Jacob ZENTMEYER was born 11 Oct 1863, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; died 06 Jun 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Union Co, Pennsylvania Section 2D Lot 737.
    8. John H ZENTMEYER was born 17 Sep 1866, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; died 6 Sep 1948, Kelly, Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob ZENTMEYER was born 27 Nov 1778, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania (son of Johann Jacob ZENTMEYER and Catharine Susanna ZARTMAN); died 8 Mar 1849, Derrstown, (now Lewisburg) East Buffalo Twp., Union Co., Pennsylvania; was buried 09 Mar 1849, Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union Co., Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    Jacob Zentmeyer, grandson of Johann Bernhard Zentmeyer through his son Jacob, moved into the Buffalo Valley around 1810, and his descendants lived there until well into the early 1900s. The Buffalo Valley was also the home of Nathaniel Strayhorn, who moved there in the late 1700s and whose offspring populated the region until the late 1800s.

    Jacob — Eve Catherine WIELAND. Eve was born 21 Feb 1784; died 13 Mar 1863, Derrstown, (now Lewisburg) East Buffalo Twp., Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Plot J. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Eve Catherine WIELAND was born 21 Feb 1784; died 13 Mar 1863, Derrstown, (now Lewisburg) East Buffalo Twp., Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Plot J.
    Children:
    1. Catherine ZENTMEYER was born 03 Mar 1804; died 19 Dec 1874.
    2. Israel ZENTMEYER was born 06 Nov 1805, Warwick Twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jul 1875, Howard, Indiana; was buried Union Civil Cemetery, Phlox, Howard, Indiana .
    3. Gabriel ZENTMEYER was born 22 Oct 1806, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Bef 1820.
    4. Rachel ZENTMEYER was born 27 Mar 1811, Lewisburg, Union Co., Pennsylvania; died 31 May 1900; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Union Co, Pennsylvania.
    5. Leah ZENTMEYER was born 1 Nov 1813, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; died 21 Nov 1891, Lewisburg, Union Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
    6. Joel ZENTMEYER was born 14 Jan 1818, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; died 8 Jan 1885, Lewisburg, Union Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
    7. 2. Enos Peter ZENTMEYER was born 2 Oct 1822, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; died 27 Aug 1884, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johann Jacob ZENTMEYER was born 30 Dec 1751, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (son of Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER and Maria Salome ROTH); died 22 Mar 1831, Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried Keller Cemetery, Ephrata, Pennsylvania.

    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]


  2. 9.  Catharine Susanna ZARTMAN 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.

    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.

    Children:
    1. 4. Jacob ZENTMEYER was born 27 Nov 1778, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1849, Derrstown, (now Lewisburg) East Buffalo Twp., Union Co., Pennsylvania; was buried 09 Mar 1849, Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
    2. John S. ZENTMEYER was born 26 Feb 1780, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Dec 1857, Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Dec 1857, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania.
    3. Joseph ZENTMEYER was born 1783, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 11 Dec 1871, Stark County, Ohio; was buried Mudbrook Cemetery, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio Row 46.
    4. Catherine ZENTMEYER was born Abt 1784, Pennsylvania; died 12 Mar 1863, Pennsylvania; was buried Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Adam ZENTMEYER was born 03 Jul 1786, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Dec 1872, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Lehn's Graveyard, Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
    6. Elizabeth ZENTMEYER was born Abt 1788.
    7. Salome ZENTMEYER was born 17 Jul 1789, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 17 Jan 1857, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried Keller Cemetery, Springville, Lancaster Co., PA.
    8. Susannah ZENTMEYER was born Abt 1792.
    9. Samuel ZENTMEYER was born 16 Nov 1793, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 17 May 1875, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kissel Hill, Pennsylvania.