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Elizabeth RUTH

Female 1829 - 1915  (85 years)


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  1. 1.  Elizabeth RUTH was born 19 Nov 1829, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 26 Mar 1915, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    "Lebanon -
    Dies at Age of 85 Years.

    Mrs. Elizabeth Zentmyer, of this city, died of general debility at the home of William Harlacher, 1488 Chestnut street, after an illness of six weeks. She was 85 years old and leaves two children, George Zentmyer, Manheim, and Mrs. Mary Meily, Hopeland. A sister, Mrs. Louise Stickler, and four brothers, Josiah, Samuel, John and William Ruth of Hopeland, Lancaster county, are also left."
    Reading Eagle
    Reading Pennsylvania
    Monday March 29 1915
    page 9.

    From the 1860 Census it appears in Adam and Susanna, George and Elizabeth, as well as William Ruth and his wife moved to Naperville, Illinois.

    Elizabeth — George E. ZENTMYER. George (son of Adam ZENTMEYER and Susanna ENCK) was born 10 Oct 1824, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 22 Feb 1907, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried Hopeland Cemetery, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    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.

Generation: 2