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1. | Walter ZENTMYER was born 28 Sep 1889, near Richland, Hopkins Co., Kentucky (son of William Henry ZENTMYER and Lillie Katherine PECK); died 17 Apr 1951, Richland, Hopkins Co., Kentucky; was buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky. Walter married Missouri Belle FORK 25 Apr 1909, Hopkins Co., KY. Missouri was born 4 Oct 1890; died 13 May 1973. [Group Sheet] Children:
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2. | William Henry ZENTMYER was born 24 Jun 1849, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (son of Benjamin Gorgas ZENTMEYER and Caroline SANDS); died 5 Jul 1927, Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky; was buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky. Notes: "Benjamin Franklin Zentmyer (Frank) and his brother William went from Vermillion Illinois to Kentucky by oxen, pulling a saw mill across the frozen Ohio River in the winter of 1883-1884. They settled near Manitou, Kentucky. Bill and his family lived in Madisonville and their younger brother Thomas Jefferson Zentmyer worked on a railroad near St Louis and fell off the train and was killed. Don't think he ever married. William married Lillie Katherine PECK Abt 1868. Lillie was born 1850, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania; died 1939, near Richland, Hopkins Co., Kentucky; was buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins Co., Kentucky. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Lillie Katherine PECK was born 1850, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania; died 1939, near Richland, Hopkins Co., Kentucky; was buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins Co., Kentucky.
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4. | Benjamin Gorgas ZENTMEYER was born 12 Aug 1826, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Samuel ZENTMEYER and Catherine GORGAS); died 21 Apr 1863, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Salem Lutheran Church, Kissel Hill, Lancaster Co., PA. Notes: Benjamin G. Zentmyer was enrolled on the 11th day of September, 1862 at Ephrata, Pennsylvania in Co. C, 17th Regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteers to serve three years or during the Civil War, and mustered into service as a Sergeant on the 27th day of September, 1862 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was taken prisoner at Ocoguan City, Virginia on the 27th day of December, 1862 and after being paroled, was sent to parole camp at Annapolis, Marylend., where he contracted smallpox. This statement was from Major Weidner H. Spera of the Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was sent home on leave the 3rd day of April, 1863. Jno. H. Shink M.D. saw him on the day he reached home. He stated that Benjamin G. Zentmyer's smallpox was in the secondary stage and was beyond medical aid. He lived until the 21st day of April, 1863. Benjamin married Caroline SANDS 28 May 1848, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Holland, Lancaster Co., PA. Caroline was born 17 Dec 1830, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 19 Apr 1900, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA; was buried Moravian Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Caroline SANDS was born 17 Dec 1830, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 19 Apr 1900, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA; was buried Moravian Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA.
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8. | Samuel ZENTMEYER was born 16 Nov 1793, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (son of Johann Jacob ZENTMEYER and Catharine Susanna ZARTMAN); died 17 May 1875, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kissel Hill, Pennsylvania. Notes: For several years Samuel owned and operated a tannery in Lancaster County, and he was also the possessor of a small farm of forty acres. His last occupation was that of teaching, in which he was engaged for eighteen years. He was a Republican, and an elder in the United Brethren Church. -History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1907 Samuel — Catherine GORGAS. Catherine was born 17 Aug 1796, Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Pennylvania; died 5 Nov 1868, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Nov 1868, Salem Lutheran Church of Kissel Hill Cemetery, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Catherine GORGAS was born 17 Aug 1796, Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Pennylvania; died 5 Nov 1868, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Nov 1868, Salem Lutheran Church of Kissel Hill Cemetery, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.
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