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1. | Johann Jacob ZENTMEYER was born 12 Sep 1742, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (son of Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER and Maria Salome ROTH); died 11 Jan 1750, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. |
2. | Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER was born 1 Jan 1707, Roigheim, Württemberg, Germany (son of Johann Jacob ZENTMAIR and Ursula WALTER); died 9 Mar 1784, Warwick Twp. (now Penn), Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Union (White Oak) Cemetery, Warwick Twp. (now Penn), Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Notes: Bernhard was the Patriarch of the Zentmeyer/ Zentmyer/ Zentmire/ Santmyer/ Santmyers families in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and later into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska. Johann married Maria Salome ROTH 16 Feb 1739, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Maria (daughter of Jacob ROTH and Catharina WALTHER) was born 16 Mar 1712, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died 1774, Warwick Twp., (now Penn) Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Union (White Oak) Cemetery, Penryn, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Maria Salome ROTH was born 16 Mar 1712, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (daughter of Jacob ROTH and Catharina WALTHER); died 1774, Warwick Twp., (now Penn) Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Union (White Oak) Cemetery, Penryn, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Notes: Headstone Inscription:
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4. | Johann Jacob ZENTMAIR was born 15 Feb 1661, Vincenzenbronn, Bavaria, Germany (son of Simon ZEHNTMEYER and Maria PREUSS); died 25 Aug 1733, Roigheim, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Other Events:
Notes: The Surname was also frequently seen as Centmeyer. In German, words beginning with Z and C both begin with an identical "TS" sound, so the name was recorded as the scribe chose to write it. Johann married Ursula WALTER 1699, Roigheim, Württemberg, Germany. Ursula was born Bef 1681; died 2 Jul 1720, Roigheim, D-74255. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Ursula WALTER was born Bef 1681; died 2 Jul 1720, Roigheim, D-74255. Notes: Died: Notes: 27 Aug 2017
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6. | Jacob ROTH Jacob — Catharina WALTHER. [Group Sheet] |
7. | Catharina WALTHER
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8. | Simon ZEHNTMEYER was born Cal 1622, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, D-85276, Bayern (son of Johannes ZECHETMAYR); died 9 May 1686, Unterschlauersbach, D-90613 Großhabersdorf; was buried 10 May 1686, Dietenhofen, D-90599. Other Events:
Notes: We have normalized the surname to Zehntmeyer, but spellings in the records for Simon also include Zehendmeyer, Zehentmeyer, Zehetmeyer, and Zechetmayr. Simon married Maria PREUSS 23 May 1654, Ammerndorf, D-90614. Maria (daughter of Johann PREUSS and Margaretha LNU) was born Bef 1638; died Aft 8 Mar 1692. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Maria PREUSS was born Bef 1638 (daughter of Johann PREUSS and Margaretha LNU); died Aft 8 Mar 1692. Notes: Simon first appeared in the record obtaining a job in 1650 at a mill in Ammerndorf, Bavaria owned at the time by Johann Preuss. This mill was built in 1607 and continues to operate under the ownership of Albert Stinzendörfer, whose family has owned it since 1878. We visited this mill and drank beer with the Stinzendörfer family in 2010. The mill owner's daughter, Maria Preuss, became pregnant by Simon, and the two married in 1654. This explains the atypical union between Catholic and Lutheran. No further traces of the couple can be found in Ammerndorf after 1657. The year after son Jacob was born, Simon and Maria bought a house at Hauptstrasse 33 in Unterschlauersbach, Bavaria. The purchase contract lists Simon's place of origin as 'Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria.' We visited this house in 2011 and met the owners, Herr Kolb and his wife. They were very kind, and gave us a photo of the original house which had been demolished in the 1990s. This photo of the original house was taken in 1906.
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