John Newton ZENTMEYER

1812 - 1892  (79 years)

• Name	John Newton ZENTMEYER
  Born	13 Jul 1812	Montgomery Co., Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Mar 1892	Patrick Co., Virginia
  Buried	Abram Penn Farm Cemetery, Critz, Patrick, Virginia
  Person ID	I1651	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2015

  
  

• Notes

  "Johannes died in 1844 and was the father of John N. Zentmeyer. John N. had been clerk of the courts from about 1837-1855. As a matter of fact, the courthouse had a pic of every court clerk since the beginning of time - except for John N. Zentmeyer. So I gave them one and it now hangs in the courthouse with the others. John moved the family to Mayo Forge, Virginia in 1855 for benefit of his wife who was in in poor health - it was much warmer in Mayo Forge than up on Floyd mountain. His kids, Peter and Edwin, lived in Mayo Forge, Peter had three boys, one was my Grandfather, John Edwin. By the way, the house in Mayo Forge, built in 1852, every brick, nail and board made on site by slaves, is still owned by the Zentmeyers. Interesting stuff." - Gentry Zentmeyer According to a letter written by John William Zentmeyer to Rev. William DeShazo, John was a surveyor prior to becoming Clerk of the Court. After his marriage to Martha Penn, John and Martha made their home in the Floyd Courthouse. They moved to Patrick County in 1855, and John engaged in the mercantile business in Mayo Forge for the remainder of his life. Sons Edwin and Peter were associated with him. According to Chataigne's 1888-89 Virginia Business Directory for Patrick County, 'Zentmeyer & Sanders' were Tobacco Manufacturers in Mayo Forge.

  
  

Father	Johannes ZENTMEYER,   b. Aug 1763, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Sep 1844, Floyd Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 81 years)
Mother	Barbary WINDLE,   b. 29 Mar 1771, Dunmore Co., Virginia ,   d. 2 Oct 1839, Floyd Co., Virginia  (Age 68 years)
Married	Abt 1789	Shenandoah, Virginia
Family ID	F243	Group Sheet




Family	Martha Ann Catherine PENN,   b. 9 Aug 1820, Patrick Co., Virginia ,   d. 20 Mar 1897  (Age 76 years)
Married	15 Sep 1847	Patrick Co., VA   [2]
Children	+ 1. Edwin Penn ZENTMEYER,   b. 26 Aug 1848, Floyd, Floyd, Virginia ,   d. 31 Aug 1895  (Age 47 years) + 2. Peter Leath ZENTMEYER, Sr.,   b. 04 Aug 1850, Roanoke, Patrick, Virginia ,   d. 29 Nov 1929, Stella, Mayo River, Patrick, Virginia  (Age 79 years)   3. Mary Eliza ZENTMEYER,   b. 30 Oct 1851, Floyd Co., Virginia ,   d. 10 Sep 1853, Floyd Co., Virginia  (Age 1 years)   4. Sarah Lucinda ZENTMEYER,   b. 6 Dec 1853, Patrick Co., Virginia ,   d. 12 Nov 1907  (Age 53 years)   5. Flora ZENTMEYER,   b. Abt 1859, Patrick Co., Virginia
Family ID	F247	Group Sheet




• Photos » Slide Show		John N. Zentmeyer
  		Martha Penn Zentmeyer
  		SunnySide in Critz, Virginia SunneySide is a 200+ acre farm in Critz, Virginia which John N. and Martha Penn Zentmeyer purchased in the 1855. They owned slaves, who were well cared for by all accounts. The farm continues to operate under Zentmeyer family ownership. Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Slave House at Sunnyside, in Critz, Virginia John N. Zentmeyer owned five slaves in the 1850 Census and six in the 1860 Census. Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		John N. Zentmeyer's Headstone Located in a small family cemetery on an 11 acre farm in Patrick Co., Virginia which was recently purchased by Jan Zentmeyer and her husband Skip Skinner of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. This farm lies across the road from SunnySide. Photo courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Abram Penn Farm Cemetery, Critz, Virginia Photo courtesy Gary Zentmyer

  
  

• Sources

  [S07962] THE HAIRSTONS AND PENNS AND THEIR RELATIONS by Elizabeth Seawell Hairston Roanoke, VA; 1940,, Elizabeth Seawell Hairston, (Roanoke, VA; 1940). [S07881] RootsWeb Floyd Co VA GenWeb. [S05794] Information contributed by Gary Zentmyer, Site Administrator.