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Name | George Aubrey ZENTMYER | |
Prefix | Dr. | |
Suffix | Jr. | |
Born | 9 Aug 1913 | North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska |
Gender | Male | |
Died | 8 Feb 2003 | Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California |
Buried | Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside Co., CA, SW cor. Section W-2 | |
Person ID | I176 | Zentmeyer Main Tree |
Last Modified | 29 May 2020 |
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Father | George Aubrey ZENTMYER, b. 2 May 1880, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska , d. 17 Jan 1968, Riverside, Riverside, California (Age 87 years) | |
Mother | Mary Elizabeth STRAHORN, b. 22 Dec 1885, Sterling, Logan, Colorado , d. 12 May 1973, Riverside, Riverside, California (Age 87 years) | |
Married | 28 Apr 1910 | North Platte, Nebraska |
Family ID | F365 | Group Sheet |
Family | Dorothy Anne DUDLEY, b. 11 Jan 1912, Charleston, Coles, Illinois , d. 5 Nov 2008, Belmont, San Mateo, California (Age 96 years) | |||||||
Married | 24 May 1941 | New Haven, Connecticut | ||||||
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Last Modified | 19 Jun 2019 | |||||||
Family ID | F115 | Group Sheet |
Photos | Los Angeles Times 17 Nov 1918 featuring the George and Mary Zentmyer and sons John and George Jr. From the Zentmyer Collection, Mary holding George Jr., John walking between Mary and George. They were not identified in the article. They were likely returning to their temporary residence at the home of Mary's aunt, Alfaretta (Retta) Strahorn Scott, and her husband Waldo. | |
Zentmyers and Strahorns on the porch, 1920 From the Zentmyer Collection. Likely at the Strahorn's house at 521 W. 27th Street, Los Angeles. From left - John Zentmyer, his mother Mary, Sarah and John Calvin Strahorn, George Zentmyer, and John's brother George Jr. This image was colorized from black and white photo using the AI program DeOldify. A pretty good result. | ||
George Zentmyer family house in Las Vegas in 1923 From the Zentmyer Collection. Photo taken by his son John Zentmyer age 11, with his Brownie Camera. | ||
Pack Trip, Eastern Sierra, 1933 From the Zentmyer Collection. Family lore says George took his sons John and George Jr. on a pack trip in the Eastern Sierras after their High School graduations. This image is consistent with this story, and shows John and his father George, with George Jr. being the likely photographer. This is probably the start of the trip, as there are corrals and gear visible. | ||
George Zentmyer in South America George traveled widely in his research to isolate Phytophthora Cinnamomi as the cause of the decline of the avocado industry in California, and to develop new avocado strains which were resistant to it. | ||
Article published upon George Zentmyer's election to the National Academy of Sciences | ||
George Zentmyer, a late career image | ||
Entrance to Olivewood Cemetery Olivewood is located at 3300 Central Ave, Riverside, CA 92506 | ||
Location of grave markers in Olivewood Cemetery About two hundred feet from the easternmost border of the southern half of the cemetery Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer | ||
Headstone for George A. Zentmyer Sr., also his son George Jr.
Located in the Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California. The symbol suggests George was a Freemason, we have inquired of the local chapter as to George's membership. George's Jr's ashes were buried in the same plot as his father. Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer |