Henry G. ZENTMEYER

1838 - 1920  (81 years)

• Name	Henry G. ZENTMEYER
  Birth	24 Aug 1838	Warwick Twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Feb 1920	Derry, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania
  Burial	Spring Creek Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania
  Notes	Henry received a common school education, and in his youth was engaged in farming. He devoted nine months to the blacksmith's trade, after which he served an apprenticeship of three years to the trade of painting and paper-hanging, with his brother Benjamin. After working three years as a journeyman, he went into business for himself, and has built up a very large connection employing twelve men, also conducting a store for the sale of paint and wallpaper. Among many large contracts he has had was that for Milton Hershey, including the work on all his dwellings and his large chocolate plant, which alone covers more than six acres. Mr. Zentmyer has several fine properties in the place besides his residence, which is a spacious and commodious double house, recently erected by himself. His political principles are those of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the United Brethren Church, in which he has served as steward and class leader. -History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1907
  Person ID	I87188	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel Zartman ZENTMEYER,   b. 16 Nov 1793, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 17 May 1875, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Catherine GORGAS,   b. 17 Aug 1796, Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Pennylvania d. 5 Nov 1868, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca UHLER,   b. 11 Oct 1841, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 9 Mar 1921, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1860	Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Rev. Henry Landis presdiding
  Children	1. Mary Ann ZENTMEYER,   b. 21 Jun 1861, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 6 Oct 1869, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 8 years) + 2. Elizabeth K. ZENTMEYER,   b. 11 Apr 1863, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 21 Nov 1936, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 73 years) + 3. George W. ZENTMEYER,   b. 22 Oct 1865, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 17 Jan 1943, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 77 years) + 4. Harry/Henry Ward ZENTMEYER,   b. 12 Mar 1868, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 13 Jun 1932, Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania (Age 64 years) + 5. Samuel James ZENTMEYER,   b. 5 Feb 1871, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 20 Dec 1955, Palmyra, Lebanon, Pennsylvania (Age 84 years) + 6. Benjamin Franklin ZENTMEYER,   b. 2 Apr 1873, Hershey, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 2 Nov 1955 (Age 82 years)   7. Bertha Gertrude ZENTMEYER,   b. Jun 1877, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 1880, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 2 years) + 8. Clara Ellen ZENTMEYER,   b. 24 Jan 1880, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 21 Jul 1960, Hershey, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 80 years) + 9. Charles Monroe ZENTMEYER,   b. 24 Mar 1882, Hershey, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F23693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2016

  
  

• Photos

  Headstone of Henry G. Zentmeyer and Rebecca Uhler In Spring Creek Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania Photo courtesy of Glenn Koons