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Rev. John ZENTMEYER

Male 1813 - 1874  (61 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. John ZENTMEYER was born 1813, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Sep 1874, Mt Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa; was buried Sep 1875, Old Richwood Cemetery, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa.

    Notes:

    1850 Census - IA - Henry - Trenton
    John Zentmyers 37 PA Farmer
    Sarah 34 PA
    David 14 OH
    Sarah 12 OH
    Lydia 10 OH
    Martha 7 OH
    Elizabeth 5 OH
    Samuel 3 IA
    Catherine 6/12 IA


    1860 Census - IA - Henry - Trenton
    John Zentmyers 47 PA Farmer
    David 4 OH
    Lydia 20 OH
    Martha 17 OH
    Elizabeth 14 OH
    Samuel 12 IA
    Sarah10 IA


    1870 Census - IA - Henry - Trenton
    John Zentmyers 57 PA Farmer
    David 34 PA Farm laborer
    Samuel 22 IA Farm laborer
    Sarah E 20 IA
    Lydia 30 OH

    1852 IA State Census Index 1A34
    Zentmyers, John Henry Co. Trenton Twp. 3 males 6 females

    1856 IA State Census Index
    Henry Co Jefferson Twp
    John Zentmyers 43 PA Farmer resident 10 yrs
    David 20 OH
    Liddy 16 OH
    Martha 13 OH
    Elizabeth 11 OH
    Samuel 7 IA
    Sarah 6 IA



    1870 US Census in Trenton, Henry, Iowa

    John married Sarah CONOWAY 23 Oct 1833, Welsh Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania. Sarah was born 1816, Pennsylvania; died 11 Jan 1852, Henry Co., Iowa; was buried Jan 1852, Old Richwood Cemetery, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. David Conoway ZENTMEYERS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1833, Ohio; died 16 Apr 1916, Mt Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa; was buried Old Richwood Cemetery, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa.
    2. 3. Mary Ann (Sarah) ZENTMEYERS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 May 1836, Ohio; died 31 Jan 1891, Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa; was buried Green Mound Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa.
    3. 4. Lydia ZENTMEYERS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jan 1840, Ohio; died 15 Jul 1922, Henry, Iowa.
    4. 5. Martha ZENTMEYERS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Mar 1843, Ohio; died 25 Jan 1930.
    5. 6. Elizabeth ZENTMEYERS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jul 1845, Ohio; died 12 Apr 1914, Iowa.
    6. 7. Samuel ZENTMEYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Oct 1847, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa; died 28 Aug 1926, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; was buried Richwoods Cemetery, Henry, Iowa.
    7. 8. Sarah Catharine ZENTMEYERS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1849, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa; died 24 Oct 1934, Iowa.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David Conoway ZENTMEYERS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 12 May 1833, Ohio; died 16 Apr 1916, Mt Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa; was buried Old Richwood Cemetery, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa.

    Notes:

    Sometime after 1880 and by 1900, he was admitted to the Iowa State Hospital for the Insane in Mt Pleasant, Henry Co. This is most likely where he died in 1916 as he is listed as an inmate here in the 1910 U.S. Census and again in 1915 in the Iowa State Census.


  2. 3.  Mary Ann (Sarah) ZENTMEYERS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1 May 1836, Ohio; died 31 Jan 1891, Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa; was buried Green Mound Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Mary Ann listed as 'Sarah' in 1850 Census, last name listed as 'St. Myers' on wedding record of son Jacob Smith to Emma Jane Ross.

    Mary married Joshua SMITH 16 May 1856, Merrimac, Henry, Iowa. Joshua was born 26 Feb 1834, Montgomery County, Ohio; died 3 Feb 1901, Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa; was buried Green Mound Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Susan Alice SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1854.
    2. 10. Sarah A. SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1857.
    3. 11. William F. SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1860.
    4. 12. Jacob SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1862.
    5. 13. Mary Elizabeth SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1864.
    6. 14. John A. SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1866.
    7. 15. Charles SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1867.
    8. 16. Martha SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1870.
    9. 17. Joshua SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1873.
    10. 18. Emma Beulah SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1874.
    11. 19. Ora SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1875.
    12. 20. Samuel SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1875.
    13. 21. Edward SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1878.
    14. 22. Della May SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1880.

  3. 4.  Lydia ZENTMEYERS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 20 Jan 1840, Ohio; died 15 Jul 1922, Henry, Iowa.

  4. 5.  Martha ZENTMEYERS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 3 Mar 1843, Ohio; died 25 Jan 1930.

    Martha married Jonathan F HAINES 8 Feb 1866, Henry Co., Iowa. Jonathan was born 2 Jan 1843, Mt Pleasant, Henry Co., IIowa; died 13 Feb 1922, Lawrence, Douglas Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Elizabeth ZENTMEYERS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 3 Jul 1845, Ohio; died 12 Apr 1914, Iowa.

    Elizabeth — Lindsay W JAY. Lindsay was born 1 Aug 1845, Henry, Iowa; died 30 Jan 1922. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Samuel ZENTMEYER Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 28 Oct 1847, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa; died 28 Aug 1926, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; was buried Richwoods Cemetery, Henry, Iowa.

    Notes:

    1885 IA Census in Trenton, Henry, Iowa w/Ella, John and Everrett
    1895 IA Census in Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
    1900 US Census in Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, as 'Jentmeyer,' Widowed
    1910 US Census in Center Henry, Iowa with only John Ray Zentmeyer at home, evidently son Everett was adopted by the Weir family


    Obituary - Samuel Zentmyer, who died at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Saturday, August 28, 1926 was a son of Rev. John and Sarah (Conoway) Zentmyer, and was born near Trenton, Iowa October 28, 1847. His parents were originally from Pennsylvania. They removed from there to Ohio, and then came on to Iowa. Their family consisted of David, Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, Lydia, Samuel, and Catherine. All but the last named, who is now Mrs. William Price of Pomona, Calif., are deceased. Their father, Rev. John Zentmyer, was a well-known and useful minister in the Church of God in this part of Iowa. In January of 1880, Samuel Zentmyer and Elmira J. Crumbly were united in marriage. Two children, John Ray Zentmyer, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and Everett Zentmyer, Duluth, Minn., were born to them. His wife dying on June 3, 1886, he later married Jennie Tarr, who also departed this life, leaving two children, Mrs. Lillie A. Gallup, Denver, Colo., and Geo. Witte Zentmyer, who died five years ago last July. Three grandchildren and many other friends and relatives survive. Deceased was an earnest Christian man. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of this city. He suffered much during his last illness but bore as best he could the pangs of death. His father died on September 1, 1874, at thte age of sixty-one, and his mother passed away on January 11, 1852 when she was forty-one. --from the Mt.Pleasant Daily News, Tuesday, 31 Aug 1926, page 1.


    So, evidently after both of Samuel's wives died, he was unable or unwilling to care for all of his four children. In the 1900 US Census, only first-born John Ray Zentmeyer was living with him. Son Everett was living with Weir family, and son George was living with the Jay family. It is unclear where daughter Lillie was living, but she was not with Samuel.

    Samuel married Ella F. CROMLEY 9 Feb 1881. Ella was born 1858; died 3 Jun 1886. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. John Ray ZENTMEYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Dec 1881, Center, Henry, Iowa.
    2. 24. Everett Cromley ZENTMEYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jul 1884, Trenton, Henry, Iowa; died 10 Apr 1952, Saint Louis, Minnesota.

    Samuel married Jennie Mehitable TARR 17 Mar 1887, Mercer, Illinois. Jennie was born 6 May 1853, Monson, Piscataqis, Maine; died 11 Apr 1890, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Mercer, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Lillie ZENTMEYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1887, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.
    2. 26. George Witte ZENTMEYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Feb 1890, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; died 23 Jul 1922, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Lee, Iowa.

  7. 8.  Sarah Catharine ZENTMEYERS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 3 May 1849, Trenton, Henry Co., Iowa; died 24 Oct 1934, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Lived in Pomona in 1926 --Obituary of her brother Samuel Zentmyer

    Sarah — William PRICE. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Susan Alice SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1854.

  2. 10.  Sarah A. SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1857.

  3. 11.  William F. SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1860.

  4. 12.  Jacob SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1862.

    Jacob married Emma Jane ROSS 15 May 1887, Henry, Iowa. [Group Sheet]


  5. 13.  Mary Elizabeth SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1864.

  6. 14.  John A. SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1866.

  7. 15.  Charles SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1867.

  8. 16.  Martha SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1870.

  9. 17.  Joshua SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1873.

  10. 18.  Emma Beulah SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1874.

  11. 19.  Ora SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1875.

  12. 20.  Samuel SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1875.

  13. 21.  Edward SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1878.

  14. 22.  Della May SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1880.

  15. 23.  John Ray ZENTMEYER Descendancy chart to this point (7.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 15 Dec 1881, Center, Henry, Iowa.

    Notes:

    1852 Census in Trenton, Henry , Iowa
    1905 Census in Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Ohio


  16. 24.  Everett Cromley ZENTMEYER Descendancy chart to this point (7.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 18 Jul 1884, Trenton, Henry, Iowa; died 10 Apr 1952, Saint Louis, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    Everett was evidently adopted by James and Miriam Weir before 1910, and changed his last name to Weir. His wife and daughter had the last name Weir.

    Everett — Jennie WEIR. [Group Sheet]


  17. 25.  Lillie ZENTMEYER Descendancy chart to this point (7.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1887, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.

    Lillie — Oliver T. Brazil. Oliver was born Abt 1894. [Group Sheet]

    Lillie — Ernest E. GALLUP. Ernest was born Abt 1887, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  18. 26.  George Witte ZENTMEYER Descendancy chart to this point (7.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 21 Feb 1890, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; died 23 Jul 1922, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Lee, Iowa.

    Notes:

    1900 Census in Trenton, Henry, Iowa with Lindsey and Elizabeth Jay
    1910 Census in Center, Henry, Iowa with Lindsay and Elizabeth Jay
    1920 Census in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

    George married Carolyn M. LUTON 16 Sep 1919, Denmark, Lee, Iowa. Carolyn was born 23 Jan 1885, Wever, Lee, Iowa; died 19 May 1935, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Lee, Iowa. [Group Sheet]



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