Benjamin ZENTMYER

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Benjamin Zentmyer aged 75, died at his home Monday evening after an illness of nine weeks from heart trouble. He was the s/o Major John and Margaret Zentmyer and was born Pennsylvania Furnace Sept 8, 1850. His first fifteen years of his life was spent at the place of his birth after which the family moved to Hartslog valley where he received his education. At 25 he took up the agency of the Geyser Machinery company, representing it first in the east and then throughout the west making his headquarters in Schuyler, Neb. In this position he introduced and demonstrated the first threshing and harvesting machine known in the agricultural sections of the United States. Later he went into partnership with his brother Porter Zentmyer, and together they managed the Knight Coal company of Philadelphia. Dec 17, 1891 he was united in marriage to Miss Ada Bookwalter who survives with two sons, Donald B. Zentmyer, a civil engineer, Pittsburgh and Paul, D. Zentmyer, attorney, Philadelphia, also by one sister, Mrs. Margaret Stine and one brother, John Zentmyer, both of Huntingdon.

Altoona Mirror, July 1, 1925

Benjamin married Adda Florence BOOKWALTER 17 Dec 1891. Adda was born 31 Jan 1865, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 23 Dec 1945, Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania; was buried 27 Dec 1945, Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Donald married Ethel Jean NAIL 17 Apr 1918, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania. Ethel was born 30 Oct 1889, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 6 Oct 1976, Canadensis, Monroe, Pennsylvania; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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Occupation: Attorney

Paul married Anna Martha ABHAU 25 Dec 1925. Anna was born 1 Oct 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died 22 Jun 1979, Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]