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George Aubrey ZENTMYER

Male 1880 - 1968  (87 years)


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  1. 1.  George Aubrey ZENTMYER was born 2 May 1880, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; was christened Rev. J.A. Hood; died 17 Jan 1968, Riverside, Riverside, California; was buried Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, California, southwest corner of Section W-2.

    Notes:

    1895 Summer job as messenger boy at U.P. Depot.
    1896 Age 16, went to work full time with Union Pacific Railroad as a messenger at Schuyler. Education 1st year high school.
    1897 Station helper at Humphrey, Nebraska under K.E. Bay.
    1898 Telegraph operator North Platte, Nebraska
    1900 Census in Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska, telegraph operator
    1901 Dispatcher, Omaha, Nebraska (City Directory)
    1902 Dispatcher, Omaha, Nebraska (City Directory)
    1905 Dispatcher, Omaha, Nebraska (City Directory)
    1906 Dispatcher, Omaha, Nebraska (City Directory)
    1910 Chief Dispatcher, North Platte, Nebraska
    1912 Chief Dispatcher, North Platte, 416 S. Vine St. (City Directory)
    1918 January through April, lived in Los Angeles
    1918 November, spotted in Los Angeles, on Los Angeles Times front page
    1920 Census (January) lived on E. Ave. 42 Los Angeles with Walter and Alfaretta Strahorn Scott. (but working in North Platte??)
    1920 November, moved to Las Vegas, Nevada
    1921 Dispatcher, Las Vegas, Nevada
    1922 Dispatcher, Las Vegas, Nevada
    1923 Dispatcher, Las Vegas, Nevada
    1923 June, moved back to Los Angeles
    1923 Chief Dispatcher, Los Angeles
    1924 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles
    1925 Built house at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles. (Strahorn's 50th Anniversary)
    1930 Census at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles.
    1932 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles
    1930 Census at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles
    1940 Census at 5929 Mesa Ave. Los Angeles. (poss. census taker error?)
    1945 Retired from Union Pacific Railroad
    1946 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles
    1947 - 1952 worked part-time at Cal Tech.
    1948 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles
    1950 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles
    1952 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles
    1954 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles
    Lived at 68664 H Street, Cathedral City, Riverside, California during late retirement.

    George married Mary Elizabeth STRAHORN 28 Apr 1910, North Platte, Nebraska. Mary (daughter of John Calvin STRAHORN and Sarah Elizabeth WOOD) was born 22 Dec 1885, Sterling, Logan, Colorado; died 12 May 1973, Riverside, Riverside, California; was buried Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, California, southwest corner of Section W-2 . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Miles ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jan 1912, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska; died 9 Feb 1997, Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles, California; was buried 13 Feb 1997, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, Sunrise Slope #6207.
    2. 3. Dr. George Aubrey ZENTMYER, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Aug 1913, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska; died 8 Feb 2003, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California; was buried Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside Co., CA, SW cor. Section W-2.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Miles ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 22 Jan 1912, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska; died 9 Feb 1997, Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles, California; was buried 13 Feb 1997, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, Sunrise Slope #6207.

    Notes:

    John Zentmyer was born in North Platte, Nebraska, and migrated to Los Angeles with his parents and brother in 1918. He met his wife May Hobart while attending UCLA, and after marrying her, secured work with the Southern California Gas Company and subsequently with the newly-formed Civil Aeronautics Administration, the precursor to the Federal Aviation Administration. After a long career as an Air Traffic Controller and Administrator with the FAA he retired, then went back to school and studied nursing, earning an LVN degree. He was hired by Torrance Memorial Hospital and spent a number of years working there. A life-long Presbyterian, he was known for his charitable activities, his love of big bands music, and of books, especially about Sherlock Holmes and the Donner Party. (two different genres) He took up distance running in his 60's and completed many marathons, including a first-place finish at the Valley of the Flowers marathon in Lompoc in 1990.



    John graduated from UCLA on 22 Jun 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

    John married May Elizabeth HOBART 16 Jul 1938, Los Angeles, California. May (daughter of Frank Grant HOBART and Jeanette BRUTSCHÉ) was born 22 Oct 1914, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; died 20 Nov 2008, Baldwin Park, Los Angeles, California; was buried 29 Nov 2008, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, Sunrise Slope #6207. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. John Hobart ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 5. Gary Arthur ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 6. Jean Elizabeth ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Dr. George Aubrey ZENTMYER, Jr.Dr. George Aubrey ZENTMYER, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 9 Aug 1913, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska; died 8 Feb 2003, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California; was buried Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside Co., CA, SW cor. Section W-2.

    Notes:

    George migrated from Nebraska to Los Angeles with his parents and older brother John in 1918. He earned BA and MS degrees from UCLA, and later a PhD in Plant Pathology from UC Berkeley in 1838. After short stints at the Division of Forest Pathology at the USDA in San Francisco and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at New Haven, Connecticut, where he also met and married his wife Dorothy, George settled into what would be a life-long tenure at the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Riverside in 1944. He is best known for his work researching and developing avocado root stocks which proved resistant to root rot caused by the water mold Phytophthora Cinnamomi, which threatened the avocado industry in California and around the world. He was a sportsman, active in community affairs, and was widely honored professionally.

    George married Dorothy Anne DUDLEY 24 May 1941, New Haven, Connecticut. Dorothy (daughter of Dr. Gerald Brown DUDLEY and Esther Wilhoit SHOOT) was born 11 Jan 1912, Charleston, Coles, Illinois; died 5 Nov 2008, Belmont, San Mateo, California; was buried Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, California, SW cor. Section W-2. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Anne ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Jane Dudley ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Susan Dudley ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Hobart ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.George1)

    John married Jill BRIGHT [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Gary Arthur ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.George1)

    Gary married Claudia Susan ROBISON (daughter of Dwaine Marlow ROBISON, Sr. and Betty Beatrice LOWMAN) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Mark Edward ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. Eric Hobart ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Brian Miles ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 13. Rebecca Ann ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 14. Will Marlow ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 6.  Jean Elizabeth ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.George1)

    Jean married Donald Scott RIDDELL [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Scott James RIDDELL  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Michael John RIDDELL  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Jeffrey Craig RIDDELL  Descendancy chart to this point

    Jean married Mark ROBESON [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Anne ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (3.George2, 1.George1)

    Elizabeth married Alfred Carl DOSSA [Group Sheet]


  5. 8.  Jane Dudley ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (3.George2, 1.George1)

    Jane married Castle Geoffrey Everett FERNALD (son of Castle S. FERNALD and Millie E. HAMMER) [Group Sheet]


  6. 9.  Susan Dudley ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (3.George2, 1.George1)

    Susan married Phil HERBERT [Group Sheet]

    Susan married Clyde EPPERT [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Mark Edward ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gary3, 2.John2, 1.George1)

  2. 11.  Eric Hobart ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gary3, 2.John2, 1.George1)

  3. 12.  Brian Miles ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gary3, 2.John2, 1.George1)

  4. 13.  Rebecca Ann ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gary3, 2.John2, 1.George1)

  5. 14.  Will Marlow ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gary3, 2.John2, 1.George1)

  6. 15.  Scott James RIDDELL Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jean3, 2.John2, 1.George1)

  7. 16.  Michael John RIDDELL Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jean3, 2.John2, 1.George1)

  8. 17.  Jeffrey Craig RIDDELL Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jean3, 2.John2, 1.George1)


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