Mary Magdalena DAVIS

Mary married David KINCH 26 Apr 1829, East Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Rev. Jacob Stine. David (son of Johannes KINSCH and Susannah Hauer) was born 2 Oct 1805, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 9 Apr 1853, Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; was buried Seven Stars Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania . [Group Sheet]

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Like his father and brother John, David too was a blacksmith. He was raised in the Franklin Twp area of Huntington County. He married Isabella Zentmyer on 3 July 1855. He moved to Arch Springs, a small settlement near Sinking Valley, Blair County, about 15 miles from Altoona. He later moved to Altoona where he gained political notice by becoming the second mayor there. It was said that upon his election (around 1872 or 73) he cleaned up the city (literally!) by removing pig styes from the city area and by seeing that the city had sewers constructed. He seems to have been a "law and order" mayor, probably leading to his mayoral loss in 1874. David worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. until he retired at age 70. In the 1890 Altoona directory he is listed as a tool temperer and lived 1116 Fifth Avenue where several of his children also resided. He died 30 March 1915 in Altoona. The 13 children of David Kinch [Jr] and his wife were born and raised in the Altoona area.

David married Isabella ZENTMYER 3 Jul 1855, Pennsylvania. Isabella (daughter of John ZENTMYER and Margaret GATES) was born 17 Jun 1833, Springfield Furnace, Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvana; died 11 Jan 1923, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania; was buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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1850 US Census in Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania with her parents
1860 US Census in Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania with her mother, single, 'milliner'
1870 US Census in Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania with her mother and siblings (Zntmore)
1880 US Census in Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania with son Robert, her sister Mary, and Mary's children
1900 US Census in Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania alone
1910 US Census in Tyrone, Blair, Pennsylvania with Robert's family

Susanna married David ZENTMYER 1860, Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvana. David (son of John ZENTMYER and Margaret GATES) was born 7 May 1835, Springfield Furnace, Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvana; died 13 Dec 1862, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried Fredericksburg National Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

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Henry was a blacksmith.

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Daniel was a blacksmith.

Ann — Alexander B. EWING. [Group Sheet]

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In 1893 he patented a steam boiler.

"A son of the late David Kinch, former mayor of Altoona, died at 12:40 o'clock Monday noon at his home in Bellevue. Mr. Kinch formerly resided in Altoona. His wife, who was Miss Bertha L. Cramer, is also deceased, and he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Thomas M. Crooks of Pittsburgh, and three Sisters, Misses Annie, Alma and Belle Kinch. all of 1114 Fifth avenue, Altoona. Mr. Kinch was a member of Avalon lodge, No. 652, Free and Accepted Masons. The body will be brought to Altoona tomorrow morning and taken directly to Fairview cemetery, where interment will be made at 11.30 o'clock, with Rev. E. Lansing Bennett officiating. He is also survived by one brother in Pittsburg" Altoona Mirror September 3, 1930

John married Bertha L. CRAMER 1893, Pennsylvania. Bertha was born 31 May 1870, Pennsylvania; died 31 May 1922, West View, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Steward married Voilet SHERWOOD 28 Jun 1899. Voilet was born 30 Sep 1872, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania; died 17 Mar 1946, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Myra married Samuel McClelland IRWIN 1895. Samuel was born Oct 1872, Pennsylvania; died 19 Dec 1934; was buried Oak Ridge Cemetery Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Grace married Joseph W. HAFFLEY [Group Sheet]

David married Mary MARCHAND 25 Jan 1896. Mary was born 8 Nov 1873, Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; died 23 Feb 1920, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania; was buried Union Cemetery, Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married Herman Clement NAGLE 22 Apr 1897, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania. Herman was born 7 Mar 1874, Saint Augustine, Cambria, Pennsylvania; died 31 Mar 1955, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania; was buried Calvary Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897, pages 118-119.
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ROBERT A. ZENTMYER, Spruce Creek, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born at Huntingdon Furnace, April 24, 1861. He is the son of David and Susan (Kinch) Zentmyer. (David Zentmyer was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg when Robert was 20 months old -Ed) Robert A. Zentmyer was an only child. His boyhood was spent on the farm; he attended the public school, and when he was eighteen entered Juniata College; graduating in the teacher's and business course in 1882. For five years he was principal of the public schools of Curwensville and New Washington. In 1887 he became assistant superintendent of the Britton Coal and Coke Company of Philadelphia, in West Virginia, which position he held for a year and a half. Returning to Clearfield county, he located at Madera, and for four years was employed in surveying, mining engineering, and as a coal contractor. In 1893 he went to Huntingdon Furnace, as book-keeper and assistant manager of the Huntingdon Furnace estate. This position he held for a year and then took charge of a grist mill belonging to the estate. Mr. Zentmyer's politics are Republican. For thirteen years he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and takes a prominent part in all church work.

Robert married Edna Myrtle TAYLOR 22 Apr 1903, Tyrone, Blair, Pennsylvania. Edna was born 26 Jan 1877, Tyrone, Blair, Pennsylvania; died Dec 1979, Lancaster, Lancaster, Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Tyrone, Blair, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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David possessed a series of hand-written genealogical charts relating to the descendants of Christopher Zentmeyer, copies of which were obtained by Michael Fichtel in the 1970s. David told Michael that the charts had been compiled by Robert Anderson Zentmyer, David's father, around 1904 after a lengthy letter-writing campaign to persons having the Zentmyer surname and its variants. I obtained partial copies of these from Michael in 2007, and they have proven to be accurate and informative. In 2022 I was able to obtain full copies from Vicki Zentmyer Bergstrom, David's daughter. -Ed.



"Dr. David Taylor Zentmyer, 74, of 1418 Quarry Lane, Lancaster, died Sunday, April 8, 1990, at Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born June 1, 1915, at Tyrone, the son of Robert A. and Edna (Taylor) Zentmyer. He was married to Mary Radebach. He is survived by his wife, one daughter and one son, Mary Victoria Bergstrom, Julian, Calif., and David T. Zentmyer Jr., Middleton, Wis.; three grandchildren and one sister, Roberta Welch of Landisville. He is a 1937 graduate of Juniata College, where he received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry, and a 1947 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his masters and doctors degrees in chemistry. While at the University of Pennsylvania, he taught chemistry. He had been employed as a research chemist with Armstrong World Industries, retiring in 1980 as assistant director of research. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. He was an instructor for the V-12 Unit at Columbia University from 1942 to 1946 and was honorably discharged from the Lancaster Navy Reserve as a commander in the 1950's. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, where he served on the session and the board of trustees. He was a member of the Lancaster Rotary Club. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, 140 E. Orange St., Lancaster, Pa. 17602. Contributions in his memory may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster." Tyrone Daily Herald, April 9, 1990


"Their ashes are actually buried in a very small memorial garden/courtyard right adjacent to the church itself. There is not a cemetery there. Our parents names each have a separate plaque on a wall leading to the garden." -David Taylor Zentmyer, Jr.

David married Mary Irene RADEBACH 08 Aug 1942, Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of John Ellsworth RADEBACH and Orrie Ola DOTTS) was born 28 Feb 1916, Osceola Mills, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Nov 1995, Julian, San Diego, California; was buried First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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Roberta Z. Welch, 93, of Landisville, died Tuesday at Hillside Care Center, Marin County, Calif. She had been visiting her daughter, Barbara Brooks of Novato, Calif. She died of complications following an accidental fall. Mrs. Welch assisted her husband with his work as a chemical engineering consultant. Early in her life she worked in the accounting department of West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. She was a volunteer for the Head Start program and a member of Hempfield United Methodist Church. An avid bridge player, she enjoyed knitting and gourmet cooking. A valedictorian of Tyrone High School, Class of 1921, she attended Ohio Wesleyan College. Born in Tyrone, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Edna Taylor Zentmyer. Her husband, W. Arthur Welch, died in 1992. Besides her daughter Barbara, she is survived by another daughter, Betsy W., wife of James C. Lennon of Marietta; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Her brother, David Zentmyer, preceded her in death. Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA) - March 6, 1998

Mary married William Arthur WELCH 22 Jun 1935, Tyrone, Blair, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]