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John Calvin STRAHORN

Male 1849 - 1933  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Calvin STRAHORN was born 14 Mar 1849, Haines Twp, Centre, Pennsylvania; died 27 Nov 1933, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, Caliifornia, Great Mausoleum, Dahlia Terrace, Sanctuary of Faith #3407.

    Notes:

    1868 began career as Fireman for C.N.W.R.R. at Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
    1871 promoted to Engineer at Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
    1880 September, moved to Union Pacific RR in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska
    1885 Census in Weld County, Colorado
    1886 foreman at Sterling, Logan, Colorado
    1900 Census in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska
    1910 Census in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska
    1915 moved to Highland Park (Strahorn 50th newspaper)
    1918 retired from Union Pacific (U.P.R.R. letter)
    1920 Census at 521 W. 27th Street, Los Angeles, California
    1921 City Directory at 109 W. 2nd., North Platte, Nebraska
    1925 50th Wedding Anniversary at 211 N. Ave 51, Los Angeles, California
    1933 Death at 211 N. Ave 51, Los Angeles, California

    John married Sarah Elizabeth WOOD 10 Jun 1875, Milton, Buffalo, Wisconsin. Sarah (daughter of Abiel Saunders WOOD and Mercy CLOSSEN) was born 14 Mar 1849, Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire; died 24 Oct 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, Caliifornia, Great Mausoleum, Dahlia Terrace, Sanctuary of Faith #3407. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah E. STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died Jul 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.
    2. 3. Arthur Thomas STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died 04 Jan 1974, Los Alamitos, Orange, California; was buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Orange, California.
    3. 4. Amy STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died 21 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.
    4. 5. Mary Elizabeth STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point 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 .


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah E. STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born Abt 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died Jul 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.

  2. 3.  Arthur Thomas STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 14 Oct 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died 04 Jan 1974, Los Alamitos, Orange, California; was buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Orange, California.

    Notes:

    Arthur was a soil scientist with the Bureau of Soils, U.S. Department of Agriculture. If you google "Soil Survey - Strahorn" you will find twenty or so books he wrote about local soil conditions in the West, especially with regard to their potential for irrigation. I knew him as a retiree living on his property in Porterville, California, which was full of orange trees. He would send us a case of oranges every year. He was a kind and thoughtful man, and I am his namesake. He attended our wedding in 1973 at the age of 97. - Gary Arthur Zentmyer

    1885 Census in Weld, Colorado
    1900 Census in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska
    1901 13 June graduated from University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Bachelor of Science
    1910 Census in Madera, California
    1918 Draft registration in Big Piney, Wyoming, USDA Field Agent
    1920 Census in Colorado Indian Reservation, Yuma, Arizona
    1930 Census in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona
    1940 Census (1935 Residence) Washington D.C.
    1940 Census in Montgomery, Maryland
    1942 lived at 5 Chacon Pl., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    1953-1954 listed in Polk's Porterville Directory living at 496 Vandalia Ave., Porterville

    Arthur married Beatrice Josephine KEANE 19 Jan 1904, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; divorced Bef 1920. Beatrice was born 1881. [Group Sheet]

    Arthur married Zoe LIMBOCKER 31 May 1924, Los Angeles, California. Zoe (daughter of Thomas Benton LIMBOCKER and Caroline Cornelia SIGAFOOS) was born 20 Oct 1886, Erie, Neosho, Kansas; died 30 Jul 1984, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; was buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Orange, California. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Amy STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 6 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died 21 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.

  4. 5.  Mary Elizabeth STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) 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 .

    Notes:

    Graduated in 1908 from University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, according to the North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune, 12 Jun 1908.

    Mary married George Aubrey ZENTMYER 28 Apr 1910, North Platte, Nebraska. George (son of Miles ZENTMYER and Jane McNamara CREWITT) 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. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. 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. 7. 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: 3

  1. 6.  John Miles ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.John1) 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. 8. John Hobart ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Gary Arthur ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Jean Elizabeth ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 7.  Dr. George Aubrey ZENTMYER, Jr.Dr. George Aubrey ZENTMYER, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.John1) 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. 11. Elizabeth Anne ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Jane Dudley ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 13. Susan Dudley ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Hobart ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 5.Mary2, 1.John1)

    John married Jill BRIGHT [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Gary Arthur ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 5.Mary2, 1.John1)

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

    Children:
    1. 14. Mark Edward ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Eric Hobart ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Brian Miles ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 17. Rebecca Ann ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 18. Will Marlow ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 10.  Jean Elizabeth ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 5.Mary2, 1.John1)

    Jean married Donald Scott RIDDELL [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Scott James RIDDELL  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Michael John RIDDELL  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Jeffrey Craig RIDDELL  Descendancy chart to this point

    Jean married Mark ROBESON [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Anne ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (7.George3, 5.Mary2, 1.John1)

    Elizabeth married Alfred Carl DOSSA [Group Sheet]


  5. 12.  Jane Dudley ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (7.George3, 5.Mary2, 1.John1)

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


  6. 13.  Susan Dudley ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (7.George3, 5.Mary2, 1.John1)

    Susan married Phil HERBERT [Group Sheet]

    Susan married Clyde EPPERT [Group Sheet]



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