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Jane DORLAND

Female 1815 - 1884  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jane DORLAND was born 18 Dec 1815, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 8 May 1884, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

    Jane married Alfred Berryhill CREWITT 3 Sep 1840, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Alfred (son of Richard Chandler CREWITT and Elizabeth BERRYHILL) was born 13 Mar 1811, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 5 Apr 1857, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Isaac Dorland CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jul 1841, Paradise Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 7 Jan 1883, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania - Plot: Section 8; Plot 198.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Berryhill CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Mar 1843, McVeytown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; died 24 Feb 1865, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania .
    3. 4. Alfred Howard CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Mar 1845, McVeytown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; died 2 Jul 1875, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
    4. 5. Andrew Berryhill CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Sep 1847, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 6 Sep 1880, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
    5. 6. Jane McNamara CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Nov 1849, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 20 Jun 1935, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; was buried Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.
    6. 7. Edward Payson CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Nov 1849, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 17 Aug 1850, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
    7. 8. William Dorland CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Sep 1851, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 26 Feb 1852, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
    8. 9. Dr. John Aubrey CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Mar 1853, Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; died 27 Aug 1928, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania - Cerebral Hemorrhage.
    9. 10. Thomas Beaver CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Mar 1856, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 24 Aug 1888, Denver, Colorado; was buried Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isaac Dorland CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 1 Jul 1841, Paradise Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 7 Jan 1883, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania - Plot: Section 8; Plot 198.

  2. 3.  Elizabeth Berryhill CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 24 Mar 1843, McVeytown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; died 24 Feb 1865, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania .

  3. 4.  Alfred Howard CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 27 Mar 1845, McVeytown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; died 2 Jul 1875, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

  4. 5.  Andrew Berryhill CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 22 Sep 1847, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 6 Sep 1880, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

    Andrew married Jenny VAN ANDEN [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Jane McNamara CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 14 Nov 1849, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 20 Jun 1935, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; was buried Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.

    Jane married Miles ZENTMYER 26 May 1874, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, at the Huntington Presbyterian Church, Rev. Samuel Moon presiding.. Miles (son of John ZENTMYER and Margaret GATES) was born 25 Jun 1842, Spruce Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 18 Sep 1911, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska (pronounced 'Skyler'); was buried Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska - Plot: Cascade section, Lot 98. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Jane Dorland ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Mar 1875, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 17 Mar 1875, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.
    2. 12. John Aubrey ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jul 1877, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; died 30 Sep 1877, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.
    3. 13. Edith May ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 01 May 1879, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; died 12 Jul 1879, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.
    4. 14. George Aubrey ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    5. 15. Nona ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Dec 1882, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; died 22 Aug 1970, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon - Plot: Cascade section, Lot 98.
    6. 16. Hermina Tottie ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jan 1888, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; died 22 Jan 1966, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.

  6. 7.  Edward Payson CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 14 Nov 1849, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 17 Aug 1850, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

  7. 8.  William Dorland CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 15 Sep 1851, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 26 Feb 1852, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

  8. 9.  Dr. John Aubrey CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 29 Mar 1853, Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; died 27 Aug 1928, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania - Cerebral Hemorrhage.

    Notes:

    John Dorland Cremer has John's birthplace as Freedom Furnace, ten miles away.

    John married Joanna Bayard STEWART 18 Dec 1878, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Joanna was born 16 Apr 1853, Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania; died 31 Aug 1952, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Alfred Bayard CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Nov 1882, Robertsdale, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 19 Jan 1908, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
    2. 18. Lillian Aubrey CREWITT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1884, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania; died 1989, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
    3. 19. John Aubrey CREWITT, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Mar 1888, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania; died 5 Dec 1975, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.

  9. 10.  Thomas Beaver CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jane1) was born 4 Mar 1856, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 24 Aug 1888, Denver, Colorado; was buried Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.

    Notes:

    CREWITT--T.B. Crewitt, a member of the bar of Colfax county, died at Denver, Friday, August 24th, of consumption. Mr. Crewitt was about 32 years of age. He was buried at Schuyler last Sunday.

    Thomas married Julia M. SUMNER 26 May 1878, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska. Julia was born 2 Mar 1855, Appleton, Knox, Maine; died 13 Sep 1927, Los Angeles, Califofrnia; was buried Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Jane Dorland ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.Jane1) was born 14 Mar 1875, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 17 Mar 1875, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.

  2. 12.  John Aubrey ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.Jane1) was born 19 Jul 1877, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; died 30 Sep 1877, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.

  3. 13.  Edith May ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.Jane1) was born 01 May 1879, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; died 12 Jul 1879, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.

  4. 14.  George Aubrey ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.Jane1) 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. 20. 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. 21. 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.

  5. 15.  Nona ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.Jane1) was born 19 Dec 1882, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; died 22 Aug 1970, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon - Plot: Cascade section, Lot 98.

    Notes:

    Year of birth 1882 in Zentmyer Family Bible, 1900 US Census, and Oregon Death Index, 1883 in Social Security Death Index, 1884 on headstone.



    Nona is buried next to her sister Herma in Lincoln Memorial Park, Multnomah, Oregon

    1910 US Census in Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska - daughter 18 yrs
    1912 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - stenographer
    1914 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - stenographer
    1915 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - stenographer
    1916 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - stenographer
    1918 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - stenographer
    1920 US Census in Omaha, Nebraska - stenographer
    1925 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - stenographer
    1928 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - stenographer
    1929 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - dictaphone operator
    1935 City directory in Omaha, Nebraska - dictaphone operator
    1935 Death of mother Jennie Crewitt Zentmyer
    1953 City directory in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon


  6. 16.  Hermina Tottie ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.Jane1) was born 30 Jan 1888, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska; died 22 Jan 1966, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.

    Notes:

    Herma is buried next to her sister Nona in Lincoln Memorial Park.

    1900 US Census in Scuyler, Colfax, Nebraska
    1910 City Directory in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska - stenographer
    1911 City Directory in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska - stenographer
    1914 City Directory in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska - stenographer
    1915 City Directory in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska - stenographer
    1920 City Directory in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska - stenographer
    1929 City Directory in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska - stenographer
    1935 City Directory in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
    1935 Death of mother Jennie Crewitt Zentmyer
    1937 City Directory in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon - clerk
    1940 Marriage to Jesse Cleland
    1943 City Directory in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    1953 City Directory in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    1959 City Directory in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    1960 City Directory in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

    Hermina married Jesse Purinton CLELAND 26 Jun 1940, Multnomah, Oregon. Jesse was born 6 Oct 1876, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; died 11 Dec 1969, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. [Group Sheet]


  7. 17.  Alfred Bayard CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Jane1) was born 7 Nov 1882, Robertsdale, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died 19 Jan 1908, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.

  8. 18.  Lillian Aubrey CREWITT Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Jane1) was born 4 Dec 1884, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania; died 1989, Bucks, Pennsylvania.

  9. 19.  John Aubrey CREWITT, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Jane1) was born 11 Mar 1888, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania; died 5 Dec 1975, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  John Miles ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (14.George3, 6.Jane2, 1.Jane1) 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. 22. John Hobart ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Gary Arthur ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Jean Elizabeth ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 21.  Dr. George Aubrey ZENTMYER, Jr.Dr. George Aubrey ZENTMYER, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (14.George3, 6.Jane2, 1.Jane1) 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. 25. Elizabeth Anne ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Jane Dudley ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Susan Dudley ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point


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