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Thomas Foster STRAHORN

Male Abt 1824 - 1886  (~ 62 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas Foster STRAHORN was born Abt 1824, West Buffalo, Union, Pennsylvania; died 18 May 1886, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, Section O, Lot 74, #1SW.

    Notes:

    1850 Census in Haines Twp., Centre Co., Pennsylvania
    1852 to 1855 worked in Hartleton, Union, Pennsylvania as a Millwright
    1856 to Stephenson Co., Illinois
    1865 to Sedalia, Missouri
    1870 Census in Washingtom Twp., Pettis Co., Missouri
    1876 St. Louis Missouri City Directory, City Hotel, a Foreman
    1880 Census in Ruby Valley, Madison Co., Montana, a Millwright
    1882 Voter Register, Los Angeles, California
    1882 A founding elder, 2nd Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, California
    1884 Voter Register, Los Angeles, California, a Carpenter
    1884 Spring - Suffered a stroke in Hailey, Idaho

    "My father was a rare combination of mechanic, who could build anything from a clock or engine to flouring mills or steel works; he was a fine vocal and instrumental musician, teaching music and leading a brass band, and was an exceptional country school teacher. He was a full six feet, of fine build, in rough-and-tumble athletics feared nothing. He was also a splendid shot, in the country rifle matches of those days always bringing home a quarter of beef or a brace of turkeys. He ruled us mischievous boys by merely pointing at the hickory ramrod that reposed over the fireplace." -Robert E. Strahorn, from his autobiography Ninety Years of Boyhood.

    Thomas married Rebecca EMMERT Abt 1848, Centre, Pennsylvania. Rebecca (daughter of Johannes/John EMMERT and Magdalena SCHUDT) was born 1826, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; died 1863, Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania - Tuberculosis; was buried Boalsburg Cemetery, Centre, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Calvin STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    2. 3. Samuel R STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Aug 1850, Haines Twp Centre Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Jun 1851, Haines Twp Centre Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania.
    3. 4. Mary STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1851, Haines, Centre, Pennsylvania; died 1860, Stephenson, Illinois.
    4. 5. Robert Edmund STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 May 1852, Haines, Centre, Pennsylvania; died 31 Mar 1944, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Spokane, Washington.
    5. 6. Charlie STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born Aft 1856, Stephenson, Illinois; died 1860, Stephenson, Illinois.

    Thomas married Rebecca Jane KELLOGG 07 Aug 1864, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois. Rebecca was born 17 Mar 1842, Mifflin, Juniata, Pennsylvania; died Feb 1913, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, Section O, Lot 74, #2SW. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Henry Ellsworth STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1865, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; died 1 Jan 1941, Deming, Luna, New Mexico; was buried Mountain View Cemetery Deming, Luna, New Mexico.
    2. 8. Thomas Foster STRAHORN, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 May 1868, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri; died Aug 1868, Pettis, Missouri.
    3. 9. Frank Kellogg STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jan 1869, Washington, Pettis, Missouri; died 28 Aug 1898, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, Section O, Lot 74, #3SW.
    4. 10. Alfaretta STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jun 1879, Sedalia, Missouri; died 27 May 1971, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Abiding Love #4850, Space 6.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Calvin STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) 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. 11. Sarah E. STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died Jul 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.
    2. 12. 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. 13. Amy STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died 21 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.
    4. 14. 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 .

  2. 3.  Samuel R STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 20 Aug 1850, Haines Twp Centre Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Jun 1851, Haines Twp Centre Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania.

  3. 4.  Mary STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 1851, Haines, Centre, Pennsylvania; died 1860, Stephenson, Illinois.

  4. 5.  Robert Edmund STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 15 May 1852, Haines, Centre, Pennsylvania; died 31 Mar 1944, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Spokane, Washington.

    Notes:

    Robert was the brother of our great-grandfather, John Calvin Strahorn. He was born east of Bellefonte in Haines Twp. Centre Co., Pennsylvania. He wrote later how as a boy, he was impressed by Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858. He was typesetter and then a newspaper correspondent for the Denver News and New York Times during the Sioux campaigns of 1876-77, and fought alongside General Crook as an embedded reporter while covering the Battle of Rosebud. He was hired by Jay Gould as the first head of the Publicity Department of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1877-1783, and wrote a number of books about the resources and attractions of the western states, which helped generate waves of migration into those territories, greatly benefiting the U.P. He was instrumental in building the Oregon Short Line Railroad from Granger, Wyoming to Huntington, Oregon and through his Idaho & Oregon Land Improvement Co. founded or substantially developed the towns of Shoshone, Hailey, Mountain Home, Caldwell, Ontario, Payette, and Weiser along the route of the O.S.L. He was a founder and trustee of the College of Idaho in Caldwell. He went broke in the panic of 1893, then spent six years trading municipal bonds in Boston. He went on to build the North Coast Railroad under a secret financial arrangement with E.H. Harriman, and built Union Station in Spokane (which was demolished in 1974 for the Spokane World's Fair) and almost 750 miles of track in Washington State. This clandestine arrangement earned Robert the moniker "The Sphinx" because he would never publicly acknowledge his funding source. The North Coast Railroad was consolidated into the Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. with Robert as Vice President and General Manager. He went on to develop several railroad expansion projects into eastern Oregon through his Oregon, California & Eastern Railroad. In the period leading up the 1929 stock market crash, Robert acquired a number of commercial properties in downtown San Francisco, but was forced to deed them back to his lenders to avoid to foreclosure and bankruptcy in the years that followed. He died in 1944 in San Francisco (not in Spokane as is claimed elsewhere) and his remains are interred in a granite and marble mausoleum in Spokane along with both of his wives. There were no children from either marriage. Upon his death in San Francisco in 1944, Robert's remains were taken by his friend Thurlow Bryant (who was mentioned on page 572 of Ninety Years of Boyhood, Strahorn's autobiography) to Spokane, and Robert's personal effects, including his steamer trunk, his personalized binoculars, numerous photos and papers, and the publishing rights to his autobiography, were taken by Thurlow to his home in Caldwell, Idaho. Thurlow's wife Nellie gave these items to us in 1995 because we were the only relatives who had ever inquired after him. Thurlow died in Caldwell in 1992, and Nellie in 2001. - Gary Zentmyer

    Robert married Carrie Adell GREEN 19 Sep 1877, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois. Carrie (daughter of John Wesley GREEN and Louise BABCOCK) was born 01 Jan 1854, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois; died 15 Mar 1925, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried Riverside Cemetery, Spokane, Washington. [Group Sheet]

    Robert married Ruby Shannon GARLAND 05 Oct 1927, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California. Ruby was born 25 Aug 1883, Waco, McLennan, Texas; died 01 May 1936; was buried Riverside Cemetery, Spokane, Washington. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Charlie STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Aft 1856, Stephenson, Illinois; died 1860, Stephenson, Illinois.

  6. 7.  Henry Ellsworth STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 10 Jun 1865, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; died 1 Jan 1941, Deming, Luna, New Mexico; was buried Mountain View Cemetery Deming, Luna, New Mexico.

    Henry married Laura Augusta HARRISON 13 Feb 1888, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Laura was born 26 Jun 1864, Napoleon, Henry, Ohio; died 16 Jan 1919, Napoleon, Henry, Ohio; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Josephine Harrison STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Oct 1888, Napoleon, Henry, Ohio; died 26 Jun 1948, Tarrytown, Westchester, New York.
    2. 16. Dorothy Harrison STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Oct 1888, Napoleon, Henry, Ohio; died 1954, Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey.

    Henry married Carrie Elizabeth SAWYER 25 Dec 1888, Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana. Carrie was born 5 Sep 1870, Clark, Missouri; died 29 Oct 1964, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Arthur Kellogg STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Sep 1889, Lima, Beaverhead, Montana; died 20 Jan 1960, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

    Henry married Minnie LNU Aft 1920. Minnie was born 1869, Kansas; died 1938, Deming, Luna, New Mexico; was buried Mountain View Cemetery Deming, Luna, New Mexico. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Thomas Foster STRAHORN, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 21 May 1868, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri; died Aug 1868, Pettis, Missouri.

  8. 9.  Frank Kellogg STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 21 Jan 1869, Washington, Pettis, Missouri; died 28 Aug 1898, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, Section O, Lot 74, #3SW.

    Notes:

    Thomas, his second wife Rebecca Jane, and their son Frank Kellog Strahorn are all buried in the same plot in Rosedale Cemetery, just west of downtown Los Angeles. I suspect the headstone was installed by his son Robert Edmund Strahorn after he became wealthy, since Thomas was a man of modest means. A much more modest stone can be seen in front of the larger one, which reads, "T.F.S. Husband." No headstone is in evidence for Frank.



    Recorded in Voter Registrations as 5' 9 1/2" tall.

    Frank married Sallie Virginia WESSON 15 Oct 1893, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona. Sallie (daughter of Lorenzo WESSON and Wilhelmina Salome SULZER) was born Abt 1869, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Gladys C. STRAHORN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jan 1895, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; died 30 May 1984, Vacaville, Solano, California; was buried Grants Pass Masonic Pioneer Cemetery, Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon Plot 37-8-5.

  9. 10.  Alfaretta STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 24 Jun 1879, Sedalia, Missouri; died 27 May 1971, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Abiding Love #4850, Space 6.

    Notes:

    1940 Census living at 142 E. Ave 42, Los Angeles, 8th grade education

    We remember visiting 'Retta' Scott in the 1960s.

    Alfaretta married Waldo Winfield SCOTT 29 Nov 1904, Los Angeles, California. Waldo was born 04 Dec 1873, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio; died 01 Aug 1966, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Abiding Love #4850, Space 6. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Muriel Elizabeth SCOTT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Oct 1917, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; died 27 Jan 2002, Los Angeles, California.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Sarah E. STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died Jul 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.

  2. 12.  Arthur Thomas STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Thomas1) 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. 13.  Amy STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Thomas1) was born 6 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan; died 21 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.

  4. 14.  Mary Elizabeth STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Thomas1) 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. 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.  Josephine Harrison STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry2, 1.Thomas1) was born 21 Oct 1888, Napoleon, Henry, Ohio; died 26 Jun 1948, Tarrytown, Westchester, New York.

  6. 16.  Dorothy Harrison STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry2, 1.Thomas1) was born 21 Oct 1888, Napoleon, Henry, Ohio; died 1954, Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey.

  7. 17.  Arthur Kellogg STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry2, 1.Thomas1) was born 30 Sep 1889, Lima, Beaverhead, Montana; died 20 Jan 1960, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

    Notes:

    1900 Census living with aunt Alferetta Strahorn and grandmother Jennie Strahorn, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    1914 Directory, in San Pedro, 'auto,' with widow Carrie, his mother
    1915 Directory in San Diego, California with widow Carrie, his mother
    1917 Draft Registration in Miami, Gila, Arizona
    1922 Voter Registration in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
    1923 Directory 'propmn' United Artists, in Glendale, Los Angeles, California
    1931 Directory in Glendale, Los Angeles, California
    1940 Census, property man, 8th grade education, single, living with his mother Carrie Strahorn, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    1942 Draft Registration in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, employer Paramount Studios
    1944 Directory, studio worker, in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, living with Mrs. Carrie Strahorn, likely his mother
    1960 California Death Index in Los Angeles, California


  8. 18.  Gladys C. STRAHORN Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frank2, 1.Thomas1) was born 2 Jan 1895, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; died 30 May 1984, Vacaville, Solano, California; was buried Grants Pass Masonic Pioneer Cemetery, Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon Plot 37-8-5.

    Gladys married Guy W. DAVIS 19 May 1914, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Guy was born Abt 1894. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Dorothy Marion DAVIS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Dec 1915, Venice, Los Angeles, California; died 1 Apr 2006, Modesto, Stanislaus, California; was buried Fairmont Memorial Park, Fairfield, Solano, California.

    Gladys — Lloyd T. SMITH. Lloyd was born 10 Oct 1897, Slate Creek, Josephine, Oregon; died 17 Dec 1968, Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon; was buried Grants Pass Masonic Pioneer Cemetery, Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon Plot 37-8-7. [Group Sheet]


  9. 19.  Muriel Elizabeth SCOTT Descendancy chart to this point (10.Alfaretta2, 1.Thomas1) was born 11 Oct 1917, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; died 27 Jan 2002, Los Angeles, California.

    Notes:

    Lived at 3240 Hermanos St., Pasadena California 1950s and 1960s

    Muriel — Thomas Charles VOLBY. Thomas was born 12 Oct 1914, North Dakota; died 6 Jan 1999, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 20.  John Miles ZENTMYER Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Thomas1) 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. 23. John Hobart ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Gary Arthur ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 25. 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.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Thomas1) 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. 26. Elizabeth Anne ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Jane Dudley ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. Susan Dudley ZENTMYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 22.  Dorothy Marion DAVIS Descendancy chart to this point (18.Gladys3, 9.Frank2, 1.Thomas1) was born 3 Dec 1915, Venice, Los Angeles, California; died 1 Apr 2006, Modesto, Stanislaus, California; was buried Fairmont Memorial Park, Fairfield, Solano, California.

    Notes:

    Dorothy Davis of Modesto died at Dale Commons. Mrs. Day was a native of Venice, California and had lived in Modesto since 2004. She previously lived in Vacaville. She was a hospital administrator for Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara. She is survived by her stepson, Ronald J. Day of Oakdale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Felix Day. No services. Entombment will be at Fairmont Memorial Mausoleum, Fairfield. Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.

    Dorothy — Walter Felix DAY. Walter was born 29 Jan 1917, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana; died 6 Oct 1996, Solano, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Ronald James DAY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1946, Oakland, Alameda, California; died 23 Mar 2022, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California; was buried Lakewood Memorial Park, Hughson, Stanislaus, California.


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