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1. | George ZENTMIRE was born 13 Sep 1769, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER and Catharina LNU); died 20 May 1836, Washington Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; was buried May 1836, Olive Branch Cemetery, Washington Twp., Warren Co., Ohio. Notes: George's surname was also noted as Zentmyer, Sentmire, Zentmyre, Zentmeyer, St. Myer, Saintmyer George married Elizabeth DUNN 14 Mar 1797, Frederick Co., Virginia, married by Alexander Balmain. Elizabeth was born 9 Nov 1776, Virginia; died 18 Feb 1854, Warren Co., Ohio; was buried Feb 1854, Olive Branch Cemetery at Warren Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet] Children:
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2. | Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER was born 11 Mar 1740, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (son of Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER and Maria Salome ROTH); died Abt 1820, Shenandoah Co., (now Warren Co.) Virginia; was buried Santmyer Cemetery, in an unmarked grave. Notes: There is much additional material about Bernhard on the York Co. page. Johann married Catharina LNU Bef 1760. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Catharina LNU Notes: We do not have a surname for Bernhard's wife. She was identified as 'Catharina' both in the birth record for her son Johannes in 1763, and as a baptismal sponsor with Bernhard for Anna Margaretha Geister on 7 Aug 1760. This dates their wedding to around 1760 when Bernhard would have been twenty years old. Notes: The 1760 marriage date is from a birth record for Anna Margaretha Geister, which lists Bernhardt Zentmoyer and Catharina as sponsors.
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4. | Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER was born 1 Jan 1707, Roigheim, Württemberg, Germany (son of Johann Jacob ZENTMAIR and Ursula WALTER); died 9 Mar 1784, Warwick Twp. (now Penn), Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Union (White Oak) Cemetery, Warwick Twp. (now Penn), Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Notes: Bernhard was the Patriarch of the Zentmeyer/ Zentmyer/ Zentmire/ Santmyer/ Santmyers families in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and later into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska. Johann married Maria Salome ROTH 16 Feb 1739, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Maria (daughter of Jacob ROTH and Catharina WALTHER) was born 16 Mar 1712, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died 1774, Warwick Twp., (now Penn) Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Union (White Oak) Cemetery, Penryn, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Maria Salome ROTH was born 16 Mar 1712, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (daughter of Jacob ROTH and Catharina WALTHER); died 1774, Warwick Twp., (now Penn) Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Union (White Oak) Cemetery, Penryn, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Notes: Headstone Inscription:
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8. | Johann Jacob ZENTMAIR was born 15 Feb 1661, Vincenzenbronn, Bavaria, Germany (son of Simon ZEHNTMEYER and Maria PREUSS); died 25 Aug 1733, Roigheim, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Other Events:
Notes: The Surname was also frequently seen as Centmeyer. In German, words beginning with Z and C both begin with an identical "TS" sound, so the name was recorded as the scribe chose to write it. Johann married Ursula WALTER 1699, Roigheim, Württemberg, Germany. Ursula was born Bef 1681; died 2 Jul 1720, Roigheim, D-74255. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Ursula WALTER was born Bef 1681; died 2 Jul 1720, Roigheim, D-74255. Notes: Died: Notes: 27 Aug 2017
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10. | Jacob ROTH Jacob — Catharina WALTHER. [Group Sheet] |
11. | Catharina WALTHER
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