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1. | Mary ZENTMEYER was born 2 Oct 1912 (daughter of George Bright ZENTMEYER and Vinda Susan ACKERS); died 29 Nov 2011, Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia. Notes: Mary Zentmeyer Young, 99, of Knoxville, Tenn., and formerly of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011. She was born in Riner October 2, 1912, and was the daughter of the late George Bright and Vinda Akers Reed Zentmeyer. She worked in the middle 1930's for Title Attorneys for the United States Forestry Service, visiting courthouses in Northern North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and Western Virginia, acquiring titles for National Forests. She also worked for Pulaski Veneer Corp., Burlington Industries, Sweet-Orr, Crowell, Deeds and Nuckols, and for over 13 years at Agricultural Education in Pulaski and Radford, before retiring. She was the third woman in Virginia to be awarded an Honorary State Farmer Degree. Mary was chosen as Woman of the Year by the Pulaski B.&P.W. Club and the A.A.R.P. She was also a proud volunteer with the Red Cross and Friends of the Library for several years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church for over 75 years during which time she served as a Sunday school teacher, circle leader, and worked in the church kitchen for five years for Joyful Noise. She was a 4-H leader and served as the secretary to Agricultural Education Conferences at Virginia Tech for several years. She was the last surviving member of the Christiansburg High School graduating class of 1930. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fred E. Young Sr.; daughter, Mary Anne Young Sadler; son, George A. Young; daughter-in-law, Martha Moore Young. Mary is survived by her daughter, Margaret Susan Young Bream and husband, Gary, of Daphne, Ala.; son, Fred E. Young Jr., of Knoxville, Tenn.; "adopted" daughter, Mary Ann Woolley Woody and husband, the Rev. Ray Woody, of Sarasota, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Terry F. Young, of Peachtree City, Ga.; granddaughter, Rebekah Sadler Deignan and husband, Charles, their two sons, Charlie and David, of Alpharetta, Ga.; granddaughter, Robyn Young Smith and husband, Eric, their two sons, Eric and Harrison, of Marietta, Ga.; granddaughter, Virginia Lee Helton Casey and husband, Ray, of New Orleans, La.; grandson, David Sadler, of Atlanta, Ga.; grandson, Dr. Gavin Helton and wife, Sara, their children, Erin, Ellie, and Gavin, of St. Louis, Mo.; grandson, Dr. Scott Helton and wife, Dr. Jill Helton, of Birmingham, Ala.; grandson, Fred E. Young III, of Knoxville, Tenn.; son-in-law, Dr. John D. Sadler and wife, Lisa, of Yorktown; and several nieces and cousins. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church, Pulaski, 10 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011, followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. with Dr. Olin Whitener and Dr. John Sadler officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boy Scout Troop 249, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N. Jefferson Ave., P.O. Box 824, Pulaski, VA 24301. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski. Mary — Fred E. YOUNG, Sr.. Fred was born 14 Mar 1904, Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina; died 22 Jan 1958, Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia. [Group Sheet] |
2. | George Bright ZENTMEYER was born 11 Feb 1851, Floyd Co., Virginia (son of Daniel E ZENTMEYER and Mary B. SOWERS); died 12 Jun 1916, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia; was buried 6 Dec 1916, Auburn Cemetery, Christiansburg/McDonald's Mill, Montgomery Co., Virginia. Notes: Occupation: Tanner George married Vinda Susan ACKERS 20 Sep 1911, Floyd Co., Virginia. Vinda was born 28 Apr 1874, Floyd, Virginia; died 16 Jun 1947, Floyd, Virginia; was buried Reed Family Cemetery, Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Vinda Susan ACKERS was born 28 Apr 1874, Floyd, Virginia; died 16 Jun 1947, Floyd, Virginia; was buried Reed Family Cemetery, Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia. Notes: Vinda lived for some 31 years after the death of her husband George Bright Zentmyer, and she had some sort of relationship with Charley Reed who was 24 years her junior; he was the informant on her Death Certificate, she reported her last name as Reed in the 1940 Census, Reed was the name on her headstone, and she is buried in the Reed Family Cemetery.
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4. | Daniel E ZENTMEYER was born 1799, Botetourt Co., Virginia (son of Johannes ZENTMEYER and Barbary WINDLE); died 22 Jun 1865, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Jun 1865, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia. Notes: 1850 Tanner, Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia Daniel married Mary B. SOWERS 21 Dec 1843, Floyd Co., Virginia. Mary was born 16 Aug 1817, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died 23 Mar 1886, Floyd Co., Virginia of Pneumonia; was buried Mar 1886, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Mary B. SOWERS was born 16 Aug 1817, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died 23 Mar 1886, Floyd Co., Virginia of Pneumonia; was buried Mar 1886, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.
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8. | Johannes ZENTMEYER was born Aug 1763, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER and Catharina LNU); died 3 Sep 1844, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Sep 1844, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia. Notes: Johannes Zentmeyer, grandson of Johann Bernhard Zentmeyer, emigrant ancestor of the Zentmeyers in the US. The surname was also recorded as 'Centmeyer,' 'Sentmeier,' 'C. Meyer,' 'C. Mayer,' 'St. Moyer,' and 'St. Mire.' Johannes married Barbary Windle about 1790. He was an early member of the Little River church, later renamed Zion Lutheran Church, which still stands in Floyd, Virginia. Rev. Robert J. Miller, a circuit preacher, wrote in 1813, "In the evening we went home with Mr. Zentmeyer, who appears to have a sense of divine things, and has a serious and promising family of children." Johannes married Barbary WINDLE Abt 1789, Shenandoah, Virginia. Barbary was born 29 Mar 1771, Dunmore Co., Virginia; died 2 Oct 1839, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Oct 1839, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Barbary WINDLE was born 29 Mar 1771, Dunmore Co., Virginia; died 2 Oct 1839, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Oct 1839, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia. Notes: It was unclear to me as to why Barbary was named in the will of her husband Johannes Zentmeyer who died in 1844, as the date of death on her headstone was 1839, until I checked and found that the will was written in 1838.
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