Myrtle Harriet ZENTMEYER

Generation: 1

1.	Myrtle Harriet ZENTMEYER was born 14 Nov 1901, Floyd Co., Virginia (daughter of John William ZENTMEYER and Sarah Ellen ASHWORTH); died 2 Dec 1969, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia.

Generation: 2

John William ZENTMEYER was born 27 Aug 1854, Virginia (son of Daniel E ZENTMEYER and Mary B. SOWERS); died Bef 1910, Floyd Co., Virginia.

Notes:

1900 Census listed as 'Blind.'

John married Sarah Ellen ASHWORTH 2 Oct 1892, Floyd Co., Virginia. Sarah was born Jan 1867, Putnam Co., West Virginia; died 15 Aug 1947, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Ellen ASHWORTH was born Jan 1867, Putnam Co., West Virginia; died 15 Aug 1947, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia.

Children:

Effie Elizabeth ZENTMEYER was born Aug 1893, Floyd Co., Virginia.
Maynard Washington ZENTMEYER was born 8 Jan 1896, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 28 May 1967, Tucson, Pima, Arizona; was buried Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia.
Sarah Alice ZENTMEYER was born 8 Jun 1897, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 21 Dec 1972, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia.
Daniel Thornton ZENTMEYER was born 6 Sep 1898, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 17 May 1985, Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee; was buried Evergreen Cemetery, Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee.
1. Myrtle Harriet ZENTMEYER was born 14 Nov 1901, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 2 Dec 1969, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia.

Generation: 3

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
1860 Tanner, 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]

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.

Children:

Charles Eldred ZENTMEYER was born 12 Feb 1844, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 28 Mar 1881.
David Fulton ZENTMEYER was born 26 Oct 1845, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 23 Nov 1926, King Co., Washington; was buried In the Riverton Crest Cemetery, Tukwila, King, Washington.
Mary Isabell ZENTMEYER was born 3 Dec 1848, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 29 May 1850, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried May 1850, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.
Amanda Laura ZENTMEYER was born 24 Apr 1849, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 19 Jun 1936, Bedford Co, Virginia; was buried 1936, Mount Herman Church Cemetery, Bedford Co., Virginia.
George Bright ZENTMEYER was born 11 Feb 1851, Floyd Co., Virginia; died 12 Jun 1916, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia; was buried 6 Dec 1916, Auburn Cemetery, Christiansburg/McDonald's Mill, Montgomery Co., Virginia.
2. John William ZENTMEYER was born 27 Aug 1854, Virginia; died Bef 1910, Floyd Co., Virginia.
James Emmett ZENTMEYER was born 22 Jul 1855, Floyd, Virginia; died 21 Nov 1919, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia; was buried Nov 1919, Auburn Cemetery, Christiansburg/McDonald's Mill, Montgomery Co., Virginia.
Elizabeth Clara ZENTMEYER was born 30 Jul 1859, Virginia; died Bef 1891, Virginia.

Generation: 4

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."

Time Line:
1763 baptized in Lancaster County
1783 was granted Treasury Land Warrant for 135 acres in Montgomery County near present-day Floyd, on Oldfield Creek near Franklin Pike
1789 married Barbary Windle in the Shenandoah Valley
1792 daughter Elizabeth born
1797 bought 40 acres from Jacob Miller in Montgomery County, Virginia, on Mudlick Creek near the present corner of McVitty Rd. and Old Cave Spring Rd., Cave Spring, Virginia.
1799 son Daniel born
1800 moved from Cave Spring to Montgomery County near present-day Floyd
1801 daughter Catherine born
1802 son David born
1805 daughter Rebecca born
1806 listed a Sponsor for baptism of Jacob Marchel and Sarah Krank
1808 listed as Sponsor for baptism of Lydia Marchel
1808 purchased 153 acres on south fork of Little River
1809 listed as an Officer of Little River Church, predecessor to Zion Lutheran
1809 unnamed daughter born who succumbed after one year
1810 US Census in Christiansburg, Montgomery County as John Zentmeyer
1812 135 acre Land Warrant property surveyed
1815 purchased 18 acres on Oldfield Creek from David Howell
1816 listed as Sponsor in baptism of Benjamin Herman
1817 listed as Sponsor in baptism of John Williams
1818 Cave Spring land was sold to John Hartman
1820 US Census in Christiansburg, Montgomery County as John Zentmin
1830 US Census in (La) Fayette, Montgomery County as John Zentmine
1840 US Census in Floyd County as John Zeatriger (Floyd County was formed from Montgomery County in 1831)

It is not clear why Johannes is listed in the 1810 and 1820 Census in Christiansburg, and in the 1830 Census in (La) Fayette. But there can be no doubt as to the identity of these three families, as the number and ages of the wife and children in the Censuses exactly match Johannes' family.

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]

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.

Children:

Elizabeth ZENTMEYER was born 1792, Botetourt Co., Virginia; died Aft 1860, Floyd Co., Virginia.
4. Daniel E ZENTMEYER was born 1799, Botetourt Co., Virginia; died 22 Jun 1865, Floyd Co., Virginia; was buried Jun 1865, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.
Catherine ZENTMEYER was born 1801, Botetourt or Montgomery, Virginia.
David Wendel ZENTMEYER was born 20 Feb 1802, Botetourt or Montgomery; died 29 Nov 1884, Warren Co., Ohio; was buried Dec 1884, Fort Ancient Cemetery aka Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Turtlecreek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio.
Rebecca ZENTMEYER was born 1805, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died 1853.
Unnamed ZENTMEYER was born 4 Jun 1809, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died Jul 1809, Montgomery Co., Virginia.
Mary R ZENTMEYER was born 1810, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died Abt 1860.
John Newton ZENTMEYER was born 13 Jul 1812, Montgomery Co., Virginia; died 9 Mar 1892, Patrick Co., Virginia; was buried Abram Penn Farm Cemetery, Critz, Patrick, Virginia.