Miles ZENTMYER

1842 - 1911  (69 years)

• Name	Miles ZENTMYER
  Birth	25 Jun 1842	Spruce Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Sep 1911	Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska (pronounced 'Skyler')
  Burial	Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska - Plot: Cascade section, Lot 98
  Notes	"MILES ZENTMYER, attorney and counselor at law. He does a large collection business for Eastern parties, and deals in real estate. He is also one of the proprietors of the Schuyler Herald, owned by Zentmyer & Holcomb. Mr. Zentmyer first located in Schuyler in January, 1873, emigrating from Huntingdon, Pa., where he was born June 25, 1842. He enlisted, August, 1862, in Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry, in the nine months' service. He began the study of his profession in October, 1863, in the law office of Scott, Brown & Bailey, in his native town, where he remained; and also taught school several terms, etc., until February 25, 1865, when he again enlisted as a private; and March 1, 1865, he was appointed First Lieutenant of Company F., Seventy-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry. In his nine months' service he participated in battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville. He was discharged December 6, 1865, in Victoria, Texas, and was mustered out in Philadelphia, Pa., January 16, 1866. Eighteen months after being mustered out he entered the former law office and resumed his studies, and was admitted to the bar August, 1869, and began the practice of law in his native place, where he remained until he moved to Nebraska. Was married in Huntingdon, Pa., May 26, 1874, to Miss Jennie M. Crewitt, also a native of the latter place. They have one son, George Aubrey, born May 2, 1881. (three siblings who preceded George did not survive, but two sisters who were born after this was written did survive -Ed) Mr. Z. is a member of Acacia Masonic Lodge, No. 34; also I. O. O. F., Schuyler Lodge, No. 38. Was elected County Judge in fall 1881. He ran for Lieutenant-Governor of Nebraska on the State Democratic ticket in 1876. He and Mrs. Zentmyer are members of the Presbyterian Church of Schuyler." - Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska, 1882 "Served as Judge for the years 1882 - 1884." Judy Brezina, Curator, Schuyler Historical Society Museum Schuyler Colfax, for whom the town Schuyler and the county of Colfax were named, served as the 17th Vice President of the United States under Ulysses S. Grant from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. The Miles Zentmyer family was listed on Vine St. in multiple US Census records, and a published account located the house at the southwest corner of Vine and Oregon Streets. But Schuyler renamed their streets, so Miles' house was located at the corner of present-day 11th and C Streets, and was demolished and replaced by a gas station operated by the Vondracek brothers.
  Person ID	I2331	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	23 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Major John ZENTMYER,   b. 24 Mar 1808, Washington County, Maryland d. 13 Mar 1891, Porter Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Margaret GATES,   b. 28 Mar 1810, Berks, Pennsylvania d. 14 Jul 1888, Alexandria, Porter Twp., Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1832
  Family ID	F290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane McNamara CREWITT,   b. 14 Nov 1849, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania d. 20 Jun 1935, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1874	Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, at the Huntington Presbyterian Church, Rev. Samuel Moon presiding.
  Children	1. Jane Dorland ZENTMYER,   b. 14 Mar 1875, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania d. 17 Mar 1875, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska (Age 0 years)   2. John Aubrey ZENTMYER,   b. 19 Jul 1877, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska d. 30 Sep 1877, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska (Age 0 years)   3. Edith May ZENTMYER,   b. 01 May 1879, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska d. 12 Jul 1879, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska (Age 0 years) + 4. George Aubrey ZENTMYER,   b. 2 May 1880, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska d. 17 Jan 1968, Riverside, Riverside, California (Age 87 years)   5. Nona ZENTMYER,   b. 19 Dec 1882, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska d. 22 Aug 1970, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon (Age 87 years)   6. Hermina Tottie ZENTMYER,   b. 30 Jan 1888, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska d. 22 Jan 1966, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F23129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2016

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Miles Zentmyer From the Zentmyer Collection.
  		The Miles and Jennie Zentmyer family From the Zentmyer Collection. Nona, George, Miles, Hermina, and Jennie Crewitt Zentmyer. Colorized from a black and white original.
  		Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania Miles Zentmyer's birthplace is listed as Spruce Creek, although at the time the family was living a short distance away on a farm owned by the Huntingdon Furnace Co. Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		M. Zentmyer's Tent at Camp Harker, Tenn. From the Zentmyer Collection. Written on the back side - "Painted by E. Hodsdon (1899) From a pencil sketch made by Henry Comb, (1865.)"
  		Miles Zentmyer's discharge from the Union Army From the Zentmyer Collection. Dated December 6, 1865
  		Miles is open for business in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania A 'business card' advertisement in the Huntingdon Journal dated 4 Jan 1871. Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Miles clears the air about his candidacy Article in Reading (Pennsylvania) Times, 30 May 1872. Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Miles and Jennie Zentmyer's Marriage From the Zentmyer Collection. On 26 May 1874 as recorded in Miles & Jennie Zentmyer's family bible, which is currently in the custody of your webmaster.
  		Appeal for help from grasshopper plague Article from the Huntingdon Globe, 25 Nov 1874. Miles was writing from Schuyler, Nebraska but had been born and bred in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania and evidently felt he still had some influence there. Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Nebraska Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1879-80 For Schuyler area Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Amos Svoboda's recollection of Miles Zentmyer Amos was born in 1896 and died in October of 1966, the same year this article was published. Amos was the owner of the Schuyler Sun newspaper.
  		The Zentmyer Residence in Schuyler. At the southwest corner of Vine and Oregon streets, this image is from Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for 1885 during Miles and Jennie's tenure in Schuyler. Note Office and Dwelling, color yellow indicates wood frame, 1 and 2 refers to number of stories, and x means shingle roof. This corner is currently addressed as 321 E. 11th St. and features a commercial building formerly used as a gas station.
  		Vine St. Looking West This postcard image is from 1910, the year before Miles died. The Zentmyer residence is on the far left of the view.
  		Miles moves to Grand Island, Nebraska Article dated 1891 Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Grand Island Sailers' and Soldiers' Home From the Zentmyer Collection. During the years 1891-92 Lieutenant Miles Zentmyer was the second Commandant of this facility, which opened in 1887 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Originally built for Union veterans of the Civil War, it eventually accepted Confederates as well.
  		Zentmyer Candidacy is a Morton-Castor-North deal From the Columbus Journal, 10 Oct 1894 Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Mr. Zentmyer is not at heart a Bryan man From the Columbus Journal, 24 Oct 1894 Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Editorial letter defending the occupation of Railroad Attorney. Printed in the Norfolk News, 15 Aug 1902. Norfolk is about sixty miles from Schuyler. Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Death notice for Miles Zentmyer In the Columbus (Nebraska) Journal, 27 Sep 1911 Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Miles Zentmyer's Obituary In the Schuyler Messinger, September 22, 1911
  		Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Miles and Jennie Crewitt Zentmyer's Headstone Along with their three children who died in infancy. Located in Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska Section 8, Row 2, south to north Photo courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Grave Locations in Schuyler Cemetery