George Aubrey ZENTMYER

1880 - 1968  (87 years)

• Name	George Aubrey ZENTMYER
  Birth	2 May 1880	Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska
  Christening	Rev. J.A. Hood
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jan 1968	Riverside, Riverside, California
  Burial	Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, California, southwest corner of Section W-2
  Notes	1895 Summer job as messenger boy at U.P. Depot. 1896 Age 16, went to work full time with Union Pacific Railroad as a messenger at Schuyler. Education 1st year high school. 1897 Station helper at Humphrey, Nebraska under K.E. Bay. 1898 Telegraph operator North Platte, Nebraska 1900 Census in Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska, telegraph operator 1901 Dispatcher, Omaha, Nebraska (City Directory) 1902 Dispatcher, Omaha, Nebraska (City Directory) 1905 Dispatcher, Omaha, Nebraska (City Directory) 1906 Dispatcher, Omaha, Nebraska (City Directory) 1910 Chief Dispatcher, North Platte, Nebraska 1912 Chief Dispatcher, North Platte, 416 S. Vine St. (City Directory) 1918 January through April, lived in Los Angeles 1918 November, spotted in Los Angeles, on Los Angeles Times front page 1920 Census (January) lived on E. Ave. 42 Los Angeles with Walter and Alfaretta Strahorn Scott. (but working in North Platte??) 1920 November, moved to Las Vegas, Nevada 1921 Dispatcher, Las Vegas, Nevada 1922 Dispatcher, Las Vegas, Nevada 1923 Dispatcher, Las Vegas, Nevada 1923 June, moved back to Los Angeles 1923 Chief Dispatcher, Los Angeles 1924 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles 1925 Built house at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles. (Strahorn's 50th Anniversary) 1930 Census at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles. 1932 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles 1930 Census at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles 1940 Census at 5929 Mesa Ave. Los Angeles. (poss. census taker error?) 1945 Retired from Union Pacific Railroad 1946 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles 1947 - 1952 worked part-time at Cal Tech. 1948 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles 1950 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles 1952 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles 1954 Voter Registration at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles Lived at 68664 H Street, Cathedral City, Riverside, California during late retirement.
  Person ID	I2341	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Miles ZENTMYER,   b. 25 Jun 1842, Spruce Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania d. 18 Sep 1911, Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska (pronounced 'Skyler') (Age 69 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F23129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth STRAHORN,   b. 22 Dec 1885, Sterling, Logan, Colorado d. 12 May 1973, Riverside, Riverside, California (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1910	North Platte, Nebraska
  Children	1. John Miles ZENTMYER,   b. 22 Jan 1912, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska d. 9 Feb 1997, Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles, California (Age 85 years)   2. Dr. George Aubrey ZENTMYER, Jr.,   b. 9 Aug 1913, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska d. 8 Feb 2003, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2015

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		George Aubrey 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.
  		North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune 29 Apr 1910 Some notes about George and Mary's Wedding
  		Los Angeles Times 17 Nov 1918 featuring the George and Mary Zentmyer and sons John and George Jr. From the Zentmyer Collection, Mary holding George Jr., John walking between Mary and George. They were not identified in the article. They were likely returning to their temporary residence at the home of Mary's aunt, Alfaretta (Retta) Strahorn Scott, and her husband Waldo.
  		Zentmyers and Strahorns on the porch, 1920 From the Zentmyer Collection. Likely at the Strahorn's house at 521 W. 27th Street, Los Angeles. From left - John Zentmyer, his mother Mary, Sarah and John Calvin Strahorn, George Zentmyer, and John's brother George Jr. This image was colorized from black and white photo using the AI program DeOldify. A pretty good result.
  		George Zentmyer promoted at Las Vegas San Bernardino County Sun, 21 Jun 1922
  		George Zentmyer kidnapped in Las Vegas From the Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug 1922 'Excelsior,' also known as wood wool, are fine wood shavings used as packing material.
  		George Zentmyer family house in Las Vegas in 1923 From the Zentmyer Collection. Photo taken by his son John Zentmyer age 11, with his Brownie camera.
  		George Zentmyer likes his job San Bernardino County Sun 13 Dec 1923
  		George and Mary Zentmyer's house at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles From the Zentmyer Collection. George and Mary had this house constructed in 1925. After leaving for college and then marrying, sons John and George and their families returned to visit many times.
  		Pack Trip, Eastern Sierra, 1933 From the Zentmyer Collection. Family lore says George took his sons John and George Jr. on a pack trip in the Eastern Sierras after their High School graduations. This image is consistent with this story, and shows John and his father George, with George Jr. being the likely photographer. This is probably the start of the trip, as there are corrals and gear visible.
  		Record of George Zentmyer's employment prior to 1937 The Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 established pension payments for retired railroad employees. Benefits were calculated on total years of service, so employees were required to document railroad employment prior to 1937. George was a Train Dispatcher in Las Vegas for the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, nicknamed the Salt Lake Route, for about two and one-half years. This line was 50% owned by the Union Pacific until April of 1921, when the UPRR acquired the remaining 50%. Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		George Zentmyer at work From the Zentmyer Collection. George was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad for his entire working life, which began at age 16. His last job was as Chief Dispatcher for the railroad at Los Angeles, from 1923 until 1945.
  		1952 letter from George about his part-time employment at Caltech From the Zentmyer Collection.
  		Entrance to Olivewood Cemetery Olivewood is located at 3300 Central Ave, Riverside, CA 92506
  		Location of grave markers in Olivewood Cemetery About two hundred feet from the easternmost border of the southern half of the cemetery Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Headstone for George A. Zentmyer Sr., also his son George Jr. Located in the Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California. The symbol suggests George was a Freemason, we have inquired of the local chapter as to George's membership. George's Jr's ashes were buried in the same plot as his father. Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer