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 | The end of John Calvin Strahorn's last run in North Platte. That is what is written on the back of this photo. This locomotive is a Baldwin Consolidation 2-8-0, a type which probably accounted for the majority of John's trips from North Platte. | 9 May 2026 | |
 | Crypt for Sarah Wood Strahorn At Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, Caliifornia, Great Mausoleum, Dahlia Terrace, Sanctuary of Faith #3407 | 9 May 2026 | |
 | Sarah Elizabeth Wood Photo taken shortly after her marriage to J.C. Strahorn | 9 May 2026 | |
 | Union Pacific #437 locomotive in Grand Island, Nebraska This Union Pacific Consolidaton 2-8-0 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in the year 1900. (2-8-0 refers to 2 leading wheels, 8 drive wheels, and 0 trailing wheels) It is on display at the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island, Nebraska, which we visited in May of 2026. These workhorses of the early 20th century were the backbone of freight service across the Great Plains. As they were retired, many were donated to towns across Nebraska, including Grand Island, Fairbury, Sidney, Kearney, Lexington, and North Platte. The likelihood that John Calvin Strahorn operated this exact locomotive on multiple occasions during the over two decades he and Sarah lived in North Platte is inescapable, because crews operating locomotives based in North Platte would typically travel west to Sidney or east to Grand Island, where their locomotives would be serviced at a roundhouse and refilled with coal and water. The locomotives would then pull a train back to North Platte, but not necessarily with the same crew. | 9 May 2026 | |
 | George and Mary Zentmyer's house in Las Vegas in 1923 From the Zentmyer Collection. Photo taken by their son John Zentmyer age 11 with his 'Brownie' camera, according to notes in the photo album where it resides. | 9 May 2026 | |
 | John and Sarah Strahorn's house at 211 N. Ave 51, Highland Park. They lived here at least from 1925 until 1933. It was less than a mile from the home of their daughter Mary and her husband George Zentmyer. The house still exists, at the same address, apparently unmodified. | 8 May 2026 | |
 | Miles Zentmyer, Civil War Veteran This monument is at the headstone for Miles and Jennie Zentmyer in the Schuyler Cemetery. The subtext is in the Schuyler Museum record for civil war veterans buried in the Schuyler Cemetery. | 8 May 2026 | |
 | Nona Zentmyer | 7 May 2026 | |
 | Jane Dorland ZENTMYER Next to Miles and Jennie's headstone in the Schuyler Cemetery | 7 May 2026 | |
 | Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer | 7 May 2026 | |
 | 1871 Letter from John & Mollie Emmert to their 22-year-old grandson John Calvin Strahorn From the Zentmyer Collection. John Emmert died later that same year, in 1871. From the Zentmyer Collection, | 6 May 2026 | |
 | Sara Elizabeth Wood Strahorn | 5 May 2026 | |
 | Rebecca Jane KELLOGG Image from a CDV (Carte de visite) in the Zentmyer Collection, taken by photographer Samuel V. Allen in Freeport, Illinois, where she would marry Thomas Foster Strahorn. | 5 May 2026 | |
 | Thomas Foster Strahorn and Rebecca Jane Kellogg Taken soon after their wedding, a CDV (Carte de visite) in the Zentmyer Collection, taken by photographer William McHenry in Freeport, Illinois, where they were married. | 5 May 2026 | |
 | Mrs. Zentmyer had a cat problem In the Schuyler Messinger | 4 May 2026 | |
 | 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 time 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 an auto repair building formerly used as a gas station. | 2 May 2026 | |
 | Aerial image of Schuyler in 1884. Miles and Jennie's house circled at the southwest corner of Vine and Oregon streets. | 2 May 2026 | |
 | Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from 1908 This map shows Joseph and May's house in 1908, the year before Joseph died. It's important to note the address is shown as both 525 and 523 Chestnut St., as earlier Sanborn maps indicated 523 as the address, and the 1900 US Census had them at 522 Chestnut St., an address which never existed. Sanborn maps are an invaluable resource for examining early real estate development. | 2 May 2026 | |
 | 1886 aerial image of Denison, Texas Joseph and May's house is circled, and 1886 is likely the year the house was constructed, as an earlier 1885 Sanborn Fire Insurance map indicated the property was vacant. The property is now occupied by the Denison Senior Center and a parking lot. | 2 May 2026 | |
 | Frank and Jeanette's first residence in Los Angeles (right, front) From the Zentmyer Collection. This house is extant, it is currently addressed as 1641 Morton Ave., Los Angeles, California near Elysian Park. The Hobarts moved here in 1911, not long after the 1909 death of Joseph Brutsche, Jeanette's father, in Texas. | 1 May 2026 | |
 | Brothers John C. and Robert E. Strahorn, Christmas 1924 From the Zentmyer Collection. The location is the vacant lot in Highland Park where John's daughter Mary and her husband George Zentmyer would build a new house in 1925, verified by the house in the background of the image, which still exists. In fact, the brothers could be sitting on the edge of a foundation excavation. | 29 Apr 2026 | |
 | The Strahorn house in North Platte, Nebraska The house was at 109 W. Second St. The property is now part of a retail development. From the Zentmyer Collecton. Looks cold. | 28 Apr 2026 | |
 | Foundations of John Zentmyer's Farm Buildings Foundations of John Zentmyer's farm buildings, a two story barn and separate house. Property address is 9649 Sipes Rd., Huntingdon, PA 16652. This property is currently (Spring of 2026) occupied by Bryan Hearn, son of Roger Hearn, who showed me around the property in 2009. Roger's phone was (814) 643-5652 in 2009. Bryan's email is hearngeneralconstructionllc@gmail.com Image by Gary Zentmyer | 27 Apr 2026 | |
 | John Zentmyer Diggings A photo of one of several open pits taken at the area indicated on the 1873 map, which we visited in 2009. Image by Gary Zentmyer | 27 Apr 2026 | |
 | Headstones for John Zentmyer and his wife Margaret Gates Zentmyer In the Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Newspaper articles said they were buried in a graveyard on the Zentmyer farm, so these graves were possibly relocated from the farm at some point. We visited the farm graveyard in 2009, and found no evidence of their graves. Photo by Gary Zentmyer | 27 Apr 2026 | |
 | 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, and the Bolton Dry Goods Store is on the far right. | 24 Apr 2026 | |
 | 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 at that time. Recent research reveals that Miles Zentmyer actually founded the Schuyler Sun in August of 1875, and owned it for a short period thereafter. | 24 Apr 2026 | |
 | Schuyler Map From 1899 Showing the Zentmyer residence at the southwest corner of Oregon and Vine streets, on a double lot. | 22 Apr 2026 | |
 | Grand Island Sailers' and Soldiers' Home 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. The original Victorian building was torn down in 1931. In January 2019 a new Veterans Home was opened in Kearney, Nebraska and this campus was vacated. | 20 Apr 2026 | |
 | Old Ship Church, Hingham, Massachusetts This is the only surviving 17th-century Puritan meetinghouse, and it is the oldest church which has been continuously used for worship in the United States. The Basilica of Notre-Dame in Quebec City, Canada, which your webmaster and his wife visited in 2024 is actually older, having been constructed in 1647. The most distinctive feature of the Old Ship Church is its roof structure, which resembles a ship, which likely resulted in the name of the church. The structure has sometimes been identified as hammerbeam roof, which it is not. | 15 Apr 2026 | |
 | Headstone for Thomas Foster Strahorn Thomas, his second wife Rebecca Jane Kellogg, and their son Frank Kellogg Strahorn are all buried in the same plot in Rosedale Cemetery, just west of downtown Los Angeles, according to cemetery records there. We suspect the headstone was installed by Thomas' son Robert Edmund Strahorn after Robert became wealthy, since Thomas was a man of modest means. A smaller stone can be seen in front of the larger one, which reads, "T.F.S. Husband," possibly an earlier installation. No headstone is in evidence for Rebecca Jane Kellogg, even though she is buried in the same plot, but she was not Robert E. Strahorn's mother. (A curious omission -Ed). Robert's mother Rebecca Emmert and her parents have substantial headstones in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, possibly also paid for by Robert. (Section O, Lot 74, Grave 1SW) Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer | 11 Apr 2026 |
| ID | Last Name, Given Name(s) | Born/Christened | Location | Last Modified |
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| I85647 |
 STRAHORN, John Calvin |
b. 14 Mar 1849 | Haines Twp, Centre, Pennsylvania  | 9 May 2026 |
| I2331 |
ZENTMYER, Miles |
b. 25 Jun 1842 | Spruce Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | 8 May 2026 |
| I85861 |
ZENTMYER, Jane Dorland |
b. 14 Mar 1875 | Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | 7 May 2026 |
| I86058 |
KELLOGG, Rebecca Jane |
b. 17 Mar 1842 | Mifflin, Juniata, Pennsylvania | 5 May 2026 |
| I394 |
STRAHORN, Judith Lee |
b. 28 Oct 1941 | Boone, Boone, Iowa | 4 May 2026 |
| I85653 |
BRUTSCHÉ, Joseph |
b. 10 Sep 1844 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2 May 2026 |
| I2344 |
STRAHORN, Mary Elizabeth |
b. 22 Dec 1885 | Sterling, Weld, Colorado (Weld became Logan County in 1887) | 29 Apr 2026 |
| I85649 |
STRAHORN, Arthur Thomas |
b. 14 Oct 1876 | Escanaba, Delta, Michigan | 25 Apr 2026 |
| I85922 |
CLOSSEN, Mercy |
b. 1812 | Thetford, Orange, Vermont | 25 Apr 2026 |
| I705 |
HUNT, Hannah Ann Elizabeth |
b. 17 May 1635 | Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts | 8 Apr 2026 |
| I700 |
WOOD, Thomas B. |
b. 12 Sep 1633 | Willenhall, England | 8 Apr 2026 |
| I127 |
HAZEN, Isabel |
b. 21 May 1662 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | 8 Apr 2026 |
| I126 |
WOOD, John |
b. 2 Nov 1656 | Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts | 8 Apr 2026 |
| I125 |
ROLPHE, Sarah |
b. 5 Dec 1707 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts | 8 Apr 2026 |
| I85925 |
WOOD, Richard |
b. 30 Jan 1705 | Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts | 8 Apr 2026 |
| I124 |
STEVENS, Sarah |
b. 6 Jun 1740 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts | 8 Apr 2026 |
| I85924 |
WOOD, Israel Jr. |
b. 14 Aug 1738 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts | 8 Apr 2026 |
| ID | Father ID | Father's Name | Mother ID | Mother's Name | Married | Last Modified |
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| F23277 | I85713 | Thomas Foster STRAHORN | I86058 | Rebecca Jane KELLOGG | 07 Aug 1864 | 5 May 2026 |
| F23154 | I85670 | Amos HOBART | I85669 | Keziah Marshall CHASE | 28 Feb 1803 | 15 Apr 2026 |
| F23134 | I85647 | John Calvin STRAHORN | I85648 | Sarah Elizabeth WOOD | 10 Jun 1875 | 11 Apr 2026 |
| F505 | I700 | Thomas B. WOOD | I705 | Hannah Ann Elizabeth HUNT | 8 Apr 2026 |
