John P. Zenor (1841 - 1914)

Born 26 Aug 1841 in Indiana

Ancestors

Husband of Martha C. (Lee) Zenor — married 8 Sep 1861 in Boone, Iowa

Husband of Irene (Gasaway) Zenor — married 23 Jul 1885 in Boone, Iowa

Died 11 Dec 1914 at age 73 in Gilbert, Iowa, United States

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Biography

John was born about 1842. He was the son of William Zenor and Elizabeth Latham. He passed away about 1900.

Husband of Mattie Lee and father of Charles, Howard, Clifford & Alice. Later married Irene Gasaway and father to Robert & Fred.

" Zenorsville is located west of Gilbert, just over the Boone/Story county line. To get there, take U.S. Hwy 69 to Gilbert, and turn onto the road that goes into town (E-23.) Go through Gilbert, and keep on this road until it junctions with R-38 at the county line. Go straight, and the road will turn to well maintained gravel. The road will dip down into a valley, and will come back up a steep hill. At the top, there will be an intersection of two gravel roads. This is Zenorsville. " -Mining-centered ghost town, described on Yahoo. 1/2017

"Zenorsville store located two miles west of Gilbert. Zenorsville, a once thriving community, was site of coal mine. Mine was on west side of Squaw Creek about 1/2 mile south of blacktop road running west from Gilbert. Lily Johnson, donor of this photo, is granddaughter of Jim Hutchison, owner of store and the mine. When the mine gave out, all of community's stores and some of its residences were moved into Gilbert. " Ames., Iowa, Public Library (photo collection)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82X-1NV : accessed 22 October 2015), Elizabeth Zenor in household of Wm Zenor, Jackson Township, Boone, Iowa, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 52, household ID 335, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,312.

• (first wife, Mattie, named in census) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDK5-B83 : 17 August 2017), Mattie C Zeener in household of John P Zeener, Jackson, Boone, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 1, sheet 9C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0328; FHL microfilm 1,254,328.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJC9-1MZ : 27 September 2017), John P. Zenor and Irene Gasaway, 23 Jul 1885, BOONE, IOWA; citing reference &, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,319.

• "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHX-8XN : 11 March 2018), John P. Zenor, 11 Dec 1914; citing Franklin Twp, Gilbert, reference Rn108; FHL microfilm 1,403,710.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2L-91KD : 13 December 2015), John P Zenor, ; Burial, Gilbert, Story, Iowa, United States of America, Gilbert Cemetery; citing record ID 76601127, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.