John Zettlemoyer 1823-1893

This is not our line.  Just including in the process of ruling out John's I know are not "our" John.  Peter does connect to Martin, so if our line truly does as well, there is a connection, just a distant one.

John Zettlemoyer

Son of Peter Zettlemoyer

Born Jan 1823

Died

Married

Lydia Shuman

Born 1820

Died 1876

Children:

William Zettlemoyer M. Kate Miller

 David Zettlemoyer M. Polly Hoppes

James Zettlemoyer M. Sarah Hoppes

 Samuel Zettlemoyer

John  Zettlemoyer  M. Lizzie Rubrecht

 Lewis Zettlemoyer M. Fiana Ziegler

 Jonas Zettlemoyer M. Maggie Heine

 Frank Zettlemoyer 

 Priscilla Zettlemoyer M. Christian Metzger

 Lucy Ann  Zettlemoyer M. Joseph Arner

 Mary Zettlemoyer M. Tilghman Rex

Sarah Zettlemoyer M.  Henry Hartzell

Lydia Zettlemoyer M. Eli Ohl

Amanda  Zettlemoyer  M. John Smith

 Betsy Zettlemoyer died when eight years old

 Elvina Zettlemoyer M. Solomon Hoppes

The parents are buried at Zion's Church in West Penn township.

Genealogy as given  in the article below - 

• Peter Zettlemoyer (my records 1792-1876, son of Martin b.1767)
• John b. Jan 1823 Married Lydia Shuman 1820-1876
• William, deceased, married Kate Miller, who resides at Chain, Pa.; 
• David married Polly Hoppes, and they reside at Mahoning Valley, in West Penn township;
•  James married Sarah Hoppes, and both are deceased;
•  Samuel lives in Texas; 
• John married Lizzie Rubrecht, who is deceased, and he lives at Pottsville; 
• Lewis married Fiana Ziegler, and they live in Texas; 
• Jonas married Maggie Heine, and they made their home in Philadelphia; 
• Frank is next in the family;  B. Feb. 18, 1866, Married Sarah Kistler
• Priscilla, deceased, was the wife of Christian Metzger, of Tamaqua, Pa.;
•  Lucy Ann is the widow of Joseph Arner. and resides at Snyder, Pa.; 
• Mary, the widow of Tilghman Rex, lives in Chicago, 111.; 
• Sarah, deceased, married Henry Hartzell, of Orwigsburg, Pa.; 
• Lydia is the widow of Eli Ohl, and resides at Snyders, Pa.;
• Amanda married John Smith, of Chicago; 
• Betsy died when  eight years old; 
• Elvina married Solomon Hoppes, and both are deceased.
• Joseph, who went West to Ohio; 
• Pessita, who married Alfred Frederici (both deceased); 
• Mary, who married Samuel Mengel; 
• Betsy, who married a Mengel and (second) a Baer; and Mrs. Samuel Focht.)

FRANK ZETTLEMOYER is an enterprising farmer of West Penn township, owning and operating the farm where he was born. His father, the late John Zettlemoyer, settled there over fifty years ago, and for thirty years and more occupied an honored place among the substantial citizens of the county.

Peter Zettlemover, the grandfather, was a farmer in Albany township, Berks Co., Pa., following agricultural work all his life. It is remarkable that when he died, though eighty years old, he had a full head of black hair. His grandson Frank was only a small boy at that time. He had the following children : John; Joseph, who went West to Ohio; Pessita, who married Alfred Frederici (both deceased); Mary, who married Samuel Mengel; Betsy, who married a Mengel and (second) a Baer; and Mrs. Samuel Focht. The parents are buried in Albany township, Berks county. Mr. Zettlemoyer was a member of the German Lutheran Church, and a Democrat in political conviction.

John Zettlemoyer, son of Peter, was born in Albany township, Berks county, in January, 1823, was educated in the Albany township schools, and worked there for his father until eighteen years old. He learned the trade of wheelwright with David Petery, in Albany township, Berks county. It was from Mr. Petery that he bought the farm in West Penn township, Schuylkill county, which his son Frank now owns, moving there a year after he made the purchase, and there he made his permanent home, carrying on farming and his trade. He built a wheelwright shop on the place, and continued to work at his trade about twenty years in connection with the operation of his farm, which consisted of two tracts, one of sixty-six acres with farm buildings, the other of seventy-seven acres with outbuildings. All told, he had about one hundred acres under cultivation, raising general crops and marketing his produce at Tamaqua. He interested himself in local conditions, and served many years as elder and deacon in Zion's Lutheran Church in West Penn township. Politically he supported the principles of the Democratic party. His death occurred Feb. 29,  1892.

Mr. Zettlemoyer married Lydia Shuman, who was born in 1820, and died in 1876. They had children as follows: William, deceased, married Kate Miller, who resides at Chain, Pa.; David married Polly Hoppes, and they reside at Mahoning Valley, in West Penn township; James married Sarah Hoppes, and both are deceased; Samuel lives in Texas; John married Lizzie Rubrecht, who is deceased, and he lives at Pottsville; Lewis married Fiana Ziegler, and they live in Texas; Jonas married Maggie Heine, and they made their home in Philadelphia; Frank is next in the family; Priscilla, deceased, was the wife of Christian Metzger, of Tamaqua, Pa.; Lucy Ann is the widow of Joseph Arner. and resides at Snyder, Pa.; Mary, the widow of Tilghman Rex, lives in Chicago, 111.; Sarah, deceased, married Henry Hartzell, of Orwigsburg, Pa.; Lydia is the widow of Eli Ohl, and resides at Snyders, Pa.; Amanda married John Smith, of Chicago; Betsy died when eight years old; Elvina married Solomon Hoppes, and both are deceased. The parents are buried at Zion's Church in West Penn township.

Frank Zettlemoyer was born Feb. 18, 1866, and was educated in West Penn township, attending Zion's Church school. He worked for his father on the home place until twenty-one years of age, and then rented the farm from his father until the latter's death, when he bought the property, which he has been conducting successfully ever since. Mr. Zettlemoyer has demonstrated his progressive disposition in every department of his work. The improvement of the property has gone steadily forward' under his management and ownership, the present dwelling house on the farm is of his construction, and everything else about the place indicates prosperity and up-to-date ideas. He has been notably successful in his farming operations, and is justly ranked with the energetic element in his township which has helped to advance standards all over the locality.
Mr. Zettlemoyer married Sarah Kistler, who was born in December, 1869,