Zenner Census Information

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Zenner Census Information
    There are many variants of the Zenner surname in newspapers, birth, death records, and marriage records. The Census is no different as most was handwritten in the early years. Ink blotches, differences in handwriting, and interpretation will always be a factor when researching original census records. The variants that I have come across are listed here: Zenner, Zenter, Zehner, Zenor, Seynor, Spanner, Center, Zentner.
     The issues with census information is best described in the following essay by Claude B. Slaton. The long and the short of it:
"...What are the implications of this discovery to today's researchers? How many other parishes/counties in America have more than one version of the 1860 census in existence, one much better and informative than the other? Since almost all libraries order microfilm copies of the 'National version', could it be that genealogists are unknowingly using inferior research materials? And wouldn't this same scenario apply to censuses of other years? It certainly gives us something to think about..."

Indiana Census 1850
261b 22 Zenter Eve 45 Germany pg0258b.txt
261b 23 Zenter John A 22 Germany pg0258b.txt
261b 21 Zenter John C 51 Germany pg0258b.txt
261b 24 Zenter Lydia 21 Ohio pg0258b.txt
Pennsylvania 1880 Census, Cambria
148A 20 186 41 . . 348 362 Zenter Thomas W M 45 . . . x . . Works in Rolling Mill . . . . . . . . . . Germany Germany Germany
148A 21 186 41 . . 348 362 Zenter Katie W F 39 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Germany Germany Germany
148A 22 186 41 . . 348 362 Zenter George W M 10 . Son x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Pennsylvania Germany Germany
148A 23 186 41 . . 348 362 Zenter Mary W F 9 . Daughter x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Pennsylvania Germany Germany
148A 24 186 41 . . 348 362 Zenter John W M 8 . Son x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Pennsylvania Germany Germany
148A 25 186 41 . . 348 362 Zenter Thomas Jr W M 5 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Germany Germany
148A 26 186 41 . . 348 362 Zenter William W M 5/12 Nov Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Germany Germany

New York 1860 - 1880 Census
    The 1860 New York Census lists very few Zenner's. Since my Zenner immigrated in 1853, I thought that he may appear in the 1860 Census. I have not been able to find him in the 1860 Census, however he did appear in the 1880 Census.
Franz Zenner along with his wife and several of his children are listed in the 1880 Census with his elderly mother-in-law. Franz's son John E. Zenner or Johann b. 1851 is shown in the 1880 Census as well. This is a transcription found on World Connect of the 1880 Census showing John E. Zenner.
1880 Buffalo Census Vol. 21, ED 144 , Sheet 20 , Line 6 14 Fox
Zinner, John E. ; age 29 (born 1851) ; Compisitor ; born in Prussia father born in Prussia ; mother born in Prussia
Mary ; wife ; age 29 (born 1851) ; keeping house ; born in Prussia ; father born in Prussia ; mother born in Prussia
Mary ; daughter ; age 5 (born 1875) ; born in New York
Joseph ; son ; age 3 (born 1877) ; born in New York
Auguste ; daughter ; age 1 (born 1879) ; born in New York
Frank ; son ; age 2 months (born 1880) ; born in New York

1860
ZENNER FRED 61 M W GERM NY QUEENS OYSTER BAY 1860
ZENNER HENRY 40 M W GERM NY NEW YORK 9-WD NEW YORK CITY 1860
ZENNER JOSEPH 35 M W PRUS NY SCHENECTADY 5-WD SCHENECTADY 1860
ZENNER MICHAEL 38 M W GERM NY KINGS 18-WD BROOKLYN 1860
ZENNER PHILIP 24 M W BAVA NY ONONDAGA 7-WD SYRACUSE 1860
Missouri 1860 Census
ZENNER JOHN 20 M W PRUS MO JACKSON WESTPORT 1860
Ohio 1860 Census
ZENNER CHS 46 M W HDAR OH HAMILTON 10-WD CINCINNATI 1860
ZENNER CONRAD 50 M W WURT OH HOLMES GERMAN TWP 1860
Texas 1860 Census
ZENNER MATHIAS 46 M W PRUS TX GILLESPIE CADWELL HILL P O 1860
Louisiana 1860 - 1870 Census
1870
Louis Zehner 15 yo ?illegible? baker, 3rd Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana
1860
In the household of Fick, 8th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana
F. Zehner 40yo, Laborer, all family members born in Bas. Rhine.
Paul Zehner 9yo
Sophia Zehner 37yo
Henry Zehner 7yo
Louis Zehner 5yo
Charlotte Zehner 1yo
See also URL.
Wilhelm Zenter
    I was unable to find Wilhelm Zenter of St. Landry or Acadia Parish prior to 1880 in Louisiana Census records or in any census taken in the United States. A Wilhelm Zentner was found in 1882 and in 1905 land records in Canada. The earliest date indicated that Wilhelm, if it is the same man, was in Louisiana 1880 which is prior to Canadian record of 1882. Other records from Castle Garden and NARA searches on-line of Germans to America indicate that a Wilhelm Zenner immigrated from Germany June 29, 1857 on the ship Devonshire with other Zenner's of various ages.
More Census Files
1910 Minn. Census Zenner - extracts
1920 Illinois Census Zenner - extracts
1930 Illinois Census Zenner - extracts
France St. Remy Births and Marriage - extracts

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