Elzy married Martha E Hilligoss on March 16, 1873, and Mary C. Bassett on May 05, 1889.
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THE SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Wednesday ~ April 21, 1909
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WEALTHY FARMER DIED SUDDENLY
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Elzy Ensminger Passed Away At His Home In Brandywine
Township This Morning After Short Illness
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WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY
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Formerly Occupied the Office of
Township Trustee Of Brandywine Township-
A Ditch Commissioner at Time of Death
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Elzy Ensminger, prominent farmer and former township trustee, died at his home in Brandywine Township this morning about nine o'clock of pneumonia.
Readers of THE REPUBLICAN will recall the item published in regard to Mr. Ensminger's illness, but it was not thought at that time that the result would end sadly. Mr. Ensminger was in Shelbyville last Thursday, having come to this city to help in regard to the survey of a ditch, being one of the ditch commissioners in the county. Soon after he returned to his home Mr. Ensminger became ill from the effects of the day's work and his condition suddenly grew worse. A physician was called and everything that human hands could was done for him but the cold icy fingers of the Death Angel could not be loosened.
The deceased was born on a farm in Brandywine Township February 6, 1851. He was a member of the M.E. Church and also a member of the Masonic Order, which organization will have charge of the funeral services.
The funeral services will be held at the Brandywine M.E. Church Friday afternoon at two o'clock. The cortege will leave the house at one-thirty.
Interment will take place in the Fairland cemetery.
Besides a wife Mr. Ensminger is survived by three children--Mrs. Nellie Beaumont, Urban and Lester, and two brothers, Ballard, of Elwood and Brown, of VanBuren township. He was a son of St.Clair Ensminger, of this city.
D.B Wilson & Son have charge of the funeral arrangements.
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Elzy Ensminger, a prominent young farmer of Brandywine Township, and the present Trustee of that township, was born in Liberty Township, this county, June 24, 1850.
He was the oldest of five children born to St. Clair and Sarah (Wilson) Ensminger, with whom he remained working upon the farm until he reached the age of twenty, when he took up the vocation of a school teacher. He taught in all, six consecutive terms with good success.
He was married March 16, 1873, to Martha E. Hilligoss, a native of Rush County, this State, born July 21, 1849, and daughter of Jacob Hilligoss, who also was a native of Rush County.
Mr. and Mrs. Ensminger continued to reside upon a farm in Van Buren Township for six years after their marriage, and in 1879, they removed to Brandywine Township, and settled upon a farm in Section 35, where they ever since resided.
They were the parents of five children, Oscar, Nellie, Urban, and a son and daughter that died in infancy unnamed. The son was the twin brother of Nellie, and the daughter was the twin sister of Urban.
Mr. Ensminger was a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge, and a staunch Democrat in politics. While a resident of Van Buren Township, he held the office of Assessor one term. He was elected Trustee of Brandywine Township in the spring of 1884, and was re-elected in the spring of 1886. He owns a farm of eighty-three acres, nearly all of which is in a good state of cultivation.
He was an industrious and successful farmer, a trustworthy official, and a first class citizen.
SOURCE:
History of Shelby County, Indiana
====================
Data below from:
Contributor: Anne (46948935) * August 24, 2021
Elzy Ensminger first married Mary J. Hardesty on 8 Jun 1867 in Shelby County, Indiana. On 6 Dec 1867, their son, also named Elzy Ensminger, was born. Elzy filed for divorce on 18 Mar 1872 in Shelby County, also noting that he was under 17 years of age at the time of the marriage and was not of lawful age to contract marriage. Mary filed a cross complaint that immediately upon the solemnization of said marriage the plaintiff abandoned this defendant and fled from the state and so continued to remain out of the state for about two years and then stealthily returned home to the residence of his father in Shelby County where he has continued to remain since that time and from the time of the first abandonment of this defendant by the plaintiff up to this time he has provided nothing for her or the child.
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THE SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Wednesday ~ April 21, 1909
----------
WEALTHY FARMER DIED SUDDENLY
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Elzy Ensminger Passed Away At His Home In Brandywine
Township This Morning After Short Illness
----------
WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY
----------
Formerly Occupied the Office of
Township Trustee Of Brandywine Township-
A Ditch Commissioner at Time of Death
----------
Elzy Ensminger, prominent farmer and former township trustee, died at his home in Brandywine Township this morning about nine o'clock of pneumonia.
Readers of THE REPUBLICAN will recall the item published in regard to Mr. Ensminger's illness, but it was not thought at that time that the result would end sadly. Mr. Ensminger was in Shelbyville last Thursday, having come to this city to help in regard to the survey of a ditch, being one of the ditch commissioners in the county. Soon after he returned to his home Mr. Ensminger became ill from the effects of the day's work and his condition suddenly grew worse. A physician was called and everything that human hands could was done for him but the cold icy fingers of the Death Angel could not be loosened.
The deceased was born on a farm in Brandywine Township February 6, 1851. He was a member of the M.E. Church and also a member of the Masonic Order, which organization will have charge of the funeral services.
The funeral services will be held at the Brandywine M.E. Church Friday afternoon at two o'clock. The cortege will leave the house at one-thirty.
Interment will take place in the Fairland cemetery.
Besides a wife Mr. Ensminger is survived by three children--Mrs. Nellie Beaumont, Urban and Lester, and two brothers, Ballard, of Elwood and Brown, of VanBuren township. He was a son of St.Clair Ensminger, of this city.
D.B Wilson & Son have charge of the funeral arrangements.
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Elzy Ensminger, a prominent young farmer of Brandywine Township, and the present Trustee of that township, was born in Liberty Township, this county, June 24, 1850.
He was the oldest of five children born to St. Clair and Sarah (Wilson) Ensminger, with whom he remained working upon the farm until he reached the age of twenty, when he took up the vocation of a school teacher. He taught in all, six consecutive terms with good success.
He was married March 16, 1873, to Martha E. Hilligoss, a native of Rush County, this State, born July 21, 1849, and daughter of Jacob Hilligoss, who also was a native of Rush County.
Mr. and Mrs. Ensminger continued to reside upon a farm in Van Buren Township for six years after their marriage, and in 1879, they removed to Brandywine Township, and settled upon a farm in Section 35, where they ever since resided.
They were the parents of five children, Oscar, Nellie, Urban, and a son and daughter that died in infancy unnamed. The son was the twin brother of Nellie, and the daughter was the twin sister of Urban.
Mr. Ensminger was a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge, and a staunch Democrat in politics. While a resident of Van Buren Township, he held the office of Assessor one term. He was elected Trustee of Brandywine Township in the spring of 1884, and was re-elected in the spring of 1886. He owns a farm of eighty-three acres, nearly all of which is in a good state of cultivation.
He was an industrious and successful farmer, a trustworthy official, and a first class citizen.
SOURCE:
History of Shelby County, Indiana
====================
Data below from:
Contributor: Anne (46948935) * August 24, 2021
Elzy Ensminger first married Mary J. Hardesty on 8 Jun 1867 in Shelby County, Indiana. On 6 Dec 1867, their son, also named Elzy Ensminger, was born. Elzy filed for divorce on 18 Mar 1872 in Shelby County, also noting that he was under 17 years of age at the time of the marriage and was not of lawful age to contract marriage. Mary filed a cross complaint that immediately upon the solemnization of said marriage the plaintiff abandoned this defendant and fled from the state and so continued to remain out of the state for about two years and then stealthily returned home to the residence of his father in Shelby County where he has continued to remain since that time and from the time of the first abandonment of this defendant by the plaintiff up to this time he has provided nothing for her or the child.
Elzy married Martha E Hilligoss on March 16, 1873, and Mary C. Bassett on May 05, 1889.
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THE SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Wednesday ~ April 21, 1909
----------
WEALTHY FARMER DIED SUDDENLY
----------
Elzy Ensminger Passed Away At His Home In Brandywine
Township This Morning After Short Illness
----------
WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY
----------
Formerly Occupied the Office of
Township Trustee Of Brandywine Township-
A Ditch Commissioner at Time of Death
----------
Elzy Ensminger, prominent farmer and former township trustee, died at his home in Brandywine Township this morning about nine o'clock of pneumonia.
Readers of THE REPUBLICAN will recall the item published in regard to Mr. Ensminger's illness, but it was not thought at that time that the result would end sadly. Mr. Ensminger was in Shelbyville last Thursday, having come to this city to help in regard to the survey of a ditch, being one of the ditch commissioners in the county. Soon after he returned to his home Mr. Ensminger became ill from the effects of the day's work and his condition suddenly grew worse. A physician was called and everything that human hands could was done for him but the cold icy fingers of the Death Angel could not be loosened.
The deceased was born on a farm in Brandywine Township February 6, 1851. He was a member of the M.E. Church and also a member of the Masonic Order, which organization will have charge of the funeral services.
The funeral services will be held at the Brandywine M.E. Church Friday afternoon at two o'clock. The cortege will leave the house at one-thirty.
Interment will take place in the Fairland cemetery.
Besides a wife Mr. Ensminger is survived by three children--Mrs. Nellie Beaumont, Urban and Lester, and two brothers, Ballard, of Elwood and Brown, of VanBuren township. He was a son of St.Clair Ensminger, of this city.
D.B Wilson & Son have charge of the funeral arrangements.
=======================
Elzy Ensminger, a prominent young farmer of Brandywine Township, and the present Trustee of that township, was born in Liberty Township, this county, June 24, 1850.
He was the oldest of five children born to St. Clair and Sarah (Wilson) Ensminger, with whom he remained working upon the farm until he reached the age of twenty, when he took up the vocation of a school teacher. He taught in all, six consecutive terms with good success.
He was married March 16, 1873, to Martha E. Hilligoss, a native of Rush County, this State, born July 21, 1849, and daughter of Jacob Hilligoss, who also was a native of Rush County.
Mr. and Mrs. Ensminger continued to reside upon a farm in Van Buren Township for six years after their marriage, and in 1879, they removed to Brandywine Township, and settled upon a farm in Section 35, where they ever since resided.
They were the parents of five children, Oscar, Nellie, Urban, and a son and daughter that died in infancy unnamed. The son was the twin brother of Nellie, and the daughter was the twin sister of Urban.
Mr. Ensminger was a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge, and a staunch Democrat in politics. While a resident of Van Buren Township, he held the office of Assessor one term. He was elected Trustee of Brandywine Township in the spring of 1884, and was re-elected in the spring of 1886. He owns a farm of eighty-three acres, nearly all of which is in a good state of cultivation.
He was an industrious and successful farmer, a trustworthy official, and a first class citizen.
SOURCE:
History of Shelby County, Indiana
====================
Data below from:
Contributor: Anne (46948935) * August 24, 2021
Elzy Ensminger first married Mary J. Hardesty on 8 Jun 1867 in Shelby County, Indiana. On 6 Dec 1867, their son, also named Elzy Ensminger, was born. Elzy filed for divorce on 18 Mar 1872 in Shelby County, also noting that he was under 17 years of age at the time of the marriage and was not of lawful age to contract marriage. Mary filed a cross complaint that immediately upon the solemnization of said marriage the plaintiff abandoned this defendant and fled from the state and so continued to remain out of the state for about two years and then stealthily returned home to the residence of his father in Shelby County where he has continued to remain since that time and from the time of the first abandonment of this defendant by the plaintiff up to this time he has provided nothing for her or the child.
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THE SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Wednesday ~ April 21, 1909
----------
WEALTHY FARMER DIED SUDDENLY
----------
Elzy Ensminger Passed Away At His Home In Brandywine
Township This Morning After Short Illness
----------
WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY
----------
Formerly Occupied the Office of
Township Trustee Of Brandywine Township-
A Ditch Commissioner at Time of Death
----------
Elzy Ensminger, prominent farmer and former township trustee, died at his home in Brandywine Township this morning about nine o'clock of pneumonia.
Readers of THE REPUBLICAN will recall the item published in regard to Mr. Ensminger's illness, but it was not thought at that time that the result would end sadly. Mr. Ensminger was in Shelbyville last Thursday, having come to this city to help in regard to the survey of a ditch, being one of the ditch commissioners in the county. Soon after he returned to his home Mr. Ensminger became ill from the effects of the day's work and his condition suddenly grew worse. A physician was called and everything that human hands could was done for him but the cold icy fingers of the Death Angel could not be loosened.
The deceased was born on a farm in Brandywine Township February 6, 1851. He was a member of the M.E. Church and also a member of the Masonic Order, which organization will have charge of the funeral services.
The funeral services will be held at the Brandywine M.E. Church Friday afternoon at two o'clock. The cortege will leave the house at one-thirty.
Interment will take place in the Fairland cemetery.
Besides a wife Mr. Ensminger is survived by three children--Mrs. Nellie Beaumont, Urban and Lester, and two brothers, Ballard, of Elwood and Brown, of VanBuren township. He was a son of St.Clair Ensminger, of this city.
D.B Wilson & Son have charge of the funeral arrangements.
=======================
Elzy Ensminger, a prominent young farmer of Brandywine Township, and the present Trustee of that township, was born in Liberty Township, this county, June 24, 1850.
He was the oldest of five children born to St. Clair and Sarah (Wilson) Ensminger, with whom he remained working upon the farm until he reached the age of twenty, when he took up the vocation of a school teacher. He taught in all, six consecutive terms with good success.
He was married March 16, 1873, to Martha E. Hilligoss, a native of Rush County, this State, born July 21, 1849, and daughter of Jacob Hilligoss, who also was a native of Rush County.
Mr. and Mrs. Ensminger continued to reside upon a farm in Van Buren Township for six years after their marriage, and in 1879, they removed to Brandywine Township, and settled upon a farm in Section 35, where they ever since resided.
They were the parents of five children, Oscar, Nellie, Urban, and a son and daughter that died in infancy unnamed. The son was the twin brother of Nellie, and the daughter was the twin sister of Urban.
Mr. Ensminger was a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge, and a staunch Democrat in politics. While a resident of Van Buren Township, he held the office of Assessor one term. He was elected Trustee of Brandywine Township in the spring of 1884, and was re-elected in the spring of 1886. He owns a farm of eighty-three acres, nearly all of which is in a good state of cultivation.
He was an industrious and successful farmer, a trustworthy official, and a first class citizen.
SOURCE:
History of Shelby County, Indiana
====================
Data below from:
Contributor: Anne (46948935) * August 24, 2021
Elzy Ensminger first married Mary J. Hardesty on 8 Jun 1867 in Shelby County, Indiana. On 6 Dec 1867, their son, also named Elzy Ensminger, was born. Elzy filed for divorce on 18 Mar 1872 in Shelby County, also noting that he was under 17 years of age at the time of the marriage and was not of lawful age to contract marriage. Mary filed a cross complaint that immediately upon the solemnization of said marriage the plaintiff abandoned this defendant and fled from the state and so continued to remain out of the state for about two years and then stealthily returned home to the residence of his father in Shelby County where he has continued to remain since that time and from the time of the first abandonment of this defendant by the plaintiff up to this time he has provided nothing for her or the child.
Inscription
58Y, 9M, 28 D Mason
Gravesite Details
4 on the same stone: Oscar, Elzy, Martha E. & Mary C. Ensminger. Mary C. has another stone for herself.
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