Shelby County Indiana
Obituaries
Endsley - Ensley
Obituaries
Endsley - Ensley
The Shelbyville Republican
November 8, 1951
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AGED COUNTY RESIDENT DIES
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Abraham L. (Link) Ensley, 91-year-old
Brandywine township native and lifelong resident of Shelby county, died this
morning at the Land Nursing Home in Morristown following an illness of several
months.November 8, 1951
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AGED COUNTY RESIDENT DIES
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The son of Henry and Mariah (Bowen) Ensley, he was born on November 6, 1860, the day that Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. He was a former railroad employee.
Mr. Ensley is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Goodrich of this city and Mrs. Flora Nuckols of Indianapolis. A sister and brother preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Murphy Mortuary with Dr. L. O. Richmond officiating. Burial will be at the Fairland cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after 4:00 p.m. Friday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville Republican
Monday, June 14, 1943
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Former County Resident
Is Dead In Indianapolis
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Andrew J. Ensley, age 87, native of Shelby county, died at his home in Indianapolis at 4:30 a.m. Saturday. He had been in ill health for a long while.Monday, June 14, 1943
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Former County Resident
Is Dead In Indianapolis
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Mr. Ensley was born in Jackson township on January 6, 1856, the son of William S. and Elizabeth Ensley. He moved from this county to Indianapolis about 35 years ago.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Thomas Hawkins, of this city, and two brothers, Will Ensley, of Miles City, Montana, and Ed Ensley, of Columbus, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at Indianapolis today and burial will be made in the Mt. Auburn cemetery.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Moravia Union
Moravia, Iowa
23 Jun 1927
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Lucinda A., daughter of Rev. Erastus and Hannah Lathrop, was born in Shelby county, Indiana, Octobe 6th, 1839, and died June 18, 1927, aged 87 years, 8 months and 12 days.Moravia, Iowa
23 Jun 1927
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She was married to Nathaniel E. Ensley December 2, 1867. To this union three children were born. The family moved to a farm near Moravia, Iowa, in 1880. Her daughter Julia died in November 1890, and her husband preceded her in death December 15, 1913. She is survived by the following children, Nora Abegglen of Albia, Iowa and Chas. D. Ensley of Hoppe, Mont., who was unable to be present at the funeral. Also a brother, Dr. Harvey Lathrop of Moravia, Iowa. She was born and reared by Methodist parents and held her membership in the M.E. Church of Moravia up to the time of her death.
She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Moravia cemetery June 20, 1927. Short services were conducted at the cemetery by Rev. O. J. Fix of the M. E. Church.
Contributed by John Addison Ballard
The Shelbyville Republican
Monday, March 3, 1913
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MEXICAN WAR VETERAN DEAD
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Captain Henry M. Endsley Died
Saturday Afternoon Late
At His Home In Fairland
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ATTENDED G.O.P. CONVENTION
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Served as Representative in the Legislature
From Shelby and Marion Counties in 1877
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Captain Henry M. Endsley, veteran of the
Mexican and Civil wars, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. T. B. Carey, of Fairland, Saturday evening
at 4:10 O'clock, of paralysis. Captain Endsley had been ill for more than a year and his death was not unexpected
by his relatives. Captain Endsley was the oldest and perhaps the most distinguished citizen of Shelby county.
Besides being the only survivor of the Mexican war residing in the county for the past several years, he was also
a veteran of the Civil war and had taken a prominent part in the early history of the Republican party in this
state. Until a year ago, Captain Endsley was very active and was able to read a newspaper without the aid of spectacles.
He took a great interest in the Mexican squabbles of a few years ago and related with zest his experiences in that country during the war with Mexico. At the time of his death he was ninety years, eleven months and four days of age, having been born in Wayne county, Indiana, March 27, 1822. His parents were Peter and Polly Endsley. They were natives of Scotland, who after a few years residence in South Carolina came to Indiana. He served in the war of 1812 under General William Henry Harrison. Captain Endsley was an infant when his parents moved from Wayne county to Shelby county. He resided on a farm in Marion township until 1846, when he enlisted in Company
H, Third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry as a private. He was soon promoted to the rank of first sergeant for
bravery. He was in the front at the battle of Buena Vista and served under Generals Taylor, Wood and Lane;
in 1847 he was honorably discharged at New Orleans. He returned to his home in this county and resided on
a farm until the outbreak of the Civil war. He enlisted in Company F, Seventieth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers,
August, 1862. He recruited this command and was elected captain of the company. The regiment was assigned
to the Army of the Cumberland and participated in every battle from Nashville to Atlanta. Arriving at Atlanta,
Captain Endsley was sent back to report to General Sherman but instead reported to General Thomas. With eleven
other officers he was sent to Chattanooga to organize a camp, and there being the ranking officer he was assigned
charge of the provisional department of the nine hundred men. Still later he was ordered back to Nashville. During
the winter of 1864-65 he lay before that city with the Union army which was besieging the city. Here he received
two wounds, one in the arms and a spent ball grazing the right side of his neck and collar bone. He did not leave
the service, however. After a short leave of absence, which he spent in Indianapolis, he rejoined the army,
marching with Sherman to Washington and took part in the
grand review. Here he was honorably dishcarged and returned to this county. Captain Endsley was elected
a delegate of the first Republican National convention which was held at Jackson, Michigan in 1855. In 1877 he
was elected joint-representative in the Legislature from the counties of Marion and Shelby on the Republican ticket,
although the district was normally Democratic by more than 1,000. He was appointed chairman of the temperance
committee at this session. He was a member and acted as commander of the G.A.R. Post at Fairiand until this
post was abandoned. He then transferred his membership to Dumont Post in this city. He was a member of the
Masonic order, holding his membership at Fairland. He was married to Mariah Antoinette Bowen, of Ohio, in
1852, who survives him. He also leaves three daughters, Mrs. H. C. Goodrich and Mrs. Flora Nuckolls,
of this city, and Mrs. T. B. Carey, of Fairland, and three sons, Orville, of near Waldron, Abraham,
of Brandywine township, and Edward, who resides in California, and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Logan,
of Danville, Illinois. The funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Fairland M.E. church,
the Rev. Jones officiating. Interment was made in the Fairland cemetery in charge of Ralph J. Edwards, of
this city. The following members of Dumont Post, G.A.R., of this city, went to Fairland to attend the funeral
services of their late comrad, Captain Endsley: William Norris, George Kent, George Wright, Jacob Turner, A. J.
Ensminger, Tip Weakley, J. M. Goodrich, William Bridenstine, Samuel Herthel, Arthur Collins, William Collins, C. J.
Limpus, Elisha Vanarsdall and James Nail. The pall bearers were Arthur Collins, William Collins, C. J. Limpus,
Elisha Vanarsdall and James Nail, of this city, and Robert Smith of Fairland. Monday, March 3, 1913
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MEXICAN WAR VETERAN DEAD
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Captain Henry M. Endsley Died
Saturday Afternoon Late
At His Home In Fairland
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ATTENDED G.O.P. CONVENTION
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Served as Representative in the Legislature
From Shelby and Marion Counties in 1877
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Submitted by Barb Huff
The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, April 14, 1881
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ENSLEY -- On the Friday, April 8, 1881, at his residence in this city, William S. Ensley. The deceased was born on the 18th day of February, 1830, in Jackson township, Shelby county, where he married Miss Elizabeth Perry, to whom was born six children, four of whom are living. The funeral will take place in Robert's Chapel, in Washington township, on Sunday, April 10, 1881, at 2 o'clock p.m. The writer had known the deceased for thirty years, and in all his intercourse with him always found
him to be a gentleman of the very kindest disposition, full of sympathy and always ready to alleviate the sufferings
of those in distress. No man ever went to William S. Ensley and asked him for a favor and went away denied
of the same. He was a nature full of love and kindness; the humblest man in all the world never sought his
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being accommodated. His was a hospitable roof not only in name but in fact. Thousands today are ready to testify to his magnanimity and kindness. He idolized his wife and his children and never could do too much for their happiness. His was a gentle nature, full of those notable attributes which endear and attract us all. In politics he was always active and did all he could to advance the interests of the party he represented. His counsel and assistance could always be relied on in time of political peril and he never failed to do his duty. In 1863 he was elected county commissioner and served in that capacity which distinction for the term of three years. Let us pause and drop a tear at his grave, as his was one of the kindest and most gentle natures the writer has ever met. Peace be to his ashes and may the blossom bloom in happy recollection of his many virtues.
Submitted by Barb Huff
