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Christopher Arnsberger
(Between 1744/1746-Bef 1811)
Catherine Elizabeth Fahrner
(1755-Bef 1820)
Christopher Ernsperger
(1776-1850)
Catherine E. Fister
(1784-1859)
John Ernsperger
(1815-1904)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary

John Ernsperger 1 2 3

  • Born: 1 January 1815, Frederick, MD 1 3 4 5 6
  • Baptized: 13 April 1815, Frederick, MD 4
  • Marriage (1): Mary about 1842 1
  • Died: 26 March 1904 at age 89
  • Buried: After 26 March 1904, South Bend, IN

bullet   Other names for John were John Ernsberger 7 and Johannes Ernstberger.4

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 9 October 1850. 8

Page 134B, Dwelling 527, Family 527
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger...32..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 01 Jan 1815, then his age should have been 35 instead of 32.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 16 July 1870. 3

Page 3, Dwelling 25, Family 24
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger...55..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 5 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 331D, Dwelling 85, Family 90, District 160, Roll 0309
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger..Self..65..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife, son, and brother, George.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 21 June 1900. 9

Page 14A, District 112, Dwelling 294, Family 298
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
farm owned no mortgage
John Ernsberger...Head..Jan 1814..86..MD..Farmer..Widowed
Jane Ernsberger...Daughter..June 1854..45..IN..Housekeeper

(Widowed and living with unmarried daughter.)

NOTE - His birth year should have been 1815 instead of 1814. If his birth date was 01 Jan 1815, then his age should have been 85 instead of 86.
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• He was buried after 26 March 1904 in the Bowman Cemetery in South Bend, IN.

Plot: Section 1-2 Lot
Find A Grave Memorial #46416131
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John married Mary about 1842.1 (Mary was born on 18 October 1819 in Ohio,11 died on 16 August 1892 and was buried after 16 August 1892 in South Bend, IN.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 9 October 1850. 8

Page 134B, Dwelling 527, Family 527
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger...32..MD..Farmer
Mary Ernsperger...28..OH
Albert Ernsperger...7..OH
James Ernsperger...5..OH
Henry Ernsperger...1..IN
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 16 July 1870. 11

Page 3, Dwelling 25, Family 24
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger...55..MD..Farmer
Mary Ernsperger...50..OH..Keeping Housein
James Ernsperger...25..OH
Henry Ernsperger...21..IN
George Ernsperger...18..IN..Farming
Jane Ernsperger...15..IN
Delia Ernsperger...13..IN
William Ernsperger...10..IN
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 5 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 331D, Dwelling 85, Family 90, District 160, Roll 0309
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger..Self..65..MD..Farmer
Mary Ernsperger..Wife..61..OH..Keeping House
William Ernsperger..Son..21..IN..Farming
George W. Ernsperger..Bro..70..MD..Farming
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 160, p. 331D, dwelling 85, family 90, John Ernsperger and Mary (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Mar 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0309.

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 134B, dwelling 526, family 526; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 3, dwelling 25, family 24; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

4 "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674912 : accessed 28 Mar 2014), name: Johannes Ernstberger; birth date: 01 Jan 1815; birthplace: Fredrick, Fredrick, Maryland.

5 Jennifer (Owens) Ackerfield, "Allen, Blake, Clark, Cordell, Davis, Grow, Hays, Love, Mayes, McCracken, Moore, Nutter, Owens, Pauly, Simon, Spiering, Winters," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jrowens11 : accessed 7 Nov 2012).

6 Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 112, p. 14A, dwelling 294, family 298; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 134B, dwelling 527, family 527, John Ernsperger and Mary (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 112, p. 14A, dwelling 294, family 298, John Ernsperger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Mar 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46416131.

11 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 3, dwelling 25, family 24, John Ernsperger and Mary (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.


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