Minerva J. Ernsbarger

John Ernsberger
(1779-1858)

Mary Smith
(1784-1823)

George W. Archer
(1779-1848)

Rebecca Church
(Abt 1785-1847)

John Ernsbarger
(1807-1875)

Adah Archer
(1810-Between 1846/1850)

Minerva J. Ernsbarger
(1842-1917)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ard Duncan McConaughy

Minerva J. Ernsbarger ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 12 June 1842, Ohio ³ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹
Marriage (1): Ard Duncan McConaughy on 19 December 1861 in , Jones County, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 4 April 1917, Martelle, IA at age 74 ⁹ ¹⁰
Buried: 6 April 1917, Fairview Township, Jones, IA ⁹ ¹⁰

bullet Cause of her death was Pneumonia.

bullet Another name for Minerva was Minerva A. Ernsberger.¹¹

bullet General Notes:

Minerva and her sister, Harriet, were both married at the same time. Their names and the names of the grooms are consecutive entries in the Jones County Marriage Records on 19 Dec 1861, Book A, page 138, lines 974 and 975.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Minerva Mcconaughy
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 06 Apr 1917
Death Date: 04 Apr 1917
Age: 74
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1842
Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Housewife
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: John Ensburger
Father's Birthplace: Penn.
Mother's Name: Archer

Citing this Record
"Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV4T-P98 : 11 March 2018), Minerva McConaughy, 04 Apr 1917; citing , reference 148; FHL microfilm 1,673,845.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 7 October 1850. ¹¹

Page 196B, Roll 185, Dwelling 844, Family 844
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Minerva A. Ernsberger...8..OH
(Living with widowed father.)
.

• She appeared on the 1852 Iowa State Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA in January 1852. ¹²

Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
John Ernsbarger...3 males...5 females...1 voter...2 militia...8 total
(One of the 5 females is considered to be Minerva; living with widowed father.)
.

• She appeared on the 1854 Iowa State Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA in January 1854. ¹³

Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
John Ensbarger...3 males...5 females...2 voters...2 militia...8 total
(One of the 5 females is considered to have been Minerva; living with widowed father.)
.

• She appeared on the 1856 Iowa State Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on January 1856. ⁶

1856 Iowa State Census
Page 166, Dwelling 96, Family 96
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
M. J. Amberger..15
(Living with widowed father.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 12 Jun 1842, then her age should have been 13 instead of 15.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on June 1860. ⁷

Page 46, Family 344
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Minerva Ernsbarger...19..OH
(Living with widowed father.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 12 June 1842, then her age should have been 17 instead of 19.
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 20 August 1870. ⁸

Page 16, Roll 401, Dwelling 106, Family 112
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Minerva McCanaughy...28..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 23 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 472A, District 338, Dwelling 179, Family 181, Roll 0348
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Manerva McConaughy..Wife..38..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 4 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 12 Jun 1842, then her age should have bee 37 instead of 38.
.

• She appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1885. ³

Page 363-364, Line 30, Dwelling 128, Family 128
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Merneva McConaughey...42..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 4 sons.)
.

• She appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1895. ⁴

Page 267, Line 16, Dwelling 137
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Minerva McConnaughy...54..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband, 2 sons, and brother-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 12 Jun 1842, then her age should have been 52 instead of 54.
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 14 June 1900. ⁵

Page 5B, District 54, Dwelling 97, Family 97
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm owned no mortgage
married 38 years
Minerva McConaughy...Wife..Jun 1841..58..OH..6/4
(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

NOTE - Her birth date should have been June 1842 instead of June 1841.
.

• Death Image: 4 April 1917, in Martelle, IA.

• She was buried on 6 April 1917 in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Fairview, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial 55927436
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Minerva married Ard Duncan McConaughy, son of John McConaughy and Jane Duncan, on 19 December 1861 in , Jones County, IA.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Ard Duncan McConaughy was born on 29 June 1837 in Pennsylvania,³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁸ ¹⁰ ¹⁴ died on 19 October 1905 in Martelle, IA ¹⁰ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ and was buried after 19 October 1905 in Fairview Township, Jones, IA ¹⁰ ¹⁴.). The cause of his death was Paralysis.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 20 August 1870. ⁸

Page 16, Roll 401, Dwelling 106, Family 112
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
A. D. McCanaughy...33..PA..Farmer
Minerva McCanaughy...28..OH..Keeping House
Herburn S. McCanaughy...4..IA
George W. McCanaughy..2..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 23 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 472A, District 338, Dwelling 179, Family 181, Roll 0348
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Argus McConaughy..Self..43..PA..Farmer
Manerva McConaughy..Wife..38..OH..Keeping House
Herbin McConaughy..Son..14..IA..Working On Farm
Willis McConaughy..Son..11..IA
Earl McConaughy..Son..9..IA
Clinton McConaughy..Son..5..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1885. ³

Page 363-364, Line 30, Dwelling 128, Family 128
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
A. D. McConaughey....47..PA..Farmer
Merneva McConaughey...42..OH..Keeping House
Herbin McConaughey....18..Jones County, IA
Aillis McConaughey...16..Jones County, IA
Earl McConaughey...13..Jones County, IA
Clinton McConaughre..10..Jones County, IA
.

• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1895. ⁴

Page 267, Line 16, Dwelling 137
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
A.D. McConnaughy...57..PA..Farmer
Minerva McConnaughy...54..OH..Keeping House
Earl C. McConnaughy...23..Jones County, IA
John C. McConnaughy...20..Jones County, IA
Samuel R. McConnaughy...54..PA

NOTE - Samuel R. McConaughy was probably a brother to Argus Duncan McConaughy.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 14 June 1900. ⁵

Page 5B, District 54, Dwelling 97, Family 97
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm owned no mortgage
married 38 years
Ard D. McConaughy...Head..Jun 1837..62.PA..Farmer
Minerva McConaughy...Wife..Jun 1841..58..OH..6/4
William G. McConaughy...Son..Nov 1870..29..IA..Farmer
Clinton J. McConaughy...Son..Feb 1875..25..IA
.

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: A. D. Mcconough
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Dec 1861
Event Place: Jones, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Minerva Ensberger
Spouse's Gender: Female
page 138, line 974, Book A; Jones County, Iowa Marriage Records

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJDK-12X : 4 November 2017), A. D. Mcconough and Minerva Ensberger, 19 Dec 1861, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing reference bk A p 138 cn 974, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,500.
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1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 11 Apr 2014), Name: A D Mcconaugt; Spouse's Name: Minerva Eusberger; Event Date: 19 Dec 1861; Event Place: Jones, Iowa.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 338, p. 472A, dwelling 179, family 181, Ard Duncan McConaughy and Minerva J. Ernsbarger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0348.

3 1885 Iowa State Census, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 363-364, dwelling 128, family 128, line 30, Ard Duncan McConaughy and Minerva J. Ernsbarger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 11 Apr 2014).

4 1895 Iowa State Census, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 267, dwelling 137, line 16, Ard Duncan McConaughy and Minerva J. Ernsbarger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 20 Mar 2014).

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 54, p. 5B, dwelling 97, family 97; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 1856 State Census, Iowa, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 166, dwelling 96, family 96, John Ernsbarger.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 46, family 344, John Ernsbarger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

8 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 16, dwelling 106, family 112, Ard Duncan McConaughy and Minerva J. Ernsbarger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 401.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for Minerva Ann Ernsbarger McConaughy (12 Jun 1842\endash 4 Apr 1917), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55927436, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Fairview, Jones County, Iowa, USA

10 Margaret Saville, "Ancestors & Descendants," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancientage : accessed 10 Apr 2014).

11 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 196B, dwelling 844, family 844; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 185.

12 1852 Iowa State Census, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, John Ernsbarger; digital images.

13 1854 Iowa State Census, 1854 Iowa State Census, John Ernsbarger; digital images.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for Ard Duncan McConaughy (29 Jun 1837\endash 19 Oct 1905), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55927400, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Fairview, Jones County, Iowa, USA

15 Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions, Indexes, and Listings, http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/cemetery/forhill/forhill.htm.

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