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Christopher Ernsperger
(1776-1850)
Catherine E. Fister
(1784-1859)
John Ernsperger
(1815-1904)
Mary
(1819-1892)
Henry Ernsperger
(1849-1914)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ida M. Smyser

Henry Ernsperger 1 2 3 4

  • Born: February 1849, Indiana 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Ida M. Smyser on 25 December 1873 in , Saint Joseph County, IN 1 2
  • Died: 1 November 1914 at age 65
  • Buried: After 1 November 1914, South Bend, IN
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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. 5

Page 134B, Dwelling 527, Family 527
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Henry Ernsperger...1..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 16 July 1870. 6

Page 3, Dwelling 25, Family 24
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Henry Ernsperger...21..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 5 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 331D, Roll 0309, District 160, Family 86
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Henry Ernsperger..Self..30..IN..Farmer
(Living with wife and daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Feb 1849, then his age should have been 31 instead of 30.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Portage Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 12 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 116, Dwelling 128, Family 131, Roll 401
Portage Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
farm owned, no mortgage
married 26 years
Henry Ernsperger..Head..Feb 1849..51..IN..Farmer
(Living with wife and father-in-law.)
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• He was buried after 1 November 1914 in the Bowman in South Bend, IN.

Plot: Section 1-2 Lot 260
Find A Grave Memorial #46416130
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Henry married Ida M. Smyser, daughter of Cornelius Smyser and Ann Elizabeth Davis, on 25 December 1873 in , Saint Joseph County, IN.1 2 (Ida M. Smyser was born in 1856 in Indiana 1 and died on 26 March 1936 in Mishawaka, IN.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

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

1880 US Census
Page 331D, Roll 0309, District 160, Family 86
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Henry Ernsperger..Self..30..IN..Farmer
Ida M. Ernsperger..Wife..23..IN..Keeping House
Estella D. Ernsperger..Dau..5..IN..At home
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Portage Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 12 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 116, Dwelling 128, Family 131, Roll 401
Portage Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
farm owned, no mortgage
married 26 years
Henry Ernsperger..Head..Feb 1849..51..IN..Farmer
Ida M. Ernsperger..Wife..Oct 1859..40..IN..1/0
Conniel Smyser..FathL..Apr 1820..80..PA..Farmer
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Name: Henry Ernsperger
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 25 Dec 1873
Event Place: St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 24 Dec 1873
Marriage Place: St Joseph, Indiana
Spouse's Name: Ida M Smyser
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: A A Brown
Page: 105
GS Film Number: 001503391
Digital Folder Number: 005206293
Image Number: 00317
Number of Images: 1

Citing this Record:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZC2-CLL : 21 January 2016), Henry Ernsperger and Ida M Smyser, 25 Dec 1873; citing St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,503,391.
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 160, p. 331D, family 86, Henry Ernsperger and Ida M. (Unknown); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0309.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Portage Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 6B, dwelling 128, family 131, Henry Ernsperger and Ida M. Smyser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 401.

3 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.

4 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.

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 134B, dwelling 527, family 527; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

6 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.

7 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=46416130.


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