Henry J. Ernsberger ^{2 3 4}

   Other names for Henry were Henry J. Arnsparger ⁶ and Henry Ernsbarger.^{1 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 22 August 1850, Mifflin Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. ⁷ Page 247B, Dwelling 172, Family 172
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Henry Ernsbarger...16..OH
(Living with parents.)

2. 1860 US Census, June 1860, Monroe Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. ⁶ Page 4, Household 27
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
H. J. Arnsparger..27..OH
(Living with wife and daughter.)

3. 1870 US Census, 5 July 1870, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States. ³ Page 1, Dwelling 6, Household 6
Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio
Henry Ernsberger..38..OH
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

4. 1880 US Census, June 1880, Monroe Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. ² Page 122A, Roll 1061
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
H. J. Ernsberger...Head..47..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife, 2 children, father-in-law, and a nephew on the wife's side.)

5. Cemetery: Mount Zion, 2 August 1899, Lucas, Richland, Ohio, United States. ⁴ Find A Grave Memorial #30768865

Henry married Mary Jane Balliet, daughter of Henry Balliet and Unknown, on 24 February 1859 in Richland, Ohio, United States.^{1 2} (Mary Jane Balliet was born on 9 October 1837 in Ohio, United States,^{2 3 6 8} died on 5 March 1921 ⁸ and was buried after 5 March 1921 in Lucas, Richland, Ohio, United States ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1860 US Census, June 1860, Monroe Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. ⁶ Page 4, Household 27
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
H. J. Arnsparger..27..OH
M. J. Arnsparger..23..OH
N. R. Arnsparger..0..OH
John Barr..15..OH
Sophiah Nelson..30..OH
A. Arnsparger..25..OH
Elizabeth Manner..20..OH

NOTE - This seems to be multiple families living together with only Herny J. Ernsberger and his wife, Mary Jane Balliet known for sure as occupants. The family name of Ernsberger had multiple spellings probably dependent upon how thick the Germanic accent was and how the census enumerator interpreted the speech.

The newborn infant daughter, N. R. Arnsparger, must be a child of Henry and Mary but her name is not known nor does she appear in any other records. The parents had been married for about one and one-half years at the time of the census but the daughters age was reported as "0" which means she could have been born in 1860 or anytime in the last half of 1859.

John Barr and Sophiah Nelson are both of an unknown relationship.

Likewise, the identity of A. Arnsparger cannot be known with any certainty but I suspect that he might be Henry's younger brother, Luther A. Ernsberger who was using his middle initial only at the time.
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2. 1870 US Census, 5 July 1870, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States. ³ Page 1, Dwelling 6, Household 6
Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio
Henry Ernsberger..38..OH
Mary J. Ernsberger..33..OH
Koselle J. Ernsberger..10..OH
Ira N. Ernsberger..8..OH
Ida E. Ernsberger..5..OH

3. 1880 US Census, June 1880, Monroe Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. ² Page 122A, Roll 1061
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
H. J. Ernsberger...Head..47..OH..Farmer
Mary J. Ernsberger...Wife..42..OH..Keeping House
Ira N. Ernsberger...Son..18..OH..Wks. On Farm
Ida E. Ernsberger...Dau..15..OH
Henry Balliet...FathL..84..PA
Marion VanBuskirk...Neph..17..OH..School Teacher

NOTE - Henry Balliet was the father of Mary J. and Marion VanBuskirk was a nephew.