When Elisabeth Catherine Ensley was born on 17 April 1843, in Scotts Store, Duplin, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Grant "Grandsire Billy" Ensley, was 46 and her mother, Judith E. Lackey, was 44. She married Ansel Jameson Hall on 18 October 1863, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Scotts Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 March 1887, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Jackson Township, Scott, Minnesota, United States.