Robert Mental Ensign

Brief Life History of Robert Mental

When Robert Mental Ensign was born on 23 September 1816, in South Warsaw, Warsaw, Wyoming, New York, United States, his father, Rev. Seymour Ensign, was 35 and his mother, Charlotte Halladay, was 27. He married Eliza Manzer about 1838, in South Warsaw, Warsaw, Wyoming, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Clayton, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 January 1905, at the age of 88, and was buried in Volga, Clayton, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Mental Ensign
1816–1905
Eliza Manzer
1820–1914
Marriage: about 1838
S Ensign
1842–
Charles Ensign
1844–
Charlotte Mercy "Lottie" Ensign
1851–1931
Francis N Ensign
1852–1884
Janette E Ensign
1854–1910
Marian Melissa Ensign
1856–1936
Lemyra Ensign
1859–1945
Fremont Ensign
1863–

Sources (18)

  • Robert M Ensign, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Robt Ensign, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
  • Rob Ensign in entry for Jeannette Whitford, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1837

Historical Boundaries: 1837: Clayton, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Clayton, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Clayton, Iowa, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: of uncertain etymology. From the 16th to the 19th century, the English vocabulary word ensign denoted a junior rank of infantry officer, which may be the source of the surname.

History: James Ensign (known as ‘the Puritan’) was born in Chilham, Kent,England, in 1606 and came to Hartford, CT, before 1644.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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