Charles William Ensley

Brief Life History of Charles William

When Charles William Ensley was born on 21 October 1901, in Stone, Arkansas, United States, his father, James A. Enzley, was 58 and his mother, Rachel Elizabeth Tuttle, was 18. He married Nellie G Martin on 24 March 1924, in Jackson, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States in 1924 and Bird Township, Jackson, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 August 1975, at the age of 73, and was buried in Elgin, Jackson, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles William Ensley
1901–1975
Nellie G Martin
1897–1976
Marriage: 24 March 1924
Susie Mae Ensley
1925–1925
Elizabeth May Ensley
1926–2018
Norrean Ensley
1928–1954
Jimmy Lee Ensley
1934–2006

Sources (12)

  • Charlie Ensley, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Charlie Ensley, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Charlie W Ensley, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting

In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Ensli or Ensle, pet forms of Anselm or Ernst.

English: possibly a habitational name from Ingestre (Staffordshire). The placename, which clearly gave rise to a medieval surname, shows various irregular developments over the centuries, an intrusive -l- being one of them. The origin of the placename is uncertain, though the initial element may be a derivative of Latin angustiæ ‘the narrows’, which would become engyst under Brittonic influence, and the final element may be from the river Trent. This would be topographically appropriate, as the river Trent becomes narrow near Ingestre.

English: perhaps a variant of Ilsley , with dissimilation of l-l to n-l, or a variant of Hinchley from Hinchcliffe with development of -cliff via -liff to -ley.

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

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