Herbert Ensminger (1895 - 1976)

Born 24 Nov 1895 in Haines, Baker, Oregon, United States

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Died 17 Mar 1976 at age 80 in Baker, Baker County, Oregon

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Biography

Herbert Ensminger was born Nov 24, 1895 on a ranch near Muddy Creek, west of Haines, Oregon, a son of Jacob Henry Ensminger and Johanna Ziegler Loennig. Herb was the youngest of 11 children, having 8 sisters and 2 brothers. Raised on a ranch, he began his education in the Muddy Creek School but moved to Haines in the 5th grade when his father sold the ranch and moved to Haines in retirement. Herb’s favorite sports were basketball and baseball, being a guard on the basketball team and a pitcher on the baseball team. He enjoyed the time he spent with his caring father on fishing and camping trips they took together. Following school, Herb worked for the Farmers Mercantile Company. He played drums in the Haines concert band which performed at the Union Stock Show and in Baker during July 4 celebrations.

Herb and 10 other Haines area young men got together in December 1917, having missed the first World War I draft, and enlisted in the army for the war's duration. They were assigned to the 16th Company, a Coast Guard Artillery Unit stationed in Puget Sound, Washington, a submarine mine company. The war ended Nov 11, 1918 and Herb and the others were discharged on Jan 10, 1919. Years later, Herb served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the Oregon State Guard during World War II.

Herb met Miss Mary Elizabeth Reusser in 1924, who came to Haines to teach school. They got acquainted, went to dances together, and were married in La Grande, Oregon on Nov 25, 1925. They had 3 children, two sons and a daughter in the middle. This writer also enjoyed the fishing trips he took with his father, Herb. Herb was an honest, kind, and considerate man who, in addition to a full time job, spent much of his time on weekends and evenings serving without any pay or benefits on the Haines City Council and several terms as mayor. He did not seek these offices but was “drafted” to serve by his friends and neighbors who knew he was an ethical man who led by example and always put the good of his community first. Herb remained active in the Haines community and in the Latter Day Saints church in Baker, both while working full time and throughout his retirement. He always had the full trust and respect of everyone that knew him, including his family, friends, neighbors, business associates, community, and fellow church members.

11 April 2021 Sharon discovered ensminger-1.pdf. This relates to Hans Meyer: Dale Ensminger, Ensminger of Alsace and Pennsylvania, 2018 edition available on Familysearch.org. Added with Dale's permission, so all the errors on the internet sites can be corrected. Sharon's line is Peter Gerber and this line is not in Dale's book.

The Ensminger genealogy from about 1900 back to Hans Meyer was established by the book Ensminger of Alsace and Pennsylvania, 1994, by Raymond Martin Bell, with additions by Brendan R. Wehrung. Additional research by John Kurt Entsminger established Anthon Meyer as the father of Hans Meyer. Mary Elizabeth (Reusser) Ensminger researched her Reusser line and her husband's Ensminger line. The Ensminger-Reusser-Barfuss Family Tree continues to supplement the work of my mother and Dr. Bell through search of census and other records.

Name: Herbert Ensminger. Given Name: Herbert. Surname: Ensminger. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Born 24 Nov 1895. Haines, Baker, Oregon. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Died 17 Mar 1976. Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States. ^{[4] [5] [6] [8]}

Residence 1900 Rock Creek, Baker, Oregon. ^[1] 1910 Haines, Baker, Oregon. ^[3] 1920 Haines, Baker, Oregon. ^[2] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head. 1930 Haines, Baker, Oregon, USA. ^[13] 1932 Baker City, Oregon, USA. ^[16] 1935 Haines, Baker, Oregon. ^[11] 1939 Haines, Oregon, USA. ^[17] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head. 1940 Haines, Baker, Oregon, USA. ^[11] Relation to Head: Head. 1942 Haines, Baker, Oregon, USA. ^[14] Before 1951. Oregon ^[8] Military Marital Status: Single. Baker, Oregon, USA. ^[12] Haines, Oregon. ^[18]

Military Service: 15 Dec 1917 - Jan 10, 1919. ^[6]

Buried Haines, Baker County, Oregon, United States of America. ^[4]

Marriage 25 Nov 1925; La Grande, Union County, Oregon, USA. ^{[19] [20] [21]} Marriage Oregon, USA. ^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Source: S_2097832099 Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock Creek, Baker, Oregon; Roll: T623_1345; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 176. Birth date: Nov 1895 Birth place: Oregon Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Rock Creek, Baker, Oregon Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=68391001&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 7602 #68391001
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: S_2102963306 Year: 1920; Census Place: Haines, Baker, Oregon; Roll: T625_1491; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 296. Birth date: abt 1896 Birth place: Oregon Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Haines, Baker, Oregon Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=99187348&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 6061 #99187348
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: S_2097893798 Year: 1910; Census Place: Haines, Baker, Oregon; Roll: T624_1278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 303. Birth date: abt 1896 Birth place: Oregon Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Haines, Baker, Oregon Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=156311184&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 7884 #156311184
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Source: S_997265278 Ancestry Record 60525 #21149502
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Source: S_2098249979 Oregon State Library; 1966-1970 Death Index; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1971-1980 Ancestry Record 5254 #458388
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Source: S1677653 Ancestry Record 2441 #5606871
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source: S_997017765 Ancestry Record 60106 #150738
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} Source: S_2102963309 Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #17977697
9. ↑ Source: S6024254 Ancestry Record 61380 #95672
10. ↑ Source: S_1021849768 Ancestry Record 5193 #4185079
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3} Source: S_1618954048 Year: 1940; Census Place: Haines, Baker, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03352; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-30 Ancestry Record 2442 #63293921
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Source: S_2098266834 Registration State: Oregon; Registration County: Baker; Roll: 1851979 Ancestry Record 6482 #26739837
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Source: S_2098250210 Year: 1930; Census Place: Haines, Baker, Oregon; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341673 Ancestry Record 6224 #109038369
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Source: S_2080297254 The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 36 Ancestry Record 1002 #10372367
15. ↑ Source: S_1618953976 Ancestry Record 70016 #121271
16. ↑ Source: S70688380 Ancestry Record 2469 #857436938
17. ↑ Source: S70688427 Ancestry Record 2469 #895905977
18. ↑ Source: S70688486 Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QT9Z-81PF Ancestry Record 61861 #2207688
19. ↑ Source: S6024254 Ancestry Record 61380 #95672
20. ↑ Source: S_1021849768 Ancestry Record 5193 #4185079
21. ↑ Source: S_1618953976 Ancestry Record 70016 #121271
22. ↑ Source: S70688420 Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906-1910, 1946-1966 Ancestry Record 61677 #1350187002

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