Phoebe Elizabeth Ensign

1897 - 1972  (74 years)

• Name	Phoebe Elizabeth Ensign
  Birth	21 Nov 1897	Hope Township, Midland County, Michigan
  	Name: Phoebe Elizabeth Ensign Birth Date: 21 Nov 1897 Birthplace: Hope Township, Midland, Michigan Gender: Female Father's Name: Myrt Ensign Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Name: Phoebe Ensign Mother's Birthplace: Michigan Reference ID: item 2 p 4 rn 1759 GS Film number: 2322714 Digital Folder Number: 4207006 Image Number: 427 "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQXD-89W : 12 August 2019), Phoebe Ensign in entry for Phoebe Elizabeth Ensign, 21 Nov 1897; citing item 2 p 4 rn 1759, Hope Township, Midland, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,714.
  Gender	Female
  _UID	845B41CF6A894585B700A725D534A85333CE
  Death	7 Apr 1972	Gladwin, Michigan
  	Mrs. Elizabeth E. Seltz, 74, of 400 Maple Street, Gladwin, died Friday morning, April 7, from a sudden heart attack. She was on her regular morning walk downtown and to the post office, when death occurred. Born in Hope, Midland County, November 21, 1897, the former Miss Elizabeth Ensign was married to Oscar Seltz on January 21, 1918. They farmed for many years on Three Rivers Road, in Secord Township, before moving to Gladwin City in 1960. Mr. Seltz died Sept. 7, 1971. She was a member of the Gladwin Senior Citizens Club and the Gladwin High School Athletic Boosters Club. Surviving are four sons, Clarence of Lake Tahoe, Calif., Wilbur of Rochester, Elmer of West Branch, and Roger of Lexington Park, Md.; seven daughters, Mrs. Donald (Ella) Vallender of Beaverton, Mrs. Nathan (Virgelyn) Fial of New York City, Mrs. Laura Smith of Jackson, Mrs. Wilbur (Bertha) Raymond of Gladwin, Mrs. John (Dorothea) DeLair of Midland, Mrs. Nelson (Wanda) Cornell of Chicago, Mrs. Gerald (Clara) Carvey of Alma; and one brother, Fred Ensign of Chicago. A son, Vernon, died in 1969. Services were held Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. at the Mathews Funeral Home with the Rev. John W. Cermak officiating. Burial was in Highland Cemetery. Gladwin County Record dated 4-12/1972
  Person ID	I3339	Dutcher-Cummings
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Clarence Myrt Ensign,   b. 1867, New York d. 3 Aug 1948, Beaverton, Gladwin County, Michigan (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Phobe Elisabeth Hewitt,   b. 2 Apr 1879, Midland City, Midland Co., Michigan d. 6 Dec 1897, Hope Township, Midland County, Michigan (Age 18 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1895	Midland City, Midland Co., Michigan
  	Name: Clarence M. Ensign Race (Original): Age (Expanded): 28 years Birth Year: 1867 Birthplace: New York Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hewett Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Age (Expanded): 16 years Spouse's Birth Year: 1879 Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan Event Date: 28 Nov 1895 Event Place: Midland, Midland, Michigan Father's Name: Reuben Ensign Mother's Name: Lydia A. Biddow Spouse's Father's Name: Elijah Hewett Spouse's Mother's Name: Christie J. Howe Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: GS Film number: 2342502 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4207882 Image Number: 434 Reference ID: v 3 p 314 rn 493 Citing this Record: "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3C-65X : 4 December 2014), Clarence M. Ensign and Elizabeth Hewett, 28 Nov 1895; citing Midland, Midland, Michigan, v 3 p 314 rn 493, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,502. -
  Family ID	F517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart