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Dorthea Mercile Ensign 1917–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 DEC 1917

Birth Location: Ohio, United States

Death Date: 28 FEB 2005

Death Location: Celina, Mercer, Ohio

Father: Forest Ensign

Mother: Ada McNair

Spouse(s): Willis Bair

Children(s):

Dorthea Mercile Ensign was born in 1917 in Ohio, United States, the child of Forest C Ensign And Ada Vand Mcnair. Dorthea Mercile Ensign married Willis Woodrow Bair. Dorthea Mercile Ensign passed away in 2005 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Dorthea Mercile Ensign was born in 1917 in Ohio, United States, the child of Forest C Ensign And Ada Vand Mcnair.
  • Dorthea Mercile Ensign married Willis Woodrow Bair.
  • Dorthea Mercile Ensign passed away in 2005 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Forest Ensign
1890–1986
Birth Location: Paulding,Paulding,Ohio
FE
Ada McNair
1892–1941
Birth Location: Prattville,Hillsdale,Michigan
AM

Spouses(s)

Willis Bair
1913–1979
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
WB

Children(s)

Dorthea Ensign's Ancestors

Self
Dorthea Ensign
1917–2005
Birth Place: Ohio, United States
Parents
Forest C. Ensign
1890–1986
Paulding,Paulding,Ohio
Ada (Vand) McNair
1892–1941
Prattville,Hillsdale,Michigan
Grandparents
Forrest (Chester) Ensign
1890–
Emma (Matilda) Gabriel
1871–1943
Franklin Twp, Wayne, Ohio, USA
John (F.) McNair
1849–1907
Livingston, New York, USA
Lovica (Jane) Thompson
1861–1940
Prattville Hillsdale Co. Mi.
Great-Grandparents
Robert McNair
1825–1862
Lucy Bliss
1826–1873
Henry Thompson
1834–1911
Nancy Pixley
1837–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McNair
1788–1874
Mary Mulhullen
1795–1834
Elijah Bliss
1781–1845
Lucy Ripley
1794–1808
Henry Thompson
1775–1837
Lydia Colvin
1795–1837
Calvin Pixley
1801–1863
Jennett Lucas
1803–1885

Dorthea Ensign's Timeline

20 Records

1917
4 DEC 1917
Birth of Dorthea Mercile Ensign in Ohio, United States
Ohio, United States
1917
4 DEC 1917
Birth of Dorthea Mercile Ensign
None
1917
4 DEC 1917
Birth of Dorthea Mercile Ensign in Ohio
Ohio
1917
4 DEC 1917
Birth of Dorthea Mercile Ensign in Ohio, United States
Ohio, United States
1920
1920
Age 3
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Butler, Mercer, Ohio, USA
Butler, Mercer, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Butler, Mercer, Ohio, United States
Butler, Mercer, Ohio, United States
1920
1920
Age 3
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Butler, Mercer, Ohio, United States
Butler, Mercer, Ohio, United States
1930
1930
Age 13
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, USA
Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States
Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States
1930
1930
Age 13
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States
Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States
1935
1935
Age 18
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio
Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio
1935
1935
Age 18
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Same House
Same House
1935
1935
Age 18
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 23
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, USA
Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Coldwater Village, Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States
Coldwater Village, Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States
1940
1940
Age 23
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Coldwater Village, Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States
Coldwater Village, Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States
1957
1957
Age 40
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Celina, Ohio, USA
Celina, Ohio, USA
1993
1993
Age 76
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Celina, OH
Celina, OH
2005
28 FEB 2005
Age 88
Dorthea Mercile Ensign resided here in Mercer, Mercer, Ohio, United States
Mercer, Mercer, Ohio, United States
2005
28 FEB 2005
Age 88
Death of Dorthea Mercile Ensign in Celina, Mercer, Ohio
Celina, Mercer, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 16:53), entry for Dorothea Mercile Ensign(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV91-HCG
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Dorthea Mercile Bair, 2005; Burial, Celina, Mercer, Ohio, United States of America, Neptune Cemetery; citing record ID 21850437, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1917
    Event Place: Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 16:53), entry for Dorothea Mercile Ensign(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV91-HCG
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 1 February 2019), Mercile Ensign, Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 13B, line 100, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1850; FHL microfilm 2,341,584.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2014), Dorthea M Bair, 28 Feb 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 December 2014), Dorthea Mericle Bair, 28 Feb 2005; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2010); citing vol. 34738, certificate number 20073, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Dorthea Mercile Bair, 2005; Burial, Celina, Mercer, Ohio, United States of America, Neptune Cemetery; citing record ID 21850437, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 March 2018), Doretha Ensign in household of F C Ensign, Coldwater Village, Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54-2, sheet 25B, line 74, family 455, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3114.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 1 February 2019), Mercile Ensign in household of Forrest C Ensign, Butler, Mercer, Ohio, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 4B, line 62, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1418; FHL microfilm 1,821,418.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 December 2017), Willis W Bair and Dorothea Mercile Ensign, 28 Jul 1946; citing Marriage, Mercer, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 FEB 2005
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 16:53), entry for Dorothea Mercile Ensign(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV91-HCG
    [2] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 FEB 2005
    Event Place: Celina, Mercer, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 16:53), entry for Dorothea Mercile Ensign(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV91-HCG
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2014), Dorthea M Bair, 28 Feb 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 December 2014), Dorthea Mericle Bair, 28 Feb 2005; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2010); citing vol. 34738, certificate number 20073, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Dorthea Mercile Bair, 2005; Burial, Celina, Mercer, Ohio, United States of America, Neptune Cemetery; citing record ID 21850437, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1917
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1917
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1917
    Event Place: Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Celina, OH
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Celina, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Butler, Mercer, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Butler, Mercer, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 16:53), entry for Dorothea Mercile Ensign(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV91-HCG

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 16:53), entry for Dorothea Mercile Ensign(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV91-HCG

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 16:53), entry for Dorothea Mercile Ensign(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV91-HCG

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Coldwater Village, Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 16:53), entry for Dorothea Mercile Ensign(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV91-HCG

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Butler, Mercer, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Coldwater Village, Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States
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