John A. Ensminger was born at Equality in Gallatin County, Illinois, on October 11, 1827 near the salt works. His father was Emanuel Ensminger, who was born in 1777 and died in 1832. His mother was Catherine Davenport, born about 1787. The Ensminger’s were early pioneers to Gallatin County and hardy stock, established by the fact that his father, Emanuel, walked 100 miles and back, to Vincennes, Ind., for a license to marry his wife, which he secured and the couple were united at Shawneetown. Continue reading
Thomas Henry Fuller was born on a farm in the Union District of Crittendon County, Kentucky to William J. Fuller and Mary Catherine Threlkeld on July 20, 1876. This is where the family was located when the 1880 federal census … Continue reading