Ensley, Bessie

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• Political Party: Republican
• OCCU: 1900 Census, Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina; Deputy Collector, Internal Revenue; : 38
• OCCU: 1920 Census, Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina; Retail Mercant; : 57
• RELI: Sylva Baptist Church

Notes:

John B. Ensley, Sr, 91, former state legislator and one of Jackson County's leading business, died Tuesday at noon at his home here after a long illness. He was the son of the late John and Cynthia Parris Ensley, A native of Jackson County, and had been a political leader in community and political affairs for many years. Ensley served in the 1896 and the 1922 sessions of the General Assembly. A Republican in 1896 he tied in the general election with the Democratic candidate,the late Judge Walter Moore, and then won the runoff by two votes. He was a deputy US marshall from 1897 until 1913. Ensley was a charter member of the board of trustees of the C.J. Harris Community Hospital,a deacon emeritus of the Sylva Baptist Church and a long-time teacher of the Men's Bible Class of the Church. A trustee of the old Sylva Collegiate Institute Ensley was at one time Road Commissioner for Jackson County. He was in retail and wholesale busilness from whilch he retired in 1948.
Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Lucie Luck Ensley, whom he married in 1924. His first wife was the former Miss Mollie Queen who was the mother of six surviving children. Also, surviving are three daughters, Mrs. H. M. Hooper of Sylva, Mrs. Cris Gerhardstein of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. John Kieser of Emporium, PA; three sons, A.B. Ensley of Asheville, Chester Ensley of Cleveland Ohio, and Blane Ensley of Akron, Ohio; five grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.Funeral services will he held Friday at 2:30pm in the Sylva Baptist Church with the Rev R. W Abrams officiating. Burial will be in Keener Cemetery. Moody Funeral Home is in charge.

His brother Samuel Ensley is buried at Trackrock Cemetery in Blairsville, Union, Georgia

This cemetery is located off of Trackrock Rd., on Trackrock Church Rd.,
nr Blairsville, Union Co., GA.
It was surveyed & photographed by Rose Birdwell

http://www.cemeterysurveysinc.com/albums/UnionGA/TrackRock/

John married Queen, Mary Lucinda on 31 Jul 1882 in , Jackson, North Carolina. Mary was born in Aug 1865 in Webster, Jackson, North Carolina; died on 22 Apr 1923 in Beta, Jackson, North Carolina; was buried in Apr 1923 in , , Jackson, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1910 Census states that she bore 9 children, but 8 were living.

The 1910 Census lists a Bessie "W" or "M" born in 1903, but no Blaine.

Notes:

Bentley and Langford site have his middle name as: "Bailey"

Source:
Dr. J. B. Turner

Series: M593 Roll: 1144 Page: 289


Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year

ENSLEY JOHN 48 M W NC NC JACKSON SCOTT CRK TWP 1870

John married Messer, Cynthia C. on 10 Jan 1845. Cynthia (daughter of Messer, Joseph and Parris, Eleandor) was born on 16 Jan 1830 in , Haywood, North Carolina; died on 12 Sep 1908 in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina; was buried in Sep 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cynthia she took her mother's surname for a time (Parris.)

Source:
Dr. J. B. Turner

Notes:

ENSLEY BONNIE LEDFORD SEP 29 1866 MAR 8 1930 Antioch

ENSLEY ELIZABETH L.[ois Long] 1857 1943 Trackrock
[w/o Samuel Bailey Ensley & dtr of Peter Gilead Long & Martha Caroline Johnson-Long]

ENSLEY SAMUEL B.[AILEY] [4/26/]1856 [Jackson Co., NC] [4/10/]1932 Trackrock
[s/o John Bailey Ensley & Cynthia C. Messer-Parris-Ensley]

ENSLEY, SR. FRANK 1902 1985 Union Memory
[s/o samuel Bailey Ensley & Elizabeth Lois Long-Ensley]

Source: Union Co., GA Graves Database Project, Compiled by Carol Ann Tindell, Blue Ridge, GA ©1997, Electronic, on-line at ancestraldesigns.com
http://www.ancestraldesigns.com/CAT/UniongravesEF.htm

Notes:

Series: M593 Roll: 1144 Page: 289


Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year

ENSLEY WILLIAM SR 73 M W NC NC JACKSON SCOTT CRK TWP 1870



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William married Lokey, Judith E. in 1820 in , , North Carolina. Judith was born in 1799 in , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Joseph married Parris, Eleandor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]