Emma Amanda Ennes

 "Emma Amanda Ennes married Sheldon Lawrence Bellinger at the fireplace in the big dining room. They had three children in Texas, Ohio—Merle, Elbert and Charlie. Sheldon Lawrence Bellinger was not a farmer. He was a painter. So they sold their farm and moved to Findlay, Ohio, when the gas and oil boom was there. Many houses were being built. He opened a big wallpaper, paint and picture frame store in Findlay, Ohio. He mixed his lead paint in large open tubs, enough to keep forty painters busy. They saw good times and had many nice things in their home…Sheldon and Emma’s daughters were Laura, Mable, Ella, Mildred and Ethel. In 1905 father had a stroke. It was lead poisoning caused by mixing so much paint in open tubs. About the same time their first son, Merle Ennes Bellinger, contracted tuberculosis and died in May of 1902. Charlie tried keeping the store open but he was too young, so they had to close it…My mother and dad loved each other very much. It showed in their daily living even after he became ill and she in turn did all she could for him. She took us all to church every Sunday morning and evening and to prayer meeting on Thursday night."

-Written by Ethel Bellinger Bargar, Emma Amanda’s daughter

 “AMANDA ENNES BELLINGER, born February 26, 1859, in York Center, Union County, Ohio, married Sheldon Lawrence Bellinger. She died on July 13, 1947. Sheldon Lawrence Bellinger, born March 19, 1858, died February 25, 1910. They begat:
Merle Ennes Bellinger, born March 12, 1881,—died May 5. 1902 in Texas, Ohio.
Elbert Roy Bellinger, born July 14, 1883, Texas, Ohio—died December 15, 1967,
Charles Dumont Bellinger, born December 4, 1885, Texas, Ohio.
Laura Bellinger Day, born April 10, 1888 in Findlay, Ohio.
Mabel Bellinger Johnston, born June 25, 1890 in Findlay, Ohio.
Ella Eulalia Bellinger born October 23, 1893 in Findlay, Ohio & died on February 17, 1926.
Mildred Emma Bellinger Feller, born December 29, 1895 in Findlay,
Ethel Olive Bellinger Bargar, born August 19, 1900 in Findlay."

-Excerpt from A Bit About the Ennes, by Calvin Ennes, Au Gres, Michigan, 1969.

 Shedon Lawrence Bellinger and Emma Amanda Ennes' children are (according to Larry Joe Feller, her grandson):

1. Merle Ennes Bellinger (3/12/1881 - 5/5/1902)
2. Elbert Roy Bellinger (7/14/1883 - 12/15/1967)
3. Charles Dumont Bellinger (12/4/1885 - 12/8/1971)
4. Laura Bellinger (4/10/1888 - 5/13/1975) married William Day
5. Mabel Bellinger (6/25/1890 - 7/8/1986) married Homer Johnston
6. Ella Eulalia Bellinger (10/23/1893 - 2/17/1926)
7. Mildred Emma Bellinger (12/29/1895 - 6/26/1974) married Fay William Feller (9/12/1894 -
    12/22/1993) on July 2, 1918
8. Ethel Olive Bellinger (8/19/1900 - 2/28/1988) married Virgil Bargar.

Pictures:
Emma Amanda as a younger woman
Emma Amanda as an older woman
The Sheldon and Emma Amanda (Ennes) Bellinger Family
Sheldon Lawrence Bellinger

To contact me:  michelle@boydhouse.com
Last updated Mar. 16,2002.