“ELLEN ELIZABETH ENNES married Charles H. Hanchett at the Old Ennes Home in front of the old fireplace in the big dining room on Christmas Day, December 25, 1871, in the presence of David Bowker and Martha Brown.
Charles Hanchett, born March 8, 1844 in Nashville, Michigan was a Civil War veteran. He was wounded in the Battle of Wilderness during that war while acting as a sharpshooter. Charles’ injuries troubled him all his life. He received a pension and acted as a lock tender for the state of Ohio at the lock at the Canal at Texas. He died Nov. 15, 1920 at Texas, Ohio. Ellen, his wife, died Dec. 11, 1905 at Texas, Ohio.
Their children were:
Roy Hanchett, born 8-23-1873. He drowned in Bad Creek 7-21-1882.
Ray Ashley Hanchett, born May 23, 1880. He married Effie(?). He died 7-29-1957 at San Bernardino, California.
Amy Pearl Hanchett, born 9-2-1885. In 1902, married James Hendricks. Their daughter, Ellen Ryman, bore Charles Henry McKeen. Charles McKeen married Ella and they bore: Gwen, Valerie, and Butch. Gwen married Larry L. Headrick and they bore Amy, the Great, great, great, great, great granddaughter of William Ennes (1967) at Flint.”-from A Bit About the Ennes, by Calvin Ennes, Au Gres, Michigan, 1969.
Gravestone Inscription in the Old Texas Cemetery, Texas, Henry, Ohio
Hanchett
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Charles H. Hanchett
Born Mar. 8, 1844
D. Nov. 15, 1920
Co. G. 17th Mich. Inf.
1862-1865
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Ellen E.
Born Apr. 3, 1853
Died Dec. 11, 1905More pictures:
Ellen Ennes
A later picture of Ellen