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MITCHELL J. ENNIS, general store and postmaster,
Byron, was born in Sugar Creek Township, Apr. 30, 1818, and
is a son of Thompson and Sarah (Mitchell) Ennis.
Thompson came to this county prior to 1800, in
company with four of his brothers, John, Jeremiah,
Samuel, and Jesse, and a sister. They
entered lands on Sugar Creek, where they lived and reared
their families. Coming from Pennsylvania, they were
hardy farmers, and gave their attention to coopering, as did
many other early settlers, during the winter season.
According to the custom of that day, by hand distilleries
they manufactured their corn into whisky. Thompson
was the father of nine boys and three girls: Vincent,
John, Sarah, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Jeremiah, Mitchell J.,
Thompson, Lemuel, William, and an infant, deceased.
Of this large family six are still living, and five are
residents of hits state. Mitchell J., was left
without parents at the early age of ten years, his mother
dying when he was only five years old. After the death
of his father, he lived with a farmer for two years, then
with Dr. William Bell, of Bellbrook, with whom he
stayed three years, and practiced in the rudiments, i. e.,
the art of rolling pills, etc. He then went to the
city of Dayton, where he served an apprenticeship in
employment of Edward M. Burr, saddler, after which he
again returned to Bellbrook, where he worked at Journey
work, and carried on the saddlery business for three years.
Here he cast his first presidential vote for William H.
Harrison. He then removed to Byron with his
business, where he conducted the same for eight years, then
began clerking for Schaner & Wilson; then followed
the goods as they passed from this firm to Folkerth & Son,
and afterwards to Wolf & Son, some ten years in all.
At this time his health failing, he traveled through the
southern part of the state selling fruit-trees, and during
the winter of 1860-61, worked at his trade. In May,
1861, bought the property where he now keeps, restocked the
establishment, and has continued business ever since,
carrying a general line of goods. Mr. Ennis has
been a happy old bachelor these many yeas. He is
attached to the Masonic and Odd Fellows' fraternities,
occupying high positions in both, being a Royal Arch Mason
and a member of the Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F. Mr.
Ennis is a fraternity man not alone in name, but his
daily life shows that he loves the principles of these
organizations.
~ Page 724 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
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