Verlin Ennis

1839 - 1921  (81 years)

• Name	Verlin Ennis
  Birth	15 Nov 1839	Indiana, United States
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	114690373
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114690373
  Land & Property	Washington County, Oregon, United States
  Occupation	Sauvies Island, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
  	Ferryman
  Residence	Linton, Oregon, United States
  	at the head of the (Sauvies) island
  _UID	DE0CB8CA0E914F6E83B6CB6DDCB6126B48D3
  Death	9 Jan 1921	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
  	Verlin Ennis was born in Indiana, November 15, 1839, and died January 9, 1921, leaving his widow, Bertha Ennis and two daughters by a former marriage, Mrs. Mary Bergstrum and Mrs. Nellie Powell. Mr. Ennis crossed the plains in 1851 and with his parents and settled at Oregon City, later moving to Washington county where he lived for several years. Later he located below Linnton at the head of the island where he passed most of his life. He will be remembered by the old settlers and many friends as the ferryman of Sauvies island before the time of the steamboats. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the chapel of Dunning & McEntee. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. [The Oregonian, 14 Jan 1921, p15]
  Burial	River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
  Person ID	I17836	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Anderson Ennis,   b. Abt 1810   d. Abt 1876 (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Going,   b. Abt 1821   d. Abt 1882 (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F5651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen Elmira Miller,   b. Abt 1854, Oregon, United States d. 6 Oct 1924, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States (Age ~ 70 years)
  Children	+ 1. Ida May Ennis,   b. 4 Mar 1870, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States d. 16 Jan 1929, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States (Age 58 years) + 2. Emma Nellis "Nellie" Ennis,   b. 12 Sep 1871, Oregon, United States d. 4 Dec 1949, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F5648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Bertha J. Hayden,   b. Abt Aug 1879, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States d. 20 Mar 1958, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F5649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Nov 1839 - Indiana, United States Land & Property - - Washington County, Oregon, United States Death - 9 Jan 1921 - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States Burial - - River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States  = Link to Google Earth