Harry H. Enders Biography, Genesee County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 966, 969


This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.




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A drawing of Harry H. Enders’ farm is shown on p. 967 and is reproduced 
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HARRY H. ENDERS. The gentleman whose name appears at the head of this 
sketch is a prosperous and substantial farmer and stock-raiser residing 
on section 28, Atlas Township, Genesee County. .He is a native of New 
York and was born April 1, 1841, being a son of Philip and Anna 
(Hummel) Enders, who were both natives of Pennsylvania. The ancestors 
on both sides of the house were of German extraction. Our subject's 
father was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was for many years a 
pensioner of that war. His paternal great-grandfather, who was born in 
Germany in 1740, served in the German army and came to the United 
States in 1764, became a pioneer of Dauphin County, Pa.

   Our subject was reared to manhood in his native county and State and 
from early youth has been engaged in farming. He was educated in the 
public schools of Erie County and also attended school for two years at 
Williamsville, N. Y., his course there being an academic one. He 
enlisted in the War of the Rebellion July 21, 1862, and became one of 
Company C, One Hundred and Sixteenth New York Infantry, which was 
incorporated with the Nineteenth Corps. He spent some two years in 
Louisiana and there participated in the siege of Ft. Hudson, Pleasant 
Hill, Sabine Cross Roads and other engagements of minor importance with 
the Nineteenth Corps. He was subsequently detailed to duty in the 
Shenandoah Valley under Gen. Sheridan and fought at Winchester, 
Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek and was wounded in the siege of Ft. Hudson 
in the right arm, above the elbow. He received his honorable discharge 
June 8, 1865, and participated in the Grand Review at Washington.

   On his return from the war our subject was married, July 23, 1865, 
to Miss Maria Hoil, a native of Erie County, N. Y., and born February 
24, 1844. She was a daughter of John and Fanny (Reid) Hoil. Here 
parents were natives of Pennsylvania and on both sides are said to be 
of German ancestry. The paternal great-grandfather, Christian Enders, 
was one of the first settlers in Dauphin County, Pa., and taught one of 
the first schools in that county. On her mother's side the great-
grandfather of Mrs. Enders was a Revolt tionary soldier. There were 
twelve children in the family of our subject's parents, six of whom are 
now living, and ten children in the family of which Mrs. Enders is one.
  To our subject and his wife have been born nine children, of whom 
four survive: Edwin, Melvin, Willie and George. In 1868 Mr. Enders with 
his family came to Genesee County and settled on the land which he now 
occupies. He has built up the farm and by the improvements that he has 
placed upon it has added greatly to its value. He has served as Drain 
Commissioner for two years. He is a Democrat in politics and a 
progressive and honorable gentleman. A view of his pleasant home will 
be noticed elsewhere in this volume.




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