Erastus Q. Enos

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Erastus Q. Enos

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Death: January 08, 1924 (86)
Elgin, Pleasant Valley Township, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Elgin, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Enos and Huldah Griffith
Husband of Priscilla Elizabeth Blakesley
Father of Adelbert L. "Delbert" Enos and Huldah Harriet Enos
Brother of John Griffith Enos; W. B. Enos; Dorcus Enos; Aurelia Enos; Mary Elizabeth Enos and 3 others

Managed by: A1C Paul Alan Fine, USAF, B.A.
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About Erastus Q. Enos

  • Erastus' name and country of birth are mentioned in the marriage record of his son, Adelbert L. Enos: "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FF5T-9SY : 28 March 2019), Robert D Butler in entry for Adelbert L Enos, 2 Dec 1908, Genesee, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 987,826.
  • During the Civil War, Erastus served as a private in Company E, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment. He enlisted on 5 February 1863 and mustered out on 20 July 1865 at Fairfax Court House, Virginia. See the comments section at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197354330
  • Per the 1880 United States census for Pleasant Valley Township, Fayette County, Iowa (enumerated on 4 June 1880), the Enos household contained the following residents (see "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2D-MC9 : 14 August 2017), Erastus Q Enos, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 205, sheet 160A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0339; FHL microfilm 1,254,339.):
    • Enos, Erastus Q, age 44, married, blacksmith, born in Indiana to a father who was born in Delaware and a mother who was born in Ohio.
    • Enos, Priscilla, age 36, wife, keeping house, born in Illinois to a father who was born in Ohio [the state of birth of Priscilla's mother was not indicated in the census.]
    • Enos, Adelbert L., age 12, son, born in Iowa to a father who was born in Indiana and a mother who was born in Illinois.
    • Enos, Huldah H., daughter, age 10, born in Iowa to a father who was born in Indiana and a mother who was born in Illinois.
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Erastus Q. Enos's Timeline

1837
July 26, 1837
Indiana, United States
1867
1867
Fayette County, Iowa, United States
1870
1870
Iowa, United States
1924
January 8, 1924
Age 86
Elgin, Pleasant Valley Township, Fayette, Iowa, United States
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Elgin City Cemetery, Elgin, Fayette, Iowa, United States