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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/26/1958
Mrs. Philip Ensminger, wife of a pioneer farmer
of this area, is to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday
with members of her family.
Hostess for the occasion, will be
one of her -granddaughters. Mrs.
Kenneth Stryker, 47 Canton St.,
another granddaughter. Mrs. Robert
Hutchinson is baking the birthday
cake.
Mrs. Ensminger's late husband
owned a large tract of land in
the Military and Ensminger R,
section, of what is now the Town
of Tonawanda and at: that, time was
within the limits of Tona-
wanda. Ensminger Rd- was named
for the family, Mr. Ensminger
died about, 20 years ago.
At the time of her marriage
and early married life, farms
abounded in this section of the
Frontier and Mrs. Ensminger,
over the years, watched the
changes irom the rural tone to
the present residential and indus-
trial theme.
Mrs. Ensminger, the former
Julia Klingenschmitt, was born
in Wendelville, July 28, 1868 and
was married in 1893. She and the
late Philip Ensminger were the
parents of five daughters.
Mrs. Louis Scheid, Kenmore.
.Mrs. Thomas Brush and Mrs.
William. Breitenbach, both
Tonawanda; Mrs. Walter Radant,
Gasport; and Miss Margaret Ens-
minger, who lives with her moth-
er in 1850 Miitary Rd. She has
nine grand children and 15 great
grandchildren. the family still
celebrates Christmas "at grand-
ma's."
Because of progressively failing
eyesight, Mrs. Ensminger identi-
fied member of the family large-
ly through their voices. An acid
radio fan, she listens to the stor-
ies and for the latest new items
on the radio and television. She
enjoys vacations and traveling by
car and is active and alert to the
world and people around her.
She tells her children and grand-
children "they have it easy" i
their homes, in comparison to the
"old days" and she rejoices with
the conveniences available to the
modern housewife.
Her "party" will begin at noon
with a buffet luncheon. In the aft-
ernoon Mrs. Ensminger will re-
count family stories for the fami-
lies to make her birthday another
full and eventful day in her long
life.
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1868 - Yes, date unknown