Washington marriage, 1904

[Lisa in California]

1910 census for Thomas 1883 Ennis possibly indicates that he was married once.  Under his marital status category is “M¹”.  Neighbouring image pages for others are M¹, M², and what could be a M³.

[Lisa in California]

Erato, do you have access to Walla Walla city directories for the 1900s?  If not, and you are interested, I (or others) can look for the men to see if there are any clues.

Note:  if I disappear unexpectedly, it most likely will be due to a storm-related power outage. 

[Erato]

I see that there is a 1904 Walla Walla directory.  It might be worth a look.  The directories for Benton County, Washington and Grant and Umatilla Counties, Oregon are all just a few years too late.

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My gut instinct tells me that, despite the age difference, my T.J. Ennis is the one who married Drusilla.  But it would be nice to find some conclusive evidence or at least some supporting evidence.

[RJ137]

My T.J. was born in Wisconsin on 15 January 1861. He was living in Grant County, Oregon in 1903. He was recently widowed

The Evening statesman.
Thursday, Aug 06, 1903
Walla Walla, WA
Page: 9

[Lisa in California]

I wonder if there might be any newspaper articles about Drusilla post-1906?   

I’ll have a look at the directories in a bit.  Apologies that I cannot do so now.

[Erato]

"I wonder if there might be any newspaper articles about Drusilla post-1906?"

I didn't find any.

[Erato]

I love the way they refer to him as a "prominent businessman."  In fact, he was a small-scale rancher and farmer.  Here he is with his daughter Flossie in Kennewick in about 1906ish.  It's a strawberry packing shed. I don't know if he owned the operation or they were working for someone else. 

[Lisa in California]

1904 Walla Walla, WA Directory
Ennis, Christopher, pres Walla Walla Meat Co., res 315 Alder
Ennis, Frank, farmer, bds 315 Alder
Ennis, Mary, bds 315 Alder
Ennis, Thomas J., sec and treas Walla Walla Meat Co., bds 315 Alder

No other Ennis’ in 1904.  Will have a look for 1905.

Added: oh wow, you are so fortunate to have the photo!  Especially since he was so prominent. 

[Lisa in California]

Anc*try doesn’t appear to have 1905 or 1906 directories for Walla Walla (I didn’t use any first name/surname in the search in case Ennis’ were omitted for some reason).

Just one for 1907
1907 Walla Walla, WA Directory
Ennis, Thomas J., farmer, h 2 m n of city