ENDSLEY-N.H. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

N. H. ENDSLEY, farmer, Ambia, Indiana, was born in FOuntain County, Indiana Feb 15, 1842. His parents were Hugh and Maris Osborne Endsley. His mother died when he was quite youngand after her death he lived with an aunt in Harrison County, Missouri up to the age of 16. He started for Pike's Peak in 1858 but met so many returning that he came back and in November 1858 came to Vermilion County, Illinois. He next came to Iroquois County and worked awhile for Endsley & Scott at the "Red Pump" in Lovejoy Twp. In Aug 1861 he enlisted from Fountain County, Indiana in Harris' Light Cavalry afterward known as the 2nd NY. With this famous regiment he was in all the hard fought battles in which the army of the Potomac took part and was with Gen. Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. He was wounded at Gettysburg, White's Ford and Hanover Courthouse. Mr. Endsley served through the war, returned to Vermilion County and was shortly after married to Amanda DANIEL, daughter of Eli Daniel who settled on the round bottom above Danville, Illinois when that village contained but three houses. Mr. and Mrs. Endsley are both members of the Maple Grove ME Church. He is also a member of Prarire Green Grange no. 1166. He is the father of five children: May, David U, William A, Frank M. and John W.