Ernsberger, Robert Roland
(1883-1941)



Birth: May 26, 1883, Delphos, Allen County, OH
Death: February 12, 1941, Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN
Parents: Abraham and Mary Ann (Fisher) Ernsberger
Spouse: Blanch M. Baker, married March 10, 1906, Decatur, IN
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Individual Number: 5496


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1910 Unknown Photographer Bluffton, Wells County, IN
1914 Ashbaucher & Ernsberger Studio owner/Partner Bluffton, Wells County, IN
1918 C. F. Bretzman Photographer Indianapolis, Marion County, IN 1517 Fletcher Savings & Trust Bldg.
1928 Photocraft Studio Photographer Indianapolis, Marion County, IN 1549 N. Meridian St.
1941 Rogers Studio Photographer Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN


















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OriginalNotes: 1906 - Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 (ancestry.com)
Robert Roland Ernsberger, age 22, b. May 26, 1883 in Allen, Ohio to Abraham and Mary Ann (Fisher) Ernsberger, married Blanche M. Baker on March 10, 1906 in IN, residence Decatur, Indiana. [Information from Indiana Death Certificates]

1910 Census, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, 114 South St.
Robert R. Ernsberger, head, 26, married 4 yrs, b. OH, FB PA, MB OH, photographer, wage, rent
Blanch Ernsberger, wife, 25, 0/0 children, b. IN

1918 - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (ancestry.com)
Robert Roland Ernsberger, 5815 Dewey Ave., Indianapolis, age 35, b. May 26, 1883, photographer for C. F. Bretzman, 1517 Fletcher Savings & Trust Bldg., wife Blanche Ernsberger

1941 - Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/40522622/robert-roland-ernsberger : accessed 9 August 2021), memorial page for Robert Roland Ernsberger (26 May 1883-12 Feb 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40522622, citing Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Karin King (contributor 47469179) .

1941 - Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 (ancestry.com)
Robert R. Ernsberger, of 3518 Gay, Indiana [Ft. Wayne], died in Methodist Hospital, Ft. Wayne, resident of community for 3 years. Wife Blanch, age 57, b. May 26, 1883 in Delphos, Ohio to Abraham Ernsberger and Mary Ann fisher, Photographer, Rogers Studio, died Feb. 12, 1941 of cerebral hemorage
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OriginalSource: 1910 Census, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, 114 South St.
Robert R. Ernsberger, head, 26, married 4 yrs, b. OH, FB PA, MB OH, photographer, wage employee, rent
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OriginalSource: Bluffton Evening Banner (Bluffton, Indiana), March 28, 1914, p. 2
E. S. Walmer Purchased Ashbaucher Estate Property. Building occupied by the Ashbaucher & Ernsberger photograph gallery and the building occupied by Dr. Severin's office were sold today by the administrator of the estate of the late Benjamin Ashbaucher to Edward S. Walmer for $7,500. Walmer bought the property as investment and the building will be occupied by the present tenants. [Note: Ashbaucher died on March 13, 1912]
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Address1: 1517 Fletcher Savings & Trust Bldg.
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OriginalSource: 1918 - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (ancestry.com)
Robert Roland Ernsberger, 5815 Dewey Ave., Indianapolis, age 35, b. May 26, 1883, photographer for C. F. Bretzman, 1517 Fletcher Savings & Trust Bldg., wife Blanche Ernsberger
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OriginalSource: 1928 Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2122, Photographers: Photo Craft Studio (Inc) 1549 N Meridian
p. 623, Robt R. Ernsberger, photo Photocraft Studio h5855 Dewey av
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OriginalSource: 1941 - Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 (ancestry.com)
Robert R. Ernsberger, of 3518 Gay, Indiana [Ft. Wayne], died in Methodist Hospital, Ft. Wayne, resident of community for 3 years. Photographer, Rogers Studio, died Feb. 12, 1941 of cerebral hemorage
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