Milford chronicle., 1939-05-12
JUDGE SAMUEL WILSON ENNIS
DIES AT PACLDING, OHIO

Common Pleas Judge Samuel Will
son Ennis died at the Van Vert hos
pital, Paulding. Ohio. Sunday morn
ing. April l6, 1899 The immediate
cause of his death was heart trouble
aggravated by an attack of influenza
two weeks before. His condition be-
coming very serious he was taken TO
the hospital ten days before death.
.Ir. Ennis had suffered from heart
trouble for two or three years and
had had a number of serious attacks,
but was always able to overcome
them and continue IN the work of his
profession OF law. He was the nOmi-
nee for Common Pleas Judge last
year and made very strenuous
campaign which undoubtedly over
,aXed his strength.
Funeral services were held in the
sbyterian Church, Paulding, Ohio.
Tuesday afternoon. April Is, conduct
ed By Rev Malcolm d. Ludy. pastor
of the church. Burial was made in
Live Oak cemetery. Paulding.
The funeral rites We're attended by
large concOurSe of people. friends
from various parts of the county at
tending. The Veterans of the Span
ish-American War attended in body
as did the members OF the Paulding
County Bar Association. As Il mark
OF respect the business houses of the
town closed from three to four
o'clock, the hour of the funeral.
Samuel Wilson Ennis was born at
Berlin, Md. in July. 1866. son OF Sam
utl r. and Charlotte Ann Quillen
Ennis, the family moving To Milford
sixty years ago lie was educated
in the public schools and graduated
from the Milford. Delaware. high
school. He attended college at Ada,
Ohio. graduating in the classical and
law courses and later took pOst-grad-
uate work there.
He was admitted to the bar in 1893.
and went to Paulding in 1895. where
lie has since resided and practiced his
profession. He served two terms as
attorney. l915-l9l9. When
the late Willis +. COrbett resigned
from the common pleas bench, in
1929. ON account of failing health, Mr..
Ennis was appointed to fill the va
cancy. Under this appointment he
served for eleven months from Jan
uary l. 1880. He also served two
terms as United States Cancellation
Commissioner by appointment of the
United States District Judge.
In 1898, when the country declared !
war against Spain and President Me /
Kinley called for volunteers, Mr.. En-
nis volunteered his services and was
elected Captain of Co. NJ, Second !
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. the com
pany that volunteered from Paulding
county. He was commissioned Cap !
tain by the late Governor Asa S. 4
Bushnell and served during the war. !
In 1888 he was the Republican candi- !
date for Common Pleas Judge and /
was elected to that position. He as
sumed the duties of the office Janu
Try third, 1899, commencing a six
year term. But death interviewed and
le was permitted to serve only four
md half months. Mr.. Ennis was
lard worker at his profession and in
he various positions he filled, striv-
ng always for his clients and the
aithful discharge of his official du-
les.
August II, 1894, he married Miss
Martha R. Finlay. at Wapakoneta,
)hio. To this union one child was
,orn. a son. Captain Riley F. Ennis.
# the United States Army. now To-
ated at Washington. d. c.. an in
tructor in military technique.
He leaves to mourn his departure,
lis wife. Martha Ennis. son Riley F.
Ennis; sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Ham
nond of Milford. Mrs. Nora Harring-
on of Harrington. Del. and Mrs.
.ottie Prettyman of Philadelphia,
"a; one brother, Harry NJ. Ennis. of
Iilford. Del. and many friends.