Citizen of The Republic of Texas
Another link of the chain connecting Houston with the past was broken in the death of Col. Cornelius Ennis, one of the oldest citizens of Houston. He passed peacefully at his old home on Congress avenue. He was nursed by the member of this family.
Survived by three daughters - MRs. Lombardi of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. A.H. Belo of Dallas; Mrs. F. Cargill of Houston.
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ENNIS, Col. CORNELIUS
Death of Col. Ennis
Col. Cornelius Ennis, one of Houston's oldest and best known citizens, passed away at that city in the 86th year of his age. Col. Ennis was a native of New Jersey. He landed at Galveston in 1839 and proceeded to Houston, where he formed a co-partnership with G. W. Kimball in the general merchandise business. He also bought considerable cotton. Col. Ennis was one of the incorporators of the Houston and Texas Central Railway company and the Great Northern before it was merged into the international. The city of Ennis was named after him. During the civil war Col. Ennis remained in Texas importing supplies and exporting cotton. He also visited Havana during that period. While there he sent Capt. Jack Moore to New York to purchase the Jeannette, an ironclad steamer, paying $40,000 in gold. She was loaded with 1200 English Enfield rifles, ten tons of gunpowder, 3,000,000 percussion caps, a large lot of shoes, blankets, etc., and presented to the Confederacy. He was mayor of Houston in 1857. (The Cisco Round=up, Cisco, Tex, Feb 18, 1899
Another link of the chain connecting Houston with the past was broken in the death of Col. Cornelius Ennis, one of the oldest citizens of Houston. He passed peacefully at his old home on Congress avenue. He was nursed by the member of this family.
Survived by three daughters - MRs. Lombardi of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. A.H. Belo of Dallas; Mrs. F. Cargill of Houston.
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ENNIS, Col. CORNELIUS
Death of Col. Ennis
Col. Cornelius Ennis, one of Houston's oldest and best known citizens, passed away at that city in the 86th year of his age. Col. Ennis was a native of New Jersey. He landed at Galveston in 1839 and proceeded to Houston, where he formed a co-partnership with G. W. Kimball in the general merchandise business. He also bought considerable cotton. Col. Ennis was one of the incorporators of the Houston and Texas Central Railway company and the Great Northern before it was merged into the international. The city of Ennis was named after him. During the civil war Col. Ennis remained in Texas importing supplies and exporting cotton. He also visited Havana during that period. While there he sent Capt. Jack Moore to New York to purchase the Jeannette, an ironclad steamer, paying $40,000 in gold. She was loaded with 1200 English Enfield rifles, ten tons of gunpowder, 3,000,000 percussion caps, a large lot of shoes, blankets, etc., and presented to the Confederacy. He was mayor of Houston in 1857. (The Cisco Round=up, Cisco, Tex, Feb 18, 1899
Citizen of The Republic of Texas
Another link of the chain connecting Houston with the past was broken in the death of Col. Cornelius Ennis, one of the oldest citizens of Houston. He passed peacefully at his old home on Congress avenue. He was nursed by the member of this family.
Survived by three daughters - MRs. Lombardi of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. A.H. Belo of Dallas; Mrs. F. Cargill of Houston.
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ENNIS, Col. CORNELIUS
Death of Col. Ennis
Col. Cornelius Ennis, one of Houston's oldest and best known citizens, passed away at that city in the 86th year of his age. Col. Ennis was a native of New Jersey. He landed at Galveston in 1839 and proceeded to Houston, where he formed a co-partnership with G. W. Kimball in the general merchandise business. He also bought considerable cotton. Col. Ennis was one of the incorporators of the Houston and Texas Central Railway company and the Great Northern before it was merged into the international. The city of Ennis was named after him. During the civil war Col. Ennis remained in Texas importing supplies and exporting cotton. He also visited Havana during that period. While there he sent Capt. Jack Moore to New York to purchase the Jeannette, an ironclad steamer, paying $40,000 in gold. She was loaded with 1200 English Enfield rifles, ten tons of gunpowder, 3,000,000 percussion caps, a large lot of shoes, blankets, etc., and presented to the Confederacy. He was mayor of Houston in 1857. (The Cisco Round=up, Cisco, Tex, Feb 18, 1899
Another link of the chain connecting Houston with the past was broken in the death of Col. Cornelius Ennis, one of the oldest citizens of Houston. He passed peacefully at his old home on Congress avenue. He was nursed by the member of this family.
Survived by three daughters - MRs. Lombardi of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. A.H. Belo of Dallas; Mrs. F. Cargill of Houston.
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ENNIS, Col. CORNELIUS
Death of Col. Ennis
Col. Cornelius Ennis, one of Houston's oldest and best known citizens, passed away at that city in the 86th year of his age. Col. Ennis was a native of New Jersey. He landed at Galveston in 1839 and proceeded to Houston, where he formed a co-partnership with G. W. Kimball in the general merchandise business. He also bought considerable cotton. Col. Ennis was one of the incorporators of the Houston and Texas Central Railway company and the Great Northern before it was merged into the international. The city of Ennis was named after him. During the civil war Col. Ennis remained in Texas importing supplies and exporting cotton. He also visited Havana during that period. While there he sent Capt. Jack Moore to New York to purchase the Jeannette, an ironclad steamer, paying $40,000 in gold. She was loaded with 1200 English Enfield rifles, ten tons of gunpowder, 3,000,000 percussion caps, a large lot of shoes, blankets, etc., and presented to the Confederacy. He was mayor of Houston in 1857. (The Cisco Round=up, Cisco, Tex, Feb 18, 1899
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