James Trahane Ener

Notes:

An article published in the October 15 issue of "The Sabine County Reporter" indicated that James and his brother, William Trehane Ener, immigrated from Cornwall to America in the spring of 1835. William settled in Grant County, Wisconsin, and James was in Jefferson County, Texas by 4 April 1836. He joined Capt. O. M. Wheeler's Company K, 2nd Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers during the U.S. Mexican War. After returning to Sabine County, he and his wife, Mary Ann Gomer, established a large successful farm on the south side of the Housen Bayou near her parents. He was murdered one block south of the Sabine County Courthouse on 27 November 1869 by a disgruntled sharecropper. He was the second person to be buried in the Ener cemetery.

John and Helene Ennor (ennor@cfu.net) emailed : "We are looking for information on James T Enner. He was born in England about 1810 and at some point ended up in Sabine Co. We think this might be where he married Mary Ann Gomer on 10/5/1847. He was murdered in Sabine on 11/27/1869. What we would like to know is who James T Enners parents are and any details on his murder. If you have info we would appreciate hearing from you."

A later email from James Ennor indicated that James was shot by a man named Lyles.

James married Mary Ann Gomer on 5 Oct 1847 in Sabine County, Texas. Mary (daughter of James Frederick Gomer and Anna M. B. ???) was born on 17 Nov 1828 in Giles County, Tennessee; died on 12 Sep 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Ener was born about 1849 in Sabine County, Texas; died before 1860 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Anna Mariah Ener was born about 1852 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
3. James Cornelius Ener was born on 22 Sep 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Nov 1880.
4. Margaret Ener was born about 1855 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
5. Grace Ener was born on 29 Sep 1856 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jan 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
6. William Goodloe Ener was born about 1858 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
7. Martha Ener was born about 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
8. John Ener was born about 1861 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
9. Martin "Mart" Ener, Sr. was born on 1 Dec 1862 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Nov 1941 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
10. Nancy Elizabeth Ener was born about 1864 in Sabine County, Texas; died after 1864 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
11. Louis Arda Ener was born on 12 Dec 1866 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
12. Rebecca Y. Ener was born about 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; died after 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.