Like many, I had the error of labeling Anson as the son of Hiriam and Amelia via ancestral files posted. When the error was brought up, I looked closer and could find no real connection. Betty states the mis-information is wide spread and may not be able to be corrected. I am taking the liberty (may she forgive me) of posting the emailed comments in hopes of helping Betty and other researchers sort out the tangled yarn of Anson Ensign and Francis Town:
Kathryn- I want to thank you for answering my e-mail so quickly.
I have been doing family searching for about 50 years and have written several books on the many lines of my and my husbands ancestry.

Anson Ensign that married Frances Eliza Town, is not the son of Hiram and Amelia (Ostrander) Ensign, as reported in many sites. He is the son of Anson & Sarah (Cobb) Ensign and a grandson of Zerah & Sarah (Hayden) Ensign. All the info on Rootsweb.com is correct from David-B-1644, to Anson Ensign- B-1803, Kent Co. MI. They only had one child who was named Anson, also.

Anson Ensign is the son of Zerah & Sarah (Hayden) Ensign, he was born in 1803 in Kent County, Michigan. He married Sarah Cobb the 6 November 1833 at Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan.
Anson and Sarah had one child named Anson as well.
Anson's first marriage was to Frances Eliza Town, daughter of Fredrick and Mary Town. It took place the 6 November 1853 at Nankin, Michigan.
Anson & Eliza (as she was called) Ensign had seven children, their names were Maria-B- 1857, Hiram-B-1858/61, Eugene-B-1862, Dora-B- 1866, Isabelle- B- 1868, Cannie-B-1871, and
Rosa-B- 1873.
I have birth certificates for four of the children as well as two marriage certificates.

Eugene Ensign was my great grandfather.

The 1870 census for Paynesville, Minnesota, has the family of Anson and Eliza Ensign.

Anson and Eliza divorced about April 1876. Eliza married for a second time to A.J. Hadden, she also had one more child named Dolly May Hadden.
Anson married again, it took place 23 April 1876 at Wayne Co. Michigan, to Sarah (Seucrsia) Cutler. Sarah had been married before and had two sons Herbert and Edmond. Anson and Sarah had two daughters, but I only have the first ones name Delila-B about 1879.

I am sorry that this e-mail is so long, but I am trying to explain the situation with Anson Ensign 11. I have two books named "Ensigns In America" and find that the info in there is only partly correct.

Some how I would sure like to see the family of Anson and Eliza Ensign corrected. Possibly it is too big of a problem to change. Right now I am not a member of Ancestry, I wanted to take a break from a lot of research, but think I am going to have to re-join soon.

I have two of the "Ensigns In America" books and the info that was given about Hiram and Amelia (Ostrander) Ensign is all mixed up in book Volume 3. I am surprised about why it was mixed up as the submitters were the grandson of Hiram.
If the line of ancestry goes Seymour, Hiram, Hiram, then it is the wrong Hiram. The Hiram that is the father of Albert Lehman Ensign is Hiram the son of Anson & Eliza (Town) Ensign. This Hiram was born about 1859/61 possibly Yellowhead Twp., Kankakee Co. Illinois, and it is possible that place is from the other Hiram. He also had a sister older than him named Maria, and he had one brother younger and four sisters.

Hiram's younger brother Eugene is my gr. grandfather, I have been lucky enough to have a lot of family input with my side of the Ensigns.

Hiram had just two children Albert and Elsie, but he had many grandchildren, Albert had 12 children and Elsie had 12 children also after two marriages.

I have found a lot of the info on the internet as well in the Ensign book, to be incorrect.

Hope you can straighten out the mystery regarding the Hiram Ensign family.

(Added in later) I forgot to say that info in the books about Anson Ensign Sr., having a son and two daughters is incorrect. He only had one son they named Anson Jr. The two daughters they mention are the daughters of Anson Jr. and his second marriage to Sarah Cutler. I hope I didn't add more confusion.

Thanking you again
Betty Cannady