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	HUGH E. ELLIOTT.     The life of the farmer today is the most independent existence which a man can lead.  The farmer is getting better prices for everything than he ever did before and the chances are that the market price of all grains and live stock will never be any lower than they are today.  The man with a farm of at least fifty acres can make a very comfortable living and living and many are doing it on a less acreage.  One of the successful farmers of Fayette county is Hugh E. Elliott, of Wayne township, who rents his father's farm of one hundred and sixty-four acres on the Rock Mill road, one mile from Good Hope.      Hugh E. Elliott, the son of Milton S. and Ursula (Grubbs) Elliott, was born Mar. 12, 1874, in Jackson county, Missouri, near Warrensburg.  Hugh E. Elliott came with his parents to Fayette county when he was three years of age.  He first attended the Rogers school in Paint township and later the Jefferson and Shady Side schools.  He remained at home until he was twenty-one when he began farming for himself and is still renting land in Wayne township.  As a farmer he keeps fully abreast of the times and is classed among the progressive farmers of his township.  He divides his attention between the raising of grains and life stock and has met with success commensurate with his efforts.      Mr. Elliott was married Feb. 24, 1898, to Mary Moore, the daughter of George T. and Lydia (Bradshaw) Moore.  George T. Moore was born in Pike county, Ohio, the son of James and Christina (Penisten) Moore and has reared a family of four children: Curtis (deceased), Mary, Clarence (of Boston), and Orville (of Cleveland).  Mr. and Mrs. Elliott have two children, Laverne and Ursula Anne.      In politics, Mr. Elliott is a stanch adherent of the Republican party, but has never taken an active part in political affairs.  The family are loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Personally, Mr. Elliott is a man of pleasing address and has a host of friends throughout the county where he has lived so many years. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914~ Page 695
	MILTON S. ELLIOTT.     Many of the veterans of the Civil War are still living in Fayette county, Ohio, and practically all are now passed the allotted age of three score and ten.  One of the gallant old soldiers is Milton S. Elliott, the owner of three hundred acres of valuable land in Wayne township and the present trustee of this township.  He is a self-made man, having started in life with nothing and has accumulated a comfortable estate by the exercise of good management and close application to his business interests.      Milton S. Elliott, the son of William W. and Sarah W. (King) Elliott, was born Jan. 7, 1844, near Newark, Ohio.  His father was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and was reared to manhood in that city.  He learned the carpenter trade and after his marriage went to Licking county, Ohio, where he followed his trade, later locating in Allen county, Indiana, and settling in Fayette county, Ohio, in 1856.  Nine children were born to William W. Elliott and wife, Milton S., John, W. T., George J., James W., Joseph H., Hugh S., Marion F. and Edgar (deceased).      The education of Milton S. Elliott was received in the schools of Licking county, Ohio, Allen county, Indiana, and completed in fayette county, Ohio.  He was about twelve years of age when his father permanently located in Fayette county and his subsequent career has been spent in this county.  At the age of nineteen he enlisted in Battery A, Ohio Heavy Artillery, at Bloomingburg, and served for a total of twenty-six months before being mustered out of the service.  He was in the Army of the Cumberland and saw hard fighting in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia.      Immediately after the close of the war he returned to Fayette county and began working out by the month, saving his money in order to buy a farm of his own.  After his marriage, in 1870, he bought his first farm of thirty-three acres and to this he has gradually added until he now owns three hundred acres of fine land in Wayne township.  He has engaged in general farming, dividing his attention between the raising of crops and the breeding of life stock.  He has kept his farm in a high state of productivity by scientific crop rotation and has thus secured the maximum results from his efforts.      Mr. Elliott was married Sept. 6, 1870, to Ursula Grubb, the daughter of Jacob and Susan (Wentworth) Grubb.  To this union there have been born five children, Hugh E., Jacob W., Nettie E., Robert W. and Leigh B.  Hugh E. married Mary Moore and has two children, Leverne and Levern.  Jacob W. married Helen Paul.  Nettie E. is the wife of Frank Carr and has one son, Delbert.  Robert W. married Desse Mays and has one son, Paul.  Leigh B. married Grace McVicker and has one daughter, Virginia Leigh.      Politically, Mr. Elliott is a Republican and has always been active in local political matters.  His worth as a citizen is shown by the fact that his party nominated him for the office of township trustee and subsequently elected him to this responsible position.  He is filling this office to the entire satisfaction of the citizens of the township irrespective of their political affiliations.  Fraternally, Mr. Elliott is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic.  He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for the past thirty-six years and has always been a liberal supporter of his favorite denomination. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914~ Page 678
	THOMAS J. ENGLAND.  The life of Thomas J. England has been filed with some very interesting experiences.  He has traveled extensively throughout the United States and has seen much of the world.  For many years he has been engaged in farming in Madison township, Fayette county, Ohio, owning a fine farm of two hundred acres on the White Oak road near Cook Station.  He is a man of great energy and ability and has been very successful as a tiller of the soil, ranking with  the most progressive farmers of his township.      Thomas J. England, the son of Lorenzo and Sarah (Darby) England, was born and reared in the same county and had a family of ten children, A. W., Alice, Demetrius, John, Thomas J., James, Scioto, Effie, Emma and Ella.  The last four children were deceased.  Lorenzo was the son of John England, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a blacksmith by trade.      The education of Thomas J. England was received in the schools of Ross county and when he completed  his education he was seized with a desire to see the world.  The subject's son, Orie, then enlisted in the United States navy and first spent five months on the "Nevada," a training ship in Norfolk harbor.  After completing his training he was assigned to the battleship "North Carolina" and served for three years on this ship, during which time he saw considerable of the world.      Mr. England was married in 1881 to Elizabeth Roer, the daughter of Thomas R. and Francis (MacLean) Roer.  To this union there have been born six children: Charles, John M., Ore T. and three who died in early childhood.  Charles married Inez Parrett and has three children: Elloise, Thomas E. and Glenn.  John M. is manager of the Standard Electric Company of Wilmington, Ohio.  Ore t., the youngest son, is at home and is now managing the home farm.      Fraternally, Mr. England is a member of the Knights of Pythias, while his son, John M., is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  The family are consistent members of the Presbyterian church in whose welfare they are deeply interested and to whose support they are liberal contributors. Source: History of Fayette Co.., Ohio - B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1914 - Page 457

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