Biographies
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)

Source:
HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO
and Representative Citizens
Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S. Scranton, Celina, Ohio
Published by Biographical Publishing Co.
Chicago, Illinois
1907

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ELMORE GREEN UPTON, who is engaged in operating his 80-acre farm in Union township, was born on the old Upton farm, just 60 rods from where he now resides, March 11, 1856. He is a son of John and Martha A. (Hussey) Upton, grandson of Edward Upton and great-grandson of Edward Upton, Sr.      Edward Upton, Sr., lived and died in Hardin County, Kentucky, where many of the Uptons still reside and where is a town named after the family.  Edward Upton, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1800, and came to Mercer County in 1834.  In the early ’50's he moved to Richland County, Illinois, and settled on the line of Jasper County, where lie died in the period of the Civil War.  He married Annie Murlin, a sister of Daniel Murlin, and 10 children were born to them, eight of whom grew to maturity and moved West, with the exception of John Upton, the father of our subject.  These eight were as follows: Margaret, who married Thomas Perry and lived in Richland County, Illinois; John; Isaac, who married Cynthia Malick, a daughter of Uriah Malick; Mary, who married Ebert Trainor and lived and died in Illinois; Sarah, who married John Pope and died in Illinois; Jane, who married William Redmond; Thomas, who married Maria Trainor; and George Washington, who is married and resides in Brookhaven, Mississippi, being the only surviving member of the family.  Daniel died at the age of 17 years.      John Upton was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, May 17, 1824, and in 1834 came with his parents to Mercer County, where they settled on a farm now occupied by Hugh L. Hamilton, and where they subsequently bought 160 acres of land.  He was married to Martha A. Hussey, a daughter of William and Jane Hussey.  She was born July 25, 1829, in Highland County, Ohio, near New Vienna, and when 10 years old came to Union township, Mercer County, with her parents, who settled on what is now known as the Gallman farm, where they passed the remainder of their lives, Mr. Hussey dying in 1865 and his wife, in 1890, in her 82nd year.  Martha A. Hussey (Mrs. John Upton) was one of a large family of children, as follows: Mary and Sarah, who died in infancy; John M. and Martha A. (twins), both of whom are living at the age of 77 years; Eunice, who died in young womanhood; Lydia, who married Simon Miller, of St. Marys, Ohio, and has been deceased for 20 years past; Henry, who married Sarah Shepherd and was killed by a team in 1882; Alfred, deceased in 1904, who married Mrs. Riblet, a daughter of Abram Miller; Rachel, who married George G. Parrott —both deceased for many years; William H., who married Marjorie Nelson—he was a lieutenant in the Union Army in the Civil War; Etta, who married Philo Nottingham and after his death in the Civil War, when a member of the Union Army, married his half-brother, Matthew Nottingham, and subsequently died in Michigan; and Jennie, residing at Boulder, Colorado, who is the widow of Isam Brewer Robbins, a captain in the Union Army in the Civil War, deceased in the spring of 1890.      Ten children were born to the parents of our subject, namely: Viola J., who married George Groce and resides at South Park, Indiana, near Indianapolis; Athelia, who died aged two years; Elmore Green; Ida M., who married J. S. Smith and resides at South Lima, Ohio; Etta L., who married John N. Jones and resides in Willshire township, Van Wert County; Minnie, deceased in 1890; Emma E., who married George Monroe, a resident of Spencerville, Ohio; William E., a resident of Van Wert County, who married Mrs. Mina Robinson, whose maiden name was Williams; Thomas E., who married Gladys Donart and resides at Mendon; and Winnie Lee, who married John Sidney Winney and resides in Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio.  Our subject’s mother is living with her daughter, Mrs. John Sidney Winney, at Ohio City.      Elmore Green Upton was reared and educated in Union township, attending the district schools during the winter months and assisting with the work on the farm.  He has always been engaged in farming and is recognized as one of the most prosperous and enterprising farmers of his township.  He was married Jan. 18, 1882, to Lettie A. Green, a daughter of William and Louisa (McEvoy) Green, the former of whom, a soldier in the Civil War, lost his life while serving on the “Sultana,” which was blown up on the Mississippi River.  A daughter, Daisy L., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Upton, Dec. 12, 1882.  Mrs. Upton died 11 months from the late of her marriage.  Mr. Upton’s second marriage occurred in February, 1885, to Mrs. Amelia McLaurin, a daughter of Jesse and Calista A. (Hurd) Beale, the latter a native of Maryland.  Mrs. Upton had one daughter by her first marriage, Edith McLaurin, who married Z. M. Watts, of Mendon, Ohio, and has two children, Walter Wiley and Stanley.  Both the daughters are graduates of the Mendon High School, graduating with the class of 1901.      Mr. Upton is a Democrat in politics and has served his party in various capacities.  He is centeral committeeman from Union township, served as delegate from Mercer County to the recent State convention at Columbus and supported the local option plank at the convention.  He has frequently served as delegate to county conventions.  He was a member of the School Board for a number of years, being a member of the board when the joint High School was organized.  He is now president of the School Board.  He is a member of Mendon Lodge, No. 586, F. & A. M., and is a liberal supporter and member of the Baptist Church. Source: History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S. Scranton, Celina, Ohio - Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page  703

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