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BIOGRAPHIES
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Commemorative Biographical Records
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Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1896
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JOHN ELKINGTON, SR. This
honored pioneer, highly respected citizen and worthy
farmer of Clay township, Ottawa county, was born in
England, opening his eyes to the light of day on the
20th of January, 1809, in the town of Bourton, near
Banbury, Oxfordshire. He is a son of Thomas and
Jane (White) Elkington, who resided in that place,
the father following the occupation of a shepherd in the
employ of a farmer of that county. John
acquired a limited education in his native town, and
began earning his living as an employe in a mill, to
which work he devoted his energies until forty years of
age. On April 30, 1831, he was united in marriage
with Elizabeth Lovell, of Northamptonshire,
England, and they became the parents of two children:
Eli, and one who died early in childhood. The
mother died in her native land in 1842, and nine years
afterward Mr. Elkington with his son
Eli emigrated to America, coming to Ohio, and took
up his residence in East Toledo, where he worked on a
railroad for a year or more. He then came to Clay
township, Ottawa county, purchasing forty acres of
timber land, in a locality where no roads were laid out,
and where the settlers were widely scattered.
After building a log cabin, he at once began to clear
his land, undaunted by the arduous task that lay before
him. He worked early and late to accomplish his
labor, and in course of time his tract was under a high
state of cultivation, while a comfortable dwelling took
the place of the log cabin in which he and his family
were sheltered in those early days. He also built
barns and other necessary outbuildings, planted an
orchard and made the improvements that are found upon
the model farms of to-day. He had to endure many
trials and hardships; but patience, perseverance and
energy at length overcame these, and he accomplished a
task which would daunt the energy of many of the present
generation.
Mr. Elkington was married again August
23, 1851, his second union being with Mehitable
Butler, who was born in New York, April 9, 1824.
Five children were the fruit of this union, namely:
Jane, born December 4, 1852, and died February 1,
1854; John, born October 29, 1855; Thomas,
born June 17, 1857, and drowned while bathing near his
home. July 20, 1878; David, born August 1, 1859;
and Lewis, born May 1, 1861. The mother
died August 27, 1891, leaving a loving husband and three
children to mourn the loss of a devoted wife and
faithful mother. The eldest son was educated in
Clay township, Ottawa county, and has always followed
farming. He was married December 6, 1888, to
Melissa (Risley) Wood, widow of
David Wood, whose brother, Samuel
Wood, is sheriff of Ottawa county.
John Elkington, Jr., and his wife have one son,
John, born December 26, 1891. He was
elected trustee of Clay, (Ottawa county, for one term on
the Democratic ticket, was constable of the township two
terms, and is also school director in the special school
district, and clerk of the school board. He
belongs to Clay Lodge, No. 584, I. O. O. F. , of Genoa,
and of the Masonic fraternity, and is a prominent and
highly respected citizen. David
Elkington, the second son of our subject, was
educated in Clay township, and follows the occupation of
bridge building in Zanesville, Ohio; he was married
October 10, 1893, to Jennie Gallager, and
they have one child. Lewis, the third son
of the family, was born and educated in Clay township
and follows farming on the old homestead; he married
January 2, 1894, to Alice Walker, of Oak
Harbor. Eli. the eldest son, died in
Toledo, Ohio, leaving a family.
Our subject, John Elkington, is one of
the oldest residents of Clay township, having attained
the ripe age of eighty-six years. Although
somewhat feeble, his mind is active and he is an
entertaining conversationalist, relating in an
interesting manner incidents of pioneer life here when
he was struggling to make a home, of how he aided in
erecting and maintaining the schools in the district,
and served as a member of the school board for several
years. He also assisted in laying out the roads
and digging ditches, and in promoting the work of public
progress. He is a stalwart Democrat, but not an
office seeker, preferring to give his attention to his
business. He has lived honestly, treating all with
fairness and justice, and is widely and favorably known
throughout Sandusky county, esteemed by young and old,
rich and poor alike. While devoted to the best
interests of his adopted land, he still retains a true
love for England.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of
the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J.
H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 516 |
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CYRUS ELLITHORPE, a fruit grower of Catawba
Island township, Ottawa county, was the first white
child born on Kelly's Island, the date of his birth
being Oct. 15, 1832.
When about three years old, he removed with his
parents, Henry and Elizabeth (Neal) Ellithorpe,
to Danbury township, Ottawa county (then a part of Huron
county, however,) and four years later came to what is
now Catawba Island township. Here he received such
a limited education as was obtainable in those days in
the old log schoolhouse with its slab seats, and like
the majority of boys of that date was early inured to
the arduous duties of farm life. He has always
devoted a portion of his time to agricultural pursuits,
and during the spring and fall for fourteen years was
also engaged in fishing on Lake Erie, but of late years
his chief occupation has been fruit culture.
On Sept. 10, 1867, Mr. Ellithorpe was married on
Catawba Island to Miss Emma Reynolds, born Aug.
23, 1850, a daughter of Andrew S. and Adeline
(Stevens) Reynolds, who located on Catawba Island in
1855, where the mother still resides; the father passed
away June 20, 1892. To the union of Mr. and
Mrs. Ellithorpe have come ten children, namely:
Cora I., born July 7, 1868, now the wife of
Thurman Leslie, of Toledo, Ohio; Orrin A.,
born April 11, 1870, was married Oct. 25, 1894, to
May Tompson, of Port Clinton, Ohio, and they reside
on Catawba Island; Marion R., born Feb. 5, 1872,
now the wife of Herman Mierke, of Fremont, Ohio;
Myra E., born April 10, 1875, wife of William
Hyde, residing near Lacarne, Erie township, Ottawa
county; William P., born June 16, 1877, still
under the parental roof; Asa A., born Jan. 10,
1881; Charles R., born Feb. 23, 1883; Pearl
B., born Mar. 4, 1885; Lloyd R., born April
22, 1889, died Jan. 31, 1892; and Mildred A.,
born May 28, 1892.
In May, 1864, Mr. Ellithorpe enlisted in the
service of his country as a one hundred-day man and was
attached to Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth O.
V. I. He did guard duty at Point Lookout, Md., and
on the expiration of his term of service received an
honorable discharge; he now holds membership with
George H. McRitchie Post, No. 524, G. A. R.
Politically he is an ardent Republic. Mr.
Ellithorpe can well be classed among the most
prosperous and successful fruit growers of the Island,,,
his orchards being among the best cultivated and most
productive in his section of the country. He is a
man of unassuming manner, and he and his family are held
in high esteem as neighbors and friends.
* Source: Commemorative
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Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 695 |
Geo. Ellithorpe |
GEORGE ELLITHORPE,
one of the most prosperous, progressive and extensive
fruit growers and shippers, of Catawba Island township,
Ottawa county, is the senior member of the firm of
George Ellithorpe & Son. He is a native of
Ottawa county, born Nov. 21, 1830, at Marble Head,
Danbury township, which at that time was a part of Huron
county.
His parents were Henry and Elizabeth (Neal)
Ellithorpe, the former born in New York, Aug. 6,
1800, and the latter in Vermont, July 6, 1805. The
paternal grandparents of our subject, Samuel and
_____(Owens) Ellithorpe, were of English and Scotch
lineage. HE is the eldest ina family of five
children, four still living, and now residing in Catawba
township, where they are honored and highly esteemed
citizens The others are Cyrus, born Oct.
15, 1832; Russeell Sept. 22, 1834; and Emiy,
July 8, 1839, now the wife of Clark Neal a
prominent fruit grower of Catawba Island.
George Elliothrope was reared amidst the
surroundings of a comfortable home, and received such a
limited education as the youths of that day were able to
obtain at intervals during the winter months when they
could be spared from teh duties pertaining to farm life.
A portion of his time has always been devoted to
agricultural pursuits, but during the spring and autumn
seasons, for thirty-two years, he also engaged in
fishing on Lake Erie. During the seasons from 1869
to 1872 inclusive, he was master and part owner of the
steamers "Clinton" and "B. F. Ferris," which then plied
between Sandusky City, Put-in Bay and Catawba Island.
In 1872 he retired from the steamboat business, since
which time he has devoted his entire attention to fruit
growing and shipping his products, mostly to Eastern
markets, where they find a ready sale at remunerative
prices.
At Sandusky City, Erie county, Ohio, Nov. 21, 1860,
Mr. Ellithorpe married Miss Ann Eliza Moore,
who was born in Portage township, Ottawa county, Oct.
16, 1835, and is a daughter of Nathaniel B. and
Fidelia (Dewelle) Moore, who were among the earliest
settlers of that township. A family of children
were born of this union, of whom Frank, the
eldest son, born Feb. 2, 1863, was killed by a runaway
team while at work on his farm, May 28, 1895, and left a
widow; socially, he was a member of O. H. Perry Lodge,
F. & A. M., the Knights of Pythias and the National
Union. The other members of the family are Ora
V., born Feb. 14, 1866, and died Oct. 5, 1871;
George Henry, born June 8, 1869; Walter James,
born Apr. 13, 1872; Addison Kelly, born
May 4, 1874; Elsie R., born Dec. 28, 1876; and
Ira V., born Aug. 21, 1879.
In his political views Mr. Ellithorpe is an
ardent supporter of the Republican party, but in no
sense an office seeker. At different intervals
during his most useful and well-spent life, he has
efficiently filled almost every township office at the
disposal of his constituents, and for a period extending
over twenty-one years, has continuously been a member of
the board of education, of which body he at present
holds the honorable position of president. He is
past master and a charter member of O. H. Perry Lodge,
No. 341, F. & A. M., of Port Clinton; belongs to
Sandusky City Chapter, No. 72, R. A. M.; Port Clinton
Lodge, No. 341, Knights of Pythias; and Catawba Island
Lodge, No. 2783, Knights of Honor. He is one of
the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which
his family are also members, and contributed liberally
to the construction and maintenance of the house of
worship.
The character of Mr. Ellithorpe is too
well known among the citizens of Ottawa county to need
eulogy froth our pen, which at the best would fail to do
him justice and award that credit which is due to such
an active progressive citizen and promoter of the
welfare of his county. He uses every means within
his power to promote the comfort of his home and the
happiness of his family. In business life he is
honored for his unswerving integrity and faithfulness to
detail, and throughout the county and State his
character stands above reproach.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of the
counties of SANDUSKY & OTTAWA, OHIO - Publ.
J. B. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 430 |
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RUSSEL ELLITHORPE,
one of the well-known and enterprising farmers and fruit
growers of Catawba Island township, Ottawa county, is a
representative of one of the honored early families of
the county, and his brothers, George and Cyrus, are also
extensive fruit growers of the vicinity. The
latter was the first white child born on Kelley's
Island, where our subject's birth occurred Sept. 22,
1834, and he is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Neal)
Ellithorpe.
When about two years of age
Russel Ellithorpe went with his parents to
Danbury township, Ottawa county, but in 1840 located in
Catawba Island township. His advantages for
securing an education were quite limited, he only being
able to attend school during the winter seasons, as his
services were required in assisting in the cultivation
and improvement of the farm during the summer months,
and the schools of that early day were not as good as
they are at present. Besides his farming
interests, for twenty years he engaged in fishing on
Lake Erie during the spring and fall, but of late years
his chief occupation has been that of fruit growing, his
time being mostly taken up in the cultivation of his
extensive and productive orchards. For over
forty-seven years he has been a constant resident of
Catawba Island, during which time he has achieved an
enviable reputation for honesty and fair dealing, and
his pleasant genial temperament has made him hosts of
friends.
At Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio, Nov. 10, 1856, Mr.
Ellithorpe was united in marriage with Almeda
Tiliton, a daughter of OBdic and Lydia (Wonnell)
Tilliton, the former of whom was a native of New
York State, and the latter of Maryland; they became early
settlers of Danbury township, Ottawa county. Two
children were born to our subject and his worthy wife,
one of whom still survives, namely: James,
born Mar. 10, 1857. Eugene died at the age
of two years, four months. For ten years Mr.
Ellithorpe and served in the capacity of trustee of
Catawba Island township, and is an active worker in the
ranks of the Republican party, which he always supports
by his ballot. Socially he belongs to Catawba
Island Lodge No. 2783, Knights of Honor. He and
his brothers are among the few remaining pioneers of
Catawba Island who have been spared to see the primitive
forests and log cabins give way to the productive
orchards and beautiful homes that now adorn this
picturesque section of Ottawa county.
James Ellithorpe, the only surviving child of
our subject, is one of the ambitious and energetic
agriculturists who are doing much to still further
improve the great fruit-growing interests of Catawba
Island, and ranks among the prominent and respected
citizens of the community. His boyhood days were
spent upon the homestead farm, and he now lives near the
home of his father. He was married in Michigan
Oct. 8, 1886, to Miss Lydia Burns, and four
children blessed this union - Leavitt, born July
12, 1887, who died Feb. 6, 1888; Vernon R., born
Oct. 30, 1890; Ettie M., born Jan. 28, 1893; and
Eola A., born July 21, 1894. Mrs.
Ellithorpe was born in Wood county, Ohio, Apr. 30,
1858, and is a daughter of Andrew and Rosena Burns,
who were early residents of Port Clinton, Ottawa
county, and passed away when their daughter as but a
child.
* Source: Commemorative
Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 803 |
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ELIJAH D. ELLSWORTH
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I. H. ELLSWORTH
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HARLEY HOLLISTER ELWELL.
The subject of this brief biographical sketch stands
prominent among the most successful and influential fruit
growers of Ottawa county.
He
is a native of the Empire State, born at Meridian, Cayuga
county, November 14, 1818. Spending his childhood
among the picturesque hills and valleys, lakes and streams
of that beautiful country, where, at that time, the "Red
Man" was not an infrequent visitor at the rural homes as
he wandered from his tribe, as though reluctant to yield
his paradise to the white usurper. Mr.
Elwell's father was a New Englander born in
Vermont, where his early years were passed. His
mother, Mary (Acker) Elwell, was reared
in the Mohawk Valley, as were her parents, who were of
Holland ancestry. Mrs. Elwell's
rare gifts of character were supplemented by the practical
qualifications of that sturdy people, and admirably fitted
her for the trials and duties of pioneer life. From
this excellent mother, whose early death was an
irreparable loss to her family and to society, Mr.
Elwell inherited much of the integrity, firmness
and decision, which has characterized his course through
life.
In 1835 he accompanied
his father to Lapeer Mich., where he remained until 1838
when he came to Ohio, locating at Plasterbed, Ottawa
county, where he was engaged for a short time. He
then bought and occupied a farm in Sandusky county, and at
length settled in Sandusky City, where he lived over
thirty years, serving as engineer and conductor for
different railroad companies. In 1864 he was injured
in a railroad collision, and unfitted for the business.
In the following year he located in Danbury, Ottawa
county, where he now resides. In 1840 Mr.
Elwell was united in marriage with Miss
Alice Lachlison, who was born in England, Apr.
30, 1820, and died Aug. 9, 1849. The surviving
children of this union are Annjemmetta Louise,
widow of the late Fletcher Hartshorn, and
Abner H. Elwell, The year 1853 was
again the nuptial year with Mr. Elwell,
when, in the land of his nativity, at the home of E. H.
Burnham, Esq., he was married to Miss J. A. Burnham.
Of this parentage there are two surviving children:
Alice Jennie, now Mrs. T.
W. Payne, and Burton H. Elwell.
Politically, Mr. Elwell has always been a
Republican, unswerving in his support of the cause which
that party has espoused. He is one of those men to
whom the term "selfmade" is appropriately applied.
Though lacking the advantages of college education, he has
obtained much of that most valuable information which
comes from observation, experience, and general reading of
books and current events, and has made for himself a
character and reputation that places him in the highest
regard of those who know him best. He is a man of
influence, whose good citizenship has never been
questioned, and his name deserves an honored place in the
history of his adopted country.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of
the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J.
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WILLIAM GRANT ELWELL,
of Erie township, Ottawa county, a thorough and
experienced railroad man, is a son of Thomas
Franklin and Ellen (Mananay) Elwell, and
was born in Ottawa County, Ohio, July 22, 1862.
Thomas Franklin Elwell was born in New
York State Mar. 30, 1822, was married Sept. 5, 1841, and
died Oct. 22, 1866. His wife was born Sept. 26,
1824, and died Sept. 27, 1893. They had ten children
born to them, as follows: Arthur,
June 20, 1842; George F., Jan. 2, 1844;
Angenette, Mar. 12, 1846; Alice
E., Oct. 23, 1848; Amanda L.,
July 18, 1851; Rosetta, June 26, 1854;
Ross J., June 26, 1854; Martha E.,
Aug. 19, 1858; William Grant, July 22,
1862; and Zelpha, Sept. 2, 1864.
All but two are living; Zelpha, who died
Aug. 8, 1887; and Amanda, Mar. 24, 1893.
William G. Elwell lied in Ottawa county
until his marriage. He received a liberal education
in the public schools of Lacarne, Erie township, Ottawa
county, and in 1879 began the study of telegraphy with
C. F. Hosford in the Lake Shore railway
office at Lacarne, where he remained for one year.
He was then baggageman at Oak Harbor, Salem township,
Ottawa county, for one year, after which he returned to
Lacarne and completed his study of telegraphy in 1882,
accepted the position of night operator at Marblehead
Junction, in Danbury township, Ottawa county, which he
held for some time, and then for eighteen months was out
of office work. From Marblehead Junction Mr.
Elwell went to Rocky Ridge, Benton township,
where he was night watch for two years. He then
accepted the position of night operator at Shawville, in
Ridgeville township, Lorain county, which he held some six
months, after which he went to Lacarne, and was night
operator there for four years. He was next promoted
to the position of station agent at Lacarne, Ohio and
continued in that capacity for two years, being further
promoted to be station agent, operator, and agent of the
United States Express Co. at Rocky Ridge, which positions
he now holds. For about fifteen years Mr.
Elwell has been connected with the Lake Shore
road as an efficient operator and a thorough railroad man
in all lines of his work.
On
July 26, 1892, William G. Elwell married
Miss Lena E. Beebe, of Lakeside, Danbury
township, Ottawa county, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. T. S. Ayers, in the auditorium at
Lake Side. Since their marriage they have resided at
Lacarne and Rocky Ridge, and they have had one child,
Lucy Maude, born Oct. 5, 1893.
Mrs. Elwell is a daughter of Bela
B. and Lucy (Farnsworth) Beebe, of Lakeside,
where she was born Dec. 14, 1869. When she was one
year old her parents moved to Defiance county, Ohio, where
they lived four years. They next removed to Seneca
county, and after living there six years returned to
Lakeside. Mrs. Elwell obtained her
education at Lakeside and at Ada, completed her literary
work at the latter place in 1888, and in the fall of the
same year began teaching at Catawba Island, Ottawa county,
where she remained eight months. In November, 1889,
she took charge of the school at Lacarne, and held that
position four months, after which she went to Lakeside as
clerk in the Cobb Bazaar, remaining there through the
summer vacation. In the fall of 1890 a position in
the public schools at Lakeside was offered to her, which
was accepted, and she remained three years, during which
time she was married to Mr. Elwell.
Mrs. Elwell's father, Mr.
Beebe, was born in Dec., 1833, in Lorain county,
Ohio, where he lived until 1865. On May 1, 1860, he
was united in marriage with Lucy Farnsworth,
who was born Jan. 15, 1854, in Defiance, Ohio, and they
had three children and adopted one child. The names
and dates of birth of the children are as follows:
Miles H., April 1, 1861; Charles
L., Aug. 26, 1866; Lena E. (Mrs. Elwell),
Dec. 14, 1869; and Bertha Belle, Dec. 2,
1878. They are all living. Charles
is in Detroit, Mich., and Miles is in
Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Beebe served
three years in the war of the Rebellion, from 1862 to
1865, and after returning from the war located for a time
on Catawba Island, Ottawa county, thence going to
Lakeside, where he now lives. Mrs. Elwell's
mother married William Jackson, Nov. 12,
1891; and lives in Allegan county, Michigan. The
maternal grandfather of Mrs. Elwell, Oliver
Farnsworth, was born June 18, 1796, and died in
1882. His wife, who was Edna King,
was born in 1810, in Vermont. They were married in
Boston about 1825, and had twelve children, nine of whom
survived them.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of
the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J.
H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 669 |
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C. P. ENGLE
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HERMAN W. ENGLEBECK
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WILLIAM ERNESTHAUSEN
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