Elijah Ellingwood

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name
Elijah Ellingwood
aka
[Elizah Ellingwood, E. Ellingwood]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Carpenter of Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, probably the son of Richard Ellingwood and Hannah Brown. He married Mary Abigail Rice in 1841, went with his family to Illinois in 1857 and was a master carpenter at Momence; he later lived at Kankakee, where his sudden death left his son Finley, later Dr. Finley Ellingwood, with the support of the family.
born
date
27 Nov 1819
place
Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-familysearch, online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, census-1850-manchester-ellingwood, census-1860-momence-ellingwood]
note
From his gravestone, per FamilySearch. Born Indiana, 31 in 1850 and 40 in 1860.
died
date
25 Sep 1872
place
Kankakee, Illinois
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-familysearch, online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry]
note
From his gravestone (Find a Grave index). Finley's 1918 biography puts his father's sudden death "a few months" after July 1871.
buried
place
Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Illinois
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-familysearch]
residences
date
1820
place
Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[census-1820-manchester-ellingwood]
note
The boy under 10 in Richard Ellingwood's household, a few months old.
date
24 Oct 1850
place
Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1850-manchester-ellingwood]
note
Head of household, carpenter, real estate $700.
date
1860
place
Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1860-momence-ellingwood]
note
Head of household, master carpenter, real estate $800, personal estate $500; indexed as "Elizah".
date
1870
place
Kankakee, Illinois
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1870-kankakee-ellingwood]
note
Head of household, carpenter, personal estate $1,000, with Mary, Jennie, Mary and Ellsworth.
father
id
richard-ellingwood-1790
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[census-1840-manchester-ellingwood, census-1850-clay-township-ellingwood, book-gray-1988-maine-families-1790, online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry]
research
research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
note
No record names his father. He was born at Manchester in 1819, where Richard Ellingwood was living by 1820, and lived near him in 1850; the family Bible recording Richard descended to Elijah's grandson Elliott Lee; and Cudge was named for "my great grandfather Richard Ellingwood" (memoir).
mother
id
hannah-brown-1786
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, online-tree-familysearch]
research
research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
spouses
id
mary-rice-1822
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[index-indiana-marriages-ellingwood-rice, census-1850-manchester-ellingwood, census-1860-momence-ellingwood]
married
date
25 Jul 1841
place
Dearborn County, Indiana
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[index-indiana-marriages-ellingwood-rice]
note
By R. Hargrave; the index names the bride "Abigail Rice".

Father of Dr. Finley Ellingwood. Married Mary Abigail Rice in Dearborn County in 1841 (record); she and Elijah were among the heirs of her father Rufus Rice, whose estate was administered from 1846 (source). In the 1850 census he is a carpenter at Manchester, 31, with $700 in real estate, Mary A., and daughters Adaline, 8, and the baby Jane (record; the page is in the Gallery). Three children had died young, Melville, Aurora and a first Jane.

The family went to Illinois in 1857. In 1860 he is a master carpenter at Momence, Kankakee County, with $800 in real estate and $500 in personal estate; with him Mary A., Adaline, 18, Jane, 10, Nancy, 8, and Finley, 4 (record, from a screenshot). He gave 50 cents a year to the Methodist church at Kankakee in 1863-65, and in 1870 was at Kankakee, 49, with Mary, Jennie, 20, Mary, 14, and Ellsworth, 7 (record).

He died suddenly at Kankakee: "The sudden death of his father ... threw the entire support of the family" on Finley, his mother being an invalid (source). By January 1875 both parents were dead, and Finley became guardian of his brother Ellsworth, aged ten (record).

Open questions

  • A record naming his parents. His estate (Kankakee probate, 1872-1875).
  • His death: September 1872 (gravestone) or late 1871 (Finley's biography).
  1. ---
  2. name: Elijah Ellingwood
  3. aka: [Elizah Ellingwood, E. Ellingwood]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Carpenter of Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, probably the son of Richard Ellingwood and
  8. Hannah Brown. He married Mary Abigail Rice in 1841, went with his family to Illinois in 1857 and
  9. was a master carpenter at Momence; he later lived at Kankakee, where his sudden death left his
  10. son Finley, later Dr. Finley Ellingwood, with the support of the family.
  11. born:
  12. date: 27 Nov 1819
  13. place: Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana
  14. basis: compiled
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [online-tree-familysearch, online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, census-1850-manchester-ellingwood, census-1860-momence-ellingwood]
  17. note: From his gravestone, per FamilySearch. Born Indiana, 31 in 1850 and 40 in 1860.
  18. died:
  19. date: 25 Sep 1872
  20. place: Kankakee, Illinois
  21. basis: compiled
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [online-tree-familysearch, online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry]
  24. note: From his gravestone (Find a Grave index). Finley's 1918 biography puts his father's sudden death "a few months" after July 1871.
  25. buried:
  26. place: Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Illinois
  27. basis: compiled
  28. confidence: probable
  29. sources: [online-tree-familysearch]
  30. residences:
  31. - date: "1820"
  32. place: Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana
  33. basis: documented
  34. confidence: probable
  35. sources: [census-1820-manchester-ellingwood]
  36. note: The boy under 10 in Richard Ellingwood's household, a few months old.
  37. - date: "24 Oct 1850"
  38. place: Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  39. basis: documented
  40. confidence: proven
  41. sources: [census-1850-manchester-ellingwood]
  42. note: Head of household, carpenter, real estate $700.
  43. - date: "1860"
  44. place: Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois
  45. basis: documented
  46. confidence: proven
  47. sources: [census-1860-momence-ellingwood]
  48. note: Head of household, master carpenter, real estate $800, personal estate $500; indexed as "Elizah".
  49. - date: "1870"
  50. place: Kankakee, Illinois
  51. basis: documented
  52. confidence: proven
  53. sources: [census-1870-kankakee-ellingwood]
  54. note: Head of household, carpenter, personal estate $1,000, with Mary, Jennie, Mary and Ellsworth.
  55. father:
  56. id: richard-ellingwood-1790
  57. basis: inferred
  58. confidence: probable
  59. sources: [census-1840-manchester-ellingwood, census-1850-clay-township-ellingwood, book-gray-1988-maine-families-1790, online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry]
  60. research: research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
  61. note: No record names his father. He was born at Manchester in 1819, where Richard Ellingwood was living by 1820, and lived near him in 1850; the family Bible recording Richard descended to Elijah's grandson Elliott Lee; and Cudge was named for "my great grandfather Richard Ellingwood" (memoir).
  62. mother:
  63. id: hannah-brown-1786
  64. basis: inferred
  65. confidence: probable
  66. sources: [online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, online-tree-familysearch]
  67. research: research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
  68. spouses:
  69. - id: mary-rice-1822
  70. basis: documented
  71. confidence: proven
  72. sources: [index-indiana-marriages-ellingwood-rice, census-1850-manchester-ellingwood, census-1860-momence-ellingwood]
  73. married:
  74. date: 25 Jul 1841
  75. place: Dearborn County, Indiana
  76. basis: documented
  77. confidence: proven
  78. sources: [index-indiana-marriages-ellingwood-rice]
  79. note: By R. Hargrave; the index names the bride "Abigail Rice".
  80. ---
  82. Father of Dr. Finley Ellingwood. Married Mary Abigail Rice in Dearborn County in 1841
  83. ([record](/files/sources/index-indiana-marriages-ellingwood-rice/)); she and Elijah were among the heirs of her father
  84. Rufus Rice, whose estate was administered from 1846 ([source](/files/sources/book-lyons-2017-dearborn-probate/)). In the
  85. 1850 census he is a carpenter at Manchester, 31, with $700 in real estate, Mary A., and
  86. daughters Adaline, 8, and the baby Jane ([record](/files/sources/census-1850-manchester-ellingwood/); the page is in the
  87. Gallery). Three children had died young, Melville, Aurora and a first Jane.
  89. The family went to Illinois in 1857. In 1860 he is a master carpenter at Momence, Kankakee
  90. County, with $800 in real estate and $500 in personal estate; with him Mary A., Adaline, 18,
  91. Jane, 10, Nancy, 8, and Finley, 4 ([record](/files/sources/census-1860-momence-ellingwood/), from a screenshot). He
  92. gave 50 cents a year to the Methodist church at Kankakee in 1863-65, and in 1870 was at Kankakee,
  93. 49, with Mary, Jennie, 20, Mary, 14, and Ellsworth, 7 ([record](/files/sources/census-1870-kankakee-ellingwood/)).
  95. He died suddenly at Kankakee: "The sudden death of his father ... threw the entire support of
  96. the family" on Finley, his mother being an invalid ([source](/files/sources/journal-nema-quarterly-ellingwood/)). By
  97. January 1875 both parents were dead, and Finley became guardian of his brother Ellsworth, aged
  98. ten ([record](/files/sources/court-kankakee-guardianship-ellsworth-1875/)).
  100. ## Open questions
  102. - A record naming his parents. His estate (Kankakee probate, 1872-1875).
  103. - His death: September 1872 (gravestone) or late 1871 (Finley's biography).
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