ELLIS, Isaac Sr. 1802 - 1888

ELLIS, HESTON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 12/26/2010 at 18:46:32

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, March 28, 1888
Page 3, Column 3

TOWN AND COUNTY.

The death of Isaac ELLIS, sr., one of the oldest citizens and residents of Penn township, occurred Monday evening.-- He had been a reader of THE LEDGER since its first issue. We hope to be able to present a sketch of his life in Jefferson county, hereafter.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, April 4, 1888
Page 3, Column 5

A Sketch of Isaac ELLIS, Sr.

In last week's LEDGER we noted the death of Isaac ELLIS, sr., one of the oldest and best known citizens of Penn township, on the 26th ult. Mr. ELLIS was an old time whig, a republican since the birth of that party, and had been a constant reader of the LEDGER since its first issue. He was a member of the Society of Friends by birth, and his entire life was strictly consistent with the teachings and doctrines of that denomination. Born in Greene county, Tennessee, February 13, 1802, the earlier years of his life were spent in Lafayette county, Ohio, and Tippecanoe county, Ind., and in the latter county, in 1851, he was married to Miss (sic - Elizabeth 'Betsy') HESTON, who survives him. Their married life was one of the happiest, and 13 children were born to them, most of whom reached years of maturity and developed into excellent citizens. Three of the sons were Union soldiers, and two lost their lives while fighting their country's battles Active in all educational and religious work, Mr E had much to do with the moulding of public sentiment in the earlier periods of the county's history, and his influence was ever on the right side. When the slavery question and the issues of the war were undergoing settlement he mingled actively in politics, and, though never an office seeker, held a number of positions of honor and trust. His funeral occurred on Wednesday last, the remains being interred in the Friends' cemetery south of Pleasant Plain.

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