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         JOHN ELLIOTT, a resident of Morning Sun, Iowa, was born on the Juniata River, Pa., May 11, 1798. When a boy he went to Elizabeth, Allegheny County, where he learned the trade of shoemaking, and followed that occupation for a livelihood. On the 25th of November, 1823, at Pittsburgh, Pa., he was united in marriage with Miss Rachel Camblin, who was born in 1803, and for a few years after their marriage they remained in that city, but afterward removed to Elizabeth.

Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are living: Jane, wife of James Parkhill, of Fayette County, Pa.; John, whose home is in Youngstown, Ohio; James, a resi- . . .

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. . . dent of Pittsburgh; Nancy, wife of John Wilson, a resident of Des Moines County, Iowa; Sarah, who wedded S. E. Wilson, of the same county; Mary and Rachel are both residing at Morning Sun, Iowa, and Maggie is the wife of Joseph Montgomery, of Jewell County, Kan. The death of Mrs. Elliott occurred Aug. 22, 1872. She was a member of the Covenanter Church, and a woman highly respected for her many excellent qualities. Mr. Elliott, although being so advanced in years, is yet hale and hearty, and may yet live a long time. In 1881, at the age of eighty-three years, he made himself a pair of boots, which is the last work he has done. He joined the Covenanter Church when twenty-seven years of age, and has affiliated with the same ever since, being an ardent believer in its teachings, and an earnest worker in its behalf.