Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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D. ELLSWORTH, 
 
dealer in hay, grain, wood and coal, Los Angeles, is a native of New York State, 
and was born in Saint Lawrence County, March 31, 1839. When quite young he went 
to Cleveland, Ohio, and from there to Michigan. and Illinois. Upon reaching 
early manhood he determined to seek his fortune on the Pacific Coast, and 
started westward, leaving the Missouri River at St. Joe, in company with Noah 
Webster, a young friend of his. They set out with their blankets on their backs 
and came on foot across the plains, and after enduring great hardships during 
the long, toilsome journey, and becoming so footsore they could scarcely walk, 
they reached Mosquito Creek, Butte County, August 17, 1859. Mr. Ellsworth went 
to the mines, remaining there until 1868. At that time, during the excitement at 
White Pine, he went to Nevada and remained there one year, after which he 
returned to California, driving his own team across the Sierra Nevada Range; and 
it was so cold that the wheels of his wagon were a solid mass of ice. After his 
return he was married at Brownsville, California, May 24, 1870, to Miss Melissa 
Ann Abbott, of Missouri. They came to Los Angeles in January, 1880. Mr. 
Ellsworth engaged in farming and stock-raising, being successful in his 
enterprises. Two years ago he
established his present business, and, being well and favorably known, has built 
up a large trade. His father, Charles E. Ellsworth, an old and honored resident 
of New York State, makes his home here with his son. Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth have 
six children living: Annie M., Eva Grace, Carrie, Nower, Ada and Augustus. Two 
are deceased: Lansil and Katie.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 734
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler