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**************************************************** History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio. Lewis Cass Aldrich, ed. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1888. ELARTON, WILLIAM, Liberty, Napoleon p.o.,
was born in Ohio in 1831, and was a son of JOHN and JANE (ROGERS)
ELARTON, who settled in Ohio. They were natives of Virginia.
JANE died in Defiance county, O., in 1875, her husband, JOHN,
died in 1864 in Crawford county. They had five sons and five
daughters, eight of whom are now living [sic]--SAMUEL, SARAH,
CATHARINE, WILLIAM, RHODA JANE, MARY ANN, JOHN and THOMAS, and
CURTISS and LOUISA. SAMUEL enlisted in the 100th Ohio Vol. Infantry,
and died at Richmond hospital, having been taken prisoner. WILLIAM
was married in 1858 to ISABELLA ENSLOW, both of Crawford county,
who died in 1870, leaving a family of six children--HIRAM, SETH,
MARILDA, ALTA and SAMUEL, and JASON died in 1866. WILLIAM married
for his second wife, LOUISA HITT, of Henry county, in 1871.
They have had four children--NAMON, LLOYD and RHODA. ELISHA
died in 1876. WILLIAM has been township trustee, supervisor,
holding each office for several terms. He was an early carpenter
and builder, but at present is engaged in farming, owning a farm
of one hundred and eighty acres, and having one hundred and fifty
under cultivation. SAMUEL's dying words to his wife, as given
by his mate in prison, were: "Bring my children up in the
nurture and admonition of the Lord, and meet me in heaven,"
and died a few moments after in peace. |
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