| Sources:
1. Reuben P. Ely, Warren S. Ely, and Daniel B. Ely. 1910.
An
Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell, and Stacye Families.
Fleming H. Revell, Co., New York
(online at GenealogyLibrary.com).
| p. 318 |
(511) WILLIAM ELY, second son of George and Johanna
Ely, born in Northumberland County, March 5, 1809, married Sarah Campbell
in 1826, and moved to Fulton County, Ohio, about 1845 and died there in
1861. His wife died in 1884.
Children of William and Sarah (Campbell) Ely:--
940. Johanna Ely, born May 1, 1828; married Stilla Hoffman; both
are deceased. Their daughter, Flora Hoffman, married, February 9, 1872,
L. J. Pike, of Fayette, Ohio, who was a soldier in the Civil War. They
have two daughters,--Bertie, born March 14, 1873,--now living at Los Angeles,
California,--and Alma, born February 2, 1875, who married Dr. C.F. Lauderdale.
They live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and have children,--Janette, born March
8, 1898, Mildred, born November 4, 1899, and Catherine, born July 20, 1904.
941. William C. Ely, born April 1, 1831; married his cousin Martha
Bird, daughter of Asher and Catherine (Standback) Bird. (See No. 158.)
They resided in Fulton County, Ohio. Their children were: Alice, wife of
William Whetstone, Fayette, Ohio, and Lotta, wife of William Gonzales,
of the same place.
942. Sarah Ely, married N.N. Gorsuch, of Fayette, Ohio, who served
during the whole of the Civil War. Their children were: William,
Ross, Edward and May.
942a. Rev. Levi Ely, born May 20, 1835, enlisted as a soldier in
1863 and served till the close of the war. He entered the ministry in 1866
and was active |
| p. 319 |
therein until 1899, when his eyes failed him,
becoming totally blind in 1891. He was the proprietor of a paper
published in the interest of the Christian Union Church in Newark, Ohio,
from 1883 to 1885. He married Sarah Earick, January 4, 1860. Their
children are: Wellington Ely, born March 3, 1861, died in 1865; Wilnetta,
born January 13, 1863, died in 1869; Carl Ely, born April 25, 1870, and
living in Fayette, Ohio.
943. Mary J. Ely, married John Hoffman and had children: Vern and
Earl. They reside in South Tacoma, Washington.
944. Margaret Ely, married Asher Lambertson. They reside in Fayette,
Ohio, and have one son, Frank.
945. Lucretia Ely, born July 15, 1847, and married John Iams. They
live in Fulton County and have children: Cora, married Allen Palmer,
of South Dakota; Rolla, married Libbie Ely, residence Fulton County, Ohio;
Mattie, married Charles Gleason, Fulton County, Ohio, and have as children,
Homer, Lulu, Sadie, and Harry, residing with their parents at Fayette,
Ohio. |
2. Query at the Knox County OHGenWeb site. |