Ellen's mother Ruth, on the other hand, came from a well-educated family. Ruth's father was Horace Wolcott who came originally from Granville, Massachusetts, but had moved and founded the town of Granville, Ohio in 1805. Ruth had trained as a teacher at Granville Female Academy, a school of which her father was a trustee.
Awa ng ama ay Horace Wolcott na dumating mula sa orihinal na Granville, Massachusetts, ngunit nagkaroon na inilipat at itinatag sa bayan ng Granville, Ohio in 1805. Awa had sinanay bilang isang guro at Granville Babae Academy, isang paaralan na kung saan ang kanyang ama ay isang tagapangasiwa.