Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-12-07
vegetables, enough for the family, and
some to sell for labor.
IN J,,v ~ 1000 = l.,uh.a. -. Ln.z

some 10 sell Iof LABOR.
On July IL, 1882. a daughter was born
Mary NJ. In 1888 he built shoe makers
shop, In log-cabin style, Of lalg ge logs, 8
few rods from the house, with log parti.
tion across the middle-one end for a
shop, the other for wood, tools, etc. In
the shop-room, the logs were hewn down
smooth inside, plastered between them,
and lathed and plastered overhead. In
one corner, he built a granite stove abou,
six inches thick. with sheet iron pipe.
This room was about twelve feet square
In one corner stood rolls Of leather belong
ing to the different customers, with their
names or initials marked on each roll.
About this time he built a small barn.
where he stored his grain and some of
his hay ani other dried crops, and some
stock. He also felled and cleared quite a
large piece of land, where he raised larg'
crops. He continued working at his trade
winters and farming summers,
The larger boys now were large enough
to do considerable of the farm work. while
he worked some In the shop. This place
was on high ground about tifty rods from
the river. which was now In plain view
from the house. On Feb. IL, 1896. Iud-
son B.. his son, died; on Feb. Is, the same
year, Sullivan his brother, died at Water
ford. In ls40 or Al, he built An addition
to his barn. In 1912. March 1. his brother
Caleb died at Waterford. In september,
ls43. he went with his nephew, Aaron Jor-
dan, son Of his sister Emma. 10 see a sis
ter brother and other relatives then living
in the town of Waterford. the home of his
youth, aud Also a sister living at Snuth
Bridgton. Harriet n wa. married Nov.
II, 1899. at Waltham, TO Walter Dyer OF
Eastbrook
In the winter of 1874 he commenced TO
collect lumber and other materials To build
one. and moved in the next year. In Nov.
ls4s. his sister Cynthia died In Waterford.
In lS+S. or about that time. he placed in
the hands of his son Joseph, all right aud
title he had on the place, for maintenance
for himself and wife. for the remain
der Of their lives. la 1919. Oct. %. his
daughter Mary NJ, was married at w a.
than 10 Russell W Dyer Of Ea~tbrook.
In 1850, Dec. %. Joseph NJ. his son, mar,
ried in Waiiham Charlotte e. Colby of
Waltham, and brought her to live with his
father and mother, His father now being
sixtytwo Years Of age, and ID feeble
health. was able TO do only few light
chores. but the mother WAS Il smart old
lady, three years younger.
Mr.. hingman Ind nearly given up shoe
making, doing what little the family need
et
From thi, time on not much happened
worthy Of note, Alden IL, son. went to
California on August IS. 1853, and married
there Mary Dunn. He died there Nov Il,
1876. Leheus. his brother, died July ?.
le56. On July -, 1856, hi- son Ebrn
married AT Otis Alvonia X. Blai-dell Of
OTIS
Ga May II. ls6l. Mary, 4 sister, died st
South Bridgton. On March 6. 1854. Alpha,
a brother, died at Waterford on June II,
1861, Whiting, son, married Mary ireland
at Ellsworth.
Emma, sister. died Oct. S. 1865. at
Waltham; Tamar L., his wife, died April
%, 1906 at Waltham, aged seventy four.
Mr. kingman had now remaining at home
with hin only his sons family. joseph and
wife and four children They were a
source Of great comfort to him. His now
ast-failing health soon brough, his life
to close, and be died Oct. l3, l,G1 aged
seventy nine years.
The only one Of his father, family liy-
Ing At that time was his sister Lucy. wife
Of Samuel Emerson, who lived at Meddy-
bcmps. Washington county. aud died there
on April 90. 1870, aged eighty years
EBEN kINGMAN.
Otis, Nov, 1898.
7. S.-Any friend finding an error in the
above sketch. and correcting the same,
will receive the thauks Of the writer