The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-16
CALL
From Toll to
Land of Peace
Comes to Abraham
Elliott.
AGED CITIZEN
And Highly Respect
ed Resident
Of the City and County.--Ent
Came Monday Evening Fol-
lowing Short Illness.

Abraham Elliott. born in Stark
county, Ohio. not far from Canton.
January 81. 1928. died at about s
O'Clock Monday evening at his home
ON east Sandusky avenue. The end
came following an illness of five weeks.
He was the son OF Isaac and Rebecca
Elliott. For ten years after his birth
he resided with his parents in Stark
county. During the year 1888 he came
TO Logan county. the family moving
during that year to Jefferson township.
Here he grew to the age of twenty-one
years, during which period of time he
secured what education it was possible
to secure in attending an old log
school located not far from his home.
Upon reaching his majority he started
out in life for himself and his first ls-
Dor was work done as a farm hand, he
securing seven dollars a month for his
services. In 1850. when twenty-five
years of age, he was married to Miss
Mary Wickersham, who died in 1891.
and to the union six children were
born. One died in infancy and those
surviving are. Asa @. of Bellefontaine,
Emer, of Onsway. Mich, Emma Po-
tee. of West Mansfield. Agnes Sutton,
of Rice county, Kansas. and Oliver. of
Bellefontaine. In April 1891, Mr.. Ell.
liott was again married, his second
uaion being with Miss Susie b. Rog-
ers, VINO was born in Green county,
Pa, near the home Of James g. Blaine
and who is a distant relative of this
distinguished deceased statesman.
To judicious investment in real es-
tate and practical and capable control
of business affairs Mr.. Elliott, who ai
the time of his death was the owner OF
q considerable amount of property,
owed his success. He at the time Of
his marriage to his first wife was with
out capital aud found il necessary II
depend solely upon his labor for every
thing needed by his family. Fndins
himself so situated ne for three year
engaged in breaking oxen and steers
from the sale of which he was enabled
to purchase twenty-six acres OF land
On this tract of land he engaged il
farming until the death of his wife
In the meantime he had increased hi
landed possessions, becoming the own
er of three hundred acres Of land 1,
Perry, lake and Jefferson township
of Logan county, and four hundre,
and eighty acres in Rice county, Kan
This latter realty was bought by hin
during the year 1877 for $s. 50 per acr
and some years prior to his death b.
was offered t75 per acre for the land
To an extent Mr.. Elliott was a deale
in stock and during the civil war hi
sales amounted to a car load a week
At this time he sold direct from tn
farm to the government and thereb
realized good profit ON his labor
During the war he was appointed {
take the military census of Jefferso
and Rushcreek townships to ascertain
and make report as to the able bodie
men eligible for military duty residin
in the townships. During the yea
1891 Mr.. Elliott operated grist mi
In Rushsylvania and for FIVE year
thereafter he conducted q hsrdwar
store in West Mansfield. In 1891 b
purchased the home in Bellefontair
where he spent the closing days of hi
life. This beautiful home is surround
ed by thirty acres of land, eight {
(which lie within the corporation lin
of the eastern part Of the city.
Mr.. Elliott was u staunch Republ
can, but never q seeker after Office. q
though he was at one time nominate
for the position of county commissio,
. er. Reared in the faith of the Sociei
!. of Friends. he always adhered therett
= living a life In harmony with 1
d teachings. never dealing other than
: an honorable and straightforwal
y manner with mis- fellowmen. He vi
t well known and highly respects
}. throughout Logan county. having r
e sided in the county for more than 81
a decades during which time he alwa
d had commendable interest in Il
d progress and upbuilding of this secti,
= of the state.
n Mr.. Elliott besides being surviv
by the five children mentioned sbov