***My Third Great Aunt***
Julia married OLIVER ASHLEY, date place and year unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about him at this time. To this union, 1 child was born: JOHN, date unknown at this time. He is referenced in the narrative below by John W. Ellsworth as having been born in Canton, IL.
Julia married JOHN W. ELLSWORTH, 24 Dec, 1865, town unknown at this time, Jefferson County, NY. He was born 05 Jan, 1840, town unknown at this time, Jefferson County, NY, d. 08 Mar, 1909, town unknown at this time, Fulton County, IL.
To this union, 5 children were born: CHARLES N. b. 1867, BLOOMER, b. 1869, MINNIE B. b. 1872, IDA M. b. 1878, and, STELLA, b. 1882. They are referenced in the narrative below by their father but other information is not known at this time.
From an Interview, name of interviewer not know:
Canton, IL, 1908 - Among the men and women who are numbered among that grand class of the old settlers of Fulton County, are John W. Ellsworth and wife, Julia (Wheeler) Ellsworth of 281 Fulton Place, Canton. Their earliest recollections are closely allied with scenes in Jefferson County, NY, and Fulton County, IL.
"I was born," said our subject, "in Jefferson County, NY, Jan 5, 1840, and am the son of Thomas and Eunice (Deremo) Ellsworth, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of Connecticut. My father was a shoemaker and was working at his trade in Mansfield, NY, when I was born. I came with my parents to Fulton County in 1853. We came from NY state by water and rail and landed Rock Island, where we were met by Benjamin C. Johnson and Lorenzo Tainter of Joshua Township, with teams. Benjamin Johnson was the cousin of my father. His old home place was a part of section 32, Joshua Township (where Willis Shoop now lives) and whose wife was Dolly Bayless, a sister of Jake and Joe Bayless. We settled in old Fiatt where I attended school. Elder Shaw, Allen and William Sparks, Miss Stanton and Jame Piersol were some of the early teachers of the old Fiatt school. Elder Shaw, the Rev. John B. Fast, the Rev. Mr. Pigsley and Uncle Peter Christian were some of the pioneer ministers of the Fiatt neighborhood. The Rev. Peter Cartwright, assisted by Uncle Dick Haney, dedicated the old brick Fiatt church (on the corner near Ronnie Tompkin's home) erected in 1858.
On Aug. 22, 1862, I went to Canton and enlisted in Company F, 103rd Illinois Infantry. The regiment was made up almost entirely of Fulton County boys and made a good record in the war of the rebellion. Our pathway through the Confederacy was one of privation and danger, of sickness and death, but a shattered remnant of the old organization reached home after nearly three years of hardships and dangers. William Vandervender of Canton, Bernard Kelley of Cuba and Jared Vorhees of Farmers were the captains under whom I served.
After the war I married Mrs. Julia (Wheeler) Ashley on Dec. 24, 1865. We have six children. John Ashley, my stepson, Charles N. Ellsworth, both of Canton. Bloomer Ellsworth in the west. The Misses Minnie B. and Stella Ellsworth are at home and Mrs. Ida M. Allton resides on South Main St., Canton."
The 103rd Illinois regiment fought in the battles of: Missionary Ridge, TN, 25 Nov, 1863; Resaca, GA, 14 May, 1864; Dallas, GA, 27-28 May, 1864; New Hope Church, GA, 15 Jun, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 15-27-28 Jun, 1864; Atlanta, 22-28-29 Jul, 1864, and, 04-15-19-23 Aug, 1864; Allatoona, GA, 15 Oct, 1864; Griswoldville, GA, 22 Nov, 1864; Columbia, SC, 15 Feb, 1865, and, Bentonville, NC, 21 Mar, 1865.
Julia married OLIVER ASHLEY, date place and year unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about him at this time. To this union, 1 child was born: JOHN, date unknown at this time. He is referenced in the narrative below by John W. Ellsworth as having been born in Canton, IL.
Julia married JOHN W. ELLSWORTH, 24 Dec, 1865, town unknown at this time, Jefferson County, NY. He was born 05 Jan, 1840, town unknown at this time, Jefferson County, NY, d. 08 Mar, 1909, town unknown at this time, Fulton County, IL.
To this union, 5 children were born: CHARLES N. b. 1867, BLOOMER, b. 1869, MINNIE B. b. 1872, IDA M. b. 1878, and, STELLA, b. 1882. They are referenced in the narrative below by their father but other information is not known at this time.
From an Interview, name of interviewer not know:
Canton, IL, 1908 - Among the men and women who are numbered among that grand class of the old settlers of Fulton County, are John W. Ellsworth and wife, Julia (Wheeler) Ellsworth of 281 Fulton Place, Canton. Their earliest recollections are closely allied with scenes in Jefferson County, NY, and Fulton County, IL.
"I was born," said our subject, "in Jefferson County, NY, Jan 5, 1840, and am the son of Thomas and Eunice (Deremo) Ellsworth, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of Connecticut. My father was a shoemaker and was working at his trade in Mansfield, NY, when I was born. I came with my parents to Fulton County in 1853. We came from NY state by water and rail and landed Rock Island, where we were met by Benjamin C. Johnson and Lorenzo Tainter of Joshua Township, with teams. Benjamin Johnson was the cousin of my father. His old home place was a part of section 32, Joshua Township (where Willis Shoop now lives) and whose wife was Dolly Bayless, a sister of Jake and Joe Bayless. We settled in old Fiatt where I attended school. Elder Shaw, Allen and William Sparks, Miss Stanton and Jame Piersol were some of the early teachers of the old Fiatt school. Elder Shaw, the Rev. John B. Fast, the Rev. Mr. Pigsley and Uncle Peter Christian were some of the pioneer ministers of the Fiatt neighborhood. The Rev. Peter Cartwright, assisted by Uncle Dick Haney, dedicated the old brick Fiatt church (on the corner near Ronnie Tompkin's home) erected in 1858.
On Aug. 22, 1862, I went to Canton and enlisted in Company F, 103rd Illinois Infantry. The regiment was made up almost entirely of Fulton County boys and made a good record in the war of the rebellion. Our pathway through the Confederacy was one of privation and danger, of sickness and death, but a shattered remnant of the old organization reached home after nearly three years of hardships and dangers. William Vandervender of Canton, Bernard Kelley of Cuba and Jared Vorhees of Farmers were the captains under whom I served.
After the war I married Mrs. Julia (Wheeler) Ashley on Dec. 24, 1865. We have six children. John Ashley, my stepson, Charles N. Ellsworth, both of Canton. Bloomer Ellsworth in the west. The Misses Minnie B. and Stella Ellsworth are at home and Mrs. Ida M. Allton resides on South Main St., Canton."
The 103rd Illinois regiment fought in the battles of: Missionary Ridge, TN, 25 Nov, 1863; Resaca, GA, 14 May, 1864; Dallas, GA, 27-28 May, 1864; New Hope Church, GA, 15 Jun, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 15-27-28 Jun, 1864; Atlanta, 22-28-29 Jul, 1864, and, 04-15-19-23 Aug, 1864; Allatoona, GA, 15 Oct, 1864; Griswoldville, GA, 22 Nov, 1864; Columbia, SC, 15 Feb, 1865, and, Bentonville, NC, 21 Mar, 1865.
***My Third Great Aunt***
Julia married OLIVER ASHLEY, date place and year unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about him at this time. To this union, 1 child was born: JOHN, date unknown at this time. He is referenced in the narrative below by John W. Ellsworth as having been born in Canton, IL.
Julia married JOHN W. ELLSWORTH, 24 Dec, 1865, town unknown at this time, Jefferson County, NY. He was born 05 Jan, 1840, town unknown at this time, Jefferson County, NY, d. 08 Mar, 1909, town unknown at this time, Fulton County, IL.
To this union, 5 children were born: CHARLES N. b. 1867, BLOOMER, b. 1869, MINNIE B. b. 1872, IDA M. b. 1878, and, STELLA, b. 1882. They are referenced in the narrative below by their father but other information is not known at this time.
From an Interview, name of interviewer not know:
Canton, IL, 1908 - Among the men and women who are numbered among that grand class of the old settlers of Fulton County, are John W. Ellsworth and wife, Julia (Wheeler) Ellsworth of 281 Fulton Place, Canton. Their earliest recollections are closely allied with scenes in Jefferson County, NY, and Fulton County, IL.
"I was born," said our subject, "in Jefferson County, NY, Jan 5, 1840, and am the son of Thomas and Eunice (Deremo) Ellsworth, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of Connecticut. My father was a shoemaker and was working at his trade in Mansfield, NY, when I was born. I came with my parents to Fulton County in 1853. We came from NY state by water and rail and landed Rock Island, where we were met by Benjamin C. Johnson and Lorenzo Tainter of Joshua Township, with teams. Benjamin Johnson was the cousin of my father. His old home place was a part of section 32, Joshua Township (where Willis Shoop now lives) and whose wife was Dolly Bayless, a sister of Jake and Joe Bayless. We settled in old Fiatt where I attended school. Elder Shaw, Allen and William Sparks, Miss Stanton and Jame Piersol were some of the early teachers of the old Fiatt school. Elder Shaw, the Rev. John B. Fast, the Rev. Mr. Pigsley and Uncle Peter Christian were some of the pioneer ministers of the Fiatt neighborhood. The Rev. Peter Cartwright, assisted by Uncle Dick Haney, dedicated the old brick Fiatt church (on the corner near Ronnie Tompkin's home) erected in 1858.
On Aug. 22, 1862, I went to Canton and enlisted in Company F, 103rd Illinois Infantry. The regiment was made up almost entirely of Fulton County boys and made a good record in the war of the rebellion. Our pathway through the Confederacy was one of privation and danger, of sickness and death, but a shattered remnant of the old organization reached home after nearly three years of hardships and dangers. William Vandervender of Canton, Bernard Kelley of Cuba and Jared Vorhees of Farmers were the captains under whom I served.
After the war I married Mrs. Julia (Wheeler) Ashley on Dec. 24, 1865. We have six children. John Ashley, my stepson, Charles N. Ellsworth, both of Canton. Bloomer Ellsworth in the west. The Misses Minnie B. and Stella Ellsworth are at home and Mrs. Ida M. Allton resides on South Main St., Canton."
The 103rd Illinois regiment fought in the battles of: Missionary Ridge, TN, 25 Nov, 1863; Resaca, GA, 14 May, 1864; Dallas, GA, 27-28 May, 1864; New Hope Church, GA, 15 Jun, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 15-27-28 Jun, 1864; Atlanta, 22-28-29 Jul, 1864, and, 04-15-19-23 Aug, 1864; Allatoona, GA, 15 Oct, 1864; Griswoldville, GA, 22 Nov, 1864; Columbia, SC, 15 Feb, 1865, and, Bentonville, NC, 21 Mar, 1865.
Julia married OLIVER ASHLEY, date place and year unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about him at this time. To this union, 1 child was born: JOHN, date unknown at this time. He is referenced in the narrative below by John W. Ellsworth as having been born in Canton, IL.
Julia married JOHN W. ELLSWORTH, 24 Dec, 1865, town unknown at this time, Jefferson County, NY. He was born 05 Jan, 1840, town unknown at this time, Jefferson County, NY, d. 08 Mar, 1909, town unknown at this time, Fulton County, IL.
To this union, 5 children were born: CHARLES N. b. 1867, BLOOMER, b. 1869, MINNIE B. b. 1872, IDA M. b. 1878, and, STELLA, b. 1882. They are referenced in the narrative below by their father but other information is not known at this time.
From an Interview, name of interviewer not know:
Canton, IL, 1908 - Among the men and women who are numbered among that grand class of the old settlers of Fulton County, are John W. Ellsworth and wife, Julia (Wheeler) Ellsworth of 281 Fulton Place, Canton. Their earliest recollections are closely allied with scenes in Jefferson County, NY, and Fulton County, IL.
"I was born," said our subject, "in Jefferson County, NY, Jan 5, 1840, and am the son of Thomas and Eunice (Deremo) Ellsworth, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of Connecticut. My father was a shoemaker and was working at his trade in Mansfield, NY, when I was born. I came with my parents to Fulton County in 1853. We came from NY state by water and rail and landed Rock Island, where we were met by Benjamin C. Johnson and Lorenzo Tainter of Joshua Township, with teams. Benjamin Johnson was the cousin of my father. His old home place was a part of section 32, Joshua Township (where Willis Shoop now lives) and whose wife was Dolly Bayless, a sister of Jake and Joe Bayless. We settled in old Fiatt where I attended school. Elder Shaw, Allen and William Sparks, Miss Stanton and Jame Piersol were some of the early teachers of the old Fiatt school. Elder Shaw, the Rev. John B. Fast, the Rev. Mr. Pigsley and Uncle Peter Christian were some of the pioneer ministers of the Fiatt neighborhood. The Rev. Peter Cartwright, assisted by Uncle Dick Haney, dedicated the old brick Fiatt church (on the corner near Ronnie Tompkin's home) erected in 1858.
On Aug. 22, 1862, I went to Canton and enlisted in Company F, 103rd Illinois Infantry. The regiment was made up almost entirely of Fulton County boys and made a good record in the war of the rebellion. Our pathway through the Confederacy was one of privation and danger, of sickness and death, but a shattered remnant of the old organization reached home after nearly three years of hardships and dangers. William Vandervender of Canton, Bernard Kelley of Cuba and Jared Vorhees of Farmers were the captains under whom I served.
After the war I married Mrs. Julia (Wheeler) Ashley on Dec. 24, 1865. We have six children. John Ashley, my stepson, Charles N. Ellsworth, both of Canton. Bloomer Ellsworth in the west. The Misses Minnie B. and Stella Ellsworth are at home and Mrs. Ida M. Allton resides on South Main St., Canton."
The 103rd Illinois regiment fought in the battles of: Missionary Ridge, TN, 25 Nov, 1863; Resaca, GA, 14 May, 1864; Dallas, GA, 27-28 May, 1864; New Hope Church, GA, 15 Jun, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 15-27-28 Jun, 1864; Atlanta, 22-28-29 Jul, 1864, and, 04-15-19-23 Aug, 1864; Allatoona, GA, 15 Oct, 1864; Griswoldville, GA, 22 Nov, 1864; Columbia, SC, 15 Feb, 1865, and, Bentonville, NC, 21 Mar, 1865.
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