Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, Wesley Ellis November 20, 1885
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The Nunda News, Nunda, N. Y., Saturday, Dec. 26, 1885 - found at http://www.fultonhistory.com/
          Death of Wesley Ellis.

    Superintendent S. A. Ellis sends us the following notice of the death of 
his father, who was well known by many citizens about Nunda when he had what 
was known as Swains' grist mill:
    Wesley Ellis, whose death Nov. 20, has been noticed, was born in Seneca 
county, N. Y., May 10, 1810, where a portion of his boyhood was passed.  
subsequently his parents removed to Tyrone, Steuben Co, where he was married 
to Eliza King, Nov. 10, 1828.  He was a practical miller by trade and pursued 
that business successfully at Starkey and Bellona, Yates county, at Nunda, 
Livingston county, and at Canaseraga, Allegany county.  He gave up the milling 
business and removed to Michigan Oct. 11, 1853, locating in Easton, Iona 
county, where he lived on a farm from 1854 to 1873.  Several years since he 
exchanged his farm for a place two and a half miles north of Iona city, where 
he lived until his death.  In March last, his wife of more than half a 
century, was called to her reward.  He now has followed her after the lapse of 
but a few months.  Of the children, two prececeded them, three others are 
still living:  S. A. Ellis, of Rochester, N. Y., Mrs. Joseph Norris, of 
Lakeview, Mich., and Mrs. Rachel Hill, of Princeton, Minn.  Mr. Ellis was a 
good citizen and neighbor, quiet and n__stentations in his life, modest and 
unassuming.  He was much respected while he lived, and died regretted by all 
who knew him.


Additional Comments:
Wesley's wife, Elizabeth (King) Ellis's death is also mentioned in the 
obituary of her husband.  It gives the time of her death as March of that year 
(1885).  A large joint tombstone for Wesley and Elizabeth Ellis, at Easton 
Cemetery, in Ionia Co., MI, shows her death listed as Apr. 5, 1885.  There are 
no death records found in Ionia Co. or anywhere in Michigan, for Elizabeth 
(King) Ellis.  Besides the obituary mentioned, the only mention of her death 
or burial, found so far, was in Wesley Ellis's will, which mentions the need 
to purchase a tombstone for her and himself - and of course in the obituary of 
Wesley.

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