John Elliott, retired, P.O. Pharisburg, son of Alexander and Jane (Chatterfield) Elliott, natives of Pennsylvania, of English descent, was born at Brookfield, Ohio, September 17, 1800, and educated in the common schools of Clark county. He adopted the occupation of farmer, and followed that honorable avocation with a good deal of success, until he retired from active business life. He owns 120 acres of land one mile from Pharisburg, of which 25 acres are timber lands. On January 22, 1832, he married Louisa Wood, daughter of John and Phebe (Bradford) Wood. She was born in Clark County, Ohio, February 22, 1815. They are the parents of 10 children, seven living, viz,: William, married; Elizabeth wife of Marshall Morris and mother of eight children; Sabina, Mary, Amanda and Minerva; one son and three daughters now deceased. Mr. Elliott has forty-eight grandchildren. He is a member of the Universalist Church, and a Republican in politics; he served his township as Treasurer, Trustee and School Director.
W. H. Beers, History of Union County, Ohio, 1883,
Vol. 2. Part 2. P. 436
W. H. Beers, History of Union County, Ohio, 1883,
Vol. 2. Part 2. P. 436
John Elliott, retired, P.O. Pharisburg, son of Alexander and Jane (Chatterfield) Elliott, natives of Pennsylvania, of English descent, was born at Brookfield, Ohio, September 17, 1800, and educated in the common schools of Clark county. He adopted the occupation of farmer, and followed that honorable avocation with a good deal of success, until he retired from active business life. He owns 120 acres of land one mile from Pharisburg, of which 25 acres are timber lands. On January 22, 1832, he married Louisa Wood, daughter of John and Phebe (Bradford) Wood. She was born in Clark County, Ohio, February 22, 1815. They are the parents of 10 children, seven living, viz,: William, married; Elizabeth wife of Marshall Morris and mother of eight children; Sabina, Mary, Amanda and Minerva; one son and three daughters now deceased. Mr. Elliott has forty-eight grandchildren. He is a member of the Universalist Church, and a Republican in politics; he served his township as Treasurer, Trustee and School Director.
W. H. Beers, History of Union County, Ohio, 1883,
Vol. 2. Part 2. P. 436
W. H. Beers, History of Union County, Ohio, 1883,
Vol. 2. Part 2. P. 436
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