Clayton Earl Ellis chose to go through life known as Earl C. Ellis.
Earl took over the family farm when his father died, and began a long period during which he joined together most of these pioneer holdings into one 1010 acre ranch on the Beaver Creek. Over the years Earl purchased in bits and pieces the old Doc Ellis farm, the Benjamin Ellis farm, the Boatman farm and others in the area.
In 1975 the farm had grown to 1400 acres and was farmed by Earl's three sons, Jimmy, Roy and Ross Ellis. All three lived on the land, and their children are the seventh generation of Ellis'.
"The family farms are treasure houses of history. They contain three cemeteries, and two old schools. The children of Buck, Doc and Andrew first attended Ellis School, on the old Doc Ellis farm, and later Buck's children, to avoid crossing Beaver creek in flood, attended Hopkins School.
One of the cemeteries was founded for the Boatman clan, the other are for the Ellis' and the other area families.
In the rich Beaver Creek bottom, the Ellis family raised grain crops successfully for many years.
Earl recalls that he "never bought a sack of dairy feed, " in many year of farming. Earl, like his father and grandfather, was a stockman and farmer. He got his first pig from his uncle Andrew when he was eight, and became a "full-fledged" farmer at 16.
He was seldom without hogs, cattle or mules. He divided the land between his sons about 1955, the old Doc Ellis place to Ross, the other farms to Roy and Jimmy. Ellis remained on the land until about 1974, when he and his wife retired to a home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Unable to give up his ranching ways entirely, though, he still owned (in 1975) an 80 acre farm on Highway 95 in the Dawson area, where he runs "a few cattle".
This fourth generation Ellis gained a reputation among his friends and neighbors as an outstanding farmer. His sons are carrying on the tradition.
Two of his sons are dairymen, the third is a beef cow man. The Ellis family is obviously one clan whose belief in the land and willingness to husband its resources has found reward. Besides providing livings for a number of families, it's now a magnificent estate, rich in history for all the future Ellis' to enjoy." Above from the Mountain Grove, Missouri Journal, November 6, 1975."
Earl took over the family farm when his father died, and began a long period during which he joined together most of these pioneer holdings into one 1010 acre ranch on the Beaver Creek. Over the years Earl purchased in bits and pieces the old Doc Ellis farm, the Benjamin Ellis farm, the Boatman farm and others in the area.
In 1975 the farm had grown to 1400 acres and was farmed by Earl's three sons, Jimmy, Roy and Ross Ellis. All three lived on the land, and their children are the seventh generation of Ellis'.
"The family farms are treasure houses of history. They contain three cemeteries, and two old schools. The children of Buck, Doc and Andrew first attended Ellis School, on the old Doc Ellis farm, and later Buck's children, to avoid crossing Beaver creek in flood, attended Hopkins School.
One of the cemeteries was founded for the Boatman clan, the other are for the Ellis' and the other area families.
In the rich Beaver Creek bottom, the Ellis family raised grain crops successfully for many years.
Earl recalls that he "never bought a sack of dairy feed, " in many year of farming. Earl, like his father and grandfather, was a stockman and farmer. He got his first pig from his uncle Andrew when he was eight, and became a "full-fledged" farmer at 16.
He was seldom without hogs, cattle or mules. He divided the land between his sons about 1955, the old Doc Ellis place to Ross, the other farms to Roy and Jimmy. Ellis remained on the land until about 1974, when he and his wife retired to a home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Unable to give up his ranching ways entirely, though, he still owned (in 1975) an 80 acre farm on Highway 95 in the Dawson area, where he runs "a few cattle".
This fourth generation Ellis gained a reputation among his friends and neighbors as an outstanding farmer. His sons are carrying on the tradition.
Two of his sons are dairymen, the third is a beef cow man. The Ellis family is obviously one clan whose belief in the land and willingness to husband its resources has found reward. Besides providing livings for a number of families, it's now a magnificent estate, rich in history for all the future Ellis' to enjoy." Above from the Mountain Grove, Missouri Journal, November 6, 1975."
Clayton Earl Ellis chose to go through life known as Earl C. Ellis.
Earl took over the family farm when his father died, and began a long period during which he joined together most of these pioneer holdings into one 1010 acre ranch on the Beaver Creek. Over the years Earl purchased in bits and pieces the old Doc Ellis farm, the Benjamin Ellis farm, the Boatman farm and others in the area.
In 1975 the farm had grown to 1400 acres and was farmed by Earl's three sons, Jimmy, Roy and Ross Ellis. All three lived on the land, and their children are the seventh generation of Ellis'.
"The family farms are treasure houses of history. They contain three cemeteries, and two old schools. The children of Buck, Doc and Andrew first attended Ellis School, on the old Doc Ellis farm, and later Buck's children, to avoid crossing Beaver creek in flood, attended Hopkins School.
One of the cemeteries was founded for the Boatman clan, the other are for the Ellis' and the other area families.
In the rich Beaver Creek bottom, the Ellis family raised grain crops successfully for many years.
Earl recalls that he "never bought a sack of dairy feed, " in many year of farming. Earl, like his father and grandfather, was a stockman and farmer. He got his first pig from his uncle Andrew when he was eight, and became a "full-fledged" farmer at 16.
He was seldom without hogs, cattle or mules. He divided the land between his sons about 1955, the old Doc Ellis place to Ross, the other farms to Roy and Jimmy. Ellis remained on the land until about 1974, when he and his wife retired to a home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Unable to give up his ranching ways entirely, though, he still owned (in 1975) an 80 acre farm on Highway 95 in the Dawson area, where he runs "a few cattle".
This fourth generation Ellis gained a reputation among his friends and neighbors as an outstanding farmer. His sons are carrying on the tradition.
Two of his sons are dairymen, the third is a beef cow man. The Ellis family is obviously one clan whose belief in the land and willingness to husband its resources has found reward. Besides providing livings for a number of families, it's now a magnificent estate, rich in history for all the future Ellis' to enjoy." Above from the Mountain Grove, Missouri Journal, November 6, 1975."
Earl took over the family farm when his father died, and began a long period during which he joined together most of these pioneer holdings into one 1010 acre ranch on the Beaver Creek. Over the years Earl purchased in bits and pieces the old Doc Ellis farm, the Benjamin Ellis farm, the Boatman farm and others in the area.
In 1975 the farm had grown to 1400 acres and was farmed by Earl's three sons, Jimmy, Roy and Ross Ellis. All three lived on the land, and their children are the seventh generation of Ellis'.
"The family farms are treasure houses of history. They contain three cemeteries, and two old schools. The children of Buck, Doc and Andrew first attended Ellis School, on the old Doc Ellis farm, and later Buck's children, to avoid crossing Beaver creek in flood, attended Hopkins School.
One of the cemeteries was founded for the Boatman clan, the other are for the Ellis' and the other area families.
In the rich Beaver Creek bottom, the Ellis family raised grain crops successfully for many years.
Earl recalls that he "never bought a sack of dairy feed, " in many year of farming. Earl, like his father and grandfather, was a stockman and farmer. He got his first pig from his uncle Andrew when he was eight, and became a "full-fledged" farmer at 16.
He was seldom without hogs, cattle or mules. He divided the land between his sons about 1955, the old Doc Ellis place to Ross, the other farms to Roy and Jimmy. Ellis remained on the land until about 1974, when he and his wife retired to a home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Unable to give up his ranching ways entirely, though, he still owned (in 1975) an 80 acre farm on Highway 95 in the Dawson area, where he runs "a few cattle".
This fourth generation Ellis gained a reputation among his friends and neighbors as an outstanding farmer. His sons are carrying on the tradition.
Two of his sons are dairymen, the third is a beef cow man. The Ellis family is obviously one clan whose belief in the land and willingness to husband its resources has found reward. Besides providing livings for a number of families, it's now a magnificent estate, rich in history for all the future Ellis' to enjoy." Above from the Mountain Grove, Missouri Journal, November 6, 1975."
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