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1 Mary Irene ELWOOD1 (1897-1909) [5087]. Born 18 Jun 1897, Royal Oak Township, Oakland Co., MI.1 Died 31 Mar 1909, Royal Oak Township, Oakland Co., MI.1 Buried Royal Oak Pioneer Cemetery, Main St. & 12 Mile Rd.
2 William Horace ELLWOOD2 (1866-1939) [5076]. Born 19 Jul 1866, Old Ellwood homestead, Twelve Mile & Greenfield, Royal Oak, MI.2,3 Marr Mary Ellen LEWLESS 4 Dec 1886, First Congregational Church, Royal Oak, MI.1 Died 11 Mar 1939, Birmingham, MI.1 Cause: Coronary occlusion. Buried 14 Mar 1939, Royal Oak Pioneer Cemetery, Main St. & 12 Mile Rd.1,3
Obituary of William Horace Ellwood in the Birmingham Eccentric, March 16, 1939.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the S.C. Wyle Bell Funeral Home for William Horace Ellwood, who died Saturday night at his home, 1128 Birmingham boulevard. Rev. John E. Martin officiated. Burial was in Royal Oak cemetery. Mr. Ellwood was born in the old Ellwood homestead at Twelve Mile and Greenfield roads in Royal Oak township in 1866 and lived there as a dairy farmer until 1910, when he moved to Birmingham. Survivors are Mary Ellen Lewless Ellwood, widow; Wright H. of Linden, and B. Dow Ellwood, of Birmingham, sons; Mrs. James W. Groves and Mrs. J.E. Burris, both of Lapeer, daughters and Mrs. John Peth of Birmingham, as sister. There are 11 grandchildren.
4 Hiram ELWOOD2 (1814-1895) [5069]. Born 28 Oct 1814, Middlefield, Otsego Co., NY.2 Marr Phoebe HALL 4 Jul 1847.2,4 Died 6 Sep 1895, Royal Oak, MI.2
From the Oakland County Pioneer Papers, 1923.
Hiram Elwood, uncle of Benjamin F. Elwood, died at his home in Royal Oak, township, Sept. 6, 1895, aged 80 years. He was born in New York state, Oct. 1815, came to Royal Oak in 1833 and in 1834, purchased of the government, the farm on which he died, having been a constant resident upon the one place for nearly 61 years. He was an ardent Republican and was for years a prominent character at all rallies of the party in the county, leading torch light parades with his snare drum upon which he was an expert player.
From Portrait & Biog. Album of Oakland Cty. MI, Chapman Bros, Chicago, 1891, page 231.
The house in which our subject (Hiram Elwood) now lives was erected in 1845. Of his one hundred and fifty four acres about one hundred is in an improved condition. The first President for whom he voted was William Henry Harrison and last was Benjamin Harrison. He played the drum during William Henry Harrison's campaign. He was a member of the Union League. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood are earnest and efficient members of the Congregational Church in which he has been a Deacon and Trustee for many years. Mr. Elwood began life with nothing but his muscles and grit and he has carved out for himself and family a handsome competence. As an illustration of the determination and perseverance which he showed in the early days, we will tell how he obtained his first harness. He caught coons at night and took the skins to Detroit and sold them for a harness. He also bought a saddle in the same way and an overcoat for his adopted son George Stanley. When a boy he was one day sent several miles from home and had to travel a long distance after dark and for miles he was followed by wolves. He killed many wild turkeys and deer and kept his father's family in meat many times in this way. Mr. Elwood's father died at the age of eighty two and his mother when she had reached her eighty-fourth year. They lie side by side in their long sleep in the Royal Oak Cemetery. The brother and sister are also buried there.
8 Benjamin ELWOOD2 (1775-1859) [5070]. Born 3 Dec 1775, England.2,4 Marr Rachel SAUNDERS NY.4 Died 1 Feb 1859, Royal Oak Township, Oakland Co., MI.2,5
From Portrait & Biog. Album of Oakland Cty. MI, Chapman Bros, Chicago, 1891, page 231.
When Benjamin Elwood came to Michigan the country was in its wild state. The only roads were footpaths, marked by blazed trees. Many a time he was chased by wolves. His first house was of logs and its dimensions were 12 x 14 feet. It had a shake roof and a stick chimney, with a floor of split logs. In commodious abode a family of five made their home. Our subject (Hiram Elwood) and his brother slept on the floor but afterward they made bunks against the wall. This was more comfortable and pleasant, as snakes sometimes crept into the house. The name of Andrew Jackson is signed to the deeds which certified to Mr. Elwood's possession of his land.
See more about Benjamin Ellwood in the notes about his grandson Solomon C. Elwood.
9 Rachel SAUNDERS2 (1772-1859) [5071]. Born 5 Feb 1772, NY.2,4 Died 25 Apr 1859.2
5 Phoebe HALL2 (1824-1914) [5072]. Born 15 Dec 1824, Blenheim, Schoharie Co., NY.2,4 Died 9 Oct 1914, Birmingham, MI.2
10 Daniel Hubbard HALL4,6 (1799- ) [5217]. Born 15 May 1799, Catskill, NY.4 Marr Lettia Pamela PARTRIDGE 1819.6
11 Lettia Pamela PARTRIDGE4,6 (1801- ) [5220]. Born 18 Sep 1801, Schobarie, NY.4
3 Mary Ellen LEWLESS2 (1872-1953) [5077]. Born 29 May 1872, Royal Oak Twp, MI.1 Died 28 Nov 1953, Lapeer, MI.1 Cause: Arteriosclerosis. Buried Royal Oak Pioneer Cemetery, Main St. & 12 Mile Rd.1
6 Alexander LEWLESS1 ( - ) [5078].
7 Emily COOK1 ( - ) [5079].
| 1 | "Family group sheet of William Horace Ellwood, provided by James William Groves". |
| 2 | "El(l)wood Family Bible Records, submitted by James Wm. Groves of Flushing, MI". |
| 3 | "Obituary of William Horace Ellwood in the Birmingham Eccentric, March 16, 1939". |
| 4 | "Portrait & Biog. Album of Oakland Cty. MI, Chapman Bros, Chicago, 1891, page 231". |
| 5 | "Biographical record of Solomon C. Elwood, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1903, page 207". |
| 6 | "World Family Tree on Ancestry.com of John Root". |