ELLINGTON, A. C., b 1855 1905 Bio, Delta County, Colorado

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Donated September 12, 2001

Transcribed by Judy Crook <jlcrook@rof.net> from the book:

Progressive Men of Western Colorado 

Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill.



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A.C. Ellington

	This younger brother of L.C. Ellington, a sketch of whom will be found on

another page, and who is a man of similar characteristics, progressive,

broad-minded and full of enterprise, was born in Clay county, Missouri, on

February 20, 1855, and is one of the eleven children born in the household of

his parents, Alpheus and Talitha (Oldham) Ellington, natives of Kentucky who

came to Colorado in 1865.  The father was in early life a butcher, but devoted

his later years to ranching and the cattle industry.  At the time of his arrival

in this state and the start of his operations here, flour was twenty dollars per

hundred-weight and labor five dollars a day.  The son, A.C. Ellington, was a boy

of ten then and lived with his parents until their deaths, that of the father

occurring in 1880 and that of the mother in 1900.  The territory was wild and

unsettled when they came, and they found themselves confronted by many hardships

and dangers.  But industry and perseverance brought them prosperity.  The son

started in business for himself in 1871, and moved to Delta county in 1885,

locating on the ranch which he now owns and occupies, which comprises forty

acres and is located four miles and a half northwest of Hotchkiss.  He has

fifteen acres in fruit in full bearing vigor, and the rest of his land in hay

and pasturage.  His orchard yields abundantly and its product finds a ready sale

at good prices.  The hay he raises is nearly sufficient for his own stock, of

which he has a fine large herd, and every phase of his business is prosperous. 

On September 4, 1888, he was married to Miss Jennie Truesdale, who was born in

Illinois.  Her parents were Eli and Elizabeth (Cramer) Truesdale, natives of

Ohio who first came to Colorado in 1872, but soon afterward returned to

Missouri.  In 1885 they again moved into this state, locating near Hotchkiss,

and are now living in the vicinity of Montrose.  They had a family of nine

children.  Mr. and Mrs. Ellington have three children, Glenn, Sidney and Rex,

all living and at home.  Mr. Ellington belongs to the order of Odd Fellows and

in politics is a Democrat.  The success he has achieved in Colorado is the

logical result of his diligence, energy and business capacity.  He is looked

upon as one of the leading citizens of his section, and enjoys a large measure

of public esteem and good will.



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