Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Elliott, Thomas 1899
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The Payette Independent 5-18-1899
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, May 18, 1899

Uncle Tom Elliott is Dead

From the Baker City, (Ore.,) Daily Democrat of May 11th, we get the following 
account of the death of Thomas Elliott, formerly a well known and respected 
citizen of Payette and the Payette Valley.

After an illness of three weeks, Thomas Elliott, a Pacific coast pioneer, 
expired yesterday forenoon at 1 o'clock at the family home in East Baker, the 
cause of death being a stomach trouble.

The deceased was 66 years of age and was born in the state of Illinois. In 
1852 he came to the California gold fields where he engaged in mining for 12 
years, removing in 1865 to Idaho. He owned both placer and quartz claims in 
the Florence and Boise Basin sections, and for many years, was one of the best 
known and most active miners in that part of the Northwest. Among his mining 
comrades was J. W. Reel, one of the founders of Sumpter.

For several years the veteran miner engaged happily in farming near Payette, 
Idaho, coming with his family to this city last August.

Mr. Elliott leaves to mourn his loss, a widow and four children. His son, 
Jesse Elliott, and daughter Miss Mamie Elliott, are grown to maturity. The two 
younger children are boys, aged 10 and 12 respectively.

The deceased was raised in the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, 
and had in a large degree the virtues of those people, such as great industry, 
honesty and love of home.

The remains of the old pioneer will be laid to rest today services to be held 
at the famly home at 2 p.m. and interment to be in Mount Hope cemetery. Rev. 
Geo. T. Ellis will conduct the services and McKay & Lew will be funeral 
directors.

Another fearless Argonant who helped to open through a wilderness the pathway 
to a latter-day Eden, has gone to his rest. Peace be to his soul and comfort 
to the friends he has left behind.

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