Saint Joseph County MI Archives Biographies.....Ware, Elias August 9, 1836 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers 

ELIAS WARE, a well-to-do farmer of Colon Township, is comfortably located on 
section 26, where he is surrounded by all the comforts of life and in the 
enjoyment of many of its luxuries.  The property which he owns has been 
accumulated by his own industry, and embraces 100 acres of good land will all 
the necessary farm buildings, a goodly assortment of live stock, and the 
various other appurtenances of the modern and well-regulated rural estate.

Our subject is the offspring of a good family, and his parents, Phillip and 
Hester A. (Grasley) Ware, were both natives of Lehigh County, Pa.  There also 
they were reared and married, and settled for a time upon a farm.  Later they 
migrated to Lorain County, Ohio, whence they came in March 1861, to Michigan, 
and took up their permanent residence in Colon Township, this county.  Here 
they spent the remainder of their days, the mother passing away June 2, 1884, 
and the father in 1866.  Their family included ten children, seven sons and 
three daughters, five of whom are living and residents of Michigan with the 
exception of one, who is in Pennsylvania.

Elias Ware was the ninth child of his parents, and like them is a native of 
Lehigh County, Pa., where his birth took place Aug. 9, 1836.  He was a little 
lad four years of age when his parents changed their residence from the 
Keystone to the Buckeye State, and in the latter acquired a common-school 
education and developed into manhood.  During his boyhood and youth he 
assisted his father on the farm, nut when twenty years of age commenced 
working at the carpentry trade, which he followed thereafter in connection 
with farming until about 1880.  Since that time he has devoted his time and 
attention entirely to agriculture.

Miss Charlotte Smith, of Lorain County, Ohio, became the wife of our subject 
on the 1st of January, 1861.  Of their union there was born one child, a son, 
Freeman, who is now a minister of the Reformed Church, and located at Three 
Rivers, this State.  Mrs. Charlotte Ware departed this life at her home in 
Colon Township, March 16, 1862.  Our subject contracted a second marriage Dec. 
10, 1865, with Miss Ella Wilkey, who was born i Colon Township, this county, 
Sept. 1, 1847.  Her parents, William and Jane (McMillen) Wilkey, were natives 
of Canada.  Mrs. Ware received careful home training and a common-school 
education, spending her girlhood under the parental roof.

Of this marriage of our subject there have been born six children, one of whom 
died in infancy.  The survivors are:  John J., Mattie L., Oscar E., Norah E. 
and Charles A.  Mr. and Mrs. Ware are members in good standing of the Reformed 
Church, of which Mr. W. was chosen Deacon about 1865, and has held the office 
mostly since that time.  In politics he is a stanch Republican.

Additional Comments:
Transcribed from the Portrait & Biographical Album of St. Joseph Co. Chapman 
Brothers 1889

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