Beaufort-Martin County NcArchives Obituaries..... Ellison, William Jones March 6, 1862
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The Weekly Standard, 26 March 1862
From The Weekly Standard, published at Raleigh, N.C.
 
DIED
At his residence in Beaufort County on the 6th instance  WILLIAM JONES 
ELLISON. He was a native of Beaufort County, and removed to Williamson, Martin 
County,  where he pursued, for many years, the practice of law, with energy 
and success. He returned to Beaufort in the year 1854. The people of both 
counties have shown their appreciation of his worth, by electing him to many 
places of high responsibility and trust . He served as County Solicitor in 
both counties. He was, at the time of his death, Chairman of Beaufort County 
Court, Chairman of the Committee of Finance in the County and a delegate in 
the State Convention. He was an honest , upright man and a useful citizen. He 
was eminent for his energy and industry. He was firm and tenacious of his 
principles and his ability enable him to command the respect and esteem of his 
fellow citizens. His loss will be a source of very general regret among the 
people whom he represented so acceptably in the Convention. He leaves an 
interesting family to lament his loss.
 

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