BIO: F. A. ELLIOTT, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathy Francis Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/adams/ _______________________________________________ History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 _______________________________________________ Part III, History of Adams County, Page 354 F. A. ELLIOTT, grocer, Gettysburg, was born near Newburg, Cumberland Co., Penn., July 26, 1852, a son of Robert and Mary (Brown) Elliott, of English extraction. Robert Elliott in early life was a merchant, and later a farmer in the vicinity of Newburg. He was three times married, F. A. being the second child by his last wife. Our subject was reared on his father’s farm, receiving the usual district school education given to farmers’ sons. He remained on the farm with his parents until about twenty-one years old, when he found the irksome duties of farm life not to his taste, and went to Shippensburg, where he engaged as a clerk for three years with B. F. Landis. He then went West, where he remained one year employed as clerk. Returning to Shippensburg he accepted a position in a railroad eating-house in Luray, Va., and was thus employed for upward of four years, at the expiration of which time he went to Cape May, where he remained but a short time, when he again returned to his native county. In 1884 he came to Gettysburg, and took charge of the eating-house at Round Top, and in 1885 embarked in the grocery business on Chambersburg Street, where he carries a full line of groceries and queensware. In 1877 he was united in marriage with Miss Ella J. Minnich, daughter of Alfred and Laura (Cresler) Minnich. She was a native of Cumberland County, Penn., and of German origin. To this union has been born one child - Lottie Irene. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are members of the Lutheran Church. Thus far Mr. Elliott has been successful in life.