Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Ely, Warren S.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Buckingham Township


WARREN S. ELY miller, P.O. Buckingham, was born in Solebury 
township, Bucks county, October 6, 1855, and is a son of 
Isaac and Mary (Magill) Ely, natives of Bucks county and of 
the English descent.  The Ely family settled in Bucks county 
nearly 200 years ago.  Joshua Ely settled in Buckingham 
township, where he took up land and followed farming. The 
grandfather, Mark Ely, was a shoemaker by trade, but also 
carried on farming.  Our subject's father had ten children, 
seven living:  William M., Anna M., wife of Fred L. Smith, 
John H., Laura, Warren S., Alice K., and Martha C.   Our 
subject was reared on a farm in Solebury township until 22 
years of age, when he purchased a farm in Buckingham 
township, and followed farming for five years.  In April, 
1882, he purchased the grist-mill he now owns, of Joseph L. 
Shelly.  He at once began to remodel the old mill and in 
1886 he put in the new roller process and built an addition 
36 by 18 feet, four stories in height.  This mill was built 
in 1820, and in 1852 was sold to Joseph L. Shelly, and 
rebuilt by him in 1868.  The mill is equipped with eight 
reductions, two fee burrs, one Eureka double smutter, and 
the necessary machinery to run a first-class mill.  He has 
completely refitted the mill with new machinery.  He has a 
capacity for storage for 4000 bushels of grain.  This is the 
only first-class roller-mill in this section.  He supplies 
the home demand and the mill is almost in constant use.  He 
uses both steam and water power.  He was married March 29, 
1882 to Hannah Michener, by whom he has one child, M. 
Florence.  Mr. and Mrs. Ely are members of the Society of 
Friends.