Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: Jonathan D. ELY

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Submitted by Joan Benner, <jmbenner@tznet.com> May 2005

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From the Adams County Press, Saturday January 19, 1884, Page 5

DIED--ELY--At Spring Creek Post Office, Adams county, Wisconsin, on the
28th day of December, 1883, Jonathan D. ELY, aged 76 years, 2 months and 9
days.

Mr. ELY was a native of Wilbraham Massachusetts, of Puritan stock. He was
married in Westfield, Massachusetts, October 19, 1836; converted under the
preaching of Robert Conklin, revivalist, in the winter of 1849-50, and
joined the Congregational church. In 1852 removed to Rockville Connecticut.
Came to Adams county Wisconsin in the spring of 1855. United by letter from
the church of his earlier choice with the Methodist Episcopal Church on
Strongs Prairie in July, 1864. He had the pleasure of witnessing the union
of his household in church fellowship with himself. Brother ELY was well
read in the Bible, and the current literature of the day. Four of his sons
are prosperous farmers in the neighborhood. One son is in the far West. His
only daughter was at home on a visit. All the family in the neighborhood
were with him during his last illness, and witnessed his patience and
resignation, and received his dying benediction. The respect in which he
was held was attested by the large crowd at his funeral. [Apparently
submitted by E Yocum]