BIOGRAPHIES: Hon. A. C. ELLIS, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nance Sampson 4 August 2000 ==================================================================== HON. A. C. ELLIS, Eau Claire, came to this city in 1861, and in May of that year in the 6th Wisc. V. I., Co. B. Not being able to get in the army at Eau Claire, he, with seventeen others, went to Prescott, Pierce Co. Only three of the number lived to return (they are all pensioners). Mr. Ellis served until July, 1867, when he was mustered out. He was wounded at the battle of South Mountain, in 1863, and transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps. He was lieutenant of Co. B; was with Sheridan in Louisiana after the war. In the Fall of 1867, he returned to Eau Claire, and practiced law from 1870 to 1880; was County Judge for seven years prior to his resignation in the fall of 1880. Since December 1880, he has been connected with the Northwestern Lumber Company. He was born in Licking, near Granville, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1843, and moved to Aurora, Ill., in 1856, remaining there until he came to Eau Claire. He was married, March 12, 1870, to Eliza M. Potter, a daughter of N. Potter, of Eau Claire. They have two children, Hannah and Cornelia. --Taken from "The History of Northern Wisconsin containing an Account of its Settlemen, Growth, Development and Resources; An extensive Sketch of its Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Improvements, Industries, Manufacturies; Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers; Views of County Seats, Etc." Chicago: The Western Historical Company. A. T. Andreas, Proprietor. 1881. Page # 321