Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Cook ELY

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History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement,
growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties,
cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories,
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of county seats, etc.
Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1144

Cook Ely, photographer, No. 2 Elm street.  His business amounts to $5,000
per annum, established in 1876.  He was born in England, near Boston, June
21, 1847.  His parents emigrated to America in 1852 and located at Ripon,
Wis.  Mr. Ely was about fifteen years of age when he began learning his
trade in Ripon, with a Mr. William Lockwood, where he remained about four
years; then went to Peru, Ill., and worked for W. E. Bowman in the
photographic business about two years.  Then he went to Racine, Wis., and
began business in company with Mr. William Lockwood, his former instructor,
where he continued until 1876 at which time he sold his interests and moved
to Oshkosh, Wis., where he has since remained, and has built up a splendid
business and secured a good reputation as an artist of the first water.  He
enlisted in Co. B, 41st W. V. I.  He was married in Ripon, Wis., in 1870,
to Miss Lucy J. Snyder, of the latter place.  They have four daughters-
Mary L., Dora, Grace and Florence.