Ellinwood

The Ellinwood history dates back to 1635 when Ralph Ellenwood embarked for America on September 19, 1635. As recorded in the London Customs House, he sailed on the ship, "True Love", at the age twenty-eight years. He was born in England in 1607. He arrived at Salem, Massachusetts by November, where he was given one half acre of ground.

The name, spelled Ellenwood, Ellingwood, and Elnwood, was traced to a single emigrant, Ralph Ellenwood, in 1635. The spelling changed with the different families, and as names were recorded, it was spelled as it sounded and even was Allenwood.

Pamela Doty, a paternal descendant of Edward Doty, who came over on the Mayflower in 1620, married Samuel Ellinwood, a great-great-greatgrandson of Ralph Ellenwood. Their son, Sylvester Ellinwood, born in 1813, married Lucy Angelina Delano, whose father, Philip, is an ancestor of two U.S. Presidents, U.S. Grant, and Franklin Delano Rosevelt. This Ellin- wood family had eight children. The Delano name was often used as a middle name for several generations. The last reference was Don Delano Ellin- wood, Jr., born in 1961.

Many of the Ellinwood names -- June, Robert, Edward, Dr. Dan, Don, Jacob, George, Vera, Lucy, and Abbie — are found in earlier Ellinwood history are familiar in the present Ellinwood family.

Jacob Ellinwood, born in Seneca County, Ohio, married Chloe Chapan. Their children were DeGiford, Oran, Andrew, George; and Mary. After the death of Chloe, Jacob married Abbie Kelley. Their children were Lydia, Jane, Charles and Lifeus.

George Ellinwood was born on July 24, 1838, and died in June, 1920. His granddaughter, Naida Ellinwood Hefflinger, was born on his birthday. She remembers him well with his white beard, and how he liked to tease, and the day that he became ill and the day that he died as he and his wife made their home with her parents. George married Rebecca Spangler and their children were Elizabeth, Jacob, Abbie, Dan, Chloe, Amanda, George, Lucy, Jennie, Melinda, or Doll, Harry, Grover, and Harriet.

Edward Ellinwood was the son of Abbie, and he married Addie Babcock in 1914. Their children were Naida who married Russell Hefflinger, Donelda who married Richard Overmier, and Darlynd Ellinwood. Edward died in December, 1968. Their families are listed in the Babcock Sturdavant history in this book.

Naida is not sure of the maiden names of some of the wives in the Ellinwood family, but Jake's wife was Lulu. Jake and Lulu had three daughters, Frasie, Lulu and Margery. Chloe married Charley Hersch and they lived all their married life in Nebraska and had George, Clarence, Paul, Norval and Fern. Amanda married Jimmy Cooper, had a son, Alfred, and a daughter, Mary. Both reside on farms north and west of Liberty Center on County Road V.

Dr. Dan married Pearl Cooper. They adopted Robert who is now deceased, and raised Pat Mann, Liberty Center. Dan was a veterinarian, first practicing in this area, then going to Mississippi to practice, and where he remained the rest of his life. His wife, Pearl, is still living.
Elizabeth married Bill Durant and they moved west where they lived the rest of their lives.
George married Emma Snyder and their children were Harry and Lee, deceased, and Royal, Fern, and Isabelle. Fern married Paul Hart. She and Royal live in Michigan. Isabelle married Martin Garbers and lives in Holgate.

Jennie married Ben Snyder and their daughters are Gladys and Opal. Both married Harry Adams's, and live in the Toledo, Ohio, area.

Grover married Bessie Turner and they had Alive and Vera. Alice lives in Florida and Vera lives in Wauseon, Ohio.

Harry married Nora Fouty and they raised her brother's son, Howard Fouty. He lives in Oregon, Ohio, and Florida in the winter. The children of Howard and his wife are Marion, James, Charles and Richard.

Harriet married William Heft and had Violet, Virgil and, Clarence who is deceased. Violet married Ernest Barlow and lives near Lyons. Her husband is deceased. Virgil lives at Liberty Center.

Lucy married a man with the last name of Britton, and they live in Colorado, and had no children.

The Ellinwood family home is located on County Road W. in Henry County and is now owned by the Donald Tietje family.

George Ellinwood's family is deceased, and most of their children are also gone. At this time Naida can think of only eleven Ellinwoods left to carry on the family name.

Submitted by: Naida Hefflinger