My Genealogy Hound

JOSEPH ELLIOTT, a prosperous farmer of North Franklin township, Franklin county, Nebr., was born in England, in 1840, and is a son of William and Christina (Charlesworth) Elliott, the former of whom was born in 1811, and died in 1876 — a farmer by vocation, a tnember of the Methodist Episcopal church, and one who by his daily walk through life evidenced the sincerity of his profession of faith. Mrs. Christina Elliott was born in 1816, was married in 1834, and became the mother of seven children, namely — Elizabeth, now Mrs. Pugmore, and a resident of England; George, who died in 1882; Joseph, whose name heads this sketch; Ann, who died in 1884; William, a resident of England; Susanna, now Mrs. Smith, and Charles, also a resident of England. At the age of nine years Joseph Elliott left the parental roof and went to work on a farm at the rate of $5.00 per annum and board for the first year, and an additional $5.00 per annum each year until he came to America in 1861. Here he worked on a farm in Illinois for a year, when his soul caught the martial spirit of the day, and he enlisted in August, 1862, in Company C, Seventy-fourth Illinois volunteer infantry. At the action at Mission Ridge he was wounded in the arm by a shot and was mustered out June 13, 1865. Returning to Illinois he hired out as a farm hand for another year, and then rented a farm, which he worked on his own account until 1870, when he came to Nebraska, the possessor of $1,000 in cash, the result of his own industry. For awhile he resided at Beatrice, Gage county, but not liking the location removed to Iowa, and there remained until 1879. when he returned to Nebraska, and settled in Franklin county, where he now owns a quarter section, which is well improved and well stocked, although he has had the misfortune of losing two crops.

Mr. Elliott is a member of the G. A. R. and of the A. O. U. W., and in politics is a republican. Socially, he and his family stand very high in the esteem of the community, and as an agriculturist he is looked upon as one of the best in the township.