Mayor of Sycamore, DeKalb, IL. Appointed postmaster at Sycamore by President Lincoln in 1861 and served until 1866. He was mayor of Sycamore from 1883 to 1885. He served as vice president and general manager of the Sycamore & Cortland railway from 1875 to 1883. His monument is in the Sycamore depot, which he built. Four brothers survive; Alonzo Ellwood and J.E. Ellwood of Sycamore, I.L. Ellwood and Hiram Ellwood of DeKalb.
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Chauncey Ellwood was born Dec. 24, 1816, in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and is the son of Abraham and Sarah (Delong) Ellwood. Both parents belonged to hardy races, tenacious of life and of robust physical development, all of which characteristics are perpetuated in the present generation. The mediate ancestral stock had its origin in the sturdy, stalwart inhabitants that settled the valley of the Mohawk in the State of New York.
Mr. Ellwood has been twice married. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Jane E. Budlong in 1846, in Frankfort, N. Y. She was the daughter of Dr. Caleb and Susan Budlong. Murray, only child of this union, was born in 1847, and died before he was six months old, after a brief illness of less than 24 hours' duration. The young mother, in the weariness of broken health and hopes baffled by the sudden death of her blooming, beautiful babe, did not rally from her depression, and on the 14th of April 1848, she sank away to eternal rest. She belonged to a prominent family, and her untimely death was the subject of much comment in the local press. The order of Odd Fellows, to which her husband and father belonged, passed resolutions of condolence and attended her funeral in a body, wearing the badge of mourning. She has been in the realm of the blessed nearly 37 years, but on earth her memory is still fresh and green, and is perpetuated by the copy of the action of Oneontha Lodge, bearing under its official seal the expressions of sympathy passed at a special meeting April 15, 1848.
Mr. Ellwood was again married in November, 1857, in Ionia, Mich., to Helen E., daughter of Samuel and Anna Dexter. Three children were born of this marriage: Florence was born Nov. 14, 1858, and died Sept. 30, 1859; John D. was born Feb. 9, 1860, and is now a resident of De Kalb. He married Emma, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Combs, of the city of De Kalb. Anna was born Sept. 11, 1864. Their mother died March 5, 1866, at Sycamore. She was a lady of finely disciplined mind and possessed unusual earnestness and decision of character. Her married life was passed in the conscientious discharge of every duty as wife and mother. The qualities she exercised as a friend and neighbor built for her a memorial more enduring than marble, and she is still mentioned with admiration and appreciation by those who were the objects of her consideration and esteem.
From: Portrait and biographical album of DeKalb County, Illinois: containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, 1885
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Chauncey Ellwood, b. 12-24-1816, Minden, Montgomery Co. NY; he lived successively at Minden, NY until he was a youth, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY until he was 42 years old, and thereafter at Sycamore, De Kalb Co, IL, until his death; he was a lawyer, professor, politician and merchant. He died May, 1897, at Sycamore, IL, and was there buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Chauncey Ellwood was born Dec. 24, 1816, in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and is the son of Abraham and Sarah (Delong) Ellwood. Both parents belonged to hardy races, tenacious of life and of robust physical development, all of which characteristics are perpetuated in the present generation. The mediate ancestral stock had its origin in the sturdy, stalwart inhabitants that settled the valley of the Mohawk in the State of New York.
Mr. Ellwood has been twice married. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Jane E. Budlong in 1846, in Frankfort, N. Y. She was the daughter of Dr. Caleb and Susan Budlong. Murray, only child of this union, was born in 1847, and died before he was six months old, after a brief illness of less than 24 hours' duration. The young mother, in the weariness of broken health and hopes baffled by the sudden death of her blooming, beautiful babe, did not rally from her depression, and on the 14th of April 1848, she sank away to eternal rest. She belonged to a prominent family, and her untimely death was the subject of much comment in the local press. The order of Odd Fellows, to which her husband and father belonged, passed resolutions of condolence and attended her funeral in a body, wearing the badge of mourning. She has been in the realm of the blessed nearly 37 years, but on earth her memory is still fresh and green, and is perpetuated by the copy of the action of Oneontha Lodge, bearing under its official seal the expressions of sympathy passed at a special meeting April 15, 1848.
Mr. Ellwood was again married in November, 1857, in Ionia, Mich., to Helen E., daughter of Samuel and Anna Dexter. Three children were born of this marriage: Florence was born Nov. 14, 1858, and died Sept. 30, 1859; John D. was born Feb. 9, 1860, and is now a resident of De Kalb. He married Emma, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Combs, of the city of De Kalb. Anna was born Sept. 11, 1864. Their mother died March 5, 1866, at Sycamore. She was a lady of finely disciplined mind and possessed unusual earnestness and decision of character. Her married life was passed in the conscientious discharge of every duty as wife and mother. The qualities she exercised as a friend and neighbor built for her a memorial more enduring than marble, and she is still mentioned with admiration and appreciation by those who were the objects of her consideration and esteem.
From: Portrait and biographical album of DeKalb County, Illinois: containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, 1885
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Chauncey Ellwood, b. 12-24-1816, Minden, Montgomery Co. NY; he lived successively at Minden, NY until he was a youth, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY until he was 42 years old, and thereafter at Sycamore, De Kalb Co, IL, until his death; he was a lawyer, professor, politician and merchant. He died May, 1897, at Sycamore, IL, and was there buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mayor of Sycamore, DeKalb, IL. Appointed postmaster at Sycamore by President Lincoln in 1861 and served until 1866. He was mayor of Sycamore from 1883 to 1885. He served as vice president and general manager of the Sycamore & Cortland railway from 1875 to 1883. His monument is in the Sycamore depot, which he built. Four brothers survive; Alonzo Ellwood and J.E. Ellwood of Sycamore, I.L. Ellwood and Hiram Ellwood of DeKalb.
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Chauncey Ellwood was born Dec. 24, 1816, in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and is the son of Abraham and Sarah (Delong) Ellwood. Both parents belonged to hardy races, tenacious of life and of robust physical development, all of which characteristics are perpetuated in the present generation. The mediate ancestral stock had its origin in the sturdy, stalwart inhabitants that settled the valley of the Mohawk in the State of New York.
Mr. Ellwood has been twice married. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Jane E. Budlong in 1846, in Frankfort, N. Y. She was the daughter of Dr. Caleb and Susan Budlong. Murray, only child of this union, was born in 1847, and died before he was six months old, after a brief illness of less than 24 hours' duration. The young mother, in the weariness of broken health and hopes baffled by the sudden death of her blooming, beautiful babe, did not rally from her depression, and on the 14th of April 1848, she sank away to eternal rest. She belonged to a prominent family, and her untimely death was the subject of much comment in the local press. The order of Odd Fellows, to which her husband and father belonged, passed resolutions of condolence and attended her funeral in a body, wearing the badge of mourning. She has been in the realm of the blessed nearly 37 years, but on earth her memory is still fresh and green, and is perpetuated by the copy of the action of Oneontha Lodge, bearing under its official seal the expressions of sympathy passed at a special meeting April 15, 1848.
Mr. Ellwood was again married in November, 1857, in Ionia, Mich., to Helen E., daughter of Samuel and Anna Dexter. Three children were born of this marriage: Florence was born Nov. 14, 1858, and died Sept. 30, 1859; John D. was born Feb. 9, 1860, and is now a resident of De Kalb. He married Emma, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Combs, of the city of De Kalb. Anna was born Sept. 11, 1864. Their mother died March 5, 1866, at Sycamore. She was a lady of finely disciplined mind and possessed unusual earnestness and decision of character. Her married life was passed in the conscientious discharge of every duty as wife and mother. The qualities she exercised as a friend and neighbor built for her a memorial more enduring than marble, and she is still mentioned with admiration and appreciation by those who were the objects of her consideration and esteem.
From: Portrait and biographical album of DeKalb County, Illinois: containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, 1885
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Chauncey Ellwood, b. 12-24-1816, Minden, Montgomery Co. NY; he lived successively at Minden, NY until he was a youth, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY until he was 42 years old, and thereafter at Sycamore, De Kalb Co, IL, until his death; he was a lawyer, professor, politician and merchant. He died May, 1897, at Sycamore, IL, and was there buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Chauncey Ellwood was born Dec. 24, 1816, in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and is the son of Abraham and Sarah (Delong) Ellwood. Both parents belonged to hardy races, tenacious of life and of robust physical development, all of which characteristics are perpetuated in the present generation. The mediate ancestral stock had its origin in the sturdy, stalwart inhabitants that settled the valley of the Mohawk in the State of New York.
Mr. Ellwood has been twice married. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Jane E. Budlong in 1846, in Frankfort, N. Y. She was the daughter of Dr. Caleb and Susan Budlong. Murray, only child of this union, was born in 1847, and died before he was six months old, after a brief illness of less than 24 hours' duration. The young mother, in the weariness of broken health and hopes baffled by the sudden death of her blooming, beautiful babe, did not rally from her depression, and on the 14th of April 1848, she sank away to eternal rest. She belonged to a prominent family, and her untimely death was the subject of much comment in the local press. The order of Odd Fellows, to which her husband and father belonged, passed resolutions of condolence and attended her funeral in a body, wearing the badge of mourning. She has been in the realm of the blessed nearly 37 years, but on earth her memory is still fresh and green, and is perpetuated by the copy of the action of Oneontha Lodge, bearing under its official seal the expressions of sympathy passed at a special meeting April 15, 1848.
Mr. Ellwood was again married in November, 1857, in Ionia, Mich., to Helen E., daughter of Samuel and Anna Dexter. Three children were born of this marriage: Florence was born Nov. 14, 1858, and died Sept. 30, 1859; John D. was born Feb. 9, 1860, and is now a resident of De Kalb. He married Emma, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Combs, of the city of De Kalb. Anna was born Sept. 11, 1864. Their mother died March 5, 1866, at Sycamore. She was a lady of finely disciplined mind and possessed unusual earnestness and decision of character. Her married life was passed in the conscientious discharge of every duty as wife and mother. The qualities she exercised as a friend and neighbor built for her a memorial more enduring than marble, and she is still mentioned with admiration and appreciation by those who were the objects of her consideration and esteem.
From: Portrait and biographical album of DeKalb County, Illinois: containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, 1885
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Chauncey Ellwood, b. 12-24-1816, Minden, Montgomery Co. NY; he lived successively at Minden, NY until he was a youth, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY until he was 42 years old, and thereafter at Sycamore, De Kalb Co, IL, until his death; he was a lawyer, professor, politician and merchant. He died May, 1897, at Sycamore, IL, and was there buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Siblings
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Nancy Ellwood Walrod
1813–1842
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Malinda Ellwood Sixbury
1815–1887
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Eliza Ellwood Bowman
1819–1894
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Reuben Ellwood
1821–1885
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Alonzo Ellwood
1823–1899
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Livingston Ellwood
1825–1890
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Hiram Ellwood
1828–1898
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James Edmund Ellwood
1831–1907
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COL Isaac Leonard Ellwood
1833–1910
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Alida Lana Ellwood Young
1838–1889
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