7/16/1860 E Buffalo Twp, near Winfield, Union Co, PA. At census timeh e lived between his parents and Uncle Adam Gundy. Ellis was 31, afarm er with a sizable amount of property worth $8000/800. Margaretwas 24 a nd living with them were 3 servants, Nancy Reece, 23, Mary ERoland, 13 , and John Lauser, 18.
1870 E Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA. He had a sizable estate of $11,000 /5000 according to the census that year. He was 40 year old,wife, Mar garet was 34, and they had children, Ward, 9, and Benjamin,3. Living n ext door was brother John with their mother.
6/16/1880 Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA. The census recorded Ellis F,51, e ngaged in farming. Wife Margaret L was 42 and their 3 childrenwere Wa rd L, 19, Benj S, 13, and Clyde E, 2. Lillis Baker, 14,servant, also l ived there. Three doors down was Uncle Adam.
6/20/1900 Still there. That year he was listed in the census at age7 1, married 45 years to Margaret, 64, who had given birth to 3children, 2 o f whom still survived. Living with them were son ClydeE, 22, and daug hter Maude Shriner, 14 (was she adopted?). Ellis wasa farmer. Two do ors down was brother John.
4/16/1910 Market St, Lewisburg boro, Union Co, PA. By the nextcensus E llis had retired from farming and the old couple had moved totown. El lis was 80, Margaret was 70, and they had been married 54years with 2 o f their 3 children still living. (What happened toMaude?)
