George Lester Ellsworth LAST NAME: Ellsworth FIRST NAME: George MIDDLE NAME: Lester NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY:  BORN: 14 May 1853 DIED: 27 May 1938 BURIED: 1 Jun 1938 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Grain Buyer, farmer BIRTH PLACE:  Saranac, Michigan DEATH PLACE: Polk Co., Oregon NOTES:  OSBH DC (Polk County 1938) #62 George Lester Ellsworth, usual residence West Salem, died at his home on May 27, 1938 at the age of 85 years and 14 days.  He was born in Saranac, Michigan to John A. Ellsworth, born in New York and Laura C. Fisher, born in Vermont.  Informant was Ira Wetherby, Salem, Terwilliger Funeral Home. 1900 MN CENSUS - George Ellsworth, age 47, occupation grain buyer, b. May 1853 in Michigan, is enumerated with his wife of 22 years, Ella, age 41, mother of 5, b. Feb 1859 in Minnesota, along with Isola M., age 20, occupation school teacher, b. Nov 1879 in Minnesota, Albert C., age 18, occupation printer, b. 1882 in Minnesota, Ella M., age 14, b. Apr 1886 in Minnesota, Julia, age 12, b. Jan 1888 in Minnesota, and George L., age 10, b. Mar 1890 in Minnesota. 1930 OR CENSUS - George L. Ellsworth, age 76, widowed, b. Michigan, is enumerated as the father-in-law in the home of Ernest C. Wetherby, age 49, married at age 20, occupation farmer, b. Pennsylvania, and his wife Isola M., age 50, married at age 21, b. Minnesota, along with their children Irma M., age 23, b. Minnesota, Evelyn B., age 21, b. Minnesota, Ellsworth C., age 15, b. Wisconsin, and Ella E., age 12, b. Wisconsin. OBITUARY:  At the residence of his daughter on route 1, Salem, May 27, George Lester Ellsworth, aged 85. Survived by following children: Mrs. Isola M. Weatherby of Salem, Mrs. Ella Wallace of Los Angeles, Arthur C. Ellsworth of Los Angeles and George Lester Ellsworth of Pennsylvania. Sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive. Deceased was a member of Ridgely lodge No. 64 of IOOF, Kanpp, Wis. Remains are in care of Terwilliger Funeral home, announcements later. Oregon Statesman 28 May 1938 8:1 Services will be held from the Terwilliger funeral home Tuesday, May 31, at 2 p.m. Services will be in charge of Chemeketa lodge, No. 1 IOOF. Interment IOOF cemetery. Oregon Statesman 29 May 1938 5:2 INSCRIPTION:  George L. Ellsworth 1853 - 1938 SOURCES:  LR LD ODI 1900 MN CENSUS (Nobles Co., Adrian, ED 209, sheet 10A) 1930 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., West Salem, ED 21, sheet 5A) OS 28 May 1938 8:1 OS 29 May 1938 5:2 CONTACTS:  LOT: FA 48 SPACE:  LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE:  IMAGES: