Elliott, Elisha bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 948, Woodland Township
Elisha Elliott, farmer, sec 23; P. O., Summum; is a native of Fulton Co., where he was born in the year 1848; his father, Luke Elliott, was born in Ohio, where he followed his trade of a shoemaker until his emigration to Fulton Co., where he settled some 35 years ago; he proved a sterling actor in the growth and development of the Co., and during the late war obtained a Lieutenant’s commission; he was united in marriage in this Co. to Miss Eveline Burgess. In 1871 Elisha Elliott was united in marriage to Miss Sigourney L. Hickle, daughter of Aaron and Sarah Hickle. They have 4 children, 3 living: Elmer E., Ernest E. and Lucius L. Cora E. died in infancy.