- MARSHALL A. ELLINGWOOD, farmer and retired sea-captain, Sec.
19; P.O. Whitewater,
- Walworth Co.; born in Washington Co., Maine, 1830; at the
age of 14, he apprenticed himself to a sailing-master and raised
himself, step by step, to the position of captain of the ship
Robert Reed - a proud position for a young man of 23; he crossed
the Atlantic as master of a ship before he was 24; he has commanded
many ships in all elements and has dealt with nearly all nationalities;
he was in command of the Santa Clara at the time of her capture
by the rebel pirate Jeff. Davis, in 1861; the captain, and crew
of Brazilians, were placed on a schooner and released; he also
commanded the Christina and the Jennie Ellingwood, named for
the Captain's wife, and afterward the Joe Easton. He abandoned
the sea in 1870, and located on the farm he now owns of 120 acres.
The Captain married Miss Jane PENDLETON, in 1852; they have
two sons - Clarence A. and Charles V. He is a Republican and
a Master Mason in good standing.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 791.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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