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Born 1841
From History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881)
C. C. ELSON, farmer; P. 0. Waynesburgh; is a son of Richard and Sarah A. (Brandon) Elson; he was born in Magnolia in 1841, and assisted when a youth in the management of his father's land; he was in the service, enlisting in Oct. 1861, in Co. K., sist O. V. I. under the command of Stanley Mathews, and served all through the war; enlisting first in the three years service, and subsequently as a veteran he served in all of the battles of his regiment, and never missed a day's service in 38 months, at the time of the discharge he was ranking First Sergeant; upon his return to magnolia, he assisted at home for about two years, and in 1868 moved to his present location, north of Wayncsburgii, upon land first entered by his father; he was married March 28, 1872, to Miss Salina L. Rutter, of Waynesburgli; they have three children, Mary Kate, Fannie B., and Paul R. Mr. Elson has now 320 acres of rich valley land, which he has under superior cultivation and elegantly improved in buildings. He has served the township as Trustee, and is one of the most respected and enlightened citizens of the township; he devotes his time entirely to his farming interests, but also keeps up to the spirit of the advanced times in matters of intelligence and progress.
As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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