Milton L. Elliott

As printed in 1887

ILTON L. ELLIOTT. The boot and shoe business of.Marion is well represented by the business house of which our subject is the proprietor. Tie is a native of Ohio, and was born Sept. 8, LSI I, at Mt. Vernon, Knox County. His parents, Johnson and Eliza (Mills) Elliott, came to Marion in 1856. Our subject received wh:i I education was to be acquired in the common schools, and began his business career as lerk for James Eggleston, merchant at Marion. Aug. 15, 1862, Mr. Elliott enlisted as a private ill Co. E, 20th Iowa Vol. Inf. On December 7 of the same year he was wounded at the battle of -.SPrairie (Jrove, Ark., by a gunshot in the right high, which proved of a serious character, unfitting him for military duty, ami June L5, 1863, he received an honorable discharge on account of physical disability, caused by wounds received in battle. He was subsequently Paymaster's clerk for May. J. B. Young. Our subject began business for himself at Marion, in company with his brother. Johnson, in the grocery line, but was forced to sell out and retire from the business several times on account of the malignant nature of his wound. lie traveled for his health, visiting resorts and mineral springs in hopes of improvement. In ls.si lie embarked in his present line of trade.

.Mr. Elliott was married at Marion, this State, Jan. 25, L866, to Miss Susie L. Lake, daughter of Dr. E. W. Lake. Mrs. Elliott was born in Mansheld, Ohio, and has borne our subject six children, only two of whom are living — William E., aged nineteen, and Maude L., aged ten years. Four died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are members of the Congregational Church. In politics Mr. Elliott is a Republican. Socially he is a member of the.Masonic fraternity, and holds fellowship with all lodges at.Marion; he also belongs to the G. A. 12.

As printed in Portrait and biographical album of Linn County, Iowa (1887). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.