Person Record

Metadata

Name

Elliott, Oliver

Othernames

O. Elliott

Genealogy ID

71137

Born

13 MAY 1805

Birthplace

Portland, Maine

Deceased

24 APR 1891

Deceased where

Mansfield, Tioga PA

Cemetery

Cherry Flats Cemetery

Occupation

Shoe Store
Dry Goods Store
Farmer
Mercantile (O. Elliott & Son)

Titles & honors

Bingham Estate Agent

Father

Nathaniel Elliott

Mother

Nancy Armstrong

Spouse

Mary Ann Rockwell, Julia Ann Rockwell, Maria A. Harkness

Children

Orson V Elliott
Oliver Elliott
Anna B Elliott
Thomas Dighton Elliott
Victor Alanson Elliott
Mary J. Elliott
Mary A. Elliott
Silas R. Elliott
WIllis Elliott
Walter Elliott
Judson A. Elliott

Reference

Obit 1897

Notes

1897 Tioga County History - Oliver Elliott, a son of Nathaniel Elliott, was born near Portland, Maine, May 13, 1805. In 1808 his parents came to Tioga county and settled near Covington, removing to Cherry Flats in 1820. Here his father died in 1840,aged seventy-one years, and his mother ,in 1845, aged seventy-nine years. Mr. Elliott married Mary Ann Rockwell, of Troy township, Bradford county, in 1826, who became the mother of eight children: Orson V., a merchant of Mansfield; Oliver W., who died in the Army; Anna B., Deceased wife of Irving S. Harkness; Thomas D., A resident of Mansfield; Victor Alanson , a resident of Denver, and for twelve years circuit court judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado; and Mary and Silas, both deceased. Mrs. Elliot died in 1846, and in 1847 he married her widowed sister, Mrs. Julia Bailey, who died in 1849. In 1850 he married Maria Harkness, a daughter of Joel and Almina Harkness, early settlers of Covington township. Three children were born to this union, only one of whom grew up, Judson A., a resident of Mansfield. From 1836 to 1849 Mr. Elliott resided on his farm near Mansfield, but in the spring of 1850 he returned to Cherry Flats, where he carried on a general store until 1868. From 1868 to 1872 he was a partner with his eldest son, Orson V., in the shoe business at Mansfield. In 1872 he sold his interest to his son and removed to Charleston township, and engaged in farming. A year later he returned to Mansfield, and in 1876, with his youngest son, Judson A., purchased the mercantile business of William Adams, and established the firm of O. Elliott & Son, in which he continued until his death, April 24, 1891.

He and two sons were with nephew Nathaniel at the Inn in Covington in 1850 Census. Oliver lived on his farm near Mansfield from 1836 to 1849. In 1850 he moved to Cherry Flats where he operated a store until 1868. In 1868 he and his son opened a shoe store in Mansfield which they operated until 1872. After 1872 he farmed in Charleston Township. A year later he returned to Mansfield. In 1876 he and son Judson purchased the mercantile business of Wiliam Adams. They called their firm O. Elliott and Son. He operated this business until his death.

ELLIOTT, Oliver [SRGP 71137] - Mr. Oliver Elliott died at his home in this boro about 7 o'clock last Friday morning, April 24th, aged 85 years 11 months and 11 days. Mr. Elliott's health was first seriously impaired by a stroke of paralysis in August, 1886. A year later he suffered a similarly seizure, and in the month of January 1890, he was prostrated by an attack of the grip, from which he never rallied, growing steadily weaker and more helpless until, after fifteen months of weary but patient waiting, death came to him as a welcome release from severe bodily suffering. He was born May 13, 1805, four miles from Portland, Maine, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. When he was only four years old his parents moved to this county and for eleven years resided within the present boro limits of Covington. In 1820 the family removed to Cherry Flats, where his mother died in 1840, aged 71, and his father in 1845, aged 79. He was married the first time in 1826 to Miss Mary Rockwell, an estimable lady of Troy township, with whom he lived happily until her death in 1846. For thirteen years, from 1836 to 1849, he resided on a farm of three hundred acres east of this boro on the Mainesburg Road, and for ten years of that time was the trusted agent of the Binghams, wealthy land owners, in this locality. He became widely known in this connection and was always regarded as a man of sterling integrity. In the spring of 1850 he sold his farm with the intention of locating permanently in the West. A change in his plans, however, took him again to Cherry Flats, where he carried on a general store until 1868, when he returned to Mansfield and with his eldest son, Mr. Orson V. Elliott, conducted a boot, shoe and leather store until 1872. Having disposed of his interest in the business to his son, he moved to Charleston and for a year was engaged in farming. Again returning to Mansfield Mr. Elliott, with is youngest son, Judson A. Elliott, in 1876 purchased the mercantile business of William Adams, and the firm of O. Elliott & Son has ever since been favorably known to the public of Mansfield and vicinity. Mr. Elliott was married the second time in 1847, to Mrs. Julia Bailey, a widowed sister of the companion of his early life, and again in 1850 to Miss Maria Harkness, of Cherry Flats, who survives him. By his first wife he had eight and by his third wife three children, of whom the following are living: Messrs. Orson V., Thomas D. and Judson A. Elliott, of this boro, and Hon. Victor A. Elliott, of Denver, Colo. Largely attended funeral services were held at his late residence on Monday , at 12:30 o'clock, Rev. Frank H. Cooper, of the First Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. David Keppel, of the First Methodist Church, officiating. The remains were taken to Cherry Flats for burial. Mr. Elliott was originally a member of the old school Baptist Church in Sullivan, but was among the first in this locality to adopt the broader teachings of the new school theologists, and at an early day united himself with the Covington church. He subsequently withdrew from the Covington society and became a charter member of the Mansfield Baptist Church, which was organized about 1843. - Mansfield Advertiser, PA, 29 April 1891, Wednesday, p.2