Obit: Ellingson, Anton #3 (1845 - 1924)

Contact: R. Lipprandt
Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Abbot, Brekke, Christiansen, Ellingson, Evenson, Hansen, Hersey, Hotz, Ludowise, Marcott, Paulson, Raasch, Ramsey, Stephenson

----Sources: The Curtiss Advance (Curtiss, Clark Co., Wisconsin), Wednesday, Jul. 23, 1924

Ellingson, Anton (7 Feb. 1845 - 18 July 1924)

ANTON ELLINGSON, PIONEER, LUMBERMAN AND FARMER PASSES AWAY

Anton Ellingson, retired lumberman, and farmer died at 9:37 o’clock p.m. Friday July 18, at the age of 79 years.

Funeral services were conducted from the home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock by Rev. Ramsey of Medford, Wis, and interment was made in the family lot in the Abbotsford Cemetery.

Those out of the village attending the funeral were - Sam Ellingson, Scandinavia, Wis., Mrs. Henry Paulson, Raymond, Myron, Magda and Myrtle Paulson, Olavis Stephenson, Emanuel Evenson, Mrs. E. O. Brekke, Martin Brekke and Mr. and Mrs. R. Raasch of Stetsonville, Wis., Carrie Paulson of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Caroline Hersey and John Hersey of Kelley, Wis., Mrs. Frank Ludowise, Cadott, Wis., Mrs. C. K. Ellingson, Clarence Ellingson, Mrs. Mable Marcott and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hotz of Hawkins, Wis., C. P. Ellingson, Northome, Minn., Mrs. Anna Abbot of Chippewa Falls., Wis., N. Christiansen, Bemidji, Minn., Mrs. Maynard Ellingson of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Anton Ellingson was born at Hengen, Jolster, Norway in 1845 and emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1869. In January 1870, he married Miss Olianna Hansen who died in December 1921. He is survived by two sons and two daughters, Charlie of the Town of Deer Creek, Martin of Milan, Emma and Mary of Abbotsford, Wis.

Mr. Ellingson received very little training in the schools in Norway, and none in America, but his education was the result of observation and actual experience, for he was a hard worker who loved to work and accomplish things. Shortly after his marriage, he moved with his family into the lumbering district near Wausau, Wis., where he was employed as woodsman and mill hand until the early 80’s when he could no longer resist the desire to become the owner of a home. He then homesteaded a piece of land in the Southeastern part of Taylor County in 1881. In order to give his children the advantage of better schools, he bought a farm near the village of Scandinavia, Wis., where he moved with his family in 1899. After several years on the farm, in the early 90’s with his brother, the late C. K. Ellingson, he entered into the saw mill and lumber business at Stetsonville, and bought a saw mill and farm in Bruckerville, Wis. After operating three years at Bruckerville, he sold his property there.

However through fore sight and untiring energy, he with his son Martin built a saw mill and established a lumber business at Milan, Wis., in 1900 the result of which was the building up the thriving little village of Milan. He then built his home in Abbotsford and moved into same in 1903 with his family where he has lived in retirement and apparent contentment until he passed away. Mr. Ellingson was sincerely honest, and a man of high ideas and was loved by all who knew him.

CARDS OF THANKS

We wish to thank the neighbors and friends for the kindness shown during the death or our beloved father.

We also thank those who took part in the singing and also the beautiful floral offerings.

Emma Ellingson Mary Ellingson Carl Ellingson Martin Ellingson

Note: Birth and death dates verified via the ALHN - Clark County, Abbotsford Public Cemetery records.