BIO: Ellison, David H. s/o Ellison, Mary A. Breckinridge 
               - Unknown Co

DAVID H. ELLISON, County Superintendent, was born near Leesville, Lawrence
County, October 7, 1851, son of James H. and Mary A. (Breckinridge) Ellison,
natives of Indiana and Kentucky.  In addition to the district schools, our
subject attended the high school at Leesville two years, and in 1872 he
entered the State University at Bloomington, where he remained three years.
He then taught school two years, after which he re-entered the State
University, from which he graduated June 12, 1878, when he accepted the
principalship of Leesville High School, remained five years, and in 1883 was
appointed County Superintendent of Schools, receiving seven of the nine
votes cast.  He was married in Leesville June 11, 1878, to Miss Sarah
Holland, born in October 3, 1858, and daughter of William A. and Jane
(Jeter) Holland, and one child has blessed this union--Minnie.  While at
college the class agreed to give a silver cup to the oldest child of any one
of its members after five years, and the daughter of Mr. Ellison won the
prize.  He has two farms, in Flinn Township, containing 350 acres of fine
land.  He is an I. O. O. F.

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS.
1884.

Transcribed by: Diana Flynn 
<ivie@tima.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997