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- [S104] History of Logan County and Ohio, Page 752.
THOMAS ELLIOTT, farmer; P. O., Zanesfield, is a grandson of Isaac Elliott, whose son, Isaac, Jr., was likewise the father of Thomas (whose name heads this sketch). Isaac, Jr., was born in York Co., Penn., June 13, 1787., and emigrated with his parents to Stark Co., O., in 1816. Here Thomas was born, Jan. 3, 1826, and came to Logan Co., in 1839 with his parents, who settled on a piece of land near Jerusalem, which had keen formerly occupied by Simon Kenton. Thomas was raised to farming. By steady attention to his books he was enabled to obtain an education sufficient to enable him to teach commencing at 17, he taught several terms; afterwards clerked in a store some time. At the age of 26, he was married (May 27, 1851) to Caroline Brown, who was born in this township, June 11, 1830; she was a daughter of Zaccheus and Hannah (Marmon) Brown. After marriage located on a part of the homestead farm, where they lived until 1859; then moved to their present place of residence; leave four children living-Thomas E., Isaac D., Zaccheus O. and Anna V. Has 147 acres of land. Isaac Elliott, the father of Thomas, died April 4, 1859; his wife was Rebecca Green, born in Maryland, June 23, 1791, and died June 18, 1857. The Elliott family are members of the Friends.
- [S104] History of Logan County and Ohio.
- [S100] Cemetery Record, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlogan/cemjego.html#e.
- [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Twn, Logan County, OH Dwelling 175.
- [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Twn, Logan, OH Dwelling 754.
- [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Twn, Logan, OH Dwelling 224.
- [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Twn, Logan, OH ED 114 Page 14.
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