"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE
CLAY TOWNSHIP, MORGAN CO., INDIANA
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CALVIN ELY is the fourth of the five children born to David and Mary E.
(McCracken) Ely, natives of Virginia and North Carolina, and of English
descent; was born in Clay Township, Morgan County, Ind., May 3, 1849, and
passed his childhood on his father's farm. He received instruction at the
public schools sufficient to enable him to become one of our county's
teachers. Mr. Ely attended the State Normal School at Terre Haute during
1874 and 1875, and also graduated from the International Business College of
Indianapolis June 1, 1872. As he was then fully competent as a teacher, he
followed that profession for about eight years, at the same time engaging in
book-keeping. In the meantime, he served as Deputy in the Auditor's,
Treasurer's and Clerk's offices at Martinsville. On January 10, 1878, Mr.
Ely was married to Frances A. Stafford, a native of Morgan County, and
daughter of Wiley and Sarah (Slaughter) Stafford, natives of Morgan County,
Ind., and of English and German descent. By this union they have had one
child born to them--Charles, born August 2, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Ely belong
to the Christian and to the Methodist Episcopal Churches respectively. Mr.
Ely is a member of the A. F. & A. M. Since his marriage, he has been
engaged in farming 192 acres which he owns, and has highly improved. On
this place is a fine residence, barn, fences, orchard, etc.; it is stocked
with hogs, horses, sheep and cattle, and further provided with all necessary
farming implements. In collecting this, Mr Ely has depended upon himself
only and has received nothing from any man.
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