Sources & Information:
Ancestry.com > 1870 United States Federal Census, Ossineke, Alpena, Michigan, of 3 July, 1870. This shows: Samuel Ellsworth, Estimated birth abt 1835, age 35, farmer, born in Canada, home in 1870 as Ossineke, Alpena, Michigan. Mary Ellsworth, age 36 and children John, age 12, Benjamin, age 9, Emma, age 7, Robert, age 6, Nettie, age 5 and James, age 1 and all born in Michigan.
Ancestry.com > Washington Census, 1850-90. Samuel N. Ellsworth, State: WA. Pacific County, Township E. D. 85, Year 1890, page 003, Database WA 1890 Veterans Schedule.
Marriage Certificates 1857 -1866, St Clair County, Page 7.
Samuel Ellsworth to Mary Ann Crawford. Recording on October 26th AD 1857, T. C. Owen, Clark.
This certifies that Samuel Ellsworth age 21 years of the town of St Clair in the State of Michigan and Mary Ann Crawford aged 22 years of the town and state fore said were by me joined in Holy Matrimony on the 13th day of October in the year our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven.
In the presence of (Wm Scott) St Clair, Michigan, A. R. Bartlett and S. W. Bartlett Minister of the Gospel.

We always look for and want documentation so if the above marriage certificate says Samuel
Ellsworth was age 21 on October 13, 1857, then he must have been born in the year 1836. Previous data had given his birth as December 1, 1832 but we will now accept the date as December 1, 1836 until proven otherwise.

Using the same theory from documentation the marriage certificate says Mary Ann Crawford was age 22 on October 13, 1857, then she must have been born in the year 1835. Previous data had given her birth as 1928, July 12, 1830 and April 22, 1838. We will be accepting the date as April 22, 1835 until proven otherwise.

A note as to family physical features is that Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth is reported to have had auburn hair, however, once in each generation of the Ellsworth family red hair appears.

During a visit to Canada while pregnant, Mary Ann (Gage) Ellsworth, wife of Israel B. Ellsworth gave birth to Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth. It appears the children of Israel B. Ellsworth and Mary A. Gage were born in Canada including, Samuels reported twin brother, Emanuel Ellsworth. Makes you wonder about the reported visitation above. Although born in Canada his mother and descend- ents claimed he was an American citizen. It has been stated by several family members that Emanuel Ellsworth was Samuel's twin. Emanuel's grandson, Arnold Orr, whom he raised always thought his grandfather's actual name was Samuel Emanuel Ellsworth, but that he always used the name Emanuel to avoid the confusion of Samuel Emanuel and Nathaniel. Ida Mae Clapshaw, Samuel's granddaughter also stated the following: "Yes, Grandpa's twin went by the name of Emanuel to tell the boys apart so grandpa told me. Their were 6 pairs of twins and one single in the family. Grandpa has told me so many times so I know that." She was 85 at the time she made this statement.

The following family rumor has been handed down in the family records of Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth Jr. youngest son of Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth, Sr.

MILITARY SERVICE:
"Samuel belonged to the U. S. Army four years during the Civil War. He was a member of the 14th Michigan Infantry, but spent most of his time on Mackinaw Island. It is also rumored that at the close of the war, he was given a 30 day furlough to go home and visit his family. As he had a wife and two or three children to care for, and the war was over, he did not return and so it appears he never received a discharge and therefore could never be placed on the pension roll." It should be noted that the Civil War ended April, 1865. His military records were obtained and the truth of the rumor is found in the following letter:

/COPY/ STATE OF MICHIGAN, Adjutant General's Office, Lansing, 3 Feb., 1949.
I certify, that it appears from the official records of this office that SAMUEL ELLSWORTH enlisted as a Corporal in Co. C, Fourteenth Infantry Regiment, Michigan Volunteers on the 27th day of September, 1861 at Detroit, Michigan and was duly mustered into the service of the U. S. for the term of three years 13 February, 1862 at the age of 25 years.

Enlisted in Company C, Fourteenth Infantry, as Corporal, 27 September 1861, at Detroit, Michigan for 3 years, age 25, Mustered 13 February 1862, Deserted 7 September 1862.

/s/ GEORGE C. MORAN, Brigadier General.

So it seems that Samuel Ellsworth left the service long before the close of the civil war which ended in April, 1865. It should be noted that in September, 1862, Samuel Ellsworth did have three children including an infant daughter. Samuel would have been 25 on December 1, 1861.

Ancestry.com > 1890 Veterans Schedules: Veteran’s name Samuel N. Ellsworth. Home in 1890 Willapa, Pacific, Washington. Year of enlisted 1862 . Year discharged 1865. Rank of Private. Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Willapa, Pacific, Washington; Rol: 108; Page 3: Enumeation District: 85.

A bible in possession of grandson, Norval E. Oliver states the following: "Samuel N. Ellsworth, member of 14th Michigan Infantry. Born in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, December 1, 1832. Died when he was 84 years old. Direct descendant of Ethan Allen (There have been no records found to substantiate this claim). Mary Ann Crawford Ellsworth, born in Ireland, April 22, 1828. Died at age 84. Married S. N. Ellsworth in 1857."

Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth attended the weddings of his grandchildren; Ida May Clapshaw on October 18, 1904 and Emma Ellsworth Wagner on May 6, 1916 in South Bend, Washington.

MOVEMENT OF FAMILY:
Most of this family moved to Cormorant, Minnesota in the 1870's (1874 or 1875) from Ossineke, Alpena County, Michigan and then to Willapa, Pacific County, Washington in 1877. Family bible of John Ellsworth indicated Samuel Ellsworth was active in the Hubbard Lake, Michigan area on June 4, 1870 and as late as the year 1876. He was working with his brother, John Ellsworth from 1868-1872 in Ossineke, Michigan. His two youngest children were born in Ossineke in 1869 and 1872. One source said they went to Minnesota when his son, Robert Emanuel was 14 which would have made it about 1878. He was baptized in 1887 in Pelican Lake, Minnesota into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was elected to the office of Deacon of the Church in 1887. Two of his children, Emily and Robert stayed behind in Alpena, Michigan when the family moved out West.

Samuel's obituary record also stated the following: "In 1890 he came to Sea Haven, Washington where James and Samuel Ellsworth, his two sons, were located. Soon after he located a homestead on Ward creek and had a large share in the work of opening the first road there, and also clearing the creek by means of which he was enable to market a considerable amount of timber...He has for more than 20 years taken the liveliest interest in public school work and has held the office of school clerk of Harmony Distinct No. 38 ever since it was organized. Mrs Donna Ellsworth Ward contacted land title companies in and around the Ward Creek area. No record of any land purchase or grant to a Samuel Ellsworth could be found. Further, regarding his being appointed as school clerk of Harmony District No. 38, the following information was received: "We have checked with County Superintendent of Schools, asking his staff to go through their old records looking for the appointment of Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth, as Clerk of the Harmony School District. They state they can find no record of this." Received from Leonard Larson, Chief Deputy, Skagit County, Mount Vermon, Washington, dated May 4, 1967.

Samuel's obituary record further states "He was one of a pair of twin boys, his mate and brother remaining in the old place until about 3 years ago when he passed on to his final rest." Ida May Clapshaw further states the following about her grandfather, Samuel Ellsworth: "Grandpa's twin went by the name of Emanuel to tell the boys apart, so Grandpa told me. There were 6 pairs of twins and one single in the family." She also stated her grandfather's name was definitely Samuel Nathaniel and that she never heard of Samuel Northrup. She further states:

"Grandfather's twin was Samuel Emanuel Ellsworth. There were 13 children, and all twins accept one. There were four twins at my wedding on October 18, 1904 at Willapa, Washington and neither one of their twins were with them. I have their names that were at my wedding: Aunt Em Ellsworth. I have forgot her married name: Aunt Sarah Lincoln, Aunt Rose Ellsworth Weldon, and grandfather, Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth.

Samuel's obituary notice reported his name as Samuel Northrope Ellsworth. His death certificate stated his name was Samuel Nathan Ellsworth, but family records and at least six grandchildren state firmly that Samuel Nathaniel is correct.

Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth died May 3, 1917 at 2:45 A.M. of Uralima in Willapa, Pacific County, Washington and was buried at the Fernhill Cemetery, Menlo, Washington on May 6, 1917, age 84 years, 5 months, 2 days. His death certificate, Record No. 49, Registered No. 6, Washing- ton State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia, Washington, lists his father's name as Henry Ellsworth and his mother's name as unobtainable. He was living with his son, James Edward Ellsworth, at the time of death. The information as to father and mother directly above is difficult to understand how it could be so mixed up knowing all the data available. It may have been a cover of his past military record which is noted in these notes. Their tombstones say,
ELLSWORTH, Samuel 1832-1917; Mary 1831-1912.

Ida Mae Clapshaw has a paper which states the following about her grandparents.

"Grandpa was so full of life all the time, it seems as though he just could not get sick. He came over to see me from mothers on my birthday, he came in the Morning. He said he wanted me to go fishing with him, I told him all right, when I got my work done, he set down in the rocking chair, in a few minutes I went in and he was asleep. I put a pillow under his head, in a little while he would awake and ask me if I was ready. I would tell him in a minute, then he would go to sleep. So it was that way all day. I knew he wasn't well, so I kept putting him off. I went in at four o'clock and rubbed the sweat off his head and he woke up and he said 'now girlie, you aren't going fishing with me. I told him 'no' He wasn't feeling well, he said he was just tired so he went back to mother's. The next morning he was awfully sick. They got the Doctor, but he could not do anything. The next morning at three o'clock he passed away May 3, 1917. It sure was hard for me to give him up. He was so good to me. Well, he was to everyone.

BIBLE RECORD -
The following bible record is copied from a bible in the possession of Wyla Marion Oliver Sartwell, daughter of Norval Ellsworth Oliver, granddaughter of Emily Elizabeth Ellsworth Oliver. Emily was the oldest daughter of Samuel Nathaniel Ellsworth and it is believed that the record is in her handwriting.

Samuel N. Ellsworth, Member of 14th Michigan Infantry, born in Port Hope, Ontario, December 1, 1832. Died when he was 84 years of age. Mary Ann Crawford Ellsworth, born in Ireland, April 22, 1828, Died at 84, married to S. N. Ellsworth, 1857. Edwin J. Oliver, born Mitchell, Ontario, September 18, 1856, died July 9, 1926.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:
Copy taken from The South Bend Journal, dated Friday, May 11, 1917.
DESCENDANTS OF ETHAN ALLEN
FUNERAL OF S. N. ELLSWORTH, FORMER CASCARA KING LARGELY ATTENDED.

Despite the inclemency of the weather the attendance at the funeral of the late S. N. Ellsworth of Willapa was so largely attended that there was not room in the church for all who desired to pay their last respects to the deceased. Not only did two ministers of his denomination come from Chehalis and Centralia, but also the choir from the Centralia church. Then there was a large attendance from points in the Willapa Valley and from Raymond and South Bend, especially among the Knights of Pythias of which order he was an enthusiastic member for many years, in fact the earliest members of Willapa Lodge No. 72 of South Bend and of the Uniform Rank.

The funeral services were conducted Sunday in the old Willapa M. E. Church in which the
deceased had been an active worker though always loyal to the church of his first choice, that of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. This denomination must not be confused with the larger and more notorious branch of the Church known as the Mormon Church. The two branches split over the issue of polygamy and the branch to which the deceased belonged never has recognized the polygamous teachings of Brigham Young and his followers as being inspired. The funeral sermon preached by Elder S. P. Cox of Centralia had not a word in it that the minister of any evangelical denomination could not have uttered. In fact, the sermon was an eloquent one and thoroughly evangelistic in its tone. Elder Headding conducted the opening exercises and read the tribute to the deceased which is printed herewith. At the close of the service the Knights of Pythias took charge of the remains and conducted their impressive ritual service.

The funeral was under the direction of A. Dickerson and the pall bearers were: H. L. Gerwig, W. P. Cressy, Chas. Wetterauer, A. W. Dodwell, Walter Ball, and C. A. Coulter. Following is the account of the life and ancestry of the deceased as read by Elder Headding:

Samuel Northrope Ellsworth was born at Port Hope, Ontario, Dec. 1, 1832. He was a direct descendant of Ethan Allen, the line being traced through Thomas Gage. Mr. Ellsworth's family lived in the house that was at that time the property of the Allens. Nat Allen and Ira Allen of the old Allen family were well known to Mr. Ellsworth and were his mother's uncles. Ira was blind and lived with his younger brother at Allen at West Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan, 22 miles north of Detroit. Samuel Northrope was born while his mother was on a short visit to Port Hope, Ontario and though born in Canada he was really an American citizen by birth. His grandfather, George Ellsworth, was born in Rutland, Vermont. His Father Israel Ellsworth was also born there and came to Michigan in the Autumn of 1837. That winter Michigan was admitted as a state.

His father owned a large tract of land of about 1700 acres in the townships of Whitby and Clark in Durham County, Ontario and was forced to leave his property to the crown on account of having taken part in the McKenzie Rebellion in 1837. Mr. McKenzie and Mr. Ellsworth leaving together. Mr. McKenzie was recalled and was afterwards elected as a member of parliament. Mr. Ellsworth never returned into Canada to live though he went once as a witness in an important land case settlement of title and boundaries of some of the above mentioned land that had been purchased by one McIntosh.

He left home at the age of 16 years to learn the blacksmith trade in the shop of one of the Allens. He did not continue to work at it, however, for the roaming spirit of early young manhood seized him, as it does so many young men, and after visiting Detroit, Chicago and other points he shipped on board one of the vessels that were plying the waters of the Great Lakes. His job on the vessel was that of cook. After the season's run had been completed she made her winter quarters near Mr. Ellsworth's home.

He was one of a pair of twin boys, his mate and brother remaining in the old place until about three years ago when he passed on to his final rest. There were five pair of twins in this family. The pair of which he was one were the oldest. In all the family consisted of 17 children, tow of the number are still living.

In 1857, he was married to Mary Ann Crawford. The following year he went into the Lake Huron country where he followed lumbering until 1876. He had at one time 69 head of horses and 32 head of oxen, beside employing as many more. He had at that time a contract for logging 15,000,000 feet of timber. During the winter there were only two weeks of snow, but as there was freezing weather he finished his contract by making ice roads on which to move the logs. While at work the roads were black with moving teams. After this he moved to the prairie but, after looking over the Saskatchewan and Manitoba country, he became discouraged on account of the terrible scourge of locusts which came at that time and which destroyed everything green. He then returned as far as Detroit and Cormorant, Minn. at which two places he found two of his sisters. To one of his sisters he gave his railroad ticket and all the money he had to enable her to go back to Detroit, Michigan where his mother lived. In Minnesota then he went to work and after thus obtaining some money, he purchased a tract of wood land, and then decided to send for his family.

In 1890 he came to Sea Haven, Washington where James and Samuel Ellsworth, his tow sons, were located. While there he had charge of a large job of work for Mr. Thomas Potter, building the original dyke on the present Potter Dairy Farm.

Soon after he located a homestead on Ward creek and had a large share in the work of opening the first road there, and also clearing the creek by means of which he was enabled to market a considerable amount of timber.

Mr. Ellsworth at one time conducted a quite extensive business in this county in securing the marketing cascara bark and was know for years as the cascara king of Pacific County.

He has for more than 20 years taken the liveliest interest in public school work and has held the office of school clerk of Harmony District No. 38 ever since it was organized.

As one of his many experiences, he saved the life of Thomas Edison when he came near drowning in the Black River.

For many years he has been an active and loyal member of the order of K. of P. and was highly respected and loved by his fellows.

He wore the badge of another brotherhood that is lived and honored today throughout the entire nation. A badge which tells of his enlistment and service to his country, for he was one of those brave men who answered the first trumpet call of his country and who suffered through blood, fire and smoke until the war was over and the victory won. That was a great victory ana glorious reward. But we believe in the battlefield of life he has helped to win a great victory and has passed on to receive a more glorious reward than was ever won on the earthly battlefield. He was a member of the 14th Michigan Infantry.

He was an earnest and sincere follower of Jesus Christ having been baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Pelican Lake, Minnesota in 1887 and was ordained the same year in the office of deacon, which office he has held since that time bein actively engaged in church work at Willapa for many years.

His honesty has never been questioned and never at any time or under any circumstances was his credit refused. Even under the posted announcement "positively no credit," he would be told "Mr. Ellsworth, this don't mean you."

He has always worked willingly for the improvement of conditions for those who lived in his community and was always pleased when he saw his neighbors prospering. We can ill afford to lose such men as he has proved himself to be all through his long and useful life. He had 7 children, 42 grand children, and 26 great-grandchildren.

He was 84 yrs, 5 months, and 2 days old. His wife who had been his constant companion for so many years, died over three years ago. Leaving to mourn his loss are three sisters, Rose Weldon of Lewistown, Montana, Ruth Jenrow of Alpena, Michigan; 7 children: John S. Ellsworth of Glendalia, Montana; Benjamin of Pelican Lake, Minnesota; Mrs Emily J. Oliver of Alpena, Michigan; Robert Ellsworth of Alpena, Michigan; Nettie O. Walden of Willapa, Washington; James E. Ellsworth of Willapa, Washington; and Samuel N. Ellsworth of Cormorant, Minnesota. 38 grand-children and 23 great-grandchildren, and one cousin, Mr. Chris Sowers of Willapa, Washington.