From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
Publ. 1912 - Page 852-853
 
GEORGE W. ELLS.  The gentleman whose life history is herewith outlines is a 
man who has lived to good purpose and achieved a large degree of success, 
solely by his individual efforts.  By a straightforward and commendable course 
Mr. ELLS has made his way to a respectable position in the agricultural world 
of Walworth county, winning the hearty admiration of the people of his 
community and earning a reputation as an enterprising, progressive man of 
affairs which the public has not been slow to recognize and appreciate, and 
those who know him best will acquiesce readily in the statement that he is 
eminently deserving of the material success which has crowned his efforts and 
of the high esteem in which he is held, representing, as he does, one of the 
honored old families of western Walworth county, members of which have done 
much for the general upbuilding of the same from the pioneer epoch to the 
present time.
 
George W. ELLS was born on January 15, 1853, in Richmond township, this 
county.  He is the son of George and Eliza (BORDEN) ELLS, natives of Nova 
Scotia, where they grew to maturity, were educated and married; they came to 
Walworth county, Wisconsin in 1851, and settled in Richmond township and spent 
the balance of their lives on a farm there, becoming well situated through 
their industry.
 
Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. George ELLS, namely: William is 
deceased; George W., of this sketch; H. A. lives at Sherburn, Minnesota; Jesse 
lives in Sycamore, Illinois; Margaret married a Mr. MOSES and they live in 
Dekalb, Illinois; B. F. lives in Rockport, Illinois; Mrs. Mary BOARDMAN lives 
at Dekalb, Illinois; Mrs. Catherine lives at Sycamore, Illinois; Nellie is 
deceased.
 
George W. ELLS, of this sketch, received his education in the district schools 
of Walworth county and here grew to manhood.  He has followed farming most of 
his life and has been very successful.  He spent some time engaged in digging 
wells and in carpentering.  He is now the owner of one hundred and twenty 
acres in section 22, Darien township, which he has placed under a high state 
of improvement and cultivation.  He has a substantial dwelling and good 
outbuildings, and he always keeps an excellent grade of live stock.
 
Mr. ELLS was married to Edna BARKER, daughter of Timothy and Alvira BARKER, 
natives of the state of New York.  Three children have been born to this 
union, namely: Myron lives in Delavan; Ross and Genevieve both live at home.
 
Submitted by Carol