Dan Parmelee Eells (1825 - 1903)

Born 16 Apr 1825 in Westmoreland, Oneida, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Maria (Howard) Eells — married 13 Sep 1849 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Husband of Mary (Witt) Eells — married 18 Jan 1861 in Cuyahoga County,Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1903 at age 78 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Birth

Dan was born 16 April 1825 in Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York.
Ref 1: Birth ^[1]

Ref 2: Biography ^[2]

He was the son of Rev. James Eells, Jr. and Mehitabel Hetty Parmelee.

Family

Marriage 1:

Dan married Mary Maria Howard (1823-1859) 13 September 1849 In Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Ref 3: Marriage 1 Source 1:^[3]

In the 1850 census Dan and Mary were living with the Jeremiah Holt family. Also a 5 yr old child named Frances Eells was listed after Dan and Mary. Was she adopted? She was born several years before Dan and Mary were married.
Ref 4: Marriage 1 Source 2: 1850 census ^[4]

So... their possible children were:

Frances Eells  ??

abt 1845 - after 1850

She may have been an adopted daughter. Perhaps she was Mary's daughter from a previous marriage?

No Eells niece was listed with this name and age.

Dan and Mary's known children were:

Howard Parmelee Eells Sr

1855–1919

Emma Paige Eells (Newberry)

1857–1932

Ref 5: 1870 census showing first two children from marriage with Mary Howard and son from second marriage with Mary Witt. ^[5]

Mary died on 10 Oct 1859 at age 36 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. (See her profile.)

Dan and his children have not been found in the 1860 census.

Marriage 2: Dan married second Mary Witt on 18 January 1861 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Ref 6: Marriage 2: ^[6]

Their children were:

Idaka Eliza Witt Eells

1869–1871

She was killed by the explosion of the ship Chatauqua on Lake Chatauqua.

Ref 7: 1870 census: ^[7]

Stillman Witt Eells

1873–1937

Ref 8: 1880 census ^[8]

William Willie Hamilton Eells

1874–1875

He was a twin to sister Winnie.

Ref 9: FindAGrave ^[9]

Winifred Winnie Douglass Eells

1874–1875

She was a twin to brother Willie.

Ref 10: FindAGrave ^[10]

5th child "Baby" Eells

Baby's grave marker is found in the family plot.

No dates have been found for this little one so it is not clear if this baby was the last child.

Ref 11: FindAGrave ^[11]

In 1880 the family consisted of father and mother and the two children from his first marriage and only second marriage son Stillman.
Ref 12:1880 census ^[12]

Eells Mansion along Millionaire's Row (Euclide Ave.).

This 1892 map shows some of the properties along "Millionaire's Row" on Euclide Ave in Cleveland Ohio. The Eells mansion is found on the right side. The property is divided by Perkins Avenue. See attached map,
Ref 13: 1892 map showing location of mansion^[13]

The Eells mansion on Euclid Avenue.

In 1900 his image was published in Men of Ohio. See attached photo.
Ref 14: Men of Ohio 1900 ^[14]

Death

Dan died on 14 Aug 1903 in Cleveland.
Ref 15: Death: ^[15]

He was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

The phrase on their huge family plot monument is:

"Sic itur ad astra"

"Ad astra" is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote "sic itur ad astra" ("thus you shall go to the stars", from Aeneid book IX, line 641, spoken by Apollo to Aeneas's young son Iulus)

Ref 16:FindAGrave ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (1900 Census: accessed 9 October 2015), Dan P Eells, Rockport Township Lakewood hamlet, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 268, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,261.
2. ↑ Biography From A History of Cleveland and Its Environs Vol III Biography, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York, 1918 http://books.google.com/books?id=eNcyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA360&lpg=PA360&dq=Dan+Parmelee+Eells&source=bl&ots=K4Dk8QZTTd&sig=ibu7MFIHR7IfXagDKh63kvopawI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rP90U_K3G5SvsASi94GoDA&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Dan%20Parmelee%20Eells&f=false
3. ↑ Biography https://case.edu/ech/articles/e/eells-dan-parmelee
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (1850 Census: accessed 9 October 2015), Mary Eells in household of Jeremiah Holt, Cleveland, ward 1, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing family 477, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ 1870 census 1870 United States Federal Census for Dan Elles
6. ↑ "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (Marriage Index: accessed 9 October 2015), Dan P. Eells and Mary Witt, 18 Jan 1861; citing Cuyahoga,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0877915 V. 10-12.
7. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census for Eliza Elles https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4277716_00318?pId=38918859
8. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census for Stillman Eells https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4243514-00517?pId=17489290
9. ↑ "Willie" FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78111467/william_hamilton_eells
10. ↑ "Winnie" FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78111468/winifred_douglas_eells
11. ↑ "Baby" FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134161918/baby_eells
12. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census for Mary Eells https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4243514-00517?pId=25335718
13. ↑ U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 for Mary Witt Eells https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1127/images/31617_072090-00040?pId=3837599
14. ↑ https://archive.org/details/menofohioinninet00clev/page/38/mode/2up
15. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (Death Index: accessed 9 October 2015), Dan P Eells, 14 Aug 1903; citing Death, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, source ID item 1 p 248, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,977,439.
16. ↑ FindAGrave Memorial# 78111461

See also:

• American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, Volume 9 edited by William Richard Cutter. No online source has been found.