Daniel Elliott, now deceased, was a man of marked perseverance and strong force of character, and though he started out in life empty-handed at the early age of fourteen years at the time of his death he was the possessor of a handsome property, all acquired through his own well directed efforts. He was a grandson of James Elliott, who was born and reared in Sherman Valley, Pennsylvania. He married Jean Hart. During the war of the Revolution he fought for the independence of the nation and in compensation for his services was afterward granted by the government sixteen hundred acres of land in Norwich township, Franklin county. He never settled on that tract, however, but lived and died at the place of his nativity, where his wife also passed away. The following is the record of their children: Robert, the father of our subject, was the eldest. William located south of Piqua in Miami county, Ohio, and there spent his remaining days. James took up his abode in Hancock county, Ohio, where he remained until called to his final rest. John, who was an Indian agent for many years, lived and died in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Sally married a cousin, Mr. Elliott, and died

near Wapakoneta, leaving an infant son, Thomas. The father engaged an Indian woman to act as nurse for the baby and when he grew older he ran away from home and joined the Indian tribe of which his former nurse was a member. Betsy became Mrs. William Nelson and died at Greenfield, Highland county, Ohio.
    Robert Elliott, father of our subject, was born in 1774, in Sherman's Valley, Perry county, Pennsylvania, and was there reared to manhood on a farm. He married Nancy Black, also a native of the same locality, and soon afterward they started for Ohio, locating at Hillsboro, where they remained for about four years. They then located on a farm of two hundred and sixty-seven acres in Norwich township, Franklin county, which was a part of the government grant to his father. He built a log cabin in the midst of the forest on the banks of the Scioto river by a large spring, but the land was low and wet and produced ague; so he built a house on higher ground on the west side of the Dublin pike, making his home there until his death. He was a hard-working man and became prosperous. For fifteen years he served as justice of the peace, capably filling that office. By his first marriage he had six children: James, who died in Columbus; William, who died in Iowa; Robert, who died in Champaign county, Ohio; George, who departed this life in Franklin county; Nancy, who married Bigelow Spain, and died in Champaign county, Ohio; and Polly, who became the wife of Jacob Vorhees and died in Illinois. After the death of his first wife the father married Susan Brunk, a native of Maryland and a daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Grace) Brunk, also natives of that state. She was four years old when she accompanied her parents to Ohio, the family locating in Washington township, Franklin county, where she grew to womanhood among the Indians. The children of Mr. Elliott's second marriage were Sally, the wife of Tillman Sullivan, of Norwich township; Samuel, who died in Columbus; Margaret, the wife of Edson Aldrich, of Hardin county, Ohio; Eliza, the wife of Captain Imes, of Columbus; Jackson, who died at the Soldiers' Home in Sandusky, Ohio; Daniel; and David, of Norwich township.
    Daniel Elliott was born in Norwich township, spent his early youth on the farm there and attended school through the winter months until fourteen years of age. He was only four years old when his father died. He remained with his stepfather until fourteen year of age, when he went to live with his sister, Mrs. Sally Sullivan. He attended school only one winter after that. He became self-supporting at the age of fourteen, first earning his living by digging post-holes in connection with his brother David, at three cents per hole. He worked at anything he could get to do, husking corn, assisting in the harvest fields, or doing any kind of farm work that would yield him an honest living. He saved his money and when he was twenty-four years of age his grandfather, Daniel Brunk, gave him forty dollars. He inherited two acres of land from his father and from his brother

David purchased two acres adjoining. In 1861 he build a hewed-log house of two rooms, which was raised the 18th of March, 1861.
    On the 6th of July, 1860, Mr. Elliott had married Miss Sidney Wynkoop, who was born in Brown township, Franklin county, September 20, 1843, a daughter of Strickland and Eliza (Sandy) Wynkoop. In 1850 her father removed to Louisa county, Iowa, going by way of Cincinnati. He accomplished part of the journey by taking passage on a steamboat to St. Louis. At the falls of the Ohio river the oldest son, James, fell overboard and the steamer backed up to rescue him, but he was struck by the vessel and sank to a watery grave. At St. Louis, on account of an accident, they had to change boats, but ultimately arrived at Fort Louisa, Iowa, then a small place of six houses and one shop. They were three weeks on the water. After landing they proceeded by wagon to the Missouri river, crossed that stream on a ferry to Wapapello, and by wagon went four miles into the country. With a land warrant Mr. Wynkoop secured forty acres of prairie land and began the erection of a house. He had almost completed it when he was taken with ague, which developed into dropsy, and the other members of the family also became ill. Their two little children, twins, between three and four years of age, had to carry water for them. Another child was born and nine days later the mother died, leaving thirteen children. Mr. Wynkoop then sold his land and returned to Franklin county, Ohio, making his home with relatives while the children were scattered among families in this portion of Ohio. He died in 1882, at the age of ninety-one years, six months and six days.
    Mrs. Elliott was only eleven years of age when she went out in the world to do a woman's work. For a year she lived with her sister, Mrs. Delilah Harrington, and then went to live with her grandfather, but he had married a second time and therefore she was not welcome there. She hired out to do house-work, providing entirely for her own support. Her education was acquired at intervals when she found opportunity to attend school. At the age of seventeen she gave her hand in marriage to Daniel Elliott, and to him she proved a faithful helpmate and companion on life's journey. In 1871 he purchased twenty-three and three-fourths acres of land adjoining the old Elliott homestead. Mrs. Elliott would bake, churn and cook and attend to all the household duties. Her husband would prepare the fields for cultivation and then she would go out to assist him, working in the fields until dinner time, when she would return and get dinner and afterward again join her husband in the fields, where they would work until dark. In 1876 they purchased sixteen and three-quarters acres of the old homestead, and in 1882-3 added fourteen acres more, making a total of fifty-seven and three-fourths acres. To the cultivation and improvement of his land Mr. Elliott devoted his energies untiring until his death.
    Unto our subject and his wife were born the following children: Samuel Francis, born October 14, 1861, died in infancy. Nettie Adeline, born April 16, 1865, was married, September 29, 1886, to Elmer E. Shrum, and

they have two children,--Ivan E. and Sidney Lester. Ida Eliza, born November 29, 1866, is the wife of Ulysses Hoffman, who resides near Logansport, Indiana, and they have one child, Daniel Elliott.
    When seventeen years of age Mr. Elliott, the subject of this review, was converted, joined the Methodist Episcopal church and lived an earnest Christian life. In politics he was a stanch [sic] Republican, but never sought or desired public office. He was honest and conscientious in all his dealings and commanded the respect of all with whom he came in contact. He passed away December 21, 1891, esteemed by all who knew him. His widow still resides on the homestead farm, which she assisted him to secure, and in the community she has many friends.

Source:

A Centennial Biographical History of the City of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Chicago, The Lewis Pub. Co., 1901, pp. 210-213.

    Richard Wynkoop, in the 1904 edition of the Wynkoop Genealogy in the United States of America, has this to say about Sidney Wynkoop's father's family on page 98, (confusing isn't it?!):

    372. Gerrit Wynkoop, (Gerardus 153, Gerrit 45, Gerret 5, Cornelius, 1:) died in middle age, of consumption: married Anne Strickland, who died in 1833, aged 69, daughter of Miles Strickland, of Bucks County, Penn., of English parentage.
    Gerrit's father gave to him a plantation, in Penn's Valley, Centre County, Penn., which he occupied until his death.
    Children of Gerrit and Anne Wynkoop:
656. Elizabeth ("Betsey"): b. Mch. 20, 1787: m. Elias Gilkyson.
657. Strickland: b. May 15, 1789: m., 1st, Martha Egbert, of Huntington County, Penn., who died about 1831, through her clothing taking fire. He m., 2d, about 1833, Eliza Sandy.
    He settled in Huntington County; but a few years later, he removed to Columbus, Ohio, which was then a mere hamlet. He removed from Columbus to its vicinity, soon after the death of his first wife, and there he raised a family; after which he removed to Wapello, Mich. There his second wife died, and he returned to Ohio, and lived with his children. Four of his sons were in the Union army.
658. Phoebe: b. Sept. 4, 1791; m. Samuel Gilkyson. After his death, she lived with her daughter, in Camden, N. J.
659. Sarah: b. May 17, 1795: m. Edward C. Corbett.
660. Gerardus: who died in infancy.
661. John: d. Aug., 1860: m. Elizabeth Corbett.
662. Miles: b. July 14, 1802: reported to have died near Natchez. He kept house with his mother, after the marriage of his sisters, and until the death of his mother. He is spoken of, in the family, as one of the handsomest men in Columbus. He went South; and correspondence with him was kept up for several years.
663. Mary Anne: b. June 20, 1806: m. Joseph O'Harra.
664. Susan: b. June 3, 1808: m. Amos Meneley.

    I'd like to thank Tom Wilbur, [email protected], of Okemos, Michigan, for sending this biography to me. Tom first mentioned it to me in an email way back on December 9, 1998:

    "There is one small mistake in the Wynkoop material on Strickland Wynkoop. The book says he and family went to Wapello, Mich. They went to Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. (It took me awhile to figure that one out.) There is an account of their tragic trip in a bio of Strickland's son-in-law, Daniel Elliott, which is in one of the Franklin County, Ohio mug books."

    Tom has spent many years researching Strickland Wynkoop's family, with the following results:

    "Strickland Wynkoop of Franklin County, Ohio, married, second, 1832, Eliza Jane SANDY. Their (likely) children: 1. Delilah Wynkoop, born 1834; married Nicholas HARRINGTON. 2. James Wynkoop, died young. 3. Jane Wynkoop, born about 1835. 4. Susan Wynkoop, born about 1838; possibly married Ephram BONNETT. 5. Gerodus Wynkoop, born 1841. 6. Sidney Wynkoop, born 1843; married Daniel ELLIOTT. 7. Samuel Wynkoop, born about 1845; married Ada GARABRANT (what happened to their daughter, Laura?!) 8. Phoebe Wynkoop, born about 1846; married Wilbur C. HOLMES. 9. Wesley Wynkoop, born about 1849. 10. Rebecca Wynkoop, born about 1849 (twin to Wesley). I have had MUCH difficulty tracing these people through the censuses; but I believe there are living descendants of some."

    If anyone has any more information they'd like to share regarding Strickland and his descendants, please feel free to contact Tom at [email protected]. Any help you can offer will be appreciated.

    Tom, thanks again, so very much.

    All my best,

    Chris