of Odd Fellows at Howell in 1849, and after moving to Greenville, he became a member of the Masonic Fraternity. He was active in the temperance movement, having belonged to several organizations, such as the Rechabites, Sons of Temperance, and Good Templars. He was educated as a Universalist, but during a religious revival in Howell, he joined the Methodist Church, which at the time was the only religious organization in Greenville. He later became a Congregationalist. He was married in 1850 to Elizabeth Gay, the daughter of Edward F. and Clarissa Gay of Howell. Ellsworth died in Greenville and was interred there in Forest Home Cemetery. References Retrieved on 2008-02-14 The Political Graveyard External links 1824 births 1899 deaths Union Army officers Members of the Michigan House of Representatives People from Berkshire, Vermont People from Howell, Michigan People from Greenville, Michigan Michigan Democrats Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan 19th-century American politicians Military personnel from Michigan Sons of Temperance