5 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁Ell is ▁married ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁students , ▁Lucy ▁Ann ▁D obb yn s . ▁While ▁in ▁Fel icity , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁both ▁the ▁C ler k ▁to ▁the ▁Trust ees ▁and ▁later , ▁the ▁School ▁Ex am iner , ▁for ▁Franklin ▁Township . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁joined ▁the ▁California ▁gold ▁r ush ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Nev ada ▁City , ▁California , ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁shop ▁as ▁a ▁ret ail ▁sales man , ▁a ▁prospect or ▁and ▁lawyer . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly , ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁resolution s ▁he ▁spons ored ▁granted ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁own ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁returned ▁to ▁Fel icity , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁he ▁and ▁Lucy ▁had ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁their ▁children , ▁Clara ▁Bl anche ▁Ell is ▁St arr , ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁right ▁as ▁a ▁social ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rock ford , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁California , ▁he ▁met ▁two ▁business men ▁from ▁Rock ford , ▁Charles ▁Sp aff ord ▁and ▁Dr . ▁D . G . ▁Clark , ▁who ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁that ▁city . ▁Ell is ▁did ▁not ▁move ▁to ▁Rock ford ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁( or ▁ 5 5 ), ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁establish ▁himself ▁as ▁a