Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, page 1, paragraph 2

My parents came from Utah; Father in 1880 and my Mother in 1877. Father was the son of Edmund Lovell Ellsworth and Mary Ann Bates Ellsworth, his third wife. He was born December 26, 1857 in Provo, Utah. Mother was the daughter of William A. Follett and Nancy Maria Fausett Follett. She was born March 19, 1866 in Provo, Utah. Their parents were called to settle Arizona by President Brigham Young. They were pioneers of Arizona colonization.

Aunt Ruth's Book, intro, part 4

For starters, I offer here the complete text of the early, autobiographical parts of Ruth Ellsworth Blunck’s book, George Franklin Ellsworth, Jr.: His Descendants to 1982. It is sorted by tags and labels so that you can, without much trouble, read it in order from the beginning. I have decided not to scan the photos in it because the quality wouldn’t be nearly as good as images we can get by scanning the same photos on modern scanners and inserting them electronically. I appeal to Ruth’s descendants who may have inherited the photos shown in that book as well as to other branches that might have material to add. Together we can make sure that the photos are shared by all and preserved.

Each paragraph will have room for comments. I have chosen to hide the comments to enhance continuity of the text. You can see the comments by clicking on the link.

When I can, I will insert hyperlinks in Ruth’s text to lead to pages devoted to the modern branches and to existing blogs and other information online.

Aunt Ruth's Book, intro, part 3

Web Author’s Note: I use the term “we” when talking about authorship. That term means “You and I”. I’ll want and welcome the help of all who want to preserve the integrity of the family tree.

Aunt Ruth's Book, intro, part 2

Now another generation has come. And most of an earlier generation has passed away. The grandchildren have raised their children and are now gaining grandchildren and, in a few cases, great grandchildren of their own. With this latest generation has come a change in communications and technology that allow us to publish electronically and communicate instantaneously. Many branches of the family have websites and blogs of their own. We’ll provide links to those. Some, due to the prying efforts of evil people, are password protected and limited to invited readers only. We understand that, and we will do our best to protect the living and honor the dead.

Aunt Ruth's Book, intro, part 1

In 1982, a generation after "Our Ellsworth Ancestors" was printed, our dear Aunt Ruth Ellsworth Blunck, Frank’s oldest daughter, published "George Franklin Ellsworth, Jr.: His Descendants to 1982." (Aunt Martha played a large part in getting it ready for publishing.) This 157-page softcover book did a thorough job of showing a snapshot of the descendants while Frank and Annie’s grandchildren were raising families. The family has grown so much since it was printed that most family households don’t have a copy.

Our Ellsworth Ancestors, part 3 and last

Note: That book also linked Edmund Ellsworth to German Ellsworth. There was no link. The book, though compiled with the best of intentions, was wrong. Two separate Ellsworth families, from very different origins though both in New York, joined the Mormon Church very early in its history (before 1840). They have both raised large posterities. While we may want to be closely related to the Ellsworths that came from Brother German Ellsworth, we aren’t. Because for years we thought we were, and because we share a name and a faith, we treat them as kin. But they still won’t show up on this blog.

Our Ellsworth Ancestors, part 2

As mentioned in part 1, research since 1956 has revealed another ancestry (the real ancestry)that many of us are still not familiar enough with, so strong was the impact of "Our Ellsworth Ancestors". These pages will have space devoted to making us more familiar with our actual ancestry. We will publish new information only if it doesn’t appear elsewhere within easy (electronic) reach. Otherwise, we’ll just provide links and summaries of reputable sources elsewhere online.

Our Ellsworth Ancestors, part 1

Published in 1956, "Our Ellsworth Ancestors" was a landmark book that attempted to lay out the entire posterity and known ancestry of Edmund Lovell Ellsworth, the much-esteemed pioneer ancestor of many of the Mormon Ellsworths of the American Southwest and grandfather of our George Franklin, Jr. That book did a great job on the life of Edmund and the branches of his posterity, but it has two great weaknesses when seen from today: A) it gave the wrong ancestry, tracing the family erroneously to the Ellsworths of Windsor, Connecticut and ultimately to Somerset, England when later research proved that we are, in fact, descended instead from the Aylesworths of Massachusetts and earlier from Cornwall, England; and B) it was published more than 50 years ago. At that time the children of George Franklin Ellsworth, Jr. (hereafter just “Frank”, as he was known by his family and peers) and Annie Dean (“Annie”) were still having children.