See McBrides' cemetery book, 1972 edition, p. 212.

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Fredrick Ellifritz
United States Census, 1860
Name: Fredrick Ellifritz
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Decatur Byrd Township, Brown, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1817
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Page: 185
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Fredrick Ellifritz M 43 Pennsylvania
Carrisssa Ellifritz F 53 Kentucky
Joseph Ellifritz M 14 Ohio
Florence A Ellifritz F 12 Ohio
Charles Ellifritz M 9 Ohio
Horace Ellifritz M 5 Ohio
Jesse Ellifritz M 3 Ohio
Household ID: 1314, GS Film Number: 803938, Digital Folder Number: 004304697, Image Number: 00190

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Descendants of The Old Man Ilgenfritz

First Generation

1. The Old Man Ilgenfritz was born in Germany. He died before 1571 in Germany and was buried before 1571 in Germany.

Taken from Eva Fritz work on the Ilgenfritz Family:

Frederick Ellifritz (Joseph, John Martin, Hans Georg, Hans George, Andreas, Jorg, Georg, Marx, The Old Man) was born 26 Feb 1813 in York County, Pennsylvania. He died 24 Nov 1880 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio and was buried Nov 1880 in Greenwood (Hillsboro) Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio.

About 1846, Frederick worked at the Eagle Factory, a grist-saw mill, and carding factory. Frederick and Abner Robinson purchased the building but dismantled the old factory and built a huge three story brick building, with a tall smokestack at the rear. A large millpond was next to the building, from which the mill drew its power.

Behind the Woolen Factory stood a big shed which served as a storage place for piles of wool.

In 1868, Robinson retired from the mill. The Ellifritz family continued to operate the firm for many years. He was a woolen mill owner. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Decatur and 1860 at Byrd Twp., Brown Co., and 1870 and 1880 at Hillsboro, Highland Co., OH.

Frederick married Clarissa H. Schofstall, daughter of Florence, on 23 Sep 1845 in Decatur, Brown County, Ohio.
Clarissa was born 7 Aug 1827 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky. She died 21 Oct 1896 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio and was buried in Greenwood (Hillsboro) Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio

They had the following children:
1. Joseph Stewart Ellifritz was born about 1846.
2. Florence Nancy Ellifritz was born 25 Nov 1848 and died 24 Jul 1887.
3. Charles F. Ellifritz was born 27 Feb 1851 and died 4 Apr 1917.
4. Horace Greely Ellifritz was born 5 Apr 1855 and died 2 Nov 1903.
5. Jessie F. Ellifritz was born about 1858 in Ohio.
01 Dec 2006 Descendants of The Old Man Ilgenfritz Page 137 Jessie married John William Anderson, son of Philip Anderson and Rebecca Ann Springer, on 16 Feb 1880 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. John was born 16 Mar 1849.

Excerpt from: "Hills of Highland" by Elsie Johnson Ayres, Page 337 The Eagle Factory, doing business as A. Kirkpatrick and Sons, was acquired by Frederick E. Ellifritz in the spring of 1859; a note in the Ellifritz record book further states, "Joseph S. Ellifritz, son of Frederick E. Ellifritz, commenced reeling June 3, 1859."

Frederick Ellifritz and Abner Robinson dismantled the old Eagle Factory and built a large three-story brick structure with a tall chimney. In 1865, Robinson retired from the firm and the Ellifritz family operated the mill for many years. The Ellifritz Woolen Mills were propelled by steam power and manufactured "Cassimeres, Cassinetts, Jeans, Flannels, Blankets, Stocking Yarns and Woolen Goods."
In 1874, Ellifritz and Son advertised for sale: "The Lamb Knitting Machine, by which forty pairs of socks can be knit in one single day."

Joseph S. Ellifritz and son, Horace E. Ellifritz, had a retail outlet store on S. High St. in the 1870's and 1880's.


Excerpt from: "The Press Gazette" Hillsboro, Ohio, Tuesday, May 21, 1968 By Karl Jay Kay Writes of City Some 80 Years Ago While driving east on South Street between Elm and West a few days ago, I took notice of the large brick factory building just back of Webster School and I had a vivid mental image of that same building some eighty years ago. It might be interesting to picture the situation as it was at that time.

I am inclined to believe that there was then a third story to the building and it was a wool factory. Just west of the building what is now a parking lot was then a large mill pond. Hillsboro had no water works and as the factory was operated by steam, that pond was its source of water.
The ground across South Street was a large pasture and in it was another pond larger than the mill pond. At a later period a chickery was built just across from the mill and ducks and geese enjoyed the pond in summer while in cold weather both ponds were the skating rinks for Hillsboro's teenagers.

The wool factory was operated by the Ellifritz family. Three brothers, the sons of Fred Ellifritz, the founder, were the operating team. Charles lived just across the pond from the factory and he was the engineer. Horace was the factory superintendent and Joseph was the office manager. A large shed stood just at the rear of the factory and I have seen it piled full of wool while small boys would climb to the top of the pile and turn somersaults down it. Just inside the lower floor of the mill was a sort of pit or tank in the floor which would be filled with water and soap and when the power was turned on a large pendulum-like scrubber would vibrate back and forward scrubbing the wool.

The remainder of that floor was occupied by looms, each operated by a woman. To show how friendly the whole atmosphere was at that time. I will state that lady friends of the women operating the looms were at liberty to pay calls on the operators during factory hours and that is why my memory is so vivid. The girl who operated the first loom inside the South Street door was one of my mother's friends and occasionally mother would take me of an afternoon and go to the factory where we would sit and watch the shuttle flying back and forth across the warp. Occasionally a thread would break when the operator would throw the loom on the "loose pulley." While she made repairs. When a bolt of goods was finished, the weaver got a few days vacation while her new warp was being set up.

Steam under pressure was used for some purpose in the mill and when that particular use had been made of it, Charles Ellifritz would go to the outside door of the engine room to see if South Street was free of horse drawn vehicles and he would open a valve and discharge a huge cloud of steam toward the street.

When a certain quality of woolen goods had been finished and dyed, it would be spread outside on the fence around the pond to dry.

Some sort of depression occurred in 1893 in the Cleveland administration and the Ellifritz firm failed. A local bank operated the factory for a few years in order to adjust financial matters.

Marianna Kerns Morgan 6/23/2017