1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph S Ellefrits
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1850: Decatur, Brown, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1194
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick Ellefrits 32
Clarissa Ellefrits 22

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph Ellifritz
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1846
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Ohio
Home in 1860: Decatur, Brown, Ohio
Post Office: Decatur
Family Number: 1314
Household Members:
Name Age
Fredrick Ellifritz 43
Carrissa Ellifritz 23

United States Civil War Soldiers Index
Name Joseph Ellifritz
Event Type Military Service
Military Beginning Rank Private
Military Final Rank Corporal
Military Side Union
State or Military Term Ohio
Military Unit 70th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Military Company A
Affiliate Film Number 31
Affiliate Publication Title Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Ohio.
Affiliate Publication Number M552
GS Film number 882244

Ohio Marriage Index
Name Joseph S. Ellifritz
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Handley
Event Date 04 Feb 1868
Event Place Highland,Ohio
Indexing Project (Batch) Number M51447-5
System Origin Ohio-ODM
GS Film number 0570616 V. 8

United States Census, 1880
Name Joseph S Ellifritz
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, United States
Gender Male
Age 34
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Woolen Manufacturer
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Birth Year (Estimated) 1846
Birthplace Ohio, United States
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania, United States
Mother's Birthplace Ohio, United States
Sheet Letter C
Sheet Number 378
Person Number 0
Volume 1
Household
Joseph S Ellifritz Self M 34 Ohio, United States
Elizabeth G Ellifritz Wife F 31 Missouri, United States
Grace G Ellifritz Daughter F 8 Ohio, United States
L Maud Ellifritz Daughter F 7 Ohio, United States
Georgie Ellifritz Daughter F 5 Ohio, United States
Emaline R Handley Mother-in-law F 57 Virginia, United States
Benj Handley Brother-in-law M 18 Ohio, United States
L Belle Handley Sister-in-law F 16 Ohio, United States

United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890
Name Joseph S Ellifritz
Event Type Census
Event Date 1890
Event Place Ohio, Highland, Ohio, United States
70th Regt Ohio Infantry Co A 2/26/1864 - 8/14/1865

United States Civil War and Later Pension Index
Name Joseph Ellifritz Stuart
Event Type Pension
Event Date 04 Mar 1912
Event Place Ohio, United States
Military Regiment 70
Military Unit Infantry
Military Rank Corp.
Shipping Company A
File Name 5821663
Affiliate Name National Archives and Records Administration
Affiliate Publication Number T289
Affiliate Publication Title Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
Affiliate Film Number 5821663
Image Number 0056.jp2

Joseph Ellifritz Or Joseph Stuart Or Ellifritz
United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards
Name Joseph Ellifritz Or Joseph Stuart Or Ellifritz
Event Type Pension
Event Date 1907-1933
Event Place United States
Form Type Army Invalid
Death Date 26 Jun 1914
Affiliate Publication Number M850
Affiliate Publication Title Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933
GS Film Number 001636231
Digital Folder Number 004692295
Image Number 00728

His death was reported as being June 26, 1914, by the
VA at East Oakland, California.

He also used these names:
Stuart Joseph Ellifritz, Joseph Ellifritz, Joseph Thompson