From: History and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin Chicago, IL Warner Publ. 1891-2
William H. Ellis, physician, was born in Dodge county, Wis., September 17, 1855, the youngest of four children born to Hernando C. and Jemima (Haight) Ellis, nativs of New York. His early life was spent in Dunn county, this state, his parents having removed there in 1856 and engaged in farming. He attended school in Eau Claire, and read medicine with Dr. Alexander of that place, and afterward graduated from Rush Medical college of Chicago, in the class of 1880. He then practiced his profession at Prairie Farm until 1883, the subsequent two years in Chetek, and came to Barron, his present location, in 1885. September 1, 1880, Dr. Ellis married Miss Eliza, daughter of Rev. John Y. and Sophia (Frizee) Aitchison, formerly of Eau Claire, now of Hastings, Neb. Four children have blessed this union, namely: Lottie, Walter, Agnes and Benjamin. Dr. Ellis is a member and the present worshipful master of Masonic Lodge No. 220, Barron, and a member of I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 38. Politically he is a republican and is ex-president of the school board, and secretary of the board of the United States examining surgeons, which meets at Cumberland, Wis. He and wife are members of the Baptist church. Dr. Ellis is county physician for the district comprising the town sof Barron, Stanley, maple Grove, Clinton and the city of Barron. He is also medical examiner for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, the Aetna Mutual Life of New York, the Washington and several other life insurance companies who do business in his county. He is also a member f the Inter-County Medical society and health officer of the town of Barron.
