Eells, Earnest Eddward, 1892-1981

Dates

• Existence: 1892 - 1981

Biographical Statement

Edward Earnest Eells, the son of Edward Beauregard Eells and Annie E. (nee Auchmoody) Eells, was a minister and historian. He married Ada Louise Cox (1892-1951 or 1961) with whom he had two sons, Calvin Edward Eells and David Clark Cox Eells. Rev. Eells' father was a Congregational minister and his great grandfather, Christian Wiltberger Jr., was active in the American Colonization Society. Rev. Wiltberger was active in the Eells Family Association and edited a history of the family. He also transcribed and edited an unpublished journal of George Whitefield and published an article entitled "Indian Missions on Long Island." He lived at various times in North Sebago, Maine, and East Hampton, Long Island. He died in November 1981 in Lakeland, Florida.

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