William Sidney Elliott
Jan. 18, 1813-Oct. 17, 1899
Niles Mirror, Wednesday, October 25, 1899, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
Death of a Former Resident
Wm. S. Elliott died in Chicago on the evening of Oct. 17, aged 87 years. He was a resident of Niles from 1837 to 1851, at first a farmer at Bertrand, then for about six years he resided on Oak Lane in this city.
The remains will arrive in Niles tomorrow at noon and interment will be at Silver Brook cemetery. Mr. J.S. Orr of Michigan City, a nephew of the deceased, is here to make all arrangements for the funeral.
Of the Elliott family there remains the third wife, three sons and one daughter.
Niles Mirror, Wednesday, October 25, 1899, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
The remains of the late William S. Elliott, who died at the home of his son, F.E. Elliott, in Chicago, Oct. 17, arrived this afternoon, accompanied by several relatives. Interment was in Silver Brook cemetery.