The Community of Ely

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Ely Community

All that is left of Ely are a couple of houses and the old school house.
This marker is located on hwy 898

Ely Community

A veteran of the Civil War, Levi Wells Ely (1829-1904) and his wife Laura (Page) migrated tothis area from Georgia in 1882. The settlement that grew up around their farm became known as the Ely community.
Settlers were attracted to this Cotton producing area by the fertile soil and nearby rail lines. Ely was the site of a general store, cotton gin, blacksmith
shop, barber shop, and churches. A post office, opened in 1895, closed in 1905. A school was located here until 1949 when it was consolidated with the Whitewright District.

To the Hand Book of Texas - Article about Ely

Today you can get to Ely on hwy 898 south of Ector or north of Whitewright. Nearby is the

Marvin Methodist Churchhouse and Cemetery. This area is a broad high prairie and has deep wonderful top soil.

Ely stood on what was the Ocean Highway , a nationally designated road that ran from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

This town had two Churches, a blacksmith shop, Post office, general store, gin, and a barbershop.

Some Family Names in the community

Abbot Family
Allison Family
Earnest Booher
Dr. George W. Cobb
Cox Family
Levi Ely and sons , Arthur, Conyer, Forrest, Frederick, Robert L.
and Walter.
Fielder Family
Gowns Family
Graves Family
Guthrie Family
Harper Family
Harrison Family

Hicks Family
Malugin Family
Massey Family
Mitchell Family
Monk Family
Roberson Family
Sample Family
Smith Family
Taylor Family
Walkup
Williams Family
Woodson Family

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