Henry County, Ohio
Freidrich ELLING and his wife Maria (Reka?) nee FUHRHOP immigrated to America in 1859. Family lore says their home was Stelichte Kirchspiel Walsrode, Kreis Fallingsbostel, Hannover. Another source lists Tiedel as the birthplace of Freidrich. Their children were Maria, Johann Heinrich, Freidrich and Anna Maria. Family was Lutheran and settled in Northwest Ohio