Ellwood, Isaac Leonard, 1833-1910
Variant namesCo-inventor and manufacturer of barbed wire, businessman, land owner. Born in 1833 in New York. With his sons, William L. and Erwin P., he began purchasing Texas ranch lands in 1889, including the Spade and Renderbrook ranches. After his death in 1910, his sons, along with A.W. Fisk, managed the estate. Beginning in 1924, portions of the Spade Ranch were sold for farming and colonization.
From the description of Isaac L. Ellwood - William L. Ellwood Papers, 1878-1935, 1878-1919. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24189213
Co-inventor and manufacturer of barbed wire, businessman, and land owner, Isaac L. Ellwood was born in 1833 in New York. With his sons, William L. and Erwin P., he began purchasing Texas ranch lands in 1889, including the Spade and Renderbrook ranches. After his death in 1910, his sons, along with A. W. Fisk, managed the estate. Beginning in 1924, portions of the Spade Ranch were sold for farming and colonization.
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of Isaac L. Ellwood at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html
From the guide to the Isaac L. Ellwood Papers, S 309. 1., 1878-1938, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Ellwood Estates. Records, 1860-1966, 1878-1966. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
| creatorOf | Isaac L. Ellwood Papers, S 309. 1., 1878-1938 | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
| referencedIn | Earl W. Hayter Collection, 1866-1958 | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Ellwood Estates Records, S 307. 1., 1860-1966 | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
| creatorOf | Ellwood Family. Elwood Family papers, 1863-1931. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Lawyer, Virgil H. Papers, 1960. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
| referencedIn | Hopping, R. C. (Richard Coke), b. 1875. Papers, ca. 1950. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
| referencedIn | Ellwood Farms Records, S 308. 1., 1900-1967 | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
| referencedIn | Hayter, Earl W. Collection, 1866-1958. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934. Letters, 1908 & 1912 [manuscript]. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Ellwood, Isaac L., 1833-1910. Isaac L. Ellwood - William L. Ellwood Papers, 1878-1935, 1878-1919. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library |
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| associatedWith | Ellwood, Abram. | person |
| associatedWith | Ellwood Estates | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ellwood Family. | family |
| associatedWith | Ellwood Family. | family |
| associatedWith | Ellwood Farms | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ellwood, William L. | person |
| associatedWith | Ellwood, William L., 1859-1933 | person |
| associatedWith | Glidden, J. F. | person |
| associatedWith | Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934. | person |
| associatedWith | Hayter, Earl W. | person |
| associatedWith | Hayter, Earl W. | person |
| associatedWith | Hopping, R. C. (Richard Coke), b. 1875. | person |
| associatedWith | I.L. Ellwood and Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lawyer, Virgil H. | person |
| associatedWith | Renderbrook Ranch (Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sanborn, H. B. | person |
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| Texas | |||
| Spade Ranch (Tex.) | |||
| Renderbrook Ranch (Tex.) |
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| Barbed wire |
| Cattle trade |
| Land settlement |
| Land settlement |
| Ranchers |
| Ranches |
| Ranch life |
| Real estate developers |
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Person
Birth 1833
Death 1910
