Dhameystir weedhan soo socota: Kadib wuxuu ku laabtay New York si uu u dhigto Cherry Valley Seminary. Wax yar ka hor inta uusan qalin jabin, wuxuu u guuray Glenville, New York si uu uga shaqeeyo warshad wax lagu shiido. Ellwood wuxuu xiiseynayay beerista hadhuudhka iyo wuxuu maamulay ganacsi guul leh, oo shaqaaleysiinaya 130 nin. Wuxuu guursaday Eleanor Vedder sanadkii 1849; waxay lahaayeen lix carruur ah. Wuxuu xubin ka ahaa Golaha Gobolka New York (Schenectady Co.) sanadkii 1851 isagoo Whig ah. Ellwood waxaa loo magacaabay ergeyga
Shirweynihii Qaranka ee Jamhuuriga 1856, xisbigaas oo uu la shaqayn doono noloshiisa inteeda kale. Wuxuu ku soo laabtay Sycamore sanadkii 1857, isagoo ku hawlan ganacsiga qalabka, gaar ahaan mashiinnada beeraha. Wuxuu maal gashaday shirkad soo saarta qalabka beeraha wuxuuna noqday ninka ugu taajirsan gobolka. Ellwood wuxuu sii waday himilooyinkiisa siyaasadeed isagoo ah lataliyaha Mareykanka ee degmada 4aad ee Illinois iyo duqa ugu horeeya ee Sycamore.