Fredrick Ellis built the little home in Pleasant View in 1886 for his second wife, Sarah Jane Barker Ellis, and their three children. It was located at 480 West Elberta Drive. Three more children were born after they moved in. His first wife, Susan, lived in North Ogden with their children. Between the two wives, Fredrick had 16 children.

Fredrick Ellis was the first of the Ellis family to come to Pleasant View from England. He lived in Salt Lake City for two years and borrowed money while there. He found work in Corrine Utah with the railroad. He earned enough money in two years to pay his debts and help his Dad, Edmond Ellis, stepmom, and their children come from England to Pleasant View. They dug a hole in the mountain at the foot of Ben Lomond and lived in a dugout for two years until Edmond could build a home. After the railroad was finished, Fredrick settled in Pleasant View. The grasshoppers came and destroyed everything, so Edmond left Pleasant View and moved to North Ogden

Fredrick homesteaded 150 acres in North Ogden and Pleasant View, which included the land on which Weber High School and the church below it are built. Sarah passed away and left six little children on their own. When Martha, the oldest of the children, got married, she took the youngest daughter, Polly, and moved to California with her husband. This left the four boys to be bachelors in the house. They worked hard on the cherry and hay farms and watched out for each other.

NOTE: The arrow on the map shows where this home is presently located.