This man was Elkanah, who was the husband of Hannah, who bore
Samuel, the prophet and last judge of Israel.
Here is the scripture referring to your statement:
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount
Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of
Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite (1Samuel
1.1)