James
William
(Will)
"Willie"
Ellis
Born in Robertson, Tennessee
Son of Benjamin Mayfield Ellis
and Angeline (Hundley) Ellis
Brother of
Margaret Jane (Ellis) Luter
Husband of
Permilia Frances (Snider) Ellis
— married
18 Jan 1879 (to 5 Nov 1900) in Henry, Tennessee, USA
Descendants 
Died
at age 42
in Weakley, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2018
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Biography
He was born in Robertson, Tennessee and married to Fannie Ellis in Henry, TN at the age of 23. She was 12 at the time.
They moved to Weakley County, Tennessee before the birth of their first child in 1881.
Death records from Weakley County, Tennessee suggest he is the father of Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lee Onie (Ellis) Gallimore, and Birch Wood Ellis.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSCS-FV9 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR6-RF6 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSC5-T9C
Sources
Death records from Weakley county, Tennessee suggest he is the father of Mary Elizabeth Elllis, Lee Onie (Ellis) Gallimore, and Birch Wood Ellis.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSCS-FV9 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR6-RF6 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSC5-T9C
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7006599/person/25788377434/facts
Parents are indicated in Ancestry.com profile.
Via the Ancestry.com profile linked above, Fannie and Will Ellis were the parents of:
Benjamin Bates Ellis 1881–1948 Mary Elizabeth Ellis 1882–1939 John S Ellis 1885– Grover Cleveland Ellis 1886–1950 Birch Wood Ellis 1887–1950 Leona Ellis 1887– Onie Lee Ellis 1888–1941 Henry Ellis 1890–1911 Alfred LeRoy Ellis 1901–1956
Marriage registration: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives
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Martha Garrett
Martha Garrett
Martha Garrett
When James William (Willie) Ellis was born on April 17, 1858, in Robertson, Tennessee, his father, Benjamin, was 47 and his mother, Angeline, was 39. He married Permilia Francis "Fannie" Snider on January 17, 1879, in Henry, Tennessee. He died on November 5, 1900, in Weakley, Tennessee, at the age of 42, and was buried there.
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