John Freeman Ellis (1880 - 1966)

Born 20 Oct 1880 in Smith Creek, Scott, Tennessee, USA

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Died 12 Feb 1966 at age 85 in Scott County Hospital, Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John was born on October 20, 1880 at Smith Creek in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Truman M. Ellis and Martha Ann ( Marcum ) Ellis. He married Ardelia Delilia Cross on July 14, 1901 in Scott County. John worked as a farmer, he passed away generalized arteriosclerosis, uremia and benign prostatic hyperplasia on February 12,1966 at the Scott County Hospital in Oneida, Scott County.

Military Service : Private, Company H, 31st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Veteran Spanish American War

Obituary,

John Freeman Ellis, age 85, of Route 1, Oneida, passed away Saturday morning, February 12, 1966, at the Scott County Hospital after a lingering illness. He was a lifelong citizen of Scott County, a member of the Masonic Lodge 695 and a Spanish American War Veteran. He was a member of the Pentecost Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Ardelis Ellis of Oneida; one son, Melbert Ellis of Oneida, Tenn., eleven grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from the Pentecost Baptist Church Monday, February 14, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. James Jeffers and Rev. Mike Pennington officiating. Burial followed in the Isaac Reed Cemetery with Masonic Services at graveside. Arrangements by West Funeral Home. (Source: The Scott County News, 18 Feb 1966, p1)

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Burial : Isaac Reed Cemetery, Pine Hill, Scott County, Tennessee. Burial Date : February 14, 1966, [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102782027/john-freeman-ellis : accessed 27 May 2022), memorial page for John Freeman Ellis (20 Oct 1880–12 Feb 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102782027, citing Morris Goodman Cemetery, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Les Byrd (contributor 48460681) .

• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWFW-SX3Z : 27 June 2019), John F Ellis, died 12 Feb 1966; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Morris Goodman Cemetery, Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States.

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-Q251 : 25 August 2019), John Freeman Ellis, 12 Feb 1966; Death, Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

• Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 for John F Ellis, Birth Certificates : October 1880, Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA, Original data: Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869–1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6G-58Q : 29 December 2021), John Freeman Ellis, 1917-1918.

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRQ6-4ST2 : 3 September 2021), John F Ellis, 18 Jun 1901; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X85Z-YBH : 27 January 2020), John F. Ellis and Ardilia Delilia Cross, 1901.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M316-T5G : 17 February 2022), John F Ellis, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-PYM : accessed 28 May 2022), John T Ellis, Civil District 6, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 167, sheet 2B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1515; FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-XFP : 3 February 2021), J F Ellis, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-62B : 11 January 2021), J F Ellis, Civil District 4, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-8, sheet 21B, line 67, family 353, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.