William Ellis
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William James Ellis (1789 - 1883)

William James Ellis
Born in York, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of [half], and
Husband of — married 25 Oct 1813 in Gallatin, Illinois Territory, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at age 93 in Wayne, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 17 Jan 2012
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Biography

This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.

William was born in 1789. William Ellis ... He passed away in 1883. [1]

Children: Warner, James, Sarah, Elizabeth,Mary, Rebecca, Alfred, John and William George.

Occupation: Farmer.

Note: Some confusion on his middle name. Findagrave has his middle name as John, while records in FamilySearch has middle name James.

Sources

  • Glen Mctaggart, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Glen and others.
  • "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK7-NVC : 5 November 2017), William Ellis and Betsey Buck, 25 Oct 1813; citing Gallatin, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 969,484.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKT-JDN : 14 August 2017), William Ellis in household of Logan Irwin, Hickory Hill, Wayne, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 136, sheet 25B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,257.
  • "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV3-KZBV : 26 July 2019), William James Ellis, 1883; Burial, , Wayne, Illinois, United States of America, Bradford Cemetery; citing record ID 9390922, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  • "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3NB-D8K : 8 March 2018), William Ellis in entry for John Ellis, 11 Jun 1920; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,570,225.
  1. ↑ Entered by Glen Mctaggart, Jan 17, 2012






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