Obediah
"Obid"
Ellis
Born in Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Russell Ellis Sr.
and Phoebe (Moss) Ellis
Brother of
Jesse Ellis [half], William Ellis, John W. Ellis [half], Nancy Ellis [half], Susanna Clifford (Ellis) Barton [half], Phoebe Ellis, Enoch Ellis, Sarah C Ellis, Sarah Jane (Ellis) Barton [half], John Ellis [half], Isaac Ellis, Stephen Russell Ellis, Martha M. (Ellis) Tolbert, Hester Ann R (Ellis) Passailaigue and Reuben Fletcher Ellis
Husband of
Martha Ann (Lowery) Ellis
— married
24 Aug 1843 in Murray Co., GA
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Coker) Ellis
— married
1 Jul 1866 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Amos M Ellis, Hester Ann Ellis, Eliza Emily Ellis, Mary Catherine Ellis, Stephen R. Ellis, Martha C Ellis, Melvin Leroy Ellis, Sarah S. Ellis, William Alexander Ellis, Thomas Ellis, John Wesley Ellis, Gilbert Ellis and Clark Ellis
Died
at age 71
in Cleveland, Blount, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.
- Son of Stephen Russel Ellis Sr. and Phoebe Moss. Married to Martha Ann Lowrey and had following children: Amos M., Hester Ann, Eliza Emily, Sarah S., Mary Catherine, Stephen R., Martha C. and Melvin Leroy Ellis. Remarried to Sarah Jane Coker on 1st July 1866. They had five children: William Alexander, John Wesley, Gilbert, Clark and Thomas Ellis.
Occupation
- Methodist Minister
Marriage
- He first married Martha Ann Lowery on 24 Aug 1843 in Murrary Co., GA. She was born abt 1825 and died bef 1866.
- He married second Sarah Jane Coker on 1 Jul 1866 in Cherokee Co., GA. She was born 7 Jan 1835 in Hall Co., GA and died 3 Jul 1907 in Rosa, Blount Co., AL.
Census
- 1850 Cobb Co., GA
- 1860 Milton Co., GA
- 1870 Milton Co., GA
Burial
- Cleveland Cemetery, Cleveland, Blount Co., AL
- Photo Added by: Head Hunter (Maria)
Sources
- Ellis families of Blount Co., AL by Bruce A. Jordan, page 9
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Obediah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Obediah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Obediah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Obediah:
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~3.12%
Jeannette (Henderson) Stockman
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~1.56%
Chuck Pippin :
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
Don Giddens :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
John Knox :
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~0.78%
Russell Johnson :
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~0.78%
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