Louisa J (Ellis) Shrum (1836 - 1914)

Born 4 Oct 1836 in Meadorville, Macon, Tennessee, USA

Wife of Kendall A Cothron — married 13 Jun 1855 in Macon Co, Tennessee

Wife of Pleasant F Shrum — married 25 May 1865 in Macon Co, Tennessee

Died 7 Feb 1914 at age 77 in Eulice, Macon, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

BIRTH / DEATH

Louisa J Ellis (daughter of ?James Ellis and ?Elizabeth Wakes Day)

Unsourced middle name: Jane

Documents for Louisa only use middle initial "J".

Assumption: "Jane" is the most common "J" name.

Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958

Name: Louisa J Shrum

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1836

Birth Place: Meadorville, Tennessee <--- [Macon County]

Age: 77

Marital: Widowed

Death Date: 7 Feb 1914

Death Place: Eulice, Macon, Tennessee

Father's Name: Ellis <---------

Certificate Number: 22

Informant: Richard Andrews or Westmoreland Tennessee

Cause of death: accidental fall which fractured ?? of femer causing great shock resulting in death.

BURIAL

Find A Grave Memorial# 55338355 (headstone pictured)

Headstone inscription: "LULIZIE J SHRUM" with dates as shown below.

Birth: Oct. 4, 1836

Death: Feb. 7, 1914

Burial: Green Grove Church Cemetery, Macon County, Tennessee, USA

User entered NOTES: name - Louisa Jane Ellis Shrum

Maintained by: Michael Meador

Originally Created by: Georgia Girl

Record added: Jul 23, 2010

Find A Grave Memorial# 55338355

MARRIAGE

1st Marriage: to Kendal A. Cothron (b.1823, d.1859)

Unsourced marriage date: 15 Jun 1855 in Macon Co TN

Children from this marriage: Sarah(1856-?) and Hannah(1858-1936)

2nd Marriage: to Pleasant F. Shrum (b.1830, d.1884)

Married between 1864 and 1866:

Married after 1864 death of husband’s 1st wife Emily Hargis, and

before birth of child William (born about 1866).

Unsourced marriage date of 25 May 1865 in Macon Co, TN

CENSUS DATA

1850 Census: District 4, Macon, Tennessee, family#589

Presley Ellis ...... 80 ... NC … farmer, cannot read/write, real estate $1200

Grace A Ellis ..... 14 ... TN … [?grand-daughter]

Louisa I Ellis ..... 13 ... TN … [?grand-daughter] <----------

Susanna Ellis ... 12 ... TN … [?grand-daughter]

1850 Census Notes:

Living next to family#588: Louisa's ?parents: James Ellis age 39, Elizabeth age 38

Living close to family#582: Isaac Ellis, age 26, Jane age 28

1855: marriage to 1st husband, Kendel A Cothron

1859: death of 1st husband, Kendel A Cothron

1865: marriage to 2nd husband, Pleasant F Shrum

1870: CANNOT find

1880 Census: District 3, Macon, Tennessee, family#155

Pleasant F. Shrum ... 51 ... TN,TN,TN ... farmer

Louisa J. Shrum ....... 47 ... TN,TN,TN ... [2nd wife]

William J. Shrum ...... 14 ... TN,TN,TN ... attends school

Thomas W. Shrum .. 13 ... TN,TN,TN ... attends school

Louisa C. Shrum ........ 9 ... TN,TN,TN

Malvina C. Shrum ...... 7 ... TN,TN,TN

Melia P. Shrum .......... 6 ... TN,TN,TN

James Shrum ........... 24 ... TN,TN,TN ... [son] ... farmer ... married current year

Dora Shrum ............. 18 ... TN,TN,TN ... [daughter-in-law]

1884: death of 2nd husband Pleasant Shrum

1889: Filed for Widow’s Pension:

Ancestry.com U.S., Civil War Pension: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Name: Pleasant F Shrum

Service: Company I, 9th, Ky. Inf.

State Filed: Tennessee

Date Filed: Jan 29, 1889

Widow: Louisa J Shrum

Roll number: T288_429

Comments: James A. Kerley, Gdn.

1900 Census: Civil District 3, Macon, Tennessee, family#21

Parzila Wims ........ 26 ... TN,TN,TN ... Jan-1874 ... widowed ... 5 children, 4 living

Bertha M Wims ..... 8 ... TN,TN,TN ... Oct-1891

Nola B Wims .......... 4 ... TN,TN,TN ... Feb-1896

Eugene C Wims ..... 2 ... TN,TN,TN ... Nov-1897

Willice C Wims .... 5m ... TN,TN,TN ... Jan-1900

Silas A Wims ........ 50 ... TN,TN,TN ... Oct-1849 ...border ... divorced

Louisa J Shrum .... 65 ... TN,TN,TN ... Oct-1836, mother, widowed, 9 children, 5 living <--

1900 Census Notes

Occupation [Parzila]: farmer, owns farm, free of mortgage

1910 Census: Civil District 11, Macon, Tennessee, family#126

Rennelia Wims .... 37 ... TN,TN,TN ... widowed ... 5 children, 4 living

Nola B Wims ....... 14 ... TN,TN,TN

Eugene C Wims .. 12 ... TN,TN,TN

Willie C Wims ...... 10 ... TN,TN,TN

Louisa J Shrum ... 72 ... TN,TN,TN ... mother, widowed ... 9 children, 6 living <----

1910 Census Notes:

Occupation [Rennelia]: farmer, owns farm, free of mortgage

Living next to family#127: William Shrum, age 43 (son of Carroll Shrum)

1914: death of Louisa

OTHER

CHILD:

Name: Thomas Wiseman Shrum

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1867

Birth Place: Macon, Tennessee

Age: 82

Death Date: 27 Aug 1949

Death Place: Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee

Father's Name: Pleasant Shrum <------------------

Mother's Name: Louisa Ellis <------------------

Certificate Number: 49-18822

Notes from Find A Grave Memorial# 55338355

User entered notes:

Louisa Jane Ellis Shrum

Born in Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Died in Macon County, Tennessee, USA

1st married on 13 June 1855 to Kendall A. Cothron

2nd married on 25 May 1865 to Pleasant Franklin Shrum

Both marriages took place in Macon Co., Tennessee

Parents:

James Ellis (1811 - 1873)

Elizabeth Wakes Day Ellis (1813 - 1897)

Spouses:

Pleasant Franklin Shrum (1830 - 1884)

Kendall A. Cothron (1823 - ____)*

Children:

Sarah Cothron (1856 - ____)*

Hannah Frances Cothron Sloan (1858 - 1936)*

Willis J. Shrum (1866 - 1935)*

Louisa Caroline Shrum Wims (1870 - 1928)*

Permelia Parzetta Shrum Weems (1874 - 1961)*

*Calculated relationship

Maintained by: Michael Meador

Originally Created by: Georgia Girl

Record added: Jul 23, 2010

Find A Grave Memorial# 55338355

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