Someone else was looking and posted info they had in a genealogy book requesting help. This article shows perhaps a better birth date, parents and a brother for your line. Might be nice to find out how this person connects, may be a lot closer relative. This additional info, though not verified gives a good starting point for further research.
1983 - Snippet view Need any info on p of Ellis FAIR b Cheraw, Chesterfield Co SC 20 May 1803. Ellis said p were Willis and Jane, bro Floyd and younger sis. Willis d young. Ellis m Nancy Hamilton EASLEY in Sullivan Co Tenn in 1832.
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