Georgia Hozzie (Williston) Ellis (abt. 1891 - 1968)

Born about 1891 in Brookton Town, Washington, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Grant Ellis — married 19 Oct 1910 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1968 at about age 77 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Birth 1891^{[citation needed]} to parents Joseph Williston and Mary Anne McLeod; Brookton, North Washington, Washington, Maine

Marriage 19 Oct 1910 to John Grant Ellis; Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts^[1]

Death 29 Sep 1968; Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts of metastatic carcinoma of the stomach^[2]

Burial Maplewood Cemetery; Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts^[3]

Research Notes

The exact date of birth is unknown.

• According to death certificate, Georgia was 76 years, 11 months, 27 days old on 29 Sep 1968; giving a date of birth of 2 Aug 1892
• Marriage certificate states she was 20 years old in 1910, est. birth year of 1890
• 1910 census: 19 years old; est. birth year of 1891
• 1930 census: 37 years old; est. birth year of 1893 (also states she and her parents were born in Canada)
• 1940 census: 49 years old; est. birth year of 1891
• Gravestone says 1891, this is the most likely year of birth

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage certificate: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZT-59VM : 5 January 2017), John Grant Ellis and Georgia Hozzic Williston, 19 Oct 1910; citing Marriage, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, 347, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 2,433,394.
2. ↑ Death certificate: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, City of Haverhill. George H Ellis.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101913915/georgia-hozzie-ellis : accessed 9 December 2021), memorial page for Georgia Hozzie Williston Ellis (1891–1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101913915, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mary Ellen Moulton (contributor 47497568).

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JW-X4Q : accessed 9 December 2021), Georga Williston in household of Joseph Williston, Haverhill Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 320, sheet 14A, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 582; FHL microfilm 1,374,595.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQLX-ZG2 : accessed 9 December 2021), Georgia H Ellis in household of John G Ellis, Groveland, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 1B, line 51, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 895; FHL microfilm 2,340,630.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4X8-1VQ : 10 January 2021), Georgia Ellis in household of John Ellis, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-135, sheet 5B, line 48, family 113, 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 1581.