Persis (Converse) Ellis (1783 - abt. 1860)

Born 6 Jun 1783 in Rutland, Republic of Vermont

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Descendants

Died about 1860 at about age 76 in Madison, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Persis Converse was born on June 6, 1783 in Rutland, Republic of Vermont^[1]. Her parents were Samuel Converse (1740 - 1786) and Meribah (Burrill) Converse (~1747 - <1809). She married David Ellis Persis's daughter may be Lurena Meranda (Ellis) Wood (1805 - 1892), but Sometime between 1820 and 1830, David and Persis removed from Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, United States to Montgomery, Franklin, Ohio, USA^{[2] [3]}where in 1832 they purchased land (Survey 14150 & 14400) from Elijah & Mary Ellis in Franklin^[4]. After her husbands' death in 1840 Persis is found in in Jerome, Union, Ohio, USA^[5]. In 1848 and again in 1853 and 1858 she sold or transfered that land to her children^[6]. By 1850 she was living with Samuel Ellis (relationship unknown) in Darby, Madison, Ohio, USA^[7]. Nearby lived her relatives, James Wood, Abraham (Simeon& James Jr.), and Tiltons . Persis died in ~1860 in Madison, Ohio, United States aged ~77.

Children

David Ellis and Persis Converse had the following children:

1. Nancy Ellis was born on 08 May 1801 in Whiting, Addison, Vermont, USA. She died in 1871. She married Richard Folks on 11 Sep 1819 in Warren, Ohio, USA.
2. Sarah Ellis was born in 1803 in New York, USA. She died in 1912. She married an unknown spouse on 10 Dec 1849 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. She married Joseph J Adams Jr on 03 Feb 1912 in New York, USA.
3. Lurena Merinda "Name spelled Lorena/Leurena/Lurena" Ellis was born on 17 Apr 1805 in Whiting, Addison, Vermont, USA. She died on 17 Apr 1892 in Eight Mile Grove, Cass, Nebraska, USA (7:30 P. M.; Age 86). She married James Milton Wood in 1825 in New York, United States ( James Milton Wood).
4. David Converse Ellis was born on 23 Apr 1810 in New York, USA. He died on 03 Oct 1867 in Union City, Union, Ohio, USA.
5. Elijah Ellis (uncertain) was born in 1815 in New York, USA. He died in 1850 in Darby Twp, Madison County, Ohio, USA. He married Catharine Walker on 01 Oct 1837 in Madison, Ohio, USA.
6. Thalberge Jeremiah Ellis was born on 06 Jan 1826 in New York, USA. He died on 09 Aug 1907 in Nemaha, Gage, Nebraska, USA. He married Henrietta Holcomb on 27 Mar 1848 in Union, Ohio, USA.

Research Notes

There is no source that assures us that this Persis is in fact Leurena's mother. We do have evidence that Leurenas mother was named Persis, but In the Missouri census, Leurena's father was said to be born in NEW YORK and mother born in OHIO. This Persis is born in VT.

It is assumed that Samuel Ellis, Born in Oh. related somehow but the exact relationship remains unclear. (See notes from London, Ohio Public Library 1997 October) Persis was born in 1783. She passed away about 1860.

Sources

1. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954" [database on-line]. Familysearch.com: [1]. Entry for Persis Converse, Vermont, United States, 06 Jun 1783. (accessed [14 Apr 2020]).
2. ↑ "1820 U.S. Census", Pownal, Bennington, Vermont; Page: 232; NARA Roll: M33_126; Image: 135 David Ellis; digital image, Ancestry.com [2] : accessed 1 Apr 2021); citing National Archives microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls.
3. ↑ "1830 U.S. Census", Montgomery, Franklin, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 131; Page: 66; Family History Library Film: 0337942. E Ellis; digital image, Ancestry.com [3] : accessed 1 Apr 2021); citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls.
4. ↑ Land Records of Franklin County, Washington Twp. OHIO, Vol. 27, pg. 408.
5. ↑ "1840 U.S. Census", Jerome, Union, Ohio; Roll: 431; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 0020178. Name:D E Ellis; digital image, Ancestry.com [4] : accessed 1 Apr 2021); citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls.
6. ↑ Land Records of Franklin County, Washington Twp. OHIO, Vol. 66, p. 283
7. ↑ "1850 U.S. Census", Darby, Madison, Ohio; Roll: M432_706; Page: 283B; Image: 566. Persis Ellis; digital image, Ancestry.com [5] : accessed 1 Apr 2021); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.