Francis
Rogers
(Frank)
Ellerbe
Born in Marion, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Earl Rogers Ellerbe, William Shackleford Ellerbe, Henry Irby Ellerbe, Sarah Elizabeth (Ellerbe) Nichols and William Heselden Ellerbe Jr.
Husband of
Hazel Harriet (Floyd) Ellerbe
— married
21 Jan 1933 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 92
in Latta, Dillon, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2023
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Biography
Frank Ellerbe is Notable.
Francis Rogers "Governor" Ellerbe was a professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians between 1919 and 1924.
WORLD WAR I NAVY VETERAN
Francis was born in 1895. He was the son of William Ellerbe and Henrietta Rogers.
Nicknamed "The Governor," Frank Ellerbe was the only son of a state governor to have ever played major league baseball.
Prior to his death, Ellerbe was the last surviving member of the 1922 St. Louis Browns. That team was the winningest club in the history of the St. Louis Browns franchise.
He passed away in 1988.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ellerbe
- Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Kirby, Marion, South Carolina; Roll: 1535; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0075.
- Baseball Almanac, comp. U.S., Professional Baseball Player Photos and Illustrations, 1876-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1003/images/R004-002-0417-12124?pId=12124.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53822283/francis-rogers-ellerbe: accessed 9 June 2023), memorial page for Francis Rogers “Frank” Ellerbe (25 Dec 1895–8 Jul 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53822283, citing Haselden Cemetery, Dillon County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by J. Colin Clark (contributor 47094715).
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