Isaac A. Ellis (1821 - 1883)

Born 12 Jan 1821 in Silvercreek Township, Greene, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eura (Hardesty) Ellis — married about 1848 in Ohio, USA

Died 14 Nov 1883 at age 62 in Shannon City, Union, Iowa, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.

Isaac A. Ellis was born on 12 January 1821 to Isaac C. and Rebecca (Copeland) Ellis in Silver Creek Township, Greene County, Ohio.

Isaac's father died in 1848, and on 17 January 1849, Isaac Jr. petitioned for a division of his real estate between himself, his siblings or their heirs, and his step-mother Amanda.^[1] See Isaac C. Ellis' profile for a summary of the case.

Isaac married Eura Hardesty, daughter of Isaac and Eura (Savage) Hardesty,^[2][3] perhaps around 1848.

In 1850, Isaac and Eura had his brother and sister Henry and Emily Ellis in their household in Richland, Clinton County, Ohio.^[4]

In 1860, they were in Evans Township, Marshall County, Illinois.^[5]

Shortly before 1870, they arrived in Grand River Township Cass County, Missouri.^[6]

In 1880 they were in Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois.^[7]

They removed to Shannon City, Iowa, shortly thereafter, where Isaac died on 14 November 1883.^[8]

Eura died on 10 December 1915.^[9][10]

Children of Isaac A. and Eura (Hardesty) Ellis:^{[4][5][6][7][11]}

• Eliza E. Ellis, b. abt. 1849, d. bef. 1860
• Nancy Ann Ellis, b. 15 February 1851, m. Thomas Harper Quillin
• Cornelia Ellis ("Nelia"), b. 5 August 1853, d.s.p. 13 February 1914^[12]
• Ella D. Ellis, b. 26 April 1856, m. James J. McCullem
• Newtown Scott Ellis, b. 1 August 1858, m. Stella Johannah Lawson
• Robert C. Ellis, b. 5 January 1861, m. Katherine E. Blakely ("Kate")
• Harriet R. Ellis ("Hattie"), b. 8 March 1864, m. Albertus Thomas Clark
• Sadie L. Ellis, b. 25 April 1868, m. Albert Workman Tallman
• Serena Ellis ("Rena"), b. 12 January 1871, d.s.p. 14 January 1942^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Isaac A. Ellis, petition for division, 17 January 1849. Greene County Chancery Record, F:147-155; Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Greene County). "Chancery record v. F-G 1848-1854," FamilySearch, Film # 8,275,461, images 84-8.
2. ↑ "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (11 March 2018), Savage in entry for Eura Ellis, 10 Dec 1915; citing Shannon, Union, Iowa, reference 153cn-73; FHL microfilm 1,710,697.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 04 November 2018), memorial page for SGT Isaac Hardesty (12 Oct 1787–12 Apr 1870), Find A Grave Memorial no. 74584547, citing Ice Cemetery, Paulding County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Calcat (contributor 47061806).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (12 April 2016), Isaac Ellis, Richland, Clinton, Ohio, United States; citing family 316, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (13 December 2017), Isaac Ellis, 1860.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (12 April 2016), Isaac Ellis, Missouri, United States; citing p. 62, family 433, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,266.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (22 August 2017), ]Isaac Ellis, Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 232, sheet 299A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0244; FHL microfilm 1,254,244.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 04 November 2018), memorial page for Isaac Ellis (12 Jan 1821–14 Nov 1883), Find A Grave Memorial no. 13975840, citing Oakland Cemetery, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 November 2018), Eura Ellis, Grant Township Shannon City town (part), Union, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 2A, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,461.
10. ↑ "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (11 March 2018), Isaac Hardesty in entry for Eura Ellis, 10 Dec 1915; citing Shannon, Union, Iowa, reference 153cn-73; FHL microfilm 1,710,697.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 November 2018), Eura Ellis, Grant Township Shannon City town (part), Union, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 2A, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,461.
12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 05 November 2018), memorial page for Cornelia “Nelia” Ellis (3 Aug 1853–13 Feb 1914), Find A Grave Memorial no. 13975853, citing Oakland Cemetery, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252).
13. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 05 November 2018), memorial page for Serena “Rena” Ellis (12 Jan 1871–14 Jan 1942), Find A Grave Memorial no. 13975859, citing Oakland Cemetery, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252).