Husband of Ella Pearl (Ramsay) Ellis. Author of "This History of the Ellis Family". Survived by his wife and one son, Lloyd and two daughters, Evelyn and Bessie; two brothers, Hampton of Putnam. Conn and Russell of East Bideford.
Preston Ellis and Pearl (Ramsay) Ellis had a son named Lloyd Wesley Ellis who was married to Ferne Marie Williams. Together, Lloyd and Ferne had 6 children. (Two of the children hadn't had their names mentioned in the book's publishing.. 3 males and 3 females).
In the History of the Ellis Family book, Preston clearly lists his parents, grand parents and great grandparents as: Parents: Edward Ellis and Annie Rogers.
Grandparents: William M. Ellis and Nancy Campbell
Great Grandparents: William Ellis and Hannah Penrose.
"Preston" (william Preston Ellis) and Pearl (Ella Pearl Ramsay) raised this girl https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dyment-267 [Betty Lou (Dyment aka Ellis) Broome after their daughter Ruth had passed away. [E. Ruth Ellis (1910-1929)]
Betty (Dyment/Ellis) Broome was related to Preston's wife, Ella "Pearl" Ramsay. Ella's father was John Archibald Ramsay. John's sister was Alberta (Ramsay) McPhee/MacPhee (aunt of Ella Pearl Ramsay). Alberta's daughter was Lulu Pearl (MacPhee/McPhee) Dyment (cousin of Ella Pearl Ramsay). Lulu was the mother of Betty Lou (Dyment/Ellis) Broome. Lulu died in the same year that E. Ruth Ellis (daughter of William "Preston" Ellis and Ella "Pearl" Ramsay) had died.
Betty Lou (Dyment/Ellis) Broome now had no mother. William Preston Ellis and Ella Pearl Ramsay had no daughter. Betty Lou went to live with her mother's cousin, and they all loved her dearly.
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