John Ellis

Died about 1851 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

Biography

John Ellis was the owner of Ellis Plantation in Oglethorpe County, GA. It was very large with up to 100 enslaved African Heritage ancestors from time to time. In 1851, it was recorded that he owned 54 enslaved people which is also the number enumerated in the 1850 slave schedule. Please see Ellis Plantation for information about the enslaved.

He passed away about 1851.

Sources

• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Bonds; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County); Probate Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #903384 (accessed 2 December 2021)
  Name: John Ellis; Probate Date: 2 Dec 1851; Probate Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA; Inferred Death Year: 1851; Inferred Death Place: Georgia, USA; Item Description: Bond Book 1, 1830-1848; Bond Book M, 1848-1866; Others Listed: John Ellis.
• 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
  The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #93382846 (accessed 2 December 2021)
  Name: John Ellis; Residence Date: 1850; Residence Place: Division 66, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA; Number of Enslaved People: 53;