Jacob Middleton Ellis (1810 - 1880)

Born 1810 in New Jersey, United States

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Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1880 at about age 70 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Jacob Middleton was born in 1810. He was the son of David Ellis and Ann Middleton. H was a writer of meteorological reports. He passed away in 1880 of '"paralysis of the stomach".

Jacob married Hannah Pryor.

In 1850 he was living with his wife Hannah and their children Joseph, Mary and Ellis in Spring Garden, ward 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

The family was still living together in Philadelphia in 1860 and Jacob was working as a grocer, probably with his eldest son Joseph also reported to be a grocer on the 1860 census. ^[2]

Jacob passed away in 1880. ^{[3] [4][5]}

Research Notes

Note that his obituary states that Jacob was born in Philadelphia, although other records show him being born in New Jersey.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CL-DN4 : 24 December 2020), Jacob M Ellis, Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXR2-QWL : 18 February 2021), Jacob M Ellis, 1860.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKDJ-CY6 : 18 February 2021), Jacob M. Ellis, 19 Nov 1880; citing v B p 153, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,003,706.
4. ↑ Obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103027566/
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 June 2022), memorial page for Jacob M. Ellis (1809–20 Nov 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #66070153, citing Fair Hill Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by ProgBase (contributor 47278889) . .

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5J-CD4 : 29 May 2021), Jacob Ellis, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJL-BQC : 14 January 2022), Jacob M. Ellis in household of Samuel H. Gartley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .