Zachariah Ellis (1823 - 1889)

Born 1823 in Virginia, United States

Husband of Mary Delilah Ball — married 5 Oct 1843 in Belmont, Belmont Co., OH

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1889 at about age 66 in Riverton, Franklin, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Death

Death:

Date: 13 JUL 1889

Place: Riverton, Franklin Co., NE^[1]

Census

Census:

Date: 1850

Place: Wheeling Twp., Belmont Co., OH

Note: In 1850, Zachariah Ellis, 28yo b. VA, was a farmer living with his wife Delilah, 33yo b. MD, and seven children, all b. OH: James, 15yo; Rachel, 13yo; John, 11yo; Elizabeth, 6yo; Joseph, 4yo; Esther, 2yo; and Daniel, 2/12yo.^[2]

Census:

Date: 1860

Place: Twp 20 Rg 9, Mason Co., IL

Note: In 1860, Zachariah Ellis, a 38yo farmer b. VA, was living with his wife Delilah, 43yo b. MD, and five children: Joseph, 14yo b. OH; Esther M., 12yo b. OH; Sarah, 7yo b. IL; Jesse, 5yo b. IL; and Mary D., 3yo b. IL.^[3]

Census:

Date: 1870

Place: Concord, Bureau Co., IL

Note: In 1870, Zachariah Ellis, a 48yo day laborer b. VA, was living with wife Mary, 53yo b. MD, and eight others: Delilah, 13yo b. IL; Jesse, 15yo b. IL; Ann, 9yo b. IL; Joseph, 24yo b. OH; Sarah, 24yo b. OH; George, 4yo b. IL; John, 2yo b. IL; and Edward, 7/12yo b. July. Sarah appears to be Joseph's wife, and George, John and Edward are Joseph's children. The Census talker apparently mixed up the names of Delilah and Mary.^[4]

Census:

Date: 1880

Place: Gold Twp., Bureau Co., IL

Note: In 1880, Zachariah Ellis, a 59yo farmer b. VA, was living with: his wife Delilah, 63yo b. MD,; son Jesse D., 24yo b. IL; grandson Eddie, 13yo b. IL; and granddaughter Florence Spangler, 17yo b. IL. Florence and Eddie's parents were both born in OH. Zachariah's were born in VA and Delilah's in MD.^[5]

Burial

Burial:

Date: AFT 13 JUL 1889

Place: Fuller Cemetery, Riverton, Franklin Co., NE

Marriage

Husband: Zachariah Ellis

Wife: Delilah Ball

Child: Elizabeth Jane Ellis

Marriage:

Date: 05 OCT 1843

Place: Belmont, Belmont Co., OH^[6]

Sources

• Source: S309 Title: 1850 US Census OH, Belmont Co., Record Type: Census Stamped page 474B
• Source: S310 Title: 1880 US Census IL, Bureau Co., Record Type: Census ED 9, Page1A, Stamped page 104
• Source: S311 Title: 1860 US Census IL, Mason Co., Record Type: Census Page 168
• Source: S312 Title: 1870 US Census IL, Bureau Co. Page 29, Stamped page 237
• Source: S47 Title: "The Ellis Cousins Newsletter", V. 3, #1, Spring, 1981, p. 13; by Bill & Carol Ellis, 1201 Maple St., Friona, TX 79035; LDS Fiche #6055364.
• Birth/Marriage/Death: "James Ball and Colvin Powell Connections," p. 9, by Grace Powell Harms, Gateway Press Inc, Balt: 1983.

Marriage Cert., Belmont Co., OH.

1. ↑ Source: #S47
2. ↑ Source: #S309
3. ↑ Source: #S311
4. ↑ Source: #S312
5. ↑ Source: #S310
6. ↑ Source: #S47