Lafayette Ellis Jr. (1873 - 1937)

Born 6 Jan 1873 in Indiana

Ancestors

Husband of Ida Mae (Mynatt) Ellis — married 12 Dec 1898 in Pike County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1937 at age 64 in Oakland City, Columbia Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Lafayette Ellis, Oakland City Succumbs OAKLAND CITY. Nov. 15. (Special). Lafayette Ellis, age 64, died at his home on east Washington street Sunday morning at 10 o'clock following an illness of several months.

Funeral services were held at Atkinson Chapel Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock in charge of Rev. Grover Krieg and Rev. J. L. Battram, with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

Surviving are the widow, Ida May, two daughters, Mar. Earl Jenkins and Mrs. Marshall Mayfield, both of Oakland City; two sons, Hugh and Hassell also of Oakland City, and one sister, Mrs. Eliza Miller of Oatsville.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSQ-HC8 : accessed 28 September 2015), Lafayett Ellis in household of Rebecka Ellis, Logan, Pike, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district 175, sheet 317B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0304; FHL microfilm 1,254,304.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MG-MPH : accessed 28 September 2015), Lafe Ellis, Logan Township, Pike, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 160, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,397.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK58-KD7 : accessed 28 September 2015), Lafe Ellis, Logan, Pike, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 11B, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,387.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ25-4L5 : accessed 28 September 2015), Lafyatt Ellis, 1917-1918; citing Pike County, Indiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,653,179.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHMN-SR2 : accessed 28 September 2015), Lafeyette Ellis, Oakland, Gibson, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0006, sheet 9A, family 237, line 15, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 588; FHL microfilm 2,340,323.

• http://www.ingenweb.org/inpike/Logatk.htm

• 1898 Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHM-X53

• Marriages, flip pages to scan across: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23394-25954-47?cc=1410397&wc=3XW8-N3D:963041701,963144201

Shows father Lafayette Ellis, mother Rebecca G Smith.

• http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ellis&GSiman=1&GScid=180601&GRid=51297459&

• Princeton Daily Clarion, November 16, 1937, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/princeton-daily-clarion-ellis-lafayette/117193340/ : accessed September 6, 2023), clip page for Ellis, Lafayette Jr. by user michael_e_marten