Ellen was born in 1828. She is the daughter of Michael Erskine and Agness Haynes.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-JQM : 12 April 2016), Michael Erskine, Guadalupe county, Guadalupe, Texas, United States; citing family 91, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFL-4V3 : 12 December 2017), M Erskine, 1860.
Ingmire, Frances T., Guadalupe County Texas Marriage Records, 1847-1874, Registers A and B (G. Mclin, 1985), Bride Index, p. 5.
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