Sarah Elizabeth (Pursley) Ellisor (1850 - 1929)

Born 19 Jan 1850 in Walker, Texas, United States

Wife of John Raney Ellisor — married 14 Nov 1869 in Walker County, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1929 at age 79 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States

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Biography

Sarah Elizabeth Pursley was born January 19, 1850 to John Pursley and Jane Bownen in Walker Texas.^[1] Her siblings were:

1. Wm Purstey b 1832
2. Hiram Pursteyb 1835
3. Lydia Purstey b 1840
4. John Purstey b 1842
5. Elizabeth Purstey b 1844
6. Joseph Purstey b 1846
7. Mary Purstey b 1848
8. Albert Ervin Pursley b 1851
9. Nancy Pursley b 1853
10. Ruey C Pursley b 1855

She married John Raney Ellisor on November 14, 1869 in Walker, Texas.^[2] Their children were:

1. Mary Jane Ellisor Ward 1872–1948^[3]
2. John Henry Ellisor 1875–1947
3. Sidney Sherman Ellisor 1877–1953
4. Edgar Walter Ellisor 1880–1942^[4]
5. Archibald Ellisor 1882–1963^[5]
6. Maude Anna Ellisor Niederhofer 1887–1978^[6]
7. Erby Marion Ellisor 1891–1961
8. Mathew Raynor Ellisor 1896–1981

She died, at the age of 79, on January 28, 1929 in Huntsville, Texas. She is buried at the Black Jack Methodist Church Cemetery Phelps, Walker County, Texas.^[7]

Research Notes

We know that she is not buried in Pine Valley Cemetery in San Jacinto County, Texas. We assume that the death certificate "Pine Valley" would be for the community near Black Jack Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-CZP : 23 December 2020), Sarah Purstey in household of John Purstey, Walker, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21S-LHT4 : 28 November 2018), J R Ellison and Sarah Pursley, 14 Nov 1869; citing Marriage, citing Walker, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,034,890.
3. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39T-X1R : 20 February 2021), Sarah L Pursley in entry for Mary Jane Ward, 02 Oct 1948; citing certificate number 45557, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,967.
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3Z6-4Y7 : 20 February 2021), Sarah Pursley in entry for Sidney Sherman Ellisor, 03 Feb 1953; citing certificate number 11045, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,848.
5. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSBV-PB6 : 20 February 2021), Sarah Pursley in entry for Arch Ellisor, 23 May 1963; citing certificate number 34610, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,275.
6. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1977-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH3Z-66L : 23 February 2021), Sarah Pursley in entry for Maude Anna Niederhofer, 07 Jan 1978; citing Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States, 05881, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin; .
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46088053/sarah-elizabeth-ellisor : accessed 14 March 2022), memorial page for Sarah Elizabeth Pursley Ellisor (19 Jan 1850–28 Jan 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #46088053 citing Black Jack Methodist Church Cemetery, Phelps, Walker County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Sherry Templin (Hicks Giese) (contributor 47303031) .

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-R65 : 18 February 2021), Sarah L Pursley in entry for Jane E Pursley, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGX-BMR : 29 May 2021), Sarah Ellisor in entry for Jno Ellisor, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35W-333 : 30 November 2021), Sarah L Ellison in entry for John R Ellison, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRQM-V4B : accessed 14 March 2022), Sarah E Ellison in household of John R Ellison, Justice Precinct 3, San Jacinto, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 6B, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1587; FHL microfilm 1,375,600.
• Family Search Profile for Sara Elizabeth Pursley