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Dewey Pershing Ellis 1918–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 April 1918

Birth Location: Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 5 March 1991

Death Location: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Silas Ellis

Mother: Julia Ellis

Spouse(s): Dorothy Ellis

Children(s):

Dewey Pershing Ellis was born in 1918 in Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Silas Columbus Ellis And Julia Jeanette Joines Ellis. In 1935, Dewey Pershing Ellis resided in Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois. In 1940, Dewey Pershing Ellis resided in Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois, USA. Dewey Pershing Ellis married Dorothy Mae Hammond Porter Ellis, and had children including Bobby Ellis. Dewey Pershing Ellis passed away in 1991 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dewey Pershing Ellis was born in 1918 in Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Silas Columbus Ellis And Julia Jeanette Joines Ellis.
  • In 1935, Dewey Pershing Ellis resided in Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Dewey Pershing Ellis resided in Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois, USA.
  • Dewey Pershing Ellis married Dorothy Mae Hammond Porter Ellis, and had children including Bobby Ellis.
  • Dewey Pershing Ellis passed away in 1991 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dewey Ellis's Ancestors

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Dewey Ellis
1918–1991
Birth Place: Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Silas Columbus Ellis
1875–1961
North Carolina
Julia (Jeanette Joines) Ellis
1877–1958
North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Harlen Ellis) DR
1840–1914
Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lucinda (Cordelia Jones) Ellis
1839–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
BENJAMIN ELLIS
1790–1863
Mary (m.Ellis)
1795–1860
George Jones
1810–1865
Sarah Jones
1815–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dewey Ellis's Timeline

4 Records

1918
26 April 1918
Birth of Dewey Pershing Ellis in Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 17
Dewey Pershing Ellis resided here in Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois
Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 22
Dewey Pershing Ellis resided here in Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois, USA
1991
5 March 1991
Age 73
Death of Dewey Pershing Ellis in Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 April 1918
    Event Place: Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00762; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6-57
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00762; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6-57

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00762; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6-57

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1991
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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