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Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis 1918–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1918

Birth Location: Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 8 August 1976

Death Location: Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Ellis

Mother: Jessie Humphreys

Spouse(s): Ada Hoffman, Mary Smith

Children(s): Stephen Ellis, Billy (Forsyth), Earl Jr.

Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis was born in 1918 in Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Calvin Charles Charlie Bill Ellis And Jessie A Humphreys. In 1940, Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis resided in Addmsville, McNairy, Tennessee. Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis married Ada Pearl Louise Hoffman, Mary Bernice Smith, and had children including Billy Wayne Ellis Forsyth, Carol Lynn Ellis, Donna Jean Ellis, Earl Powell Ellis Jr, Stephen Clark Ellis. Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis passed away in 1976 in Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis was born in 1918 in Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Calvin Charles Charlie Bill Ellis And Jessie A Humphreys.
  • In 1940, Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis resided in Addmsville, McNairy, Tennessee.
  • Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis married Ada Pearl Louise Hoffman, Mary Bernice Smith, and had children including Billy Wayne Ellis Forsyth, Carol Lynn Ellis, Donna Jean Ellis, Earl Powell Ellis Jr, Stephen Clark Ellis.
  • Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis passed away in 1976 in Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Earl Ellis's Ancestors

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Earl Ellis
1918–1976
Birth Place: Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
William Calvin Charles "Charlie Bill " Ellis
1879–1955
McNairy, Tennessee, USA
Jessie (A.) Humphreys
1893–1962
Tennessee. USA
Grandparents
William (Richard "Calvin") Ellis
1859–1939
Tennessee, USA
Jacob (G. "Jake" Humphreys \) Umfress
1859–1917
Alabama
Mary (Alvinia "Vinie") McAnally
1861–1905
Russellville, Franklin, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
William Ellis
1826–1884
Melinda Newman
1834–1918
Calvin (Humphreys)
1835–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Ellis
1793–1874
Elizabeth Pickering
1796–1834
Jacob Newman
1810–1900
Mary Cannon
1814–1850

Earl Ellis's Descendants

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Earl (Powell (Shirley)) Ellis (2 March 1918–8 August 1976) m. Ada (Pearl Louise) Hoffman (11 May 1927–7 Jan 1985) m. Mary (Bernice) Smith (11 Nov 1921–1 Nov 1992)
  1. 1. Stephen (Clark) Ellis 1946–2016
  2. 2. Billy (Wayne Ellis) (Forsyth) 1943–2014
  3. 3. Earl (Powell Ellis) Jr. 1942–1942

Earl Ellis's Timeline

3 Records

1918
2 March 1918
Birth of Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis in Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 22
Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis resided here in Addmsville, McNairy, Tennessee
Addmsville, McNairy, Tennessee
1976
8 August 1976
Age 58
Death of Earl Powell (Shirley) Ellis in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1918
    Event Place: Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Addmsville, McNairy, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 88

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1976
    Event Place: Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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