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Elijah John McClellan Ellis 1815–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1815

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Feb 1899

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Elijah Ellis

Mother: Margaret Madden

Spouse(s): Margaret McCaleb

Children(s): Robert Ellis, Juda Ellis, Samuel Ellis, Millard Ellis, Joseph Ellis, William Ellis, Elvira Ellis

In 1815, Elijah John McClellan Ellis entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, born to Elijah Ellis And Margaret Peggy Madden. Elijah John McClellan Ellis married Margaret Jane Peggy Mccaleb, and had children including Elvira Clementine Ellis, Joseph Allison Ellis, Juda Ann Ellis, Millard Filmore Ellis, Robert D Ellis, Samuel Ellis, William Brownlow Ellis. Elijah John McClellan Ellis passed away in 1899 in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Elijah John McClellan Ellis entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, born to Elijah Ellis And Margaret Peggy Madden.
  • Elijah John McClellan Ellis married Margaret Jane Peggy Mccaleb, and had children including Elvira Clementine Ellis, Joseph Allison Ellis, Juda Ann Ellis, Millard Filmore Ellis, Robert D Ellis, Samuel Ellis, William Brownlow Ellis.
  • Elijah John McClellan Ellis passed away in 1899 in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elijah Ellis's Ancestors

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Elijah Ellis
1815–1899
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Elijah Ellis
1768–1856
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") Madden
1778–1865
North Carolina
Grandparents
William Ellis
1738–1809
Kent County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Sue) Shipley
1745–1794
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ellis
1704–1761
Mary Clarke
1707–1781
Nathan Shipley
1720–
Margaret Moffit
1730–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1661–1719
Margaret Coffin
1680–1719
John Clark
1665–1735
Elizabeth Lumpkin
1667–1734
John Moffit
1699–1742
Mary Christian
1704–1764

Elijah Ellis's Descendants

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Elijah (John McClellan) Ellis (5 Jul 1815–25 Feb 1899) m. Margaret (Jane "Peggy") McCaleb (11 Jun 1815–16 Apr 1900)
  1. 1. Robert (D) Ellis 1844–1928
  2. 2. Juda (Ann) Ellis 1849–1899
  3. 3. Samuel Ellis 1853–1940
  4. 4. Millard (Filmore) Ellis 1857–1891
  5. 5. Joseph (Allison) Ellis 1860–1919
  6. 6. William (Brownlow) Ellis 1864–1936
  7. 7. Elvira (Clementine) Ellis 1840–1928

Elijah Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1815
5 Jul 1815
Birth of Elijah John McClellan Ellis in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1899
25 Feb 1899
Age 84
Death of Elijah John McClellan Ellis in Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
Putnam County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1815
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 103
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1899
    Event Place: Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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