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Ellen M. Tipton 1846–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1846

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky

Death Date: 6 Feb 1940

Death Location: Grove Hill Cemetery (Section P, Row 18, Space 4), Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Tipton

Mother: Elizabeth Easley

Spouse(s): Charles Hedges

Children(s): Sarah Foster

The story of Ellen M. Tipton began in 1846 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky. Ellen M. Tipton married Charles William Hedges, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Foster. Ellen M. Tipton passed away in 1940 in Grove Hill Cemetery (Section P, Row 18, Space 4), Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen M. Tipton began in 1846 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky.
  • Ellen M. Tipton married Charles William Hedges, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Foster.
  • Ellen M. Tipton passed away in 1940 in Grove Hill Cemetery (Section P, Row 18, Space 4), Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Tipton
1812–1890
Birth Location: Madison, Kentucky, United States
JT
Elizabeth Easley
1819–1890
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EE

Spouses(s)

Charles Hedges
1841–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
CH

Children(s)

Sarah Foster
1866–1923
Birth Location: Franklin, Kentucky
SF

Ellen Tipton's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Tipton
1846–1940
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky
Parents
James Nolan Tipton
1812–1890
Madison, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth (M) Easley
1819–1890
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Tipton's Descendants

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Ellen (M.) Tipton (1 May 1846–6 Feb 1940) m. Charles (William) Hedges (Abt. 1841–)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Foster 1866–1923 m. Andrew (Jackson) Foster 1857–1936
    1. 1. James Foster 1888–1982 m. Isa (Chester) Foster 1893–1975
      1. 1. Margaret (E) Foster 1915–
      2. 2. Catherine Foster 1919–2008 m. Leo Sorrell 1916–
      3. 3. Edna VanMeter 1922–1992
      4. 4. Elizabeth Foster 1925–
      5. 5. James Foster 1938–2009
      6. 6. Margaret (Bowman) Crawford 1915–2002
      7. 7. Margaret (E) Foster 1915–
      8. 8. Catherine Foster 1919–2008 m. Leo Sorrell 1916–
      9. 9. Edna Foster 1922–1992
      10. 10. Dorothy (M) Schweitzer 1932–2008 m. Eugene (Schweitzer) Jr 1926–2025 m. John Wingeier 1939–1981 m. John (H.) Blackerby 1920–2000
        1. 1. Ross (Thomas) Schweitzer 1951–2024
      11. 11. Elizabeth Foster 1925–
      12. 12. James Foster 1938–2009
      13. 13. Margaret (E) Foster 1913–2002 m. Robert Crawford 1909–
      14. 14. Katherine (Foster) Fust 1919–2008 m. Elva (L) Sorrell 1917–
        1. 1. Jim Sorrell 1939–1980
      15. 15. Edna (F) Vanmeter 1922–1992 m. David (Sloan Van) Meter 1917–
        1. 1. Edward (Glenn VanMeter) Sr 1943–2018
      16. 16. Elizabeth Foster 1925–
      17. 17. Francis Foster 1928–1951
      18. 18. James (C.) Foster 1938–2009
      19. 19. Katherine (Foster) Fust 1919–2008 m. Henry (A) Fust 1915–1976 m. Elva (Leo) Sorrell 1916–1970
      20. 20. James (L.) Foster 1938–2009
      21. 21. Edna Foster 1922–1992
      22. 22. Edna (Van) Meter 1922–1992 m. David (Sloan Van) Meter 1917–1975
      23. 23. Margaret (E) Foster 1915–
      24. 24. Elizabeth Foster 1925–
      25. 25. Francis Foster 1928–1951
      26. 26. Edna (Van) Meter 1922–1992
      27. 27. Margaret (Bowman) Crawford 1915–2002
      28. 28. Edna VanMeter 1922–
      29. 29. Katherine Fust 1919–2008
      30. 30. Francis (Irene) James 1927–1951
      31. 31. Lona C 1920–

Ellen Tipton's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1 May 1846
Birth of Ellen M. Tipton in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky
1940
6 Feb 1940
Age 94
Death of Ellen M. Tipton in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1846
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grove Hill Cemetery (Section P, Row 18, Space 4), Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
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