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Ernest Napoleon Ellis 1894–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1894

Birth Location: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1956

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nathaniel Ellis

Mother: Rachel Delaney

Spouse(s): Fannie Hembree, Jessie Kelley

Children(s): Louise Ellis, Geraldine Ellis, Annie Ellis-Bennett, Mildred Ellis, Mary Ellis

The story of Ernest Napoleon Ellis began in 1894 in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided in Civil District 13, Roane, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA. Ernest Napoleon Ellis married Fannie Mae Hembree, Jessie V Kelley, and had children including Annie Bell Ellis Bennett, Ed Ellis, Geraldine Ellis, Jean Ellis, Louise Ellis, Mary Edna Ellis, Mildred Ellis, Nathaniel Ellis, Willie B Ellis. Ernest Napoleon Ellis passed away in 1956 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Napoleon Ellis began in 1894 in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided in Civil District 13, Roane, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ernest Napoleon Ellis married Fannie Mae Hembree, Jessie V Kelley, and had children including Annie Bell Ellis Bennett, Ed Ellis, Geraldine Ellis, Jean Ellis, Louise Ellis, Mary Edna Ellis, Mildred Ellis, Nathaniel Ellis, Willie B Ellis.
  • Ernest Napoleon Ellis passed away in 1956 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Ellis
1869–1943
Birth Location: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
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Rachel Delaney
1873–1913
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RD

Spouses(s)

Fannie Hembree
1897–1981
Birth Location: Tennessee
FH
Jessie Kelley
1902–1981
Birth Location: Tennessee
JK

Children(s)

Louise Ellis
1925–2016
Birth Location: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
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Geraldine Ellis
1935–2018
Birth Location: Tennessee
GE
Annie Ellis-Bennett
1916–2000
Birth Location: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
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Mildred Ellis
1921–
Birth Location: Tennessee
ME
Mary Ellis
1929–1964
Birth Location: Tennessee
ME

Ernest Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Ellis
1894–1956
Birth Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Nathaniel B Ellis
1869–1943
Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Rachel Delaney
1873–1913
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Warner Ellis
1840–
Tennessee
Fanin Ellis
1847–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Ellis's Descendants

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Ernest (Napoleon) Ellis (23 Aug 1894–27 Dec 1956) m. Fannie (Mae) Hembree (5 May 1897–May 1981) m. Jessie (V) Kelley (29 May 1902–May 1981)
  1. 1. Louise Ellis 1925–2016 m. Herman (Garlin) Canada 1925–1968
    1. 1. Constance (Yvonne) Canada 1951–2020
    2. 2. Wanda (Larraine) Canada 1949–1995
  2. 2. Geraldine Ellis 1935–2018
  3. 3. Annie (Bell) Ellis-Bennett 1916–2000 m. Elizia Bennett 1916–
  4. 4. Mildred Ellis 1921–
  5. 5. Mary (Edna) Ellis 1929–1964

Ernest Ellis's Timeline

11 Records

1894
23 Aug 1894
Birth of Ernest Napoleon Ellis in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Civil District 13, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 13, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 23
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 46
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1955
1955
Age 61
Ernest Napoleon Ellis resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1956
27 Dec 1956
Age 62
Death of Ernest Napoleon Ellis in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03952; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 96-30
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0040
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1517; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1375530
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chattanooga, Hamilto

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 13, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 13, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: 1593; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1241593

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1517; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1375530

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Roane County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1760; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 171

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0040

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03952; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 96-30

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03952; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 96-30

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chattanooga, Hamilto

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1956
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
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