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Iva Viola Ellis 1918–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 SEP 1918

Birth Location: East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 9 DEC 1976

Death Location: Illinois, USA

Father: Wiley Ellis

Mother: Nevada Butts

Spouse(s): Roy Cooper

Children(s): Betty Cooper

Iva Viola Ellis was born in 1918 in East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, USA, the child of Wiley Daniel Ellis And Nevada Butts. In 1935, Iva Viola Ellis resided in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Iva Viola Ellis resided in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA. Iva Viola Ellis married Roy Isaac Cooper, and had children including Betty Gene Cooper. Iva Viola Ellis passed away in 1976 in Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Iva Viola Ellis was born in 1918 in East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, USA, the child of Wiley Daniel Ellis And Nevada Butts.
  • In 1935, Iva Viola Ellis resided in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Iva Viola Ellis resided in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA.
  • Iva Viola Ellis married Roy Isaac Cooper, and had children including Betty Gene Cooper.
  • Iva Viola Ellis passed away in 1976 in Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Iva Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Iva Ellis
1918–1976
Birth Place: East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, USA
Parents
Wiley Daniel Ellis
1875–1953
Jackson, Illinois, USA
Nevada Butts
1890–1962
Pomona, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Herman) Butts
1863–1907
Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Anna Jackson
1875–1916
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Littlebury Butts
1820–1897
Susannah Dillow
1831–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Dillow
1803–1878
Susannah Barringer
1802–1878

Iva Ellis's Descendants

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Iva (Viola) Ellis (30 SEP 1918–9 DEC 1976) m. Roy (Isaac) Cooper (21 AUG 1910–)
  1. 1. Betty (Gene) Cooper 1935–2011

Iva Ellis's Timeline

6 Records

1918
30 SEP 1918
Birth of Iva Viola Ellis in East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, USA
East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Iva Viola Ellis resided here in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Iva Viola Ellis resided here in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 22
Iva Viola Ellis resided here in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
1974
1974
Age 56
Iva Viola Ellis resided here in Cahokia, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Cahokia, St Clair, Illinois, USA
1976
9 DEC 1976
Age 58
Death of Iva Viola Ellis in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1918
    Event Place: East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 DEC 1976
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1974
    Event Place: Cahokia, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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