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James Ellis 1794–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 September 1794

Birth Location: Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 26 December 1861

Death Location: Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Radford I

Mother: Elizabeth McCoy

Spouse(s): Olive Varner

Children(s): Matthew Ellis, Thomas Ellis, Radford Ellis, Jack Ellis, Martha Ellis

The story of James Ellis began in 1794 in Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America. In 1840, James Ellis resided in District 829, Floyd, Georgia, USA. In 1850, James Ellis resided in Subdivision 30, Floyd, Georgia, USA. James Ellis married Olive Oleander Varner, and had children including Jack Lumpkin Ellis, Martha Francis Ellis, Matthew Varner Ellis, Olley Ellis, Radford Berry Ellis, Thomas Jefferson Ellis. James Ellis passed away in 1861 in Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ellis began in 1794 in Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • In 1840, James Ellis resided in District 829, Floyd, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1850, James Ellis resided in Subdivision 30, Floyd, Georgia, USA.
  • James Ellis married Olive Oleander Varner, and had children including Jack Lumpkin Ellis, Martha Francis Ellis, Matthew Varner Ellis, Olley Ellis, Radford Berry Ellis, Thomas Jefferson Ellis.
  • James Ellis passed away in 1861 in Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Radford I
1748–1812
Birth Location: Flat Creek, Amelia, Virginia
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Elizabeth McCoy
1760–1818
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
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Spouses(s)

Olive Varner
1797–1862
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
OV

Children(s)

Matthew Ellis
1813–1904
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
ME
Thomas Ellis
1838–1906
Birth Location: Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
TE
Radford Ellis
1821–1888
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
RE
Jack Ellis
1828–1898
Birth Location: Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia, United States of America
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Martha Ellis
1834–1908
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
ME

James Ellis's Ancestors

Self
James Ellis
1794–1861
Birth Place: Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Radford Berry Ellis I
1748–1812
Flat Creek, Amelia, Virginia
Elizabeth McCoy
1760–1818
Rowan Co., NC
Grandparents
John (Willis “Indian Trader” Ellis) II
1708–1766
Flat Creek, Nottaway Parish, Amelia, VA, Virginia, USA
Lucy Mayes
1714–1759
Great Swamp Bridge, Prince George, Virginia, USA
James McCoy
–1796
Great-Grandparents
John II
1678–1738
Joanna Willis
1680–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1648–1730
Elizabeth Willis
–1730
Mary Bentley
1660–1690

James Ellis's Descendants

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James Ellis (26 September 1794–26 December 1861) m. Olive (Oleander) Varner (4 December 1797–5 April 1862)
  1. 1. Matthew (Varner) Ellis 1813–1904 m. Francis (Minerva Ann) Montgomery 1819–1896
    1. 1. James (Barclay) Ellis 1842–1923 m. Kate Ellis 1851–
      1. 1. Ola Ellis 1871–1968 m. Jack Armstrong 1884–1951
      2. 2. C (F) Ellis 1874–
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Ellis 1855–1900
    3. 3. William (Varner) Ellis 1844–1864
    4. 4. Isaac (Anderson) Ellis 1848–1921 m. Samantha (A.) Ellis 1854–
      1. 1. Cora (T.) Ellis 1875–
      2. 2. Ollie Ellis 1877–
      3. 3. Allice (G) Ellis 1880–
      4. 4. Weldon (E) Ellis 1883–
      5. 5. Fannie (V) Ellis 1887–
    5. 5. Oleander ((Olive) Antonet (Annette)) Ellis 1851– m. John (Lafayette) Gwin 1849–1915
      1. 1. Della (Mae) Gwinn 1876–1961 m. John (Marshall) Walker 1877–1950
        1. 1. Robert (Louie Walker) Sr 1902–1960 m. Leta (M) Parr 1905–1978
        2. 2. Mary (Sue) Walker 1908–
      2. 2. Ogis (B.) Gwinn 1879–
      3. 3. Ellis (Toliver) Gwin 1882–1961 m. Fannie Chastain 1899–1977 m. Sarah ((Sallie) A) Gwin 1886–
        1. 1. William (Eugene) Gwin 1916–1995
        2. 2. Reba (Dean) Smith 1929–2004
        3. 3. Ruby (Lee) Gwin 1926–1946 m. William (Greeley) Bellamy 1918–2003
        4. 4. James (Lafayette) Gwin 1928–1997
        5. 5. Emma (Iona) Gwin 1932–2015
        6. 6. Carl (Bert) Gwin 1908–1983
        7. 7. Earl (H) Gwin 1907–
        8. 8. John (L) Gwin 1914–
    6. 6. Mary (F) Ellis 1853–
    7. 7. Martha (Elizabeth) Ellis 1859–1909 m. John (Henry Lay) Sr 1852–1925
      1. 1. Vera Lay 1880–1934 m. Loyd (Ed) Etherton 1878–1953
      2. 2. James (Latha Lay) Sr 1887–1932
      3. 3. John (Herman) Lay 1891–1951
      4. 4. Ethel (Nerve) Sligh 1883–1968 m. Charles (Albert Sligh) Sr 1864–1935
        1. 1. Woodrow Sligh 1913–
        2. 2. Mary (Francis) Sligh 1915–2003 m. Frank (Archer) Furhman 1915–1993
        3. 3. Charles (Albert Sligh) Jr 1896–1962 m. Sadie (C.) Sligh 1903–1990
        4. 4. Jessie Sligh 1900–
        5. 5. Howard Sligh 1904–
        6. 6. Hazel Sligh 1906–
      5. 5. Olive Lay 1895– m. James (Edward) Jeffers 1876–
        1. 1. John (Henry) Jeffers 1921–2008 m. Dora (Jeanette) Thomason 1917–2010
  2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Ellis 1838–1906 m. Susan (Mildred) Trippe 1840–1928
    1. 1. Jennie (A) Ellis 1872–1960
      1. 1. Walter (E) Garrett 1896–1941
    2. 2. Ollie (P.) Ellis 1870–1958
    3. 3. James (Clarence) Ellis 1881–1926 m. Ruth Long 1891–1988
      1. 1. Thomas (James) Ellis 1926–1984
  3. 3. Radford (Berry) Ellis 1821–1888 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lyle 1828–1890
    1. 1. Martha (Virginia (Jennie)) Ellis 1858–1936 m. Thomas (Knox) Dickerson 1858–1927
      1. 1. K Dickerson 1888–
      2. 2. Jack (Lyle) Dickerson 1890–1954
      3. 3. Harry (Evan) Dickerson 1891–1951
      4. 4. Lucy Dickerson 1893–1982 m. Albert (Newton) Tumlin 1864–1937
        1. 1. Caroline Tumlin 1923–2012
      5. 5. Ruby (Daisy) Dickerson 1895–
      6. 6. Thomas (Ellis) Dickerson 1884–1928 m. Anna (Dulia) Davis 1879–1961
    2. 2. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Ellis 1869–1912 m. Theodore (H) Whorton 1866–
      1. 1. Jonnie (Beatrice) Whorton 1889– m. Frank (M) Downs 1891–
        1. 1. Frank (M) Downs 1915–
        2. 2. Howard (I) Downs 1918–
        3. 3. Mildred (L) Downs 1920–
        4. 4. Jack (C) Downs 1923–
      2. 2. Romayne (Luther) Whorton 1893–1967 m. Delia (Mildred) Sautamyer 1895–1980
        1. 1. Romayne (Harry (Dick)) Whorton 1913–1976 m. Rachael Siegel 1917–2001
        2. 2. Jack (F) Whorton 1924–
      3. 3. Annie Whorton 1896–
    3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Ellis 1849–1932
    4. 4. Mandy Ellis 1857–1857
    5. 5. Salley (L.) Ellis 1857–1936
    6. 6. Alexander (Hamilton) Ellis 1847–1929 m. Martha (N) Ellis 1850–
      1. 1. John (R) Ellis 1888–
      2. 2. James (B) Ellis 1892–
      3. 3. Ladye (L) Ellis 1896–
    7. 7. Jack (Lyle) Ellis 1851–1881
    8. 8. Radford Ellis 1871–1948 m. Rosa (Lee) Ellis 1876–1967
    9. 9. Robertus ((Burt)) Ellis 1864–1943 m. Ellie (T) Ellis 1874–
      1. 1. Radford (Samuel) Ellis 1905–1987 m. Leila Pollard 1906–1988
  4. 4. Jack (Lumpkin) Ellis 1828–1898 m. Mahala (Ann Rebecca) Couey 1834–1911
    1. 1. James (Courtney Howard) Ellis 1863–1952 m. Sarah ((Sallie) Jane) Ellis 1873–1928
      1. 1. Nobia Ellis 1892–1962 m. Roger (B) Ray 1889–
        1. 1. Rusha Ray 1919–
      2. 2. Joseph (Pope) Ellis 1894–1972 m. Helen (L) Ellis 1893–1972
      3. 3. Cicero (Courtney) Ellis 1896–1993 m. Francis (C) Hawell 1920–
      4. 4. William (Hal) Ellis 1901–1989 m. Lillian (R) Ellis 1909–
        1. 1. Anne Skinner 1928–2017 m. Alvin (Monroe) Skinner 1921–2006
      5. 5. Herman (T) Ellis 1903–
      6. 6. Percy (B) Ellis 1906–1991
      7. 7. Essie (May) Ellis 1887–
    2. 2. Electra (Adalisa) Ellis 1853–1926 m. Pleasant (Green) Mobley 1852–1917
    3. 3. Charles (Dalton) Ellis 1861–1918
    4. 4. Frances (Denton) Jones 1858–1911 m. John (A) Jones 1854–
      1. 1. Seaborne (H) Jones 1883–
      2. 2. Varna (W) Jones 1884–
      3. 3. Laura (R) Jones 1887–
      4. 4. Samuel (Porter) Jones 1889–1977 m. Ada (Mae) Jones 1907–1956
        1. 1. Barbara (J) Jones 1929–2015
        2. 2. Audrey Jones 1924–2015
        3. 3. Jones Jones 1911–
      5. 5. Maude (D) Jones 1892–
      6. 6. John (F) Jones 1894–1929
      7. 7. Lilian (W) Jones 1898–
    5. 5. William (F) Ellis 1855–
    6. 6. Woodvill (C.) Ellis 1869–
    7. 7. Susan (E.) Ellis 1879–
  5. 5. Martha (Francis) Ellis 1834–1908 m. John (Bulow) Appleton 1827–1908
    1. 1. John (Ellis) Appleton 1861–1952
    2. 2. Amelia (Frances) Appleton 1853–1927 m. William (P) Jones 1853–
    3. 3. Eliza (Varner) Price 1875–1957
    4. 4. James (Grigsby) Appleton 1855–1938
    5. 5. Thomas (Hayne) Appleton 1865–1946
    6. 6. William (Newton) Appleton 1858–1935
    7. 7. Lutherine (S) Appleton 1858–1907
    8. 8. Susan (E.) Appleton 1863–
    9. 9. Charles (E.) Appleton 1869–
    10. 10. Martha (B.) Appleton 1871–
    11. 11. Joseph (W.) Appleton 1879–

James Ellis's Timeline

5 Records

1794
26 September 1794
Birth of James Ellis in Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
1840
1840
Age 46
James Ellis resided here in District 829, Floyd, Georgia, USA
District 829, Floyd, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 56
James Ellis resided here in Subdivision 30, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Subdivision 30, Floyd, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 66
James Ellis resided here in Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA
1861
26 December 1861
Age 67
Death of James Ellis in Cave Springs, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Cave Springs, Floyd, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 September 1794
    Event Place: Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia; Page: 351; Family History Library Film: 803121
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 30, Floyd, Georgia; Roll: 69; Page: 83B
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: District 829, Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 30, Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 30, Floyd, Georgia; Roll: 69; Page: 83B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia; Page: 351; Family History Library Film: 803121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1861
    Event Place: Cave Springs, Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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