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James K Ellis 1860–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1860

Birth Location: Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 15 March 1940

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

Father: Thaddeus Ellis

Mother: Rachel Ellis

Spouse(s): Martha Ellis, Louisa Clayton

Children(s): John Ellis, James Ellis, Ella Rogers, Vandora Tankersley, William Ellis, Albert Sr, M. Ellis, Ina Corbin, Ida Leatherwood

The story of James K Ellis began in 1860 in Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, USA. James K Ellis married Louisa J Clayton, Martha Ann Ellis, and had children including Albert Glenn Ellis Sr, Ella V Rogers, Ida Ola Leatherwood, Ina Mae Corbin, James Elias Ellis, John Dewey Ellis, M Blain Ellis, Vandora Jane Tankersley, William Joseph Ellis. James K Ellis passed away in 1940 in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James K Ellis began in 1860 in Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.
  • James K Ellis married Louisa J Clayton, Martha Ann Ellis, and had children including Albert Glenn Ellis Sr, Ella V Rogers, Ida Ola Leatherwood, Ina Mae Corbin, James Elias Ellis, John Dewey Ellis, M Blain Ellis, Vandora Jane Tankersley, William Joseph Ellis.
  • James K Ellis passed away in 1940 in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ellis's Ancestors

Self
James Ellis
1860–1940
Birth Place: Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Parents
Thaddeus Stephen Ellis
1840–1879
Pisgah, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Rachel (Jane) Ellis
1844–1882
Cartecay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Rev. (Jonathan Davis) Chastain
1803–1847
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Rachel (Melvenia Stover Chastain) GGM3
1804–1885
Habersham County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Chastain
1780–1845
Rebeckah Chastain
1779–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ellis's Descendants

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James (K) Ellis (1860–15 March 1940) m. Martha (Ann) Ellis (3 June 1859–19 August 1947) m. Louisa (J) Clayton (18 June 1864–25 June 1891)
  1. 1. John (Dewey) Ellis 1899–1990
  2. 2. James (Elias) Ellis 1890–1917
  3. 3. Ella (V) Rogers 1883–1964
  4. 4. Vandora (Jane) Tankersley 1885–1967 m. Wilford (Young) Tankersley 1879–1973
    1. 1. Odell Tankersley 1917–2006
    2. 2. Herbert (Hoover) Tankersley 1920–2006
    3. 3. Pluma (Alene) Tankersley 1908–2005
    4. 4. Ruby (Mae) Tankersley 1912–1999
    5. 5. Reed (Ellis) Tankersley 1915–2005
    6. 6. William (Lawrence) Tankersley 1909–2001
  5. 5. William (Joseph) Ellis 1888–1967
  6. 6. Albert (Glenn Ellis) Sr 1894–1982
  7. 7. M. (Blain) Ellis 1892–1895
  8. 8. Ina (Mae) Corbin 1902–1999
  9. 9. Ida (Ola) Leatherwood 1897–1976

James Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1860
1860
Birth of James K Ellis in Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1940
15 March 1940
Age 80
Death of James K Ellis in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America
Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1940
    Event Place: Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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