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James Ellis 1863–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1863

Birth Location: Preble, Cortland, New York

Death Date: January 29, 1942

Death Location: Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA

Father: Robert Ellis

Mother: Mary Ellis

Spouse(s): Mary Forman

Children(s): Nelle Ellis, Steve Ellis, Frank Ellis, Mamie Ellis, Virgie Ellis, Benjamin Ellis, Steve Ellis, Mary Ellis, Bennie Ellis, Fred Ellis

The story of James Ellis began in 1863 in Preble, Cortland, New York. In 1865, James Ellis resided in Preble, Cortland, New York, USA. James Ellis married Mary Susan Forman, and had children including Benjamin Ellis, Bennie Ellis, Frank L Ellis, Fred Ellis, Mamie Ellis, Mary Ellis, Nelle J Ellis, Steve Ellis, Virgie Ellis. James Ellis passed away in 1942 in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ellis began in 1863 in Preble, Cortland, New York.
  • In 1865, James Ellis resided in Preble, Cortland, New York, USA.
  • James Ellis married Mary Susan Forman, and had children including Benjamin Ellis, Bennie Ellis, Frank L Ellis, Fred Ellis, Mamie Ellis, Mary Ellis, Nelle J Ellis, Steve Ellis, Virgie Ellis.
  • James Ellis passed away in 1942 in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Ellis
1829–1873
Birth Location: England
RE
Mary Ellis
1827–1906
Birth Location: Scotland
ME

Spouses(s)

Mary Forman
1860–1947
Birth Location: Missouri
MF

Children(s)

Nelle Ellis
1888–1963
Birth Location: Missouri
NE
Steve Ellis
1892–1964
Birth Location: Hannibal, Missouri, USA
SE
Frank Ellis
1894–1964
Birth Location: Missouri
FE
Mamie Ellis
1896–1988
Birth Location: Missouri
ME
Virgie Ellis
1900–
Birth Location: Missouri
VE
Benjamin Ellis
1906–
Birth Location: Missouri
BE
Steve Ellis
1893–
Birth Location: Missouri
SE
Mary Ellis
1896–
Birth Location: Missouri
ME
Bennie Ellis
1906–
Birth Location: Missouri
BE
Fred Ellis
1883–1899
Birth Location: Monroe County, Missouri, USA
FE

James Ellis's Ancestors

Self
James Ellis
1863–1942
Birth Place: Preble, Cortland, New York
Parents
Robert Ellis
1829–1873
England
Mary Ellis
1827–1906
Scotland
Grandparents
William Ellis
1806–
England
Elsie Ellis
1792–
England
David Mundell
1800–1840
Dryfesdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Mary (Scott) Hetherington
1794–1868
Searig, Dalton, Dumfries, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Ellis
1767–1838
Mary Machon
1771–1850
Thomas Hetherington
1750–1810
Janet Rome
1752–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ellis
1732–1810
Jane Dyson
1731–
James Rome
1734–1818
Margaret Scott
1735–1778

James Ellis's Descendants

1.
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James Ellis (1863–January 29, 1942) m. Mary (Susan) Forman (September 20, 1860–March 15, 1947)
  1. 1. Nelle (J) Ellis 1888–1963 m. Vincent (de Paul Cunningham) I 1887–1921
    1. 1. Vincent (de Paul) Cunningham 1910–1967 m. Margaret (Courtney) Chapman 1919–1984 m. Martha (Kathryn) Petry 1912–2003
      1. 1. Vincent (de Paul Cunningham) III 1934–2017
    2. 2. Ruth (Virginia) Cunningham 1918–1993 m. William (Joseph) Ward 1884–
      1. 1. Mary Ward 1944–2001
    3. 3. Dorothy (Jane) Cunningham 1925–1997 m. Louis (Bernard) BOWEN 1923–2016
    4. 4. Elizabeth (jemima) Cunningham 1912–2011
    5. 5. W. (F.) Cunningham 1915–1990 m. Mary (C) Cunningham 1917–2009
    6. 6. John (Edward) Cunningham 1922–1945
    7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Cunningham –2018
  2. 2. Steve Ellis 1892–1964 m. Anna (M) Chumm 1902–1977
    1. 1. Richard (Paul) Ellis 1926–2001
    2. 2. Harold Ellis 1925–
  3. 3. Frank (L) Ellis 1894–1964 m. Mary Ellis 1894–
    1. 1. Bessie (N) Ellis 1917–
    2. 2. Frank (P) Ellis 1918–
    3. 3. Robert (Warren) Ellis 1920–
    4. 4. Garnet (Lorene) Ellis 1923–
  4. 4. Mamie Ellis 1896–1988 m. Ernest Waterston 1892–1958
    1. 1. Mary (C) Waterston 1926–1997 m. Haskell (A) Preston 1923–1984
  5. 5. Virgie Ellis 1900–
  6. 6. Benjamin Ellis 1906–
  7. 7. Steve Ellis 1893–
  8. 8. Mary Ellis 1896–
  9. 9. Bennie Ellis 1906–
  10. 10. Fred Ellis 1883–1899

James Ellis's Timeline

9 Records

1861
May 10, 1861
Birth of James Ellis in New York
New York
1863
1863
Birth of James Ellis in Preble, Cortland, New York
Preble, Cortland, New York
1865
1865
Age 2
James Ellis resided here in Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
1870
1870
Age 7
James Ellis resided here in Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
1875
1 June 1875
Age 12
James Ellis resided here in Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 17
James Ellis resided here in Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
1900
1900
Age 37
James Ellis resided here in Lentner Township, Shelby, Missouri
Lentner Township, Shelby, Missouri
1910
1910
Age 47
James Ellis resided here in Shelbina Ward 2, Shelby, Missouri
Shelbina Ward 2, Shelby, Missouri
1942
January 29, 1942
Age 79
Death of James Ellis in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA
Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 10, 1861
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Preble, Cortland, New York; Roll: 822; Family History Film: 1254822; Page: 194A; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 0391
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Preble, Cortland, New York; Roll: M593_922; Page: 838A; Family History Library Film: 552421
    [3] New York, State Census, 1865
    [4] New York, State Census, 1875
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lentner, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: T623_904; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 166; FHL microfilm: 1240904.
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lentner, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: T623_904; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 166; FHL microfilm: 1240904.
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shelbina Ward 2, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: T624_825; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0174; Image: 792; FHL microfilm: 1374838.
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Preble, Cortland, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Preble, Cortland, New York; Roll: M593_922; Page: 838A; Family History Library Film: 552421

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1875
    Event Place: Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1875

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Preble, Cortland, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Preble, Cortland, New York; Roll: 822; Family History Film: 1254822; Page: 194A; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 0391

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lentner Township, Shelby, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lentner, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: T623_904; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 166; FHL microfilm: 1240904.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lentner, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: T623_904; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 166; FHL microfilm: 1240904.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Shelbina Ward 2, Shelby, Missouri
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shelbina Ward 2, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: T624_825; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0174; Image: 792; FHL microfilm: 1374838.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 29, 1942
    Event Place: Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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