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Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis 1827–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1827

Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1897

Death Location: , , Tennessee, USA

Father: Moses Ellis

Mother: Rachel None

Spouse(s): Oregon Housley

Children(s): John Ellis, Monroe Ellis, Lydia Ellis, Alonzo Ellis, George Ellis, Luther Ellis, Melvana Ellis

The story of Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis began in 1827 in , , Tennessee, USA. In 1850, Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis resided in Murray, Georgia. Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis married Oregon Jane Housley, and had children including Alonzo Lon Ellis, George Clanton Ellis, John Ellis, Luther R Ellis, Lydia Ellen Ellis, Melvana Tennessee Ellis, Monroe Henderson Ellis. Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis passed away in 1897 in , , Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis began in 1827 in , , Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis resided in Murray, Georgia.
  • Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis married Oregon Jane Housley, and had children including Alonzo Lon Ellis, George Clanton Ellis, John Ellis, Luther R Ellis, Lydia Ellen Ellis, Melvana Tennessee Ellis, Monroe Henderson Ellis.
  • Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis passed away in 1897 in , , Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Ellis
1790–1860
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Rachel None
1790–1850
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Oregon Housley
1840–1908
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

John Ellis
1850–
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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Monroe Ellis
1862–1920
Birth Location: Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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Lydia Ellis
1866–1953
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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Alonzo Ellis
1867–1951
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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George Ellis
1873–1949
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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Luther Ellis
1876–1929
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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Melvana Ellis
1879–1963
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
ME

Jesse Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Ellis
1827–1897
Birth Place: , , Tennessee, USA
Parents
Moses Ellis
1790–1860
South Carolina
Rachel
1790–1850
Tennessee
Grandparents
Na-Wa-Te ("The Gritt" A-Ni-Sa-Ho-Ni (Blue Holly) Clan)
1761–1814
Cherokee Nation, Tennessee
Mary (Hicks A-Ni'-Wa'-Ya (Wolf) Clan)
1763–1826
Tamahli, Cherokee Nation, Tennessee
Joshua (Sr.) Curtis
1740–1818
Culpeper Co, VA
Mary (Sarah) Clark
1736–1800
Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Clan)
1740–1829
Nancy CONRAD
1743–1797
John Curtiss
1618–1702
Mary Lewin
1629–1664
Clark
1706–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Curtiss
1577–1639
Elizabeth HUTCHINS
1610–1658
THOMAS LEWEN
1605–
ELIZABETH VINCHER
1607–

Jesse Ellis's Descendants

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Jesse ("Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton) Ellis (1827–9 Sep 1897) m. Oregon ("Jane") Housley (1840–1908)
  1. 1. John Ellis 1850–
  2. 2. Monroe (Henderson) Ellis 1862–1920
  3. 3. Lydia (Ellen) Ellis 1866–1953
  4. 4. Alonzo ("Lon") Ellis 1867–1951 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Hooper
    1. 1. James (Edgar) Ellis 1889–1972
    2. 2. Allie (Mae) Ellis 1894–1958
    3. 3. Ora Ellis 1903–1999
    4. 4. Sarah (Jane "Janie") Ellis 1903–1992 m. Curtis (Lee) Dale 1896–1966
      1. 1. Pauline Dale 1923–1923
      2. 2. William (Finis) Dale 1925–2003
    5. 5. Flora (M) Ellis 1910–
    6. 6. Mary (Lou) Ellis 1907–2006
    7. 7. Cornell Ellis 1913–1913
    8. 8. Jesse (E.) Ellis 1897–1984 m. Ollie (Vera Matthews) (Mathews) 1903–1988
      1. 1. David (Lonzo) Ellis 1934–2002
      2. 2. James (Theodore) Ellis 1924–2002
      3. 3. Bernice (Fonda) Ellis 1930–2010
      4. 4. Billy (Wayne) Ellis 1943–1943
      5. 5. Clifford (Harley) Ellis 1927–1932
      6. 6. Sula (Faye) Ellis 1922–1923
    9. 9. Jame (C) Ellis 1906–
  5. 5. George (Clanton) Ellis 1873–1949
  6. 6. Luther (R.) Ellis 1876–1929
  7. 7. Melvana (Tennessee) Ellis 1879–1963

Jesse Ellis's Timeline

4 Records

1827
1827
Birth of Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1827
1827
Birth of Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis in , , Tennessee, USA
, , Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 23
Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis resided here in Murray, Georgia
Murray, Georgia
1897
9 Sep 1897
Age 70
Death of Jesse "Drivear" Ka-Ta-Ta Clayton Ellis in Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Murray, Georgia; Roll: M432_78; Page: 277; Image: 558.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: , , Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Murray, Georgia; Roll: M432_78; Page: 277; Image: 558.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Murray, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Murray, Georgia; Roll: M432_78; Page: 277; Image: 558.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: , , Tennessee, USA
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