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John Lee Ellison 1885 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1885

Birth Location: Polk, North Carolina

Death Date: 3 Apr 1954

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Father: Henry Durham

Mother: Georgia Ellison

Spouse(s): Nannie Dykes

Children(s): Girtie Ellison, Lettie Ellison, Robert Ellison

John Lee Ellison was born in 1885 in Polk, North Carolina, the child of Henry Vanlato Durham and Georgia Annie Ellison. In 1930, John Lee Ellison resided in Uceba, Blount, Tennessee. In 1940, John Lee Ellison resided in Blount, Tennessee, United States. John Lee Ellison married Nannie Bell Dykes, and had children including Girtie Mae Ellison, Lettie Ellison, Robert Houston "Rob" Ellison. John Lee Ellison passed away in 1954 in Sevier, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • John Lee Ellison was born in 1885 in Polk, North Carolina, the child of Henry Vanlato Durham and Georgia Annie Ellison.
  • In 1930, John Lee Ellison resided in Uceba, Blount, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, John Lee Ellison resided in Blount, Tennessee, United States.
  • John Lee Ellison married Nannie Bell Dykes, and had children including Girtie Mae Ellison, Lettie Ellison, Robert Houston "Rob" Ellison.
  • John Lee Ellison passed away in 1954 in Sevier, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ellison's Ancestors

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John Ellison
1885 – 1954
Birth Place: Polk, North Carolina
Parents
Henry Vanlato Durham
1849 – 1926
South Carolina
Georgia (Annie) Ellison
1862 – 1906
North Carolina
Grandparents
Charles (Bunson) Durham
1797 – 1880
Logans Township, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Mary Scruggs
1804 – 1846
Cowpens, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States
George Ellison
1838 – 1863
North Carolina, United States
Winney Thompson
1830 – 1903
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ellison's Descendants

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John (Lee) Ellison (1 Apr 1885 – 3 Apr 1954) m. Nannie (Bell) Dykes (19 Feb 1883 – 18 Nov 1962)
  1. 1. Girtie (Mae) Ellison (25 Jul 1916 – 16 Jul 1979)
  2. 2. Lettie Ellison (abt 1921 – 31 Jul 1951)
  3. 3. Robert (Houston "Rob") Ellison (4 Mar 1924 – 22 Oct 2008)

John Ellison's Timeline

4 Records

1885
1 Apr 1885
Birth of John Lee Ellison in Polk, North Carolina
Polk, North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 45
John Lee Ellison resided here in Uceba, Blount, Tennessee
Uceba, Blount, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 55
John Lee Ellison resided here in Blount, Tennessee, United States
Blount, Tennessee, United States
1954
3 Apr 1954
Age 69
Death of John Lee Ellison in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Polk, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blount, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3874; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 5-26
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uceba, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 2234; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 693.0; FHL microfilm: 2341968
    [3] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
    [4] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [5] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sevier; Roll: 1877690

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1954
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sevier; Roll: 1877690

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Uceba, Blount, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uceba, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 2234; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 693.0; FHL microfilm: 2341968

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blount, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3874; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 5-26

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