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Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. 1811–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1811

Birth Location: Henry County, Kentucky

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Ballard County, Kentucky

Father: Jonathon (x)

Mother: Elizabeth Sheperd

Spouse(s): Sarah Porter

Children(s): Elizabeth Ellis

The story of Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. began in 1811 in Henry County, Kentucky. Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. married Sarah Ellen Porter, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Bettie Ellis. Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. passed away in 1856 in Ballard County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. began in 1811 in Henry County, Kentucky.
  • Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. married Sarah Ellen Porter, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Bettie Ellis.
  • Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. passed away in 1856 in Ballard County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathon (x)
1774–1856
Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Sheperd
1773–1845
Birth Location: Woodford Co, KY
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Porter
1820–1893
Birth Location: Henry County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ellis
1838–1927
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
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Jonathan Jr.'s Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Jr.
1811–1856
Birth Place: Henry County, Kentucky
Parents
Jonathon Ellis (x)
1774–1856
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy) Sheperd
1773–1845
Woodford Co, KY
Grandparents
William Ellis
1740–1808
Maryland, United States
Mary (Ellender) Cooke
1748–1827
Virginia, United States
James Sheperd
1750–1800
Mary (Elizabeth Reeves) -Shepherd
1749–1801
Northhampton, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Ellis
1726–1766
Elizabeth Mattingly
1726–1779
George (Rives)
1722–1803
Mary Jordan
1726–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rives
1690–1757
Hannah Bishop
1690–1756

Jonathan Jr.'s Descendants

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Jonathan ((Jot) Ellis) Jr. (20 Sep 1811–1856) m. Sarah (Ellen) Porter (29 February 1820–14 February 1893)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane "Bettie") Ellis 1838–1927 m. Joseph (Allen) Graves 1836–1902
    1. 1. Sarah (Altha) Graves 1858–1899 m. Samuel (Thomas) Tucker 1851–1899
      1. 1. Carrie (Belle Tucker Litton (third) wife) 1890–1929 m. SYLVESTER (CARL) SPENCER 1886–1948 m. Bartlett Sharp 1880–1929
        1. 1. Orris (Orril) Spencer 1908–1963 m. Laura (Maude) Wilson 1909–1986
        2. 2. Earl Spencer 1910–1976 m. Lona (M) Spencer 1914–
        3. 3. Carl (Vincent) SPENCER 1913–1997
      2. 2. Sarah (Amanda) Tucker 1884–
      3. 3. Edwin (Allen (Ollie)) Tucker 1881–1955
      4. 4. Floy (B.) Tucker 1887–1977
      5. 5. George (Grayston) Tucker 1880–1951
      6. 6. Lennie (Rue) Tucker 1883–1914
      7. 7. Edwin (Louis) Tucker 1881–1955
      8. 8. Josie Ecksteien 1879–
      9. 9. Samuel (Festus) Tucker 1891–1969
    2. 2. John (H) Graves 1861–1942
    3. 3. George (Franklin) Graves 1864–1935
    4. 4. James (T) Graves 1866–1940
    5. 5. Joseph Graves 1869–1946
    6. 6. Porter Graves 1872–
    7. 7. William (Eli) Graves 1877–1948

Jonathan Jr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1811
20 Sep 1811
Birth of Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. in Henry County, Kentucky
Henry County, Kentucky
1856
1856
Age 45
Death of Jonathan (Jot) Ellis Jr. in Ballard County, Kentucky
Ballard County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1811
    Event Place: Henry County, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Ballard County, Kentucky
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