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Lydia Ann Platt 1871–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1871

Birth Location: Suwannee County Fla., Florida, USA

Death Date: October 1947

Death Location: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, United States of America

Father: John Platt

Mother: Susan Roberts

Spouse(s): John Ellison

Children(s): Henry Ellison, Ruby Barnett, Beulah Starling, Ola McCormick, Esther Jones, William Ellison, Eva Cumbie, Susie Ward

Lydia Ann Platt was born in 1871 in Suwannee County Fla., Florida, USA, the child of John Jefferson Platt And Susan Elizabeth Roberts. Lydia Ann Platt married John Jr Henry Ellison, and had children including Beulah Mae Starling, Esther Ellafair Jones, Eva Cumbie, Henry Bryan Ellison, Ola Elizabeth Mccormick, Ruby V Barnett, Susie Magnaline Ward, William Sidney Ellison. Lydia Ann Platt passed away in 1947 in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Ann Platt was born in 1871 in Suwannee County Fla., Florida, USA, the child of John Jefferson Platt And Susan Elizabeth Roberts.
  • Lydia Ann Platt married John Jr Henry Ellison, and had children including Beulah Mae Starling, Esther Ellafair Jones, Eva Cumbie, Henry Bryan Ellison, Ola Elizabeth Mccormick, Ruby V Barnett, Susie Magnaline Ward, William Sidney Ellison.
  • Lydia Ann Platt passed away in 1947 in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Platt's Ancestors

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Lydia Platt
1871–1947
Birth Place: Suwannee County Fla., Florida, USA
Parents
John Jefferson Platt
1820–1871
Bulloch, Georgia, United States
Susan (Elizabeth) Roberts
1842–1922
Madison Co., Florida
Grandparents
David Platt
1793–1866
Duplin, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Mary Rowe
1802–1874
Bulloch, Georgia, United States
Henry (John) Roberts
1819–1874
South Carolina, United States
Dorcas Polk
1823–1914
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Platt
1770–1855
Amy Platt
1775–1856
Col. Rowe
1775–1860
Nancy Morris
1765–1860
Daniel Polk
1787–1870
Mary Bryant
1800–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Platt
1745–1820
William Rowe
1754–1845
Sarah Ballard
1765–1783
John Morris
1743–1820
Luke Polk
1749–1800
Sarah Broxson
1750–1806
David Bryant
1753–1824
Winifred McCULLERS
1747–1800

Lydia Platt's Descendants

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Lydia (Ann) Platt (May 1871–October 1947) m. John (Jr. Henry) Ellison (22 July 1871–2 February 1963)
  1. 1. Henry (Bryan) Ellison 1901–1964 m. Luria Reinhardt 1897–1989 m. Cordell (Evelyn) Jenkins 1904–
    1. 1. Ernie (Edward) Ellison 1939–2025 m. Anne (Ellen) King 1941–2018
    2. 2. Lora (Agnes) Watkins 1923–
    3. 3. Inez Ellison 1924–
    4. 4. Daniel Ellison 1926–
  2. 2. Ruby (V) Barnett 1903–1989
  3. 3. Beulah (Mae) Starling 1896–1982
  4. 4. Ola (Elizabeth) McCormick 1894–1965
  5. 5. Esther (Ellafair) Jones 1906–1993
  6. 6. William (Sidney) Ellison 1892–1969
  7. 7. Eva Cumbie 1911–2004
  8. 8. Susie (Magnaline) Ward 1907–1993

Lydia Platt's Timeline

2 Records

1871
May 1871
Birth of Lydia Ann Platt in Suwannee County Fla., Florida, USA
Suwannee County Fla., Florida, USA
1947
October 1947
Age 76
Death of Lydia Ann Platt in In Lakeland, Polk County Fla., Florida, USA
In Lakeland, Polk County Fla., Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1871
    Event Place: Suwannee County Fla., Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1947
    Event Place: In Lakeland, Polk County Fla., Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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