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Matthew Varner Ellis 1813–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JUL 1813

Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Death Date: 22 FEB 1904

Death Location: Cherokee County, Alabama

Father: James Ellis

Mother: Olive Varner

Spouse(s): Frances Montgomery

Children(s): Oleander Ellis

Matthew Varner Ellis was born in 1813 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, the child of James Ellis And Olive Ollie Varner. Matthew Varner Ellis married Frances Minerva Ann Montgomery, and had children including Oleander Antonet Ellis. Matthew Varner Ellis passed away in 1904 in Cherokee County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Matthew Varner Ellis was born in 1813 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, the child of James Ellis And Olive Ollie Varner.
  • Matthew Varner Ellis married Frances Minerva Ann Montgomery, and had children including Oleander Antonet Ellis.
  • Matthew Varner Ellis passed away in 1904 in Cherokee County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ellis
1794–1861
Birth Location: North Carolina
JE
Olive Varner
1797–1862
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina
OV

Spouses(s)

Frances Montgomery
1819–1896
Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia
FM

Children(s)

Oleander Ellis
1851–1887
Birth Location: Georgia
OE

Matthew Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Ellis
1813–1904
Birth Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Parents
James Ellis
1794–1861
North Carolina
Olive ((Ollie)) Varner
1797–1862
Rowan County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Radford (Berry Ellis) 5GG
1748–1812
Flat Creek, Amelia, Virginia
Elizabeth (McCay (Ellis)) 5GG
1758–1818
Rowan County, North Carolina
Mathew Varner
1765–1847
Baltimore County, Maryland
Susannah Henley
1769–1845
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James McCay
1730–1796
Elizabeth Wilson
1735–1788
Anna Pfauz
1738–1783
Mary Thatcher
1691–1742
William Henley
1733–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Elliott
1689–1718
Eleanor Burgess
1693–1793
Darby Jr
1701–1784
Mary 25%Scott
1715–1741

Matthew Ellis's Descendants

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Matthew (Varner) Ellis (26 JUL 1813–22 FEB 1904) m. Frances (Minerva Ann) Montgomery (7 DEC 1819–22 APR 1896)
  1. 1. Oleander (Antonet) Ellis 1851–1887 m. John (Lafayette) Gwinn 1849–1915
    1. 1. Della (Mae) Gwin 1876–1961 m. John (Marshall) Walker 1877–1951
      1. 1. Mary (Sue) Walker –1991
      2. 2. Robert (Louie) Walker 1902–1960
    2. 2. Ellis (Tolliver) Gwin 1882–1961 m. Zannie (Lou) Chastain 1899–1977 m. Sallie (Ann) Tuck 1883–1922
      1. 1. Buddy (Boy) Gwin 1925–1926
      2. 2. Carl (Bert) Gwin 1908–1983
      3. 3. Earl (Howard) Gwin 1906–1974
      4. 4. John (Lawrence) Gwin 1913–1962
      5. 5. Nettie Gwin 1911–
      6. 6. Ruby Gwin 1926–1946
      7. 7. William (Eugene) Gwin 1916–1995
    3. 3. Ogis (Bama) Gwin 1879– m. Walter (Lacy) Blair 1877–1953
      1. 1. Cecil (Hayden) Blair 1909–1981
      2. 2. Connie (May) Blair 1902–1903
      3. 3. John (Lacy) Blair 1904–1984
      4. 4. Lillian Blair 1907–1993
      5. 5. Montie (Faye) Blair 1898–1947
      6. 6. Ollie (Doyle) Blair 1900–1954
      7. 7. Oris (Clyde) Blair 1915–
      8. 8. Russel (Talmage) Blair 1918–
      9. 9. Willie (Irene) Blair 1912–

Matthew Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1813
26 JUL 1813
Birth of Matthew Varner Ellis in Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Oglethorpe County, Georgia
1904
22 FEB 1904
Age 91
Death of Matthew Varner Ellis in Cherokee County, Alabama
Cherokee County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JUL 1813
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia
    Record Source: TITLE

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1904
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Alabama
    Record Source: TITLE
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