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Matthew Varner Ellis 1813–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1813

Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 22 February 1904

Death Location: Spring Garden, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Ellis

Mother: Olive Varner

Spouse(s): Francis Montgomery

Children(s): James Ellis, John Ellis, William Ellis, Isaac Ellis, Oleander Ellis, Mary Ellis, Martha Ellis

Matthew Varner Ellis was born in 1813 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of James Ellis And Olive Oleander Varner. In 1870, Matthew Varner Ellis resided in Township 11 Range 10, Cherokee, Alabama, USA. In 1880, Matthew Varner Ellis resided in Cherokee, Alabama, USA. Matthew Varner Ellis married Francis Minerva Ann Montgomery, and had children including Isaac Anderson Ellis, James Barclay Ellis, John Thomas Ellis, Martha Elizabeth Ellis, Mary F Ellis, Oleander Olive Antonet Annette Ellis, William Varner Ellis. Matthew Varner Ellis passed away in 1904 in Spring Garden, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew Varner Ellis was born in 1813 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of James Ellis And Olive Oleander Varner.
  • In 1870, Matthew Varner Ellis resided in Township 11 Range 10, Cherokee, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, Matthew Varner Ellis resided in Cherokee, Alabama, USA.
  • Matthew Varner Ellis married Francis Minerva Ann Montgomery, and had children including Isaac Anderson Ellis, James Barclay Ellis, John Thomas Ellis, Martha Elizabeth Ellis, Mary F Ellis, Oleander Olive Antonet Annette Ellis, William Varner Ellis.
  • Matthew Varner Ellis passed away in 1904 in Spring Garden, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Ellis
1813–1904
Birth Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
James Ellis
1794–1861
Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
Olive (Oleander) Varner
1797–1862
Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Radford (Berry Ellis) I
1748–1812
Flat Creek, Amelia, Virginia
Elizabeth McCoy
1760–1818
Rowan Co., NC
Matthew Varner
1765–1847
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Susannah Henley
1769–1835
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John II
1708–1766
Lucy Mayes
1714–1759
James McCoy
–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1678–1738
Joanna Willis
1680–1730

Matthew Ellis's Descendants

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Matthew (Varner) Ellis (26 July 1813–22 February 1904) m. Francis (Minerva Ann) Montgomery (7 December 1819–22 April 1896)
  1. 1. James (Barclay) Ellis 1842–1923 m. Kate Ellis 1851–
    1. 1. Ola Ellis 1871–1968 m. Jack Armstrong 1884–1951
    2. 2. C (F) Ellis 1874–
  2. 2. John (Thomas) Ellis 1855–1900
  3. 3. William (Varner) Ellis 1844–1864
  4. 4. Isaac (Anderson) Ellis 1848–1921 m. Samantha (A.) Ellis 1854–
    1. 1. Cora (T.) Ellis 1875–
    2. 2. Ollie Ellis 1877–
    3. 3. Allice (G) Ellis 1880–
    4. 4. Weldon (E) Ellis 1883–
    5. 5. Fannie (V) Ellis 1887–
  5. 5. Oleander ((Olive) Antonet (Annette)) Ellis 1851– m. John (Lafayette) Gwin 1849–1915
    1. 1. Della (Mae) Gwinn 1876–1961 m. John (Marshall) Walker 1877–1950
      1. 1. Robert (Louie Walker) Sr 1902–1960 m. Leta (M) Parr 1905–1978
        1. 1. Robert (Louie Walker) Jr 1924–1996 m. Hazel (Louise) Walker 1924–2008
        2. 2. Peggy (Joan) Walker 1928–2006
        3. 3. Janet (Dale) Walker 1938–
      2. 2. Mary (Sue) Walker 1908–
    2. 2. Ogis (B.) Gwinn 1879–
    3. 3. Ellis (Toliver) Gwin 1882–1961 m. Fannie Chastain 1899–1977 m. Sarah ((Sallie) A) Gwin 1886–
      1. 1. William (Eugene) Gwin 1916–1995
      2. 2. Reba (Dean) Smith 1929–2004
      3. 3. Ruby (Lee) Gwin 1926–1946 m. William (Greeley) Bellamy 1918–2003
      4. 4. James (Lafayette) Gwin 1928–1997
      5. 5. Emma (Iona) Gwin 1932–2015
      6. 6. Carl (Bert) Gwin 1908–1983
      7. 7. Earl (H) Gwin 1907–
      8. 8. John (L) Gwin 1914–
  6. 6. Mary (F) Ellis 1853–
  7. 7. Martha (Elizabeth) Ellis 1859–1909 m. John (Henry Lay) Sr 1852–1925
    1. 1. Vera Lay 1880–1934 m. Loyd (Ed) Etherton 1878–1953
    2. 2. James (Latha Lay) Sr 1887–1932
    3. 3. John (Herman) Lay 1891–1951
    4. 4. Ethel (Nerve) Sligh 1883–1968 m. Charles (Albert Sligh) Sr 1864–1935
      1. 1. Woodrow Sligh 1913–
      2. 2. Mary (Francis) Sligh 1915–2003 m. Frank (Archer) Furhman 1915–1993
      3. 3. Charles (Albert Sligh) Jr 1896–1962 m. Sadie (C.) Sligh 1903–1990
      4. 4. Jessie Sligh 1900–
      5. 5. Howard Sligh 1904–
      6. 6. Hazel Sligh 1906–
    5. 5. Olive Lay 1895– m. James (Edward) Jeffers 1876–
      1. 1. John (Henry) Jeffers 1921–2008 m. Dora (Jeanette) Thomason 1917–2010

Matthew Ellis's Timeline

4 Records

1813
26 July 1813
Birth of Matthew Varner Ellis in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 57
Matthew Varner Ellis resided here in Township 11 Range 10, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Township 11 Range 10, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 67
Matthew Varner Ellis resided here in Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Cherokee, Alabama, USA
1904
22 February 1904
Age 91
Death of Matthew Varner Ellis in Ellisville, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
Ellisville, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1813
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 6; Page: 400A; Enumeration District: 028
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 11 Range 10, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 6; Page: 400A; Enumeration District: 028

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1904
    Event Place: Ellisville, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spring Garden, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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