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Ralph Anderson Ellis 1906–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1906

Birth Location: Crossville, Etowah County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: Dec 1961

Death Location: Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Father: William Ellis

Mother: Julia Croft

Spouse(s): Lois Mashburn

Children(s): Rayburn Ellis, Chelcie Sr, Excell Ellis, Dorothy Ellis, Linda Ellis

Ralph Anderson Ellis was born in 1906 in Crossville, Etowah County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Thomas Ellis And Julia A Croft. In 1910, Ralph Anderson Ellis resided in Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. Ralph Anderson Ellis married Lois Manerva Mashburn, Virginia Johnson, and had children including Chelcie Odell Chet Ellis Sr, Clyde Lavaughn Ellis, Dorothy Jean Ellis, Excell Ellis, Jane Ann Ellis, Linda June Ellis, Rayburn H Ellis. Ralph Anderson Ellis passed away in 1961 in Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Anderson Ellis was born in 1906 in Crossville, Etowah County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Thomas Ellis And Julia A Croft.
  • In 1910, Ralph Anderson Ellis resided in Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • Ralph Anderson Ellis married Lois Manerva Mashburn, Virginia Johnson, and had children including Chelcie Odell Chet Ellis Sr, Clyde Lavaughn Ellis, Dorothy Jean Ellis, Excell Ellis, Jane Ann Ellis, Linda June Ellis, Rayburn H Ellis.
  • Ralph Anderson Ellis passed away in 1961 in Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ellis
1880–1958
Birth Location: Alabama
WE
Julia Croft
1880–1962
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JC

Spouses(s)

Lois Mashburn
1910–1945
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
LM

Children(s)

Rayburn Ellis
1930–2017
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Chelcie Sr
1932–2014
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
CS
Excell Ellis
1936–1954
Birth Location: Alabama
EE
Dorothy Ellis
1943–2002
Birth Location: Geraldine, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
DE
Linda Ellis
1945–1983
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
LE

Ralph Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Ellis
1906–1961
Birth Place: Crossville, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Thomas Ellis
1880–1958
Alabama
Julia (A) Croft
1880–1962
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Ralph (H) Ellis
1850–
Georgia, USA
Emma ELROD
1858–1938
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Joseph (H) Croft
1848–1931
South Carolina, USA
Eliza Cooper
1850–1944
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
George Elrod
1806–1862
Elizabeth Elrod
1814–1870
John Croft
1802–1876
Nancy Croft
1802–1888
William Cooper
1819–1864
J Cooper
1830–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Elrod
1759–1815
Sue Waggoner
1759–1849
Aron Sparks
1786–1860
Tabitha
1790–1870
John Croft
1765–1827
Elizabeth Croft
1770–1851
Thomas Dean
1775–1840
Jane Dean
1780–1840
Henry Cooper
1800–1860
Jane Maddox
1800–1860
John Ward
1801–1849
Rebecca Ward
1797–1859

Ralph Ellis's Descendants

1.
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Ralph (Anderson) Ellis (7 Dec 1906–Dec 1961) m. Lois (Manerva) Mashburn (10 Jul 1910–28 Apr 1945)
  1. 1. Rayburn (H) Ellis 1930–2017 m. Ruth Ellis 1934–2015 m. Betty Slaten 1935–2007
  2. 2. Chelcie (Odell "Chet" Ellis) Sr 1932–2014
  3. 3. Excell Ellis 1936–1954
  4. 4. Dorothy (Jean) Ellis 1943–2002
  5. 5. Linda (June) Ellis 1945–1983

Ralph Ellis's Timeline

16 Records

1906
7 Dec 1906
Birth of Ralph Anderson Ellis in Crossville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Crossville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1906
7 Dec 1906
Birth of Ralph Anderson Ellis in Crossville, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Crossville, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Johnson, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
Johnson, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
1939
Sep 1939
Age 33
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Crossville, R. 1,
Crossville, R. 1,
1940
1940
Age 34
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Crossville, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
Crossville, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1958
Sep 1958
Age 52
Ralph Anderson Ellis was married in DeKalb, Alabama
DeKalb, Alabama
1961
10 Dec 1961
Age 55
Death of Ralph Anderson Ellis in Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1961
10 Dec 1961
Age 55
Death of Ralph Anderson Ellis in Geraldine, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
Geraldine, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
1961
Dec 1961
Age 55
Burial of Ralph Anderson Ellis in Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1963
Abt 1963
Age 57
Ralph Anderson Ellis resided here in Geraldine
Geraldine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Crossville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnson, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_12; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1374025
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Crossville, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 81
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-42
    [3] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Graham, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 79
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2339747
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_12; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1374025
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Daily; Publication Date: 11 Dec 1961; Publication Place: Decatur, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.67310774,0.7361675,0.7814433
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: 1721; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 25-60

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1958
    Event Place: DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_12; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1374025

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Johnson, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnson, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_12; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1374025

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Graham, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 79

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2339747

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-42

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Sep 1939
    Event Place: Crossville, R. 1,
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, The Fort Payne Journal; Publication Date: 25 Oct 1939; Publication Place: Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Crossville, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 81
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-42

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: 1721; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 25-60

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1963
    Event Place: Geraldine
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Times Journal; Publication Date: 18 Apr 1963; Publication Place: Fort Payne, Alabama, USA; ,0.08251034,0.25654694,0.7995546&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1963
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times Journal - 18 Apr 1963 - 3, Ralph A Ellis son's marriage 18 Apr 1963

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beat 27-Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Johnson, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: 1721; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 25-60

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Daily; Publication Date: 11 Dec 1961; Publication Place: Decatur, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.67310774,0.7361675,0.7814433

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1961
    Event Place: Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1961
    Event Place: Geraldine, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Daily; Publication Date: 11 Dec 1961; Publication Place: Decatur, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.67310774,0.7361675,0.7814433

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1961
    Event Place: Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geraldine, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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