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Rev James William Ellis 1793–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1793

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 December 1878

Death Location: Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Nancy Callahan

Mother: Christopher Ellis

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Ellis

Rev James William Ellis was born in 1793 in Sevier, Tennessee, USA, the child of Nancy Elizabeth Callahan And Christopher Columbus Ellis. Rev James William Ellis had children including John H Ellis. Rev James William Ellis passed away in 1878 in Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rev James William Ellis was born in 1793 in Sevier, Tennessee, USA, the child of Nancy Elizabeth Callahan And Christopher Columbus Ellis.
  • Rev James William Ellis had children including John H Ellis.
  • Rev James William Ellis passed away in 1878 in Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nancy Callahan
1764–1842
Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
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Christopher Ellis
1760–1831
Birth Location: Wales, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ellis
1830–1903
Birth Location: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Rev Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Rev Ellis
1793–1878
Birth Place: Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Nancy Elizabeth Callahan
1764–1842
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
Christopher (Columbus) Ellis
1760–1831
Wales, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth Renfield
1715–1765
Saint, Erth, Cornwall, England
John Elliss
1707–1763
Bradfield,York,England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph ELLIS
1695–
Robert Ellis
1685–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary James
1654–

Rev Ellis's Descendants

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Rev (James William) Ellis (6 June 1793–2 December 1878)
  1. 1. John (H) Ellis 1830–1903
    1. 1. James (William) Ellis 1855–1928
      1. 1. Bessie Ellis 1891–1961
        1. 1. Leona (Sylvia Valentine) McMahan 1914–2000

Rev Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1793
6 June 1793
Birth of Rev James William Ellis in Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1878
2 December 1878
Age 85
Death of Rev James William Ellis in Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1793
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1878
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
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