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Rufus Adolph Ellis 1855–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct. 17, 1855

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: March 7, 1941

Death Location: , , Michigan

Father: James 3GG

Mother: Elizabeth 3GG

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Grasley

Children(s): James GG, Anson Ellis, Baby Ellis, Baby Ellis, Eveline Ellis, Hazel Ellis, Mabel Ellis, Mary Ellis, Effie Ellis

In 1855, Rufus Adolph Ellis entered the world in Canada, born to James Markham Harwood Ellis 3Gg And Elizabeth Elizah Harwood 3Gg. Rufus Adolph Ellis married Elizabeth Jane Grasley, and had children including Anson Robert Spiker Ellis, Baby Girl Ellis, Effie Louisa Ellis, Eveline R Beatrice Ellis, Hazel May Ellis, James Andrew English Ellis Gg, Mabel Ellis, Mary Melvina Ellis. Rufus Adolph Ellis passed away in 1941 in , , Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Rufus Adolph Ellis entered the world in Canada, born to James Markham Harwood Ellis 3Gg And Elizabeth Elizah Harwood 3Gg.
  • Rufus Adolph Ellis married Elizabeth Jane Grasley, and had children including Anson Robert Spiker Ellis, Baby Girl Ellis, Effie Louisa Ellis, Eveline R Beatrice Ellis, Hazel May Ellis, James Andrew English Ellis Gg, Mabel Ellis, Mary Melvina Ellis.
  • Rufus Adolph Ellis passed away in 1941 in , , Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

James 3GG
1832–1917
Birth Location: Québec (Anglican) (Québec (Saint Peter)), Québec
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Elizabeth 3GG
1835–1905
Birth Location: Inverness, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
E3

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Grasley
1856–1938
Birth Location: Wroxeter, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
EG

Children(s)

James GG
1879–1935
Birth Location: Howick, Huron, Ontario, Canada
JG
Anson Ellis
1894–1980
Birth Location: Midland Township, Midland County, Michigan USA
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Baby Ellis
1894–1894
Birth Location: Midland Township, Midland County, Michigan USA
BE
Baby Ellis
1884–1884
Birth Location: Midland, Midland, Michigan, USA
BE
Eveline Ellis
1899–1978
Birth Location: Midland County, Michigan, USA
EE
Hazel Ellis
1892–1918
Birth Location: Midland, Midland County, Michigan USA
HE
Mabel Ellis
1889–1901
Birth Location: Midland, Midland, Michigan
ME
Mary Ellis
1881–1920
Birth Location: Howick, County of Huron, Ontario
ME
Effie Ellis
1884–1978
Birth Location: Midland County, Michigan, USA
EE

Rufus Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Ellis
1855–1941
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
James Markham (Harwood) ELLIS 3GG
1832–1917
Québec (Anglican) (Québec (Saint Peter)), Québec
Elizabeth (Elizah HARWOOD) 3GG
1835–1905
Inverness, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus Ellis's Descendants

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Rufus (Adolph) Ellis (Oct. 17, 1855–March 7, 1941) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Grasley (26 Apr 1856–12 JUL 1938)
  1. 1. James (Andrew (English) ELLIS) GG 1879–1935 m. Anna (Elizabeth ENGLISH) GG 1880–1973
    1. 1. Beatrice (Serena) ELLIS 1905–2001 m. Lawrence (Henry Maidens) Sr 1901–1961 m. Leslie (Duane) Whitman 1901–1995 m. Ernest (David) Wintrowd 1890–1976 m. Leon (Oliver) THOMPSON 1896–1977
      1. 1. Lawrence (Henry Maidens) Jr. 1924–2006 m. Marian (L (Brownell Maidens)) Snyder 1925–1993 m. Iva (Marie (Maidens)) Dice 1928–1991
      2. 2. Robert (Murillo) Maidens 1926–2016 m. Anna (R.) Wendt 1932–1983
        1. 1. Rodney Maidens 1951–2008
        2. 2. Michael (Robert) Maidens 1948–1970
      3. 3. Lloyd (Walter) Maidens 1922–1996 m. Sarah ('Madge' Madeline (Skutt Maidens)) Church 1923–2009 m. Alta Chapman 1922–
    2. 2. Lloyd (Charles Ellis Great) U 1902–1970 m. Flora (J) Cherry 1905–2000 m. Ethel (Marie (Ellis) Cox) end 1905–1990
    3. 3. Robert (Raymond (Boatright) Ellis) Uncle 1910–1994 m. Virginia (Nee?) Ellis 1916–1992 m. Iva ((Ellis) Boatright) end 1909–1981 m. Daisy Maltby 1901–1985
      1. 1. Shirley (Jean) Ellis 1935–1971
      2. 2. Barbara (Maxine) Ellis 1928–2011 m. Robert (Vernon (Ellis) Taylor Sr) end 1926–1986
        1. 1. James (Robert) Taylor 1948–1948
  2. 2. Anson (Robert (Spiker)) Ellis 1894–1980 m. Catherine (Gladys Spiker) Ellis 1902–1993
    1. 1. Mary (Margret) Ellis 1929–2014 m. Joseph (William) Morrison 1928–1997
    2. 2. Ethel (M R) Ellis 1925–2000 m. Harold (W) Jacobs 1924–1971
    3. 3. Bernard (Robert) Ellis 1919–2011 m. Betty Wells 1922–2003
    4. 4. Joseph (Earl) Ellis 1922–2010 m. Dorothy (Marie) Grenke 1922–2001
    5. 5. Raymond (D) Ellis 1920–
    6. 6. Shirley (J.) Ellis 1934–2017
  3. 3. Baby (Girl) Ellis 1894–1894
  4. 4. Baby (Girl) Ellis 1884–1884
  5. 5. Eveline (R Beatrice) Ellis 1899–1978 m. Edward (August) Haack 1894–1962
  6. 6. Hazel (May) Ellis 1892–1918 m. Leslie (Everett) Crosby 1889–1917
    1. 1. Ernest (Ellis) Crosby 1917–1937
    2. 2. Loran (E) Crosby 1915–2005 m. Elsie (M) Eilott 1908–
  7. 7. Mabel Ellis 1889–1901
  8. 8. Mary (Melvina) Ellis 1881–1920 m. Frank ((Ellis) Brooker) H2A 1876–1945
    1. 1. Clifford (J) Brooker 1902–1927 m. Gladys Wood –1927
      1. 1. Lloyd (James) Brooker 1925–1925
    2. 2. Frank (Edward) Brooker 1904–1980 m. Florence (Isabella) Keblbeck 1905–1972
      1. 1. Ruth (Louise) Brooker 1925–2001 m. Clifford (M) Richardson 1924–2005
    3. 3. Gladys (Melvina) Brooker 1905–1966 m. Wilbur Inman 1905–1969
      1. 1. Clyde (Dale) Inman 1924–1937
      2. 2. Theodore Inman 1926–1926
      3. 3. Deloss (Wayne) Inman 1928–2001 m. Nancy (Jean) Way 1936–1996
    4. 4. Mildred (Eliza) Brooker 1908–1981 m. Clyde Anderson 1898–1966
      1. 1. Robert (Lyle) Brooker 1925–1928
    5. 5. Charles (R Hap) Brooker 1909–1987 m. Vivian (Caroline) Rickett 1921–1967 m. Audrey Rickett –1976
    6. 6. Roy (Lincoln) Brooker 1915–1941
    7. 7. Florence (Marie) Brooker 1917–1953 m. William (Harold) Spitnale 1915–1985
      1. 1. Jerry (Duane) Spitnale 1935–1948
      2. 2. Richard (Dennis) Spitnale 1949–1972
      3. 3. Barbara (Lee) Spitnale 1943–1983
      4. 4. Jimmy (Charles) Spitnale 1946–1964
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Mary) Brooker 1920–1942
    9. 9. Ruth (Irene) Brooker 1914–1961 m. Leon Penny 1911–1979
      1. 1. Lois (Ludon) Penney 1932–2009 m. Robert (Eugene) Smith 1929–1999
  9. 9. Effie (Louisa) Ellis 1884–1978 m. Walter (James) Frost 1883–1951
    1. 1. Ida (Mae) Frost 1906–2004
    2. 2. Cecil (Gladys) Frost 1902–1933 m. Kenneth Bradfield 1898–1986
      1. 1. Baby (Girl) Bradfield 1933–1933
    3. 3. Russell (Robert) Frost 1903–1986 m. Mildred (Beatrice) Harness 1911–1994
      1. 1. Norma (Elaine) Frost 1930–2017 m. George (William) Siebert 1922–2016
      2. 2. Donald Frost 1929–2004
      3. 3. Donna (Mae) Frost 1932–1998
      4. 4. Phyllis (I) Frost 1933–2002 m. Hillous (Buel) Butrum 1928–2002
      5. 5. Harold (L) Frost 1940–2009 m. Lena (L) Toon 1939–1981
      6. 6. Arlene (Jean) Frost 1936–2013 m. James (Harold) Spencer 1938–1966 m. Eugene (Gene) DeGeer 1928–2010
    4. 4. Elma (Irene) Frost 1908–1988
    5. 5. Nina (L.) Frost 1913–1999 m. Carl (Anton) CARLSON 1901–1995

Rufus Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1855
Oct. 17, 1855
Birth of Rufus Adolph Ellis in Canada
Canada
1941
March 7, 1941
Age 86
Death of Rufus Adolph Ellis in , , Michigan
, , Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct. 17, 1855
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 7, 1941
    Event Place: , , Michigan
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