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Temperance Driskill Ellis 1805–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1805

Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1887

Death Location: Shawnee Township, Cherokee, Missouri, USA

Father: Richard Driskill

Mother: Polly Young

Spouse(s): Elbert Ellis

Children(s): Martha Reams

Temperance Driskill Ellis was born in 1805 in Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA, the child of Richard Driskill And Polly Hubbard Young. Temperance Driskill Ellis married Elbert Alexander Ellis, and had children including Martha Louise Reams. Temperance Driskill Ellis passed away in 1887 in Shawnee Township, Cherokee, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Temperance Driskill Ellis was born in 1805 in Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA, the child of Richard Driskill And Polly Hubbard Young.
  • Temperance Driskill Ellis married Elbert Alexander Ellis, and had children including Martha Louise Reams.
  • Temperance Driskill Ellis passed away in 1887 in Shawnee Township, Cherokee, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Temperance Ellis's Ancestors

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Temperance Ellis
1805–1887
Birth Place: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Richard Driskill
1770–1819
Campbell County, VA, Virginia, USA
Polly (Hubbard) Young
1783–1822
Campbell County Virginia
Grandparents
William Young
1760–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Temperance Ellis's Descendants

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Temperance (Driskill) Ellis (17 Jul 1805–27 Jun 1887) m. Elbert (Alexander) Ellis (5 February 1795–18 May 1868)
  1. 1. Martha (Louise) Reams 1824–1905 m. William (Bartlett) Reams 1825–1863
    1. 1. Catherine ("Kate") Reams 1858–1881 m. Lee (Jinks) Smith 1853–1910
      1. 1. Herman (Jenkins "Jinks") Smith 1875–1935 m. Frances (Emma) Dees 1882– m. Rose (J (Rosie)) Helton 1871–1913
        1. 1. Tommy (Jinks Smith) Hodges 1929–2025 m. Hobert (F) Hodges 1927–
        2. 2. Willie (Bell) Smith 1897–1975
        3. 3. Millie (Kate) Smith 1893–1971
        4. 4. Nettie (Ethel) Smith 1899–1979
        5. 5. Joe (Ralph) Smith 1899–1982
        6. 6. Lee (Herman) Smith 1901–1934
        7. 7. Edna (Virginia) Smith 1910–1998
        8. 8. Ruby Smith 1922–2010 m. Ervin (Franklin) Cross 1915–2001
        9. 9. Ralph Smith 1895–1979

Temperance Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1805
17 Jul 1805
Birth of Temperance Driskill Ellis in Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1887
27 Jun 1887
Age 82
Death of Temperance Driskill Ellis in Shawnee Township, Cherokee, Missouri, USA
Shawnee Township, Cherokee, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1805
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Shawnee Township, Cherokee, Missouri, USA

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