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Thomas W. Ellison 1795–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Mays Lick, Mason Co., Kentucky

Death Date: 27 Jul 1888

Death Location: Cave Spring, Claiborne Co., Tn.

Father: Lewis Ellison

Mother: Elizabeth Lewis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Roark

Children(s): Joseph Ellison, Thomas Ellison, Sarah Ellison, Wiley Ellison, William Ellison, George Ellison, Jeremiah Ellison, John Ellison, Timothy Ellison, Nancy Ellison

Thomas W. Ellison was born in 1795 in Mays Lick, Mason Co., Kentucky, the child of Lewis Levi Ellison And Elizabeth Betsy Lewis. In 1840, Thomas W. Ellison resided in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Thomas W. Ellison resided in Subdivision 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA. Thomas W. Ellison married Elizabeth S Roark, and had children including George Washington Ellison, Jeremiah Ellison, John Ellison, Joseph James Ellison, Nancy Ellison, Sarah Elizabeth Ellison, Thomas Seward Ellison, Timothy Ellison, Wiley Ellison, William M Ellison. Thomas W. Ellison passed away in 1888 in Cave Spring, Claiborne Co., Tn..

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Biography

  • Thomas W. Ellison was born in 1795 in Mays Lick, Mason Co., Kentucky, the child of Lewis Levi Ellison And Elizabeth Betsy Lewis.
  • In 1840, Thomas W. Ellison resided in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Thomas W. Ellison resided in Subdivision 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.
  • Thomas W. Ellison married Elizabeth S Roark, and had children including George Washington Ellison, Jeremiah Ellison, John Ellison, Joseph James Ellison, Nancy Ellison, Sarah Elizabeth Ellison, Thomas Seward Ellison, Timothy Ellison, Wiley Ellison, William M Ellison.
  • Thomas W. Ellison passed away in 1888 in Cave Spring, Claiborne Co., Tn..

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Ellison
1770–1850
Birth Location: Franklin Co., Virginia
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Elizabeth Lewis
1769–1832
Birth Location: Shelby Co., Kentucky
EL

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Roark
1810–1871
Birth Location: Cave Spring, Claiborne Co., Tn.
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Children(s)

Joseph Ellison
1848–1921
Birth Location: Claiborne Co., Tn.
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Thomas Ellison
1844–1929
Birth Location: Claiborne Co., Tn.
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Sarah Ellison
1844–1918
Birth Location: Claiborne Co., Tn.
SE
Wiley Ellison
1841–1926
Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tn.
WE
William Ellison
1846–1908
Birth Location: Claiborne Co., Tn.
WE
George Ellison
1838–1925
Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tn.
GE
Jeremiah Ellison
1832–1927
Birth Location: Claiborne Co., Tn.
JE
John Ellison
1830–1923
Birth Location: Claiborne Co., Tn.
JE
Timothy Ellison
1829–1923
Birth Location: Claiborne Co., Tn.
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Nancy Ellison
1834–1915
Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tn.
NE

Thomas Ellison's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Ellison
1795–1888
Birth Place: Mays Lick, Mason Co., Kentucky
Parents
Lewis "Levi" Ellison
1770–1850
Franklin Co., Virginia
Elizabeth (Betsy) Lewis
1769–1832
Shelby Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
Amos Ellison
1735–1829
Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey
Elizabeth (Mary) Ellison
1736–1825
Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey
Thomas (Lewis) Jr.
1749–1826
Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia
Mary Bandy
1744–1797
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1704–1770
Elizabeth Thompson
1714–1748
John Sr.
1702–1761
Susannah Boude
1706–1795
Thomas Sr.
1718–1790
Jane Strother
1732–1820
Richard Bandy
1722–1795
Mahala Cummins
1720–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1670–1739
Cornelia Johnson
1675–1745
Cornelius Sr.
1660–1727
Elizabeth Morris
1680–1726
Thomas II
1670–1739
Cornelia Johnson
1675–1745
John Boude
1670–1716
Susannah Boude
1680–1727
Colonel Lewis
1678–1762
Margaret Lynn
1693–1773
William IV
1696–1732
Margaret Watts
1700–1755
Richard Bandy
1687–1742
Ann Major
1690–1722
Richard Cummings
1690–1777
Elizabeth Harell
1700–1780

Thomas Ellison's Descendants

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Thomas (W.) Ellison (1795–27 Jul 1888) m. Elizabeth (S.) Roark (10 Dec 1810–1871)
  1. 1. Joseph (James) Ellison 1848–1921
  2. 2. Thomas (Seward) Ellison 1844–1929
  3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ellison 1844–1918
  4. 4. Wiley Ellison 1841–1926
  5. 5. William (M.) Ellison 1846–1908
  6. 6. George (Washington) Ellison 1838–1925
  7. 7. Jeremiah Ellison 1832–1927
  8. 8. John Ellison 1830–1923
  9. 9. Timothy Ellison 1829–1923
  10. 10. Nancy Ellison 1834–1915 m. Joseph Lambert 1836–1918
    1. 1. Luiza (Bell) Lambert 1878–1883
    2. 2. Joseph (Waymon) Lambert 1873–1947 m. Sallie (V.) Morrison 1883–1959 m. Ellen Rice 1873–1911
      1. 1. Ida (Lee) Lambert 1896– m. Nathan (Campbell) Sr. 1896–1979
        1. 1. Elsie Campbell 1916–1984
        2. 2. Clyde Campbell 1917–1946
        3. 3. Ruth (Marie) Campbell 1921–2007
        4. 4. Waymon Campbell 1926–2009
        5. 5. Nathan (Campbell) Jr. 1936–1998
      2. 2. George (Dewey) Lambert 1898–1977 m. Hazel (Kate) Hansard 1910–1990
        1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Lambert 1929–1989
        2. 2. Bennie Lambert 1930–1930
      3. 3. Newton Lambert 1901–1987 m. Gertrude (L.) Cole 1910–2000
        1. 1. Arneda (Edythe) Lambert 1931–2003
      4. 4. Lucille (Jane "Lucy") Lambert 1903–1996 m. Benjamin (Calvin) Cunningham 1894–1961 m. Thomas (Herman) Brooks 1897–1978
        1. 1. Joe (Ben) Cunningham 1922–1938
        2. 2. Lawrence (E.) Cunningham 1929–2011
      5. 5. Wade (Waymon) Lambert 1905–1946 m. Minnie Minton 1914–1987
      6. 6. Monte (Carr) Lambert 1907–1977 m. Mary (Etta) Layton 1911–1990
        1. 1. Bonnie (Jean) Lambert 1930–1982
        2. 2. Grover (Waymon) Lambert 1932–1999
        3. 3. Bettie (Margaret) Lambert 1937–2020
        4. 4. Thomas (Evans) Lambert 1939–2018
        5. 5. Paul (Jeffrey) Lambert 1943–2020
      7. 7. Rev. (Joseph) Lambert 1909–1970 m. Stella (Mae) Cosby 1911–1965
        1. 1. Joseph (Wayne) Lambert 1934–2010
      8. 8. Walter Lambert 1913–2002
      9. 9. Henry Lambert 1915–1999 m. Mildred McCrary 1938–1997
    3. 3. Margaret Lambert 1869–1886 m. Garrett (Grey) Southern 1862–1948
    4. 4. Wiley Lambert 1866–1932 m. Shrilda (Cordelia) Johnson 1892–1979
      1. 1. Lesta (Roxie) Lambert 1915–1994
      2. 2. Naomi (Ruth) Lambert 1920–1995
      3. 3. Clifford (Samuel) Lambert 1910–1991
      4. 4. Trula (Nancy) Lambert 1913–2008
    5. 5. William (Thomas) Lambert 1864–1952 m. Rebecca (Jane) Richardson 1867–1950
      1. 1. Elezar (Jackson) Lambert 1891–1976
      2. 2. Viola Lambert 1890–1949
      3. 3. Roxie (Belle) Lambert 1898–1986 m. Clarence (Edmund) Burke 1898–1979
        1. 1. Cecil (Edwin) Burke 1922–1969
        2. 2. Ray (F.) Burke 1923–1983
        3. 3. Arminta (Jane) Burke 1927–2015
        4. 4. Violet (O.) Burke 1930–1935
        5. 5. Norma (D.) Burke 1938–2016
        6. 6. Odra (Will Patton) Burke 1925–1996
        7. 7. Billie (Jean) Burke 1932–2012
      4. 4. Lanila ("Nila") Lambert 1899–1985
      5. 5. Crettie Lambert 1901–1906
      6. 6. Dorothy (Jane) Lambert 1903–1993
      7. 7. William (Porter) Lambert 1905–1984
      8. 8. Lanila Lambert 1895–
    6. 6. Martha ("Mattie") Lambert 1862–1903 m. Robert Eastridge 1852–1924
      1. 1. Ida (Lee) Eastridge 1879–1924 m. Daniel (Richard) Parker 1879–1942
        1. 1. Docia Parker 1901–1908
        2. 2. Nila (Lee) Parker 1908–1927 m. Luther (Oscar) Payne 1903–1983
        3. 3. Bernice Parker 1915–1938 m. Haskel (Paul) Whitaker 1913–1958
        4. 4. Norris (Clifford) Parker 1910–1967 m. Lena (Bell) Richardson 1912–1990
        5. 5. Bessie (Marie) Parker 1912–1932
    7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lambert 1856–1943 m. James (Solomon) Ellis 1850–1937
      1. 1. Carrie Ellis 1881–1972
      2. 2. James (Boyd) Ellis 1884–1974
      3. 3. Henley (Russell) Ellis 1878–1945
    8. 8. Mary (Jane) Lambert 1858–1921 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Roark 1856–1927
      1. 1. Rev. (Luther Nathaniel) Roark 1898–1968 m. Elizabeth Greer 1895–1983
        1. 1. Senith (Irene) Roark 1924–2019 m. Frederick (Lee) Prentice 1923–2008
        2. 2. Statia (Marie) Roark 1915–2003
        3. 3. Henry (Edison) Roark 1922–1994
        4. 4. Lawrence (Edward) Roark 1915–1988
        5. 5. Eddie (Harold) Roark 1928–1928
      2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Roark 1878–1959 m. Albert (Gordon) Campbell 1869–1944
        1. 1. Della (Mae) Campbell 1905–1951
        2. 2. Minnie (Edith) Campbell 1907–1994
        3. 3. Ethel (N.) Campbell 1897–1984
        4. 4. Ollie (Gertrude) Campbell 1900–1975
      3. 3. William (Thomas) Roark 1885–1969 m. Ollie (Lee) Woodward 1890–1971
        1. 1. Kenneth (Porter) Roark 1921–1975
        2. 2. Marshall (Albert) Roark 1917–1981 m. Ollie (Mae) Day 1921–2012
        3. 3. Della (Mae) Roark 1926–1995
      4. 4. Lydia ("Lizzie") Roark 1890–
      5. 5. Minnie (Leota) Roark 1883–1973 m. John (W.) Greer 1878–1939
        1. 1. Samuel (Claude) Greer 1902–1955
      6. 6. Rev. (Melvin Henry) Roark 1880–1949 m. Catherine (Louisa) Franklin 1883–1949
        1. 1. Jewell (Katherine) Roark 1925– m. Ray (Levator) King 1922–1968
        2. 2. Eda (Pauline) Roark 1922–1998 m. Sanders (Warren) King 1922–1991
        3. 3. Henry (Frank) Roark 1920–2007 m. Ruthe (M.) Saunders 1923– m. Mabel (Varnell) Marshall 1922–1982
        4. 4. William (Edgar) Roark 1917–1982 m. Edith Massey 1920–
        5. 5. Crettie (Ludella) Roark 1912–2009 m. Rev. (William Grant) Adams 1910–1994
        6. 6. Boyd (Clayton Roark) Sr. 1909–2004 m. Lena Chambers 1913–1987
        7. 7. Rachel (Faye) Roark 1907–1977 m. John (William Pate) Sr. 1907–1985
        8. 8. Annie (Mae) Roark 1905–1910
        9. 9. Hazel (Jane) Roark 1915–2000 m. Kenneth (I.) McCarter 1915–1979 m. Andy (Levator) Trentham 1911–1982

Thomas Ellison's Timeline

4 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Thomas W. Ellison in Mays Lick, Mason Co., Kentucky
Mays Lick, Mason Co., Kentucky
1840
1840
Age 45
Thomas W. Ellison resided here in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 65
Thomas W. Ellison resided here in Subdivision 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1888
27 Jul 1888
Age 93
Death of Thomas W. Ellison in Cave Spring, Claiborne Co., Tn.
Cave Spring, Claiborne Co., Tn.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Mays Lick, Mason Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Subdivision 9, Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1244; Page: 322; Family History Library Film: 805244

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 518; Page: 239; Family History Library Film: 0024542

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Subdivision 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Subdivision 9, Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1244; Page: 322; Family History Library Film: 805244

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1888
    Event Place: Cave Spring, Claiborne Co., Tn.
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