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Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis 1848–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1848

Birth Location: Murray County, Georgia

Death Date: 27 Oct 1921

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Father: Nathaniel Ellis

Mother: Mary Fox

Spouse(s): Edna Shutt, Mahala Phillips, Phoebe Skerry

Children(s): Robert Ellis, John Ellis, Lilly Ellis, Della Ellis, Annie Ellis, Wilburn Ellis, Florean Ellis, Grover Ellis, Robert Ellis, Phoebe Ellis, Eugene Ellis

Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis was born in 1848 in Murray County, Georgia, the child of Nathaniel Squah Ne Chah Nathan Hogshooter Ellis And Mary Catherine Polly Fox. Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis married Edna Ollyette Shutt, Mahala Rachel Phillips, Phoebe Ann Skerry, and had children including Annie Cleopatra Ellis, Della May Dellie Ellis, Eugene Gaught Ellis, Florean Ellis, Grover Cleveland Ellis, John Washington Little John Ellis, Lilly Rosebud Ellis, Phoebe Eveline Ellis, Robert Eugene Ellis, Robert Rubin Ellis, Wilburn Logan Bartow Ellis. Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis passed away in 1921 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

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Biography

  • Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis was born in 1848 in Murray County, Georgia, the child of Nathaniel Squah Ne Chah Nathan Hogshooter Ellis And Mary Catherine Polly Fox.
  • Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis married Edna Ollyette Shutt, Mahala Rachel Phillips, Phoebe Ann Skerry, and had children including Annie Cleopatra Ellis, Della May Dellie Ellis, Eugene Gaught Ellis, Florean Ellis, Grover Cleveland Ellis, John Washington Little John Ellis, Lilly Rosebud Ellis, Phoebe Eveline Ellis, Robert Eugene Ellis, Robert Rubin Ellis, Wilburn Logan Bartow Ellis.
  • Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis passed away in 1921 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Ellis
1809–1880
Birth Location: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
NE
Mary Fox
1809–1904
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Edna Shutt
1881–1904
Birth Location: Spencerville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
ES
Mahala Phillips
1841–1911
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MP
Phoebe Skerry
1861–1896
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
PS

Children(s)

Robert Ellis
1868–1950
Birth Location: Murray, Georgia, USA
RE
John Ellis
1864–1947
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia, USA
JE
Lilly Ellis
1876–1900
Birth Location: Corinne, Box Elder, Utah, USA
LE
Della Ellis
1879–1940
Birth Location: Challis, Custer, Idaho
DE
Annie Ellis
1881–1892
Birth Location: Corinne, Box Elder, Utah
AE
Wilburn Ellis
1883–1966
Birth Location: Boise, Ada, Idaho
WE
Florean Ellis
1886–1960
Birth Location: Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho, USA
FE
Grover Ellis
1888–1892
Birth Location: Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho
GE
Robert Ellis
1891–1891
Birth Location: Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho
RE
Phoebe Ellis
1893–1894
Birth Location: Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho
PE
Eugene Ellis
1895–1959
Birth Location: Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho, USA
EE

Wilburn Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Wilburn Ellis
1848–1921
Birth Place: Murray County, Georgia
Parents
Nathaniel (Squah-Ne-Chah) "Nathan" "Hogshooter" Ellis
1809–1880
Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Catherine 'Polly') Fox
1809–1904
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Moses Ellis
1790–1860
South Carolina
Rachel
1790–1850
Tennessee
Mathew (A.) Fox
1766–1850
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Martha (Tsi-Kisk) Black (Indian) Chief)
1785–1853
Cherokee Nation East; now near Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Na-Wa-Te Clan)
1761–1814
Mary Clan)
1763–1826
Joshua Curtis
1740–1818
Mary Clark
1736–1800
John Fox
1729–1781
Mary O'Conner
1750–1828
Adam Blackfox
1760–1819
Maria Lucas)
1762–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Clan)
1740–1829
Nancy CONRAD
1743–1797
John Curtiss
1618–1702
Mary Lewin
1629–1664
Clark
1706–
John Derrick
1740–1790
Anna Maria
1744–1793

Wilburn Ellis's Descendants

1.
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Wilburn (Gault (gaught)) Ellis (19 May 1848–27 Oct 1921) m. Edna (Ollyette) Shutt (Dec 1881–16 Jun 1904) m. Mahala (Rachel) Phillips (14 Oct 1841–24 Apr 1911) m. Phoebe (Ann) Skerry (22 Feb 1861–16 May 1896)
  1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Ellis 1868–1950
  2. 2. John (Washington "Little John") Ellis 1864–1947
  3. 3. Lilly (Rosebud) Ellis 1876–1900
  4. 4. Della (May "Dellie") Ellis 1879–1940
  5. 5. Annie (Cleopatra) Ellis 1881–1892
  6. 6. Wilburn (Logan Bartow) Ellis 1883–1966
  7. 7. Florean Ellis 1886–1960
  8. 8. Grover (Cleveland) Ellis 1888–1892
  9. 9. Robert (Rubin) Ellis 1891–1891
  10. 10. Phoebe (Eveline) Ellis 1893–1894
  11. 11. Eugene (Gaught) Ellis 1895–1959

Wilburn Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1848
19 May 1848
Birth of Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis in Murray County, Georgia
Murray County, Georgia
1921
27 Oct 1921
Age 73
Death of Wilburn Gault (gaught) Ellis in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1848
    Event Place: Murray County, Georgia
    Record Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
    Record Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records
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