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William Thomas Ellis 1836 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1836

Birth Location: Henry County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 2 September 1890

Death Location: Spalding Co. Georgia

Father: Richard Ellis

Mother: Frances Heflin

Spouse(s): Sarah Puckett

Children(s): Walter Ellis, Mark Ellis

According to available records, William Thomas Ellis was born in 1836 in Henry County, Georgia, USA, the child of Richard Paul Ellis and Frances Ann Heflin. Following those early years, William Thomas Ellis married Sarah Ann Frances Puckett, and their family grew to include Walter Ellis and Mark Ellis. In the later years of life, William Thomas Ellis died in 1890 in Spalding Co. Georgia.

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Parents

Richard Ellis
1807 – 1855
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
RE
Frances Heflin
Birth Location: –
FH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Puckett
1840 – 1893
Birth Location: Georgia
SP

Children(s)

Walter Ellis
1861 – 1904
Birth Location: Georgia
WE
Mark Ellis
1866 – 1873
Birth Location: Georgia
ME

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 May 1836
    Event Place: Henry County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012, Year: 1880; Census Place: Griffin, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: 165; Family History Film: 1254165; Page: 373A; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0127, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1001, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: M653_136; Page: 178; Image: 180; Family History Library Film: 803136, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 42, Henry, Georgia; Roll: M432_73; Page: 221B; Image: 343

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 42, Henry, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 42, Henry, Georgia; Roll: M432_73; Page: 221B; Image: 343

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 1001, Spalding, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1001, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: M653_136; Page: 178; Image: 180; Family History Library Film: 803136

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Griffin, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: 165; Family History Film: 1254165; Page: 373A; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0127

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 September 1890
    Event Place: Spalding Co. Georgia
    Record Source: Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

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