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William Ellis 1908 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1908

Birth Location: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 28 Jan 1984

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Ellis

Mother: Lucretia Sanders

Spouse(s): Viola Moore

Children(s): JoAnn Ellis, John Ellis, Denzell Ellis

According to available records, William Ellis was born in 1908 in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John P Ellis and Lucretia Ellis Sanders. Following those early years, William Ellis married Viola Moore, and their family grew to include JoAnn Ellis, John Ray Ellis and Denzell Ellis. In the later years of life, William Ellis died in 1984 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

John Ellis
1877 – 1933
Birth Location: Kentucky
JE
Lucretia Sanders
1880 – 1964
Birth Location: Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
LS

Spouses(s)

Viola Moore
1909 – 2004
Birth Location: Franklinton, Henry County, Kentucky, USA
VM

Children(s)

JoAnn Ellis
1941 –
Birth Location: –
JE
John Ellis
1950 –
Birth Location: –
JE
Denzell Ellis
Birth Location: –
DE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, District 2, Henry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Jan 1984
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Castle, Henry County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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