Ellis Family Genealogy

I. unknown Ellis

Children: John C. Ellis, 1774 North Carolina

William H. Ellis, 1788-1888

II. John C. Ellis/Sr., 1774 North Carolina (m. Margaret Sanders 1787 North Carolina)

Profession: Tanner

Children: James H. Ellis, 1817-18 to 1903 (died in Tennessee)

George Washington Ellis, June 1828 Tennessee

John C. Ellis, 1823 Tennessee

III. John C. Ellis/Jr., 1823 (m. Nancy Janes, or James, 1825 Tennessee; died in Dry

Valley, Walker County; reported to be of Cherokee descent;

daughter of "unkown" Janes and Nancy Leah)

Profession: Farmer

Children: Joseph A. Ellis

Jane Ellis

John Washington, February 11, 1845 Walker County, to

1921 (died Chickamauga)

Thomas J. Ellis, December 1849

James L. Ellis, October 1851

Nancy Jane Ellis, 1854-1914

William K. (or H.) Ellis, January 1856 (shown in 1900

Census as William H. and listed as living with

Andrew J. Ellis, brother, head of house)

Andrew J. Ellis, 1859

Margaret Ellis, 1862 to February 28, 1924 (died in

Rossville, Ga.)

Leatha Ellis, 1864

Davis F. Ellis, 1866

  1. Andrew J. Ellis, 1859 (m. Helen Williams, 1863; listed in 1910 Census as Ellen)

Profession: Farmer

Children: Manuel Ellis, 1881 (First name not legible in 1900

Census-input provided by Jane E. Ellis-Pierce)

Washington J. Ellis, 1882 (Name reversed on 1900

Census, actually John Washington Ellis-input

Provided by Jane E. Ellis-Pierce)

Nancy E. Ellis, 1885 (Per Jane E. Ellis-Pierce, referred

to as Ethel)

David J. Ellis, 1887

Thomas C. Ellis, 1889

Bascomb F. Ellis, 1893 (Per Jane E. Ellis-Pierce, married

at least once to Ruth Gaines, who later married

John Washington after Bascomb died)

Dora M. Ellis, 1896 (clerk, general store)

May Ellis, 1901

Andrew, 1907

V. John Washington Ellis, 1882 (m. Unknown Veazy, Alabama; Hattie Marshall-

died February 10, 1927 in childbirth, Ruth Gaines)

Profession: Railroad engineer for Tennessee Products Corporation

Children: With Unknown Veazy (From Alabama; in 1920 Census

John W. and Unknown Veazy-Ellis’ four

children, below, were living with their grandfather,

but there is no documentation for John Washington

or his wife)

Raymond Washington Ellis, 1910 (m. Irene Long)

Oscar Ellis, 1912 (m. Myrtice Reed)

Anna Mae Ellis, 1914 (m. Aubrey Gaines)

Dorothy Ellis, 1916 (m. Oscar McDaniel)

With Hattie Marshall

Jane Earslene Ellis, February 14, 1924-present

(m. Robert B. Pierce, 1923-1992)

Floyd Ellis, February 10, 1927 (died as infant,

date unknown)

With Ruth Gaines-no children

    1. Jane Earslene Ellis, February 14, 1924 to present, currently of Tampa, Florida (m. Robert Boyd Pierce, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Larry Snelling)

      2. Children: With Robert Boyd Pierce

      Rodney Wayne Pierce, December 17, 1951 Chickamauga, Georgia (born in Pope’s Clinic, currently of New Orleans, Louisiana, unmarried)

      Debra Lynn Pierce, September 5, 1962 New Orleans, Louisiana (m. David Costelow of Indianapolis, Indiana, born Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, currently of Tampa, Florida)

       

      With Larry Snelling

      William Gary Snelling, June 5, 1956 Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia (m. Susan Renee Renee Jones of Birmingham, Alabama, currently of Birmingham, Alabama, no

      children)

    2. Debra Lynn Pierce, September 5, 1962 New Orleans, Louisiana (m. David Costelow of Indianapolis, Indiana, born Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, currently of Tampa, Florida)

Children: Brian Costelow, February 22, 1984 Indianapolis

Indiana

Kristin Costelow, August 22, 1985 Indianapolis,

Indiana

 

NOTES: Most fifth generation information provided by Jane Earslene Ellis-Pierce.

Sixth and seventh generation information provided by Rodney W. Pierce.

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