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Line of Descent of Ellises •••••••••••••• 1 John Ellis, the Indian Trader of VA and NC •••••• 2 Joseph Ellis. Revolutionary War vet • • • • • • • • • 5 John Ellis and wife Jane Murray ••• • • • • • • • • 6
William A Ellis & Dicie Buchanan ••• • • • • • • • 12
Robert Ellis & Catherine Lane •••• • • • • • • • • 21 Buchanan Ancestors cf Dicie •••• • • • • • • • • • 27
David W Ellis Family •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 36 James Monroe Ellis • ••••••• • • • • • • • • • 54 Mary Jane Ellis Holden ••••••• • • • • • • • • 58 Martha Ann Ellis Emmert •••••••• • • • • • • • 66 Joseph Ellis & Caroline Perry ••••• • • • • • • • 76
Joannah Ellis Holden ••••• • • • • • • • • • • • 80 John Ellis & Myra Miller Descendants • • • • • • • •• 82 George Ellis & wife Louise Oaks. • • • • • • • • • 89 Descent of Adeline Burleson (wife of David W). • • • 95
James Riley Ellis of Fulton County IL • • • • • • • • 107 Ancestors of Jane (Murray) Ellis •••• • • • • • • • 120 Thomas Murray of Maryland & Tennessee• • • • • • • • 129 Jabez Murray Family • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 138 Murrays in Census • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , 146-151
Carter County TN Murray Marriages • • • • • • • • • • 147 Murray Graves in Carter County TN • • • • • • • • • • 152
Murray Wills in Tennessee• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 153 Grandfather Mountain NC Activities. • • • • • • • • • 154 Ephriam Murray Family of Wash' carter, Unicoi co . . .,. 158 Washington County TN Census • • . .• ...... • • • 159 -J,J~...,...... ------.l. JOHN ELLIS ml in Dorchester, Mass Joanna Willis in .16??._ Researchers speculate that he is the same John Ellis who sailed to Virginia and received a grant of 464 ac at juncture o~ the Appomattox and James rivers--80 miles inland, later hem Elizabeth?. He left a son also named JOHN ELLIS 2. JOHN ELLIS, JR is found on the .1704 Quit rent roll of prince - Georges Co VA. He was exempted frnm taxes 1726 due to bis elderly age and died 1738, .leaving a son John Ellis who became ~amous as nindian trader" 3. JOHN ELLIS the Indian trader appears to have been educated. Many of his letters survive. He lived in Bristol Parish on Flat Creek, A church record there states 0 Ten year old Johnny Ellis. son of John the Indian Trader, fell and broke bis leg while bis father was away trading with Indians. The physician failed to set the leg properly and the boy's father refused to pay him" John took bis son to another-doctor who re-set the leg. Deeds show 'rrader John owned .1266 acres, -.selling 200 ac 1746 and l.066 in 1750, just before the family moved to North CaroJ.ina. John's wife was Lucy Mayes, daughter of William &Mary. John bought property on the Yadkin River in Rowan County. 4. Known children of JOHN & LUCY (MAYES) ELLIS: John b 1720--broke leg; Francis, William, Mary (Giles), Matthew, Willis, Lucy (Foster), probably others who died before Mary Giles made her will, her brother John was executor 1805. She was childless. Joseph Ellis' father was likely a son of the Indian Trader, bis name unlmown at present. 5. In bis pension claim Joseph states that he was b 1762 Randolph Co, which was earlier Rowan County and that in 1781 be visited his mother in Spartanburg SC. His father was deceased or they bad separated by 1781. The 1790 census shows RUTH ELLIS with 5 males living near Greeneville SC. Nearby is a SOlOMON LITTLETON- could these be Joseph's mother and grandfather? He named a son Solomon. JOSEPH ELLIS (1762-1848) married cl786 in Montgomery County NC Charlotte Redwine. They lived in Burke Co NC, later Carter Co TN known children: William remained in NC; Solomon, \1/yley, Rad ford, Rachel, Nancy--some say Sarah whom Amos Gibson. 6. JOHN ELLIS b 1800 died ca 1885 ml Tester had Mansfield l825, Elizabeth (Adams) 1827. Mansfield was a minister died in Cocke Co TN; John Ellis m2 in carter Co TN 1828 Jane Murray; had only 3 sons:
1) WILLIAM ALEX.ANilER ELLIS (1832-1913) m 1859 Mitchell Co NC Dicie Buchanan bad Jane (Greer-Evans), John w., James A,, Robert, Levi D, Millie (m Wyley Ellis or·valley Forge-then G W Emmert) Daniel, Rhoda {Manning) & Henry Ellis. 2) JAMES RILEY ELLIS 1835-1964 m 1868 Fulton County IL, lived in Banner township married Louisa Smith bad four children: John, Frank, James and Elizabeth (Beebe). 3) DAVID W ELLIS 1840-1907 m 1861 Mitchell Co NC Adeline Burleson moved to Carter Co TN bad James M, Mary J, J~hn w, Martha Ann, Thomas S, George E, Sarah E. Jpseph & Joanna. . David Ellis was a minister--circuit rider on horseback. "':'-'--;H t;::J; -~,--, -~ __ ,...:-;ff
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Pioneers through the Wilderness between the Atlantic Coast and Missouri
SOURCES OF·: THE FOREGOING MAP Cyms Harris? ""Map. ~r-· the St~te ~f Ken-.. Thomas Jeffery's ".Map ..of ·th~· ·Most In _tucky and the Tennessee Government: habited Pa. rt of Vfrginia •• ; -With part 1796:' (Engrav.d by Doolittle.} of Pennsylvania, N eW Jersey~ and Gen'l D. Smith's 4 'Map of the Tennessee · North Carolina: .175t'' · •. · Government formerly Part of North .Thomas Hutchins' "'Ne·w 1'.hl) · of the Carolina: 1796." · Western . Parts pf _ Virginia,· Pensil Arrowsmith's .,Map of· the United States vania, Maryland~-and North .:Carolina; of North America: 1796."" ·1751." . · ·Tardieu's "Carte des Etats-Unis de 9 Thomas Hutcbins • "Ne~ M"a.P of:the West L'Amerique Septentrionale: 1808." ern Parts of .Virginia, Pennsylvania, H. S. Tanner's "Ohio and Indiana: 1819." Maryland and North .Carolina~ etc.: John Melish's '"Map of the United States: 1778." 1820." 1, R~ssell's "'Map of the State of Ken tucky; with the adjoining Territo ries: 1794." ANlJ MUVED TU NURTH CAROLINA AJ30UT 1750.
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The home and clearing was a gash cut in the universal forest, with a cabin and farm buildings made of logs. IIVlll UIC 1-'IV1-'IIC'L 1:.IIJGLII, n1m,10 ,,,._,,_.,,. •••-•• -• God." The name Ellis was created from the Inda-European word for Creator "El," which meant "Spirit." In the British Isles, the name is common. Joseph Ellis served in the Revolutionary War. In his pension application, Joseph stated that he was born in 1762 in Randolph County, NC. He volunteered for service twice and was drafted once. His unit was attacked several times by Indians. He fought in the Battle of Cowpens, SC where the Patriots gave the British the most devastating defeat in the Southern campaign. Joseph was a sharp shooter and was only nineteen years of age at that time. He drew a pension of twenty dollars per year for his service until he died in Grainger County, TN in 1848. Joseph married c.1786 Charlotte Redwine (1761-c.1848), probably in Montgomery County, NC, a courthouse that burned. Char lotte was the daughter of John and Sarah Shriver Redwine. Her father owned 500 acres and had slaves. He gave Charlotte a slave as a wedding gift. John Redwine was born 1739 in Pittsburg, PA; died in Rowan County, NC in 1800. He and his brothers, Lewis, Jacob and Michael, moved to NC c.1760 after their parents died. Michael Redwine (1737-1802) married Christina Rick ets. Lewis Redwine {1747-1809) married Miss Kingsley. Jacob Redwine (1751-1840) married Rowena Rhinehart; they had eleven children. They moved to Cowetta County, GA. A descen dant of Jacob became governor of Georgia. Charlotte Redwine's grandparents were Frederic and Barbara Stoner Rhotwein (became Redwine). Frederic was born in Prus sia 1699; died c.1760 in Pittsburg, PA. He mar ried in Prussia 1731 and had a son Michael before they came to Pittsburg in 1737. Freder ic's brothers, John and William sailed with him. Charlotte's great-grandfather Russ Rhotwein owned a large estate and castle on the Rhine River. Russ was knighted for his military service by the Prussian ruler Frederic William. Joseph and Charlotte Ellis moved to east Tennessee c.1815 and resided near the Dug ger family at Butler. Later they lived at Indian Creek near the Turkeytown settlement. They separated c.1825. Some researchers say a son William remained in North Carolina and a daughter Sarah moved to Alabama. Children of Joseph and Charlotte who remained in east Tennessee were 1. Solomon Ellis (c.1795) married Lavina Nave; her parents were John and Elizabeth Carriger Nave. Their children: Monument and Museum, Cowpens Battlefield, Gaffney, John N., Levi N., Godfrey N., Landon C., Mar South Carolina garet, Louisa A. B., Solomon and Dugger Nave · Ellis. 2. Rachel Ellis (c.1797-c.1830) married first a ~urrat; married second William Perry . .The children of Rachel and William: James, Isaac, ~ary Ann, Vina and Nancy Perry. 3. John Eilts (1800-c.1885) married first in 1824 a Tester; had Mansfield (1825) and Elizabeth (1827). John married second in 1828 Jane Murray. Their children: William A., (1832), James R., (1835)_ and David W. Ellis. 4. Wiley Ellis (1803) married Barbara Crown in 1824 who was a daughter of John Crown. Their chi!: dr~n: John ":' ., Captain Daniel, Isaac, Mary, Ehzabeth, Minerva, Vina and Radford Ellis. 5. Radford Ellis (1804-1887) married Louisa Peters Lowrey, had Rhoda, Debra, John, Solomon, Thomas A., Joseph P., Mary Ann, Landon C.H., James I.T., and Allred J. Ellis. 6. Nancy Ellis (1809-c.1901) married Thomas Perry 1825. Their children: Albert, Lucinda, Land~n, Martha, Elizabeth, Medina, Mary Ann, Adelaide, Nancy, Joseph and Alex Perry. 1-r William, James Rand David W Ellis
JOHN AND JANE MURRAY ELLIS Jane Shipwrath Murray was born 26 March John and Jane Murray Ellis had three children: 1811, the daughter of Jabez and Nancy Murray. 1. William Alexander Ellis (1832-1913) married Her father's farm lay on the Carter-Washington Dicie Buchanan in 1859. Their children were county line near the St. John mill. Two known Rebecca, Rhoda, John, James A., Robert, Levi, brothers of Jane were John L. and Simeon D. Millie, Daniel and Henry Ellis. They lived near Elk Murray. Park, NC. Jabez Murray was born in Virginia in 1775 and 2. James Riley Ellis (1835-c 1905) moved to died in Washington County, TN c 1851. He was Fulton County, IL where he married a widow, the son of Thomas Murray, Jr. Thomas' father, Mrs. Smith. They lived in Banner township. Thomas, Sr., moved from Baltimore, MD to Vir James had red hair and a great sense of humor. ginia, then to east Tennessee before 1780. Mor He returned to Tennessee by train several times gan Murray was the father of Thomas, Sr. to visit his brothers. When he arrived at their Morgan's father, James Murray, was an immi homes, he never knocked on the door. They were unaware of his presence until they found grant from Scotland. him in the cupboard, searching for food. The five children of James and his wife were John, Eliza In 1825 John bought a large family Bible at beth, who married __ Beebe, Frank, James Hiram Dailey's store in Elizabethton. In 1969 the and William Jackson Ellis. Bible was in possession of Clark Ellis in Elk Park, 3. David W. Ellis (1840-1907) married Ade NC. Some writing has faded. Only the last name line Burleson Huntley in 186'L Three of their Tester is visible for the name of John's first wife. ten children died young. Those who survived They were married in 1824. The names listed for childhood were James M., Mary Jane, John, their children were Mansfield Ellis (1825-c 1867) Martha Ann, George E., Joseph and Joanna and Elizabeth Ellis (b. 1827). She married Rad • Josie" Ellis. They lived in Shell Creek Com ford Adams in 1847. They had a son, William munity, Carter County. - Adams. • ••• I Husband: Joseph Ellis Born: 1762 in: Randolph County, NC Married: Abt 1786 in: Montgomery County, NC Died: 1848 in: Grainger County, TN Wife: Charlotte Redwine Born: 1761 Died: Abt 1848 Father: John Redwine Mother· Sarah Shriver
CHILDREN l Name: Solomon Ellis Born: Abt 1795 M Married: - Died: _ Spouse: Lavina Nave 2 Name: Rachel Ellis Born: Abt 1797 F Married: • Died: Abt 1830 Spouse: William Perry 3 Name: John Ellis Born: 1800 in: Burke County, NC M Married: 14 Feb 1828 Jane "Jenny" in: Carter County, Tennessee Died: Abt 1885 in: Mitchell County, North Carolina Spouses: Unknown Tester, Jane "Jenny" Shiprath Murray 4 Name: Wiley Ellis Born: 1803 M Married: 1824 Died:~ Spouse: Barllara Crown 5 Name: Radford Ellis Born: 15 Jan 1804 in: Burke County, NC M Married: 20 Mar 1827 Died: 1887 Spouse: Louisa Peters Lowrey 6 Name: Nancy Ellis Born: 1809 F Married: 1825 Died: 1905 Spouse: Thomas Perry
Some researchers say there was a daughter SARAH whom Amos Gibson & moved to Alabama
The eldest son of JOSEfH & CHARL0TTE was William who married Anna? and lived in Burke Co NC
chart by Pat Gilley COPIED FROM THE JOHN ELLIS FAMILY BIBLE - Elk Park NC, 1969--in home of Clark Ellis
A note written inside the front hard cover: Bought at Hiram Daily Store in Elizabethtnn, TN 1825 Portions of the writing were faded and dim,hard to read.
John Ellis m . Tester 1824 Their children: Mansfield Ellis born 6 Feb 1825 Elizabeth Ellis born May 1827 Elizabeth married Radford Adams Aug 8 1847
John Ellis married Jane Shipwrath Murray· 14 Feb 1828 (Marriage was in carter Co TN) John Ellis was born l Jan 1800 Jane Murray was born 26 March 1811--her father Jabez Murray · Their Children: WILLIAM A ELLIS b 3 Feb 1832 (Carter Co TN) m Dicie Buchanan 11 April 1859 William died 11 Jan 1913
JAMES RILEY ELLIS b 25 June 1835 (Carter Co TN)
DAVID W ELLIS b 15 March 1840 ·m Adeline Huntley 23 April 1861 David died 6 June 1907
Also in the old Bible was a signed statement by Martha Caraway praising the character of Preacher David Ellis.
Some researchers speculate that Jane Murray's middle name was Skipworth --but it is spelled iD Bible as Shipwrath. JOHN ELLIS, the father of William A,·James·Riley and David W, seemed to have bad serious f"iliianical pro blems. He failed to pay this $3.50 note. Other records show he purchased casket 1848, on credit, P~id $1, down and owed $4. This was likely for bis mother Charlotte Redwine Ellis.
1826 Note was due APril--Jackson sued John Ellis and collected it in Sept 1826
Source: ETSU archives '·
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Husband: John Elli!! Born: 1800 in: Burke County, NC Married: 14 Feb 1828 in: Carter County, Tennessee Died: Abt 1885 in: Mitchell County, North Carolina Father: Joseph Ellis Mother: Charlotte Redwine Other Spouses: Unknown Tester Wife: Jane ".Jenny" Shiprath Murray Born: 26 Mar 1811 in: Carter County, Tennessee Died: after 1880 Father: Jabez Murray Mother: Nancy CHILDREN 1 Name: William Alexander Ellis Born: 3 Feb 1832 in: Carter County, Tennessee M Married: 19 Apr 1859 in: Mitchell County, North Carolina Died: 11 Jan 1913 Spouse: Dicie "Dicy" Buchanan 2 Name: James Riley Ellis Born: 25 June 1835 M Married: 9 Feb 1868 in: Fulton County, Illinois Died: 6 Dec 1904 Spouse: Louisa Smith 3 Name: David W. Ellis Born: 1840 M Married: Aprl861 in: Mitchell County, North Carolina Died: 1907 Spouse: Adeline Burleson Huntley by .Pat Gilley 1996
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William A Ellis born 3 Feb 1832 in Xeeneburg area of Carter County TN was one cf three sons born to J.OEN ELLIS (1800-cl885). and wife 11 Jennie" Jane Shipwrath MURRAY (1Bll-cl89(l). William who was known as Willie bad. a hail-brother Mansfield Ellis .~ 182.5 & a half-sister Elizabeth Ellis b 1827 to John's first wife--said to be a Tester. The paternal grandparents of William A Ellis were Joseph Ellis (1762-1848) a Revolutionary War ~et~r,an and wife Charlotte Redwine. Willie's maternal_grandparents were Jabez Murray b 1775 Virginia died cl854 .Tennessee his wife Nancy· b c1778 d c1851 TN. Jabez was a son of Tbpmas Murray and a grandson of the pioneer Thomas Murray •. The Murray farm straddled the Carter-Washington county line, but the_family was usually listed in census .of Washington County. Willie Ellis' mother Jane Murray was loved by all who knew her. She married at age 16 a 28 year old widower with two young children ages land 3. They were married 14 Feb 1828 in Elizabethton. Jane signed her name on the marriage license, John made an X. The family was in the 1830-1840 census Carter·County and bad moved to North Carolina before 1850. Willie's father was a collier and sold charcoal to the Nave Carriger Iron Works on Stoney Creek until 1836 when that company built its own large furnace .to supply charcoal. Jobn and his. brother-in-law moved to the area now Avery Co NC near Cranberry where they eontinued making charcoal. When Willie's parents died he inherited the large John Ellis family Bible, which he passed on to his eldest son. It was passed to Clark Ellis of Elk Park NC. In 1996 James Douglas Ellis, son or Clark had the Bible. VVILLIAM AU::XANUt:K t:LU;:;
William A. Ellis (2/3/1832-1/11/1913) was born dren were: Willie Anna (1913-1990), m. Paul in Carter County, Tenn. and moved with his par Buck; Carl (b. 1915), and Irene who m. Louis ents as a teenager to Mitchell County, N.C. He Cornett and lived in Elk Park, N.C. owned a grist mill near Elk Park. William's par 9. Jordan Henry (Jan. 1882-1956) m. Hester ents were JOHN AND JANE (MURRAY) ELLIS. Ann? in 1903. They had no children and adopted His paternal grandparents were Joseph Ellis, a a son, but the son was not mentioned in _Henry's Revolutionary War veteran and wife Charlotte will. Hester gave their property to the children of Redwine. The name Redwine was German and James and Alice Manning Ellis. once spelled Rhotwein. The maternal grandpar Submitted by Margaret Ellis, 104 Cherokee Mtn. Rd., ents of William were Jabez and Nancy Murray of Jonesboro, Tenn., 37659. Carter County. William Ellis married in Mitchell County on 4/ 19/1859, Dicie Buchanan, daughter of William G. and Millie (Green) Buchanan. William and Dicie had nine children, many died young with tuberculosis_. 1. Rebecca Jane (b. 4/18/1860), m. Isaac Greer, who was thirty years older than she. They had one son (?William) who married had son William Earl Greer. 2. Rhoda (b. 8/5/1861), m. David W. Man ning in 1883. Their seven children were born in Mitchell County. The family moved to Elizabethton, Tenn. Their children were: William (b. 1884); Samuel J. (b. 1886); Grover C. (b. 1888); Catherine (1891-1916); Robert E. (b. 1893); Charles D. (b. 1895) and Dewey L. (b. 189~.Bessie (cl900) · 3. John W. (b. 4/7/1863) m. Delila ? of Vir ginia. They had a daughter, Manda (b. 1905). 4. James Alexander (8/8/186:4-6/18/1902) m. Alice J. Manning in 1887 in Carter County, Tenn. They had four sons and a daughter: William J. (b. 1889, "Jack"); John R. (b. 1894); James H. Mr. and Mrs. Lane Ellis (descendant of Giles L. Ellis, (b. 1896); Luther (b. 1898) and Elizabeth (b. the grandson of William and Dicie. ) 1903). The children were reared by relatives af ter their father died. 5. Robert E. (7/24/1867-2/14/1920), m. Catherine Lane, daughter of Henry Lane, an at torney in Roanoke, Va. They had three sons: Robert, Henry. and Giles Lane. After her husband's death, Catherine returned to Roanoke. Her brother was a physician in Cranberry, N.C. 6. Levi D. (b. July 1868) m. Nina E.? in 1892 and had three daughters: Pearl (b. 1893), m. T.G. From TOE RIVER VALLEY book Tucker; Nellie (b. 1898), m. Samuel Nester; and editor Lloyd Bailey 1995 Geneve ("Jenny", b. 1900) m. Finley Ledford. Levi was deeded the grist mill by his father. 7. Millie (Sept. 18'.lCl-6/11/1922) m. (1st) in 1892 an Ellis and had four children: Robert J. (b. 1892); William W. (b.1894); Clarence A. (b. 1897), and Euresa B. (b. 1899). Millie m. (2nd) George Emmert in 1906. The marriage ended in divorce. 8. George Daniel ("Dan," b. Dec. 1874), m. in 1903 Roberta ("Bertie") Missamore. Their chi!- Fre:pmred by ..:Yi.:.,a~r::..:g::.a_r_e_t_.;;.J:_l_l_1_s Addre-11 .Jonesborc • 'fN - r JOSEPH ELLIS Cod, D1rtb IUit ·J.762 ..... fandolpb Co NC " JOHN ELLIS o... , .. __ 1848 - PUie, • 1"'l Cod, "'''""' .... Grainger t;O TN PATERNAL PUie• Sir,.l,4,,lc ,1 J"an 1800 m Montgome!.'j' Co 'NC Pl='J3urke Co NC CHARLOTTE REDWINE o. .. , .... c1885 ' Cod• ,,. 8u1h dalt c1760 •- Mitchell Co NC WILLIAM ALEX' ELLIS """l),,,1,1h dcu M0 ntgoinery Co NC M,,..,,. .... 14 Feb 1828 "'"' 1848 Carter C_o TN Cod, 3 .Fep 1.532 '""carter Co TN lllrt!:i dale , J.AllEZ MURRAY "''" Carter Co TN - - ...... 11 Jan 1913 Pl,u Elk ]'ark NC ~~..;;-T775 VA JANE SHil'RATH MURRAY ...... , ..... 19 Ap 1959 0 ..11:i.id.11 cl854 ·- ..... carter Co TN ""«Mitchell "Cod•- M•~1da1, Co NC Plou Nancy '? ...... "'"'""" ·26 March 1811 Children of wm·& Dicie: C 1890 - ,.,., ...,Mitchel.1 Co NC ,....,. Place Rebecca Jane b 1860 Dnt\ .,_,, ◄ Rhoda b 1861-1942 Plac:1 Jobn W 1863 James Alex 1864-1902 Robert E 1867-1920 , William Buchanan Levi David 1868- 1930 - Millie 1870-1922 s;o Arthur ;:=-;;:-1765 George Daniel b 1874 William G ,,.,. Maryland Jordan Henry 1882-1956 ' Buchanan o..,,_, •• ,. d 1.856 NC Cod, Mat'riap .."
Dtrth ..,. 1799 '""'MD ·- ELIZABETH J.ONES 1876 '-~ De,1ti,U11 . - Dirll1tfau 1774 VA DICIE L BUCHANAN ,..,. Mitchell Co NC ..... DuU, ..11r 1.861 NC ,Cad, Mal"NJll!&III ...... April 1842 - GREENE. IDIM••"•Mi tcbell Co NC , ...,, • .,.,. bef 1920 - .,... - 9irtll,(btw Elk Park NC ..... Amelia Nell Greene _..,, - -....,. "Millie" ,...... ,c MATERNAL ·--...... 1810 ...... - - .,...... 1897 - """ Mitchell Co NC "'"'""" i
FAMILY OF WILLIAM ALEXANDER ELLIS(; Feb 1832-11 Jan 1913) m 19 April 1859 DICIE L BUCHANAN b April 1842 dau~ of William G Buchanan (1799-1876) & Millie Greene (l810-1877)Dicie-d ca 1919-20
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2 RHODA ELLIS b 5 Aug l86l d_ 1942 married l883 David c·Manning. In 1900 they were living in Cranberry district near Elk Park NC Rhoda mother of 8, living 1900--7, all bo= NC. A deed in
Carter County TN shows they purchased a house & lot in Elizabethton 1919. The 1920 census shows them in Elizabethton. Their children from census: William b July 1884; Samuel J b March 1886, Grover Cleveland b July 1888, Catherine A b_July 1891 died of TB 1916 unmarried; Robert Eb July 1893; Charles Db Sept 1895, Dewey Lb Dec 1898; Bessie b ca 1900 -1901, She was not in census.
:; J,OHN \ol ELLIS b 7 April 1863 d 24 June 1930. ...:,..at home with hie
VA,. parents at age 37 in 19007 he m 20 April 1904 Delia Hayes; she b !!'hey bad one child Manda Ellie b 1905. In 1910 'they were caring
i'or tbe children of James Alexander Ellis who cl 1902--John's nephews_ With 'them wel'e John 15 and James l.'S. !the 1920 census shows only John w Ellie and hie daughter Manda-- no-wife. !rheir address wae Elk Street. Elk Park NC, hie occupation: i'armer. John kept many bees and sold honey when be lived at cranberry. continued Children of Wm & Dicie Ellis 4. JAMES ALEXANDER ELLIS b 8 Aug 1864 d 18 June 1902 of TB. He married in Carter County TN 9 Sept 1887 Alice J Manning, who was bo= July 1874. The 1900 census shows Alice mother of 10 with 6 alive in 1900. From the census their children: William Jackson Ellis b March 1889 married Jessie? had daughters Senna, Myrtle and Mary Emma by 1921; John Robert Ellis b July 1894; James H Ellis J\)1~ b Dec~ Georgia Ellis; Luther H Ellis b Sept 1898; and Eli:zabeth "Lizzie" Ellis b ~ a post-humous child; she m Campbell. 1(v\.~'iQJ,_ 1,iir{R '-"<-\,t,<,,,\()} ~S [i()O. 5. ROBERT ELLIS 24 Oct 1867-14 Feb 1920 married Catherine Lane whose brother was the company physician for Cranberry ~re Works. The Lanes moved to Elk Park from Virginia. Robert was a heavy drinker and died of liver problem. Catherine retu=ed to Roanoke, VA where relatives hetped rear the 3 children who survived: Robert, Henry, and Giles Lane Ellis. A daughter Rosalin B & D 4 Nov 1691. Giles L Ellis III visited NC and east TN in 1994 and said his grandparents told him he had no kin. He visited the site of' the Wm Ellis gristmill in Elk Park and his kinfolks in Washington Co TN. The mill was bought and re-built by Dr. FP Guinn and his wife Bertha Guinn worked as miller.
6. LEVI DAVID ELLIS 17 July 1869-2 Jan 1930 m 1893 Nina E Hamrick who was b 26 Aug 1874 NC and d 1 April 1915 at Elk Park. Levi was given the old Ellis mill and a 30 acre tract at Elk Park. Levi Ellis was superintendent of· Operations at Cranberry Ore Company many years and lived at cranberry where his brother John resided for years. Later they both moved to Elk Park. Levi and his wife were buried at Ellis Cemetery, Elk Park. children cf Wm A & Dicie Ellis, continued
Levi and Nina bad four children--all daughters: Pearl A Ellis b Dec 1893 married T G Tucker Nell Ellis b Aug 1898 m Samuel D Nester b VA In 1910 they had 2 children: Ruth b 1907 VA, Garnett b 1909 VA Samuel and bis brother-in-law TG Tucker served as executors of Levi's will. Nell and her family were living in the home of Levi 1910 he was a house carpenter. Geneva R Ellis b April 1900 ma=ied in Carter County Finley Ledford 22 April 1917. She received $2,000. in Levi's will of 1929. Annette 1903-1904 (bur Ellis Cem) 7 MILLIE ELLIS b Sept 1870 d 11 June 1922, her trame was likely Amelia. She ml Wyley Ellis of Valley Forge, Carter County 22 Sept 1891 rites by C G :Beasley. They had 4 children before be died 1899. Children shown with relatives 1910. Robert J Ellis b Oct 1892 William E Ellis b Sept 1894 Clarence A Ellis b July 1897 he married and had son Clarence H born 1917. Euresa B Ellis b June 1899 :on 31 Dec 1906 Millie married George Emmert who was previously married to Millie's first-cousin Martha Ann .Ellis of Shell Creek. Jl[illie and George Emmert were divorced. Shed of TB.
8 GEORGE DANIEL ELLIS 11 ])an" b Dec 1874 married 1903 Roberta Missamore b 1883 NC known as Bertie. Daniel, .like his sister Jane bad a weight problem, weighed 400 pounds. His casket was specially built and was so wide it would NOT go through the door, a window of the home was removed and it was brought inside for the wake--held in the home in those days. Dan Ellis was a clerk for ET & WNC Railroad. Their children were Willie .Anna Ellis 1916-1990 m Paul G Buck and lived on the Dan Ellis homeplace where they built a large brick house, now Old Mill Road. Paul and Ann Ellis Buck bad 4 children: 1 ) Clara Buck married a Perry and lives at Banner Elk 2 ) Jean Buck married a Chappell and resides in Kingsport 3 ) Marie Buck married a Lyons and lives at Elk Park NC 4) Harry B~ck lives in Elizabethton, TN The obit of Ann Ellis Buck states that she had 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grand children. Paul Buck died 1979.
Irene Ivy Ellis b 10 Dec 1903 d 30 Nov 1982 (d/o Dan & Bertie) married Lewis Cornett and lived in Elk ]?ark. She was buried Ellis Cemetery there. Lewis Cornett was alive age 97 in July 1996.
Ralph Ellis b 1915 son of Dan & Roberta Ellis Carl Ellis b 1916 son of Dan & Roberta married Hattie Gourley 1937. They bought property in Avery County 1944.
9. JORDAN HENRY ELLIS b Jan 1882 d Dec 1956 married 1903 Hester Schell. They bad no children but adopted a son Clarence Ellis who was nicknamed "Snake!' Relatives say the boy was in lots of trouble. He was not named in their will. Hester left all their property to
the children of James Alexander Ellis (Henry's nephews & Niece) Henry and Dan Ellis ran the grist mill a few years then sold it and bad an Evergreen business, buying locally moss, galax, and dog hobble which they shipped to florists in New York City. When the railroad went through Elk Park it went across Ellis land. William's land also bounded the Cranberry Ore tract. After the railroad was abandoned 1950 the land went back to Ellis heirs. Records show the rail line went over a pipeline which supplied water from Little Elk River to the Ellis grist mill. Thanks to Helen Guinn of Old Mill Road Elk Park and to Dick Patton 158 Winters St. Elk Park for some information in this account. SONS OF WILLIAM A & DICIE ELLIS
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No positive ID, believed to be Henry, Robert, Levi & John DESC:..!:1.'1!1JA..I'l'..l.'0 v.r· 'it.L.1.J.1.JJ...~•1 .ti.l.JbA.M-.L~..lJ..u.i.·. -'-'JJJ..J-'- ..... THROUGH SON ROBERT & CATHERINE (LANE) ELLIS
Robert Ellis {1867-1920) mi 1890 a woman who 'Was several years older than he was--catherine I,ane said to be a daughter o:f' HEIIBY I,A._1{E and wife Rosalin Eadden ( d/o of Dr .John }!ad.den). "It is said that Henry & Rosal.in bad only 2 children. Henry :Lane \',as an attorney and tbe. Floyd County VA :prosecutor. During the Civil \\'ar Henry Lane served· in the JJi..,J VA Confea. In:f'antry and died ef wounds. Catherine I,ane 1 s brother ,,,.as a :physician who moved to Cranberry, Ji'C and bec2.me the company Jibysician for a mining :f'irm._Henry Lane's £ncestors were from Warren County VA. .After Robert :Ellis died, Catherine Lane Ellis ::returned to relatives in Roanoke YA \',bere she died and was buried Evergreen Cemetery. !I'he 3 sons of Robert and Catherine (Lane) Ellis were 1) GILES LAJfE ELLIS ill Mammie Meadow had son Giles, .Jr whom Rosemary Taylor Children of Giles Jr were Carolyn Lee Ellis who ill Roy Stapleton --3 ch. and.Giles Lane J:IIwho E Shirley" Stapleton (sister of Roy)--5 ch. 2) RDBERT ELLIS lived in Roanoke VA, as did 3) HENRY ELLIS. 4) Daug ROSALIN b & a tiov 1891 · . Giles Lane :Ellis JU born 23 Oct 1940 in Mullins \I' V.A tnarried 1963 on 24 April Shirley Ann Stapleton.· They have 4 daughters and 1 son. Giles served in the Army six years--from 2 Nov 1959 to 23 July 1966. He - ~s : now employed at automotive :parts plant. Their children are shown next page_ 1) CATHERINE ANN ELLIS b 5 April 1964 in Council :Blu.f.fs Iowa m Jack Willis, .Jr ,,,.ho died of stroke 7 Feb 1~95. !I'hey were married 13 years--no children. 2) SHARRI LTim ELLIS b 6 .July 1965 Anchorage. Alaska m1 Steve W Bruce--three children: Stephen M, Asbley N, and Giles Luke Bruce. Sharri m2 29 April 1994 Timothy Lee Wilson • .. 3) TERRI LYNN ELLIS b 6 July 1965--twin to SHARRI m Bill O'Brien 18 .June 1994. Terri bas heart condition. 4) ROBERT LANE ELLIS b 5 Nov 1971 Ironton Ohio. "Bob" bas a good job--is still single 1996. · . 5) ERICA ELADIE ELLIS b 20 Dec 1977 plans to marry Richard Jamie Lake. She was born Ironton, .OH where the .family bas resided many years.
Children o.f Roy & Carolyn -(ELLIS) Stapleton: Colleen Fm Terry Xeeney had 3 children; 2) Shannon T d young; 3) Sherry I, ml Todd Jones--1 child,m2 Ted Lambert 1 child. JJhuv.l1ilUJR.l~Tu v.r W.Ll.J.1.Jj_Jil'l JU.JhA. .Jc,J.J.lJJ_C) thru son ROBERT E. ELLIS 1867-1920
Terri Lynn Ellis ➔ b 1965 Anchorage, Alaska--a twin m 1994 Bill O'.ijB:rien
Sharri Lynn Ellis b 1~65 Anchorage, Alaska-~a twin m Steve W Bruce m2 Timothy Wilson GILES LANE ELLIS III and wi:fe SHIRLEY ANN STAPLETtiN
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Erica Elaine Ellis b 1977 Ironton Oh i daughter: Catherine Ann Ellis (Willis) b 1964 Iowa not pictured
Robert Lane Ellis 11 BOB 11 b 1971 ➔ Ironton, OH ROBERT & CATHERINE (LANE) ELLIS DESCENDANTS
CATHERINE ANN ELLIS daughter of Giles Lane Ellis and wife Shirley (Stapleton) Ellis. Catherine was born in Iowa 5 April 1964 and married Jack Willis, Jr who died young with a stroke. by Pat Gilley
Husband: Da,id W. Manning Born: Married: 1883 Died: 15 Jan l 93 I Wife: Rhoda Ellis Born: 5 Aug 1861 in: Mitchell County, North Carolina Died: 29 Nov 1942 in: Carter County, Tennessee Father: William Alexander Ellis Mother· Dicie •nicy• Buchanan
CHILDREN l Name: Waller William Manning Born: 1884 in: Mitchell County, North Carolina M Married: Died .. Spouse: Mollie 2 Name: Samuel Jackson Manning, Sr. Born: 18 Mar 1886 in: Elk Park, Mitchell County, North Carolina M Married: 19 Feb 19ll Died: l Nov 1944 Spouse: Nola Belle Colbaugh 3 Name: Grover Cleveland Manning Born: 18 Jul 1888 in: Elk Park, Mitchell County, North Carolina M Married: 6 Dec 1914 in: Carter County, Tennessee Died: 18 Jun 1959 TS in: Kno>.-ville, Tennessee Spouse: Nora Odell Webb Colbaugh Cemetary, 4 Name: Catherine "Kitty" Manning F Born: 1891 Died: 20 Jan 1916 T £1 in: Elk Park, Avery County, North Carolina 5 Name: Robert Ed"in Manning, Sr. Born: 1892 in: Mitchell County, North Carolina M Married: 29 Jul 1914 in: Craven County, North Carolina Died: 1977 in: North Carolina Spouse: Lillie Estell God\\in 6 Name: Charles D. Manning Born: 1895 M Married: Died: Spouse: Sue 7 Name: Dewey L. Manning M Born: 1898 Died:Brushy Mtn Prison, body returned to Colbaugh Ce ID 8 Name: Bessie Jane Manning Born: F Married: Died: 1940 Spouses: Joe Bowers, Sam Edens 1920 Census Elizabethton TN 15th #25 Samuel Manning 33 b NC; wife Nola (Colbaugh) 25 Edna 8, George 6, \villrnary 4, Pauline 10 months #20 Cleveland Manning 37 NC rents Nora 27, Lillian 4, Glen 2-Jarnes 1, AT MAYLAND TECH' SCHOOL, 1994 Births in Avery County NC: 1915 Dan Ellis of Cranberry bad son Ralph 1917 Clarence Ellis bad Clarence H--lived at Cranberry 1919 Jack Ellis of Cranberry had daughter Myrtle 1920 Cale D Ellis bad son Robert lived at Cranberry 1921 .Oscar Ellis father of "infant Ellis" 1921 Jack Ellis had daughter Mary Emma 1922 Cale D Ellis bad daughter Bessie 1923 John W Ellis bad son John W 1921 March 18 James Monroe Ellis had son Isaac Hardin bis wife Hallie Church. James s/o Jim & Caroline 1923 June 26 James M Ellis & Hallie bad Kentucky "Kaye" Ellis 1925 James M Ellis & Hallie bad twins Virginia B Ellis other twin died at birth 1928 July 9 James M Ellis & Hallie bad Mary Louise Ellis 1930 James M Ellis & Hallie had Bill Charles on 13 Nev 1931 December John Wesley Ellis·had "infantn .. 1932 Dec 25 John W Ellis bad infant Ellis
MARRIAGES: Mitchell County NC James Ellis m Caroline Co=ett 11 March 1884 rites by H H Lewis jp witnesses TS Lambert and William A Ellis William was uncle of James--This James s/o David W Ellis J W Ellis m Jenny Young 21 July 1911 both of Bakersville NC
ELLIS ON MARRIAGE SECURITY BONDS CARTER CO TN
JOHN ELLIS sec for William Adams to marry Mary Smith Jan 1837 JOHN ELLIS sec for James Smith to marry Lorina Bowen HC Nave jp Aug 1841 JOHN ELLIS security for John Murray to marry Ruth Keen Jan 1840
JOHN ELLIS sec for Benjamin Merrit to marry Delila Taylor March 1847 rites by O'Brien jp \.IVUl\..L.clVU ..;).J.!I J.~V'-'.Lu.., ...,-. • ...,..__, ...,,._ ...... , -·-··---·-
Deeds :Book 1 page 257 1896 William and wife Dicie L Ellis deed to son Levi Ellis for $1.00 thirty acres on waters of Little Elk; bounded by land of Jane Greer, David and Rhoda Mannings, and Jim Wallace's spring. The tract bordered land of Cranbe=y Ore Company :Book 2 page 155 Oct 1911 William Jackson Ellis deed to his sister Lizzie Ellis his interest in a 30 acre tract located in Cranberry Township. This acreage bounded land of Hagle, WA Ellis, Jane Greer, and Wilcox, on waters of Little Elk. ,_ (These were children of deceased James Alex Ellis a s/o Wm A) :Book 12 p 248 _ March 1919 A quit-claim deed to an alley way was made between the heirs of Wm Alex. Ellis and William Jackson Ellis and wife Jessie. For $25 the Ellis heirs signed the right~of-way, into a lot in Elk Park The alley bordered land owned by Norman and :Bowers. Signing this document: JANE GREER EVANS, JOHN W ELLIS, LEVI 'D ELLIS, RHODA MANNINGS of Carter County TN; ROBERT E ELLIS, JH ELLIS, MILLIE ELLIS Widow of Wyley; DICIE L ELLIS made X on deed, - 1912 Levi D Ellis bought land of L V Bowers 3-447 Levi D Ellis bought land of J N Cook 5-48 1920 Daniel Ellis was involved in a purchase for the Elk Park Lodge with 2 others: John McCracken & J L Oaks 13-128 1921 John W Elli·s purchased tract from W A Ellis 16-284 1921 John W Ellis, Jr bought tract of D T Brinkley (15-375) 1912 4-308 Martha & James bought land of BB Calhoun and BH Johnson · 1914 8-140 Hester-·Eliis sold tract to John W Ellis (This was wife of Henry Ellis who had no children) 7-189 J H Ellis bought tract from WR Ellis 1920 10-185 Dan Ellis of JL Oaks 1920 Hester Ellis to John R Ellis (s/o James Alex deceased)l3-227 1920 Hester Ellis to Elizabeth (Ellis) Campbell d/o.James Alex) 13-228 1920 Hester Ellis to JH Ellis 13-230 (s/o James Alex) 1920 Hester Ellis _to Luther Ellis 13-231 (s/o James Alex) 1921 13-263 JW Ellis trustee of TJ Ray 1920 20-143 James M Ellis and wife bought tract of W A Buchanan 1920 26-531 Levi D Ellis purchased tract from Cranbe=y Qre Co
1921 26-56 & 57 Levi D Ellis of Norman Et al 1932 JW Ellis of Co Biddle 1933 EA Ellis of Lowery 27-428 1933 EA Ellis of Freeman 27-430 1934 Hester Ellis of JH Ellis 29-398 1934 Sarah Roberta Ellis from Dan Ellis 1934 Henry Ellis of McCracken 27-515 1934 Hester Ellis of George & Nora Church 31-71 1932 Edward Ellis of John & Effie Taylor 31-172 1937 Clark Ellis of Sophia McKesson 33-94 1937 John W Ellis and wife Bessie (Hampton) bought tract of Lee Whittington 31-305 1937 John W Ellis and wife Bessie bought of John Heaton 31-504 1937 John W Ellis and wife Bessie of Kenneth Brand 33-315 1941 36-197 Lucille Ellis of John C MacBee 1941 36-189 Carrie Ellis of EA Ellis 1941 34~543 EA Ellis of Frank & Lucille Ellis 1941 38-4 John Ellis of JA and Estil Taylor 1941 37-122 JW Ellis of JW Moody 1941 37-123 J W Ellis of Jim & Lou Heaton 1941 37-269 EA Ellis and RC Ellis of EC Guy 1941 37~452 Jack Ellis of Julia & Ben Dugger 1941 JW Ellis and wife Bessie of Eliza Chambers 38-172 1944 38-222 Carl and Hattie Ellis of Louis & Irene Cornett 1944 EA Ellis and wife Dorothy o!' Jean McClain
NAMES ON VETERANS MONUMENT COURTHOUSE, AVERY CO NEWLAND NC: World War II vets Clarence H Ellis s/o Clarence A; grd son Millie & Wyley Ellis Hardin Ellis s/o James M & Hallie Church Ellis grd son Jimmy John Dean Ellis John Robert Ellis J HENRY ELLIS will dated Dec 1955--probated June 1956 (age 68') all real estate and personal property goes to wife HESTER ANN, mentions property he owns which the railroad ET & WNC has a right-of-way across--this will one day go back to the heirs of Henry & Hester. Also mentions that railroad has already been abandoned. No mention was made of the son he and Hester adopted.
LEVI DAVID ELLIS will 7 Dec 1929 (he was then age 61) He was the parent of three daughters--his wife had pre-deceased him He left in trust $2,000 for his daughter Jenny Ledford and her children. Serving as trustees were Levi's two sons-in-law Samuel D Nester and T G Tucker. This money is to be used for benefit of Jenny and the children. The remainder of his estate is to be divided equally between daughters Nell (Nester) and Pearl E (Tucker) executor of the will Citizens Bank, Elk Park NC witnesses Haskell Dyer Charles M Woodruff
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-·> ~ .... )' ,< ____ 7·-- "· . /, . ' / ~1 . , .I WILLIAM GREENFIELD BUCHANAN 1799-1876 OF MITCHELL COUNTY NC Re: Dicey L Buchanan wife of William Alexander Ellis
William G Buchanan 1799-1876 ml 1819 Mary "Polly"Burleson. Three children from this marriage were 1 SIMON L BUCHANAN b 1820 m Margaret Sizemore, one known son: General C Buchanan m Mary Ann Ollis,children included Henry Isaac 1880, Nathan 1886 m Lorna Hughes. 2 WILLIAM G BUCHANAN JR b 1822 m Dicie Greene had "Martin 1845, ~. Margaret 1849, Jonathan 1851, Hiller 1859 incomplete list 3 A.ARON BUCHANAN b 1824 m Minerva Erwin son Charles Lb 1848 others unknown William G Buchanan (1799-1876) m2 ------Amelia Nell Greene "Millie" 1810-1897; they bad 4 SHADDRACK GREENE BUCHANAN (1831-1907) known as "Green" m Martha Pe=y b 1834 d/o ~homas & Nancy Ellis Perry Children included Joseph Ab 1858 twin m Mary Bell Davis; Wm Anderson b 1858 twin was single; Thomas Winfield b 1861 m Hulda M;i.ssouri Green; Mary Jane b 1862 m Horton Young; Dicie Lucreta b 1865 m Wm Isaac Cooper; Daniel Brownlow b 1866 ml Gardner m2 Thomas, known children; Matilda b 1872 m Edward Barrier; Radfcrd Hayes b 1874 m Martha Buchanan
5 MARY KANZADA BUCHANAN b 1836 m Albert Perry s/o Thomas and Nancy Ellis Perry. Their children: David A 1853, Millie E 1858, Martha C 1862, Edmund L 1864, Dicy L 1866, Nancy 1868, Elizabeth 1872, Lucretia 1875, Albert 1877 Laura D 1880, Clavton Pel:'ry 1881Some went to Dayton OH
6 DICEY L BUCHANAN b April 1842 diea cl919 m 1859 Willia~ Alexander Ellis s/o John & Jane Murray Ellis; had Rebecca Jane 1860, Rhoda 1861, John W 1863, James A 1864, Robert J 1867 Levi 1868, Millie 1870, G.Daniel 1874 and J. Henry Ellis.1882
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WILLIAM GREENFIELD BUCHANAN 1799-1876
7 ELIZABETH BUCHA}!AN "BETSEY" b Aug 1843 m Landon :Perry s/o Thomas and Nancy Ellis Perry. ~hey spent their lives at Shell Creek and were buried in Perry Cemetery- graves unmarked. Their children: Lucinda b 1859 m Nath Pritchard; Samuel 1860-1957 m Molly Smith, James b 1861 migrated to Washington; -¥ Eliza Jane 1862-1956 m Dr JG Storie; she spent later years in insane asylum; Ge~rge b 1872 died single typhoid; Isaac Perry 1868 unmarried; twins Rachel 1880 m Robert Bowling; Caroline 1880-1980 m 4oseph Ellis.
8 ALEXANDER BUCHANAN b 1845 m Adelaide Burleson
9 ARTHUR BUCHANAN b 1847
10 JDSEPH BUCHAlfAN b 1858 m Mary Bell
Members of this family moved to Kentucky, some returned to North Carolina, others stayed.
* 1920 census Wasnington County--Johnsrin City Living on Holston Ave: household #308 Jesse G Storie physician 51 owns home b NC parents b NC Eliza J 51 b NC Bessie 28 daughter NC Louisa Storie 9 grandaughter b TN She was wife cf William Alexander Ellis
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..;.;.;;.;.;.,;;;;;,;;;;;.;;;;;.;.;...;..;. Husband: William Buchanan Wife: Elizabeth Jones______Born: 1765 in: Maryland Born: 14 Dec 1774 in: Virginia Married: 1793 in: North Carolina Died: 28 May 1861 in: North Carolina Died: 1856 in: North Carolina Father: Arthur Buchanan Mother:. Mary Boswell CHILDREN 1 Name: Mary J. Buchanan 15 Name: Ruth Buchanan F Born: 20 Oct 1794 F Born: 9 Oct 1816 2 Name: George B. Buchanan 16 Name: Joseph Alexander Buchanan M Born: 26 Nov 1795 M Born: 7 Jul 1818 Died: 2 May 1879 3 Name: Elizabeth Buchanan F Born: 6 Mar 1797 Died: 21 Jul 1854 in: Texas ~4 Name: William Greenberry Buchanan Born: 19 Apr 1799 M Married: Unknown Died: 1876 Spouses: Millie A. Green, Polly Burleson 5 Name: James Buchanan M Born: 19 Nov 1800 Died: 10 May 1882 in: Uniontown, Indiana 6 Name: Annie Buchanan F Born: 7 Mar 1802 7 Name: John Wolfe Buchanan M Born: 6 May 1803 Died: 1880 8 Name: Arthur Buchanan M Born: 16 Nov 1804 Died: Aft 1860 9 Name: Sarah Buchanan F Born: 3 Aug 1806 10 Name: Martha Patsy Buchanan F Born: 31 Jan 1808 Died: 1892 11 Name: Leonard Buchanan M Born: 24 Oct 1809 Died: 15 Jun 1881 12 Name: Clement Buchanan M Born: 15 Aug 1811 Died: 29 Jul 1888 l3 Name: Lewis Buchanan M Born: 21 Feb 1813 Died: 30 Dec 1877 l4 Name: Nancy Buchanan F Born: 1 Nov 1814 Died: 19 Aug 1881
By: Pat Gilley J.l:lbO NC CENSUS :BOONE PO
141-106 Joshua Winkler 45 Caroline 30 Mary John Sarah Henry With this family: Sarah Burleson, mother Rosannah Huntley 12 of Adeline Ellis m Haywood Joseph Huntley 8 Huntley Allan Huntley 18 plus 2 Edsel children
# Golder Hicks 75 b VA Fannie 72 b NC Mountain Home dist 287-241 Albert W Perry 31 mechanic b TN Polly (Mary Buchanan) 22 NC David A 5 Millie E 3 Eliza J 1 #280-244 John Ellis 60 NC collier Jane 50 #291-245 William Ellis b 1832 TN farmer Dicie (Buchanan) 17 b NC Rebecca Jone month #292 James R Ellis 22 blacksmith b TN David W Ellis 20 tradesman #293 William Buchanan b NC Millie 50 b KY near Jeremiah oaks & Dav.id Oaks
With David Oaks James Ellis 14
1860 COCKE CO TN dist 8 #1282-1283 Milton Springs Post Office value real estate $300, personal property $840 Mansfield Ellis 35 b TN Campbellite minister Elizabeth 40 b NC William age 9 TN b ca 1851 Mansfield had an older sister Elizabeth whom Adams; she named son William--unknown if she was sister or wife by same name . drawing by Rev· Keith.Tutterow owned by Helen Guinn, Elk Park . . . . water to power the mill was brought from Little Elk River around the Ellis Cemetery.
. ELLIS CEMETERY, ELK PARK NC Located on 19E near Pilgrim Baptist Church & McClain's Market. Jennie R (Ellis) Ledford 19 Aprii 1900-8 April 1947 wife of Finley Ledford Levi D Ellis 17 July 1869-2 Jan 1930 . \_Nina E Hamrick wife of Levi 26 Aug 1874-1 Ap 1915 Mabel Annette Ellis 5 June 1903-8. Sept 1904 d/o Levi & Nina George Daniel Ellis 1875-1940 . [Be~tie (Misamore) Ellis b 1882 (Shed age 92 in 1974) John W Ellis 7 April 1863-24 June 1930 Hem Delia Hayes but she is N)T listed in cemetery book Rosalin Ellis b & D 4 Nov 1891 d/o Robert & Kitty Ellis (Catherine) Mollie Ellis· .. July 18?? d 28 July 1883 d/o JA Ellis (James A1exander Ellis may have married twice Hem 1887 Alice Manning
Irene Ivy Ellis Cornett 10 Dec 1903-30 Hov 1982 (wire or Lewis Cornett who was alive July 1996 age 97) - .. Jordan Henry Ellis d Dec 1956 age 79;Cecil Ellis b & d 1892 Ha=iet Cordelia· HAGGIE ?Ellis 10 May 1873-21 Nov 1932
This cemetery bas been abandoned, overgrown July 1996 1900 Census Mitchell County NC Later Avery County in 1912 # Elk Park Millie Ellis d/o Wm & Dicie Shem Sept l892 Wyley Ellis of Valley Forge Carter Co He d before 1900 Robert J Oct 1893 William E.Sep·l894 Clarence A Jul 1897 Eurena B Jun 1899
# Isaac Greer 75 b Oct 1824 Jane (Ellis) Greer b April 1860 bad 1 child (Marriage records show Isaa·o M Greer m Sarah Ann Swift 1849)
#59 William Alexander Ellis Dicie (Buchanan) mrd 1859 Dan b 1874 # James Alexander Ellis b 1864 d 1902 m Alice J Manning b July 1874 mrd at age 14c.Sept 1887. 10 ch 6 living William Jackson b March 1889;. 'Hem Jessie? John Robert b July 1294 James H Dec 1896 J,uther Sept 1898
Cranberry district #61 # David C Manning Rhoda (Ellis) d/o Wm & Dicie b 5 Aug 1861 mrd ca 1883 She bad 8 cb 7 liv all born NC William Manning b July 1884 Samuel J Manning'b March 1886 Grover Cleveland Manning b July 1888 Catherine A Manning b July 1891 (died 1916 TB) Robert E Manning b July 1893 Charles D Manning b Sept 1895 Dewey L Manning b Dec 1898 Bessie cl900 b aft census A Carter County deed shows David purchased home in Elizabethton 1919; the 1920 census shows them in Elizabethton,
# Levi David Ellis b July 1868 Nina Eb Aug 1874 Pearl A Ellis b Dec 1893 Nell b Aug 1898 Jennie b 1900 area became Avery County 1912 Cranberry Township 64-64 Daniel Ellis 35 b NC :farmer mrd 7 years (ca 1903) Roberta 27 -two cbildren 1 living #65-65 William A Ellis 77 mrd 51 years b TN :farmer wife Dicie (Buchanan) 67 b April 1842 NC 9 ch 8 living (Her son James Alexander d 1902 TB)in home son Henry 30 Luther Ellis 10 b 1900 Lizzie Ellis 7 b 1903 {lgrandchildren, son & daug of James Alex' #76-76 Jane (Ellis) Greer 50 works in·laundry at hotel d/o William & -Dicie William Earl GREER 5 b 1905 grandson 74-74.John Ellis 47 b NC owns farm (s/o Wm& ])icie) - Delia 37 ·b ·vA parents b VA _l child; l living (She was NQT in 1920 census) Manda 5 _J_o}ln _Ellis 15 nephew James Ellis.. 13 -nephew (children of James Alex. Ellis) 311-311 Levi Ellis 38_mrd 17 years (1892) carpenter Nina E 4 .ch 3 liv (Nina gone 1920 census) Pearl 16 b-1894 she m T _G ~ucker Nell 11 m Samuel DNester Geneva R 11 Jennyn 10 m Finley Ledford 22 Ap 1917· 495-495 William Jackson Ellis "Jack" b 1890 NC single Georgia Ellis sister Alice (Manning) Ellis--widoW of James Alex she had 10 ch 6 living 1910 Alice was mother of Wm Jackson Ellis Cranberry district 6 Jan 1920 #51-53 Daniel Ellis 45 b Dec 1874 NC* works as clerk fer railroad Sarah Roberta 38 wife 'willie Anna 6 -earl 4 (b · ca 1916) #55-57 J~rdan HENRY Ellis 39 farmer buying farm--mortgaged Hester Ann 26 no children 1920 · · (Relatives said they adopted a son--he was not in home 1920 and not in will, boy was in tr~uble constantly) 16-16 Samuel .D Nester 34 b VA parents b VA farm manager Nell (Ellis) 27 d/o Levi . Ruth Nester 13 b VA Garnette Nester 11 (f) b VA Levi Ellie 50 widower. house carpenter Village of Elk Park North Main Street #48-48 Cale Ellis 36 b 1884 TN Josephine 28 b TN Elk Street 91-:-94 John W Ellis 56 b Ap 1863 NC farmer Manda Ellis 14--no wife · · Dicie Buchanan Ellis was NOT.in 1920 census she died arter March 1919, before census June 1920 Cranberry district #42 William Jackson Ellis (s/o James Alex) 30 b 1889 Jessie 19 Sena 7 months ~ M.'ia.,c.4, (His mother Alice not with him 1920)
Dan Ellis was grossly overweight--his waist lacked 4 inches being the same as bis height was, ?Millie, Dicie, Lizzie, ?Jane, Rhoda with Katy & Bessie, Henry, J'ohn, Robt, Wm A James R of IL David W. Ellis grandson of JABEZ MURBAY & JOSEPH ELLIS
REV DAVID W ELLIS 1840-1907
Rev. Ellis, son of John & Jane (Murray) Ellis was a minister with the Christian Co-op Association. He was a close friend of Isaac W Hartsell also. a minister in the Co-op. Rev. Hartsell lived on Cherokee in Washington County TN. DAVID W ELLIS .AND ADELINE BURLESON HUNTLEY
David W Ellis born 15 March 1840 in Carter County TN was a son of· JOIDi ELLIS and JANE MURRAY. Before 1850 the 1·amily moved to Mitchell County NC. There David married Adeline Burleson Huntley 23 April, 1861 in the home of Wilson Burleson, rites by justice of peace W D Burleson. Adeline's mother SARAH BURLESUN was a single mother.
Sarah's parents were likely Aaron & Libby McKinney Burleson. Census shows daughter Sarah's age in their home. Sarah Burleson ma=ied Haywood Huntley and after that ma=iage, Adeline began going by the name Huntley instead of Burleson. The first home of David and Adeline was on the north side of the Hump Mountain in the Minneapolis Community of Mitchell County.
J P Arthur's book History of Watauga ·County NC published 1915 states: "Rebel soldiers on their way to mine iron ore at Cranbe=y set up camps on the farm of David Ellis." Another book, Avery County~- A History mentions Union Army colonel Kirk who bad Dave Ellis, a cousin of Capt Dan Ellis, guide the unit to the Confederate Camp Vance where he planned to attack, David's uncle Wyley Ellis'family was ror the Union, while his uncle Solomon Ellis'family were for the Confederacy. David and his brothers. tried to remain neutral.
- -.;, .. .:..,,~"' . ff;"'' k?:~ ! f, DAN ELLIS, ~i>lll!!& first cousin of David W. Dan was scout & capt in Union Army David's wife Adeline was not quite i"ive feet tall and weighed 150 pounds. She wore her straight brown hair parted in the middle and tied neatly in a bun on the back of her head. She had blue eyes and an attractive smile. At age 27 she was considered an old maid when David Ellis proposed to her. Adeline was an immaculate housekeeper, excellent cook and responsible parent. She was strict with her children arid never allowed them to dance or to sing what she called "jig-songs" She required obedience to family rules and grace was said at mealtime and prayers at bedtime.
Adeline and David's lives were filled with sorrow, probably more so than most couples during the Civil War era. They were the parents of ten children. Three died during childhood, and twosons died as young adults after their marriage. Among the five who survived there was animosity. If one had ta summarize their lives into one ward--it would be "sadness". The early years of their marriage were dominated by the constant fear that David would be forced into conscription service of the Confederacy. Towards the end of the war, raids to get more soldiers for the lost cause were frequent. All able-bodied men fled to a hiding place called "Scouter's Branch." They camped under a large flat over-hanging rock until the Rebels left the area. The
women blew a cow-horn to signal the 11 all-c.lear11 The camp was a dangerous place because of the large panthers that prowled through it looking for food. Rebel raiders seized livestock, took bedclothes, food and medicine. Women dug pits in their barn or shed and lined the pits with wood and straw and buried their valuables. The raiders searched attics, under the floor and the root cellars. one woman who was plow ing her garden had a raider unhook her horse and ride away with it~ Mountain families rarely owned slaves. People had no sympathy for the slave owners and voted against seccession. By 1869 David and Adeline had three sons and two daughters. He was employed as road commissioner in Mitchell County NC He was pay master of the project that constructed two early roads, one went rrom Bakersville t~ Sparta, the other from Philip Shull's house to Boone. His ledger of expenses makes interesting reading, his penmanship was excellent. Many of Adeline's relatives were employed in the projects. Charles Burleson was foreman and was paid $160.50 for the three months work. Other workers were Worley Burleson, Wilson Burleson, William Daniels, Harris Johnson, and Adam Green. Employed as axemen: Willis Hodges Sr. and Jr •• S.P. Green, and William Hayes. Cooks for the crew were Patterson Green and Willie Hollyfield; they were paid }33. per month. Elisha Garland was stakemaker and was paid $150. for the job. The surveyor was Aaron Buchanan, carrying chain for him was William Buchanan. Engineer on the project was J.S. Montgomery. The laborers were paid $3.75 per week. Work commenced Sept. 1 and was finished by Dec. 15, 1869. Food was purchased for the crew at reasonable prices. David paid to L.C. Perry: 20 pounds of bacon 31.50, 21 pounds of beef 90¢, 1/2 bushel potatoes 15¢, 1/2 bushel beans 25¢. Some of the crewmen had sent money to get chewing tobacco, which cost 10¢ plug. A team and wagon was purchased for use on the road work for $105. but no notation was made about re-sale of the animals. A small note found in the ledger shows that David's half brother Mansfield Ellis had died. The receipt was dated Nov 14, 1869 and stated nReceived of D.W. Ellis the full amount of a note agai~st him for my part of Mansfield:Ellis estate. Note is lost
:ir mislaid. Signed Radf:ird Adams" Witnessed by Isacc Hartsell and Harnblet:in J:ines. Radf:ird Adams was the husband of Elizabeth Ellis Adams, the sister of Mansfield. David's father John Ellis had married a Testor in Burke CO, NC in 1824. Elizabeth and Mansfield were issue of that marriage.
Also in the ledger was a c:ipy of a letter written to the elders of Crabtree Church (Crab Orchard) recommending George Perkins to become an elder in the church in February 1869. By 1878 David's family had grown to nine children. He was a circuit riding preacher and away from home much of the time. Upon completing his first full year in the ministry he wr:ite in his ledger: "The_ first Sunday I preached was in October 1878. I have traveled 1,009 miles; spent 216 days on the road; preached 318 sermons; had 184 additions to churches; have received $25.75, I have made a wage of 12¢ per day." While traveling he stayed in the homes of members of the congregations. His circuit covered a wide area as he rotated from church to church. In September 1881 four of David and Adeline's children were stricken with diphtheria.Ten-year-old Thomas died on Sept 3. A few days later 12-year-old William "Willien died. The next day "Elizabeth "Lizzie" age 5 died. George, age 9, was expected to die. While Adeline was sitting with her sick children during the night of September 14, she heard loud hammering noises through the house. The noise seemed to be coming from David's workshop. A search througn n1s snap r~v ~a..1.c::u uu i.,u.i.u ,. 6 .r:LV ---- II' ••-- died, then Lizzie died 16 hours later. That day there was actually hammering in the shop as David made small coffins for their 2 children. Adeline suggested that the burials be "delayed because George will not live through the day" then the three could be placed together in one large grave. That afternoon, a stranger peddling metal wares stopped at the Ellis home. When be saw George's condition he offered a remedy. He asked Adeline for a pod gf bot pepper which he shredded with bis pocket knife into tiny particles. He had George open bis mouth wide and held the pepper on bis palm in front of George's mouth. He blew bard and the pepper lay in the back of George's throat. The child yelled in pain but the swelling subsided and he was able to breathe normally.
Elizabeth "Lizzie" bad bright red hair that bung in. curls to her waist. Before her burial, her hair was braided and the plaits cut off for a keepsake, At the time of the childrens• deaths, Adeline was seven months pregnant with her tenth child, Joannab who was born when Adeline was age 47. The three Ellis children were buried in the newly estab lished Pe=y Cemetery, not far from David's home at Shell Creek. Other youngsters died the same month and were buried there, A sad fate was in store for two other sons of Adeline and David, In less than ten years, they would bury sons John and James Monroe, victims of typhoid, The ELLIS row in perry Cemetery then had the graves of 5 children of David wand Adeline. Five of their ten children survived,,Martha Ann was infected with TB, Joannah eventually died of the same disease. Mary Jane over-powered it, while sons Joseph and George remained healthy. :On 11 Marcb 1883 James Ellis (David's eldest son) married Caroline Co=ett of Crossnore NC. James met her while working as a carpenter. A short time later David's son John married 'Mira Miller. ON Feb 19 1884 David purchased a farm from Finnley Shell in tbe Shell Creek community. The property contained 115 acres and a comfortable 1·arm bouse. The price was $900. There were numerous springs, streams and an apple orcbard. David gave both of his married sons part of the farm. James built a home near the creek at the mouth of the hollow. John built on the west side of the road near the head of the hollnw.
In 1884 there were four children plus baby Joanna still at home. Adeline found mealtime especially'difficult. She found herself setting more plates than were needed. She was often depressed. The children: Mary, Martha, Joseph and George would be deliberately unruly to get Ade's mind off her lon1iness.
('ne day 17 year-old Martha sassed Adeline then ran to the nearest open window to get away. Adeline jerked the window down just in time to trap Martha and spank her bottom with a stick of wood. one day George was told to gather and clean young onions from the garden. He brushed the tops through Adeline's face, hitting her eyes. She wacked him across the nose with a case knif'e making a small
cut. Son Joe always sampled anything that was cooling.. in in the springhouse. ~ne day while sampling a batch of whole pickled peaches, he heard footsteps. Thinking Ade was about to catch him with his hand in the jar, he nearly choked when he swallowed a whole peach, seed and all. James and Caroline had a daughter Martha b 1884. When a son was b 1886 Adeline was allowed to name it Samuel. Their third child was James Monroe Ellis, Jr b 1888. No matter what the weather was like Adeline walked down tbe hill to visit her grandchildren. The year Sammy was born there were several deep snowfalls. When Caroline was in labor Lucinda Perry Oaks waded snow waist-deep and delivered tbe child. At the time James was away shoveling snow from tbe railroad tracks, as local men were hired for · clearing_. the traclc"s.
Again tragedy struck. _Little Sammy died with colitis when he was only one year old. Adeline's 25 year old son John.who had w~d Mira Miller, was stricken with typhoid.and died February 23, 1890, leaving _a pregnant wife. In June 1890 Caroline's husband James took typhoid and died on June 15. ,,.That spring the couple had rented several acres of cropland
near Crossnore. The widow Caroline bad two young children and no one to tend the crops. Caroline's brother Jerry Cornett promised to help, but before summer ended be died of typhoid. Lucindy Perry Oaks'brother Eleck Perry bad previously helped James .farm but be committed suicide in the Ellis home Oct 311889, Caroline swapped work with other 1·amilies and they harvested the crops that fall. An orphanage in Roan Mountain offered to take the two Ellis children but Caroline declined and reared them alone. She never re-married and died age 98. Mary Jane Ellis, David's oldest daughter married John Holden and David gave them part of bis farm near the head of the hollow, across the valley from the property he had given John and !'ll.ra. After John died in February 1890, Holden approached Mira and little Johnny about buying their 25 acre farm and home. Holden offered them an old horse and wagon. The horse was blind in one iffYe. Before John died he asked David to serve as his child's guardian, David refused to sell the farm to Holden. He sold it to J.T Biggs for $113. He felt Mira had no use for a horse & wagon. Holden was furious. He had words with Joseph and George. This incident caused much bitterness. Holden told David and the two-brothers-in-law never to set foot in his house again. Joe never did. Mary sold her land and house and.moved to Elizabethton, some 30 miles away. John Holden built a grocery store and made a living as a merchant in spite of his inability to read or write. They had 6 children: Joanna, Laura, David, Nora, Eva, and Lily. For years there was no contact between the Holdens and the David Ellis families. After John Holden became prosperous, David wrote him a letter asking for a$ 9 pasture bill.he owed to little Johnny for the months Holden's cattle had grazed. Holden refused to pay. David won judgment in court. Holden would-~ot pay the bill. David wrote letter, to pastor Ed.ens in the church Holden attended, exp:laining the problem and finally shamed Holden into paying the 39. bill. In the summer of 1890 the parents of pupils of Evergreen school were asked to help re-shingle the building. David was helping re-roof it when he fell from the building to the graund breaking a vertebrae. The bone did not knit properly and he was never able to walk normally again. He used two canes to get about. Since he could no longer ride a horse, he gave up preaching. He put away his old saddle bag and Bible. He had many humourous ..... ------~ - -- .. -.. -- -...... conducting with a preacher named Doby at a church on Buck Mountain, TN, Doby was half-way through his sermon when a large rat . darted across the aisle of the church, Doby yelled. "Hell-fire what a rat!" and threw his Bible at it. When the service ended Doby and David started riding down the mountain toward home. David had noticed a huge hornet's nest in a locust tree beside the road as they rode up to the church.
Passing the nest going home. David hit it with a whip. By the time Dobygot to it the hornets were stirred up and chased him. George Ellis was along that day and laughed till he cried.
Joannah, the youngest child married 1901 Harrison Holden. Joseph Ellis married Caroline Perry and lived in the house with David. Joannah lived on Morgan Branch nearby. David became a pension agent and found that the income was much better than preaching. The Federal Pension Act 1890 paid benefits to Civil War veterans. David ordered bis appli cation blanks and supplies by mail. A chart showed rate of pay for disability. He also bad the required physicians affidavi~ form. His fee was usually $25. for each pension obtained,
David corresponded often with Congressman WP Brownlow. Capt. Dan Ellis and wife Martha May had a son Wiley who had served as private at Fort Griffin, Texas between June 26 and July 31, 1864. The boy was charged with desertion when he failed to return after a pass. Martha wrote to military auth orities in Washington inquiring if he were still alive, as he was still·missing May 24, 1es1. Daniel asked David to help them. bill HR 8534, to pardon Wiley Ellis and grant him an honorable discharge from the army. Wiley claimed he becarne"lost on the flat prairie, it was so flat everything in all directions looked the same" The bill passed Feb. 22, 1898. He must have explained his absence satisfactorily. Adeline was frequently in touch with her friends in N.C. She corresponded with John Field- in Feb. 1894. In her letter to Field she had told of !he mis-behavior of her half-brother Alan Huntley's children--Pedro and Nellie who had rented a house in Ellis Hollow. Pedro was drinking heavily on money he got from his job at Woodruff's wooden bowl factory in Shell Creek. Nellie's conduct had resulted in an unwed pregnancy. Ade would not let her daughters socialize with them. Following is the letter which Ade received from Field: Platt N.C. Feb.20-1894 Dear Brother and Sister: I am glad to have the pleasure of answering your kind letter which I received last week, and was glad to bear from you and all and to hear that you was well and doing as well as could be expected. Well, you said you wanted to know what had become of John Brown's children. John died last spring and Jo is here on the creek. The rest I know nothing of them. Jo Huntley's child Pink died in Texas last spring and one of them is here with me. The rest I know nothing of them, they being wandered off one place and another. I would like to see you and Adeline but I don't guess I will ever see you in this life but hope to meet you in the next world where parting is no more. Tell Peadrow that he must quit his willful way and prepair his self for a better world than this. I was sorry to hear that Ne~ly had done so bad, but I hope she will do better after this. We have had a very warm winter here this winter. There has been a great deal of sickness here in the country. More people died this winter than in the whole year before. well, as I have nothing of any interest to write I will close by saying write soon to your brother and sister John Field and wife.
Not long after this letter, the Huntleys moved, much to Ade's delight. chest pains and a backing cough due to tuberculosis. ~y June 1902 she was bed-fast, too weak to walk. David brought bis niece Jane Ellis (d/o of Wm A) to wait on Adeline and Jane cared ror her until her death 24 Aug 1902. Martha Ann Ellis whom George Emmert traveled to ~ueblo,Colora do to a treatment center for TB but died there the day after she arrived. As she was leaving by train her :family asked "What are we to do if you don_.t,come back?" Martha replied, "Let the tree stay where it falls." She was buried in Colorado. Joannah "Josie" (Holden) Died of tuberculosis in the bowels. Daughter Mary Jane was able to over-come TB. She could not attend Adeline's :funeral because she had a miscarriage the previous day. For days after Adeline's death, David remained quiet, sitting in his rocker, staring out the window. He had not realized how much he depended upon Adeline. Now he knew just how lonely she must have been all those years he was away preaching. One morning a large red-tailed hawk lit on a fence post near the barn yard. It stared at the young chickens all around. :David said to his daughter-in-law Caroline (wife of Joseph), "Bring me my gun." Using two canes he hobbled to the kitchen door. Caroline held him steady while he took careful aim and shot the hawk before it could carry off a chicken.
Wildlife was still a problem in Ellis Hollow, weasels, oppossurns and foxes were plentiful. Many people trapped them and sold furs. George Ellis was an excellent bunter and trapper and paid bis childrens' school expenses by selling furs. There were always good tracking dogs to assist him. On the next
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Taken in yard of George Ellis David was under the impression "t;na-i; .io1st,.vu cuu v=~----- would live with him until his death. After Adeline's death hehad J.R. Burrow draw up his will. He divided hie land & tools ~etween George and Joseph, with Joe getting the homeplace. The farm equipment and house furnishings were divided. Mary had received her portion of the farm and sold it to Joe Hard when she moved to Elizabethton. Josie (Joanna) and Martha were each to be paid $135. by the two brothers. The pension clients continued to come to David. Those who were there at mealtime were invited to eat. Caroline Ferry Ellis (Joseph's wife) resented doing the cooking and had her father buy for her the house at the mouth of the hollow where Jimmy Ellis had lived when he died with typhoid. She and Joe moved out and took the only cook stove David had, leaving him alone and helpless with no way to cook a meal. Josie went to visit Uavld and offered to move in with him and care for him until his death, if he would pay her the $135. immediately and also give her hie fine mare. David was offended and declined her offer •. !larrison and Josie were disappointed;. they did not attend David's funeral.
George and Louise Oaks Ellis were the only relatives - David bad in the hollow. He asked George and Louise to bring their five children and move in his home and care for him, saying he would make a new will and leave everything he had to George. In 1905 they moved in as requested. George resembled h~s father more than any of the children; he had the same blue eyes. thin long nose, same erect walk, the same silky hair. He told hie father to l.eave the will as he was, that he would gladly care for him. George and Lou cared for him until be died. The last. week in May 1907, David had a light heart attack.- His physician advised him to rest in bed for three weeks. David feared he could have a second attack at any time. Re became obsessed with writing a new will. He sent for Mr. Burrow to come to his home and draw up a new will, but the attorney was out of town. David was feeling bad on the morning of June 6. He demanded that he be helped to the kitchen table. He knew enough law to realize that a handwritten will witnessed by two adults was legal. He demanded paper and pen, sent his oldest grandson to bring two neighbors to witness the will. As he began writing, he had chest pain. He rested, continued to write, suffered more pain. Before he completed the first paragraph he -died.- Thus, the will he depised, the original will which was made July 2, 1903 was still in effect when he passed away. That will was witnessed by Sam Perry and A.B. Hoss. Although David died June 6, 1907, the terms of his will were not met until October 31, 1912. By this time Martha haddied in Colorado. George Ellis paid the required $135 which was her share, to her spouse-George Emmert; the receipt was notarized June 1, 1909. Three years later Joe paid $135. to Josie and the will became final. The personal belongings of David and Ade were divided between George and his brother Joseph. George got two. featherbeds, a long hog rifle, a Seth Thomas weighted clock, a small spinning wheel which had belonged to David's mother Jane Murray. George got the worn saddlebags, the Bible used by David when he preached, plus his personal record books, and some photographs. He got half the farm implements and .,. ;;,
several beautiful quilts made by Adeline. ;,11d some hand
tools. Joseph and CQroline moved back into David's house and rented the house her father had bought her to Mr. W.B. Hobson. Joseph and Caroline had four children: Brady a son. three daughters: May, Ruth, and Dorothy. Joseph remained in the homeplace until his death from a heart attack 21 Dec 1942. His widow moved to Elizabethton where she lived with her daughter Dorothy until her death at age 99. Caroline's grandson tore down the old David Ellis homeplace and placed a mobile home on the lot. George and Louise were parents of 8 children: Joseph Cross. David Charles, Monroe Dayton, Jenny Adeline, Ernest, Paul, Lowell, and Lillie.
Joanna Ellis who married Harrison Holden left three children Levi, Frank, and Rosalee when she died at a yOllng age ~f. tuberculosis.
David and Adeline Ellis had 29 grandchildren. Their descendants have settled in many states and in foreign countries. All have strived to follow the Ellis motto that was drawn up by Archibald Ellis in Wales in 1215 A.D. "NEVER BE WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUNDS" :.,v DATA FROM DAVID W. ELLIS/ADELINE HUNTLEY ELLIS BIBLE
This Bible was inherited by GEORGE ELLIS who passed it to his eldest s9n DAVID C ELLIS. From David C the Bible was assed to HELEN ELLIS--daughter of David & Mae Perry Ellis. p
David W. Ellis born March 15, 1840 m. Adeline Huntley who was born March 4, 1834 wer·e married by w.:b. Burleson J.P. in the home of Wilson Burleson, Mitchell county NC April 23,1861
Children: 1. James Monroe b. Jan 23, 1862 m. Caroline Cornett 11 March 1883 Died June 15, 1890 2.Mary Jane Ellis b. May 10, 1863 m. John Holden 1886 Died 1940 · 3. John Ellis b. October 19 1865 m. Myra Miller 23 April1 1889 JJiea .l''eb. 23, 1890 4.Martha Ann Ellis b. Sept 18, 1867 m. George Emmert 21 Aug 1887 Died 26 Aug 1905 . 5. William Carter Ellis b. May 7, 1869 died Bept. 15, 1881 6. Thomas Shielder Ellis b. Feb. 10, 1871 died Sept 3, 1881 7. George Edward Ellis b. April 29, 1872 m. Elizabeth Louise Oaks 10-16-1892 Died Aug. 11, 1941 8. Sarah Elizabeth Ellis b. March 4, 1876 Died Sept 16, 1881 9. Joseph Ellis b. Jan 27, 1878 m. Caroline Perry .3 ·Nov 1902 Died Dec. 21, 1942 10. Joanna Ellis born Feb. 15, 1881 m. Harrison Holden 12 Dec 1901 VJ.J..J...J..3.~J..U-J.I.~ ..,...._. ..sJ~ • _.,_...._, •• ...,...... ,.....,.._,.,_,_,_.._ • .,_, _.....,....,_..._.
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George Ellis ➔ 29 April 1874 11 Aug 1941
Tep Center: Martha Ann Ellis Net shown: 18 Sept 1867 James M Ellis 26 Aug 1905 1862-1890; Mary ELLIS 1862-1940 John Ellis 1865-1890 Three died young: Thomas, Wm & Sarah,
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Adeline never starched :the collars again and David eventually stopped wearing them. He had large leather saddle bags in which be carried his Bible and sermon notes. His Bible's cover was so wcrn that the letters on it were im possible to read. .J.l.t1. y .L.U ff .C.,.Ll.iJ..J..U 1840-1907 & Wife ADELINE 1834-1902 Home of David and Adeline David W Ellis owned entire valley,· known as "ELLIS HOLLOW" entrance sign off Shell Creek Road ➔ JJJ;;::iL:J;;.NlJA.N'.l:::i U.i'' J U.til'J J;;.L,.t.,.L::i THROUGH HIS SON DAVID W ELLIS James Monroe Ellis was son cf David W JAMES MONROE ELLIS James M. Ellis was born 23 Jan. 1862 in Mitchell County, NC. His family moved to Carter County, Shell Creek Community in 1684. James was the eldest child o! David W. Ellis (1640-1907) and his wife Adeline Burleson Huntley (1834-1902). James was a skilled car penter. He helped build the first twelve houses in Cranberry, NC when that village grew during the iron mining era. While on a construction job in Minneapolis, NC, he met Caroline Cornett. After a three-year courtship, they were married 11 March 1883. Caroline's parents were Isaac and Sarah Fletcher Cornett. James and Caroline lived at the mouth of Ellis Hol!ow in Shell Creek on land Caroline Ellis with daughter Martha (Cooper) and a grand James' father gave them. During winter James daughter was employed by ET & WNC railroad to remove snow from the tracks. Their first child, 2. James Monroe Ellis, Jr. ("Jimmy"} mar Sammy, died young. ried Hallie Church, the daughter o! Marion During the 1880's, epidemics swept east and Nancy Fletcher Church. They resided Tennessee. Diphtheria and typhoid killed hun near Newland, NC where Jimmy grew hun dreds o! people. In September 1881, two o! dreds of bushels of Irish potatoes each year. James' brothers and a sister died of diphtheria. They had twelve children: a. James Monroe In February 1890, his brother John, age twenty Ellis Ill ("Rastus") married Bonnie Rash; they five died of typhoid, leaving a widow Myra Miller had Betty Jean and Edward Ellis. Edward was Ellis and infant son John, Jr. James became ill killed in an explosion at a chemical factory in with typhoid and died 15 June, 1890; he was West Virginia. b. Edith Ellis married George twenty-eight. He was buried beside his son McCormick (div.} resides in Charlotte Harbor, Sammy in Perry Cemetery. FL c. David Ellis married Pat Buchanan of An orphanage in Roan Mountain offered to Casper, WY. Their son, David, drowned age accept James' two young children. Caroline seventeen; their daughter, Nancy Ellis, declined the offer and reared the children resides Lafayette, IN. d. Louise Ellis married alone. She never remarried and returned to Stanley Collins (div.). Her lour children: Newland, NC to be near relatives. Her autobi Jimmy, Jackie, Fred, who was killed by car; ography was published by the Avery County and Nancy Collins. Louise resides in Glen Journal in 1962 - the year she died at age Bernie, MD. f. Kay Ellis married Herman ninety-eight. Smith. They live in Charlotte Harbor, FL. g. The two children of James and Caroline Cor nett Ellis were Martha and James Monroe Ellis, Jr., who was called Jimmy. Virginia Ellis married David Perkins; has a 1. Martha Ellis married William D. Cooper; daughter Sandra Kay Perkins. They reside in had six children and nineteen grandchildren: Charlotte Harbor, FL. h. Evelyn Ellis married a. Norman Cooper married Iris Calhoun; they Roy Smith; their children: Wayne, Linda and had Paul, Alan and Sharon Cooper. b. Dallas Gary Smith. They live in Lakeland, FL. i. Billy Cooper married Agnes Calhoun; they had Charles Ellis married Betty __; has a Jackie. Annie, Ashley and Scott Coooer. c. daughter Elaine Ellis. He resides Punta John Cooper married Nelia 1.inebarger; they Gorda, FL. j. Dorothy Ellis married 1st James had Helen, Doris and David Cooper. d. Ruth Smith, has a son James; married 2nd Jay Cooper married Stokes Vance; they had Ger Burks, has twin daughters: Jenny and Joanie ald, Phylis, Elaine, Gail and Gary Vance. e. Burks. They reside in Charlotte Harbor, FL. k. Grace Cooper married Eugene Moseley; they George Edward Ellis married Rose __, has had John and Thomas Moseley. f. James a son Scott Ellis. I. Jeanne Ellis married Bruce Cooper married Joyce Thompson; they had Johnson, has four sons: Bruce, Gregg, Kenny and Alan Johnson. They live in the home Fred and Susan Cooper. place, Newland, NC. Submitted by: Louise Ellis Collins, 7217 Crown Rd., Glen Bernie, MD DESCENDANTS OF DAVID W & AJJ.t:.011'1.!;; .1,.u.u.L;::, THROUGH SON JAMES MONROE ELLIS James M Ellis m Caroline Cornett. Two of their 3 children survived: James M Ellis, Jr and Martha (Cooper)-James M, Jr married Howell Church shown below with children. They lived near Newland, Avery County NC They had 12 children. L [ I \. THROUGH HIS SON JAMES M, JR Bottom photo: Home of James M Ellis, Jr near Newland, .,:Ne Five daughtersof James & Hallie (Church) ELLIS 1-r: Jeanne, Kay, Evelyn, Dorothy & Louise --·-JAMES---·----·-- MONROE ELLIS-& WIFE-CAROLINE-COruJETT JIMMY AND HALLIE (CHURCH) ELLIS ~ ~... ta,lte!!'Z llll'!!tlll mi! ,-~--, ~• nm ~;,,J:. . M ••1 -' ,:,.. (;'.:iii - '··T-' ---\~ -,;v-~ ,if - ' , ..._.:; - - .. .-·· :,;:_ I Daughters of Jimmie and Hallie Ellis, 1985 (l-r): Jeanne. Kay, Evelyn, Dorothy, and Louise. James Monroe Ellis, Jr. ("Jimmy") was one 2. Edith, m. George McCormick (divorced). of three children born to James M. Ellis, Sr. (1862- She resides in Charlotte Harbor, Fla. 1890) and wife Caroline Cornett (1864-1962). His 3. David, m. Pat Buchanan of Casper, Wyo brother Samuel died young; his sister Martha ming. Their son David drowned at age 17. Their married William D. Cooper and reared a family daughter Nancy lives in Lafayette, Indiana. of six near Newland. N.C. [See JAMES AND 4. Louise, m. Stanley Collins (divorced). CAROLINE (CORNETT) ELLIS.] Louise's children were Jimmy, Jackie (Fouch), The paternal grandparents of James, Jr. were Freddie, and Nancy. Freddie was killed by a car. DAVID W. ELLIS (1840-1907) and wife Adeline Louise resides in Glen Bernie, Md. Burleson Huntley (1834-1902). David Ellis was 5. Isaac Hardin, m. Marie? and had no chil a son of JOHN ELLIS and grandson of the Revo dren. He was a veteran of World War II. lutionary War veteran, Joseph Ellis (1762-1848). 6. Kay, m. Herman Smith and has no chil Adeline Burleson, daughter of Sarah Burleson, dren. They live in Charlotte Harbor, Fla. was descended from a pioneer settler in Mitchell 7. Virginia, M. david Perkins, has a daughter County, Aaron Burleson. Sandra Kay, and lives in Charlotte Harbor, Fla. The maternal grandparents of James Ellis, 8. Evelyn, m. Roy Smith and has three chil Jr. were Isaac and Sarah (Fletcher) Cornett who dren: Wayne, Linda, and Gary. They live in Lake- resided near Minneapolis, N.C. Isaac peeled the land, Fla. bark from poplar saplings, let them dry and then .9. Billy C~arle.s, m. Betty ? has a daughter used them for water pipe. Their home had run Elaine, and lives in Punta Gorda, Fla. Billy is a ning water, piped from a nearby spring. veteran of the Korean War. Jimmy Ellis m. Hallie Church, the daughter 10. Dorothy, m.(1st) James Smith and has a of Marion and Nancy (Hillard) Church. They had son James; Dorothy m. (2nd) Jay Burks and has twelve children. Jimmy owned a farm near twin daughters, Jenny and Joanie. They reside Newland which had rich black soil. Each year he in Charlotte Harbor, Fla. grew hundreds of bushels of Irish potatoes. The 11. George Edward, has a son Scott; wife was twelve children of Hallie and Jimmy were: Rose? 1. James M. ("Rastus"), m. Bonnie Rash. 12. Jeanne, m. Bruce Johnson and has four They had two children: Betty Jean and Glen Ed sons: Bruce. Gregg, Kenny, and Alan. They live ward who died in an explosion in a chemical fac in the Jimmy Ellis homeplace near Newland, N.C. tory in West Virginia. Submitted by M. L. Ellis, 104 Cherokee Mtn. Road, Jonesboro, Tenn., 37659. f-lARY JANE ELLIS HOLDEN - -·· Mary Jane Ellis b 10 May 1863 Mitchell County NC. Earried JOHN HOLDEN. For· e~er 20 year~, they resided in :Ellis Hollow on a fa= given to }lary by her father. There was a quarrel and dispute with other family members and Mary sold her properly and the family moved to Cedar Street, Elizabethton, where they appear in the 1910 census. Bolden operated a small grocery store. The couple bad seven children--a son died young, Others were l LAURA HOLDEN b Sept 1887 d 1960 bur Perry Cemetery. Laura bad long beautiful red hair and a speech defect. She remained single. She lived with her sister Joannah in the Cedar Street bomeplace. II LILLIE R HOLDEN b Sept 1888 m Ed Little and reared three children. Her :nickname was "Wedgie" 1) T J Little m Sue Merriman lives en Stateline Road Elizabethton. Their children are Thomas Steven Little m Lynn Priest bad Nichael• Raebel, David Allen and J~sepb Little. Thomas is principal of West Side School. Linda Gail Little is active in church work and won many beauty contests sl:ie graduated ETSU and is employed at Elizabethton Federal. T J Little, Jr is an attorney with a practice in Elizabethton. He m 198'? Lisa Nidiffer who is also an attorney. 2) Thelma Little, d/o Lillie & Ed, married Sherrill Davis and lives on Stoney Creek. She was employed at the rayon plant--They bad no chil dren. 3) James M Little d/o Lillie & Ed m Rema Bennett and lives at :Pinecrest Commun! ty They had a son Je1·frey Little who · married Susan? ana bas son ~ennett Little. James M Little retired from the rayon industry in Elizabethton. Ill EVALINE "EVIE" HOLDEN b March 1894 m Will Lewis. They lived en Maple Street, Johnson City and many of Evie's cousins boarded.with them while attending the college there. Evie and Vill's three children: 1) Tllomas Lewis married a Sparks and moved to Jacksonville, !-[, His mother spent much time with him in her latter years ,and died there. 2) Gu3 Lewis m Thelma Fair9 had one son and lived in Chattanooga. 3) Georgia Lewis died as a teenager probably rrom ruptured appendix. 'MARY JANE :ELLIS liU.W.,.1,11 ..r·11.1'd• .1.Jl. vOll O.J..UUCu. IV NORA HOLDEN b Sept 1895 d/o John & Mary, died 1979 buried at Little Cemetery, Valley Forge. Nora married Cecil Little 1890-1953 brother of Ed Little. Cecil was employed at the Highway Dept until be had a disabling heart attack. They reared five ch' l)James B Little 1922-1945 killed on Leyte World War II 2) Frances Little m Vaughn Jewett, s/o Frank & Alice ~agner Jewett They had Larry b 1953 employed at Mayze Tools Kenneth Jewett b 1954 is a motor re-winder at North Amer'Rayon Tammy Jewett b 1966 m David Simerly 3) Frank Little m Carolyn Goslyn of Cincinnati OH and bad three sons Michael Little m Serena Lane had Jessica & Lisa Patrick Little is a teacher at :Elizabethton High School Mark Little. These 3 brothers have a :popular band and performed with TG Sheperd show. 4) Betty Ann Little 1935-1937 5) Cecil Little, ·-;rr .m Pauline McKinney lives on Grindstaff Ave, Elizabethton · They have a daughter Penny Little whom Dr Stephen Smith V J~ANNAH HOLDEN 1900-1968 was unmarried; taught school over 40 years She organized family get-togethers, always telling· relatives exactly what to bring to each dinner. She died of heart attack, buried near her parents Perry Cemetery Shell Creek VI DAVID HOLDEN 1905-1988 died 11 ~ct o.f throat cancer. David married Ida Elizabeth SWann had 3 children. 1) Louise Holden m Robert Trivette lives in Pensacola FL had sons Stephen & Douglas Trivette 2) Bill Holden m Martha Rambo lives on Ridgecrest Drive Elizab' They have a daughter Mikki Gail Holden, graduate of ETSU m Rocky Alan Lloyd 3) Catherine Holden ma Ryan and bad 2 children Sharon Ryan m Ben Irwing bas a daugh; David F Ryan THROUGH DAUGHTER MARY JANE JOHN AND MARY ELLIS HOLDEN John Holden was born in Mitchell County, NC in 1860 and died in Carter County, TN in 4. Nora Elizabeth Holden (1895-1979) mar 1938. In 1886 he married Mary Jane Ellis ried Cecil Little. See Cecil Little story. (1863-1940). Mary was the daughter of David . 5. Joanna Holden (1900-1968) remained and Adeline Burleson Ellis. Adeline's mother, single and taught in elementary schools for Sarah Burleson, descended from the Welch forty years. She was a dedicated conscien immigrant Aaron Burleson (1701-1763). tious teacher. Her pupils sensed the genuine John and Mary lived in the Shell Creek love she felt for them. She rewarded the stu Community on a farm her father gave her. dents' achievements with gifts which were pur Before 1910 they sold the farm and moved to chased with her own money. One former pupil, Cedar Street in Elizabethton where John Charles Angell, said, "I was very fortunate to owned and operated a grocery store. His have been in Miss Holden's class. She was business was successful and he supported the best teacher I ever had. We all loved her his family well. John and Mary Ellis Holden very much." Joanna died with heart problems. reared six of their seven children; a son died She was buried in Perry Cemetery where her young. parents were buried. 1. Laura Holden (1887-1960) had beautiful 6. David "Bud" Holden (1905-1988) married red hair. She never married and lived with her Ida Elizabeth Swann. They had three children: sister Joanna in the homeplace. Louise, William and Catherine. (a) Louise Hold 2. Lillie R. Holden (1889-1951) married en married Robert Trivette and lives in Pen Edgar Little and resided in Elizabethton. See sacola, FL. They have two sons, Stephen and Edgar Little story. Douglas Trivette. (b) William H. Holden married 3. Evaline Holden (1894) married Will Lewis Martha Rambo and resides in Elizabethton, TN. and lived on Maple Street in Johnson City, TN. They have a daughter, Mikki Gail. She earned a Many of her cousins from Shell Creek boarded BS degree in health administration at East Ten with her and attended Normal College (Now nessee State University. Mikki is also a dental East Tennessee State University). Will and Eva hygienist. In 1987 she married Rusty Alan had three children: (a) Georgia who died as Crowe, who graduated cum laude at the Uni teenager, (b) Guy Lewis married Thelma Fair versity of Tennessee with a degree in biomedi and moved to Chattanooga, TN, and (c) cal science. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas Lewis who married a Sparks and Crowe. (c) Catherine Holden married a Ryan moved to Jacksonville, FL. Eva spent her latter and has two children: (1) Sharon Ryan who years with Thomas and died in Florida. married Ben Irwin and has a daughter, and (2) ;:----:------~David Ryan who married Vicki. north side HOLDEN place 1996 DAUGHTERS OF JOHN HOLDEN & wife MARY JELLIS LILLIE HOLDEN LITTLE 1910 LILLIE & FJVA HOLDEN DESCENDANTS OF DAVID W ELLIS right: THROUGH DAUGH JOHN HOLDEN MARY JANE ELLIS WHO MARRIED JOHN HOLDEN NORA HOLDEN LITTLE JOANN HOLDEN JOHN HOLDEN HOME, Cedar St, Elizabethton ·Elizabethton band's long, hard haul pays off 7 June By Joe Ledforq 1987 Elizabethton Bureau ELIZABETHTON - It's been a long, hard road, playing smoky clubs and loading equipment late at night, but Elizabethton's Bull seye Band will get its moment of glory Saturday when it shares a stage with T.G. Sheppard, Four young men with daytime jobs and families will be the opening act for the country music star whose hit single "You're My First Lady" is the No, 2 song on the charts this week, ''This is the biggest show we've ever had," said member Mike Lit tle, who helped organize the Sheppard show, Little and his two brothers, Mark and Pat, and Steve Cham bers have been making music together for the past several years, but the total of their musical experience approaches 60 years. Chambers said the band is in terested in many forms of music. "We do everything from ZZ Top to Alabama to George Jones." The band travels in three states, playmg about 240 dates Bullseye Band from left, Mark, Patrick and Mike Little and Steve Chambers each year, even though all the members have other occupations. ventions and is proud to have magnitude. stage has been constructed to Mike and Pat Little are school been chosen by the clubs. "We go "We'll be playing some of our place Bullseye and Sheppard at teachers and Mark Little is as Elizabethton's own," Chambers original music, we're working almost center court of the gymna studying industrial engineering, said, "We're proud of the fact that very hard to do something spe sium at the high school. Because Chambers works at Kennametal we're from here and we push it cial," Mike said, the general admission seats are in Johnson City, anywhere we go," The band has two country re elevated, "there isn't a bad seat It's hard being away from home The crowning of their careers, cords Back Home in Tennessee in the house," Mike said, that often, Mike said Friday, however, is the Sheppard concert and Say You'll Love Me Tonight, Tickets are on sale at several especially at Christmas season, Saturday at 8 p.m. at Elizabeth and another single, "Turn My locations and more information when the band plays as many as ton High School. Red Eyes Blue," which Chambers on the concert can be obtained 20 nights during December. The Mike helped book Sheppard calls "kind of rock-a-billy," from the Elizabethton/Carter band has also represented Ten and is proud that Elizabethton The Sheppard show is limited County Chamber of Commerce at nessee Moose clubs twice at con~ could obtain a star of Sheppard's to 2,600 ticl;ets, and a special 543-2122. DESCENDANTS OF DAVID W ELLIS THROUGH HIS DAUGHTER MARY JANE ELLIS (HOLDEN) Holden~ Crowe ELIZABETHTON - Mr. and Mrs. Bill H. Holden, 303 Ridgec rest Drive 1 announce th!; engage ment and forthcoming marriage . of their daughter, Mikki Gail, to iRocky Alan Crowe, -son of Mr. ~a Mrs, Lloyd· E. Crowe, A009. tRaru:hlwad, Johnson City. ~-•· The 'bride-elect was · graduated ; from East Tennessee ·-state Uni . versity in 1984 with an associ ate's degree in dental hygiene and a bachelor's degree jn .health · administration ..She was a member of Eta Sig.ma Gamma National Honorary Health _Socie Mrs. Rocky Alan Crowe . ty. She is employed by Drs. Tiller Rocky Crowe, Mikki Holden ... Mikki Gail Holden :· and Rockett, P.C., Bristol, as a dental hygienist. · · biomedical engineering science. -· · Her fiance attended ETSU and The couple pl;ms a double-ring Crowe was graduated cum · 1aude from ceremony for July 25, 1987 at 7 25 Jul·... University of Tennessee in 1987 p.m. in Memorial Presbyterian 1987 with a bachelor's degree in Church. Holden ELIZABETHTON - Mikki Gail Holden became the bride of Rocky Alan Crowe during a cand lelight, double-ring ceremony July 25, 1987, in Memorial Pre sbyterian Church.· The Revs. _Robert C. Lueking and Wayne . Bridesmaids were Kaye Webb ·1White officiated the 7 p.m. ex Garland, Kimberly Walsh Yar- jchange of vow~. ·Music was per brough, Belinda Peterson Miller formed by Susan Lueking -and · Rebecca Ann Blevins, Patty Ram'. I Todd Norris, vocalists; and .John •ho Feathers and Lea Ann· Crowe Durham, pianist and .organist. · sis~er of th~ groom ..They wer~ · The bride is the .da~hter of ,attired 1dent1cally to the maid of Mr. and Mrs. Bill H . ..Hruden, 303 ;honor. Ridgecrest Drive. The bridegroom r Tiffany Massengill was flower is the son ,of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd _girl. . E. Crowe, 4009 Ranch· Road, !_ _Ring.bearer was .Jack Ray ·Bii,- Johnson City. •·'Vlns · · ··· "· • · Given in marriage by her pa .. Llbyd E. Crowe servea'iis s~n rents and escorted by her father, 'as best man. the bride wore a: gown of bridal ' Ushers were Henry Aaron ' satin featuring a fitted basque Ford, )?au! Gregory Daniel, Kevin ·bodice, a s ca II oped I ace Lee Gentry, Marvin Wayne Buck- sweetheart neckline, Belle Epoch ner, Michael _Blake Williams and sleeves ending in bridal points Steven Timothy Cox. and a skirt which extended into a After a reception ·at' Johnson cathedral-length train. · · City Country Club, the couple Mary Nell May was maid of took a wedding trip to Sanibel Is- . honor. She wore a gown of coral land, Fla. , sa~n. DESCKNJJA~'l'::i U.l'' JJAV J..JJ W .t!:J..,J..,J..:::i '.l:J:irtVU\itl tlJ...o DAUGHTER MARY JANE ELLIS HOLDEN FRAlliK P. LTITLE MRS. NORA E. LfITLE ELIZABETHTON - Frank EL!ZABETIITON - Mrs. Paul Little, 66, 402 N. Main St., Nora Elizabeth Little .. 84, .2100 died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1993, State Line Road. died in Car· at Sycamore Shoals Hospital of ter County Memorial Hospital an apparent heart attack. Sunday morning following a . brief illness. He was a Carter County native Mrs. Little was a native of and a son of the late Cecil E. and Carter County and a daughter Nora Elizabeth Holden Little. of the late John and Mary ' Mr. Little retired after 38 years Ellis Holden. She was · of service as a machine shop su• preceded in .death by her ., pervisor with Unisys Corp., husband. Cecil E. Little, in,; Bristol. ]953, a daughter, ,Betty Ann, He also served as an instructor 'Little, in 1937, _and by ~ son, . at Northeast State Technical James B. Littl.-, in 1945. · · · Community College, Blountville. . 'She •W3$ · -a·· , meJilber Of'l~ Mr. Little was a 1947 graduate Walley Forge United"' of Hampton High School and a Methodist Church. 1951 graduate of East Tennessee .., Survivors include a c State University. • daughter, · Mrs. Frances He was manager of the Bull Jewett, of . the borne i two seye Band. • sons, Frank Little, and Cecil Mr. Little was a member of the little Jr., both of · . Lisa Nidiffer American Legion, Bristol, Veter• Elizabethton; a sister. Mrs. ·· . 6 Sept 198 ans of Foreign Wars Post No. Will Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla., 2166 and the Moose Lodge. a brother, David Holden. He was a Methodist. Elizabethton; seveo grand• Nidiffer- Mr. Little was a World War II cllildren. ------Navy veteran. · I 0-2.e 1979 He was preceded in death by Little two brothers and one sister. ELIZABETHTON Survivors include his wife, Mrs. DAViD A. HOLDEN . Announcement is made of the en Carolyn Goslyn Little; three sons, . ELIZABETHTON c..... David. A.. gagement and forthcoming mar Michael Lee Little, Patrick Lynn Holden, 83, _Courtyard Apart riage of Lisa D. Nidiffer, _d~ugh Little and Mark Paul Little, all of ments, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, ter of ·Erma Ornduff N1d1ffer, Elizabethton; one sister, Mrs. 1988, in Heritage Manor Nursing Route 7, and Carl R. Nidiffer, Frances Jewett, Elizabethton; Home after a lengthy illness. Holly Lane Apartments, to T .J. three grandchildren; two He was a lifelong resident of Little Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. nephews; and two nieces. Carter County and a son of the· T.J. Little Sr., 2004 State Line Memorial (543-3839) late John and Mary. Ellis Holden. Road. Mr. Hal.den was a charter mem The bride-elect graduated from ber of East River Park Christian Unaka High School iii 1979 ·lin_d Church and a member and elder from East T~nnessee State 1Jm- ! Funerals of First Christian Church. versity in 1983, She graduated He .was a retired employee of MEMORIAL FUNERAL CHAPEL from the University of Tennessee Elizabethton North American Rayon Corp., JJollege of Law in 1987. _ Frank Paul Little with more than 30 years of ser Funeral 'Services for Frank ~aul Little, a9e 66, Her fiance graduated from A02 N, Main Street, Elizabethton, who died vice. Wednesday, will be conducted at 8:00 PM Hampton High School in 1970 Thursday in Memorial Funeral Chapel wlfh Mr. Holden was preceded in and from Milligan College in Rev. Winford FIOYd and Father Steve Smith death by his wife, .Mrs. Ida Eli officiating. Interment will be at 10:00 AM Fri• 1974. He graduated from ETSU day Jn the Happy Valley Meniorial Park. David zabeth Swan Holden, in 1982, with a master's degree in 1977 Amey will be in charge of music. Active Pall . and a .daughter. bearers who are requested to assemble at the and from Memphis State Univer funeral home at 9:30 AM Friday, will be: Steve Survivors include a daughter, ·Chambers, •Lowrence Berry, T.J. Little, Jr.,. sity College of Law in 1980. Tommy Little, Kenneth Jewett, Larrv Jewett, Mrs. Louise Trivette, Pensacola, The couple plan a wedding for Sill HOiden, Or. Sfeven Smith and Mike Fla.; a son, Bill H. Holden, Eli -Malone. Honorary -Pallbearers wUI be: •Dr. · Oct.. 2 at 8 p.m. in First United David Fenner, J. A. Stalcup, Sr., David Simer-. zabethton; five grandchildren, ly, Dudley Wagner, Wayne Little,· Jr., Richard Methodist Church. . · Hart, .Fellow Employees of the UNISYS CorPOr• Steve and Douglas Trivette, Shar , ntlon. and the Staff Of the JOhnson City Dialysis on Ryan Irwin, David F. Ryan -Center. ·The famllv wllt :receive friends from · -6:00 Ul'ltll 8:00 PM Thursday in the funeral and Mikki Holden Crowe; four ttome. Friends ,nay also call at the residence at anytime. Family and !rler,cts wlll assemble at great-gradnchildren; and several the funeral home at 9:30 AM Friday tr, go to the nieces and ·nephews. · - Cemeterv. Memorial Funeral Chapel, Eli zabethton, is in charee of the arranoements.. Hathaway-Percy (543-5544) J)ESCENDANTS OF DAVID W ELLIS THR~UGH DAUGHTER P'..ARTHA ANN ELLIS EMMERT Martha Ann Ellis (1868-1905} married George Emmert.Aug 1887. be s/o Jeremiah and Frances (Moody) Emmert. Martha was the 2nd wife of George. They bad 5 children: Alma, Caroline, Ralph & Shelby su:rv.ivecL I AL¥.A El-lMERT 1889-1907 m Walter Manning of Elk l'ark NC died. three months after her wedding with "Galloping" tuberculosis II BELVA CAOOLINE EV~lERT b 1 Oct 1892 d 4 March 1987 married Robert Taylor Williams, s/o Rev Pleasant Williams and wife Anne Headrick. Caroline and Robert bad 8 children, a son Willie died age 20 months, Others: 1) Pleasant Eugene Williams b 9 May 1909 d 4 March 1987 m Willie Baines--one son Pleasant E Jr whom Teresa? and 1ives in l'ortsmouth VA. At the divorce of Caroline and Robert, their son Eugene age 15 stood and told the judge be would see that his brothers ana sisters were cared :f'or. He supported the :family until the youngest graduated high school. 2) GEORGE EMMERT WILLIAMS b 11 May 1911 d 20 March 1983 m Beatrice Ellis, grd dg of Capt Dan Ellis; they had 4 children: Carolyn Williams ml Asa Bunton bad Lois & Cathy. :earol:Yn m2 William Pate. Loi'B ~lle:n :Bunton· m David Shults of Mosheim 'TN. Both are attorneys -with a 1aw :practice in .. Erwin TN. !rhey have 4 sons. Cathy Bunion--no int·o. J~rry Mac Williams m Charlotte Lipford bad 4 children Shelby Williams m Linda Bradshaw had Nina and Sharon Who married Kenneth Thomas Glen Williams ml Sally White had daug Vicki Williams; Glen m2 Betty Cornett 3) EDNA ELIZA:BETH WILLIAMS b 11 June 1916 m William Connel Poff of Beaumont Texas; bad 2 children: Ray Gene Poff m Fidella Garcia bad Tony w Poff Wilma Connie Poff m Bill Pleasant, works as policewoman in Texas has son Mark Pleasant 4) ELSIE ALMEDA WILLIAMS b 16 Sept 1918 m Ed Crowe had 2 children She m2 Jack Bradley. Harold Gene Crowe retired from military lives in El Paso TX Hem Doris Williams of Elizabethton had 4 children: Shelia, Jackie who don 15th birthday; Sabrina and Kenneth Crowe. James Darrell Crowe is truck driver; ml Wanda Oxendine 6 children: Greg, Tommy d young, Pamelia, Kim, Wanda & Donna Crowe James Darrell Crowe m2 Ondra Hardin. Robert & caro1-1ne b1Ilmer-c WJ.J...1..J.c1rn.:> Ea.w.i..J...Y, 1.ov.1..1.u • .u...... , ...... 5)SYLVIA EILEEN WILLIAMS b 6 March l921, d/o Robert & Caroline m Ralph Street l951 had 2 daughters: Phylis Street m Ronald Laws had Lori, Lisa and Darin Laws, Brenda Street m Danny Williams of Kentucky 6) DOROTHY EVELYN WILLIAMS b l4 Feb 1923 m Charles A Perry had one child. Dorothy is registered nurse, Linda Lou Perry married a Davidson 7) MARY ESTHER WILLIAMS b 6 March 1925 m Harold Estep, two sons: Dou~las Harold Estep married had Christopher Douglas Estep and Landon Philip Estep Lynn Isaac Estep End Caroline Emmert Williams Family III RALPH EMMERT s/o George & Martha Ellis Emmert, born ca l894 died l963, was reared in the Soldiers Orphanage, Normal IL Ralph married Helen Ott had 2 children: l) Charles Emmert m Judy Eckman of Chicago had Thomas, Valerie and Jennifer Emmert;Charles' hobby is genealogy. 2) Lois Emmert m Wilbert Marty of St Louis MO had 4 children: Debbie, Lynn (Grams), Cindy (Gregg) and Larry Marty. IV SHELEY EMMERT s/o George & Martha Ellis Emmert born ca l896 d 1975 reared· in the same orphanage as Ralph was. Shelby m Hazel Boening had two children: Verna Emmert married a Metz Joann Emmert V WALTER EMMERT was small infant when be died in Colorado when his mother was trying to reach a treatment center photo of child in casket next page Jl'lAKT.tiA Alim .l';.W,J.::i .LJAUun·.c.c,n V1' JJ.liV.L.LJ " 0( A.1J£,J,J.L.ll.L:.r SHE MARRIED GEORGE EMMERT Martha's child who died in Colorado Walter Emmert Children of Caroline Emmert & Robert Williams ~randcbildren of MARTHA ELLIS EMMERT 1-r Dorothy, Mary Esther, !; Sylvia . -;.. t Williams _-,~ .._, -l ~ - Charles & Judy (Eckman) EMMERT FAMILY 1995 Charles 11 0huck 11 Emmert is a grandson of Martha Ellis Emmert and a great grandson of Rev David W Ellis. He married Judy Eckman ( 01· Chicago) 7 Nov 1964. They have 3 children: 1. JENNIFER EMivIERT graduated Iowa State Univ--employed as a flight attendant at United Airlines. She is on lef·t above, age 28. L. VALERIE EMI1ERT in wedding gown age ~6 when she marr ied 1 July 1995 Bob Hagen. He is employed in the front office of the Minnesota Vikings. Valerie graduated Iowa State Univ. and is a dietitian at a health care facility. 3. THOMAS EMMERT (above on right) graduated Iowa state Univ; he is employed at Keystone Re servation in Colorado. He was age 24 in this photo . r MARTHA ANN ELLIS d age 38 TB m George Emmert show with their sons Shelby & Ralph Photo taken in Soldiers' Orphanage Normal, IL Martha Ellis Emmert family, continued: Martha and George Emmert had four chil dren. After their mother's death, George placed their two sons in the Soldiers' Orphan age in Normal, IL. They remained in Illinois when grown. L-R Shelby, George and Ralph Emmert taken at Normal, -Illinois Soldiers ~rphanage EMMERT--ELLIS FAMILY ANCEST'ORS OF GEORGE WASHING~ON EMMERT WHO MARRIED MARTHA ANN ELLIS, d/o DAVID W .·~·.. ,..,. ' -~~ l Jeremiah M. Emmert (b. 1826) married Fanny Moody, Fanny Moody Emmert 1848. Frances & Jerry Emmert; Twins: (b. 1866) Children of i Jeremiah & Fanny (Moody) Emmert. Made 1894 I ' Jeremiah and Fanny divorced February 1874, and he remarried after 1880. No record has been found of this marriage. Deed records give her first name as Delilah. Their son, John M., was declared guardian of his mother after her divorce as she was not emotionally able to care for her affairs. Her death date is unknown, but she is buried George Emmert s/o Jeremiah in an unmarked grave in the Scalf Cemetery and son-in-law of DW Ellis in Watauga. Margaret Ellis Prepared by --~---- Addreu Jonesboro, TN , El"1Z ab e th Emmert - 0 ::, y ct .1/ :;,u single mother - Jeremiah.. Emmert r/o .George Emmert - 1757-1846 Rev War ~e. . · Margaret Skally PATERNAL Bh1h d ■ ICJ 1826 carter Co Jeremiah Miller Place . - ... father of Duth data 1898 died Cod•--;?rizabeth' s ,,. Birlh de t 3 -ch' GEORGE W EMMERT copperhead bite Pleet Death date Marrlaae daft 30 Jan 1848 Pia« s12 Amer War vet ,1... carter co TN BJrrh dale b 22 May 1860 , David Place carte:r- Co TN C MOODY - . s/o Ectward Oealh date & Virginia b Piao Washington Co TN Blrlh dalt • 1802 FRANCES MOODY Place VA Marriage data Aug 1887 Dr.th dale - Place Pim carter Co TN ,~. Murla11t dal1 1828 Place Carter Blrlh dale b 1833 Co TN 4 eh' George & Martha: ,1.. , Carter Co TN ... 1 Alma Emmert 1889- .,. ... ,... after 1880 Code.____ _ CATHERINE.POLAND 1907 no children Blrlh dale b ca 1805 ,1"' Carter Co TN Place Dnlh dale d/~ Jol:m 1750,-1835 2 Caroline Emmert Frances & Jeremiah Place 1892-1986 m divorced grd-dg Sam Poland Robert Williams bad 8 children 3 Ralpn Emmert , JOHN ELLIS 1894-1963 s/ o J osepn, unar.1otte • 1. 4 Shelby Emmert Btrlh dah! J-a:n·-·rscm·- r1... Burke Co NC 1896-1975 ,-_1.D!!:a~vC:i'-Od:.....!WLJE::,.l!,,al!,,a1=.·,._s ___, o.,,h ••,. ca 188 5 NC MARTHA ANN ELLIS , minister ::::,.,,,.,, 14 Feb 1828 ,, ... carter Co TN, b 18 Sept 1867 "'"""' 15 March 1840 Mitchell Co NC ""' Carter· Co TN d 26 Aug 1905 o.. , •••,, 6 June 1907 '- ..J.ANE .. MURRAY.d/ oJabez Pueblo Colorado "'" Carter Co TN "'"' .;;;; 26 March 1811 B------:,--:---::---"'I. M.. ,, ••••• ,. 23 Ap 1861 ca 1889 Cranberry bur Morning View Cem "'"Mitchell Co NC Mitchell Co NC - , SARAH BURLESON b 1812 Mitchell Co Blrlh d~;e - ""Ne Adeline> "Rurlesnn ?d/o,.Aaron & Libby :,,,1 770-1851 · " M.rrl•1"da1,t_: m cl841 MATERNAL .,,,. , ... 4 Mar:ch 1834 "'" Haywood Huntley _ a_--'MD.,!;.i.!:t1'c~he=l=l_,.C.:ao-""'N""C___ _ ""' Mi tcbell Co NC .. .,..,,.,,. 24 Aug 1902 ., ... Carter Co TN Martha Ellis Emmert was so ill during the journey to Colorado, that the train stopped in Illinois when it appeared she was dying. After only a few minutes, she revived and they boarded the same train and pro ceeded on. She died the next day after reaching the center--age 38. Martha Ellis Emmert 1867-1905 was buried in Morning View Cemetery, Pueblo Col. Before George Emmert began the journey back to Tennessee he returned to the cemetery to visit her grave. He was shocked to see it had been dug up. When he reported the distrubance to local officials, they discovered that someone bad taken 6Yf the first few feet of dirt and placed another casket on top ~-f'-Martba's casket. When the estate of David W Ellis was settled, Martha's share was paid to her husband George Emmert by Martha's brother Ge~rge Ellis. DESCENDANTS OF DAVID W ELLIS THROUGH DAUGHTER J,'.ARTHA ANN ELLIS (EMMERT) Martha A Ellis m George Emrnert--one daughter was ~~me~ Caroline Emmert. Caroline married Robert Taylor ~illiams! a son of Rev. Pleasant P Williams and wife Ann Jane Headrick. Caroline and Robert divorced, after having 8 children. He remained nearby with second family. The 7 children of th~ second wife often came to visit their l./2 brothers and sisters and appeared to be starving, Caroline always fed them. One o~ the children of Robert (by second wife) owned a restaurant in Elizabethton for many years. When he sold the business, be brought ten one-hundred dollar bills to Mary Esther, saying it was for all the kindness her family had shown to him during bis childhood. - INFORJl'.ATION FROM THE WILLIA.MS BIBLE: Eugene Williams b 9 May 1909 m Willie Baines George Williams b 5 Nov 1911 m Beatrice Ellis Willie Sutton Williams b 1913 died age 20 months Edna Williams b 27 June 1916 m William Poff Elsie Williams b 16 Sept 1918 m Edward Crow Sylvia Williams b 3 June 1921 m Ralph Street Dorothy Williams b 14 Feb 1923 m Charles Perry Mary Esther Williams b 3 June 1925 m Harold Estep 1MRS. CAROLINE WILLIAMS ELIZABETHTON - Mrs. : Caroline Williams, 94, Rt. 1, died Saturday in Sycamore Shoals MEMORIAL FUNERAL CHAPEL Hospital after a lengthy illness. Ellt&bethton Mrs. C11roliM Wllll ■ ff'lS She was a native of Carter l=~rol aervjcm; tor Mrs. Ceroline Wlll.eml, · County and a daughter of the late 94. Rt. 1, Ellubt-thton, wtio diele et the- ceme-tlff'Y at 10:20 e.rn. Tun• years. She was a member 11f Val elev. wlll be the follOwlng erand50l'ls.: Eueenc .le:r Forge House of Prayer. WIiiiams, Jerry Wlll\ems, Shel~ Wllli•ms., Glen Williams, Ray Poff, Harokt C~. Oar- Mrs. Williams was preceded in . n:11 Cf'OW'e, Douglas Estf:'P and Lynn Eate~. Honorary Pllllbee~rs will be Dr. S.m Huddlei death by three sons . ton. Dr. EU9"~ Galloway, Dr. Henrv WIiiiams, Dr. Jerry Gastineau, Dr. Devid S'-91«, Orvllte Survivors include five daugh Pete and Mark V•nl..e-DY'S. The f•mlly WIii ft ters, .Mrs. Edna Poff, Vidor, Ulvte frlt-nd$ from 6:30 to I D.m. Monday In tt,e tune-rel horM •nel other tll"l'IH at the nt1.lo.nc:e. Texas;. and Mrs. Elsie Bradley, Metnod•I Fune-rel Chlloel bi In c:twarva. . Mrs. z:;ylvia Street, Mrs. Dorothy Perry and Mrs. Mary Esther Estep, all of Elizabethton; 14 grandchildren; 25 great. grandchildren; and nine great great-g,-andchildren . .M_emorial, Elizabethton (543- DESCENDANTS OF DAVID W ELLIS Tirn.'.'JUGH DAUGHTER MARTHA ANN The family of Caroline and Robert Williams seated: Sylvia, MarY Esther, Dorothy and Edna. Back row: Gene, George, -,Caroline and Elsie. The photo was taken 1976 . . EMMERT - ELLIS George Washington Emmert was born 22 May, 1860 in Carter County, TN. He was the Martha and George Emmert had four chil son of Jeremiah M. and Frances Moody dren. After their mother's death, George Emmert. Frances was the daughter of David placed their two sons in the Soldiers' Orphan C. and Catherine Poland Moody. Jeremiah age in Normal, IL. They remained in Illinois was the son of Elizabeth Emmert. George when grown. was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, The children of George and Martha Ellis serving in the Infantry. He began drawing a Emmert were pension of seventeen dollars per month in 1. Alma Emmert (1890-1907) had "galloping" June 1900. His father-in-law David w. Ellis tuberculosis and died three months after her was a pension agent and filed George's wedding; she married Walter Manning. claim. George Emmert married Martha Ann 2. Caroline Emmert (1892-1986) married Ellis 21 Aug. 1887 in Carter County, TN. Robert T. Williams. She was co-owner of Valley Martha Ann Ellis was born in Mitchell Forge Floral Shop. Caroline died at age ninety County, NC 18 Sept. 1867. Her parents, four. The children and grandchildren of Caroline David W. and Adellne Huntley Ellis, moved to and Robert Williams: a. Eugene Williams Carter County, TN. Martha was the grand (1909) married Willie Baines and had a son daughter of John and Jane Murray Ellis. She Eugene, Jr. They resided in Portsmouth, VA. b. was the great-granddaughter of Joseph and George Williams (1911) married Beatrice Ellis, Charlotte Redwine Ellls. who was the granddaughter of Captain Dan After Adeline Ellis lost three of her children to Ellis; their children: Carolyn, JerfY, Shelby and diphtheria ln September, 1881, she became Glen Williams. c. Edna Williams (1916) married v~ry depressed. William, Thomas, and Sarah William Poff and lives in Vidor, TX. Their chil died the same week._ (Sarah was named for dren are Connie and Ray Gene Poff. d. Elsie Adeline's mother, Sarah Burleson.) Martha Ann Williams (1918) married Edward Crow; their was concerned and devised a way to get Ade children: Harold and Darrel Crow. e. Sylvia line's mind off her grief. She and her brothers, Williams (1921) married Ralph Street; their chil George and Joseph, did mischievous pranks, dren: Phylis and Brenda Street. I. Dorothy then ran. On one occasion Martha made her Williams (1923) married Chartes PerfY and has escape through an open window. Her mother a daughter, Linda Lou Perry. Dorothy is a regis pulled the window down just in time to trap tered nurse. g. MafY Esther Williams {1925) Martha, then spanked her bottom. married Harold Estep and has two sons: Dou Martha and her mother had tuberculosis, a glas and Lynn Estep. disease that infected many east Tennesseans, 3. Ralph Emmert married Helen Ott; had 1850-1920. Martha tried many remedies as a two children: Charles and Lois Emmert. Ralph cure. A doctor recommended treatment at a Emmert died in 1963. Charles Emmert facility in Colorado. Martha purchased a train resides in Elgin, IL. ticket and stood waiting at the depot. When her 4. Shelby Emmert married Hazel Bolhning sister asked, "What are we to do if you don't and had two daughters, Verna and Joann come back?" Martha replied, "Let the tree stay Emmert. Shelby died in 1975. where it falls." She died 26 Aug. 1905 and was buried in Pueblo, Colorado. DESCEl{DA1'1TS OF JOHN ELLIS & JAlTE MUR."R.AY THROUGH THEIR SON DAVID W Joseph Ellis was a son of David W . JOSEPH AND CAROLINE PERRY ELLIS The parents of Joseph Ellis were David W. Ellis and Adeline Burleson Huntley. At the time of Joseph's birth, 27 Jan. 1878, they were living on David's seven hundred acre farm on the Hump Mountain. When Joseph was four, his parents moved to the Shel! Creek Community of Carter County, TN. The area purchased by David is now called Ellis- Hollow. Joseph died of a heart attack 21 Dec. 1942. Joseph Ellis was a large strong man. He had dark hair, brown eyes and a great sense of humor. When relatives visited, he would take Joseph Ellis and wife Caroline Perry in 1919. the youngest child to the kitchen for biscuits and jam. He returned the child to its mother with jam on its face from ear to ear. 4-. Ruth Ellis (1911-1975) married Jeter As a youth, he had a hearty appetite and Buchanan. Ruth was a teacher in the Carter sampled his mother's desserts, which she left in County School System until her retirement. She the spring house to cool. On one occasion he resided in the Hunter Community. They had two nearly choked. He had his hand in a jar of daughters: a. Ramonia Buchanan married Mike whole pickled peaches; his mother opened the Kelly; has a daughter Allison Kelly. They reside spring house door and Joseph swallowed the in Kingsport, TN. b. Carolyn Buchanan married peach - seed and all. Russell Arney and has two children: Julie Dawn Joseph inherited the homep!ace where he and Ellen Arney. Submitted by D. Henderson, Eliza~ reared his family. A large croquet ground was bethton, TN. built near his home that was a favorite place for the young people to congregate. One side was fined with beds of dahlias and other flowers. Joseph served in the army during the Spanish American War and drew a pension for his service. Joseph married a cousin, Caroline Perry (1880-1980), in Carter County on 3 Nov. 1903. Caroline was a twin daughter of Landon and Ehz abeth Buchanan Peny. She was the granddaugh ter of Thomas and Nancy Ellis Peny. Joseph Ellis' grandparents were John and Jane Murray Ellis; Nancy Ellis was a sister of John Ellis. Caroline's brothers and sisters were Samuel, James, Isaac, George, Lucinda, Eliza Jane and Rachel Perry, her twin sister. Joseph and Caro line were buried in Perry Cemetery. They h8.d four children: 1. Mae Ellis (1903-1985) married Ernest Allen; had a daughter Mary Alice Allen who has beautiful red hair. Mary Alice earned BS, MA and Ph.D. degrees and teaches at the University of Massachusetts. She married Robert Russo and has two children: Robin and Scott Russo. 2. Dorothy Ellis (b. 1906) married Clarence Perkins in 1932; their son Jack Perkins was two years old when his father died. Dorothy is a tal ented musician; she plays the mandolin and guitar. She resides in Elizabethton, TN. 3. James Brady Ellis (1909-1986) married Guessie Perkins, a sister of Clarence Perkins. They had four children. Joe Ellis s/o Brady Their son BRADY ELLIS Children of 3rady '\ . Guessie l '' t- . ~~!\· "--~~,,' -'--~ -- :-:: - , -,.. - ..,. ---- .. ,.. .; - . - ,/',/'" ~✓ -, - J ··-'-i,b,:r 1-r Joseph, Sandra, J.B. in front Gary El-li-s BRADY AND GUESSIE PERKINS ELLIS Gary Ellis married Martha Esther Dolan James Brady Ellis (17 May 1901-19 March (divorced). They have a daughter Tammy Ellis 1968) was the son of Joseph Ellis and Caro who is married and has two children. 4. J.B. line Perry. Brady had three sisters: Mae Ellis married Nan Hawkins; their children are (Allen), Dorothy (Perkins) and Ruth Pamela and Kimberly Ellis. (Buchanan). The Ellis family lived in Ellis Hol Brady and daughter Sandra who died of can low in Shell Creek Community of Carter CounM cer, were buried at Perry Cemetery, Shell ty, TN. Brady's grandfather, David W. Ellis, Creek. purchased the entire valley in 1884 and it became known as Ellis Hollow. Brady was a graduate of East Tennessee State University. He taught school and served as principal in the Carter County School Sys• tern for several years. He died while undergo• ing surgery in a Johnson City hospital. Brady married Guessie Perkins (b. 24 Jan. 1911) the daughter of Jefferson and Dolly Miller Perkins, who resided at Shell Creek. Guessie had eight siblings: Bertha, Thomas, James, Pantha "Pink", Creed, Lora, Clarence and Alma Perkins. Guessie retired from Banner Elk Hospital. Brady and Guessie built a home on the Joseph Ellis homeplace, where Guessie still resides. They had four children: 1. Sandra Ellis (15 April 1940-18 Feb. 1975) married Donald Birchfield. Their children were Michele, Derrick, Jil! and DonAnn Birchfield. 2. Joseph El!is is single and is employed at an automo tive parts company, in Johnson City, TN. 3. Sandra Ellis Birchfield DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH & CAROLINE (PERRY) ELLIS . CLARENCE AND DOROTHY ELLIS PERKINS A deed made in May 1791 shows that Jacob Perkins bought two hundred acres of land on Doe River in the area now Carter County, TN. The 1830 census of Carter County shows three Perkins families in the same area: Joshua, William and Nancy Perkins, who was over age sixty. In 1860 the census sho~s J~co~ Perkins, born in 1799 in Tennessee, wrth his wife Nancy, who was born c.1815 in North Carolina. Three sons in the home were Joseph born in 1837; William Riley born in 1839. and George Perkins born in 1846. Near the home of Jacob and Clarence & Dorthy Ellis Perkins with son Jack Nancy lived a widow, Esther Perkins, who was born in 1792. Jeff and Dollie Perkins reared nine children: The three sons of Jacob and Nancy Perkins Bertha, Thomas, James, Pi'nk, Creed, Lora, settled in Shell Creek Community near the Clarence, Alma and Guessie Perkins. Clarence Perry and Oaks families. The 1870 census Perkins (1904-1936) was a carpenter. He mar shows (1) Joseph (1837) with wife Nancy E. ried Dorothy Ellis in 1932 in Carter County. (Thomas) and four children: James L., Jacob, Dorothy was the daughter of Joseph Ellis Thomas J. and John R. Perkins; (2) William (1878-1942) and Caroline Perry (1880-1980). Riley (1839) with wife Nancy A. (Caraway) and Dorothy's brother, Brady Ellis, married Guessie children: Samuel and Joseph C.; (3) George Perkins, who was a sister of Clarence. (1846) with wife Mary Jane and two children: Dorothy Ellis' maternal grandparents were Rebecca and Henry J. Perkins. Landon and Elizabeth Buchanan Perry. Joseph and Nancy Thomas Perkins named a Dorothy's paternal grandparents were the Rev son Thomas Jefferson Perkins. He was known erend David W. Ellis and Adeline Burleson as Jeff. Jefferson Perkins was born 10 March Huntley. David W. Ellis was the son of John 1865 a few weeks before the Civil War ended. and Jane Murray Ellis. Landon Perry was the He ~arried in Carter County 4 May 1886 Dollie son of Thomas and Nancy Ellis Perry. The sis Miller, who was born 10 October 1868. The ters and brother of Dorothy Ellis were Mae 1900 census shows Dollie's birthplace as Ten (1903), Brady (1909) and Ruth Ellis (1911 ). nessee. The 1910 census shows it as North Dorothy Ellis was employed at Watson's Carolina and shows the birthplace of her par store in Elizabethton many years. Clarence and ents as North Carolina. Some descendants Dorothy had one son Jack Perkins (1933). Jack think Dol!ie was a daughter of Ephriam Miller. was two years old when his father died in 1936. Dollie died 14 April 1948 and was buried in Jack Perkins married Joann Nidiffer, who is the Perry Cemetery, Shell Creek. Jeff died 14 June daughter of Andrew and Josie Nave Nidiffer. 1956 and was buried beside her. Jack Perkins has been employed at Sum mers-Taylor Construction over thirty years. He attends Hunter Methodist Church where he is an active member. Joann was employed in the banking industry several years. She now works for a waste management firm. They reside in Hunter Community, near Elizabethton, TN. Dorothy Perkins married 2nd Thomas C. Henderson (deceased). Dorothy lives in Eliza- bethton. · • · · · - · CLARENCE PERKINS, SON OF JEFF & DOLLY PERKINS HE WAS A SON-IN-LAW OF JOSEPH ELLIS Clarence Perkins (1904-1936) was a carpenter and the husband of Dorothy Ellis, They had one child--JACK PERKINS who was elected Road Comissioner 1995 in Carter County, TN t,.I VU.!.:J.J...l..l. ..,;,;. V~.1.LV..U..l-.1.•.J-' \.J....UJ.L.1.L..I.. / ..,__...,_,.,_,...._,.._, '-_,, Jack Perkins, Supt Carter Co TN Roads 1996 is a grandson of Joseph & Caroline. His parents were Clarence & Dorothy (Ellis) Perkins. VOROTHY E. HENVERSON Octobv,. 79, 1905 July 10, 1996 MemoJu.al FuneJtal Chapel 8 p.m. Tfutr.oday Juf.y11, 1996 OFFICIATING /Wt. Vonaed M:w.haU. Rev. MfJJi Sltlp1. MUSIC M't & M'il, wk ~6eJr. /Wt. Gene. £6:tep, QJiganu.t PALLBEARERS J.B. E-W.6 Joe, E-W.6 Ga!uJ E-W.6 Samy E-W.6 EaJrl Coe.eino Bob RiMcw RiMefl'. MwJ JOJj ~6eJr. GRAVESIVE SERVICE Har.w VaRblj /lemO'ULil PCl/lk 71 a.m. Ftu.. July 12, 1996 OFFICIATING Rev. Mike. TOJJeot Joseph Ellis son of David W & Adeline wit·e of Joseph Caroline Perry d/o Landon Descendents of David w. Ellis and Adeline Huntley through daughter Joanna ".Josie" Zllis She had red hair 1----Joanna Ellis b. 15 Feb, 1881 d of TB 193? Shem. Harrison Holden had 3 children Levi, Frank and Rosalee 2----Levi Holden m. Gracie Winters 1 son 3---Frank Holden (Lives Harrison Holden homeplace Shell Crk) 2----Frank Holden m. Manilla Buck d/o John & Savannah (Clark) Buck bad 4 ch . 3--~---Frankie Jean Holden m. Frank Lyon (Li~s Bluff City) 3 ch 4--James .Alfred Lyon m. Janet Cuddy 4---Gregory Dean Lyon 4---Kimberly Jean Lyon 3----Betty Blue Holden (second child of Frank & Manilla) m. Harold Delane Tate 2 ch lives Kingsport 4--- Penny Tate ·4--Debbie "Tate 3----Josephine Lee Holden (3rd child of Frank & Manilla) · m. James Shelton 1 ch lives Elizabethton 4----J.D. Shelton 3----Judy Lee Holden {4th· child of Frank & Manilla) m. Gil Howard 2 ch lives Woodstock, GA 4---Gil Howard Jr 4---John Howard 2---Rosalee H:ilden (Joanna & Harrison daug) Shem. Lawrence Miller 20 Oct 1923 had 2 ch: 3--Edward Miller m Florence Palmer; 3 ch: 4-~William "Billy Miller m Karen? had son Wm 4--Mitchell Miller 4---Patsy Miller m Elmer Ellis had Malinda & Ruth Ann 3--Marie Miller m Fate Moren had 2 ch: 4--Sharon Moren 4--John Moren 1).t,;;:il,;JSl\!.LJAl\!J:U v.r· .LJ.H. V .llJ Y'I £.i.1.Jl.J.L.0 THROUGH HIS DAUGHTER J{)ANNAH . JOSIE ELLIS HOLDEN Joanna "Josie" Ellis was born 15 Feb. 1881 3. Rosalee Holden married Lawrence Miller near the Hump Mountain in Carter County, TN. on 20 Oct. 1923 and lived in the Morgan She was the daughter of David and Adeline Branch Community. They had two children, Burleson Ellis, who had ten children. The pater Edward and Marie. (a) Edward Miller married nal grandparents of Josie were John and Jane Florence Palmer and had three children: (1) Murray Ellis. Josie was of slender build and had William "Billy" Miller married Karen __ and long, beautiful auburn hair. On 12 Dec. 1901 has a son William, Jr. (2) Mitchell Miller. (3) she married Harrison Holden. They lived in the Patsy Miller married Elmer Ellis and has daugh Morgan Branch Community where they reared ters Malinda and Ruth Ann Ellis. (b} Marie Miller three children: Levi, Frank and Rosalee. married __ Fate Moren and has two children: 1. Levi Holden (1902) married Grace Win (1) Sharon Moren and (2) John Moren. ters and had a son, Frank Holden. Frank · photo shows Josie at age twelve with remained single and lives in the Harrison her brother George Edward Ellis. It is from a tin Holden homeplace. type which belonged to Caroline Emmert 2. Frank Holden married Manilla Buck, who Williams of Valley Forge Community in Carter was the daughter of John and Savannah Clark County, TN. , Buck .. Frank and Manilla had four daughters: (a) ( photo on le1·t) Frankie Jean Holden married Frank Lyon and lives 1n Bluff City, TN. Their children are James Alfred'. who married Janet Cudy, Gregory Dean - <'.c·. and Kimberly Jane Lyon. {b} Betty Blue Holden ._ -1· married Harold Delane Tate and lives in Kingsport, TN. _They have two daughters: Penny and Debbie Tate. (c) Josephine Holden married James Shelton and lives in Elizabeth ton, TN. They have a son J. D. Shelton. {d) Judy Lee Holden married Gil Howard and lives in Woodstock, GA. They have two sons: Gil Howard, Jr. and John Howard. . . \ --_:~-- r. ·-:;: ~-,-;--· - ,- . ,··: ~ ,, . . ~~=mw ., ~ 1'S• '-4· -~i~ _- ~--· . -:_i,13;:l -~~~¢, ~·(~1,lf;{~ .. .-\·-~-,_ """·<": ',,'? -·:: - l .:, ..::.)f;::~:_-+;:)t--<'" .. "'· . -~ -·~1- . . -,:; Josie Ellis with her brother George Ellis Above: Children of Joannah & Harrison. Rosalee, Levi & Frank DESCENDANTS OF REV DAVID W ELLIS (15 ~arch 1840-6 June 1907) m 23 April 1861 Mitchell County NC ADELlNE BURLESON \1834-1902) John W Ellis--son of David and Adeline, was born Mitchell County NC near the Hump Mountain 19 Oct 1865 and died 23 Feb 1890 of typhoid. According to Caroline (Cornett) Ellis a sister-in-law of John, be was a tall slender person, bard working with a pleasant personali~y. During the l880's John was ill with smallpox, which weakened his health. Those caring for him put cooking lard on the bed sheets to prevent the scabs from sticking tc; the sheets •. John and bis brother James were carpenters. Shortly after ~he Ellis family moved from the Hump Mountain 1884 to Shell Creek, David purchased. 115 ac of land from Finley Shell for $900. David deeded 25 acr~s of the tract to his son John, who built a house on the property where he and wife MYRA MILLER lived. John & Myra. married 23 April l889. He was stricken with typhoid in Februar.y 1890 and died on the 25rd--vuried in Perry Cemetery, Shell Creek. A post-humous son b,. 5 Octobe:t 1890 was alsa named John Wesley Ellis, John's mother My7a (J.871-1948) .m2 ca lll94 Wm H Holsclaw tl870-1957) The 1910 census' shows their fam:ily in what is now Avery County: William H Ho}ltsclaw b 1870 Mira had 6 onildren--8 living in 1910 JOHN W ELLrs 19 Clyde Holtsclaw 15 · Eliza Holtsclaw 14 Brankley Holtsclaw 12 Macy Goulder Holtsclaw 10 Hat"ie Holtsclaw 7 Lora Holtsclaw S- Jane Holtsclaw 2 The 1920 census shows another child Brooks Holtsclaw b 1913 Clark Ellis said his father John Wesley did not visit his ElL1s kinfolks at Shell Creek until he was older, then he visited Joseph and George Ellis--his uncles, John Wesley left home at age 15 and Worked in Blue Field, West VA, Later he was employed at Whiting Lum·oer Company harvesting timber.· John Wesley :Ellis I.I married Bessie HAMPTON 1889-1956. daughter of ( . Elidge and Evelyn (Heaton) Hampton. Evelyn•s brother Jim Reaton had a large three-story_store at _Heaton NC which served Avery County as a retail and wholesale business. Jim Heaton was quite fond or bis niece ~essie and paid her expenses to attend Milligan College where she obtained a teach ing cerliricate. Bessie taught school sev~ral years then her uncle helpe~ her open a grocery store near his business. John Wesley and Bessie were the parents of six children. Their first child Virginia Pauline died young and a daughter Rachel Ann was still-born. The rour who survived were ==-::•Clark John bean, Mary Evelyn and Helen. Numbers hers show generati=s: 1 John W & Bessie (Hampton) Ellis 2--CLARXE ELLIS b 3 July 1917 raises Christmas trees. lives in Elk Park NC. Clarke m Maxine Eller had f@ur children 3--James Douglas Ellis resides ~inneapolis NC married Betty Jo Buchanan. He was given the old John & Jane (Murray) Ellis Bible recently. Their 2 children: · 4--I,isa Ellis m Rick Morris 4--Douglas Ellis m Kelly 3--John Wesley Ellis m Donna Ingram lives in Elk Park had 4--Jobn Wesley Ellis 4--Shanna Ellis 3--Frances Eloise Ellis m James Blaine Potter has 3 children: 4--Rick Potter m Ruby 5--Michelle Potter 5--zack Potter 4--Teresa Potter m Thomas Sederstrom had 5--Daniel 5--sarah 4--Tammy Potter m John Dawson had 5-Mallory 3--Janice Lee Ellis m Dennis.. I,ewis--2 children: 4--I,acy Lewis 4--Matthew Lewis 2---J0HN :DBAN ELLIS b l.2 l)ec 192:5 Ill Annie Rutb Eller;l.ives El.k Park i.,bere be operates J:,eon Holder ll'bolesale business. !rbey _bave a son and three daughters: 3--l'atricia Ellis Ill Gary Edwards bad 4--Meredi tb :Edwards 4-~caroline Edwards 4--Megan Edwards · 3--Pamela Ellis -~ cbarles Jarnson 4--Joannab Jamson 3--l)avid Ellis 111 catby Jones, bad two children 4-...-Annie Ell.is 4-- Katie Ellis 3--Jane Ellis 111. Chris ::Baumgardner bad 4--Carter ::Baumgardner 4--cassie :Baumgardner 2--l'i.ARY E:v}."l,YN ELLIS b l.3 Feb 1927 111 Curtis Martin t>f · Philadelphia, PA where they l.ived :for ten years. Mary _EVelyn . . · was employed as a teacher 1n the Avery County scbggls and. was noted :for ber strict, but :fair discipline. She now l.ives in Elk Park. They had two cbi1rl.ren: 3--Xenny Martin 111 Keetba Ectwards--no children 3--LynnAnn Martin m :Bobby :Beam bas daughters 4--I,yndsey :Beam 4--I,eab :Beam 2--HELEN ELLIS b 13 May 1936 ml Kenneth Elair, two children 3--Debbie Elair m Josef Cohen bas child 4--Jennifer Cohe~ 3--Ximberly :Blair m Steve Chancey--no children 1996 HELEN ELLIS M2 Al Schapiro had daughter: 3--Mindy Schapiro m Mark Xirkpatrick bas daughter 4--Ashlyn Kirpatrick John Wesley :El.l.ie {l.890-1958) a grandson or Rev .D. W.:El.l.is waa buried at Beaton Ceme1.ery near Beaton Christian Church. His wife liessie Hampton (1889-1956) is buried beside him. Land records at ~he Newland Cotirth,;iuse, Avery County J,C John ,1esley and Bessie made the .following :realestate pur chases 1937 (Book 31-305) tract bought .from Lee Whittington 1937 ( 31-504) tract bought from Jshn Heaton 1937 tract bought .from Kenneth Brand (33-315) 1941 tract bought o.f ~liza Qhambers (38-172} 1941 tract bought c.f Jim & Lou Heat!:ln (37-127) also of JW Moody. In 1937 CLARK ELLIS bought tract of Sophia McKesson (33-94) A son o.f John Wesley and Bessie was named CLARK born 1917. Carter County TN deeds David W Ellis to John Ellis 25 ac December 1888 N.C. ------HEATON CEMETERY, Curtis Creek Road near Heaton Christian Church John Wesley Ellis 5 Oct 1890-3 April 1958 (Bessie Hawpton Ellis 8 Jan 1889-19 Ap 1956 Beside John w his mot.her' s grave: (Myra Miller Ellis Holsclaw 15 Jan 1871-1 March 1948 l_!ier 2nd husband Wm H Holsclaw 17 Dec 1870-16 Dee_ 1957 near Wm H grave is their son: Brooks Holsclaw 1913-1961 ArmJEngineers World War lI Two infant-s of J w & BESSIE: Virginia ~auline 21 ~~t 191~-9 Ap 1916 still born daug 25 Dec 1932 Rachel Ann Two in:fants o:f Clarke & Maxine lFellers) Ellis Sept 22 1943 ana B Sept 1940 Several Holsclaw graves, Thomas, Laws1 Moody,Jim Heaton and 2 wives Oakes, Shumaker & Johnson IEA'llli CREEK carter Co TN Postmasters Po5taast,.,. Eff. Date "'"7' EJkanah ll. Heaton ITTan:-fB78 Francis llill•f IS Sep. 188.= Milli .. A. Ball"" 31 Jan. 1883 Discontinued c:9 May, 1685. John R. Heat on 14 Jun. 1889 David L. Calhoun 20 Jul. 1899 Dis. 14 Nov. 1903. I! to Roan llounlain. tl V.il.l.\' ..c.i.U.U..LU t .:;)V.l\J VJ:! J.Jii. V .. L.U fY ~ - ~-~_.~ < +- ...c...- .- ~~ "~j -:~ l John Ellis home 1996 John's grave Perry Cem Shell Creek-Ellis Hollow t Shell Creek Myra's grave Heaton Cem. r1.1.1s r- .. ', i . ·._{, -· Heaton Christian Church -..,. - '~: _:;~_1'/.:,;~_i- I -•· . . i:~.1.t..::,-._,,,: Graves of John w & Bessie, Heaton Cem. Margaret Ellis HEATON-HAMHON FAMILY Pr•p•red by .:..:-==---.:...... -- Jonesboro, TN Heaton means "Home on High" Addre11 ---''-"-=-----=--- Heaton - ,, - lirttl d11lfl John-Heaton Ploc, " Oe111h do••.• ·- Plam War 1812 veteran M11rrh1~ d111t iron maker Pl11u PATERNAL Birtb dale. . piac,, Death d.1:111 1822 ' Cod< ,,, Birth clal• ,..., Carter Co TN P111et George Wash' Heaton lk•lh dolt Mam-,. dale Plam narnrnerman 1.ron pJac, . - lllr1h da11 1804 , .John Vaught ""'Carter Co TN - . Death de.to - 1859 """'·--·Birth date """Cranberry NC _Elizabeth Vau~ht Plam Mmrrlll..,, data - Deolh d111t 1'lae, '""'Marrie,e datt - Pl- . .. ' Birth dat1 Esther ? . <1! - 'O ...... rl A son of Wash & -rl -- Clarissa was Doelbdatc -- '-!l -ELKANliAfl HEATGN 1'lae, ..... :;;:: Dea1h delt ◄ . - Plam olS - - 1841 ~ Birth dote , James Hampton Carter Co TN - KJ.J..J..ed by lightning j -1>oo1hdo1o 1866 rl ,.,~! Cranberry NC """'l!lirth d1111 cl750 JS:i ,, Plam .... Mmrriqe dote •.. Johnsr,n Ham u • Death dole 1784 Wilkesboro 0 _, - . NC mfc gun :12owder Marriap dole 1773 A To ,Mirilda Wilcox -Plea Conllnui,d 01'1 Ch• Q) Dltth de1e 1-1 RACHEL FREEMAN 'O . rl . - Wilkesboro NC - -rl wi:re of Geo:i.•ge w Death dalo .. """' , ca 1936 . GEORGE AND LOUISE OAKS the first airplane flew over the hollow - 1921 . During World War II beside her radio, she kept ELLIS abreast of the war on all fronts. She always had George Edward Ellis (29 April 1874-11 a kind remark about everyone. Her advice to Aug. 1941) was the son of David W. Ellis and her grandchildren: 'What you don't do with your Adeline Burleson Huntley. He was the grand HEAD -you'll do with your HE_ELS." _ _ son of John and Jane Murray Ellis. George George and Louise Oaks EIits had eight chil married Louise Elizabeth Oaks 16 Oct. 1892 dren. The first child died young. The seven who in Carter County, TN. They lived in Shell survived childhood were: _ Creek Community in Ellis Hollow, where 1. David Charles Ellis (1896-1964) rnarned George's father owned all land from ridge to Delia Perkins in 1919. She had two sons, Ray ridge top. George farmed with oxen; his and Frank. She died shortly after Frank's favorite ox was called Torn. birth. David married Julia Mae Perry in 1926. George had many talents. He was a butcher Their children: Helen, Martha, Charles, twins noted for his country hams; an orchardrnan - - Lester and Lessie, Elizabeth, Carroll, Dale able to graft any tree; a bee keeper; a trapper, and Clara Ellis. farmer and miner. He walked around the Heucup 2. Monroe Dayton Ellis (1898-1984) ma_r Knob to work in the Peg Leg mine near Burbank. ried Lora Perkins; their children: Blake, Carne He loved flowers and grew boxwood shrubs. His Lee and Betty Lou Ellis. root cellar was always well-stocked with pota 3. Jenny Adeline Ellis (1901-1989} devoted toes, apples and canned goods. A highlight of her life to caring for others. She died of each autumn was the molasses making when his Parkinson's disease and was buried in Perry grandchildren came to sop to pan. George whit Cemetery, Shell Creek. tled wood spoons for those who forgot to bring 4. Ernest Ellis (1903-1941). He was a. one. After the pan was cleaned, the grandchil teacher and bachelor; died of cancer and was dren played on the huge pile of crushed cane buried in Perry Cemetery. stalks, climbing and sliding. 5. Paul Ellis (1905-1992) married Lilliai; Hoss Louise Oaks (1873-1963) was the daughter in 1929. They were teachers. Their children: of Gordon and Lucinda Perry Oaks. Like her Paul Garfield, Mark and Randy Ellis. mother - Louise was a midwife. She was short 6. Lowell Ellis (1908) devoted forty-four in stature, had straight black hair, brown eyes years to education and retired from Brevard and a loving disposition. She never worried and College, Cocoa, FL He married first Laura had a. strong religious faith. She had a keen Angell in 1929; their children: Frances, Mar interest in current affairs. She r~corded the date garet, Norma Jeanne and_ William J. Eilts. Lowell married second, Wilma Bnggs; their children: Linda and Teresa Ellis. 7. Lillie Ellis (1911) married Herman Jestes in 1929. They lived in Maryland many years; returned to Carter County after retiring. Their children: Ralph, Eugene and James Jestes. ,~/~, ._,> ,_- .. -·;:,/., l DAVID W ELLIS, THE PEACE MAKER Source: The Brick Church, by Dorothy Guinn, 1969 Adams Press Chicage, ILL From the minutes of the Brick Church in Sept 1893 (summary) The church had a series of internal strife because some members - wanted to expel· certain members said "to be evil. 11 One wayward member stood before the church board and said, "Let the man that is without sin cast the first stone." A long silence followed. An elder said, "What are we going to do?" The chairman replied, "We're going home." A circuit-riding Christian minister was sent for to act as peace maker. He presided over a meeting held 18 Sept 1893. The peace-maker was Rev David W Ellis who had close ties with the lv:'ick Church. His uncle Radford Ellis had served as minister for many years. David was born near the Brick Church 1840 and his parents once attended it. At the meeting tbe group voted to "Bury the hatchet" and work for the cause of Christ. A new church roll was made. Each member was assessed a fixed amount due monthly to the church: males 10¢, females 5¢ but a maximum assessment per family was to be 25¢. In 1893 the church had 103 members. MARRIAGES PERFORMED BY DAVID W ELLIS, MINISTER list is incomplete Carter County TN: 1870 William H Walin and Nancy Blevins 1873 William Hester and Martha Caroway 1876 LC Allison and Mariah E Hampton 1877 William Laws to Martha C Eggers 1877 Healy Laws and Sefrona Agnes 1877 Lawson Miller and Susan Miller 1877 -William D Prichard and Lenza Perry 15 Feb 1881 GeorgB W Perkins-Sarah Orr JOHNSON COUNTY TN: Nathaniel N Potter and Mandy C Morgan 1878 BITS & PIESES A railroad was started 1868 i·rom Johnsnn City to Cranberry NC--34 miles. It cost over $1 million Construction manager was Ario Pardee Jr; chief engineer Thomas V.ats0n. The train hauled timber, magnetic ore & charcoal In 1883 the Roan Mountain Hotel was built, facilities included a livery stable. Rooms rented for $2. per day $10 per week $30 :per month In 1885 a hotel was built atop the Roan Mountain The chief developer of the hotel in the village and on top of the mountain was John Wilder, retired Union Army orficer. He also owned 40,000 acres at Burbank where he carried on mining. His f'irm cut most of the timber in the area. The term HEUPGUP is said to mean "Skull Mountain" It is a pointed rocky kno~ which was on the boundary of Ellis Hollow. Descendants of David W Ellis & Adeline walked to the Heucup knob to see the strange hollow areas in the stone- George Ellis told his grandchildren, 11 That is probably a craddle bed where the Indians laid their babies for a nap." The cliff was a favorite place for foxes--when the dogs were on their trail, they hid in the rock crevices on the Heucup GRAVES .GF DAVID W ELLIS & ADELINE BURLESON ELLIS--Perry - Cemetery David's stone on right Filed in 1899 David Oaks (SPA), Rueben Honeycutt, Ricklas Forbes, William Bunton, David Ledford. Filed in 1900 David Oaks (2nd appeal) Daniel Woodruff~ widow Nancy filed. Andrew Hicks, T.D. Shell, Edwin Bunton George Emmert Sp.Am Inf. Co F. He got $17 month. Claims filed in 1901: Erwin Bunton. J,M. Oliver, Robert J. Jones, Isacc Johnson's widow Rachel from Crossnore Thomas Smith, M.G. Leasten, Sam Owens. Filed in 1902: Dorison Burleson, James Birchfield, James Goodwill, Charles Forbes, leacc_D. Franklin, Nat Adams. William MillerJ George W. Crump · Filed in 1903: John Glover. A.D. · Cordell, Joseph Franklin, Thomae McMahan, Roby Greer, Jordon E. Hicks, John Hughes, Joseph Greer, (said he suffered from measles) Robert J. Jones, James Phillips, Joseph Ellis (David's son who served in Sp. American War) · · Filed in 1904: , James R. -Cordell, James Johnson, Martha Badgett (tried to.draw on son who died in war, her husband had deserted her), Gordon Thomas (drew $6, mo.for malaria illness) Samuel Wright. Filed 1905: Patrick.Murphey, Calaway Roberts, Clayton Perry (denied) George B. Kelly, J.A, Fields (he corresponded to Adeline Ellis about her kin folks) Richard M. Johnson, Henry Livingston (a buddy of Joseph Ellis from Fort Ontario,NY.) James Oaks,William Bowers, Russel N. Jones, Robert Savage, Samuel Simerly. Minervy widow of Dothand Clark. · Filed 1906: ·cary Hopson, Harrison Johnson, Johnson I. Holly, Frances Miller, Edward McClain, Obe Dancey, John Holley David G. Smith, David Ledford. Carrick Perkins. Jackson Potter, David c. Smith, Edward Shell, Russel Rober~s. widow of Joseph Ward-Elizabeth; tried to get increase for David's cousin Capt Daniel Ellie who was already draw ing $24. per month. Filed 1907: Andrew Adkins, Lovie J. Oaks, John A. Shell,; Wilburn Oaks, Jamee Johnson, Andrew Adkins, Henry J. Jones. Henry wrote a letter to appeal· board asking that 1he place he must take his physical exam be changed from Bristol to Elizabethton or Mountain City saying "lam damned unwilling to go to Bristol because men who go there to be examined lose their pension" Margaret Ellis The first person on this Chart Prepared by ------==------ is identical to Number -- Jonesboro TN on Chart Letter ___ Address -~.:..c:..:..c:...... :-'-=- JOSEPH ELLTS- Rev War ve ,. ' - .Long bunter & Trapper .. -- Birth d•t~ 1762 Pim Randolph Co NC "' JOHN ELLIS-- Oealh d111e • -- - Pim 1748 Grainger Co TN maker of charcoal M<1.niag, dale T-'.iontgomery Co NC . Pim ca ~ §-6 PATERNAL Jan 1800 -- f,, .,-, • : ~ ... -r;, Blrlh dale 1 c_n_,,_RI0 1''~ REDv,L,.s . Pli:ict :Burke Co NC -- .. d7o John & Sarah Doth d,tt ca 18'35 - Cod, ,,. Bi,•h d,,, Cf\ 1 t~Q Place cranberry NC PJ.ce ·.iOfi OID ery Co NC DAVID w ELLIS Death d ■ !e M.11rrla1e dale 14 Feb 1828 1848 minister-Christian Ch Pim Keen burg Carter Co TN Pim ·Carter Co TN - (2nd-marriage) Blrlh d11-ta -l 5 Maren J.840 , JABEZ MURRAY Placm Carte:r: Co TN - a·cooper & woodworker Deoth dattr 6 June 1907 ~'"" ;;;;-i-775 VA Pim Shell Crk,Carter Co Place ca 1857 JANE SHIPWRATH MURRAY Dea1h date M11rrlm11, dat11 2 3 Carter Co TN April 1861 - ,. _m_arried age 16 Plau Pim Mitchell Co NC Murl.1111e dal!! ca 1796 Place bur Perry Cemetery Blrlh d,1, .'26 March 18ll NANCY ? Pl11c11 Carter Co TN - '"' Code···-- -- · Dealh dale Ca 1890 """ "'" -· cl 77 5 ;J.f\MES MELLIS 1862-1890 Place Pim Cranberry NC VA ' o.-.,b d1le (;..<,◄ •Maiy J ELLIS 1863-1940 Pl•cll iB60 0 before Ellis 1865-1890 Carter Co TN l':i John W CD fi MARTHA A ELLIS i867-l905 , THOMAS BURLESON b 175l 'O ,-; 1872-l94l - s/o AARON 1730-1781 ...-i GEORGE E ELLIS .<:: t> JOSEPH ELLIS 1878-1942 SARAH BURLESON d/o Birlh date 1751 Lunenburg Co AARON BURLESON Place VA J•0ANNA ELLIS 1881-cl935 "' Oe ■ lh dala NC cane Creek fa=er Pl•ce M .. rri ■ ge dale -· Hl.'.5 Place Blrlh d11, cl770 :MARGARET GREEN Wi:fe of David W Ellis Place Anson Co NC -- - 'eode J Death dale Aug 1850 Barbara 9 Blrlh d ■ lt ca 1752 Place -~,. Adeline Burleson ___ .J :"" NC Duth dale - Marriage dale Place daugb o:f single NC cane Creek ,cod11 111utbe:r SAR.AR -- Place NC "'"hd"• 4 March 1834 WILSjN McKINNEY Pim Mi tohell Co NC Bake:i;-sville NC o.. ,hd.,, 24 Aug 1902 Blrlh dale .1, .. Shell Crk carter Co LIBBY McKINNEY bur Perry Cemetery n------1 Oulhd■ II of Bakersville NC Pleet MATERNAL 8irthda1r C l 770 Pia<, NC Oealh dale lillrlh dale NC Place Oe11h dalt, Pl= ,.,,J,,_, ...... -- ~-· ~ .Adeline Burleson 1834-1902 daughter of Sarah Burleson born ca 1812 Aaron Burleson (cl696-1763) lived at'the village of . Brancepeth Durham County, England. By 1726 he had moved to Caerleon, Wales. Researchers speculate that he was a soldier and merely stationed in Wales. From.Wales, he sailed .to Balti .more, Maryland in 1726 planning to search for his brother Edward Burleson. ··Three Burleson men appear on· tax rolls 1748...,;1750 in Lunenburg Co11nty, Virginia--unknown if ·related to Aaron. Family tradition claims that three Burleson men settled in North Caroiina. Aaron Burleson married in Anson County, NC to Sarah • · - -~They-lived ·in ·Rutherford-County -and-·later-Burke -County NC. ;. . . ' This same area became Yancey County and finally Mitchell County. Aaron and Sarah had .7 sons and 6. daughters~ He died near Mount Mitchell, NC. ------·------...... ~v.1.u..u:,i.JvJ.~ n.L.r~ v.r .LJ.B.Vl.lJ 1 AARON BURLESON b cl696 England came to America 1726 to search for his brother Edward who came to Conn ·1716. He never found him. Aaron lived in MD, NJ, VA-and NC. Records show him in NC in counties of Anson, Rutherford and Burke. His wife was Sarah. He was the father of 6 daughters and 7 sons--four of the sons died in Revolut~ ionary War. Aar~n died 1763 near Mt Mitchell NC 2 AARON BURLESON II born ca 1728 Baltimore Co MD .iied 16 Nov 1782 killed by Indians. He left a will-~amed his widow Raebel Hendricks_ lived in washing:ton Co !!'N. lie ,oas Rev war vet, had 13 children--one son was 3 THOMAS BURLESON born.ca 1750 Luenburg Co VA died cl825 Mitchell Co NC. Hem Margaret Greene of Cleveland Co NC and had 9 children: Aaron, Simon, Thomas, John, James, Jonathan and 3 daughters. All of.Thomas• brothers left NC The home of Thomas & Margaret was the first in the ar;a to have glass window panes. He & wife bur. Cane Creek, Burleson Cemetery. 4 AARON BURLESON III (son of Tnomas & Margaret) was the grandfather of AdelineBurleson. 1ie was born 1768 Rutherford County NC d 9 Aug 1891 buried. cane Creek Cemetery Mitchell Co. He m cl804 Libbey McKinney of Bakersville NC. a <1aue-hter ot· Wilson McKinney. Aaron listed 1850 census with aon William. Their children were· · · · Wilson (1805-1876), Thomas (1809-1896), Sarah(cl8ll-d bef 1870~ William 1813-1878, Charles {1814- ) and a daugb~er name unknown to this writer. 5 SARAH BURLESON born c18ll. had a aaughter 1834 whom she named Barbara Adeline Burleson. For reasons unknown, Sarah never married Adeline's father. About 1841 Sarah Burleson married Haywood Huntley who was part Cherokee Indian, according to some accounts. Known children: Alan, Joseph, Polly K Huntley 6 ADELINE BURLESON b 4 March 1834 Mitchell County NC . ma=iea 23 April l86l in Mitchell Coun~y David W Ellis, son of John and Jane (Murray) Ellis. Adeline died of TB, Shell Creek Community, Carter County TN 24 Aug· 1902, buried Perry Cemetery. Three of their chilaren died young. Those who ma=ied and left descendants were 1) James Monroe Ellis m Caroline Cornett 2) Mary Jane Ellis m John Holden lived Elizabethton 3) John Ellis m Myra Miller.lived Shell Creek Carter Co TN 4) Martha Ann Ellis m George Emmert 5} George Edward Ellis m Louise.Oaks lived Shell Creek 6) Joseph Ellis m Caroline Pe=y lived Shell Creek 7) Joanna Ellis m Ha=ison lived on Morgan Branch carter Co. I. Aaron Burleson I, m Sarah (?); came to America 1726 to Baltimore, Md.; had six daughters and seven sons; at least 4 dying in the Revolution for the American cause. Aaron I died 1763 near Mt. Mitchell, N. C. II. Aaron Burleson II b 17- in Baltimore Co., Md; d 16 Nov 1781-May 1782; m Rachel Hendricks Camp; left Baltimore and was in Lunenburg Co., Va. 1749, 50 and 51; in N. C. by 1763 where his father died; 1776 in Washington Co., N. C., now Tenn.; killed by Indians 1781-82, some descendants claim, Clynch River on his way to visit friend Daniel Boone; others claim he was killed at the head of Cane Creek; will filed in Jonesboro, Tenn. 111. Thomas Burleson b about 1750 Lunenburg Co., Va.; m possibly a Green; probably married in N. C. before going to Tennessee; came back to N. C. where he got a land grant 1787 in the head of Cane Creek where he is buried in the old Burleson family cemetery. He stayed in N. C., but all of his brothers left, most of them ending up in Texas, along with some of his sisters. I would say all of western N. C. Burlesons are his descendants. According to the census, he had three daughters and six sons. ~ **** IV. Aaron Burleson b 1768-70 N. C.; d 1850-9 Aug 1851, Cane Creek, N. C.;called "Big Aaron," m Libby Mc Kinney; they are buried in the same cemetery as Thomas above, along with two of Aaron's and Libby's sons Thomas and William and their wives. Aaron had four sons and two daughters. sarah b 1.81.2 bad. daugb Adeline is34 Aaron Burleson I . appears in Anson Co., 12. Mary (b. ca 1780), m. David Allard. She N.C. He was married to a woman named Sarah. was scalped by Indians at Stone River, Tenn., Their sons were: Thomas. Aaron II, Jesse, Ed but survived and was the grandmother of Con ward, Daniel David, John, and James. Thomas. federate General John Morgan. Aaron, and Jesse fought in the American Revo 13. Rhoda. m. a Gage. lution and survived, but Edward and James were The above children are named in Aaron !l's killed (the fonner by Tories). Aaron l's six daugh will of November, 1781, recorded in the Courl ters married into the Hardeman, Ellison, House at Jonesborough, Tenn. The will was pro Harrington, Kuykendall, Shipman, and Crawford bated in May of 1782. N.C. historians maintain families. that Aaron was killed by Indians on Cane Creek, Aaron Burleson II lived in Rutherford Co., while he was with Daniel Boone. Tenn. histori N.C., on Sandy Run in what is Cleveland Co. ln ans say that he was killed by Indians at Clinch 1778, he got two land grants in Washington, Co., River while on his way to meet Boone. The Clinch N.C. (now Tenn.). One grant was near River is not too far from where his home was. It Jonesborough on Pinson Creek or Little Chero has been told that his son, John. was wounded kee Creek. The other grant was on the headwa at the same time. It is not known if his body was ters of Lick Creek, between Newmansville and buried. historic Roaring Springs in what is now Greene Rachel Burleson. after the death of her hus Co. His son Joseph, in an interview ca. 1821, band, deeded their land toAzariah Doty. The land said that his father came from New Jersey and is still in the Doty family in Green County. She ~s the first settler on the Watauga that goes took eight of her children back to N.C. They suf onto the Holston River. Joseph was 12 years old fered terrible deprivation with the Tories on one when his father was killed. Aaron sold his prop side and Indians on the other. Two of the little erty in Rutherford Co. in 1772, and as Daniel boys, who had many narrow escapes stand}ng Boone was supposed to have been his friend, lookout watch for Indians, went three years with may have come into Tenn. with Boone. out shoes and with only buckskin clothing. Having no love for Indians, considering what : ·The wife of Aaron II was possibly Rachel they had endured because of them, the Hendricks. Their children were: · Burlesons had further ·run-ins· with Indians In 1. Aaron Ill (b. 1749). m. Volley Hogan from Alabama. Some of these Burlesonsv-rentto west :Cherokee Co., N.C. He was killed by Indians.at ern Tenn. and across the Ohio River . . Campbell Station. Knox Co., in 1785. . Joseph (son of Aaron II) and his family were 2. Thomas (ca 1750-bef. 1830), m. Margaret at New Madrid when the famous earthquake oc .Greene. Most Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Co. curred in December of 1811. They were terrified, :~ur1esons descend from him. · as were many other people, and they fled think 3. James (1775-1836 in Tex.), m. (1st) Eliza ing they were doomed, ill-clothed for the winter be. th Shipman, m. (2nd) Mary Christian. He fought weather and without food. The Bu~eson family 'With Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New lost its home and most of its possessions as the Orleans. result. 4. Elizabeth; 5. Sarah; 6. Nancy; Aaron ll's sons James and Joseph went to '(k· 7. John (1767-1824), m. (1st) Abigail Adair Arkansas and into Texas. They have many de •n to Gov. John Adair of Kentucky), m. (2nd) scendants in Texas and scattered across the I ,Mrs. Mary Hodges. West. Edward Burleson, grandson of Aaron 11, '. 8. Jonathan (b. 1769). m. (2nd) Margaret fought with General Sam Houston for Texas in PuJham. dependence and became vice-president of the 9. Joseph (1nD-1849), m. (1st) Nancy Gage, Republic ofTexas. m (2nd) Elizabeth Ailor. Aaron ll's son John went to Kentucky, from 10. Abigail (1772-1865), m. Reuben Gage; whence many of his descendants moved into 11. Rachel: North Alabama and other states. Submffted by E.H. Burleson. Rt B Bot 40 Johnson Citv TP,.,,... SONS OF THOMAS & MARGARET GREEN BURLESON-- • BROTHERS OF SARA.B & UNCLES OF ADELINE BURLESON ',~i,~-"~ ELLIS Thomas Burleson b 9 Apr 1809: his parents were Aaron and Libby Mc Kinney Burle son; progenitor of Plumtree Burlesons; Thomas m Lydia Eliza Wiseman, granddaughter ~i)i4,,f; of William E. Wiseman. Taken from a drawing probably 1869-1970's. Vilson Burleson b ca 1805 and Frankie Davis; Wilson's parents were \aron and Libby McKinney Burleson; Frankie's William and Frankie Veatherman Davis, progenitors of the Hughes and Minneapolis lurlesons. (Taken from a drawing probably 1869 or 1870's.) Adeline Burleson daug of Sarah Burleson (a single mother) was married in the home of WILSON and FRANKE in April 1861 to David W. Ellis I William Burleson b 1813 and Hannah Poer/Poore b 1823-29; William's parents were Aaron Burleson and Libby McKinney Burleson; Hannah's vvere Salvadore D. Poer and Emelia Clarke. (Made from a drawing ca 1869.) One W.D. Burleson performed marriage rites for Adeline and David W Ellis They named sons Thomas & William AVERY COUNTY, Horne of Burlesons X Iv ty Watauga __ county t>'· -fl\I • .-, i ~·t',.... ' . ' ' Census show sons of Aaron & Libby: Wilson, and William living in Hughes settlement 1850, Their sister Sarah apparently moved to that area from Mitchell co--she was near Minneapolis NC Adeline Burleson--daugh. of Sarah married David w. Ellis at Minneapolis NC in April 1861. - y Wilson Burleson. This restored log cabin at Plumtree belonging to "Miss Kay" and Bill Over-the-Mountain March. Waightstill Avery, Wilkins is known to be one of the oldest cabins still standing in Avery Grand Marshal, holds scroll as Martha Pyatte re County, N. C., probably dating to Revolutionary times. It may have been ceives Bible. Extreme right - Bill Wilkins. Scroll a home by the Toe River when Robert Sevier marched "Over the Moun and Bible and horn presented to Vice President tain" to defeat the British in Kings Mountain, in 1780. (Photo by David Rockefeller at Kings Mountain. Meriwether, Linville Falls, N. C.) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1980 STAR VI Everything Is Mile High To Erin The bridge is a mile high and Tommy father country Club with her grandparents, Mr. Burleson looked a·mile tall to six-year-old Erin and Mrs. James Cannon, who are also from her Saussy when she was invited to cross the home ·. town of Charlotte. Burleson . held suspension span at Grandfather Mountain.with summertime jobs at Grandfather Mountain the 7-foot-plus basketball· star. Burleson, ·who when he was a basketball standout at Avery recently signed as a free agent with the Atlanta High Schoo!, and was a member of North Hawks basketball team, was visiting his Carolina ·State University's 1974 NCAA Na-. parents in Newland. Erin was visiting Grand- tional Championship Basketball team. rl s nl u t Int 11 f m BY TIM GARDNER SPORTS EDITOR ~ Tommy Burleson, perhaps A very given to the most valuable player in County's ~ost famous native, was ; .the ACC_J"oumament. His picture was among six people inducted into the \on the·coYer,of ~ports Illustrated North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in in 1974· and· he climaxed his Raleigh June 3. collegiate- career. by winning a head- ~ Burleson, a T4" center was a to-head matchup against center Bill basketball All-American at Newland Walton and UCLA. He played on the and Avery High schools and North 1972 U.S. Olympic Team and has Carolina State University. He played NBA stints with the Seattle pfofessional basketball for seven Supersonics. the Kansas City Kings, years. the Atlanta Hawks and the Chicago ' "This is 'one of the greatest honors Bulls~ He was the third player chosen I've ever received," s~id a jubilant in-_ the 1974 NBA draft and the first in Burleson. 'Tm overwhelmed- with rny the ABA draft_· selection and it is not only a Norman Sloan. Burleson's coach at reflection on me, but on my family NC State i~ducted his protege' in the and many coaches, fellow players and Hall of Fame. fans that supported me throughout my "Tom_!!!_Y- is one o_f .tb_e..___ most career." · deserving Lr1dividuals that's ever been . Membership in the Hall of Fame is inducted," said Sloan,.who has a home decided annually by its board of in Avery County. "Tommy is from: directors. Burleson is one of 167 to. North Carolina and was suc·h a great be enshrined in th_e Hall of Fame. taJenr:. In· addition. he is an ··1ocated in the North Carolina MuseufI! outstanding Christian gentleman. He is a natural choice for the Hall of Tommy Burleson of History in Raleigh. Fame and the selection was overdue." Burles0n led both Newland and A very High schools to conference Burleson now is involved in championships and A very to a third several business ventures and place finish i"n the state tourna~ent community affairs in Newland, and durin_g the 1968-69 s_~ason. He serves as an A very. County became_ one of the most highly Commissioner. recruited players ever, and played on He is the son of Loren and Billie NC State teams that compiled a 57-1 Burleson of Spanish Oak. Tommy and record over a two-Year period and won his wife, Denise, have four children: the 1974 NCAA championship. He is Scott, Robert. David, and Quentin. one of the top ten scorers and rebounders in NC State history. Burleson was also an All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection and twice won the Everett Case A ward that is AWRY JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JUHR 13, 19H t-am11y reun1u11-~ cele ration bid for urlesons Now_ I can imagine Burlesons getting together at Rotary Park. Local Burlesons, that is. But how about a whole nation of Bur!esons getting together? ;j Wow! Berney Burleson and Bob Tom~ ) Burleson and Reno ,Burleson and Jack Burleson and Grover Hodge· Burleson and E. Harold Burle son and all the rest! E. Harold Burleson is the one who brought me a story from an I Alabama newspaper, the Dail) . Anyway, the Burleson family Mountain Eagle, which tells ab• can trace its ancestral roots in out the Burleson family oi America to the 1600swhen Ed Hartselle, Ala., playing host to ward Burleson was an early a national reunion on June 14- Puntan set.tier in Suffield 15. Conn.·· - .. ' - ' Johnson "Come Home to 'Alabama" And according to the story in City headlines the invitation being the Daily Mountain Eagle, writ Press extended to Burlesons all across ten by Ruth Teaford, Burlesons cl990 the country. Well, that's fine - had a hand in a lot of events, except that as far as I know, including the "Free State of · Berney Burleson's home isn't Franklin." Actually, around Alabama. here, we call it the "Lost State 'of Franklin." Anyway, the national reunion I is planned for near Decatur, The June reunion is going to Ala., at Westview, the historic included tours of Westview, plantation home of .six genera guest speakers presenting the tions of the Jonathan Burleson h!story of the Burle son family, family. Shucks! A historic plan display tables covered with old tation home? Berney may find family Bibles, pictures and reason to claim kinship with other memorabilia from bygone the Alabama Burlesons after generations, catered dinners on all! the grounds and plenty of time for visitation among those Anyway, the reunion is to attending. celebrate the 150th anniversary of the building of Westview and Westview Plantation the the 10th anniversary of the article says, was completed in founding of the Burleson Fami 1841. ly Association, which has, more than 700 members. It's been in- - If you're a Burleson and in strumental in collecting, pre- terested in attending, you can serving and publishing the his- contact David Burleson, PO Box tory of the various branches of 852, Hartselle, Ala. 35640 :'or the Buries.on Family. · Ira Burleson, president of the Burleson Family Association, Hmmm? Wonder if the East 3924 Forest Ave., Birmingha:m, Tennessee-Western North Caro- Ala. 35213 for additional infor- lina branch has been covered? mation. MILLER I>:INE AT FLATROCK NC (Between Spruce Pine & Bakersville) The most sensational ltill ing in the history of the district, the struggle for the Cebe Miller mine, which lies below the curve of the road at Flatrock between Spruce Pine and Bakersville, happened the year of his visit t'o Mitchell County. It ended with the death of three men and set an outraged army of citi zens to combing every outbuilding, mine-hole, and rock cliff for the murderers. The Cebe l\1iller mine was turning out as much as one or two tons of mica a day. It was located on land that was an entry of John Blalock's, but he never had sur veyed it or completed the original claim, so after two years it had lapsed. Eventually the Penlands made entry for it, surveyed.it, and carried out the requirements. No one was particularly interested in it until the mica excitement. Then Cebe Miller, who got his title from the Penlands, found himself with treasure and trouble. Ed Ray and - - W. A. Anderson, sons-111-law of Judge Bowman at Bakers- . ville, cast envious eyes on the mine and were determmed to .have ii. They unearthed the old incomplete Blalock entry and, basing their claim on that, tried to dispossess Miller and those who worked with him. They planned first to get possession of the mine and then work it rught and day while the Court decided on the rival claims. Ey that time, if they had to give it up, they would have practicalq eihausted the mica. But Miller refused to be scared out. Instead, with Milt Buchanan, .Steve Burleson, Bill Burleson, and Ed Horton, he went into the mine armed, and stayed there, working while they watched. Ray and Anderson made themselves comfortable outside on top, determined to starve Miller and his friends out. To add to the dis comfort of the besieged men, the claim jumpers built smudges by the tunnel mouth and fanned the smoke in side, hoping either to drive the mine?'$ out or suffocate them. But the imprisoned owners failed to smother and managed to slip out from time to time at another open ing to replenish their food supply. It looked as though Ray and Anderson were in for a long wait. Cabins 111 the Laurel Then one Sunday afternoon Ray ran on to Cebe Miller near the shaft opening on one of his excursions into out side air. Ray pulled his gun. Miller ran at him with his fists.- and knocked him down the shaft with so terrific a blow that both of them landed on top of Milt Buchanan and the two Burlesons down at the bottom of the mine. They all grabbed Ray, four against one, and would have killed him outright, but he begged so piteously that they hesitated. He promised to go away and give up the claim--anything, if they would not kill him there in cold blood. Just then there was a shot above. They released Ray on his promise but kept his gun. He started up the ladder. As soon as he was a little out of their reach, he pulled another gun from his boot leg and fired straight into Miller's face. The bullet went just under the brain. His next shot killed Steve Burleson. Bill Burleson, his brother, got a ball through his shoulder. The shot aimed for Milt Buchanan missed. When Ray climbed out of the shaft he found Horton's body stretched on the ground with a bullet in his back, waylaid by Anderson as he re turned to the mine with rations. Ray coolly threw the shells from his gun into the fire, reloaded, and disap peared. It was then about six o'clock in the evening. The three dead men were carried into one of the old slave outbuildings that surroundecl''the M. P. Penland house, and everyone started after Ray and Anderson. The fugitives did not have much start, and it was a race between mountain men who knew the byways and pur- -suers who knew them too. The fury of the crowd almost cost the life of Judge Bowman, whose advice they be- • lieved to have been responsible for the Ray and Anderson claims. At last they ran the murderers out of Fork Moun tain and turned them over, alive, to the authorities. The pair were tried in Caldwell County and jailed in Asheville -Anderson under conviction of murder, Ray, of man slaughter. On the night of July 3rd, Ray and Anderson, with two other murderers, forced J. R. Rich, the sheriff, and J. D. Henderson, the jailer, into a cell, bound and gagged them, broke the jail wall with an axe, and escaped. A military company was called out to hunt them, but they · were never captured. If they could have known it, the mine that cost the lives of Miller, Burleson, and Horton and made two men fugitives the rest of their lives, was already practically exhausted when the struggle for the possession of it oc curred. The rich mica vein worked by Miller at the start ended in a pocket that led nowhere. General Clingman's coveted silver is yet to be found. The current tradition of a silver mine in the Unakas, or perhaps near the Roan at Magnetic City, keeps interest alive, and every now and then someone with a pick and spare time starts prospecting. Nobody can find it. The most fantastic versions are abroad. Somebody's uncle knew half of the directions that would lead him to it, but the man who knew the necessary other half had gone to Tennessee or Texas or Kentucky. When he died, he told a friend how to reach it, but when the friend came to the mountains and located his inescapable partner, they quarreled, and neither would help the other. Each failed to find it alone. One version says that two men actually found it, with the help of a third man, but the man who had shown them the way would not go the last few hundred yards, and when they neared the opening, after leaving him, they heard such a fearful knocking in the middle of the earth that they decided to leave and go back another time. Of course they could never retrace their steps. In the late 'So's counterfeit silver dollars, made of silver so pure that they were actually worth more than a dollar, were supposed to appear from Big Rock Creek near Magnetic City. Local people thought they knew who the counterfeiter was, and declared that he wore gloves because his hands were continually burned by the acids he used. At intervals he departed with his mule and came back with a load of silver. The rumor was never verified. A stranger is pretty sure to hear about the silver mine if he stays long in Mitchell, in a version aptly suited to the teller's estimate of his credulity. Cabins in tbe Laurel, Muriel Early Shepperd pub NC Press 1935 pplll-115 BURLES0NS IN MINING INDUSTRY from Cabins in ~ne Laurel, by Shepperd 1935 J E BURLES0rl of Spruce Pine, NC became the largest individual mica operator in western North Carolina. Around 1894, be shipped mica by wagon dowB tne Blue hidge, He built a house of mica on top of Burleson Hill, Mines owned by J E Burleson were called Gibbs, Poll Hill, Cane Creek, Birch, George's Fork, Henson's Creek and the River Mine at Penland Community, Burleson later owned mines in Ashe County. In 1920 the Asheville Mica Company bought all of BurlesoB'E mines. A railroad was built in 1904 from Spruce Pine to Ashe ville,· ~he Asheville firm by that time controlled 75% of the mica output from Mitchell, (later Avery) and Yancey counties. NAMES -GN MO:NUMENT .COURTHOUSE AVERY COUNTY NC World War II World War· I Vietnam Adam V Burleson · :Bernie Ed Burleson Aaren Burleson Bernie Edward Burles~n George Earl Bynym B Burleson Buster Burleson Burleson Charlie Burleson Cecil Burleson James-'.Eugene Burleson Coleman Burleson Charles L Burleson Dewey Charles David Burleson Clarence Burleson Burleson Lyman E Burleson Demey Charles Burleson Milton E Burleson Ed Ernest Burleson Oliver Burleson Ernest Robert Burleson Robert Scott Burleson Ernest W Burleson Roby London Burleson Floyd Robert Burleson William Burleson Harry Burleson Wm M Burleson Henry Ford Burleson Zeb Burleson Jack Burleson Jack Byron Burleson KOREAN WAR James Russell Burleson Frank Henry .. Burleson Jason Burleson James Dewitt Burleson Jason E Burleson John Dixon Burleson Jr Jchn Mitchell Burleson McDonald Burleson Jr Lafayette ~urleson Scott Grant Burleson Lee M Burleson William Frederick Martin Lafayette Burleson Burleson Wm Loren Burleson Charles Perry Burleson Wm McDonald Burleson Robert Lee Burleson Wm Wesley Burleson Yates Burleson U.J.L.l<.J-1..., .._,_..._....,..,_,_...... ,_._..,_,.....__....., ,-._,_,,_,,, ,...__,....,--~/ ,_,...,.._, ...,_... ._,...,.._ ...... , ...,.._ ....,~-•- James Riley--named fer a brother of Jane Murray called Riley, was a tall slender person with fair complexion and dark auburn hair. He possessed the typical ":Ellis per sonality" always making others laugh, quick-witted, enjoyed the company of others and liked to tease. Census shows bis trade as ":Blacksmith!' During 1865 James Riley traveled to Fulton County, Illinois. It is likely that a first-cousin _(son of William Ellis of :Burke County NC) went with him. James settled in Banner township where be met LOUISA JANE SMITH and took the job of managing a large farm, ~hey were married and became the parents of four children. James Riley returned by train to visit his two brothers. When be arrived be never knocked on the door but walked in and began searching the cupboard for food. It startled them to find him in the kitchen. He visited several times and was able to spend a month with bis brothers, dividing bis time between brother William's home in Elk Park and David's home at Shell Creek. The last trip be made, they posed for a photo that bas become famous with their descendants--known as THE 3 ELLIS BROTHERS. Their half-brother Mansfield was a minister in the · Christian Church and died early in life leaving wife Elizabeth anci. son William Ellis. It is believed be died in Cocke County. TN. during the 1860s. James Riley corresponded monthly with bis two brothers. In in one of the letters, be described bow be and bis sons bad "been robbing chipmunks boles of nuts" and also told bow many bushels of corn they bad picked. As James Riley was about to leave, while waiting at the train station in Shell Creek, be told his relatives, "I hope I can come back and visit you each year for the next forty years." Sadly he never returned but died with a heart attack after a=iving home in Canton~ .6 Dec 1904. James R Ellis married 9 Feb 1868 LOUISA J.ANE SMITH, a daugh ter of' William H Smith (b VA) and wife Elizabeth Wilcoxen (b IL). James and Louisa lived on the Smith homeplace, where they reared three sons and a daughter: 1. JOHN WILLIAM ELLIS b 1 Qct 1869 d 29 Oct 1942, age 74. He ma=ied at age 52 on 17 Jan 1921 Lillian Williamson in Pekin IL. They bad no children. They were buried Walnut Cemetery, Fulton _County. The 1910 census shows John Wat home with mother Louisa and his younger brother James M Ellis 35, the wife of James--Abbie Courtney age 17 and their son Fred J Ellis. 2. FRANKE ELLIS b 18 Nov 1870 Banner Township, Fulton Co IL worked as a carpenter several years. He died age 72 on 14 Feb 1943. Frank marriedl 1900 Nancy H Lee (1879-1917) who appeared in 1900 census living in the James R Ellis home working as a servant •. Nancy died age 37 after having 4 children. Her parents were George & Amanda (Garren) Lee. 1) Daniel O Ellis born ca 1902 moved to Grandview MO where.be died of heart attack befgre age 60. 2) George Keith Ellis born ca 1904 remained in Canton, IL and before age 60 died of heart attack. 3) James W Ellis born ca 1906 remained in Banner Township where he died of heart attack before age 60. 4) Charles Frank Ellis born cl908 (dates are from 1910 census) A descendant of Frank & Nancy Ellis--Charlie & wife Eloise visited Paul & Lillian Ellis in Carter Co TN during 1960's. After Nancy's death Frank married 22 Dec 1918 Alice A. Thomp- son (27 March 1885-23 Sept 1869) a daughter of Aszwell and Jane Thompson. Two of their 3 children survived: 5) Ruth Ellis m Hootman; lived at Kingston Mines, IL . - 6) Edna Marie Ellis married a Peterson lived at Fort Sheridan, IL Frank Ellis' obit stated that he had 7 grandchildren. 109 James Riley Ellis s/o John & Jane (Murray) Ellis, cont• 3 JAMES M ELLIS b Dec 1875 married 12 Dec 1908 Abbie :B Courtney (28 Nov 1892-27 Jan 1966) Her parents were George & Emma Courtney. One James M Ellis married 14 Jan 1907 to Nell Asbel·, possibly same James Ellis • .According to Elgise Ellis, James M Ellis and wife Abbie bad two sons and four daughters, fully the names of 2 children known to this writer: 1) Frederick J Ellis b 3 Feb 1909 d 29 Dec 1975 married Thresa Gallatti (Info from a death certificate,) 2) Margaret Ellis b 15 Dec 1924 d 29 May 1969, married John Riley. She and her daughter killed in auto crash. 4 MARY ELIZABETH ELLIS "Lizzie" b 23 Aug 1879 married 17 .Jan 1995 Amos :Beebe (1 Jan 1875-30 Aug 1925) Their wedding photo is on page lio •. Amos' parents were Martin :Beebe born New York City, and wife Enima Clam born Ohio. At age 50 Amos carried bis gun tg the barn and shot himself. After bis death Lizzie moved ta nearby Pekin, IL. She died 10 _Feb 1953 while visiting relatives in Fort Myers, FL, . Her body was returned to Fulton County, burial at Walnut Cemetery. Census sbows·4 children of Amos and Elizabeth Ellis Beebe: 1) Clara Louisa :Beebe b 20 May 1896 married a Beckstead and they lived in canton, IL where Clara died 22 March 1977. 2) Louis M Beebe born March 1898 moved to Sarasota, FL 3) Charlotte M :Beebe born ca 1902 married a Logan and lived in Canton, IL. 4) Jessie Bell Beebe born ca 1904 married a Cant~rbury moved to Peoria, IL. James Ellis, sen cf J,R. JAMES R ELLIS with son ?Frank of canton, IL - ~·_;I\''•"-""'-'"."~~~ . \ Elizabeth Ellis, daughter o:f James R, Her hus band Amos Bebee GRANDDAUGHTER OF JAMES RILEY ELLIS Jessie Belle Bebee DAUGHTER 9F ELIZABETH ELLIS AND AMQS Bebee "0n the back cf this phctc (Mcunted on cardboard:) in beautiful penmanship is written "For D W ELLIS" The child was 14 months old. No date was on the picture. ViU'CLlYl'-l .l.J..ti.J...JJ.l. JJ.1..!.1.L.1U.L1..,_,. Fulton County, IL 29 Oct 1942 Feb 15, 1943 John W.,Ellis Dies r Frank E. Ellis Dies i NF:::af:::::or John w::: : At Banner 1 'liam Ellis, ,.-ho died at S a. m. Fronk E. E:l~. !c: r..;;.~y- Y<'Dr!- : thi~ mornirlg at his home near : a carpf'ntC':-, d:c·d at hi:: ho:::-:1: in~ ,Banner, will l:>e held S..turd•y a! · Ba:-1!'lrr s~ndas at 8 a. m. fol:Ow• . 2 p_ .. l'n....__t the J\'.urphy Memorial I \n~ a year of Po,ir hf'a1th_ 1 ! ,ho:nr. Bur'"l ..11..1 be in the WaJ- f l Born ~o\·. !8. ]6";0 ln B2:-incr' . nut ccmetH). - :to\\-nsf.ir,. a son of JQ:r.es R. imd : Hr was bo:-n Ort. 1, 18.68 in · ;Louisa J. ,Srr.ith) EJ::s. -hr ,..-as· Bannrr to"nship, a son of the late I , ima;rii-d in HHiO 1o ~a~c-y Ike at : James R. and Mrs. L. J. {Smith)! , iJ:'eoria. who died in 1917. ~our i so~ Daniel 0. of Grandnew,: ,... LJis.....Jan .. 11...Jnl. ne...wa! .rnar-j : ~ .. ..,.,_ ' rird in Prkin to Miss Lillian Wil-. ·_ ·~lo.; 1':ritJ, of Canton Route 5, Jiamson. who survh-es. ~ There!_ 1and Jamrs-W.. and Charles F. of . wrre no children. O',her sur\'i- j ) lBar.ncr. ~un·i\'~ . ·\'ors include a brother, Frank i I ; .Dec. 22, 1918. hr 'P.'...c:: married .. ·Ellis: and a ,ti,\er,- Mrs.- Lizzirl at Cantc,n to Alier Thel!'qlson, !. 'Beeb!' of Banner. One brother 1·. '-.·ho surYiYCS togrthrr-;,.·ith two I J,.mrs: preceded him in death. 'j i daughters, l\lr... Ruth Hootman of: Friends m"y call at Murphy'• : [ Kingston Mines and l\lrs. l:dna ! until time !or the ser\'kcs.. l 1 Marie Peterson of Fort Sheridan. I ;\ ;Sei·cn ~randthildrcn ar.d a...si.stcr.j '" 10 Feb 1953 · . jMrs. Elizabeth Beebe o! Banner i !also s,o·ivr Twn bro1hcrs John I 'lFQniier Ccmtonlcn) - and ~•mes, preceded him ,inj Dies In Florida; _ 1l dcatb. --~ - ·1 Funeral srnices will l>e held · Services· f rldav ' Tursaay -al 2 p. m._ al 1h~ 'Ban- 0 Futll'r;.i 1sen·ices t.,;_ Mn. 'Mai; 1 ncr church of which he was • !- Eliz•beth Beebe, 327 Buena Vista incmbcr. with tk Re,·. Harriett<- , • l'Ol!d, Pekin, who died Monday· in ':Gittcrmann officiating. Burial·· Fort :Myers. Tla., v.·here she v.-.. i"il\ be _in the Walnut ·cr-mctery.: ' visiting, will be rondurted at 2:30 ,Friends may call a{ \hr residence·' p. m. Friday in the Morphy Me ..,: until time -for a.he services. : morial borne bY Dr. Willis A. Re<-d, pastor of the First Baptist c:hurrh. I·------'-~-- Born in Fulton. rounty oo Aug. 23, 1879, a daughter ot Jarnei R. and Louisa (Smithl' Ellis, she ,.-~ married to Amos Bttbr. v.·ho pre cl'drd her in d<-atb in 1925. Ttu,,,, brothers also pl«'t-ded ht-r in drath. · --- Survh'ing are four children, Mrs. Jessie Canterbury, Peo.ia. Mrs. Clara -Beckstead, Canton, route 3. Mrs. Lollie L ELLT:SVTILE, Ill. (AP) - La'.: Ehl1sv1lle ls In t'illt<>n \.l'.lunty · !lies Day is over in Ellisville.I She barely made it in 1961, In west central Illinois. lt's a when she beat the unsuspecting The_ men are running things: narrow spot between Fairview again. · incumbent, Roy Butler, 26-23. In and Fraine City. Another identi 1965, she was re-elected by a The eight-year matriarchal fying ci~ -is Chicago, 200 miles reign of Ellis;ilk ,.... population landslide, 5H2. 't,, fo.i,·ilo1't)least. Some of the men who knocked 120 or maybe 140 - ended in -_-~;:msvme is t;,pical small town Tillie and her cabinet out of of April when the men turned the A!neticana. The sign outside the fice · in , 1969 talked about the tables with a vigorous write-in villat;-e says:, •'Population 120." campaign. need foI' water and sewer lines, But ·the new mayor. sa:y3 its anThe mai:a sflre,el, about_ three that mar the rural landscape. three female alde-rmen. hlocks long, has some houses, \ "That's why I ran," said new · The end came quickly aoo the city hail!, two service sta Alderman John McCone. quietly when voters endorsed tions, a grocery store, a post of ''There's ·some buildings here the write-in campaigns of five fice, a mlni public librazy, the that should be torn oown and men. Ellisville school, the Ellisville the dump should be cleared up ·. 'Ilhe winners were still a bit 0hristian Church and two work and filled in. I asked them ( the &Ur-prised months later, and the ing hand pumps. Tillie administration) two or · village itself ts a bit resentful of "Everybody knows each other three times · to · do something 1 all the outside publicity. here,' Vorhees said. "Every. abouf it, but nothin2 hawened. "They made such a fuss about body kncws evezybody else's Now if nothing g~;" d6ne, at the women, we thought we'd business - or they think they kr-1 I'll know why. · · · change it," said the new mayor, .do." Elmer Vorhees. . . To an outsider, the actual con . · !Now Ellirnlle is just like cept of only 140 people living in lnousands of other small lowllS the town is a little bard to · in the nation. grasp: If the birds manage to This writer . Turnout for the election was bestir them.selves, there's noise . corresponded lrlgh. All but one of Elli.sviHe's Otherwise, sileru:e is broken with persons 70 eligible voters turned out at only by the occasional passage lihe polls. of a car. in this Nobody admits to antifeml They still talk about the day article- !line bias in the election results. last summer when 2,000 cars The town _Vorhees said the real reason came through town on the first lie ran was competition. . annul "Spoon River Scenic Ellisville · "Everr,1body needs com;,eti Drive." They're gearing up for was started tion,,, he mused ..... "After au the secon ILLINOIS GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH July 5, 1996 RESEARCH REPORT: Ellis Family, Fulton Co., IL FULTON CO. COURTHOUSE Marriage Records Ellis, James to Louisa Jane Smith 9 Feb 1868 D/117 #4 Smith, Nathaniel to Louisa Engle 28 Jul 1867 D/104 #191 NOTE: this was the only Louisa marrying a Smith. However, believe Louisa was not married previously. Ellis, Mary E. to Amos B. Beebe 17 Jan 1895 F/170 #19 Ellis, J.M. to Miss Abbie Courtney 12 Dec 1908 G/205 Ellis, James to Miss Nellie Asbel 14 Jan 1907 G/172 Index to Marriage Book F. 1886-1918 No female index to determine if Mary Elizabeth Ellis Beebe remarried. NOTE: she died as a Beebe. Cemetery Records Vol. 5 [Orion, Banner & Liverpool Twp. l Walnut/Banner Cemetery , Sec 11, Barmer Twp: ELLIS, Abbie b. Banner Twp. b. 11/28/1892 Banner Twp. d. 1/27/1966 f: George Courtney m: Emma Jane source: death certificate ELLIS, Alice A. b. 3/27/1885 IL d. 9/23/1969 f: Aszwell Thompson m: Jane wife of: Frank E. ELLIS source: death certificate ELLIS, Baby b. 9/16/1920 d. 9/16/ 11 f: Frank E. Ellis m: Alice A. Thompson source: death certificate ELLIS, Frank E. b. 11/18/1870 Banner Twp. d. 2/14/1943 72y 2m 26a f: James R. Ellis b. NC m: Louise J. Smith source: death certificate andra P. 0. 'Bot 48 tewart 'l.ffi.opo(is, U 62539 fie([fz.ammer {217} 792-5177 • {217} 792-3787 ILLINOIS GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH . RESEARCH REPORT can't pg. #2 FULTON CO. COURTHOUSE can't Walnut/Banner Cemetery can't ELLIS, Frederick J. b. 2/3/1909 IL d. 11/29/1975 wife: Thresa Gallatti f: James Ellis m: Abbie Courtney source: death certificate ELLIS, James R. Sr. b. NC d. 12/6/1904 69y Sm 10d source: death certificate ELLIS, John W. b. 1868 d. 1942 ELLIS, John Wm. b. 10/1/1868 d. 10/29/1942 74y 28d wife: Lillian Ellis f: James R. Ellis b. Carter Co., TN m: unknown source: death certificate ELLIS, Louisa J. b. 9/16/1847 d. 10/7/1917 70y 21d f: William H. Smith b. VA m: Elizabeth Wilcoxen b. IL source: death certificate ELLIS, Margaret b. 12/15/1924 d. 5/29/1969 wife of: Johnnie Riley f: James Ellis m: Abbie Courtney source: death certificate ELLIS, Nancy H. b. 11/7/1879 d. 7/27/1917 37y Sm 20d wife of: Frank E. Ellis f: George Lee b. IL m: Amanda Garren b. IL source: death certificate BEEBE, Amos b. 1/1/1875 d. 8/30/1925 soy 7m 29d wife: Elizabeth Ellis f: Martin Beebe b. NY City m: Emma Clam b. OH source: death certificate ancfra P.O. '130!( 48 tewart 1ffiopo[is, U 62539 fie{[fiammer {217} 792-5177 • {217) 792-3787 ILLINOIS GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH RESEARCH REPORT con't pg. #3 FULTON CO. COURTHOUSE con't Walnut/Banner Cemetery con't Beebe, Clara L. b. 5/20/1896 d. 3/22/1977 f: Amos Beebe m: Mary Elizabeth Ellis wife of: ~~~ Beckstead source: none given BEEBE, Mary E. d. 1880 wife of: Amos B. Beebe source: none given NOTE: don't understand this one! BEEBE, Mary Elizabeth b. 23 Aug 1879 d. 9 Feb 1953 source: none given. Assume this comes from stone Murphy - Sedgwick Memorial Home Records. Canton. IL Ellis, James R. husband of: Louisa J. Ellis b. 6/25/1835 Carter Co., TN d. ll/7/1904 at Smith Homestead, Banner Twp., Fulton Co. 69y 4m 13d [NOTE: death aate is not correct] buried: ll/9/1904 Walnut Cemetery [Wrong] f: John Ellis b. TN m: Jane. Ellis b. NC res: Fulton Co since 1865 Ellis, Louisa Jane, widow d. l0/7/1917 Banner Twp., Fulton Co. buried: l0/9/1917 Walnut Cemetery f: William H. Smith m: Elizabeth Wilcoxen b. IL Death Records Ellis, James R. Sr. b. NC occup: farmer d. 12/6/1904 69y Bm l0d buried: 12/8/1904 Walnut Cemetery NOTE: I checked the actual death certificate after finding a discrepancy in the death date. Probate Records Found none for any of the Ellis' ancfra PO. 'Bo;,c48 tewart 2ffi.opo{is, U 62539 fi.e{[fiammer {217) 792-5177 • {217) 792-3787 ILLINOIS GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH RESEARCH REPORT con't ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES 1880 Federal Census Fulton Co., IL (microfilm) Williams, James 33 Farmer IL MO MO Jemima 34 OH OH IL William L. 15 IL IL OH Mary 14 n n n John M. 11 n n n Ellis, James R. 39 farmer TN TN TN Eliza J. 30 IL VA IL John W. 11 IL TN IL Frank E. 8 n " n James M. 5 n " n Mary E. 8/12 Oct " n " Williams, William G. 35 farmer MO Martha J. 31 MO MO MO William W. 12 IL MO MO Francis M. 9 n n n Gilly M. 1 n n n NOTE: we have included the Williams families as they are residing each side of the James R. Ellis family. There does not appear to be any relationship. 1900 Federal Census Fulton Co., IL (microfilm) Banner Twp: Ellis, James R. 65 Jun 1844 m32y TN NC TN Louisa J. 50 Mar 1850 4/6 IL VA IL John W. 31 Oct 1868 IL TN IL Frank E. 29 Nov 1870 n n n James M. 21 Dec 1875 n n n Nelson, Charley J. 46 Sep 1875 labr. NY Spain NY Celia, Louis J. 16 Mar 1884 n IL IL IL Lee, Nancy 19 Nov 1880 serv n n " Beebe, Amos B. 25 Jan 1875 ms~ IL NY IN Elizabeth M. 20 Aug 1879 2/ Il TN IL Clara L. 4 May 1896 IL IL IL Louis M. 2 Mar 1898 " n n 1910 Federal Census Fulton Co., IL (microfilm) Banner Twp: Ellis, Frank E. 39 mlOy IL NC IL Nancb H. 30 5/4 IL IL IL Dan . 8 n " n George K. 6 " " " James W. 4 " " n Charles F. 2 " " n anara P.O. '.B0,t 48 tewart 1ffi.opofis, U 62539 fie[{fiammer (217) 792-5177 • (217) 792-3787 ILLINOIS GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH RESEARCH REPORT can't ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES can't 1910 Federal Census Fulton Co., IL can't Ellis, James M. 35 m2y IL TN IL John W. [bro & partner]42 II n II Abbie B. [wife] 17 IL IL IL Fred L 1/12 II II II Louisa J. [mother] 65 IL VA IL Beebe, Amos B. 35 ml6y IL NY IL Mary E. 30 4/4 IL TN IL Clara L. 14 IL IL IL Louis M. 12 II II II Charlott M. 8 II II II Jesse B. (f) 6 II II II ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY Newspaper Collection (Obits) 1. John William Ellis d. 29 Oct 1942 - copy enclosed 2. James R. Ellis d. 6 Dec 1904 - none found 3. Louisa Jane Ellis d. 7 Oct 1917 - none found 4. Frank E. Ellis d. 14 Feb 1943 - copy enclosed 5. Elizabeth Beebe d. 9 Feb 1953 - copy enclosed CHARGES: 4 1/2 hrs. trav & res Fulton Co. ------$ 90.00 3 1/4 hrs. trav & res Springfield------65.00 1 hr. report & analysis------20.00 TOTAL CHARGES------ $ 175.00 LESS DEPOSIT------100.00 AMOUNT DUE------$ 75.00 MURRAY ANCESTORS Jane Shiprath Mu=ay b 26 March· 1811 ma=ied John Ellis on 14 Feb 1828, Her father was a cooper and skilled ~ood worker. He likely made the spinning wheel used by his daughter, Jane and John Ellis had 3 sons: William A, James Ryley and David W Ellis. Her descent was JAJ3EZ MURRAY b 1775 VA died cl857 TN wife Nancy? known children: Ryley, John, Simon, Jane and another daughter. Jabez was a son of THOMAS MURRAY JR born Maryland came to Tennessee during the 1780 1 s settled near present Gray, TN. He may have moved to Campbell County TN in 1810. His father was THOMAS MURRAY Sr born ca 1720 Baltimore Co MD ma=ied and had 9 children: Elizabeth (Phili~s), Morgan, Thomas Jr, Urouth (King) Ann (Dotey), Mary (Baron), Shaddrack, Sarah (Baron) and Christopher-Thomas' will ot 1802 was probated 1805 Jonesboro TN Book A He was a son of: MORGAN MURRAY cl685-1741 married in MD Sarah Hawkins, a daughter of Joseph Hawkins 16-- d 1725-Morgan and Sarah had tive children. The father of Morgan was JAMES MURRAY born ca 1640 Athol, Scotland (west coast) Re sailed to Baltimore 1675 and ma=ied Jamima Morgan, daughter of Capt Thomas Morgan. James and Jamima had seven children. He died in Baltimore c 1704. His estate was inventoried 29 July 1704, records show he was a very wealthy man. Spinning wheel of Jane Murray The l1orays or 1,-1urr:ays, of Tullebardine, :arc one- of the most powerful of the Highland families of Scotland, and it is from this family that James 1v1orray ·«>? MuuAY, who J. in Baltimore County, fo 1704, is descended; his ,.,.,ill on file fo Baltimore City :appears to be the only one bearing· the wax impression of :a coat of arms, which is " :azure three stars :argent, in middle chief :a crescent or." His home· place in Ba1timore County, ne:ar Reisterstown, was called " Duck Cove." Hem. Jemima MoRCAN, dau. of Captain Thomas l\1:oRCAN, who d. in Bahimore County, 1698. ln October, 1705, Jemima l\!organ !'.1URRAY m. (secondly) Thom:is C1to::>1WELL, one of her deceased husband's trustees. Murray Clan's ancestral home--now called BLAIR. a;~tle coat cf Arms used by immigrant JAMES MURRAY p 478 COLONIAL FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES MURRAY FAMILY Scottish Clan Encyelopedia, Collins 1994 he progenitor o! ~is la~ily u-as .,, tb, Battle or Haiidoo Hill in 13J3_"'Jh, lord Freskin, ~,ho llounsbed m ihe . sbip of Bothwell passed to me Donglas Murray earldom in 1629, and a marques.sate in Another royal connection was es~blished 1676. ln 1703 the Murra,·sreacbed the pinna ""·hen Sir Da,id Murray w..·as granted the lands cle of the peerage when t:hey '\\'ere created .,r Scone by James VI in 1600. On the lands Dukes of Atholl. The first Duke·s younger son. stood the ancient hill on which the kin.gs of Lord George Murra)'. was the great Jacobite Scots were crov.ned. a ceremony which last genera! and the architect of the early successes took place in 1651, when Charles II v.·as pro of the rising of 1745. Most military historians claimed king. Sir Da,·id was created Lord concur in the '-'iew that, if Lord George had Scone and later Viscount of Stormont. His been allowed sole command of the Jacobite descendents became the Earls of Mansfield v;ho built the magnificent Scone Palace which army, the ·old Pretender· roight -v,:eTI have gained his throne. His elder brother, the duke, is their home today. The first Earl of M.ansfield supponed the Hanoverian GoYemmenL Lord ~-as one of the greatest jurists of his time, -and · George had already spent many yea.rs in exile -rose to become Lord Chief Justice of England. as a result of his Jacobite sympathies. and at His direct descendent, lhe seventh Earl of .first was unv.rilling to join Prince Charles Mansfield, has held high Govemment·office as ~·hen he raised his father's royal standard at .a minister for Scottish affairs. Glenfinnan. He is believed to have been per Although the heraldry of the Dulces of suaded by a personal letter from his exiled Atholl includes three separate crests (one each 50\·ereign, sent to him by the prince. He '"Tote for Murray, Tullibardine and Atholl). the pres a poignant letter to his brother on 3 ent chief has indicated that the demi-v..ildman September 1745, explaining his intentions and and the motto, 'Furth fonune and fill the fet asking his forgiveness for opposing him in ters\ alluding to the ~pture of the last 1ord of doing what he thought v.'2.5 )ust and right as die Isles by the Earl of Atholl in 1475 -should well as for the interest, good and Ii~· of my be used as the crest badge for all Murray count!}·~. A Gaelic speaker, his strat~c skills .clansmen. v.·ere matched by his personal courage and popularity with his Highlanders. But his sound .ad,;ce was ignored by the prince. and.the tide of fortune turned against the Jacobitcs. Lord George Murray led a charge at Culloden which broke the Hanoverian ranks. although this w~ not enough to prevent the o,·erall defeat. He died in exile in the Netherlands in 1760. Culloden was the last time that lhe Highlanders of Atholl went to '9.-ar._ but the ceremonial guard of the chiefs - 111,·hic:h became known as the Atholl Highlanders - still has the unique honour of being the only prh-ate army in the realm. ln 1845 Queen Victoria presented colours to the Atholl Highlanders, and they regularly attend upon the present duke on ceremonial occasions. Another unique honour passed to the &mily in 1736, when the second Duke inher ited through his grandmother the savttcignty of the lsle of Man. As lords of Man, the Dukes issued their own coinage and held their own Parliament. Although the thin:! Duke transfened the sovereignty to the British Crown in 1765, the Atholl arms still display Murray chief the Uinacria, the symbol or the island. The i\,1urrays take their name from the grc-al proYince or Moray, once a local Kingdom. Its name in Gaelic is A1oireabh, in charter-Latin Moravia,. from the early Celtic mon·-treb or' sea-settlement'. It was brought forcibly under the expanding Scottish realm in the twelfth century. The ancient royal house of Moray had merged with a branch of claimants to the Scottish throne (see Mackay); and their male line was ruthlessly dis couraged. Scotland ·as we know it was then first being welded out of many different countries ·and peoples by the kings descended from Saint Margaret. The Flemish lords across the North Sea were both warlike and industrious, and a number of their younger sons found an outlet as settlers to help establish the King's Peace in the new realm. The Scottish kings were related to the Norman kings of England, who found these Flemings equally useful in bringing law and order to the \Velsh border. Among them, in the second,quarter of the twelfth century, Freskin son of Ollec held lands in the west of what is now Pembroke. He was probably the Freskin who was also granted lands at this period by King David I in VVest Lothian and in conquered :Moray. But it seems possible that he or his son '\\7illiam were wise enough to intermarry with the anc'ient royal house of 1'.1oray (in whose final overthrow they· were taking part) for consolidation according to a common mediaeval practice. Their descendants certainly assume·d the wide surname 'of Moray' or Murray-usually adopted in Scotland by the cadets of provincial dynasts, e.g. 'of Mar', 'of Lennox', 'of Atholl ', 'of Dunbar', 'of Ross', 'of Argyll ', 'of Menteith '-and took for their coat-of-arms the three stars with the colours blue-and-silver apparently associated with the 11ackays and the ancient province of Moray. Bothwell Casdr. prinripal stronghold of th1· Murray <:hicf~ uni;J 1::St>o: rrcon~iruc 1rd frmu thr ruins in a drawing. Blair Castle at Blair .-\tholl. once the strong hold and still 1he homr ofthr Uukes of Atholl, Chiefs of the whok ::-.:ame of Murra~•- Highland Clans 1982 by Fain Moncrieffe ' from Pat Gilley Peacock Three Coats of Arms used by the 3 branches of the MURRAY CLAN Cresent & Stars James Murray family Standard I SOME DESCENDANTS OF THE SCOTCH IMMIGRANT JAMES MURRAY The Murray emmigrant who was ancestor of the Washington County, Tennessee Murray families was JAMES MURRAY born about 1640 in Scotland, died in July 1704 Baltimore, Maryland, His will f"iled in Baltimore bears the wax impression of his coat-of-arms: Three gold stars, with a crescent moon in the center, upon a field of blue. His descent was proved to the clan Murray (MORAY) of Tullebardine--which was the most powerful tribe in southern Scotland. The Murray clan bad its origin in one of the ancient tribes of the province of Moray. The name is found in many districts of Scot land and the principal family was descended from a Scotch named Freskin who received his land from David 1st. Freskin's grandson William owned extensive lands in south Moray in the area now Bothwell, Scotland. The grandson bad several children who founded other houses. One of William's grandsons founded the Murrays of Tullibardine clan. William Murray died 1226, His son Sir Walter Murray inherited most of his property. When Walter died 1293 the lands went to his son William. This William died without heirs and the "empire" went to Andrew Murray who was a younger brother ot· Walter, Andrew was a staunch supporter of William Wallace. Together they sent a letter dated 11 Oct 1297 to the mayors of Lubeck and Hamburg informing them that the Scotish p~rts were again open for foreign trade. Andrew succeeded Robert Bruce as Regent of Scotland and he remained in that position until his death 1338, 1 Another grandson of Freskin acquired vast land holdings through marriage to Malise of Strathearn. Clans and Tartans of Scotland, by Robert Bain JAMES MURRAY, THE IMMIGRANT .JAJ{ES MURB.A.Y born 16 __ and d 1704 in ]3a1.timore CO lITl. llis Jl1.ace of birth was J.tbo1. 0 scctland. Ee 1Darried prior -to 1694 .Temima Y,organ daug of Capt !l'bomas };organ "''ho died .l.697 l.eaving a 1r,•ill. ller "1Dotber•.e Dame Unknown. After James J,lurray•s death bis widow ;Jemima '!ll2 l.705 at tbe Quaker Fleeting ]louse •1i/est River :Friends" _1;0 !l'homas Cromwell .Jemima bad 2 sons by Cromwe11--~homas and Oliver. James J-iurray 1r,•as -transported l>efore 1676 en ~ shi:p ()v,'I!ed by Nathaniel Heatbcoate which ¥as commanded by Captain Eli Eeatbcoate Who in 1676 -transferred lli.S J..and :for -transportatin:; MILTTay and <>thers to George -Yate (Early Settlers :List Liber rs. :folio 540, State Land 01Tice. Annapolis, J>:D) ::By 1692 };urray ..,,as :listed in the :Baltimore County 'Tax List as a taxable in the South side 01· Patapasco Hundred. \'/itb bim were .John Scott, Jonathan Heel and three slaves. '!rwo -years 1ater tt,urray bad moved to -the :North Side of l'atapsco by 2 June J..694, Yhere be bad surveyed NDRG.AJ.,•.s l)fil,IGHT a 500 ac :tract .l.ying in 1;he woods on a JJart o.f Little :Britain Jlidge on J.and adj. -to Rob _:Evans {on :rent roll) !!'he -tract. - · ::located :in :Baltimore City on J.and now between Roh?nd Ave, :Belvedere and Charles Streets {f>larye, ll'm ~ 'It.Baltimore City J?lace ~ames" · l-laryl.and :Eistorical J,lagazine .Sept 1963 ]) 226) · Other tracts -Y,urray bad surveyed were ATOLL :in l.G96 ~17 acres; MURRAY'S ADDITION .:in 1695 B9 acres; J,ru:RRAY'..S ;NEST :in 1698 -44 acres and other -tracts be acquired by J>urchase. · _J:n Jan l.702 a -neighobr -of bis George Hollingsworth 1Dade a will :in which be .stipulated that bis sons John & :Francis were -to 1ive ~itb James -end Jemima J,lurray during i;beir :minority. (l½aryland Calendar of Wills 3:6) . · · · · 'MURRAY was l.ike1.y a JDember of i;be Society of Friends {Quaker) since his widow and bis son were marr.'cd :at -the :West Jliver Jol:eeting Bouse. · James Murray was wealthy .in worldly goods--the :inventory· of bis estate appraised af·ter bis death .en Jul.y 29, l.704 was -valued at 267.2.3 with debts due bis estate :in :money at e.2.8 and debts due in tobacco totalling 7968 pounds (From Schonfeld & Wilson ~he -Value of Personal Estates in Na3:1and 1700-1110) Maryland Bist'Magazine Dec 1963 p 333-343. In a ition to the usual household ~urnishings. utensils, tools and iarm implements, mention :is made or several N~gro slaves, 2 servants with time .left -to serve. and a parcel <>f pictures, guns (antiques). (Baltimore C~ ·inventories ~-119) James :Murray's will was signed 9 May 1704 and 1'iled in June 1704. Hie original will is still on rile at the Hall or Records, Annapolis, llD and. portion of the seal showing the Murray coat of arms, is still attached to it. His will named 4 sons end l.ists the lands each is to receive but does NOT mention bis 3 daughters. ~be 4 sons of James and Jemima (Morgan) }'lurray were 1. JOSEPHUS fflJRRAY 2. MORGAN MURRAY 3. MELCHIZEDEK MUR.RAY d berore l.. .Jan 1748 :in Anne .Arundel co having m l.3 Seft l.723 Sbopbia Giles d/o John and Sarah Giles. ?to record of· any issue. 4. JABEZ MURRAY 'ID Mary Wheeler FAMILY OF JOSEPHUS AND RUTH HAWKINS MURRAY Josephus (1687-1772) was a son of the immigrant JAMES MURRAY. He m1 Margaret (Cromwell) Jones no known children. He m2 Ruth Hawkins had 9 children. Josephus received from his father in the will the tracts called the Garrison and the Addition. In 1720 Josephus Murray was appointed highway overseer. An inventory of the estate of Josephus was filed 13 July 1772. Ruth's will was filed Sept 1782. Their children and some grandchildren: 1. JEMIMA MURRAY m George Ashman. She was cut off in her father's will with 1 shilling. Four known children of Jemima & George Elizabeth (Colgate), Ellen (Colgate), Sarah m Benj Elliott and George Ashman 1740-1811. 2. JAMES MURRAY (10 July 1728-1805) died Frederick Co MD. Hem Mary Lane d/o Dutton Lane -- known children: Elizabeth, Mary Sarah, Josephus, Ruth 1752-1814 m Thomas Bond. 3. JOSEPHUS MURRAY'm Margaret (Jones) f<,attenburg_a widow. They owned slaves and he probably pre-deceased bis parents (not in will) 4. ELIZABETH MURRAY (8 Sept 1729-1809) married 1 Stephen Cromwell had Ruth, Elizabeth, Jose!h M, Oliver, Stephen, J.£!!!!., Nathan, Richard and Philip Cromwe 1. All lived In Jerferson County VA Elizabeth Murray Cromwell m2 Samuel Chenowith. (?Chinouth) 5. SHA.DDRACK MURRAY (7 Sept 1731-18--) inherited land in his father's will the tracts called Butler and Elledge. The 1783 census shows Shad with 6 in his household. ➔ 6 WILLIAM MURRAY b 11 Oct 1732 baptized st Paul Parish Church. He is not found in further records in Maryland and probably is the person shown on Carter County TN tax list 1790 Four Murray women ma=ied early in that county. 7. JOHN MURRAY b 173':'-0ct 1785 received 398 acres in will. He m Rebecca Colgate had 6 children Richard physician who d 1800 in Baltimore or yellow fever; John 1'/64-1816, Thomas G 176?-1817 was with Andrew Jackson at New orieans and died at sea 01· yellow fever; Harriet m Henry Brish; Elizabeth m William Nace 1797; Rachel Rebecca 1784-1850 m Iso6 Henry Steiner. 8. KERRENHA.PPUCK "KERRA II MURRAY b 9 Aug 1736 m Enoch Bailey ( d 1-766) had Joseph, Ephriam, William and Sarah Bailey. 9. CHRISTOPHER MURRAY 173?-1828 ma=ied ?; had 2 daughters--in his will named Keziah Murray and Jemima (Gill). Morgan Murray was a son of tbe immigrant JAMES MURRAY. He died while a young man about 1740 without a will leaving five children. Morgan received a large acreage in bis father James' will but bad to wait until age 21 to take possession. In Jan 1717 be sold 150 ac to a widow (Book E 512) Sarah m2 after bis death Benjamin Knight--no children. She left a will signed 4 Aug 1748 (1-428) Her will named: 1. JOSEPHUS MURRAY b 17-- d Dec 1787 Frederick Co MD He took charge when his father Morgan died without will. He and brother James divided some land Oct 1747. Josephus m1 Jemima? and m2 Ann • Josephus Murray left a will-named James d 1805 Md. Saranb 1783 by wife Ann. He named a daughter Honor who bad a son Josephus Murray,· The son James left will naming 10 cb •. Pne Josephus is found in Washington Co TN records. *** 2. THOMAS MURRAY born ca 1720 d 1805 Washington County, TN. Deeds dated 1783 show him on Sinking Creek near Buffalo Ridge. He made a will 1802--wife pre-deceased him.Their 9 children: Elizabeth (named in grandmother Sarah's will) MorBan, Shaddrack Urouth (King), Anne {Dotey)who was cut off with 2 ¢ 9 Thomas, Jr Mary (Barron), Sarah (Barron) and Christopher. . - . The Shipley and Lane families were said to be related to this :family. 3. JAMES MURRAY received inheritance from Sarah and is likely the person living in what became Carter County, TN--shown on tax list 1793 near William Murray. Ruth, Martha & Rachel MURRAY m there. 4. MORGAN MURRAY had fallen into disfavor with bis mother Sarah she left him only "the practice or piety" He was probably the Morgan Murray in Washington County TN 1778 and commander of local militia. 5. SARAH MURRAY not in MD records, may have come to Tenn. Members of this family were livit1g in• Virginia l 770s where Thomas Murray, Jr and wife had son Jabez. Carter County TN Marriages, Greene Co & Grainger Co TN James M Murray m Mary Reynolds Greene Co July 1786 Martha Murray to Austin Edens 22 Oct 1796 Carter Co Ruth Murray to Isaac Drake 8 Jan 1799 carter Co Thomas Murray to Mary Buzby 31 Jan 1800 Grainger Co Rachel Murray to Stephen T1pton 22 Dec 1801 Carter Co (Tiptons & Murrays inter-married in Baltimore Md) FAMILY OF JABEZ MURRAY AND WIFE MARY WHEELER (4 known children) Jabez Murray (1699-1761) was a son of the immigrant JAMES MURRAY married 1726 in Baltimore Co Mary Wheeler, a daughter of William and Martha (West) Wheeler. Records in Baltimore show Jabez Murray as age 56 in 1755. In the will of his father1 Jabez received 200 ac of Morgan's Delight and 100 acres of the Mcclane Hopyard. He also got 300 ac of Jalles Gelliard tract. In March 1740 Jabez Murray was granted a license to operate a public house of entertainment (Tavern). Four known children 01· Jabez and Mary Wheeler Mu=ay were 1, WILLIAM MURRAY m Diana _moved by 1774 to Cumberland County, PA and by 1786 was in Bedford County, PA. His brother John bought his share of the inheritance, ---'7 2. MARTHA MURRAY b 26 Nov 1726 married 1747 JOHN TIPTON (1726-1825) Th e ir Children were Jabez Murray Tipton, William Tipton, ·Jonathan Tipton--one came to east Tennessee with the Murray families and witnessed deed for Ephriam Murray on Cherokee Creek in Sept 1793. Other children of Martha: Ruth and Tabitha Tipton. 3. KEZIAH MURRAY b 10 April 1729 m Benjamin Wheeler (1728-1807) had Rachel, Elizabeth (Bosley), Nicholas, Benjamin, William, Isabella (1765-1852) m Edward Hall; Mordecai, James Richard and Kezia.Wheeler. 4. JOHN MURRAY 1748-1833 m Diana ?Cox bought land 1774 from William who moved to Penn. In 1809 John gave to son John Jr 100 ac. John Sr served in the state militia and left a will (One daughter Rachel married a Boring.) l64 MURRAYS IN CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN First Baptist Church of Jacksboro Yn' Figure 9. The First Baptist Church of Jacksboro are, left to right, Rev. C. H. Robinson, pastor; burned the note signifying the indebtedness on Ray Murray, treasurer; Ted Redmon, chairman their church was paid in full. The debt, originally of deacons; and Dr. James P. Freeman, chair totaling $38,000 was retired over a period of 11 man of trustees. years. Shown in the ceremony burning the note Figure 11. Ray Murray, deacon, is shown here cutting the cake during the celebration of the church's 120th anniversary. Looking on is Larry Reeves, pastor. Circa 1955. Murray said he had the honor of cutting the cake because he was church historian. RAY MURRAY (above) served as deacon, treasurer a~d church historian at this church in Jacksboro. Rgure 10. The Family Life Center of the First Baptist Church is the large structure to the rear and to the right of the main church nsolidate their power. There ~ems little promoted two 1Janck of association~ in 1586 ,doubt that royal P.ictis'h blood flowed in tbe and 1598. ,.,,:hereby the 'D.umerous "Murray ,veins of Fresktn·s de>Cendents. and the lines ·.lairds recognised the cbitfship oT Sir jo1m .descending Trorn Freskin arc linked -·!Murr.,y,latcr lim lEarl oYTullibanlinc_Among . beraldicalh· b\- their U5e of three stars 2nd the abe signatorl~ "·en: the Mora_}'S oY Abercaimy colours blue and silver-in some fashion on in 1'enhshirc__ Sir Jobn Moray Jiad married a their coats of anns. The brls of Sutherland Alauglner of the ancient Celtic mya.1 house of .descend from what is ihougbt 10 be: 'freskin·s Stratbcam around 1320, and as pan oT her ddest son. Jn cbaners. Fresldn·s otberdcsc:en dowty sbe brought me lands of Abercaimy- Sir dents v.·ere designated "de Mora\-ia 11:lld this. · Jain MoncrcilTc has pointed oat toat when Sir .in l.owland Scots, became ~Urra):. John's son, Sir Alexander, =ettcdcd 10 Sir \\'aher Murray. "'·ho became l.ord of Abercairny, he v.-as probably the ,=rest beir "Bothwell in Clydesdale through mani.age to an to me hoUS< of BothwelL Although by this Oliphant heiress, ""as one of the regents of family arrangement the Mum.ys ofTulli Scotland in 1255. He staned construction on bardine gained lhe ascendancy. Abercaimy Bothwell Castle, v.·bich 11,\"25 to become one of continued to prosper. The neo-gothic scat of the most powerful and ,isuaTiy striking stTOng the lairds was Ul< largest house In Perthshire holds in Scotland_ It was tbe scat of the chiefs until it was demolished 10 make ..ay for a until 1360, v.·hen it passed into the ~on more conveniently sized but still dcgant twen of the Douglas,s_ The third MuTTlly lord of lietJi-«ntury 1112nsio11- Although the bands Bothwell died a prisoner in tbe Tower of entered into put beyond doubt the rights of l.ondon, whereupon his heir, Sir Andrc:\, the Murrays of T ullibardine to be chiefs of me Murray. took up the CAUS< or Scottish indc clan. Abcrcaimy still rankrd high In the &m pcndena: and rose against Edward I ol lly. and in a magnificent ponrait of Colonel England in 1297_ He •-as joined by Sir James, me sixtttnth wrd. In bis lim:ry. com William Wallace wbo. •bcn Mumiy •-.s 'la11cd missioned for 'George Ws wit 10 Scotland In '" tbc groat ,ictot;· of Stirling Bridge. assumed 1822, ilirce eagles' feathers (normally worn ~ommand of the Sconish forces. Historians t>nly by • cbi