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James Madison ELLIS

Male 1816 - 1909  (92 years)


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  • Name James Madison ELLIS 
    Born 28 Oct 1816  , Jackson, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military Nov 1837–JUL 1838  East Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military 
    Address:
    Fort Hetzel 
    Residence 13 Jul 1867  District 864, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • On 13 Jul 1867, James M. Ellis swore an oath of allegiance to the United States and that he had resided in Georgia for the last 12 months.
    Died 26 Jun 1909  Roundtop, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    Berean Baptist Church Cemetery 
    Person ID I2375  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2014 

    Father James E. ELLIS,   b. 1791, , Greene, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1849, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Nancy MCCLURE,   b. 20 Oct 1790, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1871, , Fannin County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 23 May 1812  , Haywood, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Racheal B HARRISON,   b. 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1876, Roundtop, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1838  Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Thaddeus Stephen ELLIS,   b. Mar 1840, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1879, Pisgah, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
     2. John Alexander ELLIS,   b. 1842, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1864, Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     3. Caroline Violet ELLIS,   b. 27 Sep 1845, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1905, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Mary Ann ELLIS,   b. 5 Apr 1847, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1885, , Pickens, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     5. Nancy A. ELLIS,   b. Jan 1850, , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1928, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
     6. Joseph Pickens ELLIS,   b. Mar 1854, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1910 and Before 1914, Harriman, , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy A THURMAN,   b. Jun 1861,   d. 6 Apr 1918, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Married 24 Jan 1887  , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. James Blaine ELLIS, Sr.,   b. 14 Jul 1888, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1972, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Betty Ann ELLIS,   b. 7 Aug 1890, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     3. Josephine ELLIS,   b. 10 Aug 1892, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1984, Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    James and Elijah Ellis Indian Removal
    James and Elijah Ellis Indian Removal

  • Sources 
    1. [S675] Ellis and Keener Connections"; WorldConnect family tree, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=reg&db=lynda77&id=i00656 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S447] Georgia Reconstruction Oath Books, accessed; 22 April 2012; entry for James M. Ellis, Gilmer County Oath Book, p. 380 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S113] Gilmer County Marriage Record 3, 1877-1892, 315, Ellis-Thurman, 1887 (Reliability: 3).