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James Churcell ELLIS[1, 2]

Male 1855 - 1930  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name James Churcell ELLIS 
    Born Jul 1855  Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • 1856, GA -> age 14 on 1870 census
      Jul 1855; Murray County, GA -> death certificate
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Militia District 984, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • James C. (14) appeared in the household of Elizabeth Ellis (42). He was a farm laborer. He was born in Georgia. He could read but not write. The household included Rosa E. E. (17), Elijah M. (10), and Nancy E. (6).

      Elizabeth's brothers, James P. and Joseph M. Tucker, lived on each side with their respective families and her parents appeared two households up.
    Census 1880  Ball Ground District, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    James C. Ellis (25) was enumerated as head of household. The household includes his wife, "Nancy J" 
    Census 1900  Spring Place, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • James C. Ellis (44) was enumerated as head of household. The household includes his wife, Nancie J (43), and children, Ora L (21), Mertie C (19), Maud E (18), Pearl (12), Earl (10), Sarah ( 7), and James (5).
    FAN Charles McEntire 
    FAN Eugene McEntire 
    FAN Georgia G. Carter 
    FAN Georgia McEntire 
    FAN Huston McEntire 
    FAN James Alexander McEntire 
    FAN James T. McEntire 
    FAN Joseph McEntire 
    Illness From 1928 to 1930  [1
    • He suffered from chronic bronchitis, complicated by pulmonary tuberculosis, which he had had for two years. The TB was contracted in Chatsworth.
    Died 8 Apr 1930  , Baker, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    James C. Ellis Death Certificate
    James C. Ellis Death Certificate
    Buried 10 Apr 1930  Spring Place Cemetery, Spring Place, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Name:
      James C. Ellis -> 1870 census
      James Churchell Ellis -> death certificate

      Connection to parents:
      His death certificate reports his parents as Elijah Ellis and Elizabeth Tucker.
      He appeared in Elizabeth Ellis' household in 1870.
    Person ID I2092  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 2 May 2011 

    Father Elijah Marion ELLIS,   b. 13 Nov 1823, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1865, Spring Place, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth McKinney TUCKER,   b. 21 Oct 1828, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1907, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1852  Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Joanna STROUD,   b. Dec 1856, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Oct 1877  Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • Recorded in marriage book V, p. 120. J. C. Ellis and Johanna Stroud.
      James' wife is reported as "Joe Anna Ellis" on his death certificate.
    Ellis-Stroud Marriage License
    Ellis-Stroud Marriage License
    records the marriage of J. C. Ellis and Joanna Stroud
    Children 
     1. Ora L. ELLIS,   b. Sep 1878, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mertie C. ELLIS,   b. Jun 1880, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Maud E. ELLIS,   b. Sep 1884, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Pearl ELLIS,   b. Sep 1887, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Earl J. ELLIS,   b. Dec 1889, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sarah ELLIS,   b. Jun 1892, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. James ELLIS,   b. Jun 1895, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Baker, Georgia, death certificates, Georgia's Virtual Vault, death certificate no. 11414 (1930), James Churcell Ellis; "Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates," (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/ma5cdv

    2. [S355] 1870 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., 984th District G. M.; p. 536 (stamped); dwelling 159, family 159; Elizabeth Ellis household; accessed; 2 May 2011 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S355] 1870 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., 984th District G. M.; p. 536 (stamped); dwelling 159, family 159; Elizabeth Ellis household; accessed; 2 May 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S246] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ball Ground, Murray, Georgia; Roll: T9_159; Family History Film: 1254159; Page: 462.4000; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 0529. (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=12930774&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S255] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Town, Murray, Georgia; Roll: T623_213 Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 68. (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=9276401&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S456] Murray County, Georgia marriage records books I-IV, 1835-1905, 25 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S175] Murray County Marriage Books - GA Virtual Vault, p. 120 (1877), Ellis-Stroud. (Reliability: 3).
      http://content.sos.state.ga.us/u?/countyfilm,161778