William Sylvester Ellis

Portrait of William Sylvester Ellis

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Born: Saturday, January 3, 1874 in Union County, Illinois

Died: Thursday, November 21, 1957 in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois

Buried: Fairview Christian Ch. Cemetery, Jackson County, Illinois

Lived: 83 years 10 months 18 days


Parents

Father:Benjamin Curtis Ellis An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1847/IL - 1935/IL)

Mother:Harriet M Edwards An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1847/TN - 1895/IL)


Siblings

Brother: Franklin Ellis (1871/IL - )

Sister: Cora Ellen Ellis Snider Douglas+ (1878/IL - 1918/IL)

Brother: Daniel Hester Ellis (1880/IL - )

Brother: Ardell Emerson Ellis+ An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1885/IL - 1970/IL)

Sister: Anna Ellis Rains+ (1889/IL - )


Spouses

Name: Jenalee Baine (1922/IL - 1973/IL)

Name: Rosella Lee Modglin (1880/IL - IL)

  Date: 04/26/1894 (age: 20 years 3 months 23 days)

  Place: Pomona, Jackson County, Illinois

Name: Regina Dollie Vanover (1882/IL - 1923/IL)

  Date: 11/16/1912 (age: 38 years 10 months 13 days)

  Place: Jackson County, Illinois


Children

Daughter: Aphia Hattie Ellis Perrigan+ (1894/IL - 1978/IL)

Son: Robert W Ellis (1896/IL - 1918/IL)

Son: Dewey Calvin Ellis+ An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1898/IL - 1965/IL)

Daughter: Ruby Pauline Ellis Moutell David+ An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1906/IL - 1993/IL)

Son: Kenneth Ray Ellis+ (1909/IL - 1941/IL)

Daughter: Martha Lucille Ellis Koenig+ An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1914/IL - 2001/IL)

Daughter: Essie Magdalene Ellis Rains+ An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1915/IL - 1997/IL)

Son: Daniel Eugene Ellis An indication that a portrait of this person is available An indication that this person has military service (1918/IL - 2004/MO)

Son: Clarence E. Ellis (1920/IL - 1921/IL)

Son: -unpublished-

Son: Jerry Donald Ellis (1948/IL - 2022/MO)

Daughter: -unpublished-

Son: -unpublished-


Sources/Contributors (show only official sources)

1880 Jackson County IL Census

William Ellis & Rosella Modglin Marriage License, 1894

William Ellis & Rosella Modglin Certificate of Marriage, 1894

William Ellis & Rosella Modglin Record of Marriage, 1894

1900 Jackson County IL Census

1910 Jackson County IL Census

Clarence Ellis Certificate of Death, 1921

1930 Madison County IL Census

1940 Jackson County IL Census

Kenneth Ray Ellis Certificate of Death, 1941

Clyde Elisha Snider Delayed Certificate of Birth, 1941

Letter from Evelyn Ellis to William Ellis

Dewey Calvin Ellis Delayed Certificate of Birth, 1942

1950 Jackson County IL Census

William Sylvester Ellis Certificate of Death, 1957

Ruby Ellis Obituary

Outline Descendancy Tree from Diana Brooks

Jerry Donald Ellis Obituary


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