Benjamin Curtis Ellis

Portrait of Benjamin Curtis Ellis

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Born: Sunday, January 3, 1847 in Union County, Illinois

Died: Sunday, January 6, 1935 in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois

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

Lived: 88 years 3 days


Parents

Father:Daniel T Ellis (1811/TN - 1868/IL)

Mother:Sarah Wilson (1812/SC - 1853/IL)


Siblings

Sister: Malinda Ellis Dilday (1836/IL - )

Sister: Judah Caroline Ellis Cochran An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1839/IL - 1897/IL)

Brother: Isaac Ellis+ An indication that this person has military service (1841/IL - 1930/IL)

Brother: Jonathon Ellis An indication that this person has military service (1842/IL - 1863)

Brother: James Ellis+ (1843/IL - )

Brother: Reuben Ellis+ (1849/IL - 1904/IL)

Brother: Daniel Harkness Ellis+ (1850/IL - 1932/IL)

Brother: Seth Ellis+ (1852/IL - 1930/IL)

Sister: Sarah A. Ellis Hagler+ (half-sister) (1857/IL - 1925)

Brother: David Ensign Ellis+ (half-brother) (1858/IL - 1909)


Spouses

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

  Date: 06/20/1870 (age: 23 years 5 months 17 days)

  Place: Jackson County, Illinois

Name: Amanda Devore (1852/MO - 1931/IL)

  Date: 1899


Children

Son: Franklin Ellis (1871/IL - )

Son: William Sylvester Ellis+ An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1874/IL - 1957/IL)

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

Son: Daniel Hester Ellis (1880/IL - )

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

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


Official Sources (show all)

Benjamin Ellis & Harriett Edwards Marriage Register, 1870

William Ellis & Rosella Modglin Record of Marriage, 1894

William Ellis & Rosella Modglin Marriage License, 1894

Cora Ellen Douglas Certificate of Death, 1918

William Sylvester Ellis Certificate of Death, 1957


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