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 - )


Sources/Contributors (show only official sources)

1850 Jackson County IL Census

1860 Jackson County IL Census

Benjamin Ellis & Harriett Edwards Marriage Register, 1870

1870 Jackson County IL Census

1880 Jackson County IL Census

William Ellis & Rosella Modglin Record of Marriage, 1894

William Ellis & Rosella Modglin Marriage License, 1894

1910 Jackson County IL Census

Cora Ellen Douglas Certificate of Death, 1918

1930 Jackson County IL Census

Isaac Ellis Obituary

1930 Jackson County IL Census

William Sylvester Ellis Certificate of Death, 1957

Outline Descendancy Tree from Diana Brooks


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