I am searching for more information about William J Ellis, son of Joshua C. and Sarah E. (KELLY) ELLIS, was born about 1840 in Georgia. The marriage of his parents was recorded in Forsyth County GA, 28 Feb 1837. His parents & siblings, uncle Joseph KELLY & family, and possibly his uncle Dr. Jesse Richardson KELLY & family and his grandfather Hiram KELLY and step-grandmother, Malinda (ANDERSON) & half sisters; Elmina, Eliza Jane, & Malinda migrated to northwest Arkansas about 1858. The Joshua C ELLIS family intially settled on land in Benton & Washington counties. He sold the land to Mr. Austin. The Austin Cemetery may be on at least a portion of this land. He then purchased land west of Colbaugh in Madison County, His widow, Sarah Elizabeth, filed a homestead claim on the land following is death 21 Dec 1880. °WILLIAM J ELLIS married Matilda Jane COOK (daughter of Thomas and Siney (LEWIS) COOK in March 0f 1859. Their children were: ° Elizabeth born about 1861 ° Josephine born about 1863 ° Mary Jane born about 1867, married Ales Shreeves or Sreaves 15 Jan 1888 in Washington county, AR. They were parents of seven children: Dan, Lula, Ethel, Fanny, Alice, Jesse, and Jackson. ° Jessie R. born about 1869 • Jacob Ward born 29 Oct 1870 in AR died 1941 in Gueda Spring , Kansas. He married Nancy Adeline Bynum (28 Aug 1871 -1914. Nancy is buried in the Hindsville Cemeery. • Isaac N. born 1874 in Huntsville,AR died 9 July 1936 in Hartwell, Madison County, AR. • William Thomas "Tommie", 10 Dec 1876 - 10 Dec 1938, married about 1898 to Florence DRAKE Oct 1881 - Oct 1904 William J. ELLIS and family are listed as a resident of Wareagle Township, Madison County, AR. An obituary for Matilda Jane Ellis indicates she died in 1904 and was buried in the Hindsville Cemetery. Jonelle ELLIS Russell email: Ljrussell@earthlink.net