I thought I would post the following information so that all of the Ellis list could take a look at it. I have several inquiries since I wrote concerning the Ellis book by Ransom Ellis. I'm still interested in learning if there is to be another book and if they are going to be following the line below. I am the granddaughter of DeForest Alexander Ellis b. 15 Jan. 1884 Blount Co. AL. m. Lucinda Idella Blackwood. His father - Nathaniel Taylor Self Ellis b. 23 Jan 1858 m. Mary Elizabeth Daily. His father - Jeremiah Ellis b. 27 Oct. 1811 SC m. 1st Nancy Allgood His father - Gideon Ellis b. 27 Feb. 1786 NC m. Lucinda Easley His father - Jessee Ellis Sr. b. abt. 1747 NC m. Elizabeth Young His father - Edward Ellis b. abt. 1710 Surry Co. VA m. 1st Mary ? His father - Jeremiah Ellis II b. abt 1671 Surry Co. VA. m. Elizabeth ? His father - Jeremiah Ellis I b. 1643 Surry Co. VA. m. ? His father Edward Ellis b. England or Wales. He came to Virginia with Benjamin Carrill: Owned land, Surry Co. VA by 1655. Married about 1840 to ? Died about 1670 Surry Co. VA. No will of record. His land descended to Jeremiah Ellis I. Hope this helps someone. Janet Bryant

what are Ellis Loops -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] communication >OK I have a question..... >Are the Md Lines and the Va lines related?

I've been reading the various messages in hopes of getting a line on my family. I need help in locating the Ellis line of my ggrandfather. His name was Benjamin Franklin Ellis and he was born on October 2, 1850 somewhere in Virginia. He died on June 24, 1940 in Altus, Oklahoma. According to the informant on his death certificate, his fathers name was Sam. Don't know if this was his first name or middle name. Given the size of families in the mid 1800's, surely Benjamin Franklin Ellis had some brothers and sisters, if anyone has this individual in their family lines, I would appreciate hearing from them. Thanks Ron Ellis

Sylvia, thank you so very much. I appreciate your time and effort. :) LaDoris ========================================== At 01:48 PM 4/8/99 -0700, Karen Winter & Sylvia Stevens wrote: >There are about twenty William Ellises, but no mention of Staunton, >Stanton, deBerry or Delphia Ellis. Sorry. >At 10:38 PM 4/7/99 -0500, LaDoris Weber wrote: > >>Sylvia, does it have an index? If so, does it also include a >>WILLIAM ELLIS born about 1755, married Elizabeth STANTON/STAUNTON? >

I think that all Ellis info should be shared. Linda H. -----Original Message----- From: Iris Wagoner <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] communication >There are so many Ellis lines. I wish each would indicate their lines >origin. Some of these lines are very confusing. > Iris Ellis Wagoner >-----Original Message----- >From: John D. Armstrong <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 2:57 PM >Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] communication > > >>In response to Bob and Joan's comments.. if it's up to a vote.. >>I vote that the genealogy information be shared, with the whole list.... >>One never knows when or where the next clue may come from.... >> >>I once made the sorry mistake of concentrating my research to a small >>narrow, specific geographical area... only to learn much later that I'd >>deleted a lot of distant family.... >> >>Sincerely, >>John Armstrong >>Homer, Alaska >> >> >> >>Sincerely, >>John D. Armstrong >>Homer, Alaska >> >> >> >>Ellis wrote: >> >>> Thank you for bringing this up. I have been on the list for a year and I >love >>> seeing everything go through the list. You never know when it might help >>> someone out here in cyberland find that missing link. Well, I have >several >>> missing links, so please post to the list. >>> Joan Ellis >>> >>> Bob Ellis wrote: >>> >>> > Dear pleasant folk interested in Ellis descendents; >>> > >>> > I posted a query just last night and have already received a number of >>> > informative replies. However, they were each sent to me by direct mail >and >>> > not to the list. I replied directly. Thinking about it though, how >does >>> > one share info among the list if all the communication is one on one. >Is >>> > there a protocol or certain types of messages that are shared with the >list >>> > and other types that are shared with just the individual sending a >comment? >>> > >>> > I'm new to this geneology list business and plead ignorance to the >protocol >>> > but am open to education. >>> > >>> > thanks in advance for your indulgence of my ignorance :-) >>> > >>> > Bob >> >> > >

At 10:05 AM 4/8/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Sylvia, >Does this "lawyer" know about the Ellis Loop? Uh... he's not a "lawyer" he's a lawyer. Having passed his Bar Exams and been in practise for quite some little while, in his family's firm, I'd grand him the validity of his credentials. :) And what's the "Ellis Loop"?? I have this scary vision of some Six Flags thrill ride. "Hur-ry Hur-ry Hur-ry, step right up and enjoy the FAB-ulous Ellis Loop, Ladies and gentlemen! The Loop will take you UP- ALL the way to the top of the Bynum Tower then drop you into the Murphree's Dilemma at three gravities! Thrill to the Wilson Whirl and don't forget to hold onto your valuables as you hit the final ELLIS LOOP at the end! And the cost is only ont thin dime, the tenth part of a dollar, children ride free. HUR-ry hur-ry hur-ry!" Sorry. Couldn't resist! :) But what IS the Ellis Loop? Sylvia

At 10:05 AM 4/8/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Sylvia, >Does this "lawyer" know about the Ellis Loop? >Maybe I speak for more than myself when I say I am more than just a lil >interested in this book!!! >I would love to add my family info..if it so lends itself, and to purchase >it!! As I mentioned, it's primarily about the line of Edward Ellis from England to VA in the 1600's. I don't think he has the energy or desire to branch further. But if you can find him, Ransom A. Ellis Jr, in Springfield MO, I'm sure he will welcome the interest in his work. Anyone with info on those lines can locate him, he's in Directory Asistance. Sylvia

>To: [email protected] >From: Karen Winter & Sylvia Stevens <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Ransom Book >Cc: [email protected] >In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >At 10:05 AM 4/8/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >>Sylvia, >>Does this "lawyer" know about the Ellis Loop? >>Maybe I speak for more than myself when I say I am more than just a lil >>interested in this book!!! >>I would love to add my family info..if it so lends itself, and to purchase >>it!! > >As I mentioned, it's primarily about the line of Edward Ellis from England to VA in the 1600's. I don't think he has the energy or desire to branch further. But if you can find him, Ransom A. Ellis Jr, in Springfield MO, I'm sure he will welcome the interest in his work. Anyone with info on those lines can locate him, he's in Directory Asistance. > >Sylvia

>To: [email protected] >From: Karen Winter & Sylvia Stevens <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] Ransom Ellis book >In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >At 01:26 AM 4/8/99 EDT, you wrote: >>In a message dated 99-04-07 19:08:31 EDT, you write: >> >><< At least until he comes out with the >> next edition. >> >> >> >>Hi, is Ransom Ellis planning on another printing of his book? > >He said so, but he didn't say when. Since he's in his 80's I have to admit, I'm torn between rushing him and easing off to let him get his breath! :) I can only hope for the best. > >Sylvia

>To: Aventura <[email protected]> >From: Karen Winter & Sylvia Stevens <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] Jeremiah and Dicey >In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >At 01:11 AM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: > >>Meanwhile if anyone knows date of death of Jeremiah--would really >>appreciate it. happy to share what I have on Elizabeth. >>Gail Brevard,NC > >Jeremiah died circa 1809 in Pendleton District SC leaving no will. He was around 30 years old. What curiosifies ME is WHAT did he die OF?! I have a letter from about ten years back stating that he "died int he swamps of South Carolina, possibly killed during the Indian Wars." but no documentation of that! > >Sylvia

At 12:02 AM 4/8/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Hello, > >i also agree that all information should be shared. i am searching for >information on: > >William Ellis b 1797 No. Carolina, married Elizabeth Allin about 1830 >Had 10 children: Again, I find a scad of Williams, but none with the correct dates. In addition I found a William A. but born in a different year altogether, no Yancy, John Cumberland Ellis or others of the children. Sorry. >all children born in Tenn. moved to arkansas abt 1857. st francis co which >later became cross & poinsett counties. any help on this family would be >wonderful. lots to share. The problem with the index of this book is that id indexes ONLY the names, NOT places. With 'generic' names such as William, John or Sarah, I'm stuck. I research the lesser names to triangulate on the one I'm hunting. So far, no luck. Sylvia

At 10:38 PM 4/7/99 -0500, LaDoris Weber wrote: >Sylvia, does it have an index? If so, does it also include a >WILLIAM ELLIS born about 1755, married Elizabeth STANTON/STAUNTON? There are about twenty William Ellises, but no mention of Staunton, Stanton, deBerry or Delphia Ellis. Sorry. snip >OOPS, and correction... The DeBerry bible does mention that William >and Elizabeth Stanton DeBERRY is in error. This should read William and >Elizabeth Stanton ELLIS are parents of Delphia Ellis who married Lemuel >DeBerry....but nothing more. >Sorry about the typo. Not a problem! I do it all the time myself. :) Sorry I couldn't be of help. Sylvia

At 08:26 PM 4/7/99 -0700, Patricia Desmond wrote: >Hello, >I've been watching the list for months hoping to get a glimpse of the one Ellis >I seek. I know almost nothing at all about her. Here is what I do know, her >name was Fannie Ellis born about 1840-1850 probably in Miss. She was married >to James S. Conn in Tishomingo, MS in 1866. Sorry to say, nothing in the book about a Fannie Ellis. Not to everyone: I'm skimming the list and checking every request for info on here against the list of Ellises in the Index. If I find something I'll pipe up. if not, I'll let it ride. Ransom Ellis's book covers the Ellis family in early VA, NC, SC, MO and thereabouts. I don't find any NY Ellises in there or Alabama ones. sorry. Keep on truckin! :) Sylvia

>To: [email protected] >From: Karen Winter & Sylvia Stevens <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] Ransom Ellis book >In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> >References: <[email protected]> > >At 08:01 PM 4/7/99 -0600, Pattee Fenn wrote: >>Do you do look ups in this book? I am looking for an ancestor. My ends is >>PA. Do not know where they came before that. Pattee Fenn > >I can. Owing to the difficulty of my eyesight, I am going to limit myself to two lookups per request, and give only the dates, parents and children of the ones I find. The book is rich with detail, and I ewill include what I feel I can without straining my eyes, but I do intend to pace myself. Eventually I shall have to hire a reader or invest in a dictaphone machine, I fear. Until that day, I shall be glad to share what I have. > >Oh, and if someone has a *specific* question such as "what was the name of Jeremiah Ellis's third son?" or some such, I'll look those up as well. > >Sylvia >

>To: Cindy H-M Bray <[email protected]> >From: Karen Winter & Sylvia Stevens <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] Dicey Ellis Wilson & Ransom Ellis >In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> >References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > >At 06:44 PM 4/7/99 -0500, you wrote: >>I think there is a good chance that Dicey might be related to the Ellis >>group Dixie McCrary's book The Ellis Line From Surry-Essex VA. > >I think there is a connection. > >Speaking of texas Ellises and such, I found a homepage on aol with pictures from the Texas families of Murphree, Bynum, Fitzpatrick and Baker! If there is anyone on this list who is researching those lines, the pictures are old tintypes found in an antique store. I will forward the letter I got from the people to this list and anyone who is related to these folks and can identify them can recieve copies, or the originals themselves! > >The site is called Out Of The Past and they seem to be dedicated to restoring old pictures to their families! A SACRED task!! The URL is http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/outotpast/page/index.htm >and the pictures are as follows: >Hoyt and Burnetta Murphree >Lavina (Lou) Murphree >John Murphree >Mary Bynum, Oak TX >Alferd Baker (infant) >Wilma Fitzpatrick >the Charlie Fitzpatrick Family >Bill Wilson, Oak TX >Unknown >Unknown >Unknown taken by photographer in Waxahachie > >Several of the photos have a curious diamond shaped frame opening. >I will send along the letter from the people at the site in a separate email to this group. > > >>There is a Jeremiah Ellis there whose daughter married a Murfrey. I do not >>have any further information on Murfrey or Murphree from the book. I do >>not have information from the book on branches not of my line. Butthe >>similarity of names could lead to a connection if you can get ahold of the >>book. > >Is the McCrary book still in print? Who is it published by? Ordering info? Thanks for any light on this. > >>Not only are the names similar but the Ransom Ellis marrying Sarah Daniels >>about 1823 is from this same line. Could this be your Ransom in your >>second email? > >There are a SLEW of ransoms about! :) The one I named is the attorney in Springfield MO. > >Take care! > >Sylvia

At 09:23 AM 4/8/99 EDT, you wrote: >DOes the book go into the Alabama lines? I don't think so. Or at least not primarily. It covers only the descendants and their relations, of Edward Ellis who immigrated into Virginia in the 1600's. The title is Ezekiel Ellis, his Progenitors and Progeny and pretty much sticks to those lines. Sylvia > >

This is a forwarding of the email I got from the people running the site restoring old pictures to their families. Support these folks in every way possible and if you have old photos that are 'orphaned by time' maybe this is the place to go! Sylvia >From: [email protected] >Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:13:42 EDT >Subject: Re: A Match--Bill Wilson >To: [email protected] >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 >Reply-To: [email protected] >Sylvia, >I am so glad you have found a match. Our Bill Wilson lived in Ellis County, >Texas, during the time that his photo was taken. He was born in Texas too, >but his parents were born in Alabama. The photo was taken by a Waxahachie >photographer. My information came from the Ellis County 1880 census. It >lists the following family: >BYNUM, ASA, age 73, head, farmer, born Tenn. >WILSON, M. K., 26, daughter, born AL, father-Tenn., mother-Tenn., divorced >WILSON, JAMES A., 9, grandson, born AL, father-AL, mother-AL >WILSON, D. VIOLA, 7, granddaughter, born TX, father-AL, mother-AL >WILSON, WILLIAM D. (or P.), 3, grandson, born TX, father-AL, mother-AL >Bill Wilson was 3-year old William Wilson in 1880. He was born sometime >around 1877. By the time of the 1880 census, M. K. Wilson (Mary Keziah Bynum >Wilson) was divorced and I have not been able to find any genealogies that >tell the first name of her former husband. Mary Keziah's mother was >Cindarella Murphree. I guess she had passed away by 1880. >I also have a photo of Mary Keziah Bynum Wilson, Bill Wilson's mother. I >think it is labeled on the website. I do hope we can match some more of the >unknowns. We have matched two photographs from this group. The first is a >photograph of Catherine Lena Beck Murphree, it is the second unknown below >Bill Wilson. She married Alby Lee Murphree and she was the mother of Hoyt >and Burnetta Murphree (in the second matched photograph). >The photographs were found in an antique shop in Rosenberg, Texas. I think >the source of these photographs is Lou V. Fitzpatrick Murphree. She married >J. Dumont Cornelius Jr. Murphree. Alby Lee Murphree and J. Dumont Cornelius >Jr. Murphree were brothers. Alby and J. Dumont's parents were Aaron >Ashberry Murphree and Sarah Kathryn Cornelius Murphree. I have not found a >link back to Dicy Murphree, but I am sure that there is one. The family tree >is very complex. >So far you are the closest relative I have found to Bill Wilson. Do you know >if Bill Wilson and Dicy Murphree Ellis had children together? Would you like >to have the photographs; or, do you think we should make copies for you and >save the originals for the direct descendants of Bill Wilson? >Thank you for spreading the word of the photographs to other people related >to the families involved. We will eventually match all the photographs with >help. >Janet Sylvia here again. I had mistakenly identified Bill Wilson as having married into my line. I was incorrect and will let her know that. But the conncetions to the Ellis line are possible and I will also share this info with the Murphree group on GenForum so that the word gets out. I want these pictures restored to their families as much as they do! :) This was one heckuva find! Sylvia

I am looking for information on John Ellis. b.15 Apr 1847 d. 20 sep 1933. He married Sarah Jane ??? b. 22 nov 1854 d. 19 jul 1906 Children: Remer Ellis b. 28 feb 1875 d. 11 jan 1963 m. Mary Arelia Heath Della Ellis b. 22 oct 1876 d. 02 jul 1964 m. John Harrison Willams Lonnie Ellis b. 04 apr 1894 d. 24 jun 1944 m. Ettie Lott Ben Ellis b. 09 sep 1890 d. 18 sep 1959 m Sarah Pennington and Wilma Donaldson Benton Ellis b. 01 may 1884 d. 13 apr 1951 or 1957 m. Bessie F. ??? John could possible have originated somewhere in S.C. He would have moved to GA at an early age. Also, any information on Ellises of the south GA area (ie. Bulloch county) would be appreciated. thanks. Kris Ellis

Hi Patricia....that Tishomingo, MS surely rings a bell with me some way...my lost George Thomas ELLIS b. 1834 and brother Thomas ELLIS b. 1835...both born in Conecuh Co., AL would probably be too young to be your Fannie's father, but who knows?...you are in my address book and I will keep you and Fannie in mind ....meanwhile, I have to find out why Tishomingo is familiar...it'll drive me nuts 'til I do!! liz ellis Patricia Desmond wrote: > Hello, > I've been watching the list for months hoping to get a glimpse of the one Ellis > I seek. I know almost nothing at all about her. Here is what I do know, her > name was Fannie Ellis born about 1840-1850 probably in Miss. She was married > to James S. Conn in Tishomingo, MS in 1866. > > If anyone has a Fannie in thier Ellis tree that was in MS at that time I would > be estatic to hear from you. > > Patricia > > [email protected] wrote: > > > Yes, let us all please share out ELLIS information. If not of my line, it > > certainly is informative about all areas. > > > > Thanks again, > > Penny > > > > Researching ELLIS of South Carolina

Yes, please share your Ellis information with the list. Someone may be researching the same line. I am researching the family of Christopher ELLIS London, England>NC>TN>IN Darrell in MN _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com