Hi I have been at it again. Surfing and collecting links to add to my collection. These are pretty good genealogy links. Databases of ship passenger lists http://iigs.rootsweb.com/immships/ census databases, Texas research and Civil War research http://www.imagin.net/~tracers For those of you who have palatine ancestors this explains what that is http://genealogy.org:80/~palam/palatine.htm The soundex machine...helps with soundex codes http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/soundex/ I got these from another list I am on. I find the ship passenger's list pretty terrific! Maybe it will help you. Good luck and happy hunting! Sooz

I have extensive information on the Ellis family of Wright County, Missouri to share with anyone who needs it. But I am searching (and would pay for it) for a good, authenticated, photo of Arthur "Spud" Ellis, son of Andrew Patrick Ellis and Ida Elizabeth Watson. Arthur is my grandfather, born about 1907, Wright County, MO and died 1942 in Neosho, Newton County, MO. No one in my family, not even my mother who is his daughter, has a photograph of him. Thanks! Billy Walker Milton, KS 2nd great grandson of William Benjamin "Buck" Ellis and Mary Boatman (The Wright County, MO Ellis Families)

I'm new to this group and researching Descendants of Thomas McKee Ellis. Most of his desecendants are from Dallas Co. TX. I have a few Ellis's still living, but most are now from the marriages of Ellis's to Greene, Curry , White, Rawlins, and Scott. Let me hear from you, and I will be happy to supply what information I have. Descendants of Thomas McKee Ellis 1 Thomas McKee Ellis . +Mary Witt 1803 - 1889 m: November 9, 1820 in Pope Co. ILL. . 2 Caroline Orilla Ellis . 2 Ellen Malinda Ellis ..... +Middleton Perry .... 3 Margaret Perry ........ +Woodson Pleasant White 1850 - . 2 Harriet Emaline Ellis . 2 Louisa F. Ellis - 1934 ..... +William Love White 1824 - 1881 m: April 17, 1860 in Dallas Co. Texas .... 3 Adda H. White ........ +Samuel L. Randlett .... 3 Minnie E. White ........ +William A. Strain .... 3 William Love White, Jr. .... 3 Hallie E. White ........ +Laura Gaston .... 3 Karl L. White ........ +Lulu Tubb .... 3 Byrd Earl White 1880 - ........ +Margaret Simpson .... 3 Lula Pearl White 1880 - ........ +Dr. Abel D. Hardin ........ 4 Dr.Hal White Hardin . 2 Martha Angeline Ellis . 2 William F. Ellis . 2 Mary Ann Ellis 1826 - 1916 ..... +Jones Greene 1817 - 1864 m: July 11, 1844 in Greene Co. ILL. .... 3 John Thomas Greene 1846 - ........ +Lucretia Witt 1848 - 1910 ........ . 2 Margaret Ellis 1829 - 1852 ..... +Robert Allen Lemmon 1824 - 1906 m: Bef. April 1, 1848 in TX. . 2 John Thomas Ellis 1839 - 1929 ..... +Frannie Stewart . 2 James Henry Ellis 1842 - 1929 ..... +Mary ELizabeth Rawlins 1847 - 1929 m: July 25, 1867 in Dallas Co. Texas .... 3 King Thomas Ellis 1881 - 1953 ........ +Florence Roberts 1896 - 1984 .... 3 Ethel L. Ellis 1883 - 1972 ........ +Virgil E. Scott 1882 - 1918 ........ 4 Ellis V. Scott 1905 - 1994 ............ +Mary Ailene Lewis 1904 - 1988 ........... 5 James H. Scott 1936 - ............... +Sue Stadden 1941 - ............... 6 Mike Scott ............... 6 Bud Scott ............... 6 Sarah Scott ........... 5 Betty Sue Scott 1932 - ........ 4 John Henry Scott 1907 - 1949 ........ 4 Bill ............ +Althera Patterson ........ 4 Mildred Scott 1910 - 1982 .... 3 Harry A. Ellis 1887 - 1964 .... 3 Mary Lou Ellis 1889 - 1891 .... 3 John H. Ellis .... 3 William Rawlins Ellis 1879 - .... 3 Ross R. Ellis 1874 - ........ +Hallie Unknown Larry W. Mabra Lancaster, TX. E-Mail = [email protected]

My ELLIS page has moved to new URL- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~debbie/anc-name.htm Debbie Malec [email protected]

I believe that John was born in Wales, Yorkshire, England (No hard proof yet.) and died in Kent County, Maryland. Elisabeth was either born or in England and died in St. Paul's Parrish, Kent County, Maryland Ann -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 30, 1998 10:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] New member of the family In a message dated 11/30/1998 3:39:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << John Ellis b. abt 1630 and Elisabeth Joanes b. abt 1639 >> Where, Ann? Margaret Ellis-Miller

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------E5E63DAEE1F83B1F15E4585A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------E5E63DAEE1F83B1F15E4585A Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by mail.inreach.com (8.8.8/8.8.6/(InReach)) with ESMTP id PAA12993 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:04:15 -0800 (PST) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA07286; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:05:57 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:05:57 -0800 (PST) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:11:12 EST Old-To: [email protected] Old-Cc: Fran Molloy <[email protected]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Genealosist's Twas the Night Before Christmas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 Resent-Message-ID: <"MjWBYD.A.rxB.VrGa2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/2258 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Twas the Night Before Christmas: Genealogist's Version "Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. The dining room table with clutter was spread With pedigree charts and with letters which said... "Too bad about the data for which you wrote Sank in a storm on an ill fated boat." Stacks of old copies of wills and the such Were proof that my work had become much to much. Our children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. And I at my table was ready to drop From work on my album with photos to crop. Christmas was here, and of such was my lot That presents and goodies and toys I forgot. Had I not been so busy with grandparent's wills, I'd not have forgotten to shop for such thrills. While others had bought gifts that would bring Christmas cheer; I'd spent time researching those birthdates and years. While I was thus musing about my sad plight, A strange noise on the lawn gave me such a great fright. Away to the window I flew in a flash, Tore open the drapes and I yanked up the sash. When what to my wondering eyes should appear? But an overstuffed sleigh and eight small reindeer. Up to the housetop the reindeer they flew, With a sleigh full of toys, and old Santa Claus too. And then in a twinkle, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of thirty-two hoofs. The TV antenna was no match for their horns, And look at our roof with hoof-prints adorned. As I drew in my head, and bumped it on the sash, Down the cold chimney fell Santa - KER-RASH! "Dear" Santa had come from the roof in a wreck, And tracked soot on the carpet, (I could wring his short neck!) Spotting my face, good old Santa could see I had no Christmas spirit you'd have to agree. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work And filled all the stockings, (I felt like a jerk). Here was Santa, who'd brought us such gladness and joy; When I'd been too busy for even one toy. He spied my research on the table all spread "A genealogist!" He cried! (My face was all red!) "Tonight I've met many like you", Santa grinned. As he pulled from his sack a large book he had penned. I gazed with amazement - the cover it read "Genealogy Lines for Which You Have Plead." "I know what it's like as a genealogy bug," He said as he gave me a a great Santa Hug. "While the elves make the sleighful of toys I now carry, I do some research in the North Pole Library! A special treat I am thus able to bring, To genealogy folks who can't find a thing. Now off you go to your bed for a rest, I'll clean up the house from this genealogy mess." As I climbed up the stairs full of gladness and glee, I looked back at Santa who'd brought much to me. While settling in bed, I heard Santa's clear whistle, To his team which then rose like the down of a thistle And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight, "Family History is Fun! Merry Christmas! Goodnight!" --------------E5E63DAEE1F83B1F15E4585A--

>Resent-Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 21:18:10 -0800 (PST) >From: [email protected] >Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:18:08 EST >Old-To: [email protected] >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 4 >Subject: [ARWASHIN-L] Good News for researchers (fwd.) >Resent-From: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/277 >X-Loop: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] > > >>From: "Carolyn R. Green" <[email protected]> >>Subject: Good News for researchers..Rec'd from another List.. > >>ARCHIVE PUTS HUDDLED MASSES ON-LINE - Volunteers scanning Ellis Island >>Records. (SF Examiner 2/2/99) >> >>Climbing the family tree will take a lot less clawing as soon as a nonprofit >>foundation finishes a more than $15 million project to post Ellis Island >>immigration records on the internet. >> By helping people to access information instantly that previously was >buried >>in a bureaucratic quagmire, the project will revolutionize genealogicial >>research for many of the more than 113 million Americans who already actively >>pursue their family histories. >> Officials at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in NY, the same >>organization that gave Lady Liberty a face lift in 1986 without any public >>funding, estimate that more than 40% of Americans can trace their European >>ancestry back to Ellis Island. >> "This is going to be a reference point", said Vern Deubler, Pres. of the >>Calif. Genealogical Society, which was based in San Francisco for a century >>before moving to Oakland this year. "It's going to provide people with very >>important leads". >> By the end of next year, the foundation hopes, people will be able to >enter >>any information they know about a progenitor and the program will search more >>than 20 million records for a match. The software will even be able to >>tolerate misspellings. >> If a match is found, the researcher can choose to print out a photo of the >>ship and a copy of the original manifesto that marked the immigrant's >arrival. >> At Fisherman's Wharf on Monday, Stephen Briganti, Chairman of the >>foundation, said the new database would especially help Bay Area researchers. >> He said the Bay Area remains one of the major hubs for Eliis Island >>immigrants and their descendants. Tens of thousands of immigrants came here >>after arriving through the port, first to fuel the Industrial revolution and >>later to farm wine grapes. He said first generation travelers from the main >>Ellis Island years - 1892 to 1924 - still live in the area. >> Briganti added that Californians' interest in Ellis Island immigration >>research, based on requests for the foundation's resources, is outstripped >>only by New yorkers'. >> The database - which organizers say could be ready by the end of 2000 - >>will catalog records of almost 20 million immigrants who flooded the tiny NY >>Harbor island. Until now, those documents have been stored at the National >>Archives and Immigration and Naturalization Service in the clunky microfilm >>format. >> The first phase of the project was to collect and digitize records and >>install computers at the museum. >> Now, Briganti said, putting the information on the Internet has become a >top >>goal as well. >> "We're pretty confident this is going to work," Briganti said. "It's not >>perfect, but it's light years ahead of going to the Archives." >> A demonstration of the system showed that a reseacher can enter information >>in any or all of 11 fields, which ask for personal information such as the >>subject's name and country of birth, and immigration, like the subject's port >>of entry. >> Foundation spokeswoman Peg Zitko said the project got off the ground when >a >>nationwide network of Mormon volunteers agreed to digitize the microfilm >>information for free. Thousands of volunteers have logged more than 2 million >>hours; they've entered 3/5's of the data so far. >> A spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt >Lake >>City said the project was important to the church's mission. "We've always >>been involved in genealogy," said Dan Rascon, "because linking to our family >>helps us understand who we are and what we may become." >> Information on the project may be found at www.ellisisland.org on the >>internet. >> >>(And I just want you all to know that I typed this, not scanned, so I hope I >>get some appreciation out there!!!!!!!! Best, and good night! Terry in >>Calif.) PS, Please feel free to pass this along to other genealogy lists. >> >> > > >==== ARWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > >

For years I have searched for the area or location in Abbeville or Anderson Counties, SC that my GGGrandfather William Oakley lived in. The 1840 census indicates he didn't own land and no land records exist for him that I can find. The census list him as working in Mfg & Trades. He was counted between John E. Ellis age 40-50 and Robert Ellis age 30-40, and near John L. Ellis age 40-50. So I'm asking for help from any Ellis researcher who knows where these men lived ? Any information is greatly appreciated Thank you, Derrell Oakley Teat

I have a gedcom file available of 2708 people - descendants of James Ellis (8 May 1758 NY) and wife Sarah Riggs (1760 -?). Will e-mail to anyone asking. David Strickland [email protected] James Ellis b. 8 May 1758 Albany CO, NY d. Sep 1817 Lincoln CO, TN m. Sarah Riggs b. Shelby CO TN @ 1760 died between 1840 & 1850 Census of Lincoln CO, TN James Ellis Jr b. 18 Dec 1799 Lincoln CO, TN d. 18 Mar 1843 Lincoln CO, TN m. Stacy Douthit 2 Aug 1807 - 31 Jul 1885 Sarah Ann Ellis 11 Mar 1838 Lincoln CO, TN - 12 Jul 1888 Navarro CO, TX m. William Edison Hunter 11 Feb 1822 - Nov 1899 William Lafayette Hunter 10 Jan 1859 Lincoln CO, TN - 29 Apr 1941 Wood CO, TX m. Mattie Elizabeth Williams 9 Feb 1871 - 27 Feb 1945 Frank Edmison Hunter 3 Aug 1892 Navarro CO, TX - 25 July 1966 Lubbock, TX m. Cora Cornelia Faircloth 3 Apr 1898 - 11 May 1980 Hallie Olene Hunter 29 Aug 1922 Freestone CO TX m. Harry Neil Strickland 9 Mar 1923 - 4 July 1979 David Neil Strickland 10 Feb 1947 Houston TX

Does anyone have Ellis in Gila County, Arizona? I am trying to find family who may be connected to our Ellises in Menard and Lavaca Counties Texas. Asa Ellis born Alabama about 1824, died Menard Co., TX 1880. and Kinchen Ellis born about 1800. Wynell Simpson

Hi, I am new to the list and I would like to know if anyone has any information on an Allen ELLIS who married Laurana WEEKS in NC. Allen was born in Iredell CO, NC in 1797. The family lived in Rutherford and Cherokee Counties in NC. Their children were: James, 1823, Joshua, 1829, Theopolis, 1833, Jasper, 1837. Any info would be helpful. SUZANNE

I didn't know for sure how to do this, I am changing servers and need to change my email address from [email protected] to [email protected], note it is the number 1 after nova not the letter L. Thanks...Tricia Ellis Harms

I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to send me a Happy Birthday greeting. It was very nice you all thought of me. I got some really great birthday gifts, thanks to rootsweb. I have come very close of finding my lost roots. I am so close to my problem lines. If I had not been on these lists, I would never have been able to find them. Appreciate all the help and interest that many of you offer. I try very hard to reciprocate, though, time, many times slows me down. Thank-you one and all. Happy hunting. Sooz

I'd like to tell you what my young grandson said when I started serious ancestor searching. He said, "Grandma, you start it and I'll finish it." Roberta Hart Dutton Lakewood, CO

I would appreciate information on William Ellis. He appeared in Northfield, MA in 1790. He married Esubia (Seba) Morse of Warwick, MA in Northfield in 1793. The History of Northfield,MA also states that he was in the war of 1812 at age 60 yrs. I don't know where William Ellis came from, parentage etc. He had several children in Northfield,MA between 1797 and 1816. Their names were Mary, Jonas, Sylvanus, Aaron, Nancy, Lucy, Elmira, Levina, and George. I assume that he moved to Vermont but he may not have. Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks! Sandy St. Martin [email protected] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Still looking for my very elusive gg-grandfather, Edward Ellis. He was born about 1835-1840. He was in Dubuque County, Iowa in 1860, when he married my gg-grandmother, Mary Loomis. They separated, he took son Robert to Libertyville, IL; Mary stayed in Iowa with son Thomas. Robert stayed at Libertyville where he had at least two daughters, Phildelia and Lilabelle. Hoping to find any information on Edward. Kaylynn [email protected] Hall County NEGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nehall

At 12:53 PM 11/30/98 -0600, Ellen Belcher wrote: >I am seeking the ancestry of Joseph and Mary Ellis who lived in Franklin >Co., Va. from approximately 1770-1796 after which they migrated to Kentucky. >Their son Stephen L. Ellis married in Franklin Co., Va. to Rebecca Lewis on >9 April 1795. Also son Joseph Ellis married Frances Woodson there on 1 July >1790. I have information on a Joseph Ellis, b. 12 Jan 1768, married to a Frances N. Wood. Don't know if he's the same as your Joseph Ellis married to Frances Woodson or not. The children I have listed are Polly, Susannah, William, Frances, Jane, Stephen, John, Thomas, Randolph, Jesse, & Joseph. Me, I'm looking for a Joseph Ellis as well, born 1779 probably in VA, married to an Elizabeth, born 1775 probably in MD, & having children named Washington, Wesley, Garland, Marshall & Henry. Susan

Christopher Michael Phillips b.20 Nov. 1998 and Sister Jessica Marie Phillips b.30-12-1996 are children of Ann Marie Ruddell b. 6-Mar 1969 and Gary Dale Phillips Jr. b.21-4-1966 Sue Ann Rasdall and Carl Douglas Ruddell Marie Louise Ellis and Lorenzo Dow Rasdall Jesse Asa Ellis and Minnie Scrivner John Clement Ellis and Ester Ann Scrivner George Bibb Ellis and Francis "Fannie" Wheeler Asa Young Ellis and Armine Bush John Ellis Sr. and Mary Quinn William Ellis and Mary Clarke John Clarn Ellis and Margaret Elizabeth Coffin John Ellis b. abt 1630 and Elisabeth Joanes b. abt 1639 Does this help or would you like more dates. Any one seeing a possible connection to my line please respond. I will answer, I am just a little behind on my e-mail these days. Ann Phillips Lexington, KY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 29, 1998 12:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ELLIS-L] New member of the family So what line does Christopher and Mommy and Daddy fit in? Marie from the Benjamin and Sarah Copeland Ellis line...

Hope you enjoy this. Ann Humor only genealogists can appreciate: >>********************************************************************* >> >>My family coat of arms ties at the back....is that normal? >> >>My family tree is a few branches short! All help appreciated >> >>My ancestors must be in a witness protection program! >> >>Shake your family tree and watch the nuts fall! >> >>My hobby is genealogy, I raise dust bunnies as pets. >> >>How can one ancestor cause so much TROUBLE?? >> >>I looked into my family tree and found out I was a sap.. >> >>I'm not stuck, I'm ancestrally challenged >> >>I'm searching for myself; Have you seen me ? >> >>If only people came with pull-down menus and on-line help... >> >>Isn't genealogy fun? The answer to one problem, leads to two more! >> >>It's 1998... Do you know where your-Great-G. Grandparents are? >> >>A family reunion is an effective form of birth control >> >>A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots >> >>A new cousin a day keeps the boredom away >> >>After 30 days, unclaimed ancestors will be adopted >> >>Am I the only person up my tree... sure seems like it >> >>Any family tree produces some lemons, some nuts and a few bad apples >> >>Ever find an ancestor HANGING from the family tree? >> >>FLOOR: The place for storing your priceless genealogy records. >> >>Gene-Allergy: It's a contagious disease, but I love it >> >>Genealogists are time unravelers >> >>Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: They hide... I seek! >> >>Genealogy: Tracing yourself back to better people >> >>"Crazy" is a relative term in my family >> >>A pack rat is hard to live with, but makes a fine ancestor >> >>I want to find ALL of them! So far I only have a few thousand >> >>I Should have asked them BEFORE they died! >> >>I think my ancestors had several "Bad heir" days >> >>I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNEflower >> >>Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards, as progress >> >>Share your knowledge, it is a way to achieve immortality >> >>Heredity: Everyone believes in it until their children act like fools! >> >>It's an unusual family that hath neither a lady of the evening or a thief. >> >>Many a family tree needs pruning >> >>Shh! Be very, very quiet.... I'm hunting forebears. >> >>Snobs talk as if they had begotten their own ancestors! >> >>That's strange: half my ancestors are WOMEN! >> >>I'm not sick, I've just got fading genes >> >>Genealogists live in the past lane >> >>Cousins marrying cousins: Very tangled roots! >> >>Cousins marrying cousins: A non-branching family tree >> >>Alright! Everybody out of the gene pool! >> >>Always willing to share my ignorance.... >> >>Documentation...The hardest part of genealogy >> >>Genealogy: Chasing your own tale! >> >>Genealogy...will I ever find time to mow the lawn again? >> >>That's the problem with the gene pool: NO Lifeguards >> >>I researched my family tree... and apparently I don't exist! >> >>SO MANY ANCESTORS...........................SO LITTLE TIME! >> >>

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 8:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: The Census Taker The Census It was the first day of the census, and all through the land each polster was ready... a black book in hand. He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride, his book and his quills were tucked by his side. A long winding ride down a road barely there, toward the smell of fresh bread wafting up through the air. The woman seemed tired, with lines on her face and wisps of brown hair tucked back into place. She gave him some water ...as they sat at the table and she answered his questions..... the best she was able. He asked her of children. Yes, she had quite a few --- the oldest was twenty , the youngest not quite two. She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red; his sister she whispered was napping in bed. She noted each person who lived there with pride, and she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside. He noted the sex, the color, the age...the marks of the quill soon filled up the page. At the number of children .......... she nodded her head .......and felt her lips quiver for the three that were dead. The places of birth she..."never forgot" was it Pennsylvania? or Ohio? or what? They had come cross the sea, of that she was clear, but she wasn't quite sure how long they'd been here. They spoke of employment, of schooling and such, they could read some, and write some, but really not much. When the questions were answered, his job there was done, so he mounted his horse and rode toward the sun. We can almost imagine his voice loud and clear, "May God bless you all for another ten years". Now picture a time warp .....its now you and me as we search for the people on our family tree. We squint at the census and scroll down so slow as we search for "THAT ENTRY" from long, long ago. Could they ever imagine on that long ago day that the entries they made would effect us this way? If they knew would they wonder at the yearnings we feel and the searching that makes them so lovingly real. Would they understand our efforts, our struggles, to reach back to touch them because they are ours? Hush now awhile, we can hear if we listen the words they impart, "Our bloods in your veins and our love is in your hearts". Author Unknown ==== PENLEY Mailing List ==== "How can a tangled web that appears so open be so impregnable when we try to pierce it as when we delve into genealogy!" -Jerry A. Penley-