ELLIS-L-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> > > <html> > > <b>Here is my line of Ellis ancestors as far as I know. </b>They > > are my common "brick wall" and if anyone knows anything about them, please > > reply. > > <p><b>Thomas Ellis m: Hannah Evans</b> [I do not know their parents, where > > born or where married] > > <br>They had at least 3 children - <b>Leander T. Ellis b: c1798 in NC, > > Nancy, and Clarissa</b> > > <br>They migrated to <b>Kentucky c 1800</b> and settled in <b>Rockcastle > > Co., near Mt. Vernon</b> > > <br><b>Leander T. m: Harriet Humber in 1819, Lincoln Co., KY</b> > > <br><b>Clarissa m: Joel Watson</b> > > <br><b>Nancy m: L. Thompson</b> > > <p><b>Thomas & Hannah and Leander T. & Harriet were together in > > the 1810, 1820, 1830 KY Federal Census Rockcastle Co., Mt Vernon Township.</b> > > <br>An Edward Evans is living in Rockcastle Co., 1810 Census. Is > > this a connection to Hannah Evans and her spouse Thomas Ellis? > > <br>The 1820 Census lists one female each of the ages 10-16 and 16-25 living > > with Thomas and Hannah. These two females could be daughters Nancy > > & Clarissa, but I can not locate any further information on them. > > The are not listed with the parents in the 1830 Census and I can not locate > > any further record for them beyond that 1820 census. > > <p><b>Before the 1840 Census, Leander T. Ellis and Harriet Humber Ellis > > began a migration to Missouri.</b> A son was born in Lancaster, Gerrard > > Co., KY in 1840, another son was born in Lexington, Bourbon Co., KY in > > 1843 and the last child of the family, a daughter, was born in Buchanan > > Co.,MO in 1845. <b>Leander T. Ellis was a sheriff of Buchanan Co., > > MO 1850-52 [that is documented], but I can not locate him on the > > 1850 Census for Buchanan Co.,MO.</b> > > <p>In conclusion, Thomas Ellis and his wife, Hannah Evans, disappear after > > 1830. I would conclude that they <b>died </b>before then, but a grandson's > > biography in a Missouri county history books states that they died in Nodaway > > Co., as well as Leander's wife, Harriet Humber. Since leander T. was a > > sheriff in 1850-52, they must have moved on to Nodaway Co., MO after 1852? > > Since Harriet gave birth last in 1845, she must have died between 1845 > > -1859 as husband Leander T. Ellis appears again in the 1860 Census, Nodaway > > Co., MO with a new wife and 3 step children. > > <p>I keep pondering these facts, but nothing new reveals itself to me. > > Perhaps someone else can give some new light on this research. > > <p>Thank you for your assistance to j help me find my 2nd and 3rd great > > grandparents. > > <p>Katheryn > > <br> > > <br> </html> > > Hi -- > > The message you submitted to this list (included above) wasn't > sent to the list subscribers. RootsWeb accepts only plain text > mail. That means that HTML mail, attachments, ``enriched text'', > and a few other formats can't be sent to RootsWeb mailing lists. > You can post your message if you send it in plain text; turn off > the ``Post in HTML'' or ``Enriched Text'' features of your mail > reader, or don't use any attachments. See > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/html-off.htm for > instructions on turning off HTML in most of the popular mail > programs, or ask your ISP's technical support line for help. > > We've had to institute this policy because of the problems that > accompany these fancy mail formats. Some people don't have mail > programs that are capable of processing the special file formats. > Even among those who do, different mail programs handle these > special formats in very different and confusing ways. HTML messages > pose special problems to our digested mailing lists. Most of all, > HTML-ified mail and attachments place a considerable burden on > RootsWeb's overworked machines. All in all, mail in this format > produces a lot of problems for RootsWeb's servers and subscribers, > so we find it's best just to use plain text. > > -- The RootsWeb staff