> Here is my line of Ellis ancestors as far as I know. They are my common "brick wall" and > if anyone knows anything about them, please reply. > Thomas Ellis m: Hannah Evans [I do not know their parents, where > born or where married] > They had at least 3 children Leander T. Ellis b: c1798 in NC, > Nancy, and Clarissa > They migrated to Kentucky c 1800 and settled in Rockcastle > Co., near Mt. Vernon > Leander T. m: Harriet Humber in 1819, Lincoln Co., KY > > Thomas & Hannah and Leander T. & Harriet were together in > the 1810, 1820, 1830 KY Federal Census Rockcastle Co., Mt Vernon Township. > An Edward Evans is living in Rockcastle Co., 1810 Census. Is > this a connection to Hannah Evans and her spouse Thomas Ellis? > 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. > They are not listed with the parents in the 1830 Census and I can not locate > any further record for them beyond that 1820 census, except that family records show that > Clarissa m: L. Thompson and Nancy m: Joel Watson. > Before the 1840 Census, Leander T. Ellis and Harriet Humber Ellis > began a migration to Missouri. A son William C. was born in Lancaster, Gerrard > Co., KY in 1840, another son, Albert T. was born in Lexington, Bourbon Co., KY in > 1843 and the last child of the family, a daughter, Sarah Jane was born in Buchanan > Co.,MO in 1845. 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 > In conclusion, Thomas Ellis and his wife, Hannah Evans, disappear after > 1830. I would conclude that they died 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. > I keep pondering these facts, but nothing new reveals itself to me. > Perhaps someone else can give some new light on this research. > Thank you for your assistance to help me find my 2nd and 3rd great > grandparents. > Katheryn > >