Seeking parents and place of birth of Joseph Ellis, born ca. 1785. Married first Barbara Alther, dau. Frederick and Barbara Alther, 1807, Shenandoah County, Va. (present-day Page County, Va.) Second marriage to Rachel Jones, 1817, same county. Died ca 1845, Page County, Va. Children (first marriage): Martin (m. Elizabeth Fox), Elizabeth (m. Henry Hiestand/Heiston) and Barbara (m. Adam Fox). Joe Baker