HI EVERYONE..Potential Cousins.. I am brand new to the list yesterday. I am searching for My Ellis line to which the farthest I have back is AL..1830. I have a land record in 1830 and a marriage between RIchard F. Ellis and Nancy O. Lee 1839 In Greene County AL. Richard F. Ellis was a merchant according to 1850 census in Pontotoc County Ms and a PLANTER in the 1860 census in Greene County AL. He had 6 children possibly more. His wife is not listed in the 1860 census so I have lost her for now. I am pretty sure he moved to Tuscaloosa AL and should be there in the 1870 census..but I haven't had a chance to locate that. His 4 children I know of are: Evander Clay Ellis b. 1841 in AL Harriet E. Ellis b 1843 in AL Juliet Annette Ellis b. 1847 in AL Robert Austin Ellis b. 1848 in MS M. J. Ellis(female) b.ca 1853 in MS E.F. ELLIS(female b.ca 1854 in AL I know that in the late 1800s the oldest 4 children moved to Arkansas. The two girls married Sanders men. Juliet Annette Ellis Sanders is buried in Lonoke Arkansas next to her husband..Wiliam H, H. Sanders. they had 11 children..I know None of them. Harriet Sanders is buried In HotSprings arkansas..next to her brother Robert A. Ellis and his wife. Evander Clay Ellis was buried also with his family In Hot Springs Arkansas. Evander Clay Ellis and Robert Austin Ellis were both Doctors..graduated from Tulane Univ. QUESTIONS: 1. Does anyone have any suggestions how I can go farther back..from Richard F. Ellis. He was born ca 1811. the two census say he was born in SC. I have no idea if he was anywhere between SC and AL .. or where he might have been in SC. His son ..Evander Clay Ellis is in census 1900 in Hot springs AR and listed his Parents were born in NC. ??? 2. In searching and comparing my data..do the initials/names sound familiar..such as Austin..Clay..Annette..Evander..?? I do know their mother's parents names were Vincent and Elizabeth..and she had a brother named William so I don't know who they named after her family. Maybe the youngest daughter was Elizabeth and the F. is after Richard F. Ellis. I am just guessing. 3. Can anyone make a connection?? If you have any ideas..or other questions. Please write me!! Thank you! Kathryn