I am working on the line of Kinchen Ellis who is listed on the 1850 census of Butler Co. Al He says he is 50 years old b. in S. Carolina , wife Lucretia (White, not proven) age 40 b S Carolina; John age 80 (Father?) b S carolina; Mary age 20 b. S.C. ; Jeriod? age 18 b. SC; Eliza age 15 b SC; Milly age 13 b Al; Sarah age 11 b Al ; Martha age 7 b Al (twin but I can't read the name on the census); and another female age one. Eliza ellis married my G. G. Grandfather, Nathan Bransford in Lavaca Co, Tx. Their daughter, Catherine Victoria Bransford married my g. Grandfather, Nathan Andrew cox. My Grandfather, Riley Cox M. Ros May McLeod. My Mother is Rosa Lee Cox who m. James Lonnie Mason. -----Original Message----- From: liz ellis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 5:13 PM Subject: [ELLIS-L] Ellis Line >Hi Ellis Researchers...my sister-in-law, Charley, <[email protected]> >and I >have been working on the Emily Ann Norred/William Edward Ellis line >intensively the last year. For this line of the Ellis family, we are >sure back to South Carolina in >1799. (There is a strong possibility that the Reverand John Ellis and >wife Catherine Ann McCranie are the parents of William and possibly from >Virginia) William and Emily Ann settled in the Conecuh County, AL area >in the early 1820s and produced 13 children, 9 of whom lived to be grown >and had children of their own. We have lost two of those 9 >children...George Thomas b. 2 Feb 1834 and d. 6 Feb 1876 and brother, >Thomas b. 14 Nov 1835 and d. 17 Jan 1931...yes, there were two children >with the name Thomas in the family...since these two did not appear on >the censuses, tax lists, church records, etc., etc., either in >Concecuh Co or surrounding counties, we are now assuming they went >elsewhere to make their fortune...family records give their birth and >death dates, but nothing else...we have checked all the possibilities we >can think of....if you can shed any light on either of these two >fellows, we certainly would appreciate it....if we can help you with >your Ellis line in any way, please let us know. > >Sincerely, > >liz ellis - Baytown, TX > >