Dallas, If William Ellis is your great-great-grandfather, then we are cousins! (Thrice removed, that is.) Here's what I have on my Ellis ancestors: Christopher Ellis b. London England, fought with the NC Milita during the Rev. War. He married Nancy Callahan, and they had 10 children (6 daughters & 4 sons). Christopher and Nancy were my great-great-great grandparents. William, b. 1797 in NC. He married Elizabeth Allin (sp?), who was b. 1803 in NC. William and Elizabeth were my great-great- grandparents. They had 10 children: John Cumberland (1831-1919) Thomas (1836- Robert (1837- Nancy (1838- Lucy 1839- William (1841- George (1843- James (1844- Yancy (1846- (tenth child?) John Cumberland and Harriet (Quick) Ellis were my great-grandparents. John Cumberland Ellis was born in Paw Paw Hollow, Sevier County, TN in 1831. He moved to Brookville, IN in 1849 (The same year his family moved to Arkansas?) He married Harriet Quick in 1852. He was county Assessor for Franklin County, IN from 1899-1907. John C. Ellis died in 1919. John C. and Harriet (Quick) Ellis had 12 children: Sarah Jane (Ellis) Cooksey (1853-1923) Mary Catherene (Ellis) Hayden (1854-1926) Martha Ellen (1856-1858) Emma Adaline (Ellis) Miller (1857-1924) Charles H. Spurgeon ((1858-1860) James Elijah (1860-1948) Cyrus Clayton (1861-1930) Hannah Ann (Ellis) Graham (1863-1938) Otis Monroe (1865-1924) Nancy Louvesta (Ellis) Sellers (1867-1927) Myrtle ("Donna") Ellisa (Ellis) Abbot (1869-1934) John Laverne (1872-1940) Nancy Louvesta was my grandmother. Please let me know what you have on the family! Thanks, Darrell O'Day Duluth, MN ----------------------------- > hi darrell, > > this is too good to be true. if it is. my great great great grandfather was > william ellis born 1797 in n.c. married elizabeth allin. they had 10 children. > they moved to carroll co. tenn. around 1830. children (from 1850 census shelby > county tenn): > John 17 (is this john cumberland ellis your great grandfather?) age 17 > Robert J. 1/1833 age 13 > Thomas 14 > Nancy 12 > Lucy 11 > William 9 (i believe this is my great grandfather, no proof yet) > George 7 > James 6 > Yancy 4 > 10th child not listed & unknown to me. > > they moved to st francis co. arkansas in 1849. > > i have a lot more information. does this sound familiar to you? > please get back to me. i have been searching a long time for someone else that > is researching this ellis line. > > sincerely, > > dallas harold ellis > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com