Donna, Here's what I have on my (our?) 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, and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Brookville, IN. 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. Let me know if this connects with you! Darrell O'Day Duluth, MN ---Donna and Mike Trewitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Darrell, > > I am interested in your Ellis line. Could you send me the descendants > of William Ellis. I would like to compare them to mine who also had a > son John G. Ellis, born in 1831. G could have easily evolved from C. I > would like to compare other children and see if there are other similar > names in the two lines. Also, do you know where in TN your line was? > > Thank you for any help. If nothing else, maybe I can eliminate the > possibility. > > Thanks again, > Donna _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com