Sandi: If you have not done so already, you should contact Kenneth (Ken) Lee ELLIS at: ellisk@comteck.com He is a great-grandson of Alfred Perry ELLIS and his wife Nancy Ann CLAXON, and is working on the same line that you are. Merritt mmullen@ridgecrest.ca.us Merritt David Mullen (a CLAXON descendant) Ridgecrest, CA > smorris@mail.lrc.state.ky.us writes: << Hello Barbara. Thanks for this great > site. I sent in a query yesterday, but may have sent it to the wrong address. > If so, please excuse my error. I will repeat my query for anyone that may be > working on this line. > > I have been researching Ellis and Claxon from > Owen County. I descend from both Eleazer Ellis and Jesse Ellis and > they were there when county formed in 1819. (Pretty sure they are > brothers) Believe they lived on Claxon Ridge in Monterey. Eleazer was > married to Rachel Onion, they married in Frederick, MD, Jesse married > Dianna Sheets in Franklin Co., Ky. Eleazer died ca 1838 and Jesse, died > 1849. Their father was Obadiah Ellis, and he lived over the line in Scott > County on little Eagle Creek. Anyone working on these lines? Would love > sharing information. Thanks.a