This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/392.1.1 Message Board Post: Yeah, we did share some info on Beckwith, I think, but I have very little on Jennie. What do you have on her? Do you have any pictures of this family or these people? You can reach me at ourfarm@pitnet.net. I just started talking with Mary Jenista and we are sharing info, too.

Anyone have any suggestions for me? I am at a huge DeadEnd with one of my ancestors. His name was Washington ELLIS and he lived a good long time (1807 to 1890) and had plenty of children (seventeen) so one would think I could find enough information on him to get back another generation. I have found him in the census in 1840 through 1880 (from 1850 through 1880, he was in Grant County), I have found both his marriage records (in 1833 to Elizabeth Blankenship and 1855 to Agnes Smith Cox) but so far, nothing that will point me in the direction of his parents' names. I've asked Grant County for a death record (7 Mar 1890) and a probate record, but they could find nothing. I've also inquired of Lafayette County AND Dubuque, IA. Nothing. Nothing in the Wisconsin state archives either. I've found his obituary in the Grand County "Herald," but it was very skimpy on details. Washington did have two brothers who also lived in Grant County for a time (Wesley and Marshall), but they both died in the 1850s. Any ideas????? Thanks so much. Susan

Found the following information at familysearch.com (it was submitted by Samuel Boylan, 46201 Antoine Dr, Macomb, MI 48044): Washington Ellis Compact Disc #5 Pin #1127169 Sex: M Birth: 14 Apr 1807 Place: Virginia Death: 7 May 1890 Place: Potosi, WI Father: Joseph Ellis Disc #5 Pin #1127161 Mother: Mary Rooney Disc #5 Pin #1127160 Marriage(s): Spouse: Elizabeth Blankenship Disc #5 Pin #1127170 Marriage: 18 Apr 1833 Place: Wythe Co., Virginia Spouse: Agnes Smith Disc #5 Pin #1127178 Marriage: 19 Dec 1855 Place: Dyersville, IA And this Washington's parents are listed as: Joseph Ellis Compact Disc #5 Pin #1127161 Birth: 1775 Place: Georgia Spouse: Mary Rooney Disc #5 Pin #1127160 Marriage: 24 Nov 1806 Place: Frederick Co., MD Mary Rooney Compact Disc #5 Pin #1127160 Birth: 1770 Place: Maryland Good luck!!! At 12:25 PM 6/2/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Anyone have any suggestions for me? I am at a huge DeadEnd with one of my >ancestors. > >His name was Washington ELLIS and he lived a good long time (1807 to 1890) >and had plenty of children (seventeen) so one would think I could find >enough information on him to get back another generation. I have found him >in the census in 1840 through 1880 (from 1850 through 1880, he was in Grant >County), I have found both his marriage records (in 1833 to Elizabeth >Blankenship and 1855 to Agnes Smith Cox) but so far, nothing that will >point me in the direction of his parents' names. I've asked Grant County >for a death record (7 Mar 1890) and a probate record, but they could find >nothing. I've also inquired of Lafayette County AND Dubuque, IA. Nothing. >Nothing in the Wisconsin state archives either. > >I've found his obituary in the Grand County "Herald," but it was very >skimpy on details. Washington did have two brothers who also lived in Grant >County for a time (Wesley and Marshall), but they both died in the 1850s. > >Any ideas????? > >Thanks so much. > >Susan > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============= Mary Thiele Fobian Independent Writer/Editor Associate Editor, Reunions Magazine Pacific Grove, CA