Descendants of Robert Ellis

Submitted by Charles Ellis
©1999, updated ©2001

Generation No. 1

ROBERT ELLIS was born abt. 1745 in England ?, and died August 27, 1818 in Gallatin, Sumner Co. TN. He married DIANNA SHERMAN Bef. 1789 in Gallatin, Sumner Co. TN. She was born 1765 in Ireland?, and died May 19, 1840 in Gallatin, Sumner Co. TN.

Child of ROBERT ELLIS and DIANNA SHERMAN are:

  1. REBECCA ELLIS, b. November 13, 1790.
  2. JOHNEY ELLIS, b. April 1793; d. April 1805.
  3. NANCY ELLIS, b. 1795.
  4. THOMAS S. ELLIS, b. 1798; d. March 10, 1820.
  5. ROBERT ELLIS, JR., b. January 1798; d. February 1798.
  6. ANDREW JACKSON ELLIS, b. August 1, 1803, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. August 27, 1862, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN.


Generation No. 2

ANDREW JACKSON ELLIS (ROBERT1) was born August 1, 1803 in Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN, and died August 27, 1862 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN. He married MARY JANE WREN January 9, 1840 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN, daughter of SOLOMON WREN and LUCRETIA BOOTH. She was born March 20, 1816 in NC, and died March 1, 1900 in Dobbins Pike, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN.

More About ANDREW JACKSON ELLIS:
Burial: Gallatin Cemetery

More About MARY JANE WREN:
Burial: Gallatin Cemetery

Children of ANDREW ELLIS and MARY WREN are:

  1. THOMAS SHERMAN ELLIS, b. December 3, 1840, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. January 10, 1921.
  2. NANCY ANNE ELLIS, b. January 8, 1842, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. Bet. 1917 - 1922.
  3. SOPHIA (SOPPA) JANE ELLIS, b. March 13, 1843, Gallatin, TN; d. September 15, 1848.
  4. CYNTHA LUCRETIA ELLIS, b. July 12, 1844, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN; d. Abt. 1919; m. T. J. (PETE) LAWRENCE; b. Abt. 1841, TN; d. Bet. 1914 - 1919.
  5. MARY LEWIS ELLIS, b. November 17, 1846, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN; d. Abt. 1896.
  6. WILLIAM ROBERT ELLIS, b. March 29, 1848, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN; d. 1922.
  7. JAMES ANDREW ELLIS, b. January 13, 1850, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. May 21, 1923, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.
  8. SARAH JANE ELLIS b. June 11, 1851, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN; d. 1923.
  9. LUVINIA ELIZABETH ELLIS, b. February 26, 1853, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN; d. December 13, 1880.
  10. JOHN BAKER ELLIS, b. May 21, 1855, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN; d. 1938, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN.
  11. CHARLES WOODSON ELLIS, b. October 15, 1857, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. July 16, 1934, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.


Generation No. 3

THOMAS SHERMAN ELLIS (ANDREW JACKSON2, ROBERT1) was born December 3, 1840 in Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN, and died January 10, 1921. He married (1) ANNA C. LEWIS August 25, 1870 in Sumner Co., TN, daughter of J. LEWIS and F. J.. She was born Abt. 1852 in TN, and died Bef. 1897. He married (2) ELLA Bef. 1897. She was born 1856, and died Aft. June 29, 1903.

More About THOMAS SHERMAN ELLIS:
Medical Information: Left arm amputee due to injuries at Battle of Chickamauga
Military service: Corporal - 30th Tenn Infantry Regiment, Co. F CSA

Children of THOMAS ELLIS and ANNA LEWIS are:

  1. IRBY T ELLIS, b. Abt. 1872, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN.
  2. CLARA A. ELLIS, b. Bet. February - June 1873, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN.
  3. EMMA M. ELLIS, b. Bet. July 1875 - February 1876, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN.
  4. UNKNOWN ELLIS, b. Bet. July 1885 - February 1886, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN.

NANCY ANNE ELLIS (ANDREW JACKSON2, ROBERT1) was born January 8, 1842 in Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN, and died Bet. 1917 - 1922. She married ROBERT MCNEILLY JONES, son of ? JONES and SUSAN ?. He was born Abt. 1841 in TN, and died Bet. 1912 - 1917.

Children of NANCY ELLIS and ROBERT JONES are:

  1. ELLIS FRANKLIN JONES, b. Abt. 1873; d. Aft. 1933; m. UNKNOWN; d. Aft. June 20, 1936, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN.
  2. MARY JANE JONES, b. March 2, 1876, Sumner Co., TN; d. March 7, 1933, Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN; m. CHARLES EDWIN POWELL; b. Bet. 1857 - 1862, Greenup, KY; d. Bet. 1933 - 1937. More About MARY JANE JONES: Burial: Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN Religion: Church of Christ

JAMES ANDREW ELLIS (ANDREW JACKSON2, ROBERT1) was born January 13, 1850 in Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN, and died May 21, 1923 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. He married ELLA ROULSTONE September 23, 1874 in Davidson Co. TN. She was born 1856, and died 1892.

Children of JAMES ELLIS and ELLA ROULSTONE are:

  1. WILLIE PATIENCE4 ELLIS, b. 1876; d. Aft. 1927; m. ROY ABERNATHY; b. Abt. 1873, Pulaski, TN; d. April 18, 1927, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.
  2. JAMES GILLIAM ELLIS, b. 1880.
  3. CHARLES BAKER ELLIS, b. 1884, Davidson Co. TN; d. July 26, 1933, Winchester, Clarke Co., KY; m. JENNIE BERRY WILLS, July 19, 1911, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY; b. 1894; d. Aft. 1933.

CHARLES WOODSON ELLIS (ANDREW JACKSON2, ROBERT1) was born October 15, 1857 in Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN, and died July 16, 1934 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. He married MARY CLAIRE HADLEY November 24, 1886 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN, daughter of WILLIAM HADLEY and ELIZABETH HART. She was born June 20, 1865 in Gallatin, Sumner Co.,TN, and died August 20, 1913 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN.

More About CHARLES WOODSON ELLIS:
Burial: July 18, 1934, Birmingham, AL

More About MARY CLAIRE HADLEY:
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, TN

Children of CHARLES ELLIS and MARY HADLEY are:

  1. EUNICE EDNA ELLIS, b. June 21, 1888, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. Abt. 1965, Birmingham, AL; m. ERVIN ADAMS BROWN, August 21, 1907, Hendersonville, TN; b. September 14, 1872, Birmingham, AL; d. November 3, 1968, Birmingham, AL.
  2. JOHN WILLIAM ELLIS, b. May 5, 1891; d. December 19, 1944, Valley Head, AL?; m. (1) MYRTLE KENNER; b. Bet. 1891 - 1896; d. Unknown; m. (2) MARIA W. DAVENPORT; b. Bet. 1891 - 1896; d. Unknown.
  3. EARLY ANDREW ELLIS, SR., b. March 24, 1895, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. February 19, 1958, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; m. ANNA LUCILLE PACE, May 21, 1921; b. January 1, 1895, Trenton, GA; d. April 9, 1971, Chattanooga, TN. More About EARLY ANDREW ELLIS, SR.: Burial: Trenton, GA Military service: Cpl., volunteered for Army in WWI. 106th Motor Supply Train in France Occupation: Southern RR Co. Alabama Great Southern Division More About ANNA LUCILLE PACE: Occupation: Teacher
  4. CHARLES WREN ELLIS, SR., b. October 3, 1898, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. October 1960, Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR; m. (1) VERONA MARGARET TENNISON, December 25, 1921, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN; b. April 3, 1903, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN; d. Bef. December 9, 1954, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN; m. (2) ELLA OPHELIA ABERNATHY, Abt. 1955; b. Abt. 1903; d. 1977, Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR. More About CHARLES WREN ELLIS, SR.: Burial: Memphis Memorial Gardens Hobbies: Woodworking; making lamps Occupation: mattress salesman. More About VERONA MARGARET TENNISON: Burial: Memphis Memorial Gardens. More About ELLA OPHELIA ABERNATHY: Education: 1920, Central High School, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN
  5. ROBERT ROY ELLIS, b. March 27, 1902, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. April 18, 1963, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN; m. (1) PATTIE E. NORVELL, Bet. 1922 - 1924; b. 189946; d. 1925, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN46; m. (2) MARY IRVA DICKSON, Aft. 1925, Memphis, TN; b. Bet. 1902 - 1907; d. Unknown.




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