Jesse Edward EllisAge: 77 years1845–1923
- Name
- Jesse Edward Ellis
- Given names
- Jesse Edward
- Surname
- Ellis
 Birth | October 22, 1845 27 21 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a sister | Lucy A Ellis estimated 1848 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William A Ellis estimated 1852 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph C Ellis estimated 1854 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Edward Crouch June 4, 1854 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Summerset Ellis June 29, 1856 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Pinkney Ellis December 21, 1858 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | John Thadeus Ellis February 14, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | September 17, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 11, 1870 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy C Downer after 1870 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | Tennessee Mahala “Tenny” Carter — View this family estimated 1875 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ernest Burton Ellis January 22, 1877 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | David Alvin Ellis November 30, 1878 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 7, 1880 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Jesse Everet Ellis May 23, 1881 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Summerset Ellis August 27, 1882 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Rosa Lillian Ellis January 9, 1887 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Robert Sidney Ellis October 2, 1890 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha E Crouch January 12, 1898 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Pinkney Ellis January 14, 1898 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 21, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David Alvin Ellis — Ora Melissa Wilson — View this family about 1901 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a son | Jesse Everet Ellis October 14, 1901 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Evelyn Ellis 1902 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Judson Ellis about 1905 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Francis Ellis about 1906 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | May 1, 1910 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Norman Ellis about 1913 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a grandson | Judson Ellis 1917 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 71 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 72 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a wife | Tennessee Mahala “Tenny” Carter August 2, 1919 (Age 73 years) |
| Census | January 28, 1920 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Keith Stanton Ellis September 6, 1922 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | January 3, 1923 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sangie Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thadeus Ellis Birth: July 24, 1818 24 19 — Virginia, United States Death: February 14, 1860 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Martha E Crouch Birth: July 7, 1824 33 23 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: January 12, 1898 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 9, 1842 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years himself |
Jesse Edward Ellis Birth: October 22, 1845 27 21 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 1923 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lucy A Ellis Birth: estimated 1848 29 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
William A Ellis Birth: estimated 1852 33 27 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph C Ellis Birth: estimated 1854 35 29 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry Summerset Ellis Birth: June 29, 1856 37 31 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 27, 1882 |
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3 years younger brother |
John Pinkney Ellis Birth: December 21, 1858 40 34 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 14, 1898 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Tennessee Mahala “Tenny” Carter |
| himself |
Jesse Edward Ellis Birth: October 22, 1845 27 21 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 1923 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Tennessee Mahala “Tenny” Carter Birth: November 18, 1853 — Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States Death: August 2, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1875 — |
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2 years son |
Ernest Burton Ellis Birth: January 22, 1877 31 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 8, 1966 |
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22 months son |
David Alvin Ellis Birth: November 30, 1878 33 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 29, 1958 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Jesse Everet Ellis Birth: May 23, 1881 35 27 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 1901 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Rosa Lillian Ellis Birth: January 9, 1887 41 33 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1980 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Sidney Ellis Birth: October 2, 1890 44 36 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: June 17, 1980 — Fresno, California, United States |
Jesse Edward Ellis has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis + Lucy J Beloate
Parents Robert L Ellis + Mary E Cross
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household
Civil District 8 Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Next door to mother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Martha E. Ellis - Household
9th Dist. Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Martha is a widow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Martha E. Ellis - Household
9th Dist. Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Other Crouch's next door | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Edward Ellis - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Edward Ellis - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Edward Ellis - Household
LaGrange Road Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Edward Ellis - Household
Main Road Shelby, Tennessee
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