David Alvin EllisAge: 80 years1878–1958
- Name
- David Alvin Ellis
- Given names
- David Alvin
- Surname
- Ellis
 Birth | November 30, 1878 33 25 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: 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 18 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Jesse Everet Ellis May 23, 1881 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rosa Lillian Ellis January 9, 1887 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Sidney Ellis October 2, 1890 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha E Crouch January 12, 1898 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 21 years) |
 Marriage | Ora Melissa Wilson — View this family about 1901 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jesse Everet Ellis October 14, 1901 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Evelyn Ellis 1902 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Judson Ellis about 1905 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 son | Judson Ellis 1917 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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 mother | Tennessee Mahala “Tenny” Carter August 2, 1919 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Jesse Edward Ellis January 3, 1923 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a wife | Ora Melissa Wilson September 1, 1957 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Evelyn Ellis December 1957 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 29, 1958 (Age 80 years) Cause of death: Cancer |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sangie Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jesse Edward Ellis Birth: October 22, 1845 27 21 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 1923 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
Ernest Burton Ellis Birth: January 22, 1877 31 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 8, 1966 |
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22 months himself |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
Robert Sidney Ellis Birth: October 2, 1890 44 36 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: June 17, 1980 — Fresno, California, United States |
| Family with Ora Melissa Wilson |
| himself |
David Alvin Ellis Birth: November 30, 1878 33 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 29, 1958 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Ora Melissa Wilson Birth: January 30, 1878 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 1, 1957 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1901 — |
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2 years daughter |
Evelyn Ellis Birth: 1902 23 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 1957 |
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4 years son |
Judson Ellis Birth: about 1905 26 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1917 |
David Alvin Ellis has 1 first cousin recorded
Father's family (1)
Parents Henry Summerset Ellis + Margaret P “Maggie” Jones
Mother's family (0)
| 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 - David Alvin Ellis - Household
615 Franklin Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - David Alvin Ellis - Household
462 Edick Place Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - David Alvin Ellis - Household
329 N. McClain Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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