Beverly Belmont “Bev” EllisAge: 81 years1863–1944
- Name
- Beverly Belmont “Bev” Ellis
- Given names
- Beverly Belmont
- Surname
- Ellis
- Nickname
- Bev
 Birth | October 17, 1863 38 28 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Edgar DeWitt Ellis September 15, 1865 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Willie Ellis 1867 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 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 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Clara Vashti Ellis December 27, 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 | June 1, 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy C Downer after 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert L Ellis Jr. April 7, 1876 (Age 12 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 |
 Marriage | Rosella “Rose” Black — View this family December 9, 1909 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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 brother | John Thaddeus Ellis October 16, 1919 (Age 55 years) Cause: hemiplegia |
| Burial of a brother | John Thaddeus Ellis October 17, 1919 (Age 56 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edgar DeWitt Ellis September 10, 1928 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 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 3, 1930 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Clara Vashti Ellis April 3, 1938 (Age 74 years) Address: 2602 Autumn |
| Burial of a sister | Clara Vashti Ellis April 4, 1938 (Age 74 years) Address: Plot: Section B Single (West part of Section B) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 |
 Death | December 12, 1944 (Age 81 years) Cause of death: Carcinoma of the throat |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Identification number | LYVK-36R Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert L Ellis Birth: February 25, 1825 31 26 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary E Cross Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: January 6, 1849 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Margaret Ellis Birth: estimated 1850 24 15 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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16 months elder brother |
John Thaddeus Ellis Birth: April 27, 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Charles V “Charlie” Ellis Birth: 1853 27 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Robert L Ellis Jr. Birth: 1855 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 7, 1876 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Mildred F “Millie” Ellis Birth: November 1, 1858 33 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1944 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years himself |
Beverly Belmont “Bev” Ellis Birth: October 17, 1863 38 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 12, 1944 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Edgar DeWitt Ellis Birth: September 15, 1865 40 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 10, 1928 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Willie Ellis Birth: 1867 41 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Clara Vashti Ellis Birth: December 27, 1869 44 34 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1938 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Rosella “Rose” Black |
| himself |
Beverly Belmont “Bev” Ellis Birth: October 17, 1863 38 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 12, 1944 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Rosella “Rose” Black Birth: October 16, 1870 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 11, 1956 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 9, 1909 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Robtert L. Ellis - Household
District No. 9
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Beverly Belmont Ellis - Household
Memphis & Summerville Road Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Beverly Belmont Ellis - Household
Somerville Road Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Beverly Belmont Ellis - Household
Main Street Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee
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