The Shemwell Family

Birth of a brotherCharles V “Charlie” Ellis
1853 (Age 20 months)

Birth of a brotherRobert L Ellis Jr.
1855 (Age 3 years)

Birth of a sisterMildred F “Millie” Ellis
November 1, 1858 (Age 7 years)

Historical Event

Influenza Epidemic

between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884

Influenza Epidemic

Census September 10, 1860 (Age 9 years)

1860 Shelby, Tennessee - Robert Ellis

Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert L. Ellis - Household

Birth of a brotherBeverly Belmont Ellis
October 17, 1863 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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

The American Civil War

Birth of a brotherEdgar DeWitt Ellis
September 15, 1865 (Age 14 years)

Birth of a brotherWillie Ellis
1867 (Age 15 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 15 years)

Alaska, USA

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

The Alaska Purchase

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic

1867 (Age 15 years)

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Yellow Fever Epidemic - The Arch Street wharf, where the first cluster of cases were identified

Birth of a sisterClara Vashti Ellis
December 27, 1869 (Age 18 years)

Transcontinental Railroad

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 17 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 19 years)

1870 Shelby Tn - Robert L. Ellis 1

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Robtert L. Ellis - Household

1870 Shelby Tn - Robert L. Ellis

Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy C Downer
after 1870 (Age 18 years)

MarriageIda C Crenshaw — View this family
November 13, 1872 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1Bessie E Ellis
December 1874 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#2John Florian Ellis
September 16, 1876 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#3William Everett Ellis
May 20, 1878 (Age 27 years)

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever

Birth of a son
#4Newton B Ellis
November 14, 1879 (Age 28 years)

Census June 1, 1880 (Age 29 years)

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household

Death of a sonWilliam Everett Ellis
July 3, 1880 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5Ida Inez Ellis
November 15, 1882 (Age 31 years)

Death of a sonJohn Florian Ellis
August 25, 1883 (Age 32 years)

Death of a daughterIda Inez Ellis
November 19, 1883 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a son
#6John T Ellis Jr.
January 1885 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a daughter
#7Grace Louise Ellis
May 1887 (Age 36 years)

Death of a wifeIda C Crenshaw
August 20, 1891 (Age 40 years)

MarriageGrace M Crenshaw — View this family
October 19, 1892 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1Alice Ida Deeson
November 22, 1895 (Age 44 years)

Alice Ida Deeson delayed birth

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 years)

Cuba

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

Spanish-American War

Death of a wifeGrace M Crenshaw
September 4, 1898 (Age 47 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2Elizabeth Deeson
August 14, 1899 (Age 48 years)

Census June 1, 1900 (Age 49 years)

1900 Memphis Tn. - John T Ellis

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household

MarriageLucy Justice — View this family
July 8, 1900 (Age 49 years)

Birth of a daughter
#8Marietta Ellis
October 3, 1902 (Age 51 years)

Death of a sonJohn T Ellis Jr.
December 8, 1904 (Age 53 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3Louise Deeson
April 5, 1905 (Age 53 years)

Henry Louise Deeson delayed birth

Birth of a daughter
#9John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis
October 29, 1908 (Age 57 years)

John Thelma Ellis Delayed Birth

John Thelma Ellis Delayed Birth2

Death of a daughterBessie E Ellis
April 21, 1909 (Age 57 years)

Census April 15, 1910 (Age 58 years)

1910 Memphis Tn. - John T Ellis

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household

Birth of a son
#10Robert L Ellis
August 17, 1915 (Age 64 years)

Death of a sonRobert L Ellis
December 27, 1915 (Age 64 years)

Robert L Ellis death certificate

Address: 1161 Peabody Ave

Cause: Congenitial heart disease

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 64 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1

Polio Epidemic

Historical Event

World War I

between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 65 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

World War I

Historical Event

Spanish Influenza Epidemic

1918 (Age 66 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/

Spanish Influenza Epidemic

Death October 16, 1919 (Age 68 years)

John T. Ellis death certificate

Cause of death: hemiplegia

Burial October 17, 1919 (1 day after death)

Forest Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery

John Thaddeus Ellis Marker

Identification number

LK73-QKV

Type: FamilySearch

Last change December 17, 2017 – 12:49:28

by: Barry Shemwell

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary E Cross Margaret Ellis John Thaddeus Ellis Charles V “Charlie” Ellis Robert L Ellis Jr. Mildred F “Millie” Ellis Beverly Belmont Ellis Edgar DeWitt Ellis Willie Ellis Clara Vashti Ellis Robert L Ellis Birth: February 25, 1825 31 26 — Virginia, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert L Ellis Margaret Ellis John Thaddeus Ellis Charles V “Charlie” Ellis Robert L Ellis Jr. Mildred F “Millie” Ellis Beverly Belmont Ellis Edgar DeWitt Ellis Willie Ellis Clara Vashti Ellis Mary E Cross Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death:
	Marriage: January 6, 1849 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Margaret Ellis Birth: estimated 1850 24 15 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death:
16 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida C Crenshaw Bessie E Ellis John Florian Ellis William Everett Ellis Newton B Ellis Ida Inez Ellis John T Ellis Jr. Grace Louise Ellis Family with spouse Grace M Crenshaw Family with spouse Lucy Justice Marietta Ellis John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis Robert L Ellis John Thaddeus Ellis Birth: April 27, 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charles V “Charlie” Ellis Birth: 1853 27 18 — Tennessee, United States Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Robert L Ellis Jr. Birth: 1855 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death:
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mildred F “Millie” Ellis Birth: November 1, 1858 33 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1944 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosella “Rose” Black Beverly Belmont Ellis Birth: October 17, 1863 38 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 12, 1944 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
23 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah “Sallie” Balck Robbie Ellis Carey Ellis Edgar DeWitt Ellis Birth: September 15, 1865 40 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 10, 1928 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Willie Ellis Birth: 1867 41 32 — Tennessee, United States Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Sterling Lockridge Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge Family with spouse John Robert Decker Family with spouse W N Bond Clara Vashti Ellis Birth: December 27, 1869 44 34 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: 1938 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Family with Ida C Crenshaw - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida C Crenshaw Bessie E Ellis John Florian Ellis William Everett Ellis Newton B Ellis Ida Inez Ellis John T Ellis Jr. Grace Louise Ellis Family with spouse Grace M Crenshaw Family with spouse Lucy Justice Marietta Ellis John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis Robert L Ellis John Thaddeus Ellis Birth: April 27, 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Thaddeus Ellis Bessie E Ellis John Florian Ellis William Everett Ellis Newton B Ellis Ida Inez Ellis John T Ellis Jr. Grace Louise Ellis Ida C Crenshaw Birth: January 14, 1853 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 20, 1891 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: November 13, 1872 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hardiman Francis Deeson Alice Ida Deeson Elizabeth Deeson Louise Deeson Bessie E Ellis Birth: December 1874 23 21 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 21, 1909 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
22 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Florian Ellis Birth: September 16, 1876 25 23 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 25, 1883 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States
20 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William Everett Ellis Birth: May 20, 1878 27 25 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 3, 1880 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
18 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Newton B Ellis Birth: November 14, 1879 28 26 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 6, 1928 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ida Inez Ellis Birth: November 15, 1882 31 29 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1883 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John T Ellis Jr. Birth: January 1885 33 31 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 1904 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Grace Louise Ellis Birth: May 1887 36 34 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death:

Family with Grace M Crenshaw - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida C Crenshaw Bessie E Ellis John Florian Ellis William Everett Ellis Newton B Ellis Ida Inez Ellis John T Ellis Jr. Grace Louise Ellis Family with spouse Grace M Crenshaw Family with spouse Lucy Justice Marietta Ellis John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis Robert L Ellis John Thaddeus Ellis Birth: April 27, 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Thaddeus Ellis Grace M Crenshaw Birth: 1851 23 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 4, 1898 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: October 19, 1892 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Family with Lucy Justice - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida C Crenshaw Bessie E Ellis John Florian Ellis William Everett Ellis Newton B Ellis Ida Inez Ellis John T Ellis Jr. Grace Louise Ellis Family with spouse Grace M Crenshaw Family with spouse Lucy Justice Marietta Ellis John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis Robert L Ellis John Thaddeus Ellis Birth: April 27, 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Thaddeus Ellis Marietta Ellis John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis Robert L Ellis Lucy Justice Birth: September 12, 1875 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1926 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: July 8, 1900 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Chester Lee Holcomb Marietta Ellis Birth: October 3, 1902 51 27 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: February 11, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
6 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Jasper Daniel West Thelma Jean “Miss Bunny” West John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis Birth: October 29, 1908 57 33 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1974 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
7 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Robert L Ellis Birth: August 17, 1915 64 39 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 27, 1915 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

John Thaddeus Ellis has 13 first cousins recorded

Father's family (13)

Parents John Thadeus Ellis + Martha E Crouch

1Jesse Edward Ellis1845–1923

2Lucy A Ellis1848–

3William A Ellis1852–

4Joseph C Ellis1854–

5Henry Summerset Ellis1856–1882

6John Pinkney Ellis1858–1898

Parents Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis + Lucy J Beloate

1Dhalma Beloate Ellis1867–1955

2Pemetta “Etta” Ellis1870–1947

3George Walter Ellis1873–

4Dodie Ellis1876–

5Lucy Irene Ellis1880–1960

6Edward E Ellis1882–1964

7Willie Ellis1885–1885

Mother's family (0)

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Census

1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert L. Ellis - Household

9th Dist. Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Birthplace
Robt Ellis	35	M	W	Farmer	VA
Mary E. Ellis	25	F	W		TN
Margaret Ellis	10	F	W		TN
John T. Ellis	9	M	W		TN
Charles V. Ellis	7	M	W		TN
Robert Ellis	5	M	W		TN
Mildred Ellis	1	F	W		TN
Lucy C. Ellis	63	F	W		VA
C. A. Ellis	21	F	W		TN
P. S. Ellis	38	M	W	Farmer	VA

Census

1870 United States - Census transcript - Robtert L. Ellis - Household

District No. 9

Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Birthplace
Ellis, Robert Sr.	45	M	W	Farmer	VA
Ellis, Mary C	35	F	W		TN
Ellis, John T	19	M	W		TN
Ellis, Charlie V	17	M	W		TN
Ellis, Robert Le	15	M	W		TN
Ellis, Millie	11	F	W		TN
Ellis, Beverly	9	M	W		TN
Ellis, Edgar	5	M	W		TN
Ellis, Willie	3	M	W		TN
Ellis, Clara V	7m	F	W		TN
Ellis, Lucy C	72	F	W		TN
Ellis, Columbia	28	F	W		TN

Census

1880 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household

Bartlett township Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Name	Race	Sex	Age	Relation	MC	YrsM	Occupation	BP	FBP	MBP
J. T. Ellis	W	M	29	head	S	-	Dry Goods Merchant	TN	TN	TN
J. E. Ellis	W	F	27	wife	S	-		TN	VA	TN
D. E. Ellis	W	F	5	daughter	S	-		TN	TN	TN
J. F. Ellis	W	M	3	son	S	-		TN	TN	TN
W. E. Ellis	W	M	2	son	S	-		TN	TN	TN
N. B. Ellis	W	M	6m	son	S	-		TN	TN	TN
Clara Ellis	W	F	10	younger sister	S	-		TN	VA	TN

Notes: Wife is different or mistake

Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household

Ward 8 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	DOB	Age	MC	YrsM	ChB	ChL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
John T. Ellis	head	W	M	Apr 1851	49	S	Wd	-	-	TN	TN	VA	Contractor
Newton B. Ellis	son		M	Nov 1878	21	S	-	-	-	TN	TN	TN	Clerk
J. T. Ellis Jr.	son	W	M	Jan 1885	15	S	-	-	-	TN	TN	TN	At School
Louise Ellis	daughter	W	F	May 1887	13	S	-	-	-	TN	TN	TN	At School

Census