John Thaddeus EllisAge: 68 years1851–1919
- Name
- John Thaddeus Ellis
- Given names
- John Thaddeus
- Surname
- Ellis
 Birth | April 27, 1851 26 16 |
 Birth of a brother | Charles V “Charlie” Ellis 1853 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert L Ellis Jr. 1855 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mildred 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 |
 Census | September 10, 1860 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Beverly 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Edgar DeWitt Ellis September 15, 1865 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Willie Ellis 1867 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 15 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 15 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 18 years) |
| 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) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy C Downer after 1870 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Ida C Crenshaw — View this family November 13, 1872 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Bessie E Ellis December 1874 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Florian Ellis September 16, 1876 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Everett Ellis May 20, 1878 (Age 27 years) |
| 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 #4 | Newton B Ellis November 14, 1879 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a son | William Everett Ellis July 3, 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ida Inez Ellis November 15, 1882 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a son | John Florian Ellis August 25, 1883 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ida Inez Ellis November 19, 1883 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | John T Ellis Jr. January 1885 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Grace Louise Ellis May 1887 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ida C Crenshaw August 20, 1891 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage | Grace M Crenshaw — View this family October 19, 1892 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Alice Ida Deeson November 22, 1895 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 |
| Death of a wife | Grace M Crenshaw September 4, 1898 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Elizabeth Deeson August 14, 1899 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage | Lucy Justice — View this family July 8, 1900 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Marietta Ellis October 3, 1902 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a son | John T Ellis Jr. December 8, 1904 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Louise Deeson April 5, 1905 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis October 29, 1908 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Bessie E Ellis April 21, 1909 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Robert L Ellis August 17, 1915 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a son | Robert L Ellis December 27, 1915 (Age 64 years) 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 |
| 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 |
| 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/ |
 Death | October 16, 1919 (Age 68 years) Cause of death: hemiplegia |
 Burial | October 17, 1919 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery |
| Identification number | LK73-QKV 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 himself |
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 younger brother |
Charles V “Charlie” Ellis Birth: 1853 27 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Robert L Ellis Jr. Birth: 1855 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger 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 younger brother |
Beverly Belmont 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: 1938 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Ida C Crenshaw |
| himself |
John Thaddeus Ellis Birth: April 27, 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Ida C Crenshaw Birth: January 14, 1853 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 20, 1891 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 13, 1872 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bessie E Ellis Birth: December 1874 23 21 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 21, 1909 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months son |
John Florian Ellis Birth: September 16, 1876 25 23 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 25, 1883 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months son |
William Everett Ellis Birth: May 20, 1878 27 25 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 3, 1880 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months son |
Newton B Ellis Birth: November 14, 1879 28 26 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 6, 1928 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ida Inez Ellis Birth: November 15, 1882 31 29 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1883 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
John T Ellis Jr. Birth: January 1885 33 31 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 1904 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Grace Louise Ellis Birth: May 1887 36 34 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Grace M Crenshaw |
| himself |
John Thaddeus Ellis Birth: April 27, 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Grace M Crenshaw Birth: 1851 23 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 4, 1898 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 19, 1892 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lucy Justice |
| himself |
John Thaddeus Ellis Birth: April 27, 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Justice Birth: September 12, 1875 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1926 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 8, 1900 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Marietta Ellis Birth: October 3, 1902 51 27 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: February 11, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years daughter |
John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis Birth: October 29, 1908 57 33 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1974 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
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
Parents Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis + Lucy J Beloate
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert L. Ellis - Household
9th Dist. Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Robtert L. Ellis - Household
District No. 9
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household
Bartlett township Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household
Ward 8 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household
Ward 19 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Next to married John has M2. Lucy 2nd wife 2 living children |