Robert L Ellis Jr.Age: 21 years1855–1876
- Name
- Robert L Ellis Jr.
- Given names
- Robert L
- Surname
- Ellis
- Name suffix
- Jr.
 Birth | 1855 29 20 |
 Birth of a sister | Mildred F “Millie” Ellis November 1, 1858 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 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 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Beverly Belmont “Bev” Ellis October 17, 1863 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Willie Ellis 1867 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 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 12 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 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 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 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy C Downer after 1870 (Age 15 years) |
 Death | April 7, 1876 (Age 21 years) Cause of death: Pneumonia |
| Identification number | LYVK-QM9 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 himself |
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 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 “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 |
| 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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