The Shemwell Family

Birth of a brotherWillie Ellis
1867 (Age 15 months)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 15 months)

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

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic

1867 (Age 15 months)

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

Birth of a sisterClara Vashti Ellis
December 27, 1869 (Age 4 years)

Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 3 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 4 years)

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

Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy C Downer
after 1870 (Age 4 years)

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: 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 14 years)

MarriageSarah “Sallie” Balck — View this family
about 1890 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1Robbie Ellis
April 29, 1894 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2Carey Ellis
August 18, 1895 (Age 29 years)

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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

Census June 5, 1900 (Age 34 years)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - Edgar DeWitt Ellis - Household

Census April 19, 1910 (Age 44 years)

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Edgar DeWitt Ellis - Household

Birth of a grandson
#1Charles Henry Schwam Jr.
September 16, 1915 (Age 50 years)

Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 50 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 wifeSarah “Sallie” Balck
April 5, 1917 (Age 51 years)

Historical Event

World War I

between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 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 52 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 brotherJohn Thaddeus Ellis
October 16, 1919 (Age 54 years)

Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Burial of a brotherJohn Thaddeus Ellis
October 17, 1919 (Age 54 years)

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

Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery

Census January 13, 1920 (Age 54 years)

Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry Schwam Sr. - Household

Death September 10, 1928 (Age 62 years)

Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Burial

Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Brunswick, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Last change December 22, 2017 – 17:31:09

by: Barry Shemwell

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships 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: 1825 31 26 — Virginia, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships 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 Relationships Tree Margaret Ellis Birth: estimated 1850 25 15 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death:
16 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships 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 1851 26 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Charles V “Charlie” Ellis Birth: 1853 28 18 — Tennessee, United States Death:
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Robert L Ellis Jr. Birth: 1855 30 20 — Tennessee, United States Death:
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Mildred F “Millie” Ellis Birth: November 1, 1858 33 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1944 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Rosella “Rose” Black Beverly Belmont Ellis Birth: October 17, 1861 36 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 12, 1944 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
4 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships 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 Relationships Tree Willie Ellis Birth: 1867 42 32 — Tennessee, United States Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships 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 Sarah “Sallie” Balck - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships 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
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Edgar DeWitt Ellis Robbie Ellis Carey Ellis Sarah “Sallie” Balck Birth: May 22, 1865 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1917 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: about 1890 —
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Robbie Ellis Birth: April 29, 1894 28 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 31, 1979 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
16 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Charles Henry Schwam Sr. Charles Henry Schwam Jr. Carey Ellis Birth: August 18, 1895 29 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 1977 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Edgar DeWitt 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

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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

1900 United States - Census transcript - Edgar DeWitt Ellis - Household

Dexter & Bartlett Road Shelby, Tennessee

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Ellis, DeWitt	head	W	M	Sep	1865	34	M	10			TN	VA	TN	Farmer
Ellis, Sallie B	wife	W	F	May	1865	35	M	10	2	2	TN	TN	TN
Ellis, Robbie	daughter	W	F	Apr	1894	6	S				TN	TN	TN
Ellis, Carey	daughter	W	F	Aug	1895	4	S				TN	TN	TN
Ellis, Millie F	elder sister	W	F	Nov	1858	41	S				TN	VA	TN

Census

1910 United States - Census transcript - Edgar DeWitt Ellis - Household

Stage Road Shelby, Tennessee

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Ellis, Edgar D	head	M	W	45	M1	20			TN	VA	TN	Farmer
Ellis, Sarah V	wife	F	W	44	M1	20	2	2	TN	TN	TN	House keeper
Ellis, Robbie	daughter	F	W	15	S				TN	TN	TN
Ellis, Carey	daughter	F	W	14	S				TN	TN	TN
Wright, Freeman	laborer	M	B	20	S				TN	TN	TN	Laborer

Census