Henry Summerset EllisAge: 26 years1856–1882
- Name
- Henry Summerset Ellis
- Given names
- Henry Summerset
- Surname
- Ellis
 Birth | June 29, 1856 37 31 |
 Marriage | Margaret P “Maggie” Jones — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | John Pinkney Ellis December 21, 1858 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | John Thadeus Ellis February 14, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | September 17, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 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 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 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 | August 11, 1870 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy C Downer after 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 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 #1 | Hugh Hart Ellis January 15, 1881 (Age 24 years) |
 Death | August 27, 1882 (Age 26 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sangie Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thadeus Ellis Birth: July 24, 1818 24 19 — Virginia, United States Death: February 14, 1860 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Martha E Crouch Birth: July 7, 1824 33 23 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: January 12, 1898 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 9, 1842 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Jesse Edward Ellis Birth: October 22, 1845 27 21 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 1923 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Lucy A Ellis Birth: estimated 1848 29 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
William A Ellis Birth: estimated 1852 33 27 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Joseph C Ellis Birth: estimated 1854 35 29 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
Henry Summerset Ellis Birth: June 29, 1856 37 31 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 27, 1882 |
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3 years younger brother |
John Pinkney Ellis Birth: December 21, 1858 40 34 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 14, 1898 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Margaret P “Maggie” Jones |
| himself |
Henry Summerset Ellis Birth: June 29, 1856 37 31 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 27, 1882 |
| wife |
Margaret P “Maggie” Jones Birth: October 4, 1862 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 30, 1934 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Hugh Hart Ellis Birth: January 15, 1881 24 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 1960 |
Henry Summerset Ellis has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis + Lucy J Beloate
Parents Robert L Ellis + Mary E Cross
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Martha E. Ellis - Household
9th Dist. Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Martha is a widow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Martha E. Ellis - Household
9th Dist. Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Other Crouch's next door |