William Henry Ellis

1835 - 1909  (74 years)

• Name	William Henry Ellis  [1]
  Birth	16 Apr 1835	Worcester County, MD   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Costens, Worcester County, MD   [4]
  Census	1870	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, VA   [5]
  	He was listed as William Ellice, 33, the Head of Household number AT271. His occupation was listed as oysterman. Also living in this household was his wife, Eliza, 30, his son George, 13, his son Levi, 10, his daughter Ellen, 7 and his son William, 4.
  Reference Number	2368
  Burial	Dec 1909	Union Greenbackville Cemetery, Greenbackville, Accomack County, VA   [2]
  Death	08 Dec 1909	Greenbackville, Accomack County, VA   [1, 6]
  	"Ellis, William - Date of Death; last Thursday - Aged; 74 - Of Franklin City - Early resident of Greenbackville - Married early in life to Miss Trulove, of Baltimore, who, with five sons and 1 daughter survived him - Interment in M. P. Cemetery - Daughter, Mrs. H. T. Hancock was away in New Britain, Conn. at time of his death and returned home with her son Clifford Hancock, of Chicago. "
  Person ID	I2368	ESVA Connections
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Henry Ellis,   b. Abt 1795, Germany
  Mother	Ellen (------),   b. Abt 1803, MD
  Marriage	Y  [7]
  Family ID	F793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Elizabeth Truelove,   b. 06 Aug 1840, Sheffield, ENG d. 04 May 1914, Greenbackville, Accomack County, VA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1856	New Town, Pocomoke City, Worcester County, VA   [1]
  Children	1. George H. Ellis,   b. 15 Dec 1857, New Town, Pocomoke City, Worcester County, MD d. 17 May 1912, Stockton, Worcester County, MD (Age 54 years)   2. Levi Harrison Ellis,   b. 03 Mar 1861, New Town, Pocomoke City, Worcester County, MD d. 02 Sep 1942, Greenbackville, Accomack County, VA (Age 81 years)   3. Sara Ellen Ellis,   b. 1864   4. William E. Ellis,   b. 20 May 1867, Accomack County, VA d. 23 May 1937, Greenbackville, Accomack County, VA (Age 70 years)   5. Elizabeth Ellis,   b. Feb 1870, Accomack County, VA d. 01 Aug 1870, Greenbackville, Accomack County, VA (Age 0 years)   6. Charles Robert Ellis,   b. 15 May 1872, Greenbackville, Accomack County, MD d. 07 Dec 1913, Greenbackville, Accomack, VA (Age 41 years)   7. Harry Clifford Ellis,   b. 13 Jun 1882, Greenbackville, Accomack County, VA d. 05 Jun 1961, Greenbackville, Accomack County, VA (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	11 May 2022
  Family ID	F792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] Dale Ellis, Ellis Family Tree. [S16] Compiler: Mary Frances Cary, Moody K. Miles, III and Barry W. Miles, Tombstone Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), page 111. [S248] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, http://interactive.ancestry.com/9278/43004_162028006073_0032-00003/538843?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/27724202/person/13110745607/facts/citation/980052296398/edit/record. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA), Year: 1860; Census Place: Costens, Worcester, Maryland; Roll: M653_481; Page: 930; Image: 424; Family History Library Film: 803481. Name: William Ellis Age in 1860: 25 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: Maryland Home in 1860: Costens, Worcester, Maryland Gender: Male Post Office: New Town Household Members: NameAge William Ellis 25 Eliza Ellis18 George Ellis 2 [S48] Compiler: Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack County 1870 Census, Accomack Parish, (Peter's Row, 27 Thomas St., Coram, NY, 1999), page 33. HH AT271, FLY 271 Ellice, William 33 W/m oysterman MD Ellice, Eliza 30 W/f keeps house ENG Ellice, George 13 W/m at school MD Ellice, Levi, 10 W/m at school MD Ellice, Ellen 7 W/f MD Ellice, William 4 W/m MD [S24] Compiler: Barry W. Miles, Eastern Shore Death Notices: 1881-1912, (Eastern Shore Public Library, http://www.espl.org/genealogy-research/eastern-shore-marriage-notices-1881-1905, 1 Sep 2002), Franklin City - 18 Dec 1909. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 16, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M432_286; Page: 132A; Image: 268.