Son of John Ellis & Sarah Johnson
father of Thomas C W, Ezekial John, Mary Margaret, Stephen Dudly, Emily Margaret, Ellen Olivia,
Ezekiel Parke Ellis came to Covington in about April, 1835, with his wife, Tabitha Emily Warner. The Ellis family had arrived in the area in about 1820, and had lived in Pike County, Mississippi, and in Washington Parish.
E. P. Ellis was elected Clerk of Court here in 1836. He became an attorney in 1837, and practiced law through the Florida Parishes. He became a member of the Whig party, and was elected to the State Legislature from St. Tammany Parish in 1840. He served one term and did not seek re-election. He was a delegate to the Whig Party convention in New Orleans in 1844. In 1845 or 1846 E.P. Ellis and his family moved to Clinton, Louisiana, where he established his practice. The reason for the move is reputed in family legend, to be that Covington was "the wickedest place on the face of the earth".
E. P. Ellis had a tomb in the Covington cemetery, and some of the family was buried there. A 1916 article in the Farmer located it, and described it as "well kept". While in Covington, he was a founder of the Methodist church. He owned several pieces of property in Covington and his home was located on 19th Avenue, near the present Catholic church. It was still standing about thirty years ago and was used as Red Cross headquarters.
The family later moved to Amite in Tangipahoa Parish, which was then in the same judicial district as St. Tammany. E. P. served as judge of that court in the 1870's. Two of his sons, Thomas C.W. Ellis and Stephen D. Ellis, served as district attorney of the district, and Stephen D. Ellis was judge of the Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, from 1907 to 1924.
E. P.'s third son was E. John Ellis, a congressman from New Orleans, and one of his sons was Harvey E Ellis, who came to Covington to practice law in about 1900. He was a founder and first president of the predecessor bank to the present First National Bank, and was a prominent political figure for many years, although holding no office.
Submitted by Frederick S. Ellis to "Legends of Covington Cemetery No. 1" written and researched by Paula Patecek Johnson.
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)∼Ezekial was one of the first Judges in Washington Parish. Ellis married one of the daughter 's of Clonel Warner. He was a District Court Judge.
father of Thomas C W, Ezekial John, Mary Margaret, Stephen Dudly, Emily Margaret, Ellen Olivia,
Ezekiel Parke Ellis came to Covington in about April, 1835, with his wife, Tabitha Emily Warner. The Ellis family had arrived in the area in about 1820, and had lived in Pike County, Mississippi, and in Washington Parish.
E. P. Ellis was elected Clerk of Court here in 1836. He became an attorney in 1837, and practiced law through the Florida Parishes. He became a member of the Whig party, and was elected to the State Legislature from St. Tammany Parish in 1840. He served one term and did not seek re-election. He was a delegate to the Whig Party convention in New Orleans in 1844. In 1845 or 1846 E.P. Ellis and his family moved to Clinton, Louisiana, where he established his practice. The reason for the move is reputed in family legend, to be that Covington was "the wickedest place on the face of the earth".
E. P. Ellis had a tomb in the Covington cemetery, and some of the family was buried there. A 1916 article in the Farmer located it, and described it as "well kept". While in Covington, he was a founder of the Methodist church. He owned several pieces of property in Covington and his home was located on 19th Avenue, near the present Catholic church. It was still standing about thirty years ago and was used as Red Cross headquarters.
The family later moved to Amite in Tangipahoa Parish, which was then in the same judicial district as St. Tammany. E. P. served as judge of that court in the 1870's. Two of his sons, Thomas C.W. Ellis and Stephen D. Ellis, served as district attorney of the district, and Stephen D. Ellis was judge of the Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, from 1907 to 1924.
E. P.'s third son was E. John Ellis, a congressman from New Orleans, and one of his sons was Harvey E Ellis, who came to Covington to practice law in about 1900. He was a founder and first president of the predecessor bank to the present First National Bank, and was a prominent political figure for many years, although holding no office.
Submitted by Frederick S. Ellis to "Legends of Covington Cemetery No. 1" written and researched by Paula Patecek Johnson.
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)∼Ezekial was one of the first Judges in Washington Parish. Ellis married one of the daughter 's of Clonel Warner. He was a District Court Judge.
Son of John Ellis & Sarah Johnson
father of Thomas C W, Ezekial John, Mary Margaret, Stephen Dudly, Emily Margaret, Ellen Olivia,
Ezekiel Parke Ellis came to Covington in about April, 1835, with his wife, Tabitha Emily Warner. The Ellis family had arrived in the area in about 1820, and had lived in Pike County, Mississippi, and in Washington Parish.
E. P. Ellis was elected Clerk of Court here in 1836. He became an attorney in 1837, and practiced law through the Florida Parishes. He became a member of the Whig party, and was elected to the State Legislature from St. Tammany Parish in 1840. He served one term and did not seek re-election. He was a delegate to the Whig Party convention in New Orleans in 1844. In 1845 or 1846 E.P. Ellis and his family moved to Clinton, Louisiana, where he established his practice. The reason for the move is reputed in family legend, to be that Covington was "the wickedest place on the face of the earth".
E. P. Ellis had a tomb in the Covington cemetery, and some of the family was buried there. A 1916 article in the Farmer located it, and described it as "well kept". While in Covington, he was a founder of the Methodist church. He owned several pieces of property in Covington and his home was located on 19th Avenue, near the present Catholic church. It was still standing about thirty years ago and was used as Red Cross headquarters.
The family later moved to Amite in Tangipahoa Parish, which was then in the same judicial district as St. Tammany. E. P. served as judge of that court in the 1870's. Two of his sons, Thomas C.W. Ellis and Stephen D. Ellis, served as district attorney of the district, and Stephen D. Ellis was judge of the Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, from 1907 to 1924.
E. P.'s third son was E. John Ellis, a congressman from New Orleans, and one of his sons was Harvey E Ellis, who came to Covington to practice law in about 1900. He was a founder and first president of the predecessor bank to the present First National Bank, and was a prominent political figure for many years, although holding no office.
Submitted by Frederick S. Ellis to "Legends of Covington Cemetery No. 1" written and researched by Paula Patecek Johnson.
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)∼Ezekial was one of the first Judges in Washington Parish. Ellis married one of the daughter 's of Clonel Warner. He was a District Court Judge.
father of Thomas C W, Ezekial John, Mary Margaret, Stephen Dudly, Emily Margaret, Ellen Olivia,
Ezekiel Parke Ellis came to Covington in about April, 1835, with his wife, Tabitha Emily Warner. The Ellis family had arrived in the area in about 1820, and had lived in Pike County, Mississippi, and in Washington Parish.
E. P. Ellis was elected Clerk of Court here in 1836. He became an attorney in 1837, and practiced law through the Florida Parishes. He became a member of the Whig party, and was elected to the State Legislature from St. Tammany Parish in 1840. He served one term and did not seek re-election. He was a delegate to the Whig Party convention in New Orleans in 1844. In 1845 or 1846 E.P. Ellis and his family moved to Clinton, Louisiana, where he established his practice. The reason for the move is reputed in family legend, to be that Covington was "the wickedest place on the face of the earth".
E. P. Ellis had a tomb in the Covington cemetery, and some of the family was buried there. A 1916 article in the Farmer located it, and described it as "well kept". While in Covington, he was a founder of the Methodist church. He owned several pieces of property in Covington and his home was located on 19th Avenue, near the present Catholic church. It was still standing about thirty years ago and was used as Red Cross headquarters.
The family later moved to Amite in Tangipahoa Parish, which was then in the same judicial district as St. Tammany. E. P. served as judge of that court in the 1870's. Two of his sons, Thomas C.W. Ellis and Stephen D. Ellis, served as district attorney of the district, and Stephen D. Ellis was judge of the Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, from 1907 to 1924.
E. P.'s third son was E. John Ellis, a congressman from New Orleans, and one of his sons was Harvey E Ellis, who came to Covington to practice law in about 1900. He was a founder and first president of the predecessor bank to the present First National Bank, and was a prominent political figure for many years, although holding no office.
Submitted by Frederick S. Ellis to "Legends of Covington Cemetery No. 1" written and researched by Paula Patecek Johnson.
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)∼Ezekial was one of the first Judges in Washington Parish. Ellis married one of the daughter 's of Clonel Warner. He was a District Court Judge.
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