Pvt. Co F, 6th Texas Cavalry, Ross' Brigade. Born 20 March 1842 Greene County, Illinois died 25 November 1929 on his family farm on a Monday morning in Lancaster, TX. Father was Thomas McKee Ellis, Mother was Mary Witt. Came to Texas in 1846 with his parents, settling in the Lancaster area. Enlisted 9 Sept 1861 Dallas county TX. Wounded in leg at Chustenahlah, I.T. 26 Dec 1861. Wounded in shoulder at Corinth, MS 3 Oct 1862. POW May 1865 Citronelle, AL when Gen. Richard Taylor surrendered the Dept. of AL, MS, and Eastern LA to Federal Gen. Canby on 04May1865. CSA pension application #45460. Married 25 July 1867 in Dallas county, TX to Mary E. Rawlins. Double family marker with wife on grave. Survived by 5 sons & 1 daughter

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ELLIS, JAMES HENRY

James Henry Ellis, a farmer, was born in Greene county, Illinois, in 1842, and from there moved with his parents to Lamar county, Texas, in 1845. The following year they moved with his parents on the headright on which they settled till 1872. That year he moved to his present home, where he has since resided.

In 1867 Mr. Ellis was married to Miss Mary Rawlins, daughter of P. K. and Lydia Rawlins, natives of Indiana. To them two children were born, namely: John Henry, who is now at Wilmer and in the employ of Mrs. White; and Lucy, who died when young. Mrs. Ellis died when her children were small. She was a woman possessing many amiable qualities, and was a zealous and active member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Ellis' second marriage was to Miss Mary Kinney, a native of Mississippi. By her he also had two children: Roderick Ross and Robert Leslie. After several years he was agian bereft of a loving companion. He subsequently married Mrs. (Batchler) Williams, and from this union following is the issue: William R., Thomas R., Lydia Ethel, Alexander H. and Mary L. The last named was born in 1889 and died in 1891.

Mr. Ellis is one of the substantial farmers of Dallas county, enjoying a reputation for integrity second to none. While he has not made it the goal of his ambition to accumulate a fortune, he has amassed a fair comptency for the rest of his life, having a well-improved farm of 289 acres. Politically, he is a Democrate. (Biographical History, Dallas County, Texas, The Lewis Publishing Company,1892, page 990-991