Fannie Mae Dellinger Ellis ~
my Beloved Paternal Grandmother

Religion: Lutheran, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Statesville, Iredell, NC

Occupation: Farming (Share Croppers in Western Iredell County, House Keeping

Paternal Grandparents: John Henry Dellinger (1841-1902) & Melinda J. Lowrence (1835-1930), Shiloh, NC

Maternal Grandparents: James Newton Dellinger (Born: 15 Oct 1835, Newton, Catawba, NC - 06 Aug 1926, Alexander Co., NC) & Margaret A. Alexander (Born: 05 Oct 1840, Alexander Co., NC - Died: 05 Jan 1929, age 88, Alexander County, NC)

Father: Henry Carlton Dellinger (Born: 27 Dec 1867, Statesville (Shiloh), Iredell, NC - Died: 12 Jul 1944, Statesville (Chambersburg), Iredell, NC) S/o John Henry Dellinger & Malind J. Lowrance
Note: Married her first cousin

Mother: Martha Henley Elnora "Nora" (Dellinger) Dellinger (married her first cousin) (Born: 15 Dec 1869, Statesville, Iredell, NC - 16 Jun 1943, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 17 Jun 1943, Oakwood Cemetery, 114 North Oakwood Drive, Statesville, Iredell, NC) Note: Born: 15 Dec 1869 (as appears on gravestone) /15 Dec 1871, Catawba, NC (BDate: on the gravestone is probably Incorrect)

Siblings (fourth of 11 children (4 of their children worked on the family farm, including Fannie):
1. Nettie Edna Dellinger (B: 04 May 1891, Iredell, NC - 02 Apr 1967, age 75, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: James Alonzo Westmoreland;
2. Coonie Lee Dellinger, Textile Employee, (B: 27 Sep 1893, Statesville, Iredell, NC - 22 Aug 1967, age 73, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 24 Aug 1967, Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: Numa Quince Harris; 2.Fannie Mae Dellinger;
3. Osborne Dellinger (B: Aug 1898, Statesville, Iredell, NC - Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: Bertha Glenn Murdock;
4. Effie Mae Dellinger, Homemaker, (B: 25 Oct 1900, Iredell, NC - 13 Feb 1978, age 77, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 15 Feb 1978, Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: Glenn P. Fox, Sr.;
5. Odell Dellinger, Homemaker, (B: 25 May 1903, Iredell, NC - 15 Aug 1983, age 80, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC; Burial: 18 Aug 1983, Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: James Martin Humphreys;
6. Alice Dellinger, Homemaker, (B: 12 Jan 1906, Iredell, NC - 09 Feb 1985, age 79, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 12 Feb 1985, Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: Raymond R. Fox;
7. Oscar Henry Dellinger, Foreman, Furniture Mfg, (B: 31 May 1908, Statesville, Iredell, NC - 25 Oct 1988, age 80, Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina; Burial Place: Statesville, Iredell, NC)married: Esse Moore;
8. Hazel Dellinger (B: 08 Jan 1911, Iredell Co., NC - 26 Jan 1994, age 83, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: Statesville, Iredell, NC)married: Romulus "Rome" Mitchell Fox;
9. Horace Charles Dellinger (Born: 20 Jun 1913, NC - 26 Aug 1993, age 80, Taylorsville, Alexander, NC) married: Catheline /Katherine Is(c)enhour;
10 Mack Dellinger, Carpenter & Brick Mason, (B: 10 Mar 1916, Iredell, NC - 09 Oct 1993, age 77, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 22 Oct 1993, Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: Martha Jane Lowery

Married (14 Feb 1914, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA): Jay Lynn Ellis, Sr. (B: 27 Mar 1889, Statesville, Iredell, NC - 01 Sep 1971, River Hill Road, Statesville, Iredell, NC)

Children (12):
Siblings:
1. Pauline Catherine (Gurley) (Birth 31 Oct 1914 • Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA-Death 5 Jul 1992 • West Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA);
2. Rachel Ellis Sprinkle York Nicholson (Birth 6 Apr 1917 •
Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA-Death 21 Dec 1986, aged 69 • Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA);
3. William Harold Ellis (Birth 1 Feb 1919 • Iredell County, North Carolina, USA-Death 27 Feb 2002 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Iredell Memorial Gardens, Shelton Lane, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA);
4. Ivy Lee Ellis, Sr. (Born 5 Apr 1921 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 20 Oct 1996 • Troutman, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Committal: Iredell Memorial Gardens 2304 Shelton Lane, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA);
5. Jason Victory Ellis, Sr. (Birth 8 Jun 1923 • Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA-Death 21 Oct 1993 • injuries sustained in a hit & run accident on US 77, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA);
6. Lynn Eugene Ellis (Birth 6 Sep 1925 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 26 Apr 2006 • at home, Bostonview Apartments, # 1608, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA); 1st Memorial: Boston Church of the New Jerusalem, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, Rev. Louis Bier, Retired Lutheran Minister, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, Officiating; 2nd Memorial: ISKCON of New England, May 2006, Dhira & Premananda Dasa, Officiating; 3nd Memorial: Zion Baptist Church, Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, USA, Rev. Craig Jackson, Gospel Tabernacle, Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA & Rev. Dawkins, Living Waters (Little Brick Church), Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA, Officiating; Committal: Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Grove Road, Union Grove, North Carolina, USA); Final Memorial: Gospel Tabernacle, Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA, Rev. Craig Jackson, Officiating.
7. Janie Mae Ellis (Moore) (Amborse) (Birth 20 Aug 1932 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 10 Sep 2006 • Chapel Hill, Orange Country, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery • 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, North Carolina, USA);
8. Billy Nathan Ellis (Birth 23 Dec 1927 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death Wed, 17 May 2000 • Beachwood Farm Road, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA, 28625);
9. Lucy Elnora Ellis, Infant death (Birth 25 Dec 1935 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 25 Dec 1935 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA);
10. Abbie Jean Ellis (Edwards) (Birth 5 Jan 1937 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA- Death 9 Oct 2005 • Scotts, Iredell, North Carolina, USA);
11. Betty Ellen Ellis (Birth 6 Dec 1930 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 11 Nov 1994 • Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA);
12. Jay Lynn Ellis, Jr. (Birth 16 May 1942 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 2 Jun 1995 • Statesville West, Iredell, North Carolina, USA);

Home Place: Rented their first farm; Bought their own house, River Hill Road, about 2 miles from the intersection of Cool Springs & Mocksville, Highway (a shack with only a kitchen and 1 bedroom) – Later Jay Lynn and his Uncle John Bost, worked on remodeling the house. Staple crop: Cotton; Share cropped 2 other farms to make living -

Died: 17 (Tuesday) Mar 1970, Iredell Memorial Garden, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Obituary: Statesville Record & Landmark, page 6A, 1970, March 18

Memorial: 19 (Thursday) Mar 1970, Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Pastor Paul Luther Conrad, officiating Note: I was a pallbearer

Committal: 19 (Thursday) Mar 1970, Iredell Memorial Gardens, 2304 Shelton Lane, Statesville, NC 28625