Ellis served in the Union Army in the Civil War in Company "C" 19th Wisconsin Infantry.
Ellis' wife was Mary E., born April 1848 in Wisconsin, both parents born in Ohio. Ellis and Mary were living in Vernon County, Liberty, Wisconsin in 1870. By 1900 they were living in Carlisle, Lonoke, Arkansas. The 1900 census shows that Mary was the mother of 6 children with 5 living.
Only 3 children are identified:
1. Jane, born 1866 in Wisconsin,
2. William A., born November 1867 in Wisconsin, and
3. Gertrude, born January 1882 in Iowa. She was the second wife of George Balding. They lived in Lonoke, Caroline, Arkansas in 1920.
Ellis served in the Union Army in the Civil War in Company "C" 19th Wisconsin Infantry.
Ellis' wife was Mary E., born April 1848 in Wisconsin, both parents born in Ohio. Ellis and Mary were living in Vernon County, Liberty, Wisconsin in 1870. By 1900 they were living in Carlisle, Lonoke, Arkansas. The 1900 census shows that Mary was the mother of 6 children with 5 living.
Only 3 children are identified:
1. Jane, born 1866 in Wisconsin,
2. William A., born November 1867 in Wisconsin, and
3. Gertrude, born January 1882 in Iowa. She was the second wife of George Balding. They lived in Lonoke, Caroline, Arkansas in 1920.