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Woodson H. Ellis

Male 1810 - Abt 1889  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Woodson H. Ellis was born in 1810 in Orange Co, North Carolina (son of Elijah S. Ellis and Margaret J. "Peggy" Madden); died about 1889 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Jackson Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, Jackson Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, Jackson Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Jackson Co, Tennessee
    • Possessions: 1885, Jackson Co, Tennessee; deeded property

    Notes:

    Census:
    1850 Jackson Co district 11
    residence 1261
    Watron (Woodson) Ellis 38 North Carolina
    Susanah (Allen) Ellis 30
    Elvira Ellis 11
    Elizah Ellis 10
    James Fields 7

    residence 1247 (susan's bro?)
    Solomon Allen 45 1805 North Carolina
    Mariah (Price) 34 1816 Tennessee
    Elizah 18 1834 male TN
    Milly J. 16 1834 TN
    Wesley 14 1836 TN
    Martha 12 1838 TN
    Green B. 7 1843 TN
    Charles W. 5 1845 TN
    Johnson 3 1847 TN
    Absalom 3 1847 TN

    residence 1248
    Chaffin Martin 37 1813
    Jane 34 1816
    John 12 1838
    William 8 1842
    Lucinda 5 1845
    Harvey 4 1846
    George 1 1849

    residence 1249
    Elizah Price 73 1777 VA
    Sally 45 1805 NC (dau or dau in law?)
    James Burton 9 1841 TN
    Mary 5 1845 TN

    residence 1251
    Charles C. Price 1819 TN
    Martha 28 1822 TN
    Carroll W. 12 1838
    Mariah J. 11 1839
    Hannah F. 8 1842
    John W. 5 1845
    Polly 4 1846
    Janus L. 0 1850


    Census:
    1860 Jackson co
    residence 296
    Woodson H Elles 49 1811
    Susan (Allen) Elles 45 1815 North Carolina
    Elizah Elles (Elijah) 20 1840
    James Fillo 14 1846 TN Mulatto

    residence 289 (parents Benjamin K. Fox & Elizabeth Anderson)
    (wife was Mariam "Myram" Payne Basham
    Fox, (Bartlett) Anderson 52 1808 TN
    Mary 32 1828 TN (dau)
    Benjamin 17 1843
    Delila 20 1840
    Meridith 12 1848
    James Young 20 1840 Tennessee

    residence 291
    Chaffin William 39 1821
    Barbara (Young) 35 1825 TN
    Polly 17 1843
    Emily 15 1845
    Henry 12 1848
    Sarah 10 1850
    Suel 8 1852
    Tempa 6 1854
    William 4 1856
    Henry 6/12 1859


    Census:
    Woodson H Ellis 57 North Carolina
    Mariah Ellis 44


    Census:
    District 1, Jackson Co, Tennessee 1880

    residence:
    Woodsen Ellis 67 1813 divorced NC NC NC

    next: (Woodsen's stepson)
    Eligah Price 41 1839 divorced TN TN NC
    Susan (Allen) Price mother divorced NC NC NC
    Susan Fields 4 1876 TN TN TN

    Susan Allen Price divorced from Woodsen Ellis



    Possessions:
    COURT RECORDS: In 1885, Woodson ELLIS who had no natural children, deeded all his lands and personal property to Thomas Reese JONES son of Parthena JONES in return for taking care of him during his natural life.

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dougfritts&id=I2084

    Woodson married Susan Allen, (dau of who?) about 1850 in Jackson Co, Tennessee, and was divorced on 1 Feb 1866 in Jackson Co, Tennessee. Susan was born between 1815 and 1820 in North Carolina; died after 1866 in of, Jackson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Divorced:
    COURT RECORDS: Chancery Court of Jackson County,Tennessee 1 Feb 1866, Divorce of Susan Ellis and Woodson Ellis. Summoned are William M. Ragland, William James Ragland, Lafayette Wheeler and Narcissa Wheeler.

    Woodson married Mariah Rush before 1870 in Jackson Co, Tennessee, and was divorced before 1880 in Jackson Co, Tennessee. Mariah was born in 1826 in Tennessee; died after 1870 in of, Flynns Lick, Jackson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Divorced:
    COURT RECORDS: Chancery Court of Jackson County,Tennessee
    Mariah Ellis divorce Woodson Ellis May Term 1880 Mariah Ellis vs. Woodson Ellis 1880, Jackson County Chancery Court Loose Records, Roll # 70 Woodson still owed Mariah alimoney in 1882 Mariah Rush vs. Woodson Ellis 1882, Jackson County Chancery Court Loose Records, Roll # 111 (records found by Mitzi Freeman)
    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dougfritts&id=I2084


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elijah S. Ellis was born on 25 Nov 1768 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 4 Dec 1856 in Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Ellis Graveyard, Putnam Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1810, Orange Co, North Carolina
    • Census: 1850, Jackson Co (District 12), Tennessee

    Notes:

    HISTORY: from ELLIS FAMILY HISTORY compiled by Dorman Hayes - 58045 Benham Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517 -- dormh@michiana.org Some time about 1815 he moved the family to Jackson County, Tennessee the part that is now Putnam County and settled on Cane Creek near Cookeville. Leslie Phy Ellis (a family Historian stated in his notes that Elijah was listed in the 1790 Census. The only county with an Elijah was Johnson County. It seems he and a John Ellis left Johnson to live in Orange County, North Carolina near Joseph (known to have come from Maryland) or Nimrod (thought to have come from Maryland). It seems probable that Elijah and John could have been sons of Nimrod. Nimrod died about 1810 leaving no will. A list of his children is not available, but census records indicate he fathered at least 4 sons, one probably was the Stephen who administered his Estate. Also John a purchaser at the Estate sale. Elijah is not found in the available estate papers, but these are believed to be incomplete. The 1800 census for Orange County shows Elijah with 2 females under 10 indicating there were two daughters that we know nothing about. Edgar Ellis found in the Johnson County Marriage records that an Elijah Ellis married a Patience Collins on 20 July 1792. This might be our Elijah and would account for the 2 daughters.

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dougfritts&id=I2082


    Census:
    CENSUS RECORDS: 1810 Orange County, North Carolina page #127 MADDEN, Andrew 2 males under 10, 1 male 26 to 45, 1 male over 45, 1 female 26 to 45

    THESE MEN ARE ON THE SAME PAGE OF THE 1810 CENSUS as Andrew MADDEN:
    ELLIS, Elijah 2 males under 10, 1 male 26 to 45, 2 males over 45, 2 females under 10 (Parthena & Martha), and 1 female 16 to 26 (Elizabeth)
    (Where would Margaret be in this list? Are the two males over 45 really Elijah and Margaret???)

    ELLIS, John 3 males under 10, 1 male 10 to 16, 1 male 16 to 26, 1 male 26 to 45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 16 to 26, 1 female 26 to 45

    ELLIS, Stephen 2 males under 10, 1 male 26 to 45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26 to 45, 1 female over 45


    Census:
    1850 Jackson Co (District 12), Tennessee
    350 Elit Elijah 80 1770 North Carolina
    350 Elit Margaret 74 1776 North Carolina

    351 Ellet Albert L 31 1819 Tennessee
    351 Ellet Sarah 26 1824 Tennessee
    351 Ellet William 10 1840 Tennessee
    351 Ellet Hyram 9 1841 Tennessee
    351 Ellet Alvin 8 1842 Tennessee
    351 Ellet John 7 1843 Tennessee
    351 Ellet Edward 4 1846 Tennessee

    Elijah married Margaret J. "Peggy" Madden on 17 Jan 1798 in Orange Co, North Carolina. Margaret (daughter of Andrew (NC) Madden (Maiden?), (son of who?)) was born on 11 Mar 1778 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 4 Dec 1865 in Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Stewart Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret J. "Peggy" Madden was born on 11 Mar 1778 in Orange Co, North Carolina (daughter of Andrew (NC) Madden (Maiden?), (son of who?)); died on 4 Dec 1865 in Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Stewart Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Jackson Co (District 12), Tennessee
    • Census: 24 Jul 1860, Double Springs, Putnam Co (District 16), Tennessee

    Notes:

    She is said to have almost been shot by soldiers during Civil War.

    Census:
    1850 Jackson Co (District 12), Tennessee
    350 Elit Elijah 80 1770 North Carolina
    350 Elit Margaret 74 1776 North Carolina

    351 Ellet Albert L 31 1819 Tennessee
    351 Ellet Sarah 26 1824 Tennessee
    351 Ellet William 10 1840 Tennessee
    351 Ellet Hyram 9 1841 Tennessee
    351 Ellet Alvin 8 1842 Tennessee
    351 Ellet John 7 1843 Tennessee
    351 Ellet Edward 4 1846 Tennessee


    Census:
    766 Mccaleb J M (James Madison) 29 1831 Male Tennessee
    766 Mccaleb Susan E 29 1831 Female

    son of Samuel Moore Mccaleb)
    768 Mccaleb S M (Samuel Moore) 48 1812 Male North Carolina
    768 Mccaleb Ellender (Ray) 49 1811 Female Tennessee
    768 Mccaleb Samuel J 17 1843 Male Tennessee
    768 Mccaleb Kuziah 15 1845 Female

    24 Jul 1860 Double Springs, Putnam Co (District 16), Tennessee
    771 Ellis A L (Albert Lindsey) 42 1818 Male Tennessee
    771 Ellis Sarah J (Brown) 39 1821 Female Tennessee
    771 Ellis Hiram S 19 1841 Male Tennessee
    771 Ellis Alvin R 17 1843 Male Tennessee
    771 Ellis John B 16 1844 Male Tennessee
    771 Ellis Edward F 14 1846 Male Tennessee
    771 Ellis Martha E 13 1847 Female Tennessee
    771 Ellis Daniel N 7 1853 Male Tennessee
    771 Ellis Alexander 2 1858 Male Tennessee
    771 Ellis Margaret 80 1780 Female North Carolina
    brothers whose mother is Margaret Madden 11 Mar 1778 Orange NC; his sister Parentha m Elias Jones)

    772 Ellis Elijah 45 1815 Male North Carolina
    772 Ellis Margaret J (Jane) (McCaleb) 44 1816 Female North Carolina
    772 Ellis Elvira 20 1840 Female Tennessee
    772 Ellis Robert 16 1844 Male Tennessee
    772 Ellis Juda Ann 14 1846 Female Tennessee
    772 Ellis Samuel 7 1853 Male Tennessee
    772 Ellis Millard F 4 1856 Male Tennessee
    772 Ellis Joseph A 6/12 1859 Male Tennessee
    (McCaleb desc m Thomas Denton Stone (Wm P. Stone; Thomas/Sarah Corder) 

    son of Thomas and Elizabeth Williams Stone
    773 Stone, E.H. 32 1828 farmer 100 Tennessee
    773 Stone, Eliza 30 1830 Tennessee
    773 Stone, Cicero 10 1850 Tennessee
    773 Stone, Granville 8 1852 Tennessee
    773 Stone, Austin 6 1854 Tennessee
    773 Stone, Elihu 4 1856 Tennessee
    773 Stone, Isaac 4 1856 Tennessee
    773 Stone, Oliver 2 1858 Tennessee

    widow of Thomas Stone
    774 Stone, Elizabeth (Williams) 66 farmer 1800 200 South Carolina
    774 Stone, Fanney 35 Tennessee
    774 Stone Elihu 25 1835 Tennessee

    775 Ellis William 20 1840 Tennessee (son of Albert Lindsey)
    775 Ellis Elizabeth 20 1840 Tennessee

    776 J.H. Ray (connecting family with McCaleb & Ellises)

    777 Gentry, S.W. 1835 (?)
    778 Gentry, L.P. 1837 (?)

    779 Gentry, W.H. 1812 (?)
    (Gentry fam married into Davis Family. Davis Family desc incl m to Louis Wm Stone (Ephraim, Enoch/Anthony, John/M.Corder)and a m to Elbert Myers/Moyers(son of 1st cousin to Oliver Hopkins. Elbert's mother is a Campbell)

    (son of Wm & Mary Campbell; gson of Curtis Mills & Ann Lovelady. Loveladys connect to NC-Maddens (related to Moyers/Stones?)
    780 Mills Joseph 29 1831 Tennessee
    780 Mills Alvira E 29 1831 Tennessee
    780 Mills William 9 1851 Tennessee
    780 Mills Polly J 4 1856 Tennessee
    780 Mills John L 2 1858 Tennessee

    Elizabeth Moyers/Myres dau of Thomas Stone & Elizabeth Williams Stone
    781 Myres O H (Oliver* Hopkins) 36 1824 Male Tennessee
    781 Myres Elizabeth* C (Stone) 27 1833 Female Tennessee
    781 Myres Christopher* H 6 1854 Male Tennessee
    781 Myres Mary 4 1856 Female Tennessee
    781 Myres John P 2 1858 Male Tennessee
    781 Myres Ann 4/12 1860 Female Tennessee

    782 William Marion 31 1829 Tennessee
    782 William Louisa 30 1830 Tennessee
    782 William James M 5 1855 Tennessee
    782 William Mary S 3 1857 Tennessee
    782 William John L 2 1858 Tennessee
    782 William Lycurgus 7/12 1859 Tennessee
    782 Williams Jesse 56 1804 Virginia
    (believed to be brother to Elizabeth Williams Stone)
    782 Williams Mary 62 1798 Tennessee

    812 Jones M F 35 1825 Male Tennessee
    812 Jones Celia A 35 1825 Female Tennessee
    812 Jones John W 14 1846 Male Tennessee
    812 Jones Jesse M 12 1848 Male Tennessee
    812 Jones James A 10 1850 Male Tennessee
    812 Jones Sarah J 8 1852 Female Tennessee
    812 Jones Mary E 2 1858 Female Tennessee
    812 Jones Wiley M 2/12 1860 Male Tennessee


    Buried:
    buried at Stewart Cemetary in Putnam Cty. We have no idea why she is buried away from her family. She is in a lone grave, by no relatives.
    http://genforum.genealogy.com/ellis/messages/3157.html

    Notes:

    Married:
    MARRIAGES: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; Bride: Peggy MADDIN; Groom: Elijah ELLIS; Bond Date: 17 Jan 1798; County: Orange; Record #: 01 130; Bondsman: Andrew MADDIN; Witness: Jno. TAYLOR; Bond #: 000096602

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Ellis was born about 1794 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died after 1818.
    2. Martha Ellis was born about 1801 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died after 1850 in of, Jackson Co, Tennessee.
    3. Parthena "Polly" Ellis was born about 1806 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died before 1870 in Jackson Co, Tennessee.
    4. (son) Ellis was born about 1808 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died after 1810 in of, Orange Co, North Carolina.
    5. 1. Woodson H. Ellis was born in 1810 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died about 1889 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    6. Albert Lindsey Ellis was born on 25 Mar 1813 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 7 Nov 1888 in Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Ellis Graveyard, Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    7. Elijah John McClellan Ellis was born on 5 Jul 1815 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 24 Feb 1899 in Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Ellis Graveyard, Putnam Co, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Andrew (NC) Madden (Maiden?), (son of who?) was born before 1733 in of, Orange Co, North Carolina; died after 1810 in of, Orange Co, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    http://www.haygenealogy.com/hay/presidents/Maiden-Polk.html
    this Andrew?

    ------------
    Children of Andrew Madden
    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~popfraley/pafg726.htm#21243

    Children:
    1. Stephen Madden was born about 1768 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died after 1805 in of, Orange Co, North Carolina.
    2. John W. Madden was born about 1770 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died before 1850 in Humphreys Co, Tennessee.
    3. Alexander Madden was born about 1774 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 26 Aug 1870 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    4. Elizabeth "Betsy" Madden was born about 1775 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died between 1857 and 1858 in Smith Co, Tennessee.
    5. Andrew Madden was born about 1776 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died after 1810 in of, Orange Co, North Carolina.
    6. Samuel Madden was born in 1777 in North Carolina; died after 1830 in of, Orange Co, North Carolina.
    7. 3. Margaret J. "Peggy" Madden was born on 11 Mar 1778 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died on 4 Dec 1865 in Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Stewart Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Madden was born about 1780 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died after 1800 in of, Orange Co, North Carolina.