Descendants of Jabez and Susannah Carter Ellis

 

 Jabez Stephen Ellis was born ca. 1830 in Saratoga, New York.

Generation I.  His mother, Sarah Adams, was born in Bethersden, Kent, England in 1790 and  arrived in the US in 1826  her husband, John Ellis, Sr. who was b. 1789 in Smarden, Kent.  They married in 1810.  (Sarah’s father is listed in the marriage notice as Edward A. Adams; John’s father is William E. Ellis.)

John and Sarah Ellis sailed for America on the ship Xenophon from London with 6 children, arriving in New York after a voyage of 7 weeks and 3 days.  The ship manifest lists these family members:

 

 

 

 

A biography of John, Jr. lists other children as Elizabeth, Jabez, and Sarah.  It would be inferred that these 3 children were born in New York.  The biography says that the Ellis family settled first in Schenectady, New York on a rented farm, where they lived until 1831.  The family then moved to neighboring Saratoga, New York, where John, Sr. rented another farm.  In 1835, the family moved west to Chautauqua, New York, where John purchased a farm.  This family is found on the 1840 census in Mina.

 

 

1840 mina census:

John Ellis

1 male 5-10

1 male 20-30

2 males 50-60

1 female 10-15

1 female 15-20

1 female 50-60

 

In 1841, John Sr. moved his family westward to Beetown, Grant, Wisconsin where he worked as a lead miner. 

Generation II. John Ellis b. Feb. 19, 1819 Kent

-         emigrated w/ family on Ship Xenophon, London to New York, arriving July 25, 1826

-         lived Schenectady-NY, Saratoga-NY, Chautauqua-NY

-         m. Louisa Rachel Carpenter May 23, 1842 (see Boorman/Carpenter of Kent); place unknown

-         1850: Beetown, Grant, Wisconsin: farmer, 1 child b. NY

-         Civil War:

-         Children:

1. Norman b. 1848 upstate NY; in WI 1850; m. Emma Thayer; d. Bothell, WA

                Ellsworth

 

            Amy Ellis “Amer”? b. 1820 Kent

-         remained in Chautauqua, New York, where she married Charles Ottaway

 

2. Amy/Annie Ellis, b. 1820-1823 England; d. 1897 Ripley, Chautauqua-NY

m. Charles Ottaway (b. 1819 Frittenden, Kent – emigrated 1840, farmer; father horatio ottaway b. 1788 smarden; m. Elizabeth butler 1786 boughton)

1850 in Mina-Chautauqua, NY census

 6 children all b. ny

1860 min

1870 “Mary Ottaway” 45, wayne, erie, pa

 1880 in Erie, PA census

in household: Robert Ellis, Amy’s uncle; b. 1793 england; d. 1859 chautauqua; came to USA 1839; 1783 a Robert Ellis christened in smarden; his parents William ellis and Elizabeth buley

G. White gedcom on rootsweb

 

3.           Robert Ellis, b. 1817-1818 England; d. 1899 Sherman, Chautauqua-NY

m. Rowena Swetland (1830-1910)

Civil War: Sgt. Co E 9^th NY Cavalry

Sherman 1880 census:

Robert ellis b. 1818 england

Rowena

Florence

George buss; 59 england

Abigail

 

Sherman cemetery:

ELLIS alice d. 1938

Dorthy 1897-1912

Flor 1889-1931

Florry 1866-1900

Lewis 1834-1907 cw

Marg 1903-1903

Robert 1817-1899 cw sgt. Co e 9^th ny cavalry

Rowena m. swetland 1830-1910

 

 

Rootsweb:

Robert ellis m. Rowena sweatland

Children: 1. sarah jane b. 1850 mina d. 1922 pa m. 1877 2. Florence b. 1869 m. hubbard

 

4. Ann (Sarah? Elizabeth?)  Ellis, b. 1828 NY; death place unknown

m. Arthur Tomlinson of England (see Tomlinson)

1850 Beetown, Grant, WI census

1860 Dubuque, IA census

1870 Franklin, MO census

probate records of parents-in-law: 1876 and 188?

 

Tomlinson children:

Alice j. 1851 ny m. Lewis

Wm a 1856 wi

Robert s. 1860 ia

Sarah 1864

Mary 1867

 

5. Jabez Stephen Ellis, b. 1830 Saratoga, NY; d. Dec. 19, 1887 Grant, WI; bur. Delaware-IA

1850 Beetown, Grant, WI census; age 19, smelter

m. Susannah Carter March 1867; lived Dubuque, Beetown

1879: purchased farm in Elk, Delaware-IA

 

Ann Miller – desc. Of Leannah

Jane Yeager – desc. Of Amy

Harriet Prescott – desc. Of Elizabeth

Russ Ellis – desc. Of James

 

 

 

-          

 

Susannah Carter was born in 1850 in Dubuque, Iowa.

Her parents were Hiram Carter (b. 1818 New Jersey) and Susannah Matthews (b. 1818 Philadelphia).

Susannah’s siblings were:

Her father, Hiram, died in 1850 in a cholera epidemic.

Her mother, Susannah, remarried to Thomas McConnel.  They had Lavinia and ___.

 

Jabez is found next in the 1850 census of Beetown, Grant, Wisconsin.  He is living with sister Anne and her husband, Arthur Tomlinson:

 

Generation III. Jabez and Susannah Carter were married in 1867 in Dubuque, Iowa where they lived until 1879, when they moved to Elk, Delaware, Iowa.  They had 9 children:

1. Clarinda Jane b. 1867 Dubuque; m. John J. Rulon; d. 1957 Aitkin, MN
2. James Russell b. 1874 Beetown; m. Ida Emmalissa James; d. 1953 Aitkin, MN
3. William Walter b. 1880 Elk, Delaware, IA; m. Ladd; d. 1945 Hennepin, MN
4. Phyllis b. 1884; m. 1. Kennedy 2. Guisdorf; 3. Olson; d. 1945
5. Amy Rowena b. 1869 Elk, Delaware, IA; m. 1. William Hunter 2. Luther Brunton
6. Ivy Mae b. 1876; m. Homer Gertz; d. 1945
7. Susannah Alice b. 1871 Dubuque; m. 1. Lewis 2. Hanson
8. Lee Ann b. 1882; m. Sloane
9. Elizabeth b. 1886; m. Hybarger; d. 1918 Newton, IN

 

Jabez died in Beetown December 19, 1887 while visiting relatives.

Susannah remarried to Lewis Fry.

 

II. 1. Clarinda married John J. Rulon in 1888.  They had 1 son, Lloyd. 

          See Rulon

 

     2. James Russell married Ida Emmalissa James in 1908. They moved to Waukenabo, Aitkin, Minnesota and had 8 children:

           See James

         1. Opal Alois b. 1909; m. Sigurd Trones

         2. Leroy b. 1916; m. Joyce Baker

         3. Ida Mae b. 1919

         4. John Rodger b. 1922; m. Donna Schoonmaker

         5. Viola b. 1912; d. 1948; m. Peter Breyer

         6. Arthur b. 1910

         7. Leonard b. 1914; m. Vena Sophia Nielson

         8. Robert b. 1918

 

      3. William Walter m. Ruth Ladd in ___.  Their children were

          See Ladd

 

      4. Phyllis m. 1. Emmet Kennedy 2. Fred Guisdorf 3. Olson

 

      5. Amy married 1. William Hunter and 2. Luther Brunton. They settled in Morocco, Newton, Indiana.

            See Brunton

 

      6. Ivy married Homer Gertz.

 

      7. Susannah m. 1. Lewis and 2. Sam Hanson.

 

      8. Leeannah m. George Sloane.

 

9.      Elizabeth m. Willis Hybarger.  They had 3 children and settled in Morocco, Newton, Indiana.  Elizabeth died in the 1918 influenza epidemic.

                        See Hybarger/Hyberger

 

        III. 1. Lloyd Rulon

 

            2. Opal Ellis married Sigurd Edolph Trones in 1938.  They had

                    See Trones

                Leroy married Joyce Baker[The link bar feature is not available in this web]

                Ivy married

                John married Donna Schoonmaker

                Viola married Breyer. Viola died in childbirth.

                Arthur married Evelyn Maul

                Leonard married Vena Nielson.

 

              3.

             4.

             5. Harry Brunton

             6.

              7.

              8.

              9.

 

Cousins/Fellow Researchers:

Russell Ellis

Denise Beckwith Frederick

Dawn Proctor

Jane Yeager

Harriet Sue Prescott

Don Frerk

Al Miller

Ann Miller

Thelma Bronner

Phyllis Peterson

Retha Carter

 

Places: Kent, England; Bethersden, Smarden

             New York: Schenectady, Saratoga; Chautauqua – Mina, Ripley, Sherman

             Wisconsin: Beetown

             Iowa: Dubuque – TableMound; Delaware – Greeley, Elk; Keokuk – Oelwein

             Missouri: Crawford; Center