Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Ellis Jr. was born in December 1847, in Franklin, Illinois, United States, his father, Peter Ellis Sr., was 28 and his mother, Mary McGuire, was 20. He married Nancy J Simpson on 29 December 1867, in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in LaSalle Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 12 November 1917, at the age of 69, and was buried in Masonic And Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Peter Ellis in household of Peter Ellis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Peter, Jr Ellis, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Peter Ellis, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1847–1917 Male
1849–1872 Female
Children (3)
1868–1952 Female
1870–1898 Female
1871–1911 Male
Parents and Siblings
1819–1894 Male
1827–1868 Female
Siblings (9)
1847–1917 Male
1850– Male
1853–1914 Female
1854– Male
1858–1898 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Age 1
1863
Age 16
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French vernacular form of Elias, the Latin and New Testament Greek form of Hebrew Eliyahu; see Elijah and compare Elias , Lias , Ely .
English: possibly in some instances from the Middle English female personal name Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth .
Welsh: from Elis, a shortened form of the Welsh personal name Elisse (earlier Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly, benevolent’). As usual in Welsh, the stress in Elisse is on the penultimate syllable -li-, which shifts to initial El- when the name is shortened to Elis. It later became confused with Ellis in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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