John Ellis
1835–
United States
The Life of John
When John Ellis was born in 1835, in United States, his father, George Ellis, was 27 and his mother, Eliza Brace, was 27. He lived in Cain Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died in United States.
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Family Time Line
George Ellis
1808–1853
Eliza Brace
1808–1883
Frances Ellis
1832–
Henry Ellis
1845–
James Ellis
1834–
John Ellis
1835–
Benjamin F. Ellis
1847–
Charles Wesley Ellis
1849–1901
Parents and Siblings
1808–1853Male
1808–1883Female
siblings
(6)
1832–Female
1834–Male
1835–Male
Henry Ellis
1845–Male
1847–Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
Age 1
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 31
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the medieval personal name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah ( see Elias ). In Wales this surname absorbed forms derived from the Welsh personal name Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly’, ‘benevolent’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- John Ellis in household of George Ellis, "United States Census, 1850"
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