When Ella Cordelia Tucker was born on 14 February 1870, in Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, United States, her father, Henry Crawford Tucker, was 28 and her mother, Martha Dinitia Sanders, was 25. She married Charles Brashear Temple on 17 May 1888, in Hernando, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Hamilton, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 1, Hall, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 23 June 1948, in Memphis, Hall, Texas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Memphis, Hall, Texas, United States.