William Kilmer Ellis
1897–1986 (Age 88)
West Virginia, United States
The Life of William Kilmer
When William Kilmer Ellis was born on 13 November 1897, in West Virginia, United States, his father, William Lemen Ellis, was 29 and his mother, Lula Virginia Kilmer, was 22. He lived in Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States in 1930. He died on 7 February 1986, at the age of 88.
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Family Time Line
William Kilmer Ellis
1897–1986
Margaret M. Robbins
1892–1962
Spouse & Children
1897–1986Male
- Margaret M. Robbins
1892–1962Female
Parents & Siblings
- William Lemen Ellis
1868–1926Male
- Lula Virginia Kilmer
1875–1939Female
siblings
(4)
1896–1960Male
1897–1986Male
1900–1965Male
- Helen Meade Ellis
1906–1973Female
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 3
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 26
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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 (2)
William H Ellis in household of William L Ellis, "United States Census, 1900"
William L Ellis, "United States Census, 1930"
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