Georgia Amazon Stapleton

Brief Life History of Georgia Amazon

When Georgia Amazon Stapleton was born on 2 May 1851, in Preston, Webster, Georgia, United States, her father, John Downer Stapleton, was 49 and her mother, Caroline M. Way, was 41. She married Isaac Newton Ellis on 4 December 1872, in Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Beat 1, Copiah, Mississippi, United States in 1900. She died on 9 October 1934, in Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hazlehurst Cemetery, Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Newton Ellis
1849–1930
Georgia Amazon Stapleton
1851–1934
Marriage: 4 December 1872
Frederick Warren Ellis
1873–1950
Kate Leona Ellis
1874–1951
Anna George Ellis
1875–1963
Frank W Ellis
1876–
Lucy Ellis
1878–
Mary Louise "May" Ellis
1879–1981
Caroline "Carrie" Elizabeth Ellis
1881–1985
Neal Ellis
1883–
Hal Roberts Ellis
1883–1938
Isaac Newton Ellis
1886–1962
Nell “Nellie” Mignonne Ellis
1888–1975
Frank Stapleton Ellis
1890–1977
Hilda Ellis
1892–1904
William Carrol Ellis
1895–1918

Sources (9)

  • Georgia Ellis in household of Isaac Ellis, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Georgia Stapleton, "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • Georgia Stapleton Ellis, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Kinchafoonee, Georgia, United States 1856: Webster, Georgia, United States

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: habitational name from any of various places called Stapleton (in Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Leicestershire, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Cumberland), all named in Old English with stapol ‘post, pillar’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The name is common in Ireland, where it has been established since medieval times in the counties of Tipperary and Kilkenny.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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