AR Family Groupsheet for William Walter ELLIS Family ************************************************** Copyright © All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html ************************************************** Submitted by: L. RaNae Smith Vaughn E-mail Address: ranaesv@hotmail.com Husband: William Walter ELLIS (1) (6) Birthdate: 05 Jan 1897 (3) Birthplace: near Hayti, Pemiscott County, Missouri (5) Death date: 14 May 1978 (3) Place of death: Live Oak Nursing Home, Craighead County, Arkansas (4) Cemetery: Jonesboro City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas (3) Father: George Washington ELLIS (6) (8) Mother: Mary Elizabeth HARRIS (6) (8) Comments: Bill Ellis was orphaned at an early age, and he lived with his half-sister, Sarah Teal Canamore, and her family for a short time. (9) Marriage date: 03 Jul 1916 (6) (7) Marriage place: Craighead County, Arkansas Wife: Edna BECK (1) (6) Birthdate: 24 Dec 1898 (6) Birthplace: Cane Island, Lake City, Craighead County, Arkansas (6) Death date: 19 Dec 1992 (3) Place of death: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas Cemetery: Jonesboro City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas (3) (6) Father: William Cay BECK (2) (6) Mother: Minnie May PAGAN (6) CHILDREN Child No. 1: Agnes Juanita ELLIS (6) Sex: F Birthdate: 19 Jul 1917 (6) Birthplace: Lake City, Craighead County, Arkansas Death date: 22 Aug 1918 (6) Place of death: Lake City, Craighead County, Arkansas Child No. 2: Elmo Levern ELLIS (1) (6) Sex: M Birthdate: 16 Dec 1918 (6) (10) Birthplace: Lake City, Craighead County, Arkansas Death date: 18 Aug 1997 (10) Place of death: Swartz Creek, Genessee County, Michigan Cemetery: Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Michigan (10) Spouse’s name: Clifford Barbara BRADSHAW (6) Marriage 2: Doris Catherine ZIMMERMAN Marriage 3: Clifford Barbara BRADSHAW Comments: Elmo was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne, U.S. Army, during World War II. He was shot down in the Battle of the Bulge in 1945 and was permanently disabled from his injuries. Child No. 3: Living Child No. 4: Living Child No. 5: Living Sources: (1) 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Craighead County, Lake City Township, Enumeration District 43, Arkansas (2) 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Craighead County, Jonesboro Township, Arkansas (3) Tombstone at Jonesboro City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Arkansas (4) William Walter Ellis’ Death Certificate, State of Arkansas (5) William Walter Ellis’ Application for Social Security Number, Social Security Administration (6) William Walter Ellis’ Family Bible (7) Marriage Records, Craighead County Courthouse, Jonesboro, Arkansas (8) Marriage Book 4, page 432, Dunklin County, Missouri (9) 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Craighead County, Arkansas (10) Tombstone at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Michigan