Edward Ellis 1843-1920

ELLIS, PALMER, CAMPBELL

Posted By: Karen DaPra (email)
Date: 5/6/2004 at 22:37:16

EDWARD ELLIS

Was born December 7, 1843 near Keosauqua, Ia., and died at the hospital at Mt. Plasant [sic-s/b Pleasant], Iowa, March 18, 1920, being 76 years, 3 months and 11 days old at the time of his death.

He was the eldest son of Bradford and Elizabeth Ellis, deceased. Only one brother, Wm. Ellis, near Keosauqua, Ia., remains out of a family of nine children, four girls and five boys.

He was born and lived on his father's farm until he was united in marriage to Sarah C. Palmer, Feb. 13, 1862. He spent two years in Kansas and then returned to Iowa and located on a farm near Cantril, afterwards moving to his farm near Waneta in 1881, where he resided till he retired from the farm and located in Pulaski in 1901. At this place his wife died in 1904.

To this union were born eleven children, six of whom are living, Isaac of Rolla, Mo.; William and Osborne of Pulaski, Iowa; Frank and Clifford of Hutchinson, Kan.; and Ernest of Isabelle, Kan.; Mrs. Mary Campbell, Etta, George, Cora and Freeman deceased.

He was a veteran of the Civil War when he served his country for nearly two years and was honorably discharged at the close of the war.

Funeral services were conducted at the home of his son Osborne Ellis after which the body was laid to rest in the [rest of obituary missing]

(Photocopy of this obit found on page 207 of Obit Book "A" of the Van Buren County Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Mar 2001. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)

(Originally posted 11 Apr 2001)

NOTE: Does anyone know who Edward's mother's maiden name was? I only have seven siblings for Edward, it appears I am missing a sister of his. Can you help?