Ellis
David
1808 – ?
David Ellis was born in Kentucky. He was about 8 or 9 years old when the family packed up and moved from Kentucky to Indiana.
Marriage
In 1834, David married Lucy Ann Storms in Ripley County, Indiana. Lucy was the daughter of Conrad Storms and Eleanor East.
David and Lucy had at least eight children:
- Joseph Lewis Ellis
- Ellen Ellis [married William H. Nicholson, sibling to Joseph’s wife]
- James William Ellis [married Rebecca Anderson0
- Stephen E. Ellis
- Wesley W. Ellis
- Henry D. Ellis [married Mary Eleanor East who is a cousin to Eleanor East that married Conrad Storms]
- Amanda (Elizabeth) [married John Kirkpatrick]
- Susannah Ellis [married Ormas Doolittle]
David and Lucy raised their children in Indiana. However, David appears to have died in his 50’s or early 60’s, as he is not with the family in 1870. The location of his death or burial has not been determined. Also, the Civil War ventured into Ripley County and it is possible that he was a casualty of the war although he didn’t likely directly serve given his age.