Ellis, James G

1845 - 1860  (15 years)

• Name	Ellis, James G  [1, 2]
  Birth	1845	New York State, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Sep 1860	Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2]
  	20190511HAv- James G Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Spirit Lake Beacon, Spirit Lake, Iowa, June 3, 1924 by J.A. Ellis In the summer of 1860 our family, consisting of father and mother (Ethel C. Ellis and Helen M. Ellis) and three older brother and myself (then 6 years old) left the wooded hills of northern Pennsylvania (Potter County) for Northwest Iowa. Our journey was by railroad from Andover, NY to Buffalo, from Fubbalo to Milwaukee, Wis by steamer, from Milwaukee to LaCrosse by railroad, thence by steamer to St. Paul, Minnesota from St. Paul to Mankato by barge or flat boat, thence by team via Jackson, Minn to Estherville, Iowa, where we arrived in September after a tedious trip of six weeks. We do not recollect very distinctly this trip but one sad event will never be effaced from our memory, the drowning of our two oldest brothers at a station between St. Paul and Mankato, where we stopped for a short time. They attempted to stop a row boat that was drifting down stream. Neither being able to swim and not knowing the river was deep they soon disappeared from our view, never to be seen again. Though but a child, we shall never forget the anguish of father and mother to be bereft of their children and, after fruitless efforts to find them, to continue on their journey and leave them to be found two weeks later, locked in each others arms and buried by strangers. When we arrived at Estherville and father paid the man for bring us from Mankato, he had only 60¢ left. But we found kind friends, Adolph Jenkins and Jerome Hopkins were our benefactors. James G Ellis BIRTH 1845 New York, USA DEATH Sep 1860 (aged 14-15) Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA BURIAL Body lost in lake, later recovered. MEMORIAL ID 27305932 · PHOTOS 1 Grandparents are Joseph Clark & Louisa Miller. Parents are Ethiel C Ellis & Helen Mary Clark Siblings are: George H, Elihu Clark, John Albert Rhoda Mary Elizabeth Family Members Parents Ethiel C Ellis 1818-1890 Helen Mary Clark Ellis 1826-1909 Siblings George H Ellis 1847-1860 Elihu Clark Ellis 1850-1878 John Albert Ellis 1854-1942 Rhoda M Ellis Phippin 1860-1910 Mary Elizabeth Ellis Middleton 1863-1924 Flowers James & George attempted to stop a row boat that was drifting down stream. Neither being able to swim and not knowing the river was deep they soon disappeared from our view, never to be seen again. Though but a child, we shall never forget the anguish
  Person ID	I68678	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Ellis, Ethel C,   b. 18 Dec 1818, Virgil, Cortland, New York, USA d. 18 Apr 1890, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Clark, Helen Mary,   b. 6 Aug 1826, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 31 Oct 1909, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 May 1846	Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	20190511HAv- Helen Mary Clark Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Add Photos Request Photo Picture of Added by Just~Us Relatives Picture of Added by Just~Us Relatives See 1 more Helen Mary Clark Ellis BIRTH 6 Aug 1826 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 31 Oct 1909 (aged 83) Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA PLOT D 253 1 MEMORIAL ID 30441729 · PHOTOS 4 Parents are Joseph Clark & Louisa Miller Wife of Ethiel C Ellis / (Married: May 24th, 1846, Potter Co., Penn.) Known children are: James G George H Elihu Clark, m. Ruby Jane Metcalf John Albert, m. Eliza Alice Parrott Rhoda, m. Fred F Phippin Mary Elizabeth, m. Alonzo W Middleton -------- The Beacon is pleased to publish from the pen of her much loved son, Rev. J. A. Ellis, the following account of this life and death: Helen M. Clark was born at New London, Connecticut, August 6, 1826. died at Fort Collins, Colorado, Oct. 31st, 1909. Moved from Connecticut to Yates county, New York in her childhood, later to Potter county, Pennsylvania, where on May 24th, 1846, she was united in marriage to Ethel C. Ellis. In the fall of 1860 they moved to northwestern Iowa locating at Estherville. In 1861 her companion enlisted in Company I, 7th Iowa cavalry volunteers, after which the family moved to Spirit Lake, where she cared for her family of four children midst those strenuous pioneer days while her husband for three years was in the army on the frontier. April 18th 1890, her husband died in the christian faith, since which time she has lived most of the time by her self with her children near she. She has always been one of the best of mothers not only kind to her kindred, but ever ready and willing to minister to others often denying herself of many of life's comforts to help others. She was a constant student of the Bible. It was her delight, and her Savior and her refuge and strength. Ti was her joy to be in revival meetings, often overtaxing her strength to be present and testify for Jesus. Her last night on earth was spent in a revival meeting in the Methodist church. She was in usual health in the evening. Coming into our home for a few moments as was her daily custom the the hour for church service drawing near, she said,"Come children, it is time to get ready for church," then stepping, it seemed more lightly than common, to her little home on the same lot she prepared and I accompanied her to church, taking the street car. At the close of the service a few minutes were given to testimony, The preacher's theme was "The Coming of Jesus." She gave a bright and exultant testimony, many eyes being moved to tears and sounds of praise were heard from different parts of the church. She said in her last words, "I an just waiting for Jesus to come for me". At the close of the service the car not being near, she desired to walk by my side as was her usual custom. She walked by my side holding my arm. Several times I asked, "are you tired mother," she said, "no." As we reached the door of her humble home Mrs. Phippin was awaiting her coming opened it and remarked, here is your daughter waiting for you, she made no reply, but as she raised her foot to enter she suddenly fell back into my arms and without a word was gone. She was the mother of nine children, three of whom died in early childhood, two sons, aged fourteen and sixteen drowned on the way from her home in Pennsylvania to Iowa, one son dying at Spirit Lake January 18, 1878. In February, 1906, she left her home of over forty years in Spirit Lake to spend her last days with her surviving children, Mrs. A. W. Middleton, Mes. F. F. Phippin and J. A. Ellis, now residents of Fort Collins. She will be laid to rest this (Tuesday) Afternoon in the Beautiful "Grandview Cemetery," Fort Collins. Twas sad to part with mother Without her last goodbye, But the parting is not forever We shall meet her bye-and-bye. Yes, we'll meet you darling mother, Where all tears are wiped away, And with Christ and His redeemed ones With you forever stay. [Obituary is published in the Spirit Lake Beacon, Nov. 5, 1909.] Family Members Parents Joseph Clark 1786-1880 Louisa Miller Clark 1803-1894 Spouse Ethiel C Ellis 1818-1890 Siblings Amanda Clark Sprague 1823-1894 George Henry Clark 1829-1902 Nancy E Clark Warner 1830-1914 Addison N Clark 1831-1885 Stephen E Clark 1832-1862 Almira Clark Lowell 1836-1875 William Raleigh Clark 1840-1920 Wealthy Clark Bellows Evans 1842-1927 Half Siblings Joseph Clark 1813-1898 Samuel Chauncy Clark 1813-1898 Children James G Ellis 1845-1860 George H Ellis 1847-1860 Elihu Clark Ellis 1850-1878 John Albert Ellis 1854-1942 Rhoda M Ellis Phippin 1860-1910 Mary Elizabeth Ellis Middleton 1863-1924 Flowers
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  Birth - 1845 - New York State, USA Death - Sep 1860 - Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Ellis, Jas & Geo drowned SpiritLake fag_Just-Us-Relatives 20190511HAv- James G Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Spirit Lake Beacon, Spirit Lake, Iowa, June 3, 1924 by J.A. Ellis In the summer of 1860 our family, consisting of father and mother (Ethel C. Ellis and Helen M. Ellis) and three older brother and myself (then 6 years old) left the wooded hills of northern Pennsylvania (Potter County) for…

  
  

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  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Helen Mary Clark Ellis. Record for Helen Mary Ellis (27) facts 20190511HAv- Helen Mary Clark Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Add Photos Request Photo Picture of Added by Just~Us Relatives Picture of Added by Just~Us Relatives See 1 more Helen Mary Clark Ellis BIRTH 6 Aug 1826 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 31 Oct 1909 (aged 83) Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA PLOT D 253 1 MEMORIAL ID 30441729 · PHOTOS 4 Parents are Joseph Clark & Louisa Miller Wife of Ethiel C Ellis / (Married: May 24th, 1846, Potter Co., Penn.) Known children are: James G George H Elihu Clark, m. Ruby Jane Metcalf John Albert, m. Eliza Alice Parrott Rhoda, m. Fred F Phippin Mary Elizabeth, m. Alonzo W Middleton -------- The Beacon is pleased to publish from the pen of her much loved son, Rev. J. A. Ellis, the following account of this life and death: Helen M. Clark was born at New London, Connecticut, August 6, 1826. died at Fort Collins, Colorado, Oct. 31st, 1909. Moved from Connecticut to Yates county, New York in her childhood, later to Potter county, Pennsylvania, where on May 24th, 1846, she was united in marriage to Ethel C. Ellis. In the fall of 1860 they moved to northwestern Iowa locating at Estherville. In 1861 her companion enlisted in Company I, 7th Iowa cavalry volunteers, after which the family moved to Spirit Lake, where she cared for her family of four children midst those strenuous pioneer days while her husband for three years was in the army on the frontier. April 18th 1890, her husband died in the christian faith, since which time she has lived most of the time by her self with her children near she. She has always been one of the best of mothers not only kind to her kindred, but ever ready and willing to minister to others often denying herself of many of life's comforts to help others. She was a constant student of the Bible. It was her delight, and her Savior and her refuge and strength. Ti was her joy to be in revival meetings, often overtaxing her strength to be present and testify for Jesus. Her last night on earth was spent in a revival meeting in the Methodist church. She was in usual health in the evening. Coming into our home for a few moments as was her daily custom the the hour for church service drawing near, she said,"Come children, it is time to get ready for church," then stepping, it seemed more lightly than common, to her little home on the same lot she prepared and I accompanied her to church, taking the street car. At the close of the service a few minutes were given to testimony, The preacher's theme was "The Coming of Jesus." She gave a bright and exultant testimony, many eyes being moved to tears and sounds of praise were heard from different parts of the church. She said in her last words, "I an just waiting for Jesus to come for me". At the close of the service the car not being near, she desired to walk by my side as was her usual custom. She walked by my side holding my arm. Several times I asked, "are you tired mother," she said, "no." As we reached the door of her humble home Mrs. Phippin was awaiting her coming opened it and remarked, here is your daughter waiting for you, she made no reply, but as she raised her foot to enter she suddenly fell back into my arms and without a word was gone. She was the mother of nine children, three of whom died in early childhood, two sons, aged fourteen and sixteen drowned on the way from her home in Pennsylvania to Iowa, one son dying at Spirit Lake January 18, 1878. In February, 1906, she left her home of over forty years in Spirit Lake to spend her last days with her surviving children, Mrs. A. W. Middleton, Mes. F. F. Phippin and J. A. Ellis, now residents of Fort Collins. She will be laid to rest this (Tuesday) Afternoon in the Beautiful "Grandview Cemetery," Fort Collins. Twas sad to part with mother Without her last goodbye, But the parting is not forever We shall meet her bye-and-bye. Yes, we'll meet you darling mother, Where all tears are wiped away, And with Christ and His redeemed ones With you forever stay. [Obituary is published in the Spirit Lake Beacon, Nov. 5, 1909.] Family Members Parents Joseph Clark 1786-1880 Louisa Miller Clark 1803-1894 Spouse Ethiel C Ellis 1818-1890 Siblings Amanda Clark Sprague 1823-1894 George Henry Clark 1829-1902 Nancy E Clark Warner 1830-1914 Addison N Clark 1831-1885 Stephen E Clark 1832-1862 Almira Clark Lowell 1836-1875 William Raleigh Clark 1840-1920 Wealthy Clark Bellows Evans 1842-1927 Half Siblings Joseph Clark 1813-1898 Samuel Chauncy Clark 1813-1898 Children James G Ellis 1845-1860 George H Ellis 1847-1860 Elihu Clark Ellis 1850-1878 John Albert Ellis 1854-1942 Rhoda M Ellis Phippin 1860-1910 Mary Elizabeth Ellis Middleton 1863-1924 Flowers 20190511HAv- Helen Mary Clark Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Add Photos Request Photo Picture of Added by Just~Us Relatives Picture of Added by Just~Us Relatives See 1 more Helen Mary Clark Ellis BIRTH 6 Aug 1826 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 31 Oct 1909 (aged 83) Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA PLOT D 253 1 MEMORIAL ID 30441729 · PHOTOS 4 Parents are Joseph Clark & Louisa Miller Wife of Ethiel C Ellis / (Married: May 24th, 1846, Potter Co., Penn.) Known children are: James G George H Elihu Clark, m. Ruby Jane Metcalf John Albert, m. Eliza Alice Parrott Rhoda, m. Fred F Phippin Mary Elizabeth, m. Alonzo W Middleton -------- The Beacon is pleased to publish from the pen of her much loved son, Rev. J. A. Ellis, the following account of this life and death: Helen M. Clark was born at New London, Connecticut, August 6, 1826. died at Fort Collins, Colorado, Oct. 31st, 1909. Moved from Connecticut to Yates county, New York in her childhood, later to Potter county, Pennsylvania, where on May 24th, 1846, she was united in marriage to Ethel C. Ellis. In the fall of 1860 they moved to northwestern Iowa locating at Estherville. In 1861 her companion enlisted in Company I, 7th Iowa cavalry volunteers, after which the family moved to Spirit Lake, where she cared for her family of four children midst those strenuous pioneer days while her husband for three years was in the army on the frontier. April 18th 1890, her husband died in the christian faith, since which time she has lived most of the time by her self with her children near she. She has always been one of the best of mothers not only kind to her kindred, but ever ready and willing to minister to others often denying herself of many of life's comforts to help others. She was a constant student of the Bible. It was her delight, and her Savior and her refuge and strength. Ti was her joy to be in revival meetings, often overtaxing her strength to be present and testify for Jesus. Her last night on earth was spent in a revival meeting in the Methodist church. She was in usual health in the evening. Coming into our home for a few moments as was her daily custom the the hour for church service drawing near, she said,"Come children, it is time to get ready for church," then stepping, it seemed more lightly than common, to her little home on the same lot she prepared and I accompanied her to church, taking the street car. At the close of the service a few minutes were given to testimony, The preacher's theme was "The Coming of Jesus." She gave a bright and exultant testimony, many eyes being moved to tears and sounds of praise were heard from different parts of the church. She said in her last words, "I an just waiting for Jesus to come for me". At the close of the service the car not being near, she desired to walk by my side as was her usual custom. She walked by my side holding my arm. Several times I asked, "are you tired mother," she said, "no." As we reached the door of her humble home Mrs. Phippin was awaiting her coming opened it and remarked, here is your daughter waiting for you, she made no reply, but as she raised her foot to enter she suddenly fell back into my arms and without a word was gone. She was the mother of nine children, three of whom died in early childhood, two sons, aged fourteen and sixteen drowned on the way from her home in Pennsylvania to Iowa, one son dying at Spirit Lake January 18, 1878. In February, 1906, she left her home of over forty years in Spirit Lake to spend her last days with her surviving children, Mrs. A. W. Middleton, Mes. F. F. Phippin and J. A. Ellis, now residents of Fort Collins. She will be laid to rest this (Tuesday) Afternoon in the Beautiful "Grandview Cemetery," Fort Collins. Twas sad to part with mother Without her last goodbye, But the parting is not forever We shall meet her bye-and-bye. Yes, we'll meet you darling mother, Where all tears are wiped away, And with Christ and His redeemed ones With you forever stay. [Obituary is published in the Spirit Lake Beacon, Nov. 5, 1909.] Family Members Parents Joseph Clark 1786-1880 Louisa Miller Clark 1803-1894 Spouse Ethiel C Ellis 1818-1890 Siblings Amanda Clark Sprague 1823-1894 George Henry Clark 1829-1902 Nancy E Clark Warner 1830-1914 Addison N Clark 1831-1885 Stephen E Clark 1832-1862 Almira Clark Lowell 1836-1875 William Raleigh Clark 1840-1920 Wealthy Clark Bellows Evans 1842-1927 Half Siblings Joseph Clark 1813-1898 Samuel Chauncy Clark 1813-1898 Children James G Ellis 1845-1860 George H Ellis 1847-1860 Elihu Clark Ellis 1850-1878 John Albert Ellis 1854-1942 Rhoda M Ellis Phippin 1860-1910 Mary Elizabeth Ellis Middleton 1863-1924 Flowers Clark Ellis, Helen Mary obit fag_Just-Us-Relatives 20190511HAv- Helen Mary Clark Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Add Photos Request Photo Picture of Added by Just~Us Relatives Picture of Added by Just~Us Relatives See 1 more Helen Mary Clark Ellis BIRTH 6 Aug 1826 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 31 Oct 1909 (aged 83) Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado,… [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Ellis, James G & George H. drowned. Record for James G Ellis (12) facts 20190511HAv- James G Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Spirit Lake Beacon, Spirit Lake, Iowa, June 3, 1924 by J.A. Ellis In the summer of 1860 our family, consisting of father and mother (Ethel C. Ellis and Helen M. Ellis) and three older brother and myself (then 6 years old) left the wooded hills of northern Pennsylvania (Potter County) for Northwest Iowa. Our journey was by railroad from Andover, NY to Buffalo, from Fubbalo to Milwaukee, Wis by steamer, from Milwaukee to LaCrosse by railroad, thence by steamer to St. Paul, Minnesota from St. Paul to Mankato by barge or flat boat, thence by team via Jackson, Minn to Estherville, Iowa, where we arrived in September after a tedious trip of six weeks. We do not recollect very distinctly this trip but one sad event will never be effaced from our memory, the drowning of our two oldest brothers at a station between St. Paul and Mankato, where we stopped for a short time. They attempted to stop a row boat that was drifting down stream. Neither being able to swim and not knowing the river was deep they soon disappeared from our view, never to be seen again. Though but a child, we shall never forget the anguish of father and mother to be bereft of their children and, after fruitless efforts to find them, to continue on their journey and leave them to be found two weeks later, locked in each others arms and buried by strangers. When we arrived at Estherville and father paid the man for bring us from Mankato, he had only 60¢ left. But we found kind friends, Adolph Jenkins and Jerome Hopkins were our benefactors. James G Ellis BIRTH 1845 New York, USA DEATH Sep 1860 (aged 14-15) Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA BURIAL Body lost in lake, later recovered. MEMORIAL ID 27305932 · PHOTOS 1 Grandparents are Joseph Clark & Louisa Miller. Parents are Ethiel C Ellis & Helen Mary Clark Siblings are: George H, Elihu Clark, John Albert Rhoda Mary Elizabeth Family Members Parents Ethiel C Ellis 1818-1890 Helen Mary Clark Ellis 1826-1909 Siblings George H Ellis 1847-1860 Elihu Clark Ellis 1850-1878 John Albert Ellis 1854-1942 Rhoda M Ellis Phippin 1860-1910 Mary Elizabeth Ellis Middleton 1863-1924 Flowers 20190511HAv- James G Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Spirit Lake Beacon, Spirit Lake, Iowa, June 3, 1924 by J.A. Ellis In the summer of 1860 our family, consisting of father and mother (Ethel C. Ellis and Helen M. Ellis) and three older brother and myself (then 6 years old) left the wooded hills of northern Pennsylvania (Potter County) for Northwest Iowa. Our journey was by railroad from Andover, NY to Buffalo, from Fubbalo to Milwaukee, Wis by steamer, from Milwaukee to LaCrosse by railroad, thence by steamer to St. Paul, Minnesota from St. Paul to Mankato by barge or flat boat, thence by team via Jackson, Minn to Estherville, Iowa, where we arrived in September after a tedious trip of six weeks. We do not recollect very distinctly this trip but one sad event will never be effaced from our memory, the drowning of our two oldest brothers at a station between St. Paul and Mankato, where we stopped for a short time. They attempted to stop a row boat that was drifting down stream. Neither being able to swim and not knowing the river was deep they soon disappeared from our view, never to be seen again. Though but a child, we shall never forget the anguish of father and mother to be bereft of their children and, after fruitless efforts to find them, to continue on their journey and leave them to be found two weeks later, locked in each others arms and buried by strangers. When we arrived at Estherville and father paid the man for bring us from Mankato, he had only 60¢ left. But we found kind friends, Adolph Jenkins and Jerome Hopkins were our benefactors. James G Ellis BIRTH 1845 New York, USA DEATH Sep 1860 (aged 14-15) Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA BURIAL Body lost in lake, later recovered. MEMORIAL ID 27305932 · PHOTOS 1 Grandparents are Joseph Clark & Louisa Miller. Parents are Ethiel C Ellis & Helen Mary Clark Siblings are: George H, Elihu Clark, John Albert Rhoda Mary Elizabeth Family Members Parents Ethiel C Ellis 1818-1890 Helen Mary Clark Ellis 1826-1909 Siblings George H Ellis 1847-1860 Elihu Clark Ellis 1850-1878 John Albert Ellis 1854-1942 Rhoda M Ellis Phippin 1860-1910 Mary Elizabeth Ellis Middleton 1863-1924 Flowers Ellis, Jas & Geo drowned SpiritLake fag_Just-Us-Relatives 20190511HAv- James G Ellis Photo added by Just~Us Relatives Spirit Lake Beacon, Spirit Lake, Iowa, June 3, 1924 by J.A. Ellis In the summer of 1860 our family, consisting of father and mother (Ethel C. Ellis and Helen M. Ellis) and three older brother and myself (then 6 years old) left the wooded hills of northern Pennsylvania (Potter County) for…

  
  

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