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Jacob E Ellis[1, 2, 3, 4]
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Name Jacob E Ellis Birth 11 Feb 1864 Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Gender Male Death 21 Aug 1902 Nebraska, United States
Burial Allen, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA
Person ID I502702 My Genealogy Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
Father William Ellis, b. 30 Sep 1823, Newberry MM, Blount, Tennessee, United States
d. 9 Oct 1904, Allen, Dixon, Nebraska, United States
(Age 81 years) Mother Sarah "Sally" Heston, b. 21 Aug 1829, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
d. 11 Jul 1900, Allen, Dixon, Nebraska, United States
(Age 70 years) Marriage 30 Dec 1847 Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Family ID F501785 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rosa Etta Belle Williams, b. 2 Apr 1864, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
d. 22 Jan 1914, Dixon Co., NE
(Age 49 years) Marriage 10 Oct 1885 Springbank Township, Dixon Co., NE
Type: MARR Children 1. Emma Mae Ellis, b. 16 Nov 1885, Nebraska, USA
d. 16 Dec 1964, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, USA
(Age 79 years)2. Charles J Ellis, b. 3 Apr 1887, Nebraska
d. 1952, Nebraska, USA
(Age 64 years)+ 3. Myrtle May Ellis, b. 23 Jul 1889, Nebraska, USA
d. 4 Nov 1973, Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, USA
(Age 84 years)4. Everett E Ellis, b. Jan 1890, Nebraska 
5. Constance E. Ellis, b. 27 Nov 1897, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA
d. 14 Feb 1967, Los Angeles County, California, USA
(Age 69 years)6. Alonzo Ellis, b. 21 Apr 1899, Nebraska, USA
d. 13 Sep 1945, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
(Age 46 years)7. Lonnie John Ellis, b. 21 Apr 1899, Allen, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA
d. 13 Sep 1945, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
(Age 46 years)Family ID F501784 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
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Sources - [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-6000345_531516491_531516491/jacob-ellis (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match - [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1003371_274152171_274152171/jacob-e-ellis (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match - [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500158_304321691_304321691/jacob-e-ellis (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match - [S500089] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4).
Jacob E. Ellis<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Feb 11 1864 - Jefferson, Iowa, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Rosa Etta Belle Williams - Oct 1 1885 - Dixon, NE<br>Residence: 1870 - Nebraska, United States<br>Residence: 1880 - Springbank, Dixon, Nebraska, United States<br>Residence: 1885 - Springbank Township, Dixon, Nebraska, United States<br>Residence: 1900 - Springbank Township Allen village, Dixon, Nebraska, United States<br>Death: Aug 21 1902 - Nebraska, United States<br>Burial: Allen, Dixon, Nebraska, United States<br>Parents: <a>William Ellis</a>, <a>Sarah "Sally" Ellis (born Heston)</a><br>Wife: <a>Rosa Etta Belle Ellis (born Williams)</a><br>Children: <a>Emma May Fegley (born Ellis)</a>, <a>Charles J Ellis</a>, <a>Mary Myrtle Brownell (born Ellis)</a>, <a>Everett Ellis</a>, <a>Constance Swanson (born Ellis)</a>, <a>Lonnie John Ellis</a><br>Siblings: <a>Benjamin Ellis</a>, <a>Enos Edwin Ellis</a>, <a>Martha Ellis</a>, <a>Phineas F Ellis</a>, <a>Isaac Ellis</a>, <a>Arye Emmaline Bales (born Ellis)</a>, <a>John Ellis</a>, <a>Mary Jane Harper (born Ellis)</a>, <a>William Henry Ellis</a>, <a>Charles William Ellis</a>, <a>Sarah Ann Ellis</a>, <a>I V Eleanor Ellis</a>
- [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-6000345_531516491_531516491/jacob-ellis (Reliability: 3).

