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Note: 1. Abraham and Mary Ellis are buried on their farm in Callaway county, MO. This land is located in the SW quarter of Sec 24. 2. The name of Abraham's father has not been determined but his mother is believed to been named Sarah. 3. Abraham served in the War of 1812. He was a private in Captain John E. Allen's Company of Infantry Militia (also was listed on a muster roll of a company of Mounted Militia of the Territory of Missouri): Rank: private Commencement of Service: 4 Aug 1814 - 1 Oct 1814 (1 month, 29 days). Place of Residence: St. Louis County, MO. Pay per Month: $8.00. Amount of Pay: $15.04. Distance from St. Louis to Place of Residence: 16 miles. Allowance for horses per day: Traveling Pay: $50.02. Substence: $0.28. Total Amount Paid: $16.25. (The above information was from the Adjutant General's Office, Jefferson City, Missouri). 4. Abraham's first wife, Barbara Lee, died in St. Louis co., MO after the birth of their daughter, Mary Alice in 1818. 5. The location of his marriage to Mary Roberts was given as Hawkins co., TN by Mary in the data she submitted to the Department of (the) Interior in "Washington City" to support her widow's claim for bounty land based on the War of 1812 service rendered by Abraham Ellis. 6. Abraham Ellis was listed with the names of men who voted in the first election held in Callaway co., MO...1822...he was living in Round Prairie Township. (Hist. Callaway co., MO, 1884). 7. Abraham Ellis was listed on the Callaway co., MO Tax List of 1823. His brother, Peter, was also listed but as a non-resident (he was residing in Boone co., MO) at that time. 8. From page 986 of Campbell's Gazateer: "at an early day, south of Millersburg, in the western part of the county, lived Abraham Ellis, and near his residence was a f amous camp ground that wittnessed the early struggles and triumps of Methodism. Rev. Andrew Monroe was among the pioneer preachers of that denomination." 9. Early Census Information: 1830 1840 Males under 5 2 - 5 and under 10 1 - 10 and under 15 1 1 William 15 and under 20 1 1 James 20 and under 30 - 1 John 30 and under 40 1 1 Peter ? 40 and under 50 1 - 50 and under 60 - 1 Abraham Females under 5 1 - 5 and under 10 2 2 Barbara Lee and Amanda 10 and under 15 1 1 Malinda 15 and under 20 1 1 Cynthia 20 and under 30 - - 30 and under 40 3 - 40 and under 50 - 1 Mary 50 and under 60 - - 1844 Census of Round Prairie Township, Callaway co., MO: Free White Males 10 and under 18 1 21 and under 45 1 45 and up 1 Free White Females under age of 10 1 10 and under 18 1 18 and under 21 - 21 and under 45 - 45 and up 1 Free Persons of Color - Slaves male 1 female 0 Number of Free Persons who can read or write 5 Number of deaf and dumb 0 number of blind 0 10. Abraham and his son, John Ellis, purchased land in Scotland co., MO on 22 Dec 1847; for $470 they bought from John and Rebecca Peoples of Shelby Co., MO 240 acres; W hf of SE qr Sec 6 T64 R12 and W hf of SW qr Sec 32 T 65 R 12 and E hf SW qr Sec 32 T 65 R 12. This land was later sold after Abraham's death. to Hiram K. Inman, Abraham's son-in-law, on 14 May 1849, 11. From the biographical sketch of Abraham's son, John Ellis, on page 738 in the History of Audrain County, MO (1884): "Abraham Ellis, was a native of Virginia. When he was a boy the family removed to East Tennessee, and afterwards to St. Louis county, Missouri, when the Indian and the bear were still in the country. A young man, he enlisted with Capt. McAllister in the Canadian War, as it was called, and served until the triumph of Jackson at New Orleans, and the restoration of peace. He married Miss Mary Truesdale and came to Callaway county in 1818. He died there in 1848 at the age of sixty- three. He was twice married, Mr. Ellis' mother being his second wife. His first wife, whose maiden name was Lee, was a near relative to Gen. Robert E. Lee. By each wife there were seven children." SOURCES INCLUDE: Will of Abraham Ellis (Callaway county, MO). Grave stones of Abraham and Mary Ellis in Callaway co., MO. Bryan, William S. and Robert Rose. 1876. A History of the Pioneer Families of MO. Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis. Campbell, R.A. 1875. Campbell's Gazateer of Missouri. R.A. Campbell Publ., St. Louis. History of Audrain county, MO (John Ellis family). 1830 Callaway co., MO census, p. 69. 1840 Callaway co., MO census, p. 187. National Archives records; correspondence resulting from the War of 1812 service of Abraham Ellis. Marriage records of Callaway county, MO. Land records of St. Louis county, MO. Land records of Callaway county, MO. Land records of Scotland county, MO. (Deed Book B:195). Millers Creek Methodist Church cemetery located in Callaway co., MO. Information from "old Ellis" Bible (belonged to Amanda Ellis Bedsworth) and copies obtained from Mrs. Robt. E. Boen of Muskogee, OK. Copies of Ellis Bible notes written by Barbara (Ellis) Jamison and obtained from David W. Higgins of Eau Claire, WI. Callaway county, MO cemetery records by A.D. Ferguson, p. 73. Correspondence with Gladys Barnes of Healdsburg, CA and Ray Van Skike of San Francisco, CA. .
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