THE ELLIS TREE (Note: The symbol (&) is to be read “who married.”) Richard Ellis married Kitty Johns and settled around Ellisburg about 1795. To this union were born John; Burl & Sally Coffman; James & Elizabeth Stone; Nancy & J. Coffman; Pauline & D. Ried; Druzilla & M. Coulter. The children of Burl were John & Mary Cooper; Amanda & W. Mills; George & Helen Cunningham; Jas. & Sarah Ellis; Frank & Sally McGhennis. The children of Jas. and Elizabeth were Uriah & Ellen Hill (children: John & Betty Walls also Betty Ried, also M. McDougal; Burl & Rosa Burks; Mary E. & Wallace Steel; Rhoda & Enoch A. Wesley); Stephen & M. Murphy; Wm. J. & Pauline Powers; Geo. & M. Russell; Tilford & Sarah Lane; Woodson & Mary Carpenter; Richard; Adam & Mary Purdom, also Hallie Ried; Lucinda & M. Coulter; Cyrena & Wm. Hill; Eletha & F. Mills; Katherine & B. H. Young; Ollie & T. Burns, also J. Gadberry; Josie & Abe McAnelly; Annie & J. Carpenter; Tilda. The children of John and Mary Cooper were Suda; Sallie; Ann; Zora; George B. & Iris Ratcliff (children: John, Joe Lee, and Clara). The children of Geo. and Helen Cunningham were Fannie & Dr. Murphy; Jennie; Lizzie & R. G. Mobley; Georgia & R. Vaughn; Mike; Geo. D. & Alice Slater (children: Florence and George D., Jr.) The children of Frank and Sallie were Mack, George, Burl, Frank, Jr., Tom, Will, Ann. The children of Stephen and M. Murphy were Frank & L. Grover; Wallace & Myrtle Johnson; Willie & J. Wheatley; Ralph & E. Hale (children: Flora, Dr. Stephen, Ralph E., Bert, Mary E.); Lucinda & D. B. Peyton; Flora & B. L. Peyton; Rosa & J. Morgeson; Fannie; Suda & G. Ried. The children of Wallace and Myrtle of the above group were Lawrence & E. Roberts; Fannie & H. Guthrie; Flossie & D. Zanone; Iva M. & Dr. Ballard; Coleman & M. Coleman; Ralph and Ebert. The children of Adam and Mary and Hallie were Fannie & J. Nounse; Mary E. & R. Downey, also J. C. Cox; Jas. & Mary Ebby; Burl & Lizzie Stokley; Willie & Vina Mills; Cora & A. Brown; Kathleen & J. Y. Brown; Virgie & Vernon Crews; Forest & P. Clarkston (children: Carlyle & Mary Luster; Lucian); Allen & E. Coffman, also J. Willis (son: David). The children of Burl, son of Adam, were Marie & G. Coffman; Cobert & Mary Powers; Herman; Martha & H. Jefferis; Elnora & C. T. Luster; Oscar B. & Nannie Luster. The children of Wm. J. and Pauline Powers were Ida & J. Weatherford; Bettie & S. Brown; Jas. A. & E. Downey (child: Alva); Clay & Ida Lane; Robert & M. Adams, also A. Hafley, also C. Cooley (children: Jas. & M. Qualls; Barker & Ada Bryant; Leoni & Roach; Pina & C. Buckett; Cyntha & G. Holcomb; Willie; Lillie & B. H. Coffman; Laura & Otha Cooley; Annie & M. Coffman. The children of Claude are Lucian and Louise. The children of Woodson and Mary Carpenter were Stephen & Pina Wilcher (children: Mary & C. Porter; Loyd & E. Brown; Luther; Hugh; Daisy & E. McAnelly); Johnson & Eva Mills (children: Hugh & Ruby Cochran; Mary A.; Arthur); Hardin & Lizzie Brown; Marshall & Arbie Coppage (children: Ona; Geo. W.; David B. & V. McAnelly; Sallie & Dow Hansford); Lieu & Edna Allen (children: Wallace, Mae, Iven, Russell, Lillie & Paul Dillon). Woodson & A. Mills, also A. Wilson (children: Ada and Alta); Jimmy & B. Peyton (children: Eugene, Lena, Edna, Essie, James, Mary); Amanda & Ried, also Mills, also Johnson; Lizzie, Sofa, Pearl, Anna, Mollie & G. Southerland; Frona & M. Mills. The children of Hardin & Lizzie were Alford & G. Overstreet, also M. Merriman (children: Maxine & Elmer Thomas; Georgia & H. Hancock); Lee & Ethel Simpson; Bertie M. & L. Coffman. The children of Geo., son of James, were Elethe & W. H. Gadberry; Russell; Linda; Dollie & J. Murphy; Lafe & P. Moore; Tom & Cora Peyton; Ollie & Joel H. Peyton. The children of John, son of Uriah, were Ernest & V. McAnelly; Maude & L. Young; G uy; Luke T.; Patrey. The children of Ernest were Josephine; Samuel and Edward. The children of Clay and Ida were Mattie & J. Wooldridge; Mary; Walter & C. Russell; Claude & B. Russell; Bill & Bertha Russell; Pearl & A. Coffman; Louise & F. Hickson; Florence & E. Wesley; Flossie & S. Meyers. The children of Waller, son of Clay were Estelle & H. Mills; Luther and Lewis.