William married Laura J. Fuqua,Aug. 23,1857,Davidson,Tennessee.[1]
William 26 and wife Laura 23 along with 2 year old Arella were in the 1860 Davidson , Tennessee census.[2]
They had a son,James Wegham Ellis sometime in 1862. It is not know if it was before or during Williams time in the civil war.
Confederate Army POW. Enlisted in the fall of 1861 in Company D, 30th Tennessee Infantry Regiment (CSA). Place of enlistment: Sumner County, Tennessee. Captured on February 16, 1862 at Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Died as a prisoner at Camp Butler,Illinois, on May 16, 1862.[3][4][5]
Sources
↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ75-WDR : 10 March 2021), Wm H Ellis and Laura J Fuqua, 23 Aug 1857; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 225, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 200,295.
↑ "United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-YN8L : 16 March 2018), Wm Ellis, 16 May 1862; citing Death, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, p. 72, NARA microfilm publication M918 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,024,456.
↑ "Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY9-7FGF : 10 September 2019), Wm Ellis, ; citing Burial, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,001,205.
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