Edward Ellis (1832 - 1865)

Born 5 Apr 1832 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Elizabeth E (Evans) Ellis — married 12 Apr 1855 (to 1865) in Summit, Ohio, United States

Died 27 Apr 1865 at age 33 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Edward Ellis was born on 5 April 1832 in Pennsylvania, United States. Edward married Elizabeth Evans during 1855 at Summit County, Ohio. They had at least two children, Charles Robert, born 1856, and Nettie Marie, born 1858, who grew to maturity.

Pvt. Edward Ellis served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 14 Aug 1862
Mustered out: 27 Apr 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 115th Ohio Infantry

Private Edward Ellis was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

During the US Civil War, Edward enlisted with Company C, 115th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was captured by Confederate forces in December 1864 at Lavergne, Tennessee, and was placed in Cahaba and Andersonville prison camps. Private Ellis was released in a prisoner exchange at Vicksburg, Mississippi on April 19, 1865, but tragically died on April 27, 1865 in the Sultana Disaster near Memphis, Tennessee before reaching his Ohio home.

Sources

• Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  citing Digital film/folder number: 004922509_001_M966-5JP; FHL microfilm: 900961; Image number: 358; Packet letter: I; Indexing batch: M01249-6
  FamilySearch Record: XD7T-P6Y (accessed 9 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-95YY-9M3M
  Name: Edward Ellis; Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1855; Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, United States; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 100; System Of Record: SLS.
• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  citing Page: 20; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170952; FHL microfilm: 805039; Image number: 458; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01797-8
  FamilySearch Record: MCL9-TVW (accessed 9 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS4-9312
  Name: Edward Ellis; Race: White; Birth Date: 1832; Birth Place: Pennsylvania; Census Date: 1860; Census Place: Stow Township, Summit, Ohio, United States; Record Nbr: 20101; Age: 28; System Of Record: SLS.
• Military: "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865"
  citing Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Ohio.; Affiliate Publication Number: M552; Affiliate Film Number: 31; FHL microfilm: 882244; Record number: 1411; Packet letter: H
  FamilySearch Record: FS6P-82V (accessed 9 April 2024)
  Name: Edward Ellis; Military Service Date: from 1861 to 1865; Military Service Place: Ohio, United States; Miitary Beginning Rank: Private; Military Company: C; Miitary Final Rank: Private; Miitary Side: Union; Miitary Unit: 115th Regiment, Ohio Infantry; Misc Note: _.
• Death: "Ohio, Summit County, Veteran Burial Cards, 1700-1941"
  citing Digital film/folder number: 007031673; Image number: 91
  FamilySearch Record: Q2QM-1S5G (accessed 9 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99LS-Y3H5
  Name: Edward Ellis; Birth Date: 05 Apr 1832; Death Date: 27 Apr 1865; Death Place: Summit, Ohio, United States; System Of Record: SLS.
• Burial: "Find a Grave Index"
  citing record ID 97649563, Find a Grave
  FamilySearch Record: QVLK-2THX (accessed 9 April 2024)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #97649563
  Name: Edward Ellis; Burial Place: Stow, Summit, Ohio, United States of America; Birth Date: 05 Apr 1832; Death Date: 27 Apr 1865; Age Years: 33; Photo Included Flag: Y; Misc Note: Contains Biography.

See Also:

• FamilySearch Person: GSWX-KN9
• Ellis Edward record at CivilWarPrisoners.com