Soldier Information
Name: George Ellis
Alias:
Place of Birth: Shelby KY Year of Birth: 1843
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5.5
View Ledger
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 5, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: G Regiment(s): 108th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
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Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
Ellis had no personal effects of value when he died.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: October 6, 1865
Military Death Location: Aberdeen, Mississippi
Military Cause of Death: Chronic Diarrhea
Death Date: October 6, 1865
Cause of Death: Chronic Diarrhea
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 5, 1867
Application No.: 139929 Certificate No.:
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: October 7, 1902
Application No.: 771481 Certificate No.:
Pension File Information
Pension File:
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Pension Notes:
George Ellis’ mother — America Ellis — applied for pension benefits on November 7, 1881, and was approved. Application #287386, certification number #417743. In 1902, Hettie Jones filed a minor’s pension application from Kentucky but was not approved. Emily Ellis, George’s widow, applied for a widow’s pension but was not approved.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: America Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Edward Father Last Name: Ellis
Siblings: Lin Ellis
Nevant Ellis
Lulu Ellis
Mary Ellis
Wife #1 First Name: Emily Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Hettie Jones
Family Notes:
George’s parents were Edward and America Ellis per census and a pension index card for his mother. Emily Ellis and Hettie Jones (widow, minor named on pension card) were not found in the census or other records. George’s sister Lou/Lulu lived in Louisville when she died in 1945.
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Farm Laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Yes
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value: 250
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
Emily Ellis was not located. George’s parents Edward and Amerca Ellis lived in Shelby County with 4 children. One of their neighbors was a member of the Doak family, possibly a son of the enslaver. Other Doak family lived nearby, about a dozen households from the Ellis family, including the widow of the enslaver.
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Farm Hand
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
1880 Census Notes:
Edward and America Ellis lived alone in Shelbyville. Emily Ellis was not found.
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Farmer
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: Farm
1900 Census Notes:
Edward and America Ellis lived in Shelby County with their 11-year-old granddaughter Mary F. Ellis. America was the mother of 13 children — only 2 were living in 1900. Hettie Jones was not found.
1910 Census
1910 Census information not found
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Judge Robert Doak Location: Shelby County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
In the ledger, Judge Doak was listed as the soldier’s enslaver. Robert Doak is Judge Doak. The Louisville Courier, May 15, 1851, reported that R. Doak was elected Shelby County Court judge. The 1850 slave schedule lists Robt. Doak; the 1850 and 1860 population schedules and the 1860 slave schedule refer to Robert as R. Doak. In 1860, Doak’s slaves ranged in age from 4 months to 70 years and lived in 3 slave houses. The enslaver apparently died between 1860 and 1870. The link to the 1870 census includes the enslaver’s widow and his family. Members of the Doak family remained in Shelby County in 1880.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 18
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $24,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $15,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 15
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $6,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $300
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found