Captain Daniel Ellis, the Old Red Fox of East Tennessee: 1827-1908

Genealogy, Part 1

Joseph Ellis, 1762-1848

• Joseph Ellis

  Born: 1762, Randolph County, NC

  Died: 1848, Grainger County, TN

  Buried: ?

  Military Service: Soldier, American Revolution

  Married:

  1. Charlotte Redwine ca. 1780

     History: Russ Rhotwein fought under Frederick III of Prussia and was knighted and given a castle on the Rhine. Three sons of Russ - William, Frederick, and John - came to America. Frederick [b. Germany 14 August 1699, d. Pittsburgh, PA, 23 January 1761] had sons Michael, John, Lewis, and Jacob. John [b. Pittsburgh 29 October 1739, d. Montgomery County, NC 11 October 1818] married Sarah Skinner, and they were Charlotte Redwine's parents

  2. Elizabeth (Tanner?) ca. 1829

  Children: (With Charlotte Redwine)

  1. Solomon

     Died: After 1840, Cass County, GA

     Married: Lavinia Nave on 15 October 1819, Carter Co., TN

     Child:

     • Landon C. Ellis

       ca. 1830 - 11 April 1884

       Married: Mary Jane Lipps

       Children:

       • Jacob Godfrey

         Married: Emily Cawood

       • Herman H. Ellis

         Married: Della Daniels

       • Ruth

         Married: J. P. Edwards

  2. William

     Born: ca. 1797

  3. John

     Born: 1 January 1800

     Died: After 1860, Watauga County, NC

     Married:

     1. _____ Testor
     2. Jane Shipwrath Murray on 14 February 1828 in Carter Co., TN

     Child:

     • James Riley Ellis

       whose family moved from Randolph County, North Carolina and eventually settled near Elizabethton, TN.

  4. Wiley

     [Wiley Ellis's line continues on next page]

  5. Radford

     Born: 15 January 1804, Burke Co., NC (?)

     Died: 25 November 1887

     Buried: Daniels-Ellis Cemetery

     Married: Louisa Peters Lowery (1802-1882) on 20 March 1827, in Carter Co., TN

     Children:

     1. Rhoda (1828-1892)

        Married:

        1. Isaac Williams, 1846
        2. Robert Bunch, 1867
     2. Deborah

        (1829-1864)

        Married: Landon Carter, 1846

     3. John

        Born: 1832

        Married: 1859; 1869 to Sarafine Sellers; lived in Bristol TN

     4. Solomon

        Born: 1834

        Married: Sarah Davis, 1856

     5. Thomas Arnold

        (1834-1917)

        Married: Margaret Forster, 1856

     6. Joseph Powell

        (1836-1902)

        Married: Margaret Ritchie, 1861

     7. Mary Ann

        (1838-1881)

        Married: David Holly, 1856

     8. Landon Carter Haynes

        (1842-1914)

        Married: Sarah Miller, 1868

     9. James I. T. ("Tipton")

        1845-1924

        Married: Jarriet Jobe, 1860

     10. Alfred Jackson

         (1847-1893)

         Married: Elizabeth Ann Miller

  6. Rachel

     Married: William Perry on 2 January 1819 in Carter Co., TN

  7. Nancy

     Married: Thomas Perry on 20 July, 1826 in Carter County, TN

  8. Sarah

     Married: Amos Gibson on 15 April 1802 in Carter Co., TN; Moved to Jackson County, AL

  9. Margaret (With Elizabeth [Tanner?])

     Born: ca. 1825

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