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Ellis Family CemeteryCo. M. 1 U.S. Inf." (Government marker, signifying service in Philippine Insurrection. Arthur Milburn, 25 December 1875 - 18 November 1929, a son of Daniel Jr. and Eliza Collins Ellis, and my grandfather, also served in the Spanish-American War and World War 1. His wife,Elizabeth Crowe Ellis (20 November 1888 - 2 September 1987), is buried in the Happy Valley Cemetery, Elizabethton, Tennessee. April 17, 1856 - May 8, 1898, "Farewell my wife and children all. From you a father Christ doth call. Our Darling" (Middle name sometimes cited as "Rutledge," he was Daniel Ellis' third child, and the first to die). The marker shows the symbol of "The Three Link Fraternity," the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The three links in the chain contain F, L, and T, standing for Friendship, Love, and Truth. Born May 7, 1863 (Stone is broken and death date and inscription unreadable. Dr. Joseph Hooker Ellis was Daniel Ellis' sixth child and the third to die, of "paralysis," on 17 February 1914. His wife, Emma Simerly Ellis (1868 - 1962) and son Bruce (1888 - 1932) are buried in the Simerly Cemetery at Rittertown, near Hampton. |
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