Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Bessie Mae Ellis
1904 - 1964 (59 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Bessie Mae Ellis was born on 8 Apr 1904 in Chenoa, Bell, Kentucky (daughter of John W. Ellis and Mary Mason); died on 27 Jan 1964 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan. Bessie married William Harrison Ward on 8 Apr 1920 in Bell County, Kentucky. William (son of Thompson Ward and Naomi "Oma" White) was born about 1902 in Pulaski, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Paul Edward Ward died on 11 Jun 1963 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan.
- William Harrison "Billie" Ward, Jr. was born on 10 Sep 1922 in Bell County, Kentucky; died on 14 Jul 2002 in Sun City West, Maricopa, Arizona.
- Edward V. Ward was born on 15 Mar 1924 in Harlan, Kentucky; died on 22 Sep 1945 in Orange, California.
- Gloria Jean Ward was born on 4 Jul 1928 in Harlan, Kentucky; died on 8 Jul 1984 in Erie, Monroe, Michigan.
2. John W. Ellis was born on 9 Apr 1870 in Lee, Virginia (son of Kelley and Emiline Barbara Ellis); died on 23 Jun 1948 in Chenoa, Bell, Kentucky. John married Mary Mason on 16 Dec 1890 in Bell County, Kentucky. Mary was born on 12 Oct 1870 in Scott County, Tennessee; died on 29 May 1915 in Chenoa, Bell, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Mason was born on 12 Oct 1870 in Scott County, Tennessee; died on 29 May 1915 in Chenoa, Bell, Kentucky. Children:
- 1. Bessie Mae Ellis was born on 8 Apr 1904 in Chenoa, Bell, Kentucky; died on 27 Jan 1964 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan.
Generation: 3
4. Kelley Kelley married Emiline Barbara Ellis. Emiline was born on 10 Sep 1846 in Lee, Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1911 in Bartbourville, Knox, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Emiline Barbara Ellis was born on 10 Sep 1846 in Lee, Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1911 in Bartbourville, Knox, Kentucky. Children:
- 2. John W. Ellis was born on 9 Apr 1870 in Lee, Virginia; died on 23 Jun 1948 in Chenoa, Bell, Kentucky.