ELLIS, MORRIS SUM 71, Inman, 12–10–55 p. 9
Spartanburg Herald Death Index
SC DEATH CERTIFICATE 55-018007
wife listed as Ella K Ellis (this was his second wife, Cora Ellis was his first wife)
informant was son Herman Ellis
Occupation was Farmer; Lived in Inman SC At time of death
Mother of Morris Sum Ellis - Mary Ann Ellis
Father of Morris Sum Ellis - Elijah Pope Jr.
(Parental information added by great grand daughter of Morris Sum Ellis- Toya Ellis Littlejohn Wallace)
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1930 Census record
1930 United States Federal Census
about Myrtle Ellis Name: Myrtle Ellis
Home in 1930: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1919
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Parent's Name: Sum Ellis (name incorrectly listed as Sam)
Race: Black
Household Members: Name Age
Sam Ellis 46 (correct name is Sum Ellis, not Sam)
Herman Ellis 20
Herbert Ellis 17
Perry Ellis 16
Idell Ellis 13
Myrtle Ellis 11
Morris Ellis 8
Pate Ellis 6
Jenette Ellis 4
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1920 Census
1920 United States Federal Census
about Myrtle Ellis Name: Myrtle Ellis
Home in 1920: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Age: 0
[8/12]
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
[abt 1919]
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Swan Ellis
Father's Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother's name: Cora Ellis
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: Mulatto
Sex: Female
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Swan Ellis (should be Morris Sum Ellis)
Cora Ellis 31
Alberta Ellis 12
Herman Ellis 10
Herbert Ellis 8
Perry Ellis 5
Odell Ellis 3
[3 3/12]
Myrtle Ellis 0
[8/12]
Note:
To Whom It May Concern,
Toya Ellis Littlejohn Goudelock Wallace the great grand daughter of Mr. Morris Sum Ellis. There are a few corrections that need to be made regarding the information on my great grand father. They are the following:
The name is Sum (not Sam, his child hood nick name was Soney, which was later shortened to Son, as he grew older,then changed to Sum).
His first wife was Cora Nesbitt Ellis, the mother of my grandmother, Myrtle Ellis Littlejohn. Ella K was his second wife.
Toya Ellis Littlejohn Goudelock Wallace (Holmes
Spartanburg Herald Death Index
SC DEATH CERTIFICATE 55-018007
wife listed as Ella K Ellis (this was his second wife, Cora Ellis was his first wife)
informant was son Herman Ellis
Occupation was Farmer; Lived in Inman SC At time of death
Mother of Morris Sum Ellis - Mary Ann Ellis
Father of Morris Sum Ellis - Elijah Pope Jr.
(Parental information added by great grand daughter of Morris Sum Ellis- Toya Ellis Littlejohn Wallace)
----------------------------------
1930 Census record
1930 United States Federal Census
about Myrtle Ellis Name: Myrtle Ellis
Home in 1930: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
View Map
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1919
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Parent's Name: Sum Ellis (name incorrectly listed as Sam)
Race: Black
Household Members: Name Age
Sam Ellis 46 (correct name is Sum Ellis, not Sam)
Herman Ellis 20
Herbert Ellis 17
Perry Ellis 16
Idell Ellis 13
Myrtle Ellis 11
Morris Ellis 8
Pate Ellis 6
Jenette Ellis 4
-------------------------
1920 Census
1920 United States Federal Census
about Myrtle Ellis Name: Myrtle Ellis
Home in 1920: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Age: 0
[8/12]
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
[abt 1919]
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Swan Ellis
Father's Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother's name: Cora Ellis
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: Mulatto
Sex: Female
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Swan Ellis (should be Morris Sum Ellis)
Cora Ellis 31
Alberta Ellis 12
Herman Ellis 10
Herbert Ellis 8
Perry Ellis 5
Odell Ellis 3
[3 3/12]
Myrtle Ellis 0
[8/12]
Note:
To Whom It May Concern,
Toya Ellis Littlejohn Goudelock Wallace the great grand daughter of Mr. Morris Sum Ellis. There are a few corrections that need to be made regarding the information on my great grand father. They are the following:
The name is Sum (not Sam, his child hood nick name was Soney, which was later shortened to Son, as he grew older,then changed to Sum).
His first wife was Cora Nesbitt Ellis, the mother of my grandmother, Myrtle Ellis Littlejohn. Ella K was his second wife.
Toya Ellis Littlejohn Goudelock Wallace (Holmes
ELLIS, MORRIS SUM 71, Inman, 12–10–55 p. 9
Spartanburg Herald Death Index
SC DEATH CERTIFICATE 55-018007
wife listed as Ella K Ellis (this was his second wife, Cora Ellis was his first wife)
informant was son Herman Ellis
Occupation was Farmer; Lived in Inman SC At time of death
Mother of Morris Sum Ellis - Mary Ann Ellis
Father of Morris Sum Ellis - Elijah Pope Jr.
(Parental information added by great grand daughter of Morris Sum Ellis- Toya Ellis Littlejohn Wallace)
----------------------------------
1930 Census record
1930 United States Federal Census
about Myrtle Ellis Name: Myrtle Ellis
Home in 1930: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
View Map
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1919
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Parent's Name: Sum Ellis (name incorrectly listed as Sam)
Race: Black
Household Members: Name Age
Sam Ellis 46 (correct name is Sum Ellis, not Sam)
Herman Ellis 20
Herbert Ellis 17
Perry Ellis 16
Idell Ellis 13
Myrtle Ellis 11
Morris Ellis 8
Pate Ellis 6
Jenette Ellis 4
-------------------------
1920 Census
1920 United States Federal Census
about Myrtle Ellis Name: Myrtle Ellis
Home in 1920: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Age: 0
[8/12]
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
[abt 1919]
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Swan Ellis
Father's Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother's name: Cora Ellis
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: Mulatto
Sex: Female
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Swan Ellis (should be Morris Sum Ellis)
Cora Ellis 31
Alberta Ellis 12
Herman Ellis 10
Herbert Ellis 8
Perry Ellis 5
Odell Ellis 3
[3 3/12]
Myrtle Ellis 0
[8/12]
Note:
To Whom It May Concern,
Toya Ellis Littlejohn Goudelock Wallace the great grand daughter of Mr. Morris Sum Ellis. There are a few corrections that need to be made regarding the information on my great grand father. They are the following:
The name is Sum (not Sam, his child hood nick name was Soney, which was later shortened to Son, as he grew older,then changed to Sum).
His first wife was Cora Nesbitt Ellis, the mother of my grandmother, Myrtle Ellis Littlejohn. Ella K was his second wife.
Toya Ellis Littlejohn Goudelock Wallace (Holmes
Spartanburg Herald Death Index
SC DEATH CERTIFICATE 55-018007
wife listed as Ella K Ellis (this was his second wife, Cora Ellis was his first wife)
informant was son Herman Ellis
Occupation was Farmer; Lived in Inman SC At time of death
Mother of Morris Sum Ellis - Mary Ann Ellis
Father of Morris Sum Ellis - Elijah Pope Jr.
(Parental information added by great grand daughter of Morris Sum Ellis- Toya Ellis Littlejohn Wallace)
----------------------------------
1930 Census record
1930 United States Federal Census
about Myrtle Ellis Name: Myrtle Ellis
Home in 1930: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
View Map
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1919
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Parent's Name: Sum Ellis (name incorrectly listed as Sam)
Race: Black
Household Members: Name Age
Sam Ellis 46 (correct name is Sum Ellis, not Sam)
Herman Ellis 20
Herbert Ellis 17
Perry Ellis 16
Idell Ellis 13
Myrtle Ellis 11
Morris Ellis 8
Pate Ellis 6
Jenette Ellis 4
-------------------------
1920 Census
1920 United States Federal Census
about Myrtle Ellis Name: Myrtle Ellis
Home in 1920: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Age: 0
[8/12]
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
[abt 1919]
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Swan Ellis
Father's Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother's name: Cora Ellis
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: Mulatto
Sex: Female
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Swan Ellis (should be Morris Sum Ellis)
Cora Ellis 31
Alberta Ellis 12
Herman Ellis 10
Herbert Ellis 8
Perry Ellis 5
Odell Ellis 3
[3 3/12]
Myrtle Ellis 0
[8/12]
Note:
To Whom It May Concern,
Toya Ellis Littlejohn Goudelock Wallace the great grand daughter of Mr. Morris Sum Ellis. There are a few corrections that need to be made regarding the information on my great grand father. They are the following:
The name is Sum (not Sam, his child hood nick name was Soney, which was later shortened to Son, as he grew older,then changed to Sum).
His first wife was Cora Nesbitt Ellis, the mother of my grandmother, Myrtle Ellis Littlejohn. Ella K was his second wife.
Toya Ellis Littlejohn Goudelock Wallace (Holmes
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