Of his marriage to Martha Curry, 15 children were born, 12 of whom lived to be grown. Of those, there were eight college graduates and the others had good educational advantages.
He gathered his family for prayer twice daily, and conducted with his children intensive Bible Study, history, literature, biography. His reading table was always full of the latest magazines and newspapers and he bought constantly the best current books of the day. This home was a "half way" house to travelers in that section, and no one, from the pack peddler to the highest ecclesiastic or county official, was ever turned away.
Possibly, Geo. F. Ellis was the most widely known man in that part of Ala. He had preached all thru several counties and the saying was comon that people thought they were not properly married or buried unless he officiated. He stood strong for the right among both blacks and whites, and the low violator feared and shunned him.
Of his marriage to Martha Curry, 15 children were born, 12 of whom lived to be grown. Of those, there were eight college graduates and the others had good educational advantages.
He gathered his family for prayer twice daily, and conducted with his children intensive Bible Study, history, literature, biography. His reading table was always full of the latest magazines and newspapers and he bought constantly the best current books of the day. This home was a "half way" house to travelers in that section, and no one, from the pack peddler to the highest ecclesiastic or county official, was ever turned away.
Possibly, Geo. F. Ellis was the most widely known man in that part of Ala. He had preached all thru several counties and the saying was comon that people thought they were not properly married or buried unless he officiated. He stood strong for the right among both blacks and whites, and the low violator feared and shunned him.
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