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Benjamin B. Ellis
10 Sep 1813 – 20 Sep 1867
| Birth | 10 Sep 1813 |
| Death | 20 Sep 1867 |
| Cemetery | Ellis Prairie Cemetery Groveton , Trinity County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | D Myers on 14 Nov 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48235624 |
Bio
Anderson-Ellis Cemetery has its roots in the community of Ellis Prairie, which was the Republic of Texas land grant #482 to Benjamin B. Ellis in 1839. Benjamin B. Ellis was one of the seven original commissioners appointed by the Texas State Legislature in 1850 to form Trinity County out of Houston County and to establish the county seat Sumpter. He and his wife Arrita Ellis, shares the same headstone in this cemetery. This headstone is under the same tree, where according to Anderson Family tradition, where several slaves are buried. The community of Ellis Prairie became Friday, Texas when the post office was established in 1902/3 by James F. Friday and his son.
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Siblings
- Rebecca Ellis Thompson Goolsby 1798–1866
- John J. Or Jacob "J.J." Ellis 1799–1866
- Nancy Marnea Ellis Cockrell Black 1803–1883
- Christopher Ellis 1809–1887
- Ira Ellis 1812–1897
- Dr Charles McHenry Ellis 1817–1880
Children
- Mary Dulcena Ellis Morgan 1840–1867 FaG
- Janey Filena Ellis Anderson 1844–1934 FaG
- Montreville Ellis 1847–1876 FaG
- Memucan Van Renneler Ellis 1850–1882 FaG
- Frances Generva Ellis Brent 1852–1926 FaG
- Savri Abariah Vazell Ellis 1854–1939 FaG
- M. Octavia Ellis 1856–1865 FaG
- Baby Ellis FaG
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