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VOL.IX-2 MAY 1995

THE ELLER CHRONICLES OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION

Cover courtesy of Board Member Winnie Green {See story Inside)

YVONNE GREEN, LAWTON, OK, PREPARING ITEMS FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR FOR THE ELLER FAMILY CONFERENCE AT ASHEVILLE,

NC, 19-23 JULY 1995

The Eller Chronicles IX-2 May 1995

IN RESPONSE TO POPULAR DEMAND

SECOND REPRINTING

JAMES W. HOOK'S 1957

GEORGE MICHAEL ELLER AND

DESCENDANTS OF HIS IN AMERICA

Including information on

Related Families of Vannoy and VanNoy, McNiel; Stoker, Welker, Graybill, Colvard, Whittington, Hook and others PLUS the first published information on IMMIGRANTS Jacob, Melchior, and Christian Eller of Rowan County, North Carolina and Henry Eller of Frederick County, Maryland.

DATE OF AVAILABILITY: I JULY 1995 (Will be Available at 1995 Eller Family Conference, Asheville, NC 19-23 Jul 1995)

$40.00 PER COPY POSTPAID

SEND ORDER AND CHECK TO: Nancy Eller, Sec.ffreas., 500 E. Mission ST., Crowley, TX, 76036-1280. Make check payable to ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION.

RESERVE COPIES NOW - FOR YOU, YOUR CHILDREN \ND GRANDCHILDREN. THIS MAY BE THE LAST REPRINTING OF THIS IMPORTANT BOOK ON ELLER FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY. THIS BOOK BELONGS IN THE PERSONAL LIBRARY OF ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN ELLER HISTORY. (See Financing Plan on Back of this page) .

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1995 REPRINT GEORGE MICHAEL ELLER

AND DESCENDANTS OF HIS IN AMERICA

COMPILED BY J. W. HOOK - 1957

REPRINT - 1995 BY CLOSSON PRESS, APOLLO, PA

1995 GEORGE MICHAEL ELLER REPRINT MADE POSSIBLE WITH COOPERATION OF THE ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION.

1. Honies loaned to the Eller Family Association as upfront money in the amount of $2,400.00 with equal shares of $800.00 each by Lynn Eller, Atlanta Ga., Edward. Eller, Dalton Ga. and J. Gerald Eller, Whitt1er~ N. C. for a 50% down payment of the proposed George Hichael ~ller reprint.

2 . The 199~ propos,d reprint of the.above named ge~ealogy 150 cop1es pr1ce per. copy w1ll be approx1mately shipping. Cop1es to be sold to interested parties approximately $40.00. · .

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book will be $27.22 plus

at a cost of

All funds for this project (upfront funds and proceeds of book sales) shall be deposited in the Eller Family Association bank account and enter 1nto the Eller Family Association financial records under appropriate accounting procedures.

4 No other Eller Family Association funds shall be appropriated to finance said proposed 1995 George Hichael Eller repr1nt other than funds realized from the sales of said George Hichael.Eller reprint and upfront monies as stated in article #1.

5 . The upfront monies used for the proposed 1995 George Hichael Eller reprint will be returned to persons named in article #1 in the total base amount of $2 400.00 (no set time period) as sales of said book is accomplished. In the event that any one of the named 2ersons as stated 1n article #1 should die prior to repayment of ~~00.00, his share up to $800.00 shall be pa1d to the executor of h1s estate.

6 . All proceeds above the total costs of producing and distributing the proposed 1995 George Hichael Eller reprint shall be placed in an account of the Eller Family Association dedicated to future Eller Family Association publications as yet unnamed.

from President Lynn Eller Signed copies of the above have been duly signed by the three individuals mentioned in 1. and counter signed by Nancy Eller, Sec.ffreas of tht.. EFA. Copies are in the hands of each of the three and on file with the Secretary/ Treasurer. It should be understood that this agreement in no way obligates funds of the EFA for the completion of this project. The proposal was circulated to the full Board with only one negative vote returned.

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ANNQIINCING

4th ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE ASHEVll.LE, NORTH CAROLINA

JULY 19-20, 1995

Conference Headquarters: Hotel Radisson, One Thomas Wolfe Plaza, Asheville N.C. 28801, Tete: Direct 1-704-252-8211, 1-800-438-3960 outside N.C. or 1-800-222-0859 within N .C., Fax: 1 704-254-1374. Flat rate of$70.00 with 1-4 persons per room+ 9% N.C. Tax.

Alternate site - just across street from the Hotel Radisson: Best Western Asheville Central, 22 Woodfin St., Asheville, N.C. 28801, Tel: 704-253-1851 (No 800 or Fax Number.).Flat rate of $59.00 per room+ 9% N.C. Tax. One night advance deposit payable by check or credit card. Cancellations must be made 48 hrs prior to arrival for full refund .

Individuals are responsible for making their own hotel or motel reservations, and for their room charges, tax, and incidentals.

Important

When making reservations be sure that you indicate you are with the Eller Family Association.

Reservations for either accommodation MUST be made prior to 15 June 1995. After this date all rooms will be released from our projected number; however, group rates will be honored on a space available basis.

Direct any questions regarding accommodations to: Lynn Eller 404-351-4304

Direct questions regarding other accommodations in the Asheville area (including R-V and other recreational facilities) to ASHEVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF CO'M:M.ERCE, Convention and Visitors Bureau, P.O. Box 1010, Asheville, N.C. 28802-1010; Tele: 704-258-6111, FAX: 704-251-0926.

Plan to arrive on Wed. 19th and attend the EFA Board Meeting and the Eller Family Pioneer Celebration that evening

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The Eller Chronicles Vol. IX: 1 Feb. 1995

DETACH AND MAIL AT ONCE

Name:

ELLER FAMILY CONFERENCE July 19-23, 1995

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Registration Form

----------------------------------------------------Address: ________________________________________ _

No. in Party __ Names::------------------------------------

Conference Activities and Prices Cost/per person Total

Registration Fee (includes Breaks and Incidentals) 5.00 5.00*

Wed. July 19 Cook-out & Entertainment 6:00pm 16.95* X

Thur. July 20 Group Buffet Luncheon 10.00* X

Fri. July 21 All-Day Bus Tour with Luncheon 25.00* X

Sat. July 22 Banquet Dinner 21.00* X

Sun. July 23 Group Buffet Breakfast 9.00* x * Registration fee= $5.00 per family, Children under 6 eat free.

Children 6-12: Lunch (Thur.) Breakfast (Sun)= $3 .00 each; Cook-out (Wed) and Banquet (Sat.)= $5.00 each; Bus tour with lunch= $12.50 each

(T -Shirts available at Registration Desk)

Duplicate this form and send to others who are not members of the EF A but may wish to attend.

Make Checks payable to: The Eller Family Associaiton and mail to Nancy Eller, Sec.ffreas., 500 E. Mission St., Crowley, TX 76036

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FOURTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE THE ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION

JULY 19-23, 1995 ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Radisson Hotel (Headquarters) and Best Western Motel

Tentative Program of Events: DAY 1- JULY 19

3:00 Registration Desk Opens- Radisson 3 30 EFA Board Meeting (Open to all in attendance) 6::30 Pioneer Cook-out (Best Western)

DAY 2 - JULY 20 7:00-9:00

Buffet Breakfast at the Radisson. On your own.

9:00- Welcome/Announcements ..................................... President Lynn Eller

9: 10 - Roll Call and Queries ............................................ .J. Gerald Eller

9:20 - Biennial Reports ...................................................... Lynn Eller/ Nancy 'Eller

9:30 - 10:30: Special Projects ........................................... Project Coordinators

10:30-10:45: Coffee Break

10 :45- 12:00: Genealogy (Short reports not to exceed 10 min. each.)

12:00 - Group Lunch

1: 15 - 3:3 0: Genealogy ( reports continue)

3:30 - Business Meeting: Election of officers and other business. -Open to all members and attendees.

Dinner (on your own)

7:30pm. -Entertainment.

DAY 3- July 21

7:00- 9:00 Breakfast Buffet at Radisson available. On your own.

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DAY 3- July 21 cont'd 9:15am- 5:00pm.

Board buses at Radisson for ail-day bus tour. Includes picnic lunch. (Those who elect not to go on the bus tour are on your own)

7:00 pm. Entertainment: The Eller Band from Texas/ Arkansas.

DAY 4- JULY 22

7:00- 9:00 Breakfast Buffet at Radisson available. On your own.

8:30 Meeting ofBoard ofDirectors (Members welcome to attend)

10:00-12:00 Concurrent: Computer Demonstrations (EFA Computer-user Group), information desks for each major family line, informal small group meetings and fellowship .

10:30 am.- 3:00pm Arts and Crafts Fair at Radisson.

12:00 Lunch: On your own Afternoon: Free time- (With sufficient demand (at least 20) a bus tour to Biltmore House and Estate can be arranged - notify President Lynn Eller if interested)

5:00 pm. Dress for Banquet and meet for group pictures by family lines - Hotel Radisson

6:30pm. BANQUET: Hotel Radisson .......... . President Lynn Eller, Presiding

8:00am.

Presentation of Two Awards: J. W. Hook Memorial Award and The EFA Distinguished Service Award Entertainment: Eller Family Band from Texas/Arkansas.

DAY 5- July 23

Final Breakfast (Radisson)

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CONTENTS Conf. '95 & Other Announcements From the President

Resolution of the Board By-Law of the Eller Family Association Report ofthe Nominating Committee

From the Editors Comments and etc. What is The Eller Chronicles?

Queries and Letters -with pictorial queries from Buncombe Co., NC

Research Aids: Publications Bibliographies and Subject Index Genealogy and Family History -George C. Eller II: Lucius Elom Eller (Jacob Leonrd?

George Michael) -Connie Greene: Descendants of Jacob Eller (Peter Jr.,

Peter Sr., George Michael) -Delores 1. Corn: Ancestral Chart -Charlene Eller: Ancestral Chart

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34-40 67-68

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57-64 66 67

-Lavetta Schweers: Descendants of Mathias and Sarah Amanda (Roark) Eller- Separate Special Edition- part ofthis issue.

Alfred D. Eller: Joshua Nubo Eller Family Hist01y -Pictures omitted by mistake in Special Edition, Feb. 1995, pp. 69-72 . Should be removed from this issue and added to The Eller Chronicles IX: I, February, Special Edition (appear as unnumbered pages at the end of this issue.)

Color Covers: Courtesy of EAA Board member Winnie Green of Lawton, OK, to help publicize the Arts and Crafts Fair at Conf. '95 .

••••••• Announcement: Vol. IX-3 August issue of the Chronicles will be delayed because of Conf. '95 . We will need extra time to get all the conference pictures and stories ready for the printer. Deadline for all information for the August issue is Sept. 15, 1995 . Look for a bit of April Fool in this issue.

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The Eller Chronicles IX:2 May 1995

Announcements: President Lynn Eller THE POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WAS ABOLISHED BY THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 3 SEP 1994. (Published below for the 2nd time). The Board reaffirms there the position of Chairman of the Board no longer exists and no one is authorized to use the title of Chairman of the Board of the EF A. Henry Eller's responsibilities under the By-Laws are the same as for any other member of the 1993-1995 Board of Directors except that of elected officials.

RESOLUTION WHEREAS: The By-Laws approved in Salisbury, North Carolina, in July 1989, Article VIIAmendments states: "The By-Laws may be amended at any membership meeting by two-thirds of those present and voting. The notice of the proposed amendment be sent to all members in the newsletter just prior to the meeting or at least 30 days prior to the meeting if sent by mail;" and

WHEREAS: At the general meeting held in Portland, Oregon, July 15, 1993, a request was made and given for tentative approval only of a six point comprehensive long-range plan which included extensive By-Laws revisions; and, WHEREAS: It has been determined the provisions of Article VII- Amendments of the 1989 ByLaws, were not complied with; and WHEREAS: A majority of the members of the Board, present and voting, this 3rd day of September, 1994, at a meeting held at the Fieldstone Inn, Hiawassee, Georgia, for which the call was duly published in accordance with Article V- Board of Directors; and WHEREAS: The Board of Directors on this date finds that the action taken on July 15, 1993 giving tentative approval was limited only to submitting the long-range plan to the general membership for comments and suggestions with final action to be taken at the 1995 Eller Family Conference; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the actions taken by the Board under the tentatively approved By-Laws cf 1993 are hereby declared null and void.

THE ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS (Approved by the Membership, July 22, 1989, Salisbury, NC. Article V:1 was altered at the Estes Park Conference in 1991 to elect only five members to the Board. The EFA must operate under these By-Laws until changes are duly made in accordance with Article VII. )

ARTICLE I - MEMBERSHIP 1. Membership in THE ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION (hereinafter referred to as EFA) shall be open to all persons, and organizations subscribing to its purposes and paying the annual dues.

2. Any member may withdraw from membership by filing his/her resignation with the Secretary of EFA, or by nonpayment of dues.

3. Any member may be removed, with or without cause, at any meeting by a two-thirds vote of the membership in attendance at a duly constituted meeting.

ARTICLE II - DUES AND MEMBERSHIP 1. Annual dues shall be set by the Board of Directors and shall be payable by November 1. Membership dues shall include four quarterly issues of THE ELLER CHRONICLES for the following year. Dues of members joining during the year shall be for the full year, without proration. Prior issues of THE ELLER CHRONICLES for the current year will be mailed to new members. THE ELLER CHRONICLES of prior years shall be made available to new members at cost per copy and to nonmembers for a nominal fee.

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2. Annual dues shall be $15.00 subject to change by the Board .

3. Donor members are those who pay $35.00 annually.

4. Sustaining members are those who pay $100.00 annually.

5. Honorary Life Members are those whose contributions to the EFA in time and effort are so outstanding as to be so recognized by the Board and are thereafter exempt from annual dues.

6. Charter members are those who were accepted for membership before November 1, 1988.

7. Contributions other than dues shall be acceptable at any time.

8. The Board of Directors must approve in advance any special fund raising appeal made in the name of the EFA.

ARTICLE Ill - MEETINGS 1. Regular membership meetings may be held every other year at the call of the Board of Directors and when possible such meeting shall be held in conjunction with an EFA reunion, at a time and place of their choosing. The goal will be to hold meetings in the east, west, and middle regions of the U.S.

2. Regular membership meetings shall be duly constituted when the following criteria are met: a. at least 30 members be present, 10 of whom shall be Ellers by birth; b. At least 50 per cent of those present bear a relation to another member in attendance

that is no closer than second cousin; c. at least 4 states are represented; d. a quorum shall consist of 30 members, plus at least three members of the Board of

Directors.

3. The membership meeting of EFA shall include the election of officers, the President's annual report, adoption of the annual budget, and other business as may properly come before the meeting.

4. Notice of meeting shall: a. be announced in the quarterly newsletter. b. if sent to each member by mail be postmarked at least 60 days before the scheduled date

of meeting; c. include a proposed budget and an agenda.

5. Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held as provided in Article V.

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS 1. The officers shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer.

2. Officers shall be members in good standing and shall also serve as Directors. They shall serve for a term of two years. Officers may be re-elected for up to two additional terms, but thereafter shall be eligible for the same office only after two intervening years.

3. Nominees for offices shall be proposed by a committee of three or more members appointed by the President six months prior to the regular annual meeting . The nominations may be made by a petition of at least 20 members or from the floor of the membership meeting. Nominees must have agreed to serve (in that capacity) prior to being nominated. The names and proposed office of committee nominees shall be included in the notice of election of officers.

4. A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors pending the next meeting.

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5. The duties of the officers shall be substantially as provided herein, with such others as may be appropriate and fixed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

a. The President shall preside over membership and Board meetings; carry out the policies of EFA; appoint committee chairpersons; make an annual report; and shall oversee the committees.

b. The Vice-President shall fulfill the duties of the President, in the latter's absence or disability, and shall promote the policies of the EFA.

c. The Secretary/Treasurer shall record and transcribe the minutes of all meetings; maintain a permanent minute book and a current roster of committee members. He/she shall promote and maintain the membership of the EFA, and shall be custodian of all records exclusive of those that pertain to the work of the Editor of the EFA newsletter. The Secretary shall receive all official inquiries to EFA other than those specifically directed to other officers or members of the Board. The Secretary/Treasurer shall deposit and account for all monies; be custodian of any petty cash account; make appropriate disbursements by check; keep the account books and make quarterly reports to the membership in the newsletter.

ARTICLE V - BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1. The officers, chairpersons of all committees and at-large directors shall constitute the Board of

Directors. 2. The terms of service governing officers shall apply to all other members of the Board of

Directors. 3. The Board of Directors shall , subject to the directions of the membership:

a. Approve only such programs and projects that advance the purposes of the EFA. b. Direct the expenditure of monies to further the purposes of the EFA. c. Provide for the audit of the Treasurer's books. d. Meet once a year, if practicable, or every other year in conjunction with the regular

meeting. e. Have the general direction and supervision of the affairs of the EFA.

4. A quorum of the Board shall consist of three Board members plus one of the elected officers. All Board meetings shall be publicized and open to the members of the EFA.

ARTICLE VI - COMMITTEES 1. The President may provide for such committees as is deemed necessary, and for their mission, size, and tenure. A committee shall dissolve when its mission has been accomplished or upon the expiration of its designated term. Committee chairpersons shall be members of the Board of Directors during their tenure, and subject to the terms of sevice governing Directors.

ARTICLE VII -AMENDMENTS The By-Laws may be amended at any membership meeting by two thirds of those present and voting. The notice of the proposed amendment shall be sent to all members in the newsletter prior to the meeting, or at least 30 days prior to the meeting if sent by mail.

ARTICLE VIII - GENERAL 1. Robert's Rules of Order (revised) shall govern the parlimentary procedure in matters not covered by these By-Laws.

2. Voting in Board of Directors and in regular and special membership meeting may be done by written proxy. Proxies to be filed with the Secretary/Treasurer and number of votes verified prior to meeting. Members voting by proxy should send signed and dated proxy to Officer or Board Member of their choice.

3. State and/or Regional chapters of EFA may be formed provided they abide by the purpose and By-Laws of EFA and are otherwise in accord with the policies of the Board of Directors.

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Report of the Nominations Committee 1995-1997 Submitted by Lowell Eller, Chairman, Vance Eller, and Kathryn Owen

For President. . . . Walton Eller, Sr., 500 E. Mission St., Crowley, TX 76036 For Vice President. . John Eller, P.O. Box 638, Skiatook, OK 74070 For Sec./Treas. . . .Nancy Eller, 500 E. Mission St Crowley, TX 76036 Board Members. . .Bethel Eller Stolte, 203 Bluff St., Atwood, KS 67730

. Hazel Eller James, 325 NW Jayellen, Burleson, TX 76028

. Kent Eller, 6388 Taylor Rd., Clinton, OH 44226 (Valid May1-Sep 1), 1314 Queens Palm, Edgewater, FL 32132 Winnie Green, 2302 Crosby Park Blvd., Lawton, OK 73505 Calvin W. Evans, 201 E. State Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85020

From your Editors: Comments & etc.

Another first for The Eller Chronicles - color covers - all due to the beneficence of EF A Board Member Winnie Green of Lawton, OK, and her daughter Bonnie Yvonne, as their way of publicizing the Arts and Crafts Fair and Sale at Conf. '95. This is not the first monetary or crafts contribution to the EF A by Winnie and Yvonne. This is a colorful way to remind our Arts and Crafts members to prepare for Conf '95.

A picture from Tennessee in the Queries Section in this issue calls attention to the Pioneer Night Cookout at Conf. '95. on Wednesday evening 19 July 1995. The sender, who claims to be a descendant of Jacob Eller, Jr. of Buncombe Co., NC, declined to be identified but promised to be at Conf. '95 and reveal more about the picture. With the picture came the startling comment that the period depicted by the dress styles suggested frontiersman Jacob Eller Jr. and the second wife he acquired after disappearing from Buncombe County, NC, back mto Tennessee in the early 1800's. This will require much additional proof.

Voluntary contributions to the EF A of all types are on the increase: monetary, time, interest, and energy. For example, in addition to the expensive color covers from Winnie Green, a large portion of the cost of the conference T -shirts will be donated by an EF A couple. Gross sales of Arts and Crafts Fair will go the EF A, as will all publications except the second reprint of J.W. Hook's 1957 book and Another Eller Family Cookbook - from these only profits after printing costs go to the EF A The number of members who contribute $1 00 per year to become sustaining members reached a new record in 1994, and we hope a new record will be set in 1995. Also important to the continuing success of the EFA are those members who contribute time, energy, and efforts to recruit new members, to recruit nominees for officers, to plan for the biennial conferences, to research, compile and publish Eller Family History and Genealogy. This group of members has increased substantially in number during the past two years.

The Nominating Committee, chaired by Lowell Eller, and including Vance Eller, and Kathryn Owens, have completed the task assigned to them by President Lynn Eller and

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offer us a stellar slate of new officers and Board members. When Lynn decided not to accept nomination for another term as President (a decision very much regretted by many), a search for a new President had to be initiated. Finding a member willing to accept this important responsibility has never been easy. However, this time the Committee had a larger pool from which to recruit individuals with interests, demonstrated talents, and a track record of service to the EF A.

After a successful career in the U.S. Navy, Walton Eller served for seven years as the Mayor of Crowley, Texas (7-8,000 people) - an experience that required ability to work cooperatively with people and organizations, especially volunteer organizations, like the EF A. He is a charter member of the EF A and has served four years as a member of the EFA Board of Directors. In Walton, the EFA has a nominee well equipped to replace and carry on the good work ofLynn Eller

John Eller, the nominee for Vice-President, brings an abundance of good will, good sense, and sound judgement to the Board. The success which he and his wife Lucy have demonstrated during the past two years in finding and recruiting new Ellers to the EF A from across the nation is well known. They will continue in this important work, but will be looking for more help from each family line and from each state. John is a retired high level manager from the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. This is not the place or the time to give details of one of John's major contributions to the EF A.. However, it is well known among the majority of the 1993-1995 board that he (and Ed Eller) played major roles in preventing the Board's dissolution during the recent unpleasantness that broke out among Bord members in 1994. John and Lucy are also active in research, compiling, and sharing genealogy. Like many members, they have learned that much of the joy in doing genealogy comes from sharing rather than hoarding information.

Nancy Eller, nominee for Secretary/Treasuer, is the most indespensible member of the Board. Without her efficient accounting system and counsel, the EF A could quickly sink into deep trouble. Some members of the Board think the By-Laws should be changed to permit the Sec./Treas. to serve ani :unlimited number of terms. Your editors support that view. We do not have a long line of people competing for jobs on the board. The Sec./Treas. is the one job that requires special technical skills that are not possessed by everyone. Nancy, before her retirement, served for twenty five years as an accountant to two different Texas towns. Her son, Walton Eller Jr., is a CPA in one of the largest accounting firms in the country and is available for counsel and guidance, especially when some members get excited and charge the EF A with breaking the rules of the IRS. Also, Nancy is a member after our own heart in that she is the only member known to us who reads each issue of the Chronicles from cover to cover, and earnestly tries to keep in mind all the different Eller lines. Important also to an organization such as the EF A, where researching, compiling and publication of genealogy and family history is the only reason for its existence, is the fact that Walton and Nancy have done all of these things- see their report, Ancestors and Descendants of James Granville Eller, Chronicles, Sp. Ed. Vol. VIII-4, Nov 1994).

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The Nominating Committee wisely left two experienced and hard working members on the Board - Winnie Green and Bethel Stolte. Both have been and continue to be special contributors to th~ Arts and Crafts Fair at the Biennial Conferences. Bethel also serves as Historian. She has filled four huge notebooks (at her own expense) with pictures and documents from past conferences. Two of these reside in the Eller Archives and two more are ready for placement there after Conf. '95. Winnie Green is a tough minded Oklahoma lady with lots of old fashioned moxie mixed with keen insight into the ways and foibles of people. Winnie will tell it like it is.

The three remaining nominees for the Board: Calvin Evans, Hazel James Eller, and Kent Eller rounds out the slate. Each has demonstrated in various ways their interest in Eller Family History and Genealogy and in the EF A. Your editors have no doubt but that they have much to contribute to the Board and to the EF A and will work in harmony to serve the best interests of the entire membership. We know well each member of the Board and testify to their qualifications and fine spirit.

As editors of the The Eller Chronicles, we applaud the work of the Nominating Committee, and support their slate without reservation. It is our opinion that this slate, if elected, will insure that problems within the Board will not be repeated during 1995-1997 We hope at the membership meeting at Conf. '95 the entire slate will be elected.

Your editors have a special comment and request: We did not anticipate in 1987 when we founded The Eller Chronicles that we had embarked on another full-time career. The first six years went smoothly, but the past two years have been especially difficult. We need a rest. We are calling loudly for others to take over our work as Editors of the

Chronicles. See What is the Eller Ch.ronicles? pp. 67-68.

Conference Calls A Call for Presenters: Persons wishing to make up to a 15 minute presentation at Conf. '95 are asked to contact J. Gerald Eller, 22 ~ Blossom Lane, Whittier, NC 28789 -(704-5 86- 8844) no later than July 1' 1995. I N t w n .......... .,. ~~ A Call for Queries: As announced in the last issue, a special list of queries to be inserted into each conference registration packet is being compiled. Queries must be in : : our hands by July 1, 1995. A Call for Arts and Crafts to be donated and sold at the Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, July 22, 1995. If you have items to donate, please contact Lucy Eller, Chairman, Box 638 Skiatook, OK 74070. A Call for Pioneer Night Costumes. Pioneers costumes are suggested for men, women, and children, but not required. Some men are also already growing beards and members are beginning to assemble consumes. Don't miss this National Eller Family Celebration where a lot of country eating, music, and dancing are in store. A Call for Musicians and other Performers. Each evening of Conf. '95 is set aside for entertainment. Contact John Eller, Box 638 Skiatook, OK 74070 or your editors. A Special Invitation is extended all Eller descendants whose roots are in North Carolina to attend Conf. '95, even if you are not a member of the EF A. Attend the entire

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Conference or only the events of your choice. Saturday is the single best day to meet and talk informally with others.. Bring your family pictures and Eller records etc. Come and check to see if your name and that of your relatives are in the computer data bases which will be available for examination. Reminder: Saturday's Picture Making Session and Banquet. In the past, most people dressed up a bit for these occasions, but casual wear, even your pioneer costume, is acceptable. The EF A has no dress code. Let us know if we can provide additional information.

Query and Letter Section The large number of letters pr~clude printing each in its entirety. Name and address of sender is followed by abstracted quotes and editorial comments and for some a Quer:. is included.

Sheila Dickman, 1015 Independence Road, Walton, KY 41094 - seeking information about gr. grandfather Daniel or Danial Green Eller. He was buried in Wayne Co., KY but may not have been born there.

Delores J. Corn, P.O. Box 74, Bolivar, OH 44612- Seeks info on the Faney Eller who m John Clum. Seeks info also for her husband Jim Corn from the Copperhill, TN -Hayesville, N.C. area .. See her Ancestral Chart in Genealogy section).

Pat Wheeler, 1132 Charles, Pampa, TX 79065, 20 Oct 1994 - Seeks info. on Matilda Wheeler b 1823; m 23 Dec 1842, Wilkes Co., NC, Wm. Kilbey Vannoy. She was the sister of Absalom Wheeler whom Elizabeth Eller. They are buried at Price Cr., Cern., Pickins Co., GA, The 1 OOth anniversary of Absalom's death celebrated in 1993 in Ellijay, Gilmer Co., GA. His mother was Sarah Snow who m 1800, Guildford Co., NC, Amos Wheeler. Nancy Snow believed to be sister of Sarah Snow m Nickason Millis. Pat sent some Eller information from Texas that will be prepared for a future issue. She IS now a member of the EF A.

Renate Eller Soddermann, 61 Noxon Rd. Poughkeepsie, NY 12603, 9 Feb. '95. "I am an immigrant from Germany (1963). Looking for Eller families who went to America. Please send me the Eller Chronicles- check $15.00 enclosed. My roots in Dusseldorf area and Koln. My father - Julius Eller b 1900; my gr father Johann Heinrich Eller (Rottweii/Neckar) b 18 May1842 - next back Greg Philipp Eller (wife Anna Catharina Valentn) - cannot go back further." She has the distinction of being the most recent Eller immigrant to America from Germany known to the EF A. That her family came from Dusseldorf is of great interest in view of the persistent tradition, yet to be proven, that George Michael, Henry, Christian, Jacob and Melchoir Eller came from Dusseldorf. We hope Renate can provide more information about her Eller family of that area. (Note: We met another German from Dusseldorf recently who told us he used to hang out in the area of Dusseldorf where the old town of Eller once existed. He was familiar with the Eller Castle and said the Eller name was very common in that area as well as thoughout Germany.

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Michael Alan Reese, Old Trails Research, 747 Quiet Forest, Houston, TX 7704, 8 Feb 1995. Michael is a past membr and contributor who hopes to come to Conf. '95 . He sends family group sheets on the George Virl Osmond family (the TV Osmond Family Singers). George Osmond and his wife Olive Davis are listed on p. 386 of Hook's 1957 book on George Michael Eller. This family connects with Catherine Eller Stoker (Peter, George Michael) through the VanNoys and Welkers. Calvin Evans ofPhoenix, has more information on this line and confirms that the Osmonds are a collatoral family of the George Michael Eller line.

Charlene Eller, 49 Veronica Vista, Decatur, IL 62526, 30 Jan. 1995 - "I am an 'Eller by Choice My husband was Rupert Eller d Jan 1961 . Several letters sent to Eller addresses inN. C. seeking info on my husband's Eller connections ... some of the names I heard the family speak of were Marshall, Tobias, Neal, in N.C. Nelson and Nancy Eller were parents of three boys and two girls - William Alexander, Robert Lee, Samuel N., Hattie, and Mattie Eller. Surviving grandchildren mentioned include Earl, Elva, Edna, and Edith ." We provided Charlene some leads. In a second letter Charlene sent her husbands ancestral chart- (See the Genealogy Section).

Karen K. Eller, 562 Adams Road, Fayetteville, GA 30214, 19 Mar 1995. Thanks so much for your letter ... excitement reigned in our house today when it was read! To think there are more of us is amazing! Names however are familiar ... we have a granddaughter named Susanna ... please enroll us as Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Eller ... enclosed is check for $15.00.

Peggy Agner Troutman, and Mrs. Oscar Jenkins File (Lydia Louise Barringer), Salisbury, NC - Rcv'd 31 Mar 1995 - 51 pages of genealogy, pictures, and newspaper stories. We are most grateful for this information which will expand our knowledge of some more ofthe Eller families ofRown County, NC. This must await another issue.

Earl D. Flowers, 2412 Pearce St., Lake City, FL 32025, (n.d), - a new EF A member with whom we talk frequently. He sends some family history stories about descendants of Michael Graybill Sr. (allied with the George Michael Eller line), and has directed us to information available in the LDS Branch Library which we need to check. His Query: "In Hook's 1957 book, Page 141-142, George Koons (believed by Hook to be a son of Gasper Koons) and Mal"y Eller Koons, also had a son named Gasper, who would be the brother of my Grandmother, Elizabeth Marthn "Massie" Koons . I am seeking any info on Gasper and his descendants."

Deborah Eddinger Kilburn, 1035 W. North Grand Ave., Portersville, CA 93257, 15 Oct 1995 (Pedigree Chart Chronicles IX: 1: 15-16, Feb '95) "I am interested in the Eller Family Association for several reasons ... one being the area the NC Ellers are in . They are my husband's line, but I also have my maiden name line linked to Davidson and Rowan Counties ... I would love to attend the EF A conference if at all possible. The Eddingers just had a family reunion Oct. 2, 1994 in Thomasville, NC."

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E.W. Ellor, RR 1 Box 169 Ticonderoga, NY, 12883. His telephone call was followed by an exchange of information. In ltr. of 5 Mar 1995, he says, "Andrew, James, and William Ellor ... arrived in the U.S. in the mid-1850's from the area in and around Manchester, England. A few years later they settled in the Bloomfield, NJ, area and began a series of manufacturing businesses. Their families were generally large with the male children entering the family business ... I do know there are supposed to be more than 100 families still residing in England. I made contact with two of them but cannot connect them to my own family ... I agree with your idea that somewhere in time, the Er's and Or's did probably have the same origin." Included with his letter was a large copy of his working genealogical chart on his American Ellors. We know that the Eller name in America was often spelled Ellor or Ellar- one census in Rowan County, NC, spelled the name Ellor in almost every case. A compilation of variant spellings of names from both American and German sources that sound and spell like Eller has led me to suspect that many of them had a common origin, but finding proof is another story .. We have published information from England on Eller families (name variously spelled) in Yorkshire, England. (EC V1:3:183; V11 :2:151-153). Documentation for four of five first Eller immigrants to America suggest they were probably from the English Eller families; they were: Samuel Eller (1663), Enock Eller (1668), John Ellers (1680). Thomas Ellers (1680). W.T. Eller (1680) was identified as a German. EFA member Margaret W. Eller, 7000 20th St., #878, Vero Beach, FL 32966 has traced her husband back to England via Canada and has promised to send in his pedigree. We hope to see Margaret again at Asheville.

Geraldine Roberts Duncan, 33 5 Beverly Hills Circle, Lynchburg, VA 24502-4105, 7 Feb 1995 to Lynn Eller, - "Steve Sherwood sent me info on the Eller Family Conference in Asheville. I recently found out I am kin to the Eller's and had not heard of the Eller Family Association. Mary Biffle Eller was my 3rd gr. grandmother on my daddy's side .. . my husband and I would like to attend but will be staying with a cousin. My father was William McKinley Roberts, his mother was Susan Jane Fox Roberts, her mother was Mary Ann Elizabeth Eller, her father was Adam Eller, son of Mary Biffie Eller." ------

Jack B. and Doris Hall, P.O. Box 1117, Southern Pines, NC 28388, 14 Feb '95 to Nancy Eller. Her lineage is Doris Stout Hall (Hascue T. Stout s/o Laura Ettie Eller Stout), Laura E. Eller Stout, d/o David Eller and Samantha Sams Eller, Peter Eller, s/o Henry Eller and Elizabeth Johnson Eller), Henry Eller (s/o Peter Eller and Elizabeth Dick Eller, Peter Eller (eldest son of George Michael Eller) .

Blanche Robertson, 21 Parkers Cove Road, Weaverville, NC, 28787. - will be a presenter at the Conference. We visit often with her to discuss Biffie, Eller, and Weaver genealogy. We always leave with new information and a feeling of awe at what this lady knows about the genealogy and local history of her area ofBuncombe Co., NC.

Ellen Byrne, Rt. 1, Box 69-IA, Juliaetta, ID 835350-9608, 5 Nov '95, After answering her query in the Genealogical Helper that mentioned that her Fore ancestors had married Eller wives in Buncombe Co., NC, Ellen sent a mass of data on her Fore families. A

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quick perusal reveals some interesting information but this will have to await further study and preparation before publication in the Chronicles.

Dr. Ronald Eller, The Appalachian Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY -Since publishing his paper in the last issue I have talked with Dr. Eller. He tells me that he is fairly certain his line of West Virginia Ellers descended from Peter (George Michael), however, there remains one link he has not made. He is a very busy young man whose schedule leaves little time for genealogy or much else not connected with his work at Kentucky and with the Appalachian Regional Commission, plus a project that involves President Clinton. He provided unexpected new connections for the EF A: His sister Anita, who lives in Asheville, NC, is a fabalous banjo picker. Her husband is Mark Pruett, who is a well known instrumentalist who has toured with country singer Ricky Skaggs. He and Anita used to have separate bands but now Anita is home with two children and Mark continues to lead a band. I have talked with Anita by telephone and she has volunteered to help out at the Conference with the entertainment. She has contacts with all the musicians and dancers in the region.

Winnie Eller Green, 2302 Crosby Park Blvd., Lawton, OK 73505, Seeks info. on George Eller b. 28 Jan 1820 in Salisbury, NC, m Rosena Goodman 29 Dec 1842 in Rowan Co., NC. 1850 Census shows 250 A. - no deed found - sold I 02 A Alex~nder May and Farley Eller 1857, located on Frederick Eller Old line. Also need info. on George Eller who m Emma Kesler before 1820 in Salisbury, NC.

Mary Alice Heflin Boodt, 8016 Sunfield Ct., Indianapolis, IN 46214, 28 Mar 1995 to Nancy Eller ... She senda a 60 page manuscript entitled The Eller-Farmer Story, The Ancestors and Descendants. The author is a descendant of Leonard Eller (George Michael). This is the third large mansucript received since 30 March. We are most grateful and will be in touch with Mary Alice to work out the details for publishing her material in a future issue.

George C. Eller D, Apt. 1005, 8214 Princeton Sq. Blvd. E., Jacksonville, FL 32256. 4 April 1995. This is our first contact with George and we are pleased to publish his paper on Lucius Elom Eller in the Genealogy Section. Jacob Eller, gr. graandfather of Lucius "Lute" Eller, of this report appears to be the same Jacob Eller listed by Hook (1957, p. 52 as the eighth and last child of Leonard Eller and Elizabeth Masts. We hope George will provide additional information on the descendants of Lucius Eller.

Pictorial Queries from Buncombe Co., NC

Olivia D. Cunningham, 363 Racquet Club Rd., Asheville, NC 28803 Seeks identify of individuals in the two pictures of the family of Rev. Joseph P. Eller (Adam, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) of Weaverville, NC .......... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .... .. .... . next page

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Both pictures are believed to be the family of the Rev. Joseph P. Eller of Weaverville, NC. Joseph P. is believed to be the eldest male in each of the two pictures. The male in lower left

in each picture is believed to be his son Lucius.

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Query: is it possible that this picture is Jacob Eller, Jr., after leaving Buncombe Co., NC in the early 1800's and disappearing into Tennessee - is this his second wife?

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Research Aids

Jo White Linn, The Rowan County Register. This authorative genealogical journal is written and published quarterly by Jo White Linn, an eminent genealogist in Rowan County, North Carolina. To subscribe send $25.00 per year to Rowan County Register, P.O. Box 1948, Salisbury, NC 28145-1948. Back issues are available. (Note: Some will remember her interesting lecture at the 1989 Conference in Salisbury on the Great Wagon Road, Chronicles, Vol. III:4 :109-129.) ...... Enocks, Richard A., Rowan County, NC, Vacant Land Entries, 1778-1789, 1988 (order from author and publisher, 8221 Forsythia Ct., Indianapolis, IN 46219, price $30 plus $2.00 handling.) This is a most valuable research aid for early Rowan County, NC. Jo White Linn, C.G., has given The Eller Chronicles permission to publish her Prolegomenon (Foreword) from the above publication--- to appear in a future publication -- this describes a fifteen year period ( 1763-1778) when settlers in Rowan County had no way to enter land because all land offices were closed and they were forced to become "squatters". The earliest Eller and Biffle families in Rowan County acquired some land without becoming entangled in the problem but as the following abstracts show other Eller and Biffle land were involved:

"#3068, no date, 1778, Leonard Eller 300 A on both sides of Sheit's Crk., adj Widow Bower, & Valentine Beard, including his improvements." ( p. 233).

"#1124, 28 Jul 1778, Cunrod Coygher 400 A on waters of Dutch Second Crk adj Killian Aronhart, Lopewaser, Melcher Eller & Lambly's Improvements, including his own Improvement's" ( pg. _?_-failed to record.)

"# 1442, 29 Aug 1778, Philip Knatzer 200 A adj lines of Jacob Eller; Adam Belle; Henry Aginor, Jun'r; & slough including his own Improvements." ( p.88.)

Deed: "# 1211, 3 Aug 1778: Charles Hartman 200 A adj Mculloh's line on S side of Yadkin & Christian Ellor, including his own improvements [10:374]." ( p. 88).

#2063, 9 Feb 1779, John Wilson 200 A on the waters of Reedy Crk including the Improvements of Peter Eller [10:73]" (R.A. Enocks, Indianapolis, 1988, p. 1470)

Deed: #2189, 13 May 1779, David Woodson 640 A on S side Yadkin R adj Jacob Ellor & Henry Eustace McCulloh. Made over to Peter Lance, Sen'r." p. 157." ...... A recognized weakness of some material published in The Eller Chronicles from the viewpoint of professional genealogists is the lack of adaquate documentation of the

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sources from which information was obtained. This was one of several publication problems that led to the following recommendation in the EF A Long Range Plan: That an Advisory Editorial Committee of at least three be appointed by the President to assist the Editors of The Eller Chronicles in planning and implementation of a program of quality control for any EFA sponsored publications. After this recommendation was approved and became policy, it became the stumbling block that precipitated problems within the Board. We hope the new Board will move to implement this policy.

A recommended text: Lackey, Richard S., Cite Your Sources- A Manual for Documenting Family Histories and Genealogical Records, Polyanthos, New Orleans, 1980. This is the only book known to have been published exclusively for the use of genealogists on how to document all sources of information used in genealogical publications. Widely recommended as a reference book by professionals, the book contains numeous examples on how to cite sources from all kinds of records. The author says his purpose for the manual, "is to provide genealogists with an uncomplicated, yet academically acceptable guide to basic citations.

A second publication problem yet to be addressed has to do with the general subjects of evidence and proof.

A recommended text:

Stephenson, Noel C., Genealogical Evidence, Aegean Park Press, P .O. Box 2837, Laguna Hills, CA 92654. Sub title: A Guide to the Standard of Pruof Relating tu Pedigrees, Ancestly, Heirship and Family Hist01y. This gets to the most crucial questions of genealogy. What is evidence and how is it classified? How does one judge the credibility of evidence? What is ultimate proof and can it ever be obtained? What is meant by "the preponderance of evidence." These are all questions that mean different things to different genealogists, especially amateur genealogists like all of us in the EF A membership.

CONSOLIDATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES Eller Family History and Genealogy by Family Lines (compiled from The Eller

Chronicles 1987-1995 ... ..... .. . .J. Gerald Eller

Immigrant Christian Eller of Rowan Co., NC

BRITTON, Iris, Washington Eller (George Jr., George, Sr., Christian) and Malinda Jones) and son Leancler Eller, (EC I: I : 14). ( 1.50) ibid, Washington Eller (John, George, Christian) and His Descendants, (EC III:4: 182-193). (1.20) ELLER, J.W., Tlte Eller Family, 1918.- Family of John Eller (George, Christian) and Susan Smith Eller and their descendants in Indiana. [Reprint] (ECVII: 3: 176-212).(3.70)

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POWERS, Harvey, W., Descendants of Christian Eller (Draft- Research in Progress Report), (EC VIII:3 : 1-42, Special Edition).(4.30) STANLEY, Clarice V. Eller, A New Record for Christian Eller of Rowan Co., NC, (EC VIII:2: 126) (.1 0)

Immigrant George Michael Eller of Frederick Co., MD

ASHLEY, J.C., Barbara McCoy, Rex Eldreth, Joe C. Eller, Tributes to the Memory of Gertrude Eller Waddell of Ashe Co., NC, (EC VI:4 :226-241).(1.60)

AUSTIN, Wilma, John Eller (David, John, Peter, George Michael), ofCass Co., lA, (EC VIII:2 : 126).(.1 0)

BALDWIN, Myrrel C., Removal of David, Han,ey, William ami John Cleveland Eller of Wilkes Co., NC, to Iowa ami Nebraska, Family History, (EC VI: 1 :43-48). (.60)

BLACK, Kay, Ancestry and Descendants of America Elizabeth (Eller) Fisher (John Cleveland, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael), (EC VII:2:68-82 .) (1 .50)

COWAN, Robert Duane, Dr. (Florence Athey Eller Cowan, Jacob H. Eller, Harvey, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael), Biosketclt, (VI: 1: 40-42).(.30)

ELLER, A. William (Harold William, Robert Tracy, William,. Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael), Biosketch, (EC III: I : 32-33). (.20)

ibid, Eller Reunion, 1992, Descendants of Robert T. Eller (William, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael) -Chugwater, WY, (VII :2: 170.(. 1 0)

ibid, Tire Nebraska Ellers,- Critique of Hook's book (1957), EC VI: 1:67-69. (.30) ibid, Descendants of Robert Tracy Eller (William, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael) and Fannie C. Farmer, [Reprint], (EC III: 1: 14-18). (.50)

ELLER, Byron H., Discovery of Portraits in California of John Cleveland Eller (Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael) and Jane Rebecca Montgomery. (EC, VI:2: 120-122). (.30)

ELLER, Daphne Leonard, Ethel E. Eller of Ashe County, NC, - Her ancestry and Descendants, (EC VIII: I : 61-66) (.60)

ELLER, Earnest McNiel Admiral, Biosketch. Adm. Eller (Edward Everett, Jesse Franklin, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael), (EC 11:2:58-59). (.20)

ELLER, J. Gerald, James William Hook (Virginia Eller Hook, Harvey, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael) and Hattie S. Bechtel, (EC III:3:67, 80-82). (.30)

ELLER, Kay L. and Melissa Kay Kemp Ashley, Kirby Luke Eller (Joseph L., Luke, Jacob, Peter, George Michael) of Ashe Co., NC, (EC VIII: 1: 104-110) (.70)

ELLER, Lynn, Research in Germany -Letters from James W. Hook, (VII:2: 153-169). ibid, James William Hook Remembered, (EC III:3: 82-84). (.30) ibid, Han,ey Eller (Simeon, John , Peter, George Michael) - Family History and 50th

Anniversary Photo, (EC IV:4:169-180). (1.20) ELLER, Nora Robinette, Descendants of James Madison ami Nancy Louise (Vannoy

Eller) of Wilkes Co., NC, 1974, [Reprinted] (EC VII : l:l-18). (1.80) ELLER, Raymond, Past Reunions of the Han,ey Eller Family- (Simeon, John, Peter,

George Michael) (EC II:2:68-70). (.30)

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ELLER, Van and Betty Eller, Leonard Eller (George Michael), (EC VII:4 :308-311).(.40)

GREER, Charles, Petligree of Julia Caroline Greer( ... Ruby Lee Eller Greer, John Grover Eller, James Madison, Absalom, John, Peter, George Michael), (EC, VII :2: 143-146). (.40)

HONEYMAN, Gale E.S, Additions and Corrections to James W. Hook, I957, (ECII :3: 126-128). (.30)

HOOK, James W., Genealogy of the James Eller Family of Ashe Co., NC, [Reviewed: J.G. Eller], (EC VI:4: 250-254.(.50)

HUBBELL, Jay B., Lives of Franklin Plato Eller and John Carlton Eller (James, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael), 1909, [Reviewed: J. G. Eller], (EC VI:4:242-249) (.80)

HUBBELL, Paul E., The James Eller (Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael) Family and Bushwhackers of Wilkes Co., NC, [Reprinted] EC VI: I :54-64. (1 .1 0)

JOHNSON, Phyllis Tollison, Mary Ann Faye Eller (Junie Hanford, Phineas H., George, Peter, George Michael), Ancestral Chart, (EC VI: 1 :28-29). (.20)

McNIEL, George and Joyce, Wilkes County, NC, Cemetery Records (includes hundreds of Eller records - probably all for descendants of George Michael Eller and his son Peter Eller.) (EC VI:2:90-109).

OLIVER, Jean, Biosketclt and Ancestry, Descendants and Other Records- Leonard Eller (George Michael) Records; James WEller (Absalom, Joseph, Leonard, George Michael) [Reprint} Portrait and Biographical Record of Madison and Hamilton Counties, Indiana. 1893; Miscellaneous Records of Descendants of Leonard Eller of Hamilton County, IN, (EC VI:3 : 165-I79). ( I.50)

PELL, George P., Adolphus Hill Eller- Biographical History of North Carolina, VIII :153-161, [Reprint] (EC III :l:l-16. (1.60)

PILKER, Iona Fisher, Ancestry am/ Descendants of America Elizabeth Eller (John Cleveland, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael) am/ Abraham Covert Fisher, (EC VII :3:213-252). (5 .00)

ROHAN, Neila, Lineage of Sarah Ann Leonartl ami David Eller (George, George Michael), (EC 1: 1: 13 ). ( .1 0)

STOLTE, Bethel Jean Eller, Thomas A. Eller (Harvey, Simeon, John, Peter, George Michael) and Alice Phelps Eller, (EC III : 1:39-41). (.30)

SCHOEN, Kathleen A., Ancestry and Family Data- David Eller (Adam, Leonard, George Michael), includes listing of children of David and Mrs. Lucinda (Reddick) Cothran Eller, James Eller and Sarah Truitt, Arthur Allen Eller and Mary Salene Swain, Mabel Mildred Eller and Orville Byfield, Joyce Bernadene Byfield and Orval Rynard Schoen. (EC I: I: I2-13). (.20)

Immigrant Henry Eller of Frederick Co., MD

BARRUP, Jay G., Henry am/ Mary Ann Eller (Henry, Sr.) and Some Mikesell Descendants ami Joseph, John, ami Mary Ann Eller, (EC VI:2: 123-129) (. 70)

CHRISTENSEN, Brian, Henry and Christina (Eller) Shoup (Henry, Sr.) and Their Descemlants, (EC IV:4: 181-186). (.60)

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ELLER, A. William, Eller-Cocltran and Genealogies of Associated Families by Mary Edith Cochran Eller, wife of Denver Eller (Daniel, Daniel, Henry Jr., Henry Sr.)A newly discovered book, [Review] (EC IV:4: 199-207). (.90)

HEPPER, Thelma N., More on Immigrant Henry Eller, Sr., (EC IV:2 :63-65) (.30) HONEYMAN, Gale E .S., Immigrant Henry Eller, Sr., and Elizabeth Bigler- Records

which confirm and extend information first published by Hook, 1957, including children ofofHenry Eller, II, and Francis "Fronica- Fraincy- Fanny," (EC II:2:63-65). (.30)

PHIPPS, Paul J., "Old Peter Graybill" -his children, and ancestral charts for Paul John Phipps and Wm. M. Graybill, (EC VI:3 :197-204). (.70)

ibid, "Old" Peter Graybill and His Connections to tlte Ellers, (EC VII :4:312-319) (.80)

STANLEY, Clarice V. (Eller), Henry and Elizabeth Bigler Eller and Their Descendants, 1991, (EC VIII:2 : 1-41 Special Edition) (4 .20)

ibid, Immigrant Henry Eller, Sr., and Elizabeth Bigler- Genealogical recordsfor Jacub, Sr., !Margareth (Willyard/Willard) Eller, Jacob Jr.,!Elizabeth Grimes, Warren; Ma1y Jane (Ridgeway) Eller, Elias W. ! Mary (Standiford) Eller, Abram S.l Ma1y E. (Burt) Eller, Peter/Jane (Standiford) Eller, Ancestral Chart for Clarice V. Stanley and Peter Eller, (EC II :3: 112-125) ( 1.40)

ibid, More Notes on Immigrant Henry Eller, Sr., (EC IV:4: 187-198). (1.20) ibid, More Records on Immigrant Henry Eller, Sr., (EC IV:4:211-213) . (.30)

Immigrant Jacob Eller of Rowan County, NC

BECK, Patricia, Mary Eva (Ketchey) Eller (w/o Jacob Eller Sr.) ami Elizabeth (Ketcltey) Eller (w/o Melchior Eller) and the Gottge Family of Germany, (EC Vl:2:133-134. (.20)

BERLIN, Gayle, James Me. Eller (Jacob III, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) and His Descendtmts, (EC IV:3 · 113-125). ( 1.30)

ibid, Stories of Eller, Hardin, Mangohl, and Bierschwale Families of Texas (EC lY 4 . 214-229). ( 1.60)

BRIGMAN, Margaret H., Descendant of Elizabeth (Eller) Edmomls (Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) (EC VIII : 2: 127). (.10)

ELLER, Calvin Neal (Caleb, Elisha Hedden, Joseph, Susannah, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) Ancestral Chart, (EC IV:2 :62) (.10)

ELLER, Harold F. (William J., Jacob, Joseph, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.)- And His Children, (EC 1:1:13). (.10)

ELLER, Herman E., William "Bill" Eller (Susannah, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.,) and Descendants, (EC VI:4 :255-267). (1.30)

ELLER, 1. Gerald, Tlte Early Eller, Gottge ami Buffe/ Families of Rowan County, NC,- An Oven,iew, (EC III :3:49-55). (.70)

ibid, The First Eller Families of Graham Co., NC- John H. and William H. Eller (John Wesley, John, Joseph, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) ami Their Children, (EC IV:2:55-61). (.60)

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ibid, The Gem of the Blue Ridge (Biography of Rev. J. Ben Eller, Elbert, Joseph P ., Adam, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) by his wife, Ruth Cozarts Eller- A Review, (EC VI:2:137-151) . (1.40)

ibid, Interrelationships Among the Eller, Henkel, Gottge, ami Biffle Families (emphasis on the Henkels) (EC VIII : I :33-53). (2 .10)

ELLER, John L. (Rev.), Biosketch (EC III:4 : 131-132) (.20) ELLER, John and Lucy, Dison David Eller and Lassie Wood Eller, (EC VIII-4: 170-

175). (.60) ibid, Johnny D. Eller of Clayton, GA, (EC VIII:4:176-181) (.60) ELLER, Walton G. and Nancy Truxall Eller, Ancestors and Descendants of James

Granville Eller (James Jacob, Jacob, Joseph, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.). (EC V111:4: 1-45 Special Edition) . (4.60)

LYLE, Edith D., A Memory of Adventure on the American Frontier -Jacob Eller, ill, (Jacob, Jr., Jacob, Sr.), his children, and the Bushwhacking of his son David S. Eller, (EC 1:1: 5-6).(.20)

ibid, Pioneer Eller Families of Missouri and My Eller Family of Buncombe Co., NC, (Jacob, III, Jacob, Jr., Jacob, Sr.) (EC IV:3: 124-143). ((2.00)

ELLER, Juanita F., On the Road with John ami Lucy (Discovery of Grave of Susannah Eller, (Jacob Jr., Jacob, Sr.) in Dillard, GA. (EC VIII-4: 167-170) (.40)

EWING, Ora Kepner, New Descendants of Jacob Eller, the Immigrant- (Jacob III, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) (EC VI : I : 1-3). (.30)

FREEMAN, JUDITH ELLER, More on the Rev. J. Ben Eller (Wm. Elbert, Joseph P., Adam, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) including Descendants of William Elbert Eller (EC VI: 4:276-291). (1 .60)

GOODMAN, Ruth E., Eve (Jacob Sr.) of Rowan Co., NC, and Her Descendants, (EC VII : 1:1-15). {1.60)

HERRINGTON, Lucile, S. (Margaret Eller Allen, Harriett J. (Roberts) Allen, Margaret J. (Reese) Roberts, Christene ''Teany" (Eller) Reese, Adam Eller, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) Ancestral Chart, (EC VI: 1: 26-27). (.20)

LYLE, Edith D., A Memory of Adventure on the American Frontier -Jacob Eller, ill, (Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.), his children, and the Bushwhacking of his son DavidS. Eller, (EC 1:1 : 5-6). (.20)

ibid, Pioneer Eller Families of Missouri and My Eller Family of Buncombe Co., NC, (Jacob, III, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) (EC IV:3 : 124-143). (2.00)

MARSHALL, Charlotte Eller (Carl W.J., William Henry, James Jacob, Jacob, Joseph, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.), Biosketch, (EC Ill :3:87-88) (.20)

ibid, A Brief Sketch of the Life of Jacob (Joseph, Jacob, Jr., Jacob, Sr.) of North Carolina and Tennessee, his children and the children of Joseph Eller (Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) and Mary Biftle; Biosketch of Jacob (Joseph, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) from The Goodspeed Histories of Sumner, Smith, Macon, Trousdale Counties, TN, 1887, (EC III : 1: 29-31. (.30)

PEARCE, Gene, The William Josiah Eller Family Tree, (Jacob, Joseph, Jacob Jr. , Jacob Sr.) (EC VIII:4 : 1-14 (Special Edition). (1.50)

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PORTER, Janine Eller, Jacob Eller, Jr., ami Mary Biffle Eller -Early Western North Carolina Pioneers, (EC II : 1:4-7). ( 40.)

ibid, Janine Eller Porter, Biosketclt, (EC III:3 :86-88).(.30) ibid, Will of John Getchey and Will ofCitristina Getchen, (EC VII: 2: 147-148). (.20) ibid, Joseph Michael Franklin Eller (Joseph, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) and His Journey

from North Carolina to Jdalw, (EC VIII: 1: 14-32). (1.90) TAYLOR, Jerry A, Joseph and Mariah (Hedden) Eller: Early North Georgia Eller

Pioneers ami Some of their Descendants- Joseph (Susannah, Jacob, Jr., Jacob, Sr.) and Mariah (Hedden) Eller; George Henry (Joseph, Susannah, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) and Rachel Liney Brown; Alfred Franklin (George Henry, Joseph, Susannah, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.,) and Maranda I. Robinson; Charles Gibbs (Alfred Franklin, George Henry, Joseph, Susannah, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.); Leonard Gordon (Charles Gibbs, Alfred Franklin, George Henry, Joseph, Susannah, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) and Dr. John Eller (Lester Nevils, Samuel Franklin, Joseph, Susannah, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr. (EC 11:1:8-14) (.70)

TROUTMAN, Peggy Agner, and Louise Barringer, A Closer Look at the Early Eller Families (Jacob, Christian and Melchior) of Rowan County, North Carolina, (EC 111:3 :55-62). (.70)

ibid, Troutman, Peggy Agner (Ora Elizabeth, Arthur Marcellus, Rufus Alexander, James, Charles, John ... . (John Melchior, Jacob, and Christian), Ancestral Chart, Biosketch, Pedigree Chart, and Descendants of Arthus Marcellus Eller, (EC III:3 :63, 64-67) (.40)

ibid, More on Early Ellers of Rowan County, NC, (EC VI:2: 110-116).(.70) WILSMAN, Oma C., Nancy Eller (Joseph, Jacob, Jr., Jacob, Sr.) and William Joseph

Justice and Their Children, (EC I: I: 14). (.10) ZINK, Deborah Jean, Miriam Josephine (Eller) Zink (Lucius, Zachariah, Wm. Elbert,

Joseph P. , Adam, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr.) ami William Bernard Zink and Their Clzihlren, (EC 1: 1: 15). (. 1 0)

Jacob and Magdalene Eller of Botetourt (Roanoke) Co., VA

ELLER, David B. Dr. , The Jacob Eller Family of Roanoke County, Virginia, -A Research Report, (EC 11:2:35-43; 11 :3:81-86a) (1.40)

ELLER, Geraldine Crill, Jay Vernard Eller- A Biography and Family History, - Jay Vernard (George, Abraham, John, Jacob/Magdalene Eller). (EC 11:2:45-57; 11 :3:87-1 04; 11:4: 150-158). (2 .60)

ELLER, John C. Rev., Genealogy Problems Regarding Jacob and Magdalene Eller of Botetourt Co., VA (EC VIII :3:153-156). (Critique ofHook's 1957 statement that this Jacob was probably a son of George Michael Eller.) (.40)

ELLER, MARVIN E., (John F., Abraham, John, Jacob/Magdalen Eller), Ancestral Chart, (EC IV: 3:152). (.10)

ELLER, Mrs. Ray and Glenis Shildmeier, Descendants of John (Andrew, David, Jacob/Magdalene) ami Ann (Ot•enlorf) Eller of Jmliana, (EC VII:2 : 126-141). (1.60)

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ELLER, Vernard, Biosketch- Vernard( Jay Vernard, George, Abraham, John, Jacob/Magdalene Eller), (EC III: 1 :9-1 0) . (.20)

KINTNER, Elgin~., Dr., Ancestral Chart and His Children -Kintner (Poff, Chandler, Garst, Susanna Eller, Jacob/Magdalene Eller), (EC II:2:71-74).(.40)

MATTHEWS, Jean Walker, Children of Frederick Garst II and Susannah "Lunnar" Eller (Henry) and Ancestral Chart for Jean Larue Walker, (EC II:3: 123-125) (.20)

OLIVER, Jean, John Eller (Andrew, David, Jacob/Magdalene Eller)- from Haines, John F., History ofHamilton County, Indiana, 1915, pp. 851-853, (Reprint] (EC VI:3:163-165). (Note: Relates to Hook's 1957 statement that this Jacob was probably a son of George Michael Eller.) (.30)

SNAVELY, Edna Eller, The Sugar Loaf Kids- Family History of the Christian Emery and Rebecca (Henry) Eller- on Sugar LoafMountain near Roanoke, VA, (EC IV: 1 :25-34). (1.00)

Note: Almost all of the above r~presents family history and genealogy that does not appear in the books of J.W. Hook (1925, 1957). This material is being photocopied and bound into booklets- one for each major line- to be on sale at Conf. '95.

Genealogy and Family History Section

Lucius Elom Eller (14 Mar 1884-23 Dec 1953) by George C. Eller, II, Apt. 1005, 8214 Princeton Sq. Blvd. E. Jacksonville;FL 32256

"Honor your father and mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you." Ex.20:12 NASB

Probable descendant of Leonard Eller Mar.20,1754-Sept 9,1839 and Elizabeth Mast 1754?-1831?; descendant of Jacob Eller Mar.12, 1798-Feb.24,1855, and Elizabeth Byrkit 1802-1876; Elom Eller Sept. 14,1826-Aug.14,1902, and Sabrina Patterson Sept.11,1831-Feb.18, 1874; Warren A. Eller ?1855 -Nov.27,1919 and Laura Fuller 1860-May.12,1894.

Married Elsie Estelle Cook, 7 children, two brothers and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Lucius "Lute" Eller ended his days on the afternoon of December 23, 1953; and passed on unexpectedly but peacefully in his favorite chair. I was with him earlier on that day.

He was a victim of that saying "familiarity breeds contempt". It was not his fault, rather; a few that were close to him, chose to slight him. This was puzzling to most of those that knew him. That's why I'm writing; to try to set the record straight. Most people are not properly taught loyalty; which is first, - to God allmighty and his word. Second, to the marriage relationship, third, the children; then relatives, friends, and finally the government. If people were careful about these matters there would be much less trouble in the world.

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In actual dollars of that day, Lute would have been considered poor. At the time, his peers would have judged him lower-middle class. But he lived life as a rich man would have liked to. He had a small farm called a "truck " farm in those days; with horses several dairy cows and a flock of chickens. The farm including a ' new house had been given to him by his father. Even now, (1995) he is still famous in the area for his outstanding "truck" crops:

In his youth Lucius was quite a handsome young man with dark wavy hair and light blue eyes. He was also a snazzy dresser and had quite a reputation as the ladies man. He was notorious for having the liveliest team and the "smartest" buggys around. While he was still a boy; his moth·er - the former Laura Fuller had died of "consumption", or as we would now describe it- the flesh of her arm withered up. His father, Warren A. Eller was a very successful farmer and businessman. Lute was proud of his parents, and had the greatest honor for them.

He would not tolerate ·deteriorating quality and kept his white ~ouse and red outbuildings freshly painted. He kept his large yard 1mmaculate and had the typical German practice of sweeping the dirt around the outside of the house with a broom, which left several feet of bare dirt next to and around the house. The home is still standing in excellent condition on the NW corner of Inwood Rd., [Dragoon-Trail] and st.Joseph-Elkhart county line road; about 2 miles South of Osceola, Indiana. It is now owned by another family.

His life was lived by "signs''; whether it was animal tracks in the snow, weather conditions in the sky, changes in the appearance of animals, or attitudes in humans. In my opinion it is a special strength of some of the German people. He farmed by the "sign'' of the moon, and taught me how to do it. For those who may be interested, I'll briefly try to explain it. The principle is quite simple - that is, the ~oots of the plant are connected to the dark of the moon, and the tops of the plants to the full or "light" of the moon. For example, if you wanted to plant a root crop; say -turnips, you would plant the seeds on days close to the dark of the moon. However in practice; it was a bit more complex. Say, for example; you wanted to plant field corn for your livestock, on sandy ground which does not hold moisture as well as the clay or muck. Without thinking, one might say, plant it as close to the full moon as possible. Not so. That corn would need a strong root to continue growing in the late summer dryness and also to stand the fall and early winter storms. Therefore, plant it about a week AFTER the full moon.

He also tried to teach me how to care for stock by the signs of the moon, for example; dehorning cattle, castrating, weaning calves, and slaughtering. I am sorry to report that I did not remember it.

He lived his life by analyzing everything that he came across and no ''practical" activity was considered too mundane to not be treated as a "science". For example, one of the major factors in successful farming is the practical use of manure. I'll briefly try to pass on the secret. Manure runs in states of "hotness", from- cattle, which is the "mildest"; through sheep, horses, pigs, to chicken; which is the "hottest" or "sharpest". In the c<;tse of wat~rmellons,

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you need heat for the chilly nothern-Indiana Spring. So, he would make a small hill with his hoe, say - 1 inch to an inch an a half high, and about 8 inches round. Then, from a bucket, throw(!) a small handful! of dry chicken manure at the hill. Next, 3-6 seeds are thrown onto the hill. Finally, an additional half to 1 inch of dirt is again scraped over the top of the seeds. This all may sound quite tedious, but once a person gets the "hang" of it,- using the mass production technique and going about it smartly; one man can put out several acres of mellons in his part time using only the hoe once the seed bed is ready. (In sandy soil plant 3-5 days AFTER the full moon.)

He despised machinery of all sorts, but lived in co-existence with living and thinking creatures, like good horses and dogs. The most complex machine that he was willing to accept was the wheelbarrow and that - just barely. One could not tell when a "Satanic" machine might go haywire and THAT was the problem. Lest the reader be misled, his handtools were kept in pristine condition and better than new. For example; his hoe was hung in a special dry place, and the wood handle was periodically treated with oils and preservatives. Also, the metal was kept oiled and sharpened to keep a type of knife edge. As a result - after years of heavy use, it was still better than new, since the handle was well cured and finished and would not split or splinter as easy, and the edge was keener.

Even more than a farmer, Lute was a hunter. It was unthinkable to him to come home without meat for the table; on a daily basis -except Sunday, during the hunting season. He had probably shot the last deer in the region some 25 years previously; and therefore had to depend on small game. It would be nearly 60 years before the deer population returned to normal. At least one unique feature of the house hinted of a strong hunter - the rooms had flower vases containing not flowers but pheasant feathers. Being a good hunter was most evident on Thanksgiving. The dining room had a large (oak?) table with 10 or 12 legs. With the extra leaves added, it was HUGE, and would have 5 or 6 different types of meats (no turkey), in piles, grown or shot by him.

His most special quality is the hardest to explain. He was sought out in an awesome way for his opinions and observations. From time to time, and especially on sunday afternoon, visitors would arrive, and it was not unusual to see 6-8 cars on the sides of the drive. At times, there were 12 or more. But they did not come for advice. Rather, it was for the stimulation that comes from an intellect that has a pure and profound way of looking at life. He despised phonyness and the untrue. He most despised not looking at life analytically and did not hesitate to ridicule those failing to do so. He was the master of the split second "come back" or "put down". But the recipients deserved their fare and it never failed to draw huge shouts of laughter and glee from his audience, which surprisingly; was nearly equal with women, and catered more to the intelligent class of people. He had a college degree in business, at the time when the norm was grammar school. Many of the visitors had not visited for 2-3 years, and some not for 5-6 years. Now, those with a bent for calculation will see the astounding number of visitors.

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In my opinion his funeral procession was the longest ever in that region. The chapel held several hundred people with several hundred more standing outside. Most had to remain in their cars. It was about a mile and a half to the cemetery with cars backed up at least a half mile behind the chapel. Many people gave up for the delay and visited the cemetery later that day when the traffic jam subsided; some even waited until the next day. If a person can be judged by how well they are thought ofr then; Lucius Elom Eller - you did well.

Lucius was born on his great-grandfather Jacob's freeholding. This land as of 1992 is still in the Eller family, now owned by Warren J. Eller. It is located on the E. side of Basswood Rd.; about a quarter mile N. of Dragoon Trail and 2 miles "as the crow flys" SW of Osceola, Indiana. As I understand it, Jacob's cabin from 1831 was located just NE of the remains of the peppermint "still", which is still visible, and was erected by Elom Eller; who introduced the farming of peppermint into northern Indiana. The home next to the mint-still was built by Warren A. Eller, Lute's father.

Leonard Eller is buried in the private Eller cemetery just outside of Noblesville, Ind. The rest of the descendants mentioned are buried in the Osceola cemetery located on the SE corner of the intersection of US 33 (Lincoln Hwy] and the St.Joseph -Elkhart Co.Line Rd. Jacob and family, and Elom and family; rest on the west side; Warren and family in the center, and.Lucius and family on the east side.

It is probable that our Jacob is the son of Leonard 1754-1839. The evidence is circumsr.antial. Leonard had a son Jacob in North Carolina before 1800. It is proven that our Jacob was born in 1798 in N.Carolina, that he married in Miami County Ohio, near Leonard in April 28,1822, that he was the head of a household in Monroe Twp. Miami County in 1830 - close to Leonard; and that his son - Harvy Burkett Eller is buried in the private Eller cemetery with Leonard and other close members of Leonard's family. I have been unable to find a single document stating Leonard was Jacob's father. Possibly, the Miami Co. Ohio marriage records from -1822 have this information.

This article was written by Lute's grandson, George Eller 2nd., of Jacksonville, Florida.

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GENEALOGY The Eller Chronicles IX:2 May 1995

Some Descendants of George Michael Eller

,)(GEORGE MICHAEL ELLER, born: 18957 in Germany. Number of children: 1 1t2 PETER ELLERl SR. bor~: !74b in ASHE COUNTY, NC Nu~ber of chiidren: i died: 1799 *"· +ELIZABETH u!CK ELLER

, .• +ANNE PEN liMON ELLER born: 1782 · •.•. 4 JACOB ELLER born: LB07 Nuaber of children: I · , .••.• tHARY ANN SEARS ELLER born: 1813

Submitted by: Connie Greene P.o. Box 115 Elk Park, NC 28622

·i · 3 PETER ELLERl JR. born: 1178 Nuaber of children: 1

~ . , ..• , 5 HENRY CLEVELAND [LLER SR. born: June 28 1836 Nuetier of children: 11 died: August 51

1922 -~ . . . +MARTHA (PATSYI HUFFKAN born: Dececber 9, 1836 aarried: February 16b 1855 died: January 5, 1929 .~ • • • • b ELIZABETH 11. ELLER born: February 181 1856 Nuaber of children: died: January 31, 1949

.•• +PINKNEY CARDWELL born: April 7 185Y • , 6 JACOB ELLER born: January 26, 1B59 Nuaber of children: 0 died: August 15

1 1930

.. 6 HENRY CLEVELAND ELLER, JR. born: April 20L 1861 Nuaber of children: 0 died: Septe4ber 26, 1938 .. +ALIE ELIZABETH STOUT born: Februarr s

1 1Hbb oarried: Deceaber 25, 1881 died: Karch 23, 1944

. b KARTHA !KAT) ELLER born: Novenber 1 , 863 Nu~ber of children: 0 died: January 2, 1954

.• +CHAP K!NTCII born: July 13 1 1849 died: 11ay 5, 1934 • 6 SUSAN E. ELLER born: April 91 1866 Hueber of children: 0 died: February 18, 1954 •• tJOSEPH A. ELLER born: June 1 1865 died: Dece4ber 21, 1937 . 6 BENJAHIH FRANKLIN ELLER, SR. 'orn: October 20, 1868 in WILKES COUHTY, NC Nunber of children: 11 die~: Januar1

27, 1930 in EL~ VALLEY, HC • tANHIE RACHEL STOUT born: August 5, 1874 in NC aarried: January 6, 1892 in WILKES COUNTY died: 11ay 11, 1937 :n

AVERY COUNTY NC . 7 EUGENE ElLER born: Septeaber 2, 1892 Nuober of children: 13 died: April 6, 1953

. +JULIE TRIVETTE ElLER died: Septeaber 19, 1949

.. B CECIL EDWARD ELLER born: June 23, 1911 Huaber of children: 3

... +CLARA WRIGHT . 9 HYRA JEAN ELLER Nuaber of children: 2 •. tTHO~AS GOSSETT •.. 10 TERRY GOSSETT Nuaber of children: 0 . • • . +BORIAK ..• 10 CINDY JO GOSSETT . 9 BELVA JAHE ELLER Humber of children: 2 . , +DONALD NOVAK ... 10 STEVEN NOVAK Number of children: 1 ....• 11 TAYGON NOVAK . . • 10 TOMI1Y NOVAK . 9 EDWARD 'JOE' ELLER Nuaber of children: 0

. . . . +ROSA

. 8 KATE LENORE ELLER born: April 18i 1913 Nuaber of children: b

.. +HENRY TAYLOR born: 1909 died: 935 . 9 ~ILLIAM 'BILL' TAYLOR born: 1931 Huaber of children: 2 .. +LAYOLA FIELDS born: 1930

. 10 BtNNY TAYLOR born: 1953 Hu4ber of children: I ••••• 11 JESSICA •.• !0 JERRY TAYLOR born: 1958 Hu1ber of children: 0 . . . • +RENEE' BUCHANAN . 9 ROBERT EUGENE 'BOB' TAYLOR born: 1935 NuMber of children:

. +LINA OLLIS born: 1938 • 10 ROBERT E. TA'fLOR [2] born: 1~56 Nuaber of children: 3 • . +TERESA CLAR~ .. , 11 BENNY TAYLOR ... 11 r.ATIE TAYLOR . t2nd spouse of ROBERT E. TAYLOR (2): . . +SAIL ELLER (1] tarried: HBOUT 1974 in NOT MARRIED ... 11 TABITHA ELLER (3] . t3rd spouse of ROBERT E. TAYLOR [2): . . +rREDIA HANNA born: 1957 1arried: ABOUT 1975

.• 10 HIKE TAYLOR born: 1958 • ·• 10 GREGORY 'PECK' TAYLOR born: 1963 l2nd spouse of ROBERT EUGENE 'BOB' TAYLOR: . +SONDRA

...• 10 ~UTUKN t2nd spouse of KATE LEIIORE ELLER: . +HARSHALL BRENER born: 1911

. 9 ?.ARBARA 'JULIE' BREWER born: 1938 tluaber of children: 3

. . +ROeERT OwENS borr:: ! 936

... 10 BOBBY OWEHS born: 1960

... 10 MARSHA OWENS born: 1962

... D Siil?.LE\' OWEtiS born: !9ili .. ~ LOlllSE BRE~ER born: i94C! Nur.ber ol ch1ldren: ~ . . . 'lEt MCODY

*In Hook, 1957, pp. 17-39 & pp. 124-126

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Uescendants of GENERAL GEORGE MICHAEL ELLER

.......... . 10 THOHAS KOODY born: 1960 . . • • . • • 10 JAKES HOODY born: 1961

...••.••••..••••• 10 ~ATHRINE KOODY born: 1965 . • .•• 10 SCOTT KOODY born: 1968 ..•.. 9 SAIL BREWER born: 1950 Huaber of children: 2

....... +JAKES HUGHES1 SR. born: 1945

..••..•. 10 JAKES HUbHES, JR. born: 1971 . . . • . 10 CANDY BREWER born: 1973

.••.•. 9 DAVID BREWERt SR. born: 1945 Hueber of children: 3

......• +BETTY HOLLinAN born: 1948

........ 10 DAVID BREWER, JR. born: 1965

..•..••• 10 CHRIS BREWER born: 1966 .•••• 10 KALISIA BREWER born: 1969 . 8 KARY ELVIRA ELLER born: Septeaber 18, 1914 Nuaber of children: 2 •• +THOKAS RAY tarried: ABOUT 1930 .•. 9 THOMAS EUGENE RAY Huaber of children: •••• +BETTY RIDDLE . . • . . 10 PHILLIP RAY . 12nd spouse of MARY ELVIRA ELLER: •. +THDKAS EDISON SHITH, SR. earried: ABOUT 1946 •.. 9 THOMS EDISON 'T.E.' SNITH, JR. born: February S, 1949 Humber of children: 1

. . . +CAROLYN SUE WR I SHT •• 12nd spouse of THOMAS EDISON 'T.E.' SK!TH, JR.: ••• +LINDA BUCHANAN aarried: 1969

.•••• 10 KICHAEL GARRICK SKITH born: January 28 1970 • 8 RACHEL NANA ELLER born: Septeaber 121 1916 HuaLer of children: .• +HEWELL GARNER born: September 26t 1~13 .•• 9 ROBERT GARNER born: October 1~, 1940

• 9 HOLLIE GARNER Nuaber of children: 0 . • +HUGHES • 9 DIANE GARNER born: June 17, 1939 Number of children:

. +DAVID PAR~ER

.. 10 DAVID PARKER1 JR. born: Kay 3, 1957 Nuaber of children:

..•. 11 DAVID PAKKER, Ill born: Noveaber 29, 1978

.. 10 YVONNE PARKER born: January 9, 1959 Nu~ber of children: . +DAVE CALVERLEY . . 11 JOSH 10 PENNY PARKER born: February 1, 1962 Nu1ber of children: 1 • +HEKRICI: .• 11 AKY DIANE HEMRICK born: August 11

1 198b

•. 10 ANDY PARKER born: December 1, 1963 Nu~ber of children: 0 . . . • +MANDA . 9 EUGENE GARNER Humber of cbildren: 2

. +KARGARET •. 10 ROBERT 'HEAL" GARNER Humber of children: 2

.• 11 ANASTASIA GARNER •. 11 CHARLES NORRIS GARNER 10 WANDA RENE' GARNER Nuaber of children: 2 . +PUGH .• 11 SAMANTHA CATHLEEN PUGH

•••..•• II JULIA FRANCES PUGH . 8 CARL BENJAMIN ELLER born: September 20 1 1916 Nuaber of children: .. +HELEN BENFIELD • • • 9 ELLEN CARLE ElLER . 8 DEAN BURNETT EllER born: July 20, 1920 Humber of children: 3 •• +BESSIE TOWNSEND .. 9 LOIS DEAN ElLER Huaber ol children: 2

• +JACK HUGHES .•• ·. 10 JACm DEAN HUGHES ..•. 10 DEE DEE HUGHES Huaber of children: 0 • • • • . +GARY ROMINGER

• 9 KERHIT ELLER Nuaber of children: 4 . . +BEC~Y • • • . • 10 ROBBIE ELLER . . . . • 10 BRANDY ELLER ..... 10 JENNIFER ElLER ..... 10 ERICKA ELLER born: January 7, 1983 ... 9 LINDA KAYE EllER Hu•ber of children: I . . . . +Ill Y.E GREENE ••••. 10 HERE&ITH 6R£ENE . a FLOYD ROLAND ELLER bern: January 12, 1922 Hueber cf ch:!dr~n: 2

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Descendants of GENERAL GEORGE HICHAEL ELLER

. . . . • . . . . . . . iCORINNE TRICE ......•.... 9 LARRY ELLER Number of children: 1 .....•.••.•• iABBIE

. • . • . 10 SARAH

. . • 9 TAKKY ELLER

. B lOLA GRACE ELLER born: Dece1ber 1 1923 Nuaber of children: 0

.. iLEON 'PETE' GOODWIN born: Septea~er 14 1 1914 died: October 31, 1991 . 8 PAT VANCE ELLER born: June 51 1925 Nuaoer of children: 2 •• iARLENE LEDFORD

. . • . • . . 9 KARGO ELLER ...••. 9 ELAINE ELLER Number of children: 2

. . , • iRALPH HOLDEN

. . . • • 10 PATRICK HOLDEN

. . . • • 10 BRANDY HOLDEN ••• 12nd spouse of ELAINE ELLER: • . . . i/UCHAEL COFFEY . 8 EUGENE ELLER, JR. born: September 30, 1926 Nu1ber of children: 3 .. iLINDA NIGEL • . . 9 WALLACE ELLER .. 9 MICHAEL ELLER Nuaber of children:

.....•..•...• 10 JUSTIN ELLER

.....•.•••. 12nd spouse of KICHAEL ELLER:

.•.....•.•.• +JEANIE . . . • . • . . . • • 9 DOUGLAS ELLER ........• 8 lfARGARET ELLER born: April 2, 1929 Nuaber of children: 2 .•.•.••... iDONALD LEE THOKPSON born: July 12 1 1925 died: Noveaber 13

1 1989

••••••••••• 9 CHERYL ANN THOMPSON born: Septe1ber 7, 1949 Number of children: 2 .......•.... iJERRY KYRON HOUSTON born: October 25, 1947

...•. 10 JENNIFER KARGARET HOUSTON born: Kay 26, 1977

.•... 10 JORDAN THOKPSON born: October 18 1 1990 •.. 9 DONNA LYNN THOMPSON born: January IS, 1955 . 8 BETTY JOE ELLER born: Nove1ber 131 1931 Number of children: 4 .• iWILLIAK ROBERT 'BILL' PUCKETT born: January 16, 1926 •.. 9 BILLY JO PUC[ETT born: April 26, 1956 Nutber of children: 1

.. iWILLIAK FRONTZ born: August 22

..• 10 BRANDON FRONTZ born: Afril 231 1989

. 9 JANET PUCKETT Nuaber of chi dren: l

.• iTERRY TURBYFILL tarried: ABOUT 1979

.•. 10 JESSICA TURBYFILL born: April 17 1 1980 . 12nd spouse of JANET PUCKETT:

... ii!ORRIS 'RUSTY' TRAKKEL born: August 30, 1946 tarried: ABOUT 1989

.•.• 10 KYLE TRAHMEL born: August 11

1990 ... 9 TIKOTHY PUCKETT Nu1ber of children: 1 .... iPATTI SMITH ••••• 10 CARLY PUCKETT born: April 21

1 1991

.•. 9 TODD PUCKETT Nutber of children: J

. . . . i DEBRA RUPPARD

.••.. 10 HATASHA PUCKETT born: July 2Bl 1982

....• 10 SEAN PUCKETT born: July 26 1Y84

. . . . . 10 SHANE PUCKETT born: Ju I y 2b 1984

. 8 LULA FLORENCE ELLER born: Harch 12 1 !930 Number of children: if RANI: SKITH born: June 20, 1913 . 9 FRANK SHITH 1 JR. born: June 23, 1949 Humber of children: 3 •• iKARGARET GHEEHE born: October 10

1 1947

. . .• 10 RUSTY SHITH born: June 23 1Y71 . . .........• 10 WENDY SKITH born: Hay 8

1 l973

............•. 10 DAVID SHITH born: Hovemoer 241

!975 ..•..••• 7 CHARLIE CLARENCE ELLER born: April 27 1 1894 in WIL(ES COUNTY, N.C. Nu~ber of children: b died: January 12, 1972 in'eAHNER ELK, N.C •

• iROSE ELLEN KILLER born: Karch 21 1 1892 in HALE, N.C. died: June 14, 1983 in HEATON, N.C . . . 8 ROBERT SWIFT ELLER born: August 11, 1911 Hueber of children: 2 died: March 18, 1977 in ELIZABETHTON, TN . . . . +HARTHA SUE CRITTENDON born: January 2b 1917 .... 9 SANDRA KAY ELLER born: April 3, 1943 Nu~ber of children: 2 ..... iJOHN WILBURN GRAY born: July 18, 1940 ...... 10 TAMMY LYHN GRAY born: February 7, 1963 Number of children: . • . . . . . iJOEL GREGG born: April 26, 1964 tarried: October 3, 1987 .......• !1 JESSE TAYLOR GREGG born: February 22, 1991

... !~TRACIE LEE GRAY born: Karch 5 1975 · .. 9 GLE~ DOUGLAS ELLER born: Dece~ber !, 1940 Nutber 6r children: 2 ... !J~NIC£ ELA!NE 'LOU' PETERS aarried: August 19ib

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Descendants of GENERAL GEORGE MICHAEL ELLER

.•.••.. 10 LIA HICHELLE ELLER born: February 121

1967 •••.••. 10 LUCINDA 'CINDY' SAYE ELLER born: August 13, 1969 ••. 8 ALHA CASSIE ELLER born: July 22, 1917 in ELK VALLEY N.C. Nu1ber of children: I •..• +ISAAC CONLY BOWLICK born: January 71 1911 in HEATON, N.C. 1arried: February 6, 1947 in GREENVILLE, S.

C. died: September 28 1 1983 in ELK PRRK N.C . . • . • . 9 CONNIE LEE BOWLICK born: March 17, l951 in SAN DIEGO, CA. Nu1ber of children: 2

. +JAMES F. GREENE born: August 25, 1956 in BAHNER EL(I N.C. ••rried: Hay 4, 1979 in Heaton,N.C . . . • . • 10 PHILLIP BOIILIC( GREENE born:· July 3 1980 in BA IllER ELK, N.C . . . . • • 10 NATALIE ROSE GREENE born: Deceaber 28, 1982 in BAHNER ELK, N.C • . 8 JOHNSON HAYES ELLER born: Har 17 1 1919 Nu1ber of children: 0 died: January 7, 1978 in ELIZABETHTON, TN •• +ROBERTA CHRISTINE 'CHRIS' SH TH born: Har 14, 1923 married: January 11 1942 • 8 WILHA VIRGINIA ELLER born: August 15 1 192 in ELK VALLEY, N.C. NuDber at children: 3 died: March 17,

1989 in JOHNSON CITY, TN +ALLISON HEATON born: October 51 1917 in HEATON, N.C. died: April 21

1 1958 in JONAS RIDGE HT. HIGHWAY !81

.. 9 CAROLYN RUTH HEATON [5] born: SepteQber 24 1 1943 Huaber of children: 2 died: June 7, 1988 in BANNER mt N.C •

. . . +HOKHAN RAY ALDRIDGE/ SR. [4] aarried: April 10, 1958 ••.. 10 NORHAN RAY ALDR DGE, JR. [6] born: April 2, 1959 Nu1ber of children: I

. • +LYNN (7]

..• 11 KEVIN [B]

. 12nd spouse of HORHAH RAY ALDRIDGE, JR. [6]:

. . +ANN (9] ·

. 10 CYNTHIA ANN ALDRIDGE [10] born: October 7, 1960 in BAHNER ELK, N.C. Nuaber of children: 5

. . +WILLIE BALDWIN [11] .. 11 SAMUEL RAY BALDWIN [12] born: "arch 31, 1977 .. 11 JAMES DANIEL BALONIN [13] born: August 28, 1979 • , 11 RHENITA LAWS (14] born: August 1981 12nd spouse of CYNTHIA ANN ALDRIDGE '(10]:

+CHARLES EVERETT (15] aar~ied: in GREENSBORO, N.C • • II CHUCK EVERETT (16]

...• II ~ICHAEL WAYNE EVERETT [171 12nd spouse of CAROLYN RUTH HEATON (5]:

•• +JOHN VANCE BLEVINS aarried: ABOUT 1975 . 9 BARBARA AHH HEATON born: June 24, 1945 Nu~ber of children: 3 .• +BRUCE XING born: April 22 1 1943 ... 10 BRUCE ALLISON KING born: July IJ 1966 Huaber of children: 0 . . . . +SHERRY CAMPBELL born: June 3, 967 aarried: April 1990

10 BRIAN ANDREW KING born: April 10, 1969 HuBber of children: I • +TERESA LEWIS born: Septeaber 3, 1965 1arried: July 1987

• • • • , 11 BRADLEY JAREO XING born: March 30, 1993 ....•• 10 BRAD KING born: June 6, 1971 died: July 12, 1983 in CROSSNORE, N.C . • . . • 9 MICHAEL ALLEN HEATON born: Harch 26, 1957 Nu1ber of children: I

... +ELIZABETH FRANKS tarried: April 4, 1992 in HICKORY NC

.... 10 HAKAYLA ELIZABETH HEATON born: Septe1ber 8, 1943 in HICKORY, NC WEIGHED B lb. 15 02. B CHARLES HARION ELLER born: April 41 1924 Nuaber of children: 1 . +VIRGINIA ANN LARGE born: July 29l !931 aarried: August 10, 1951 .. 9 KATHY ELLER born: Noveaber 19)2 Nuaber of children: 3

.• +RONNIE HURLEY aarried: January 1976 10 KELA HADRA HURLEY born: April 91 1979

... 10 DUSTIN CHARLES HURLEY born: August 91 1980

... 10 LIHDSY DARNELL HURLEY born: February 29, 1984

. 12nd spouse of KATHY ELLER: .••. +JAMES HUNNICUTT tarried: Noveaber 1992 • 8 AN/liE RUTH ELLER born: October 26 1 1926 in HEATOII, N.C. Nuaber of children: 4

. +JOHN DEAN ELLIS born: ·Dece1ber 12, 1923 in AVERY COUNTY tarried: Noveaber 19, 1950 ln HEATON CHRiSTIAN CHURCH • 9 PATRICIA GAIL ELLIS born: July 16, 1952 Humber of children: 3 .. '+GARY WAYNE EDNARDS born: July 12, 1952 aarried: July 7, 1974 in HEATON, N.C.

10 MEREDITH ANN EDWARDS born: March 13, 1978 . 10 AHY CAROLINE EDWARDS born: June 22, 1980 .... 10 MEGAN EDWARDS born: October 20, 19B5 .• , PAftELA ANH ELLIS born: July 7, 1954 Hu~ber of children: 1 .. +CHARLES RAY JAMESON aarried: Hay 31, 1986 in HEATON, N.C • . . . 10 JOHANNA JAMESON born: April 20, 1988 . 9 DAVID CHARLES ELLIS born: February 3, 1957 Huaber of children: 2 •• t[ATHY JOHES born: Kay 20 1 1950 aarried: Hoveeber 6, !986 in HEATON, H.C . • . . 10 A11NIE ELIZABETH E~Us born: June 1

1 1986

••• 10 ~ATiE RACHEL ELLIS born: Kay 14, 1Y91 . . 9 JANE EllEN ELLIS born: llay 31, 1960 llu"~er of chlidr~n: 2 .. +HOr,t:R CHRIS BUroG~RUER bern: !hy 2, !~61 Qarr!e:l: N<·• !;, l9EE ;r. HEVG~i. 1/.C .

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Descendants of GENERAL SEORSE MICHAEL ELLER

.........•.•..... 10 CARTER ELLIS BUHSARHER born: October 12b 1990 ........•.. 10 CASSIE PATRICIA BUMGARNER born: April 3

1 1993

..... 7 OSCAR LAWSON ELLER born: October 4b 1896 Huaber of children: 3 died: 1979 in BANNER ELK, HC .. +MACIE HOLTSCLAW born: September 2

1 1900

.•. B WILLA HAE ELLER born: August 101 1919 Hueber of children: 3 . +JACOB 'JAKE' BLAIR born: October 15

1 1913

. . . . • . . • 9 ANDREW JAHES LAWSON BLAIR Hueber of children: 1

..........•• +CONNIE

...•.•••••••• 10 JACOB BLAIR ........• 9 MYRA LORETTA 'SCOTTY' BLAIR Huaber of children: 0 . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . +SYDNEY WOOLWINE

. . . . . ... 9 SUSIE BLAIR Hutber of children: 1

. . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • +SARY JONES .•.•. 10 LISA JONES Hutber of children: 1 . . . • . . +ANGELO DIHITIRIS tarried: 1990 ...•..• 11 CHRISTOPHER THOHATHEOUS DIMITIRIS . 8 JOHN HAYDEN ELLER born: June Ill 1922 Number of children: 3 .. +CLARA HILLER born: July 31 192J . • • 9 JOHNNY ELLER ..• 9 LINDA ELLER Nuaber of children: 4 ..•• +ROY GWYN married: ABOUT 1955

. . . . . . . . • . . . . . 10 DERRICK SWYH ·

.............•.• 10 ROBIN GWYN . . . . . . . . . • 10 ROSER SWYH

. . . • . . • . . . . . • . • 12nd spouse of LINDA ELLER:

....... , ........ +DURL ALLEN JOHES1 SR. tarried: ABOUT 1963

. . . . . . . . . . • • . . • • . 10 DURL ALLEN JuNES, JR •

. . . . . . . . . • . • . . . 9 SAIL ELLER [1] Nuaber of children: 1 .... +R09ERT E. TAYLOR [2] born: 1956 tarried: ABOUT 1974 in NOT HARRIED

...•.•. 10 TABITHA ELLER [3]

.•. 8 HARY SUE ELLER born: Deceaber 181 1923 Nu•ber of children: 1

... , +RICHARD C. ELKINS born: Septetber B, 1922 died: August 51

1975 ••••• 9 SANDRA ELKINS Hutber of children: 2 • • . • . • +SKIP BURLESON

........ 10 ALLEN ELKINS ...•...•• 10 HATTHEW ....... 12nd spouse of SANDRA ELKINS: ......•. +MINZER YAWN ... 7 ERNEST BENJAHIH ELLER born: July 31, 1899 Hueber of children: 0 died: Septeeber 6, 1955 ...• +EARLE NORRIS born: Harth 11\ 1903 died: February 25, 1984 .•. 7 BABY BOY born: February 15, 902 .•. 7 SAMUEL FRANKLIN ELLER born: Harth 13, 1903 Number of children: 4 died: October 29

1 1965

+LOLA GREER died: June 11 1974 . B JOHN HENRY ELLER1 SR. Nuaber of children: 3

...•... +WILLA JEAN RIDDLE ••••••••• 9 JOHH HENRY ELLER, JR. Nuaber of children: 2

..•. +CAROLYN HIPPS .• 10 LISA LOUISE ELLER Hueber of children: I . • • +DANIEL RONALD SMITH ..•• 11 JAHES RICHARD SHITH

... 10 CARRIE JEAN ELLER Nuaber of children: 2

. . . . +EARL EDWARD YANCEY/: SR •

. . . . . 11 EARL EDWARD YAH EY1

JR . . . . . . 11 LANCE HICHAEL YANCtY

.....•. 9 CAROLYN ELLER Huaber of children: 3

...•..•. +TOH~Y L. HIPPS . 10 JERRY LYHN YOUNG Hutber of children: I . . +SUSAN BERRY

....• !1 (ELLY LYNN YOUNG ...•. 10 SONYA YOUHS Hu1ber of children: 2

. . . +CHRISTOPHER CLYDE DRAPER

.... II CHRISTOPHER BRYAN DRAPER .....•. 11 JSCOB WILLIAM DRAPER . . . • • . 10 LORI ANN YOUIIG Hutber of children: 0

. • . • +ELLIS SHITH, JR • • 9 SAHKY LEE ELLER Nunber of children: 2

. . . . +LI HOA COLLIER

..... 10 RICKY LEE ELLER 10 REVONDA JEAN ELLER Nuab~r of children: 1

. . +[LINTON fnWARD EPLEY

....... ll C~ELSEA S~MAIITHA EPLEY ---------------------

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- -............. a HAXINE ELLER Number of children: 4

. . . • . +CLARK ELLIS barn: July 3, 1917

. • ••• • ••. 9 JIHHY ELLIS Nuaber of children: 2

. . . . . . • . +BETTY BUCHANAN

. . . • . . . • • . • 10 DOUGLAS ELLIS

.....••.••• 10 LISA ELLIS Nutber of children: 0

..... , . • . • • • +IIORRIS

......... 9 FRANCES ELLIS Nuaber of children: ' ! . ............... +J. B. POTTER

. . . . . . . . • . . 10 TERESA POTTER

........• 9 JOHN WESLEY ELLIS Hu1ber of children: 2 . . . . • . . • • . . +DONNA INSRAK . . . . . • . . . . • . • . • . 10 SHANNA ELLIS . . . . . . • . • • . . • • . . 10 JOHN WESLEY ELLIS, JR ...........•. , 9 JAH ELLIS Nuaber of cnildren: 1 ......•...•.•.. +DENNIS LENIS . . . . . . . . • • • • . • . . 10 LACEY LENIS • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 PEGGY ELLER Nuaber of chi I d'ren: 4 . . . . . . . . • . • . • +HOWARD BURLESON ..........••.• 9 SANDY BURLESON Nuaber of children:

. . . . . • . . • • • . . • . • +BUHN POTTER

. .......•...•.••• 10 SAIIUEL POTTER

.....•.......•• 9 CHARLES BURLESON Nu~ber of children: 0 . . • . . . . . . • +HELEN ••••..•• , 9 GARY 'P1ZEH' BURLESON •....••.• 9 MICHAEL BURLESON Nuaber of children: 0 . . . • . . • . •• +KICHELLE ....... a SAIIUEL ELLER, JR Nuaber of children: 3 ..•••••. +BONNIE

. . . . . . . . . • . • • , . 9 Till ELLER

......•.•.••• 12nd spouse of SAKUEL ELLER, JR:

.......••••..• +JUANITA .•.••. 9 TONY ELLER Huaber of children:

......••.•...... +JEAN ENGLISH

. . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . , 10 WENDY ELLER . . • . . • 9 JOEY ELLER •• 7 JAKIE NHOOSE ELLER barn: Kay 31, 1905 Nuaber of children: 3 d1ed: Deceaber 30, 1967 . . • +HARY WILL TUCKER .... a RICHARD 'DIC~· ELLER Nuaber of children: 2 • . • . • +DOROTHY •..... 9 SAIIUEL 'SAIIHY' ELLER Huaber of children: ...... , +CONNIE BUCHANAN

.........•••• 10 CARRIE ELLER . . .....•.•..• 9 DOUGLAS ELLER Hu•ber of children: 2 • . . . • . • • . • • • • . +SUSAN ALDRIDGE . . . . . • • • . • • • . • • 10 TRAVIS ELLER . . . . . • • • ••.••• 10 NATASHA ELLER

.•.•• 8 CHARLES 'BUSTER' ELLER Nu1ber of children: 3 • +FRAHm

• . . , . . . 9 DANNY ELLER .• 9 DEREKA ELLER Nuaber of children: 1 ••• +DAN PYLER

...•....• 10 DANIEL PYLER

.....•• 9 DEANA ELLER Huaber of children: 1 . . . • • +DAVID LOWE

.........•.••.•.• 10 HATASHA .•••. 8 FRANCES BORITA ELLER Nu1ber of children: 0

· · · · · . · , •..••• +LEWIS .. 7 ANNIE BELLE ELLER born: Hay 25, 1909 Huaber of children: 4 died: Deceaber 1985 . . • . +ED PIERCE ... a EDDA JEAN PIERCE Huaber of children: 6

. . . . • . . +BEC~ ..•.••••• 9 RODIIEY BECK Hueber of children: 2

. . . . . . . • • • • •••• 10 JACOB BECK

. . . . . •.•..... 10 ANNA LEIGH BECK .. . . .•...•.•.•. 9 EDDIE BEn

....... 9 SCOTTIE BECK

. . . . . . . 9 PATSY BEC~ . . . .. . 9 JIHHIE BECK

. . . • . • . 9 JOSH BEC~

..... 8 AMBROSE BEUJAIIIN '&EIINY' PIEkC£ Nu•ber of ch!!tir~n:

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....•.. 9 KARCUS PIERCE

..••••• 9 SAMONA PIERCE

...... , 9 MITZI PIERCE . 8 ERNESTINE PIERCE. Nuaber of children: 2 , . +ELLIS ... 9 ERIC W. ELLIS •.• 9 KATHY ELLIS . 8 JACKIE SUE PIERCE Number of children: 2

. • • +LANKFORD

....• , 9 ROBIN LANKFORD

. . . . , , 9 TRACY LANKFORD •. 7 BENJAKIN FRANKLIN ELLER, JR. born: June 3 1911 Nu1ber of children: 4 .•• +VIRGINIA DARE ELLER born: Noveaber 41 1914 married: Noveaber 11

1 1932

.••• 8 INFANT ELLER born: April 91 1933 • 8 INFANT ELLER born: Kay 11 1935 • 8 INFANT ELLER born: April ~1 1 1936 • 8 BENJAMIN FRAN~LIN ELLER, Ill born: January 27, 1940 Number of children: 2 •. +BRENDA . . . • 9 ELIZABETH GRACE ELLER born: Karch 27

1 1963

. • •• 9 BENJAKIN TODD ELLER born: July 281

1~69 .• 7 BABY BOY born: Deceaber 17 1914 .• 7 ADDIE CASSIE (JACK) ELLER born: October 61 1916 in HEATON, N.C. Number of children: 2 died: August 5, 1942 in HEATON N.C.

+LLOYD ER~EST HcGUIRE born: October 201 1906 died: January 61

1987 . 8 JOANNE KcGUIRE born: October 7, 19j8 Number of children: 4 •• +FREDRICK LEE BLAIR, SR. born: Karch 13, 1934 aarried: Septeaber 25, 1954

••••• 9 INFANT BLAIR born: July 13, 1955 ... 9 FREDRIC( LEE BLAIR, JR. born: January 24 1 1962 Nu1ber of children: 0 .••• +JENNY LYHH SHARPE born: Hay 13, 1962 aarried: Deceaber 3, 1990 in GREENSBORO, NC ••• 9 KARr KcGUIRE BLAIR born: January 8 1965 .•• 9 STEPHEN MATHESON BLAIR born: Decea~er 11

1 1968

8 JERRY LEE HcGUIRE born: June 231 1941 Huaber of children: 2 • +VIRGINIA KATHES aarried: July j 1 1966 •• 9 DAVID LEE HcGUIRE born: January 16, 1968

.••••. 9 KICHAEL JAKES KcGUIRE born: February 3, 1970 . 6 JOHN FINLEY ELLER born: Decetber 13 1 1870 Huaber of children: 0 died: Deceaber 29

1 1957

.. +HILDA KcNEIL born: Karch 14, 1869 aarried: December 15 1891 died: Karch 4, 1939

. 6 ROBERT (BOB) LEE ELLER born: Afril 12 1 1873 Huaber of c~ildren: 0 died: January 91

1963 .. +FLORA KINTON born: April 14, 872 d1ed: Hoveeber 21

1 1957

. 6 JAKES RICHARD ELLER born: August 241 1875 Nuaber of children: 0 died: April 161

1958 .. +EVELYN HcNEIL born: Septeaber 91 1~72 aarried: June 15, 1900 died: Apr1l 7

1 1~43

. 6 ROlEY ALICE ELLER born: Karch 11 1879 Hueber of children: 0 died: Kay 24, 1Y66

.• +LINDSEY WOODIE born: Kay 21 lBHB died: January 231

1967 • 6 LOU ELLEN ELLER born: April 7! 1881 Humber of children: 11 died: April 29

1 1969

.. +ARTHUR HORKAN born: October B, 1883 . 7 RICHARD ELLER NORKAH . 7 ANNIE HORKAN . 7 HENRY NORIIAH • 1 WILLIE NORKAN . 7 EDNA NORKAN . 7 CLAUDE NORKAN . 7 FLOY NORKAH Hueber of children: 2 .. +LONNIE ALDRIDGE ..• 8 GARY ALDRIDGE ..• 8 NORMAN RAY ALDRIDGE SR. [4] Nuaber of children: 2 .••. +CAROLYN RUTH HEATO~ {5] born: Septeaber 24, 19~3 1arried: April 10

1 1958 died: June 7, 1988 i~ BANNER ELK, N.C •

• 9 NORKAN RAY ALDRIDGE, JR. [6] born: April 2, 1959 Nuaber of children: 1 .• +LYNN [7] • • . 10 lEVIN {8] • 12nd spouse of NORKAH RAY ALDRIDGE, JR. {b]: •• +AilN [ 9) . 9 CYNTHIA ANN ALDRIDGE [10] born: October 7, 1960 1n BANNER Ell, N.C. Hu~ber of children: 5 . tWILLIE BALDWIN [11] .. 10 SAKUEL RAY B~LDWIN [12] born: Karch 31, 197i

...•. 10 JAKES DANIEL BALDWIN [13] born: AuQust JS, !979

..... 10 RHENITA LAWS [14) born: August 198!

... 12nd spouse of CYNTHIA ANN ALDRIDGE [10]:

.... +CHARLES EVERETi [15] aarried: in 6REENSFORO, N.C . . . . . . . 10 CHUCK-EVERETT [16] ..•... !0 MICHAEL WAYtiE E'JER.ETT [17]

. 7 RAY NORKAN

. 7 HERKAH HORHAN • 1 NELLIE HORKAN . 1 THELKA NORHAN Nuaber of children: 0 •• +IIAST

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Descendants of GENERAL GEORGE KICHAEL ELLER

••• , • 9 KARCUS PIERCE ••••• 9 SAKONA PIERCE ••••• 9 KITZI PIERCE •.• 8 ERNESTINE PIERCE. Huaber of children: 2 • • • • +ELLIS

••.••• 9 ERIC W. ELLIS • • • • • • 9 KATHY ELLIS •••• 8 JACKIE SUE PIERCE Huaber of children: 2

. • • . • • +LANKFORD •.••••••• 9 ROBIN LANKFORD . . . • • • , • • 9 TRACY LANKFORD

•. 7 BEHJAKIN FRANKLIN ELLER, JR. born: June 3 1911 Nuaber of children: 4 .....••.•. +VIRGINIA DARE ELLER born: Noveaber 4, 19!4 1arried: Noveaber 11, 1932

.....•..••••• 8 INFANT ELLER born: April 9, 1933

........•••.• 8 INFANT ELLER born: Kay 111

1935 · .•...•••••••• 8 INFANT ELLER born: April i1

1 1936

.......••••. , 8 BEHJAKIH FRAN~LIH ELLER, Ill born: January 27, 1940 Number of children: 2

. . . . • . . . . . . . . . +BRENDA .

. . . . . . . • . • • • • • • 9 ELIZABETH GRACE ELLER born: Karch 27L 1963

.........••.••• 9 BENJAKIH TODD ELLER born: July 281

1Y69 .......•.•. 7 BABY POY born: Deceaber 17

1 1914

...•.•• 7 ADDIE CASSIE (JACK) ELLER oorn: October 6, 1916 in HEATON, N.C. Nu1ber of children: 2 died: A~gust 5, 1942 in HEATON N.C •

• • +LLOYD ERkEST KcGUIRE born: October 201 1906 died: January 6, 1987 ••• 8 JOANNE KcGUIRE born: October 7, 19J8 Hueber of children: 4

••••• +FREDRICK LEE BLAIR, SR. born: Karch 13, 1934 aarried: Sepletber 25, 1954 . • • • • . • • ••••• 9 INFANT BLAIR born: July 13, 1955 ••••••••••••••• 9 FREDRIC[ LEE BLAIR, JR. born: January 24, 1962 Nuaber of children: 0 .•.....••••••••• +JENNY LYNN SHARPE born: Kay 13, 1962 tarried: Deceaber 3

1 1990 in GREENSBORO, NC

.....•.•••••••• 9 HARK KcGUIRE BLAIR born: January 81

1965 ......•..•••••• 9 STEPHEN KATHESON BLAIR born: Deceaber 11, 1968 .....•..•••.• 8 JERRY LEE KcGUIRE bor~: June 231 1941 Nuaber of children: 2 ........•••.•• +VIRGINIA KATHES aarr1ed: July J

1 1966

.....•..••••••• 9 DAVID LEE KcGUIRE born: January 16, 1968 ••••••••••• , ••• 9 KICHAEL JAKES KcGUIRE born: February 3

1 1970

•.•... 6 JOHN FINLEY ELLER born: Deceaber 13 1 1870 Nutber of children: 0 died: Deceaber 29, 1957 ........•. +HILDA KcNEIL born: Karch 14, 1869 tarried: Deceaber 15 1891 died: Karch 4, 1939 ......... 6 ROBERT (BOB) LEE ELLER ~orn: Afril 12 1 1B73 Nuaber of children: 0 died: January 9, 1963 .· .....•.•• +FLORA KINTON born: Apnl 14, 872 dad: Noveaber 21, !957

. 6 JAKES RICHARD ELLER born: August 24l 1875 Huaber of children: 0 died: April 16l 1958 ......•.•. +EVELYN HcNEIL born: Septetber 9, 1~72 aarried: June 15, 1900 died: Apr1l 7 1Y43 ........• 6 ROlEY ALICE ELLER born: Harch 11 187? Nutber of children: 0 died: Kay 24, 1.66 ....•..••• +LINDSEY WOODIE born: Hay 2, 18~8 d1ed: January 23

1 1967

....••••. 6 LOU ELLEN ELLER born: April 7l 1881 Nuaber of children: 11 died: April 29, 1969 •....•.••• +ARTHUR HORHAH born: October B, 1883 ........••• 7 RICHARD ELLER NORHAN • • . • • • • • • • • 7 ANNIE NORI\AN . . . . . . . • . • • 7 HENRY NORKAH ........... 7 WILLIE HORKAH . . . . . . • . • . • 7 EDNA NORHAH . . . . . • . . . . • 7 CLAUDE NORHAN ...•..••••• 7 FLOY NORKAH Nutber of children: 2 ........••.• +LONNIE ALDRIDGE ........••••• 8 GARY ALDRIDGE .........•••• 8 NORMAN RAY ALDRIDGE1• SR. [4] Huaber of children: 2 .......••.•••• +CAROLYN RUTH HEATON [5] born: Septeaber 24, 1943 aarried: April 10, 1958 died: June 7, 1988 1~ BAHNER ELK, N.C •

• • • • • • • 9 NORHAH RAY ALDRIDGE, JR. [6) born: April 2, 1959 Nuaber of children: 1 · · · · · · • • .•.•.••• +LYNN [7] .........•.•.•••. 10 tEYIN [8] .......••••.•.. 12nd spouse of NORHAN RAY ALDRIDGE, JR. [6]: •••••••••••••••• +AtiN [9]

....••••• 9 CYNTHIA ANN ALDRIDGE [10] born: October 7, 1960 in BANNER ELK, N.C. Nu1ber of children: 5 ••.•••.•.. +WILLIE BALDWIN [11] ...•••.•. 10 SAHUEL RAY BALDWIN [12) born: Karch 31, 197i

...••..•.•. 10 JAKES DANIEL BALDWIN [13] born: August 28, !979 ... 10 RHEHITA LAWS [14] born: August 1981

....•...• 12nd spouse of CYNTHIA ANN ALDRIDGE (10): .••.••. +CHARLES EVERETT (I~] aarried: in GREENSBORO, N.C . . • . . • . . • 10 CHUC(·EVERETT [1b] . . . . • • • • . 10 HICHAEL IIAvtlE EVERETT [17] . • 7 RAY NORKAH

. 7 HERKAN NORHAH

. 7 NELLIE NORKAN

. 7 THELKA HORHAH Nuaber of children: 0

.• +HAST

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What is THE ELLER CHRONICLES?

Is it a family NEWSLETTER?

Is it an infallible JOURNAL authenticated beyond question?

If it is the last, it is the only publication in the world today, including all the known writings in the history of the world that can make such a claim.

It is a family newsletter written and published by two people, one with certified scientific research credentials and the other with a proven background in journalism, writing and editing. Its expressed goal is to stimul tate interest in family history and research by every member or even non-members, not just a few self-styled "professional researchers."

The purpose of THE CHRONICLES is to "Tell the Story of the Ellers" as presented to us by non-professional researchers and writers whose goal is to learn and disseminate family history and to add information to the family coffers for scrutiny and constructive criticism.

TRUTH like BEAUTY is subject to interpretation.

To illustrate the above statement, let me tell you a true story.

For the last three years before retirement, I worked as writer, copy reader, and general make-yourself-useful do everything right·· hand- man (in my case woman) for the Chief Scientist of the National Park Service who was stationed as adjunct professor at Western Carolina University. At that time the North Carolina Academy of Science, a member of the National Academy of Science, conceived of a money raising scheme--produce a book on nature and science in North Carolina. This was to have been a book of the "garden club" variety. One that little ol 1 ladies in tennis shoes would willingly pay $40 or $50 for, read, enjoy and learn from scholars in the field. The Chief Scientist for whom I was working at the time was asked to write a chapter to be submitted to a jury of three of his peers for verification and approval.

Using the same scientific data he wrote one version and I wrote another. Both were submitted to the panel of experts. The results: One expert chose Dr. Smathers 1 version; one expert chose mine, another scientist chose Dr. Smathers 1 version but his wife chose mine.

MORAL Even experts don 1 t agree on truth, authenticity, or even style of writing. (My forte has always been in feature writing.)

Now back to the original question. Where in all the shades of gray between black and white does THE CHRONICLES stand?

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Each issue is submitted to a panel of over three hundred readers for scrutiny. In it's eight years of existence only two people (in that exponential number of peer critics-300xl2x8=a lot) have questioned editorial policy or the credibility or veracity of the people writing and publishing THE CHRONICLES.

As we have pointed out in another area of this issue, your editors in taking over this responsibility eight years ago did not intend this to be a second career. Although it has been rewarding and also time and energy and financially consuming, the "law of diminishing returns" does indeed come into play. \ve are not only willing to give up this responsibility, but would welcome volunteers who would take over and meet these quarterly deadlines. We are aware that anyone volunteering for this post would consider himself qualified both in terms of writing style and equipment required for the position, but in the meantime, we will struggle along (and as we pass our allotted three score years and ten with five already on borrowed time it does prove to be a struggle at times). We will continue our policy of publishing family histories as submitted to us by researchers who are responsible for the authenticity of their work. We will NOT; however, publish any materials that are submitted to us accompanied by demands, deadlines, or threats.

Juanita Eller, Co-Editor who for the past eight years has scheduled her life around THE ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION and the publication of THE ELLER CHRONICLES.

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Pictures: Omitted from Joshua Nubo Eller Family History: IX-1 Sp. Ed. Feb. 1995

Remove and add to Vol. IX-1, pp. 58-63 -Feb. 1995

Joshua Nubo and Susan Maria ANDRESS ELLER

above left abt I 885

above light abt 1900

and lett abtl909.

the dates are approximate



Upper left: James Wm. & Laura Eller

Upper right: James Wm. Eller Lower: James Wm. Eller &

Children


JAMES WILLIAM ELLER (NO 14) and some of his descendents taken In 1961

ALFRED J. (no 26) AND MABEL LUCINDA INGALLS ELLER WITH ARCHIE ELLER JOSHUA NUBO ELLER FAMILY PHOTOS



Remove and add to Vol. IX-1, pp. 58-63 -Feb. 1'

Above left: Ella Mirurie ELLER OSTRANDER (no 22) with crocheted tablecloth and trophy she won at state fair in 1957

Above right: Fred and Nancy Louisa ELLER (no 91) KOTHE about 1920

Left: Maynard (no 149) & Thelma PAGE and their children.


F l L.\ '1.11li,"'JF l'l.l .FR OSTR.\IIiDl.'R (no 22) and hford!Jldrell: hac~ "" -. l .J utili., I· .ttl. R"' \hron, Walkr Htnr), Oreu Samuel, Elale.t: Mae

II onl row, \tY.IIrd: t.rorge W., AMt, 1-~IIA M Inn~, Pearl N. & Ruttl I ..r! \I!;! m·· ··i ''' • <=·ll' .W<l tha1 I had Walter&. Orentwned around, J lost the paper and arn not sure

'1 '!' ndtlnow 1f1c re~t are easy to 1d.enbfy by t.hetr SJ7..e and relall\~ ages (,(!)2J

Remove and add to Vol. IX-1 , pp. 58-63 -Feb. 1995

Upper left: James Wm. & Laura Eller


Upper right: James Wm. Eller Lower: James Wm. Eller &

Children

JOSHUA NUBO and SUSAN MARIA ANDRESS ELLER and tbe1r cblldrea baek row, rtandlng: Nancy Anne, Ray J. Alfred J, James WUIIam, Effie Marla.&. Ella Mlimle

front row, 11eated: Fannie Marta, Joshua Nubo, Susan EUJ.abeth, Surran Marla, & Abraham Lincoln


see cover

BONNIE YVONNE GREEN

Yvonne is an eight generation descendant of Adam and Catheri n · Henkle Biffle and five generations from George Eller and Rosena Goodman Eller. She is the daughter of Y./innie Eller Green and the late Barney Green. Yvonne was born in Downey, Ca 1 if orn i a. She holds a BA in Speech and Art from vlhittier College and a tvl A E rom the U n i v e r s i t y o f Texas a t Sa n An ton i o w i t h a m a j or 1n Special Education and Early Childhood Education. Yvonne taught in California and Texas. She wrote and received a Grant for the RAVAC Program for Orange County School.

A sharp hairpin curve and an 83 foot mountain cliff made s ome drastic changes in her life.

Y vo n n e n 0\v \v or k s w i t h a r t s a n d c r a f t s do 1 n g o 1 l , g l a s s , c h 1 n a , and to ll painting along with staining glass and flower arrangin g (even p umpkins). She is currently working on EFA name cards , book markers, cards, and some spe c ial i terns for the Arts a nd Craf t s Fair and Sale at the Fou.rth Biennial EFA Conference in Asheville, NC in July 1995.


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Sarah Amanda Roark 1\llathias Eller (1852-1932) 1848-1931) m. Ashe County, North Carolina 25 Sep 1871

Mathiass Eller (John4, Jacob3, Peter2, George1 Michael) See p. 138, Hook, 1957

The Eller Chronicles, IX:2 May 1995

FIRS~ GENERAT~O~

1. Mathias[~] Eller, son of John Eller and Catherine Eldreth. Born, 9 Mar 1848 (Ref.: Minutes of Mt. Union Baptist Association by Danny L: Miller). Died, 10 Mar 1931 (Buried Cemetery M07 in Ashe Co., NC Ref.: Cemetery Records). Baptism in Ashe County, North Carolina (Pine Grove Baptist Church Ref.: Minutes of Mt. Union Baptist Assoc.). Census: 1850, in Ashe County, North Carolina (also 1860, 1870, 1880 Ref.: Danny L. Miller, 1850 Ashe County North Carolina Census, Carolina, Printing Company, Danny ~· Miller, Ashe County, North Carol~na 1860 Census, Carolina, Printing, J. c. Weaver, The 1870 Federal Census of Ashe County, North Carolina, by author and Mary Flay Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee.

He married Sarah Amanda Roark, daughter of John Roark and Sarah Ellen Pope, 25 Sep 1871, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Born, 14 Apr 1852 (Ref.: Jesse Roark Family Bible, in custody of Parker Latham, Ashe County, North Carolina). Died, Feb 1932 (Buried Cemetery M07 in Ashe Co., NC Ref.: Cemetery Records). Baptism in Ashe County, North Carolina (Pine Grove Baptist Church Ref.: Minutes of Mt. Union Baptist Assoc.). Census: 1860, in Ashe County, North Carolina (also 1870, and 1880 Ref.: Danny L. Miller, Ashe County, North Carolina 1860 Census, Carolina, Printing, J. C. Weaver, The 1870 Federal Census of Ashe County, .North Carolina, by author and Mary Flay Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee. Children:

+ 2 i. Ellen[2]. + 3 ii. Catherine. + 4 iii. Calvin. + 5 iv. Mary. + 6 v. Jesse Franklin. + 7 vi. Elvira. + 8 vii. George. + 9 viii. Lillie. + 10 ix. Avery. + 11 x. Edward. + 12 xi. Bertha Elizabeth. + 13 xii. Bessie.

SECOND GENERATION

2 . Ellen[-2] Eller (Mathi~s[1]). Born~e~~tT~!~~hiDi;~f.; 9~!cyc;~~~s~c~~~~~ in Ashe County, North Caro~~~:h~s~~~~t~ NC by author, Copyright 1992, Mary Katzman, The 1880 Censusconsus· 1900 i~ Ashe County, North Carolina. F. Katzman, 92~06205h7)c. ety North Carolina (Creston Township; 1920 Old census: 1910, ~n As e oun , Fields Township).

· d Thomas Miller .15 Jun 1901 (Ref.: 1910 Census). ·Born, She marr~e ' . t A h co NC Census: · · M~ller) census· 1910, ~n Creson, s e ., • (son of L~zz~e - • • . .

19 20 in old Fields, Ashe Co., NC. Ch~ldren. ' I

1873

14 L

+ 15 ii. 16 iii.

17 iv.

18 v.

19 vi.


Nolia(3]. Born, 1898. Census: 1910, in Creston, Ashe Co., NC. Carl c. Callie. Born, 1905. Census: 1910, in Creston, Ashe Co., NC. Census: 1920, in Old Fields, Ashe Co., NC. Blanch. Born, 1907. Census: 1910, in Creston, Ashe Co., NC. Census: 1920, in Old Fields, Ashe Co., NC. Sol. Born, 1912. Census: 1920, in Old Fields, Ashe Co., NC. Alice. Born, 1914. Census: 1920, in Old Fields, ·Ashe Co., NC. She married (----) Hardin.

3. Catherine(2] Eller (Mathias(1]). Born, 18 Nov 1873 (Ref.: Cemetery Records). Died, 23 Dec 1952. Census: 1880, in Ashe County, North carolina (Stagg Creek Township Ref.: Mary Flay Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057)-.Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery M07 Ref.: Cemetery Records). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township; also 1920).

+ + +

Associated with an unknown man. Children:

20 L 21 ii. 22 iii. 23 iv.

24 v.

William M. 11 Guy 11 [3). Lester J. Callie. Effie. Born, 1898. Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). She married Ed Roark, 16 Feb 1917, in Jefferson, Ashe Co., NC. James. Born, 1905. Census: 1920, in Clifton, Ashe Co., NC.

4. Calvin[2) Eller (Mathias(1]). Born, 25 Oct 1874 (Ref.: Maude Sheets

SECOND GENERATION

Family Bible). Died, 26 Oct 1936 (Ref.: Maude Sheets Family Bible; 11 killed in automobile accident"). Census: 1880, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Stagg Creek Township Ref.: Mary Flay Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057). Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery M07 Ref.: Cemetery Records). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township; also 1910 and 1920).

He married Ida M. Gilley, 1895 (Ref.: 1910 Census of Ashe Co., NC). Born, 30 Jun 1880 (dau. of J. T. Jones & Laura Gilley Ref.: Cemetery Records). Died, 18 Sep 1942 (Ref.: Cemetery Records). Census: 1880, in Ashe County, North Carolina (liv. wjmother in h/h of Alex. Jones Stagg Creek Township Ref.: Mary Flay Schultz .Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe ·county, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057). Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery M07 Ref.: Cemetery Records). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township; also 1910 and 1920). Children:

+ +

+ + + + + +

25 26 27

28 29 30 31 32 33

L ii.

iii.

iv. v.

vi. vii.

viii. ix.

Floyd Oscar(3]. Carrie A. Roy Lanoley. Born, Jan 1899. Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Census: 19.10, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.). Maggie Floss. Fred Hughey. Roby Glen. George Thomas 11 Tom 11 •

Joseph Todd. Edna Flay.

2

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34

35 36


x. Maude Blanche. Born, 30 Jan 1922. She married Russell Sheets, 20 May 1944 (Ref.: Maude Sheets).

xi. Robert Gwyn. xii. Carl.

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5. Mary[2] Eller (Mathias[1]). Born, 1876. Died, 26 Sep 1956 ( 11 congestive heart failure 11 Ref.: Bk. 39 pg. 146 Ashe County, NC Death Certificates). Census: 1880, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Stagg Creek Township Ref.: Mary Floy Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, ~' by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057). Census: 1910, ~n Ashe County, North Carolina (also 1920).

She married William David Roark, son of Jesse Roark and Naomia Elizabeth 11 Alice 11 Price, 21 Oct 1894. Born, 20 Feb 1870. Died, 5 Jan 1950 ("blind in one eye 11 Ref.: Paul Roten). Census: 1870, in Ashe County, North Carolina (also 1880 Ref.: J. C. Weaver, The 1870 Federal Census of Ashe County, North Carolina, by author and Mary Floy Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman,

SECOND GENERATION

92-062057). Census: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township). Children:

37

38

39

40

+ 41

i. James v. 11 Jim 11 [3]. Born, 13 Feb 1898 (Ref.: Jesse Roark Family Bible, in custody of Parker Latham, Ashe County, ~orth Carolina). Died, before 1984 (Ref.: obituary of his brother, Jonah). Census: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township).

ii. Vady Seasaner. Born, 14 Oct 1901 (Birthdate Ref.: Jesse Roark Family Bible, in custody of Parker Latham, Ashe County, North Carolina; Parentage Ref.: BlancheR. Roark). Died, .before 1984 ( 11 young 11 Ref.: obituary of her brother, Jonah) .

iii. Devada Irene. Born, 27 Jul 1911 (Ref.: Jesse Roark Family Bible, in custody of Parker Latham, Ashe County, North Carolina 11 Vodif I. Roark"). Died, before 1984 (Ref.: obituary of her brother, Jonah). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township).

iv. Jonah 11 Jonny". Born, 18 Dec 1914, in North Carolina (Ref.: SSDI #237 88 2069; also Jesse Roark Family B~ble, in custody of Parker Latham, Ashe County, North Carolina). Died, 3 Dec 1984, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Ref.: Cemetery Records). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township). Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery M07 Ref.: Cemetery Records).

v. Delray.

6. Jesse Franklin[2) Eller (Mathias[1]). Born, 10 May 1878 (Ref.: Kate Eller Shupe). Died, 28 Jan 1967. Census: 1880, in Ashe County, North carolina (Stagg Creek Township Ref.: Mary Floy Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary ~Katzman, 92-062057). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee.

He married Eliza Patrick. Born, 19 Jun 1886 (dau. of Blume & Catherine Ashley Patrick Ref.: Kate Eller Shupe). Died, 16 Dec 1991 (Ref.: Kate Eller Shupe). Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee. Children:

3

+ + +

+

+ +

42

43

44 45

46

47 48 49 50

51

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iii. iv.


Ruth Pearl(3]. Born, 25 May 1907, in Johnson County Tenn7ssee. Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tenness~e. She ma:r~ed Ewel Clarke, 19 May 1934 (ibid.). Ol~ve Mae. Born, 22 Aug 1908, in Johnson county, Tenn7ssee. c7nsus: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee. She marr~ed Rale~gh Humphreys, Feb 1933 (ibid.). Elmer Bruce. ----Garland Frederick.

SECOND GENERATION

v. Joseph Franklin. Born, 13 Oct 1914, in Johnson County, Tennessee. Died, 21 Nov 1915, in Johnson County, Tennessee (Ref.: pg. 52 Edward Nikazy, Abstracts of Death Records for Johnson Co. TN, Heritage Books, Inc., Copyr~ght 1992). Howard Hale. vi.

vii. viii.

ix.

x.

Virginia Kate. Delmer Ray. Margaret Maurene. Born, 18 Jun 1923, in Johnson County, Tennessee. She married Robert Ray Robinson, 3 Jun 1942 (Ref.: Kate Eller Shupe). Jack Clendenen.

7. Elvira[2) Eller (Mathias(!]). Born, Feb 1880 (Ref.: Mary Flay Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057). Died, after 1937 (liv. Milam, NC in 1937 ref.: husband's death certificate). Census: 1880, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Stagg Creek Township Ref.: Mary Flay Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057). Census: 1900,-rn Ashe County, North Carolina.


52 i. Charles(3]. Born, Dec 1897, in North Carolina (parentage Ref.: Kate Shupe). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township, living with grandparents).

She married William Joshua "Bill" Roark, son of Jesse Roark and Naomia Elizabeth "Alice" Price, 4 Oct 1904, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Born, 18 Jan 1861, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Ashland Ref.: Ashe County, NC Death Certificates). Died, 10 Jan 1937, in Ashe County, North Carolina ("intestional nephritis" Ref.: Bk. 20 pg. 36 Ashe County, NC Death Certificates). Census: 1880, in Ashe County, North Carolina (North Fork Township, unmarried Ref.: Mary Flay Schultz Katzman, The 1880 Census of Ashe County, NC, by author, Copyright 1992, Mary F. Katzman, 92-062057). Prob of Est: 15 Nov 1939, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Book D, page 82; Administrator: s. c. Arnold). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township, also 1910 and 1920). Children:

+ 53 ii. Mae.

8. George[2] Eller (Mathias(!]). Born, 9 Mar 1883. Died, 26 Jan 1970 1 in Johnson County, Tennessee. Census: 1900 1 in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Burial: 28 Jan 1970, in Johnson County, Tennessee (Creston Township). Census: 1920 1 in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.).

He married Lou Ara Wyatt, 3 Oct 1901. Born, 15 Apr 1883, in Wilkes

4


SECOND GENERATION

co., NC (dau of John & Candas (---)Wyatt). Died, 17 Feb 1959, in Damascus, VA. Census: 1920, in Ashe 'County, North Carolina (Creston Township). Burial: 20 Feb 1959, in Johnson County, Tennessee (Sunset Memorial Par~). Children:

+ +

+ + +

54 55 56

57

58

59 60 61

i. ii.

iii.

iv.

Bertha[3]. Miske!. Mamie Ethel. Born, 31 May 1905 (Ref.: Cemetery Records). Died, 8 May 1907 (ibid.). Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery J30 Ref.: Cemetery Records). Lloyd. Born, 1906. Died, 24 Dec 1958 ("killed in automobile accident"). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township). Burial in Littlestown, PA. He married Lucy Blevins.

v. Clarence. Born, 26 Jun 1909 (Ref.: Cemetery Records). Died, 16 Sep 1927 ( 11 killed in WVA coal mine accident"). Census: 192Q, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township). Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery D07 Ref.: Cemetery Records).

vi. Paul Paskel. vii. Bon.

viii. Denver.

9. Lillie(2] Eller (Mathias(l]). Born, Apr 1884 (Ref.: 1900 Census of Ashe Co.; NC). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township).

She married Preston Blevins. Childr~n:

+ 62 i. Pearl[3]. 63 ii. Vance. 64 iii. Garfield. He ma:r;-riE!d Lillian Pruett.

10. Avery[2] Eller (Mathias(1]). Born, Jul 1886, in North Carolina. Died, 2 Apr 1955. Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.). Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee. ----

He married Betty Neely, circa 1911. Born, 1897, in Tennessee. Census: 1920, in Johnson Cou~ty, TennE;!ssee. Children:

+

65

66 67

68

69

70

71

ii. iii.

iv.

v.

vi.

vii.

Joseph Robert(3]. Born, 25 Oct 1912, in West Virginia (Ref.: Wade Eller Collection). Died, 28 Jul 1980. Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee. Gracie Helen. William Raymond. Born, 16 Apr 1916, in Virginia (ibid.). Died, before 1980. Census: 1920, in Johnson County;-Tennessee.

SECOND GENERATION

Marjorie Ethel. Born, 23 Jun 1917, in Tennessee (ibi~.). census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee. She marr~ed (~-----) Parker. Anna Pearl. Born, 5 Aug 1919, in Tennessee (ibid.) .. census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee. She marr~ed Paul Henderson. Bessie Ellen. Born, 18 Dec 1921 (ibid.). She married Boyce

Houser. h married Charlie Ruby Kate. Born, 7 Jul 1923 (ibid.). S e Mains.

5

72 viii.

73 ix.

74 x.

75 xi. 76 xii. 77 xiii. 78 xiv. 79 XV.


Gladys Alberta. Born, 11 Mar 1925 (ibid.). She married (------) Rasnake. ----Bertha Irene .. Born, 21 Sep 1926 (ibid.). She married (------) Mathesius. Lena Ruth. Born, 15 Jun 1928 (ibid.). She married(------) Boyd. James Isaac. Born, 17 Sep 1929 (ibid.). Roy Franklin. Born, 13 Jun 1933 (ibid.). Herman Baxter. Born, 31 Dec 1935 (ibid.). Herbert. Born, 9 Aug 1938 (ibid.).---Charles Donald. Born, 9 Oct 1942 (ibid.).

11. Edward[2] Eller (Mathias[!]). Born, Mar 1888. Died, 15 Feb 1973. Census:· 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township).

+ + +

He married Eula Brewer. Children:

80 81 82

i. Marie[3]. ii. Hazel.

iii. Iola.

12. Bertha Elizabeth[2] Eller (Mathias(!]). Born, 30 Jan 1890. Died, 12 Feb 1981. Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery J56). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (also 1910 (Clifton Township)). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Jefferson Township).

She married Wilson Alonzo Turnmire, son of Calvin Turnmire and Lettie Roark, circa 1908. Born, 20 Oct 1887. Died, 25 Jul 1955, in Ashe County, North Carolina ("cerebral vascular accident" Ref.: Bk. 38 pg. 173 Ashe County, NC Death Certificates). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Horse Creek Township). Census: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Jefferson Township). Children:

83 i. James Riley[3]. Born, 1909 (Ref.: 1910 Census). Census:

84 ii.

85 iii.

86 iv. 87 v. 88 vi. 89 vii.

90 viii.

1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township).

census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Jefferson Township). He married Myrtle McCoy. Avery. Born, 1912. Ce~su~: .192~, in Jefferson, Ashe Co., NC He married Mary V~rg~n~a W~dener. cl~rence. Born, 1914. Census: 1920, in Jefferson, Ashe Co., NC. Ruby. She married (-----) Barker. Lockie. (-----). Born, 8 Jun 1917, in Clifton, NC. Noah David. Born, 11 Jun 1929. Died, 11 Apr ~991 (Ref.: JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, April 19, 1991). Bur~al: 14 Apr 1991, in Ashe County, North Caro~ina (Turner Ceme~ery). Robert Lee. Born, 11 May 1931. D~ed, 7 Ap7 19~7,· ~n ~sh~ county, North Carolina ("probable myocard~al ~n~r':lct~on Ref.: Bk. 65 pg. 147 Ashe County, NC Death Cert~f~cates).

13. Bessie[2) Eller (Mathias[!]). Born, JulN18t92h ~:~~i~n~9o(gli~~~~s of Ashe co., NC). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, or Township).

She married Tom Reid. Children:

91 i. Violet[3]. 92 ii. Bert. 93 iii. Grace.

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THIRD GENERATION

15. Carl C.[3] Miller (Ellen[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 6 Nov 1902. Died, 11 Nov 1990, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1910, in Creston, Ashe Co., NC. Census: 1920, in Old Fields, Ashe Co., NC.

He married Bessie Faircloth. Resided, 1992 (Ref.: dau., Dorothy's, obit.). Children:

94 i. Ruth[4]. Resided, 1992, in Warrensville, NC (Ref.: sister's obit). She married (-------) Powers.

9·5 ii. Thelma. Resided, 1992, in Warrensville, NC (Ref. : sister's obit.). She married (-------) May.

+ 96 iii. Dorothy. 97 iv. Lucille. Resided, 1992, in Kannapolis, NC. She married

(-----) Osborne. + 98 v. Elsie.

20. William M. 11 Guy 11 [3] Eller (Catherine[2], Mathias(!]). Born, 6 Aug 1891, i~ Ashe County, North Carolina. Died, 5 Sep 1989, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township).

He married Bessie E. Little, 12 Aug 1917. Born, 30 Aug 1892 (dau. of James & Elizabeth Latham Little). Died, 12 Aug 1973 (Ref.: Cemetery Records). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Children:

+ 99 i. Ruth[4]. 100 ii. Kelly. Born, 1915 (Ref. : 1920 Census of Ashe Co., NC).

Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township).

101 iii. Bob. + 102 iv. William Carl "Little Bill".

103 v. Jay. 104 vi. Frances. She married (-----) Goodman.

21. Lester J.[3] Eller (Catherine(2], Mathias(1]). Born, 1895, in Ashe County, North Carolina (father was Jacob Eller Ref.: his obituary). Died, 8 Apr 1991, in PA. Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Burial in PA (Oxford Cemetery Ref.: his obituary). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township; mother listed as single and living with him). Occupation: DairyFarmer.

He married Lora Marie Eller, daughter of Oliver L. Eller and Mary C. Poe. Born, 2 Jun 1901, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Died, after 1991, in PA (Ref.: husband died 1991, she still living in West Grove, PA). Censu~: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Census: 1920, ~n Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.). Children:

105 i.

106 ii. 107 iii. 108 iv.

109 v.

Clarence W.[4]. Residence in Punta Gorda, FL (Ref.: his father's obituary). James c. Residence in Landenberg, FL (ibid.). Jesse C. Residence in Newark, Delaware (~bid.). John L. Residence in PA (West Grove Ref.: h~s father's obituary). Ina May. Residence in PA (West Grove Ref.: her father's obituary). She married (-------)Whitman.

7


110 vi. Mary K. Residence in PA (ibid.). She marr1'ed Fulton. -- ( ------)

111 vii. ~:~~~.K. Residence in PA (ibid.). She married(------)

22. .callie(3] Eller (Catherine(2] Mathias[1]) Born in Ashe CarolJ.na. Residence in Damascus, VA: · County, North

She marrJ.'ed Bl.'ll Hayes. Children:

112 113

i. ii.

Nellie Mae[4]. Juanita.

25. Floyd Oscar[3] Eller (Calvin[2] M th' [ Maude Sheets Family Bible). Died,· 15 Feba 19~:s(1]1· .Born, 6 Jun 1896 (R7f.: Census; 1900, in Ashe county, North Carolina (l~e ··Wade Eller CollectJ.on). 1910, l.n Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton T~~~~g~~~~father). Census:

He married Jane Stanley. Children:

114 i. 115 ii. 116 iii. 117 iv. 118 v. 119 vi. 120 vii.

Conley[4]. June. Roy. Carl. Maude Dean. Paul. Winnie Pauline. Born, 7 Feb 1927. Died, 10 oct 1927 in Johnson Coun~y, Tennessee ( 11 dysentary ( f 1 ux) 11 Ref. : ' 214 Edward NJ.kazy, Abstracts of Death Records for pg. ~oh~s~n.co. TN, HerJ.tage Books, Inc., copyright 1992)

urJ.a J.n Johnson County, Tennessee (Gentry cemetery Ref.:

THIRD GENERATION

Edward Nikazy, Abstracts of Death Records for Johnson Co. TN, Heritage Books, Inc., Copyright 1992).---

26. Carrie A.[3) Eller (Calvin[2), Mathias[1)). Born, 22 Jan 1898. Died, 27 Aug 1976, in North Carolina (Winston Salem, NC Ref: Bk. 58 pg. 182 Ashe county, NC Death Certificates). Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township; also 1910). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina

(Clifton Township).

She married Jesse Hillary Richardson, son of James Floyd 11Pet

11

Richardson and Samonia Avery Roark, 1 Oct 1916, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Community). Bo~n, 21 Jul 1894. Died, 19 Mar 1948. Census: 1900, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Children:

+ 121 + 122 + 123

124 125 126

i. iL

iii. iv. v.

vi.

Dean[4]. Ruby. Stella Mae. Fred Wayne. Frances Virginia. Died, 1923 (Infant Death) .. Bernice Clyde. Born, 23 Jan 1929, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Ref.: Ashe County, NC Death Certificates). Died, 14 Sep 1929, in Ashe County, North Carolina ( 11 Meningitis

11

Ref.: Book 12, page 19 Ashe County, NC Death Certificates). Burial: 15 Sep 1929, in Ashe County, North

8


Carolina (Richardson Family Cemetery J42 Ref.: Ashe County, NC Death Certificates).

127 vii. Breece. He married Irene Payne. 128 viii. Thelma Josephine 11 Jo 11 • She married, first, Grant Campbell.

Divorce, before 1991. She married, second, Denver Thompson. Divorce, before 1991.

28. Maggie Floss[3] Eller (Calvin[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 29 Nov 190~ (Ref.: Maude Sheets Family Bible). Census: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.).

She married, first, Roy Elmer Richardson, son of James Floyd 11 Pet 11

Richardson and Samonia Avery Roark, 4 Apr 1924, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Divorce, before 1935. Born, 21 Aug 1901, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Died, 16 Mar 1988, in MD. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.). Children:

129 i. Gladys Ruth[4]. Born, 28 Jul 1929.

She married, second, William Milam, after 1929 (Ref.: Maude Sheets).

Children:

130 ii. Dorothy Jean. Born, 19 Jan 1937. She married (------) Manuel.

131 iii. Juanita.

29. Fred Hughey[3] Eller (Calvin[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 8 Oct 1908 (Ref.: Cemetery Records). Died, 14 Jun 1971 (ibid.). Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery M07 Ref.: Cemetery Records). Census: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.).

He married Edith Patrick. Children:

132 i. Warren Golf[4]. Born, 14 Aug 1930 (Ref. : Cemetery Records). Died, 30 Jun 1964 (ibid.).

133 ii. Ray. 134 iii. Helen. 135 iv. Clarence.

+ 136 v. Howard. 137 vi. Rose Lee. 138 vii. Carol.

30. Roby Glen[3) Eller (Calvin[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 14 Oct 1909 (Ref.: Maude Sheets Family Bible). Census: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township).

He married Clyde Killens. Born, 1 Apr 1911. Children:

139 i. Joe[4]. Born, 22 Jun 1936.

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31. George Thomas "Tom"[3] Eller (Calvin[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 14 Sep 1912. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.).

He married Hazel Manuel. Children:

140 i. Juanita(4]. 141 ii. Betty Ann. 142 iii. Patricia.

32. Joseph Todd[3) Eller (Calvin[2), Mathias(1]). Born, 23 May 1916. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.).

He married, first, Reba Eastridge. Children:

143 i. James [ 4) .

He married, second, Mae Parsons. Children:

144 ii. Joe.

33. Edna Floy(3] Eller (Calvin[2), Mathias(1)). Born, 14 Jan 1918. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.).

She married Emory Sturgill. Children:

145 i. Fred[4]. 146 ii. Bobby.

35. Robert Gwyn[3] Eller (Calvin[2], Mathias(1]). Born, 7 Oct 1924.

He married Myrtle Dunn. Children:

147 i. Margaret[4]. 148 ii. Shirley.

41. Delray[3) Roark (Mary(2), Mathias[1)). Born, 23 Jun 1917, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Ref.: Jesse Roark Family Bible, in custody of Parker Latham, Ashe County, North Carolina). Died, 19 Feb 1987, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Ref.: JEFFERSON TIMES, March 5, 1987). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township).

She married Parker Latham, son of Thomas Charles Latham and L. Emma Roark. Born, 7 Jun 1913. Residence in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.). Children:

149 i. 150 ii. 151 iii.

152 iv. 153 v. 154 vi. 155 vii.

Gay[4). She married (-----) Dancy. Mae. She married (------) Taylor. Mildred Lewis. Born, 22 Oct 1937 (Ref.: Jesse Roark Family Bible, in custody of Parker Latham, Ashe County, North Carolina). She married (-----) Bare. Margie. She married (-----) Boggs. Roy C. Residence in West Jefferson, NC. Jo Ann. She married (------) Foster. Mary Lee. She married (-----) Seagle.

44. Elmer Bruce[3] Eller (Jesse Franklin[2], Mathias(1]). Born, 3 Sep 1910. in Johnson County, Tennessee. Census: 1920, in Johnson County,

10


Tennessee.

+

He married, first, Grace Allen, 1930. Divorce, after 1939. Children:

156

157

i. Infant[4]. Born, 17 Oct 1937. Died, 20 Oct 1937, in Johnson County, Tennessee (Ref.: pg. 326 Edward Nikazy, Abstracts of Death Records for Johnson Co. TN, Heritage Books, Inc., Copyright 1992).

ii. Frank. ~

He married, second, Sylvia Patton, after 1939 (Ref.: Kate Eller Shupe). Died, 23 Apr 1974.

45. Garland Frederick[3] Eller (Jesse Franklin[2], Mathias(1]). Born, 13 Jul 1912, in Johnson County, Tennessee. Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee.

He married Hazel Mae Morgan, 24 Dec 1935 (ibid.). Born, 6 May 1916. Died, 23 Jul 1987. Children:

158 i. Barbara Ann[4]. Born, 14 Dec 1936. She married George Milhorn.

47. Howard Hale[3) Eller (Jesse Franklin[2), Mathias[1)). Born, 1 Jun 1916, in Johnson County, Tennessee. Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee.

He married Ruby Alice Reece, 24 Dec 1938 (ibid.). Born, 18 Sep 1920. Children:

+ +

159

160 161

i. Lena Ruth[4). Born, 13 Oct 1939. She married, first, Bob Edwards, 25 May 1957 (ibid.). She married, second, David Falls, after 1959. ----

ii. Jerry Mack. iii. Lois Marie.

48. Virginia Kate[3] Eller (Jesse Franklin[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 9 Oct 1918, in Johnson County, Tennessee. Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee.

She married Charles Aubrey Shupe, 22 Nov 1939 (ibid.). Born, 5 Feb 1912. Children:

+

162 i. Donald Boyd[4]. Born, 16 Feb 1941. He married, first,

163

Carolyn Smith, 22 Jun 1969. Divorce, before 1980. He married, second, Jeanette Frey, 19 Sep 1981. Divorce, before 1992. He married, third, Rebecca Jones 25 Sep 1992 (ibid.). I

ii. R~chard Erriatt.

49. Delmer Ray[3] Eller (Jesse Franklin(2], Mathias(1]). Born, 29 Mar 1921, in Johnson County, Tennessee.

He married, first, Ruth Mullins, 25 Nov 1942. Born, 1920. Died, 3 Apr 1985. Children:

164 i. Robert Earl[4]. Born, 20 Sep 1943. He married Honey.

I I


He married, second, Billy Gean Meadows, 24 Dec 1959 (ibid.). Born, 12 Mar 1930. Children:

165 ii. Sherry Dawn. Born, 26 Mar 1963.

51. Jack Clendenen(3] Eller (Jesse Franklin(2], Mathias(l]) (Dr. James Butler and Dr. Charles Clendenen stayed with his mother for three 9ays assisting her in the delivery of Jack. In gratitude, she named her son for both doctors.). Born, 1 Oct 1927, in Johnson County, Tennessee.

He married Thelma June Sanders, 11 Jun 1950 (Ref.: Kate Eller Shupe). Born, 24 Mar 1930. Children:

166 i. Kevin(4]. Born, 29 Nov 1962. He married Lisa Ogle, 7 Nov 1984.

53. Mae[3) Roark (Elvira[2), Mathias(1)). Born, 2 May 1909. Died, 1 May 1961. Census: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston-Township).

She Oct 1986,

+ 167 168

+ 169 170

married Ernest Canipe, 28 Dec 1936. Born, 19 Oct 1917. Died, 18 in Greene County, Tennessee (Greeneville). Children:

i. Wade [ 4]. ii. Pauline. Born, 14 May 1940. She married Dale Wigglesworth,

21 Sep 1973. iii. Patsy. iv. Margie. Born, 30 Apr 1946. She married David Morrill, 17

May 1968 (Ref.: Larry Roark).

54. Bertha[3) Jennings (George[2), Mathias(1)). Born, 1900 (George Eller was not her natural father Ref.: Kate Shupe). Census: 1920, in Creston, Ashe co., NC (listed as married, last name Carpenter, liv. wjparents wjo husband).

She married, first, (-----) Smith.

She married, second, an unknown man. Children:

171 i. Hugh[4]. Residence in Norfolk, VA. He married Martha.

55. Miskel[3] Eller (George[2), Mathias[l]). Born, 1902. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township).

He married Elsie Scarborough. Children:

172 173 174 175

i. ii.

iii. iv.

Earl[4]. Occupation: InsuranceSalesmn. 0. D. Gloria Mae. Veveta.

59. Paul Paskel(3] Eller (George[2], Mathias(1]). Born, 1911. Died, 1992 (Ref.: Fay Eller). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township).

He married Hester Osborne, daughter of William Osborne and Ella Roten. Born, 1919 (Ref.: 1920 Census of Ashe Co., NC). Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Laurel Township). Children:

+ +

176 177

i. Wanza[4]. ii. Paskel Howard. 12


60. Bon(3] Eller (George(2], Mathias(1)). Born, 1914. Died in West Virginia. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Creston Township). Burial in Johnson County, Tennessee.

He married Nell Osborne. Children:

178 i. Venis(4]. 179 ii. Bernard. 180 iii. Cecil.

61. Denver(3] Eller (George[2], Nathias[1]). Born, 30 Jun 1917. Residence

in Mountain City, Tennessee. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.)".

He married Hattie Ham, 1935, in Tennessee. Born, 8 Dec 1916, in Ashe County, North Carolina (dau. of James and Maggie Eastridge Ham). Residence in Mountain City, Tennessee. Children:

+ 181 i. Denver Carl[4] ..

62. Pearl[3] Blevins (Lillie[2], Mathias[1]).

She married Bill Rose. Children:

182 i. Claire[4]. 183 ii. Betty. 184 iii. Christine. 185 iv. Eldena. 186 v. John. 187 vi. George.

66. Gracie Helen[3) Eller (Avery[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 13 Jun 1914, in West Virginia (Ref.: Wade Eller Collection). Census: 1920, in Johnson County, Tennessee.

She married 11 Eck 11 Wallace. Children:

188 i. Ted[4].

80. Marie(3] Eller (Edward[2], Mathias[1]).

She married Ed Rutherford. Children:

189 i. Patty[4]. 190 ii. (------).

81. Hazel[3] Eller (Edward(2], Mathias(1]).

She married Herman Poff. Children:

191 i. J. c. [ 4].

82. Iola(3] Eller (Edward[2], l1athias[l)).

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She married Ed Wallen. Children:

192 i. Karen(4].

• FOURTH GENERATION

96. Dorothy[4] Miller (Carl C. [3], Ellen(2], Mathias(!]). Born, 17 Jun 1931. Died, Sep 1992, in Ashe County, North Carolina.(West Jefferson). Burial: 2 Sep 1992, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Welch Family Cemetery, w~rrensville, NC).

She married (-------) Parsons. Children:

193 i. Mary[5). Resided, 1992. She married (------)Williams. 194 ii. Charlotte. She married (-----) Osborne.

98. Elsie[4] Miller (Carl C.[3), Ellen[2], Mathias[!]). Resided, 1992, in w. Jefferson, NC.

She married, first, Ronda Rhodes, before 1990. Divorce, before 1991. Children:

195 i. Jeannie[S). She married(-----) Jones. 196 ii. Charles. 197 iii. Tommy.

She married, second, (-----) Bowen, before 1992.

99. Ruth[4) Eller (William M. "Guy"[3), Catherine(2), Mathias(l]). Born, 19 May 1912. Died, 1 Nov 1989. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township).

She married, first, William Garfield Roark (He was shot and killed on election day by 11 Doc 11 Harris supposedly because he refused to vote the way Doc wanted.), son of Thomas Jefferson Roark and Ada Elizabeth Pless, 9 Jun 1930, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Warrensville Ref.: Original Marriage Licenses of Ashe Co., NC). Born, 29 Aug 1905, in North Carolina. Died, 2 Nov 1934, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1910, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Creston, Ashe Co., NC. Children:

198 i. William Raymond(S). Born, 17 Apr 1931, in North Carolina (Ref.: SSDI #245 34 2857). Died, 16 Sep 1966, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Ref.: Cemetery Records). Burial in Ashe County, North Carolina (Cemetery M07 Ref.: Cemetery Records). He married Vivian Nell Wilson.

199 ii. Mildred. Residence in Norfolk, VA. She married (------)

200 201

iii. iv.

Ducker. .11

. Jean She married Jerry Ph~ ~ps. .

· 1' She married first, Henry Fa~rcloth, ~~~6~aDt~~~ce, before 1g93. She married, second, Eldreth, before 1993.

before (-----)

Ga;ther Elmer Farmer, after 1940. Born, 19 oct She married, second, ~

1914 . Died, 26 Jul 1981.

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102. William Carl 11 Little Bill"(4) Eller (WilliamM. 11 Guy 11 [3], Catherine[2], Mathias[1]). Born,. 26 Jul 1927.

He married Dorothy Carson, 18 Nov 1958, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Ref.: Original Marriage Licenses of Ashe Co., NC). Children:

202 i. George[S]. 203 ii. Linda. 204 iii. Billy. 205 iv. Charles.

121. Dean[4] Richardson (Carrie A. (3), Calvin[2], Mathias[1]).

He married Ruby Osborne. Children:

206 i. Elaine [ 5) . She murried Joe Graybeal.

122. Ruby[4] Richardson (Carrie A. [3], Calvin[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 1918. Residence in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Clifton Township).

She married Raymond Reece Roten, son of James Roby Roten and Elizabeth 11 Lizzie 11 Roten, 1 Aug 1936, in r,shc County, North Carolina. Born, 28 Jul 1917. Died, 30 Nov 1957, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.). Children:

+ + +

207 208 209

i. J. R.[5]. ii. Claudene.

iii. Willadean.

123. Stella Mae[4] Richardson (Carrie A.[3], Calvin[2), Mathias[1)). Born, 1920. Census: 1920, in Ashe County, North Carolina (ibid.).

She married Bill Steele. Children:

210 i. Linda[5). 211 ii. Janet. 212 iii. Patsy. 213 iv. Nancy.

136. Howard[4) Eller (Fred Hughey[3), Calvin[2], Mathias[l)).

He married Rosabelle Richardson, daughter of Etta Richardson, 20 Sep 1958. Divorce, before 1984. Born, 1942, in Ashe County, North Carolina (Ref.: Book 25, pg. 48 Ashe Co., NC Birth Register). Residence in Ashe County, North Carolina. Children:

214 i. Pamela Jean[5). Born, 1959. 215 ii. Teresa Lynne. Born, 1962. 216 iii. Kimbla Robin. Born, 1964. 217 iv. Sharon Da"m. Born, 1965. 218 v. Lisa Rena. Born, 1969.

157. Frank[4] Eller (Elmer Bruce(3), Jesse Franklin[2], Mathias[l]). Born, 30 May 1939.

15


He· married Jean Eastridge. Children:

219 i. Lisa[5]. Born, 10 Oct 1964. 220 ii. Gregory. Born, 10 t·1ay 1966. 221 iii. Travis. Born, 11 Mar 1974.

160. Jerry Mack[4) Eller (Howard Hale[3), Jesse Franklin[2], Mathias[1)). Born, 2 Apr 1942. Died, circa 1970.

He married Linda Townsend. Children:

222 i. Jesse Mack[5). Born, 3 Mar 1968. He married Veda Anita Davis, 5 Dec 1992.

161. Lois Marie[4) Eller (l!oward Hale[3], Jesse Franklin[2], Mathias[1]). Born, 22 May 1945.

She married Maynard Day. Children:

223 i. Mary Alice[5). Born, 1 Sep 1974.

163. Richard Erriatt[4] Shupe (Virginia Kate(3), Jesse Franklin[2], Mathias[1)). Born, 16 Aug 1942.

He married Thelma McNew, 5 Jun 1965 (Ref.: Kate Eller Shupe). Born, 3 Sep 1943. Children:

224 i. Richard Charles(5). Born, 31 Mar 1968. 225 ii. Susan Lynn. Born, 10 Feb 1973.

167. Wade(4) Canipe (Mae(3], Elvira(2), Mathias(1)). Born, 3 Jul 1938. Residence in Washington Co., TN. Occupation: Homeimprovement.

He married Frances Scott, 25 Nov 1963 (Ref.: Larry Roark). Children:

226 i. Margie[5]. Born, 1965. 227 ii. Ernest W. Born, 1972.

169. Patsy(4] Canipe (Mae(3], Elvira(2], Mathias(1)). Born, 28 Oct 1942.

She married Kevin Relihan, 31 Aug 1962 (ibid.). Children:

228 i. Kevin A.(5]. Born, 1965. 229 ii. Amy M. Born, 1973.

176. Wanza(4] Eller (Paul Paskel(3], George(2], Mathias(1]). Residence in Wilmington, DE.

She married Swanson McMillian. Children:

230 i. Karen Beth[5]. She married Jerry Ralph Roupe. 231 ii. Alan Swanson. He married Kelly Hardy.

177. Paskel Howard(4] Eller (Paul Paskel[3], George(2], Mathias(l]).

He married Fay Kathleen Roberts, daughter of John Franklin Roberts and Irene Roark, 1962 (Ref.: Irene Roark Roberts). Born, 11 Oct 1942. Children:

232 233

i. James Brian(5) ii. Kathleen Fay.

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Children:

+ 234 i. Sharon[S).

Associated with an unknown woman. Children:

+ 235 ii. Pamela.

He married Marie Miller, before 1978. Children:

236 iii. Denver Carl Jr. Born, Nov 1978. 237 iv. Carlene Marie. Born, Dec 1980.

FIFTH GENERATION

207. J. R.[S) Roten (Ruby(4], Carrie A.[3], Calvin(2], Mathias(l]).

He married Bracel Baugess. Children:

+ 238 i. Michael ( 6] .

208. Claudene(S) Roten (Ruby[4], Carrie A. [ 3] , Calvin[2], Mathias [ 1] ) .

She married R. A. Turnmire. Children:

+ 239 i. Timothy Reece(6). 240 ii. Ruby Penelope 11 Penny 11 •

241 iii. Mark.

209. Willadean[S) Roten (Ruby[4], Carrie A.[3), Calvin[2], Mathias[!]).

+ +

She married Rupard 11 Jeff 11 Calhoun. Children:

242 243

i. Kathy[6). ii. Jeffery.

234. Sharon[5) Eller (Denver Carl[4), Denver(3], George[2], Mathias[l)). Born, 1960.

She married Don Goodson. Children:

244 i. Joshua Dale[6]. Born, circa 1988. 245 ii. Megan Jade. Born, circa 1990.

235. Pamela[5) Eller (Denver Carl[4], Denver(3], George[2], Mathias(!]). Born, 1973 (mother is Bonnie Campbell).


246 i. Steven Spencer(6J. Born, circa 1990.

She married Ernie Howell, circa 1991.

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SIXTH GENERATION

238. Michael[6] Roten (J. R.(S], Ruby[4], Carrie A.[3], Calvin[2], Mathias(l]).

He married an unknown woman. Children:

247 i. Brittany[?].

239. Timothy Reece(6] Roten (Claudene(S], Ruby[4], Carrie A.[3], Calvin[2], Mathias(l]).


248 i. Juston(7]. 249 ii. Jaston.

242. Kathy[6] Calhoun (Willadean(S], Ruby[4], Carrie A.[3], Calvin[2], Mathias[l]).

She married Kenneth Walton. Children:

250 i. Brian(?]. 251 ii. Carie.

243. Jeffery[6] Calhoun (Willadean[5], Ruby[4], Carrie A.[3], Calvin[2], Mathias(l)).


252 i. Nichole[7]. 253 ii. Carry. 254 iii. Kelley.

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Honey, 15 Martha, 16

Allen Grace, 14

aa;r;~ , ........ ---), 13

Barker (-----), 8

J3a4gess Bi"a~el, 24

Blevins Garfield, 6 Lucy, 6 Pearl, 6, 17 Preston, 6 Van§e, 6

Bogg~ ( ___ ,_) 1 13

Bowen (-----), l9

Boyd ( ------) ( ?-1988) 1 7

Brewer Eula, 7

Calhoun Carry, 25 Jeffery, 24, 25 Kathy, 24, 25 Kelley, 25 Nichole, 25 Rupard 11 Jeff 11 , 24

Campbell Grant, 11

Canipe Ernest (1917-1986), 15 Ernest W. (1972- ), 22 Margie (1946- ), 15 Margie (1965- ), 22


19

Canipe (CCntinued) Patsy (1942- ); 15, 22 Pauline (1940- ), 15 Wade (1936~ ), 15, 22

Carson Dorothy, 20

Clarke Ewe], (1904- ), 4

Dancy (-----), 13

Davis Veda Anita, 21

Day Mary Alice (lg74- ), 21 Maynardf 21

Ducker (------), 19

Dunn Myrtle, 13

Eastridge Jean, 21 Reba, 12

Edwards ~QQ, 14

Eldreth (-----), 20 Catherine (l824-dec.), 1

Eller Anna Pearl (b. 1919), 7 Avery (1886-1955), 1, 6 Barbara Ann (1936- ), 14 Bernard, 16 Bertha Elizabeth (1890-1981), 1, 7 Bertha Irene (1926- ), 7 Bessie (1892-dec.), 1, 8 Bessie Ellen (b. 1921), 7 Betty Ann, 12 Billy I 20 Bob, 9


Eller (continued) Bon (1914-dec.), 6, 16 Callie, 2, 10 Calvin (1874-1936), 1, 2 Carl, 10 Carl, 3 Carlene Marie (1980- ), 23 Carol, 12 Carrie A. (1898-1976), 3, 11 Catherine (1873-1952), 1, 2 Cecil, 16 Charles, 20 Charles (1897-dec.), 5 Charles Donald (b. 1942), 7 Clarence (1909-1927), 6 Clarence, 12 Clarence W., 10 Conley, 10 Delmer Ray (1921- ), 5, 15 Denver (1917- ), 6, 16 Denver Carl (1936- ), 17, 22 Denver Carl Jr (1978- ), 23 Earl, 16 Edna Floy (b. 1918), 3, 13 Edward (1888-1973), 1, 7 Effie (b. 1898), 2 Ellen (1872-1958), 1, 2 Elmer Bruce (1910- ), 4, 13 Elvira (1880-1937), 1, 5 Floyd Oscar (1896-1934), 3, 10 Frances, 9 Frank (1939- ), 14, 21 Fred Hughey (1908-1971), 3, 12 Garland Frederick (1912- ), 4, 14 George (1883-1970), 1, 5 George, 20 George Thomas "Tom" (b. 1912), 3,

12 Gladys Alberta (b. 1925), 7 Gloria Mae, 16 Gracie Helen (b. 1914), 6, 17 Gregory (1966- ), 21 Hazel, 7, 17 Helen, 12 Helen K., 10 Herbert (b. 1938), 7 Herman Baxter (b. 1935), 7 Howard, 12, 21 Howard Hale (1916- ), 5, 14 Ina May, 10

20

Eller (continued) Infant (1937-1937), 14 Iola, 7, 17 Jack Clendenen (1927- ), 5, 15 James (b. 1905), 2 James, 13 James Brian, 22 James c., 10 James Isaac (b. 1929), 7 Jay, 9 Jerry Mack (1942-1970)

1 14

1 21

Jesse c., 10 Jesse Franklin (1878-1967)

1 1

1 4

Jesse Mack (1968- ), 21 Joe (1936- ), 12 Joe, 13 John (1822-dec.) 1 1 John L., 10 Joseph Franklin (1914-1915), 4 Joseph Robert (1912-1980), 6 Jose~h Todd (b. 1916), 3, 12 Juanl.ta, 12 June, 10 Kathleen Fay, 22 Kelly (b. 1915), 9 Kevin (1962- ), 15 Kimbla Robin (1964- ), 21 Lena Ruth (b. 1928) 1 7 Lena Ruth (1939- ), 14 Lester J. ( 1895-1991)

1 2

1 9

Lillie (1884-dec. ) 1 1, 6 Linda, 20 Lisa (1964- ), 21 Lisa Rena (1969- ) 1 21 Lloyd (1906-1958) 1 6 Lois Marie (1945- ), 14

1 21

Lora Marie (1901-1991), 10 Maggie Floss (1905- ), 3, 11 Mamie Ethel (1905-1907), 6 Margaret, 13 Margaret Maurene (1923- )

1 5

Marie, 7, 17 Marjorie Ethel (b. 1917) 1 6 Mary (1876-1956), 1 1 3 Mary K., 10 Mathias (1848-1931), 1 Maude Blanche (b. 1922), 3 Maude Dean, 10 Miskel (1902-dec.), 6, 16 0. D., 16


Eller (continued) Olive Mae (1908- ), 4 Oliver L. (1878-1959), 10 Pamela (1973- ), 23, 24 Pamela Jean (1959- ), 21 Paskel Howard, 16, 22 Patricia, 12 Paul, 10 Paul Paskel (1911-1992), 6, 16 Ray, 12 Robert Earl (1943- ), 15 Robert Gwyn (b. 1924), 3, 13 Roby Glen (b. 1909), 3, .12 Rose Lee, 12 Roy, 10 Roy Franklin (b. 1933), 7 Roy Lanoley (1899-dec.), 3 Ruby Kate (1923- ), 7 Ruth (1912-1989), 9, 19 Ruth Pearl (1907- ), 4 Sharon (1960- ), 23, 24 Sharon Dawn (1965- ), 21 Sherry Dawn (1963- ), 15 Shirley, 13 Teresa Lynne (1962- ), 21 Travis (1974- ), 21 Venis, 16 Veveta, 16 Virginia Kate (1918- ), 5, 14 Wanza, 16, 22 Warren Golf (1930-1964), 12 William Carl 11 Little Bill 11

(b. 1927), 9, 20 William M. 11 Guy 11 ( 1891-1989) 1 2, 9 William Raymond (1916-1980), 6 Winnie Pauline (1927-1927), 10

Faircloth Bessie, 9 Henry, 20

Falls David, 14

Farmer Gaither Elmer (1914-1981), 20

Foster (------), 13

21

Frey Jeanette, 14

Fulton (------), 10

Gilley Ida M. ( 1880-1942), 3

Goodman (-----), 9

Goodson Don, 24 Joshua Dale (1988- ), 24 Megan Jade (1990- ), 24

Graybeal Joe, 20

Ham Hattie (1916- ), 17

Hardin (----), 2

Hardy Kelly, 22

Hayes Bill I 10 Juanita, 10 Nellie Mae, 10

Henderson Paul, 7

Houser Boyce, 7

Howell Ernie, 24

Humphreys Raleigh (1905- ), 4

Jennings Bertha (1900-dec.), 6, 15 Hugh, 16


Jones (-----), 19 Rebecca, 15

Kill ens Clyde (1911- ), 12

Latham Gay, 13 Jo Ann, 13 Mae, 13 Margie, 13 Mary Lee, 13 Mildred Lewis (1937- ), 13 Parker (1913- ), 13 Roy c., 13 Thomas Charles (1885-1968), 13

Little Bessie E. ( 1892-1973), 9

Mains Charlie, 7

Manuel (------), 12 Hazel, 12

Mathesius (------), 7

May (-------), 9

McCoy Myrtle, 8

McMillian Alan Swanson, 22 Karen Beth, 22 Swanson, 22

McNew Thelma (1943- ), 22

Meadows Billy Gean (1930- ), 15

Milam Dorothy Jean (1937- ), 12

22

Milam (continued) Juanita, 12 William, 11

Milhorn George, 14

Miller Alice (b. 1914), 2 Blanch (b. 1907), 2 Callie (b. 1905), 2 Carl C. (1902-1990), 2, 9 Dorothy (1931-1992), 9, 19 Elsie, 9, 19 Lucille, 9 Marie, 23 Nelia (1898-dec.), 2 Ruth, 9 Sol (b. 1912), 2 Thelma, 9 Thomas (1873-dec.), 2

Morgan Hazel Mae (1916-1987), 14

Morrill David, 15

Mullins Ruth (1920-1985), 15

Neely Betty (1897-dec.), 6 Myrna, 22

Ogle Lisa, 15

Osborne (-----), 19 (-----), 9 Hester (b. 1919), 16 Nell, 16 Ruby, 20 William (b. 1888), 16

Owens (------), 10


Parker (------), 7 Steven Spencer (1990- ), 24

Parsons (-------}, 19 Charlotte, 19 Mae, 13 Mary, 19

Patrick Edith, 12 Eliza (1886-1991), 4

Patton Sylvia (?-1974), 14

Payne Irene, 11

Phillips Jerry, 20

Pless Ada Elizabeth (1886-1971), 19

Poe Mary C. (1877-1950), 10

Poff Herman, 17 J. c., 17

Pope Sarah Ellen (1819-1903), 1

Powers (-------), 9

Price Naomia Elizabeth 11 Alice 11

< 1845-1928 >, 3, 5.

Pruett Lillian, 6

Rasnake (------), 7

Reece Ruby Alice (1920- ), 14

Reid Bert, 8 Grace, 8 Torn, 8 Violet, 8

Relihan Amy M. ( 1973- ) I 22 Kevin, 22 Kevin A. (1965- ), 22

Rhodes Charles, 19 Jeannie, 19 Ronda, 19 Tommy, 19

Richardson Bernice Clyde (1929-1929), 11 Breece, 11 Dean, 11, 20 Elaine, 20 Etta (1914-1950), 21

23

Frances Virginia (?-1923), 11 Fred Wayne, 11 Gladys Ruth (1929- ), 11 James Floyd 11 Petr• ( 1862-1936), 11 Jesse Hillary (1894-1948), 11 Rosabelle (1942- ), 21 Roy Elmer (1901-1988), 11 Ruby (1918- ), 11, 20 Stella Mae (1920- ), 11, 20 Thelma Josephine 11 Jo 11 , 11

Roark Delray (1917-1987), 4, 13 Devada Irene (1911-1984), 4 Ed (1896-dec.), 2 Irene (1923- ), 22 Jacqualine, 20 James v. 11 Jirn 11 ( 1898-1984), 4 Jean, 20 Jesse (1841-1915), 3, 5 John (1817-1894), 1 Jonah 11 Jonny 11 (1914-1984), 4 L. Emma (1889-1939), 13 Lettie (1845-1919), 7

The Eller Chronicles, IX"2 May 1995 ;

Roark (continued) Mae (1909-1961), 5, 15 Mildred, 19 Samonia Avery (1869-1945), 11 Sarah Amanda (1852-1932), 1 Thomas Jefferson (1876-1961), 19 Vady Seasaner (1901-1984), 4 William David (1870-1950), 3 William Garfield (1905-1934), 19 William Joshua "Bill" ( 1861-1937),

5 William Raymond (1931-1966), 19

Roberts Fay Kathleen {1942- ), 22 John Franklin (1918-1987), 22

Robinson Robert Ray (1921- ), s.

Rose Betty, 17 Bill, 17 Christine, 17 Claire, 17 Eldene, 17 George, 17 John, 17

Roten Brittany, 25 Claudene, 20, 24 Elizabeth "Lizzie" (1892-1979), Ella {1896-dec.), 16 J. R., 20, 24 James Roby (1882-1958j, 20 Jaston, 25 Justen, 25 Michael, 24, 25 Raymond Reece {1917-1957), 20 Timothy Reece, 24, 25 Willadean, 20, 24

Roupe Jerry Ralph, 22

Rutherford (------), 17 Ed, 17 Patty, 17

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24

Sanders Thelma June (1930- ), 15

Scarborough Elsie, 16

Scott Frances, 22

Seagle {-----)' 13

Sheets Russell, 3

Shupe Charles Aubrey (1912- ), 14 Donald Boyd (1941- ), 14 Richard Charles (1968- ), 22 Richard Erriatt (1942- ), 15, 21 Susan Lynn (1973- ), 22

Smith ( -----)' 16 Carolyn, 14

Stanley Jane, 10

Steele Bill, 20 Janet, 21 Linda, 21 Nancy, 21 Patsy, 21

Sturgill Bobby, 13 Emory, 13 Fred, 13

Taylor { ------)' 13

Thompson Denver, 11

Townsend Linda, 21


Turnmire ( -----) ( b • 1917) 1 8 Avery (b. 1912), 8 Calvin (1846-dec.), 7 Clarence (b. 1914), 8 James Riley (b. 1909), 7 Lockie, 8 Mark, 24 Noah David (1929-1991), 8 R. A. I 24 Robert Lee (1931-1987), 8 Ruby, 8 Ruby Penelope 11 Penny 11 , 24 Wilson Alonzo (1887-1955), 7

Wallace 11 Eck 11 , 17 Ted, 17

Wallen Ed, 17 Karen, 18

Walton Brian, 25 eerie, 25 Kenneth, 25

Whitman (-------), 10

Widener Mary Virginia (1925-1981), 8

Wigglesworth Dale, 15

Williams (------), 19

Wilson Vivian Nell (1934-1966), 19

Wyatt Lou Ara (1883-1959), 5

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