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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power
These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon
County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all
necessary research to document what is contained herein.
ELLIS, MILETUS W.
, born April 7, 1809, in Albemarle county, Va., and came to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving at Springfield, in Nov., 1830. He was married March 13, 1834, to Mary A. Constant. They had two living children.
MARTHA, married William Winn, and for a second husband married James Barr, and lives in Kansas.
JAMES C., married Matilda Newcomb, and resides at Hiram, Ohio.
Mrs. Mary A. Ellis died Sept. 4, 1846, and Miletus W. Ellis was married Nov. 7, 1847, to Mrs. Mary M. Constant, whose maiden name was Stewart. They had one child--
FANNIE W. She married George B. Jones. See his name.
Miletus W. Ellis died Aug. 28, 1872, and his widow resides at the homestead, three miles west of Williamsville. Mr, Ellis' father, mother, three brothers and three sisters, came to the county with him. All went to Bureau county.
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