Second Generation  

2. James Tillman ELLIS ³ was born on 27 April 1791 in , , South Carolina, United States,³ died on 13 March 1878 in , Wilson County, Tennessee, United States at age 86, and was buried in Martha, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States.

Noted events in his life were:

• 1850 Federal Census: September 1850, District 2, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. ³

James married Susannah WRIGHT on 29 August 1816. Susannah was born on 16 February 1794 in , Sumner County, Tennessee, United States,⁴ died on 28 April 1886 in , Wilson County, Tennessee, United States at age 92, and was buried in Martha, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States.

Noted events in her life were:

• 1880 Federal Census: 2 June 1880, District 2, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. ⁴

• 1850 Federal Census: September 1850, District 2, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. ³

Children from this marriage were:

   5 M    i. Alfred ELLIS was born on 18 May 1817 in , Wilson County, Tennessee, United States and died on 13 March 1821 in , Wilson County, Tennessee, United States at age 3.

   6 M    ii. Jesse Jones ELLIS ³ was born on 12 March 1819 in , Wilson County, Tennessee, United States³ and died on 16 March 1889 in , Wilson County, Tennessee, United States at age 70.

Jesse married Mary Elizabeth WRIGHT on 14 April 1861.

+ 7 M    iii. Samuel Colwell ELLIS ⁵ was born on 18 April 1825 in , Wilson County, Tennessee, United States, died on 20 October 1884 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, United States at age 59, and was buried in Homewood, Franklin County, Kansas, United States.

+ 8 F    iv. Mary Ann ELLIS was born on 4 September 1831 in , Wilson County, Tennessee, United States⁴ and died on 20 June 1896 in Martha, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States at age 64.