John Harvey Ellis is the son of Elizabeth A. Scott and Allen Ellis. He was born 30 July 1867 in Greenbrier county, West Virginia. He died 23 December 1917 at age 50 in Fort Spring, Greenbrier, West Virginia.

• On 25 November 1892, at age 25, he married Lily Paxton McVey, who was age 24, in Greenbrier county, West Virginia. She is the daughter of Samuel Davis McVey and Isabelle Stephens Miller. She was born in September 1868 in West Virginia. She died 15 January 1947 at age 78 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia. On 17 January 1947, she was buried at Ellis Burial Grounds, Greenbrier, West Virginia.

Children of John Harvey Ellis and Lily Paxton McVey:

1. Dennis Miller Ellis was born 11 November 1893 in Fort Spring, Greenbrier, West Virginia. he died 20 February 1955 at age 61 in Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia.
2. Emmet McVey Ellis was born 2 September 1894 in Greenbrier county, West Virginia. He died 14 February 1899 at age 4.
3. Floyd Cecil Ellis was born 2 November 1897 in Greenbrier county, West Virginia. He died 3 March 1899 at age 16 months (just 2 weeks after the death of his older brother, Emmet).
4. Elizabeth W. Ellis was born 21 October 1901 in Monroe county, West Virginia. She died 29 May 1975 at age 73 in Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia. She is buried at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery, Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia.
   • On 21 November 1929, at age 28, she married Russell Kelley Burdette, who was about age 26, in Monroe county, West Virginia. He is the son of Samuel Hamilton Curry Burdette and Mary Ella Lynch. He was born 28 January 1903 in Monroe county, West Virginia. He died 20 November 1963 at age 60 in Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia. He is buried at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery, Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia.

Sources

John:

• Birth from West Virginia Births [Name: Ellis; Birth Date: 30 Jul 1867; Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia; Sex: Male; Mother: Elizabeth Ellis; Father: Allen Ellis].
• Birth and Death from West Virginia Death Index (which gives birth as the 9th) [Name: Jno. Harvey Ellis; Birth Date: 9 Jul 1867; Birth Place: Fort Springs, West Virginia; Death Date: 23 Dec 1917; Death Place: Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia; Death Age: 50 years 5 months 15 days; Occupation: Vetinary Surgeon; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Gender: Male; Father Name: Allen Ellis; Father Birth Place: Monroe County, West Virginia; Mother Name: Elizabeth Scott; Mother Birth Place: Monroe County, West Virginia; FHL Film Number: 589915].

Lily:

• Marriage, Death and Burial from her obituary in the Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia, 17 Jan 1947.
• Death from the West Virginia Death Index [Name: Lilly McVey Ellis; Birth Date: abt 1868; Death Date: 15 Jan 1947; Death Place: Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Death Age: 79; Occupation: At Home; Race: White; Marital Status: Widowed; Gender: Female; FHL Film Number: 595031].

Dennis:

• Birth from West Virginia Births (which gives 11 Dec 1892) [Name: Dennis Ellis; Birth Date: 11 Dec 1892; Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia; Birth County: Greenbrier; Gender: Male; Race: White; Father's Name: J H Ellis; Mother's Name: Lily P Ellis; FHL Film Number: 595033].
• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Dennis Miller Ellis; County: Monroe; State: West Virginia; Birthplace: Fort Spring, West Virginia; Birth Date: 11 Nov 1893; Race: Caucasian (White); FHL Roll Number: 1992864; DraftBoard: 0].
• Birth from his WWII draft card [Name: Denis Miller Ellis; Birth Date: 11 Nov 1893; Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia; Residence: Monroe, West Virginia].
• Death from the West Virginia Death Index [Name: Dennis Miller Ellis; Birth Date: abt 1894; Death Date: 20 Feb 1955; Death Place: Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia; Death Age: 61 years 3 months 9 days; Gender: Male; Father Name: John Ellis; Mother Name: Lillie Mvey; FHL Film Number: 589916].

Emmet:

• Birth from West Virginia Births [Name: Emmet M Ellis; Birth Date: 2 Sep 1894; Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia; Birth County: Greenbrier; Gender: Male; Race: White; Father's Name: J H Ellis; Mother's Name: Lillie Ellis; FHL Film Number: 595033]..

Elizabeth:

• Birth and Marriage from her Marriage License.
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Elizabeth Burdette; SSN: 235-96-1711; Last Residence: 24902 Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Born: 21 Oct 1901; Died: May 1975; SSN issued: West Virginia (1973)]. 

Russell:

• Birth, Death and Burial from West Virginia Death Index [Name: Russell Kelley Burdette; Birth Date: abt 1903; Death Date: 20 Nov 1963; Death Place: Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia; Death Age: 60 years 9 months 2 days; Gender: Male; Father Name: Samuel Burdette; Mother Name: Ellen Lynch; FHL Film Number: 589916].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• John: 1870 census. Irish Corner, Greenbrier, WV p. 4.
• 1900 census. Second Creek, Monroe, WV p. 14.