Mahala Fox ELLIS b. 1809 , , Sumner County, Tennessee, USA d. Abt 1867 , Cave Springs Twp., Laclede County, Missouri, USA: KKs Family History

Mahala Fox ELLIS

1809 - Abt 1867 (58 years)

Name	Mahala Fox ELLIS [1]
Born	1809	, , Sumner County, Tennessee, USA [1]
Married/Alternate Name	Mahala Collier
Religion	Methodist [2]
1830 US Census	1 Jun 1830	, , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [3]
	Age: <30y
	In 1830, members of this household were marked as: Males: <5 - 3 = William, Jesse III, and ? 20-30 - 1 = Jesse II Females: 20-30 - 1 = Mahala
		1830 U.S. census, Tennessee, Stewart County [COLLIER, Jesse]
1840 US Census	1 Jun 1840	, , Gasconade County, Missouri, USA [4]
	Age: <40y
	Members of this household were: 2 males under 5 years - Amos (0) and David (4) 2 males 5-10 - unknown for these 2 2 males 10-15 - Jesse (12) and John (13) Missing: William (14) 1 male 30-40 - Jesse (37) 1 female under 5 - Elizabeth (3) 1 female 5-10 - Emaline (5) Missing: Sarah (7) 1 female 30-40 - Mahala (31)
		1840 U.S. census, Missouri, Gasconade County
1860 US Census	1 Jun 1860	, Union Twp., Laclede County, Missouri, USA [5]
	Age: 50y
	She was recorded in the household of Jessie Calier, and was 50 years old at the time of this census. Tennessee was her reported birthplace.
		1860 U.S. census, Missouri, Laclede County, Union [COLLIER, Jesse]
FamilySearch ID	FamilySearch.org, ID GZDD-184
Died	Abt 1867	, Cave Springs Twp., Laclede County, Missouri, USA [1]
	Some records indicate that Jesse and Mahala died in Union Twp. in Laclede Co., MO
Association	D. MCELWAIN (Relationship: DNA Common Ancestor - 2nd great-grandson)
Person ID	I4161	Kult-Lawhorn-Case-Collier Family Tree \| Collier Branch
Last Modified	3 Jan 2022

Father	William ELLIS, Jr., b. Abt 1788, , , Warren County, North Carolina, USA , d. 1859, , , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 71 years)
Mother	Sarah TOWNS
Married	5 Aug 1806	, , Warren County, North Carolina, USA
Family ID	F1582	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jesse COLLIER, I, b. 1803, , , Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA , d. 1868, , Cave Springs Twp., Laclede County, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years)

Married 1825 , , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [1]

Jesse Collier II and Mahala Fox had 10 sons and 3 daughters, all of which are not recorded here [yet].

Association D. MCELWAIN (Relationship: DNA Proven Ancestors - 2nd great-grandson)

Children

+	1. William Ellis COLLIER, b. 1 Oct 1826, d. 22 Jul 1888 (Age 61 years)
	2. John COLLIER, b. 1827, , , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Jesse COLLIER, III, b. 1828, , , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA , d. Bef 1860 (Age < 31 years)
+	4. Sarah Lucretia COLLIER, b. 3 Sep 1833, , , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Emaline COLLIER, b. 1836, d. 1859, , , Laclede County, Missouri, USA (Age 23 years)
+	6. Dr. David Towns COLLIER, b. 1 Sep 1836, , , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA , d. 4 Jan 1914, , Sherrill, Texas County, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
	7. Elizabeth COLLIER, b. 27 Mar 1837, d. 30 Oct 1876 (Age 39 years)
+	8. Amos C. COLLIER, b. 28 Mar 1840, , Lebanon, Pulaski [later Laclede] County, Missouri, USA , d. 11 Nov 1882, , Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri, USA (Age 42 years)
+	9. Dr. Wesley Fox COLLIER, b. Sep 1851, , , , Missouri, USA , d. 30 Jun 1906 (Age ~ 54 years)

Last Modified 8 Oct 2016

Family ID F602 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 1809 - , , Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
	Married - 1825 - , , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	1830 US Census - Age: <30y - 1 Jun 1830 - , , Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	1840 US Census - Age: <40y - 1 Jun 1840 - , , Gasconade County, Missouri, USA
	1860 US Census - Age: 50y - 1 Jun 1860 - , Union Twp., Laclede County, Missouri, USA
	Died - Abt 1867 - , Cave Springs Twp., Laclede County, Missouri, USA

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Documents		Letter from COLLIER, David Towns to COLLIER, Mahala Fox (Ellis), page 1 Letter from David Towns COLLIER to his sister Sarah Lucretia [COLLIER] McELWAIN reporting the death of their mother Mahala Fox [ELLIS] COLLIER. The original is damaged and the date is missing. But it was addressed to Mrs. Milton McELWAIN in Bur SOURCE: Clifford_Ocheltree originally shared this on 19 Aug 2013. In 1999 this letter was in the possession of Woodrow McELWAIN of Hutchinson KS.rton KS. As the family did not move from MO to KS until 1885 Mahala must have died after that year.
Documents		Letter from COLLIER, David Towns to COLLIER, Mahala Fox (Ellis), page 2 SOURCE: Clifford_Ocheltree originally shared this on 19 Aug 2013. In 1999 this letter was in the possession of Woodrow McELWAIN of Hutchinson KS.

Reference Kathy Kult, KKs Family History (https://kks-fam.net/getperson.php?personID=I4161&tree=1: accessed 28 June 2022), "Mahala Fox ELLIS."

Sources

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[S819] Dixie L. McCrary, The Ellis Line From Surry -- Sussex in Virginia, (n.p. : n.p., 1978), p. 203. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S250] Goodspeed Publishing Co., History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps, and Dent Counties, Missouri, (Greenville, South Carolina : Southern Historical Press, 1974), reprint of 1889 [Digitial version is located at University of Missouri Digital Library, http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/]. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S689] 1830 U.S. census, Stewart County, Tennessee, p. 235 (penned), line 4, Jesse Collier household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 October 2007); citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 181; FHL microfilm 24547. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S575] 1840 U.S. census, Greene County, Missouri, no township, p. 256 (stamped), line 1, Jesse Collier household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2006); citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 223. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S717] 1860 U.S. census, Laclede County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, p. 96 (penned), dwelling 579, family 2, Jesse Collier household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 May 2006); citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 627. (Quality Assessment: 3).

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