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| On the back - Aunt Susie Ellis |
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| On the back - Bert Ellis Uncle Bert |
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| Susan "Susie" Cook Born November 29, 1834 in Jasper County, Mississippi Died April 13, 1914 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana Ira Robertus Ellis Born May 15, 1829 in Mississippi Died December 24, 1914 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana Son of Lennon Bridges Ellis and Theresa M. Moffett |
Bert and Susie Ellis was written on the back of the above photo. Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter guessed they were Mississippi family but could not positively tell the connection. I'm a sucker for a good mystery and love the search so scanned photos.
It didn't take long to find the connection. Susie was the older sister of Sophrania Pauline Porter Cook. They were the daughters of Larkin Lancelot "Landlot" and Elizabeth Bounds Porter.
Susan Porter and Ira Robertus Ellis married sometime after September 10, 1850, as on this date, the 1850 census has Susie as single and living with her parents. In 1910, on the federal census, they reported being married for 60 years.
Bert was reported to be a teacher on the 1870 Federal Census, a farmer in 1880, and a teacher in 1900.
Susie and Bert lived in Arcadia in Bienville Parish at the times of their deaths and had no children.
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Sources
Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.
Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.
My grandmother was a Porter from Bernice. She was an only child of Martin Porter. A spinster aunt and sister of Martin lived with them after my grandmother's mother died. Tillman Porter was her grandfather. These are great pictures.
ReplyDeleteShe had some wonderful photos. I wished I'd scanned them all. I am sure there were many Porters and Cooks I skipped as they are not my family. Next time, I will scan everything!
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