Ellis James

1874 - 1954  (79 years)

• Name	Ellis James  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	9 Sep 1874	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Death	8 May 1954	South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA   [2, 5]
  Burial	Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA   [2, 5]
  		Sunset Memorial Park South Charleston, Kanawah, West Virginia Find a Grave: #80048
  Person ID	I26628	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Clinton James,   b. 1849, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA d. 1900, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Sutton Hoover,   b. Mar 1833, Anthony Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA d. 1905, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	22 Feb 1871	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 8]
  Family ID	F11609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie R Hoover,   b. Abt 1877, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA d. 19 May 1953, South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1895	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  		Vital_Marriage-ELLIS Lillie& James West Virginia Marriage Certificate for Lillie Hoover and James Ellis
  Family ID	F11704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Sep 1874 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 7 Nov 1895 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Death - 8 May 1954 - South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Marriage-ELLIS Lillie& James West Virginia Marriage Certificate for Lillie Hoover and James Ellis

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S556] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S259] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S274] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S7842] Find a Grave: ELLIS James 1874-1954, James Ellis. [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Braxton; Roll: 1992379. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Braxton; Roll: 1992379 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Family History Film: 1255400; Page: 422A; Enumeration District: 007. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Family History Film: 1255400; Page: 422A; Enumeration District: 007 [S3049] Find a Grave: HOOVER Elizabeth Davis 1832-1905, Elizabeth Sutton Hoover Davis. BIRTH 1832 Anthony, Greenbrier County, West Virginia DEATH 1905 (aged 72–73) Braxton County, West Virginia BURIAL Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxtony, West Virginia MEMORIAL ID 111142414 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111142414/elizabeth-sutton-davis