Ellis of Pickens County, South Carolina

Jesse Ellis was born 1747 and resided in Chatham County, North Carolina, died after 1800 in South Carolina. Wife, Elizabeth. Issue: Reuben, Gideon, Martha (1792-ca 1861 in Jackson County, Alabama) and Sarah.

Reverend Gideon Ellis, son of Jesse and Elizabeth Ellis, was born 27 Feb 1786 in Chatham County, North Carolina and died 30 Nov 1850 in Pickens County, South Carolina, buried in the Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery in Liberty, South Carolina. He was married to Lucy Easley, born 22 Sep 1786, died 22 Dec 1859. Issue:

• Jeremiah Ellis.
• Joshua Ellis.
• William Ellis.
• Stephen Ellis.
• Benjamin Ellis.
• Gideon Ellis, born 27 Jan 1824, died 28 Oct 1905 in Pickens County, South Carolina, buried in the Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery. He was married in 1848 to Susan A. (born 1827). Issue: Sarah E. Ellis, born 1849 in Pickens County, South Carolina, died 1882/1883 in Pickens County.