Powhatan Ellis

1790 - 1863  (73 years)

• Name	Powhatan Ellis  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Jan 1790  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1863	Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America   [1, 2]
  Burial	Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America   [1]
  Person ID	I18774	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Josiah Ellis, Sr (childhood friend of Edgar Allan Poe),   b. 16 Feb 1746, Tuckahoe, Henrico, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA d. 29 Jun 1810, Amherst, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Shelton,   b. 1 Sep 1747, Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America d. 24 Aug 1800, Amherst, Virginia, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Apr 1766	Virginia, Virginia, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F6264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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