ALEXANDER C. ELLIS is the eldest child of Joel and
Jane (Mason) Ellis. Joel Ellis was born November 17, 1784, in what is now Fayette
County, Ky. His father, John Ellis, was a native of Virginia, born January 29, 1749;
his father came from England and his mother from Wales. John Ellis came to
Kentucky about 1780, and located near the present site of Lexington, where he
died January 15, 1794, leaving twelve children, of whom subject's father was
the seventh. Joel Ellis was bound out to the carpenter's trade, but upon coming
of age gave his attention to farming, in Gallatin County, Ky.; he afterward
moved to Henry County, and in 1839 he bought a large tract of land in Ohio
County, with a view to stock raising, but owing to the undeveloped condition of
the country, this was a failure, and he lost heavily by this venture and by the
war. He possessed, however, a good competence at his death, in August, 1871. He
was a man of great force of character, and held many responsible positions of
trust, among which were those of magistrate and sheriff of Gallatin County. He
was twice married; his first wife, Polly Smith, died February 21, 1841, leaving
twelve children. His second wife, who died January 24, 1882, bore him four
children, of whom Alexander C. is the eldest child, and was born July 27, 1842,
in this county. He attended the district school, and afterward took a
thorough course at the Hartford Seminary. When seventeen years of age he began
teaching, which he followed during the winter months for nine years. March 31, 1868,
he married Mrs. Mary E. Hill, nee Stevens, daughter of John B., and Jane
(Baird) Stevens, and has since been trading, dealing in tobacco and farming.
For two years he was deputy sheriff of this county, and in 1884 received the
nomination for sheriff, but declined to make the race. He is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, and he and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. Their children are Bennett S., Pearla, Charles H., Ernest and Everett
(twins), Howard B., Z. Wayne and Samuel H.
Source: J. H. BATTLE, W H. PERRIN, & G.
C. KNIFFIN 1895
HENRY M. ESKRIDGE, Ohio County Ky. , where he grew to manhood. In 1880 he
located at McHenry, Ohio County, and in 1883 at Echols, where he now resides.
His father, Elijah E. Eskridge, was born September 19, 1812, in Grayson County;
was a judge in Breckinridge County, and is still living. He is the son of Capt.
George Eskridge, of Virginia, a Revolutionist, who suspected and abused
Benedict Arnold, and died in 1824, aged over eighty years. The family are of
Irish extraction. Elijah R. married Elizabeth, daughter of James W. and Sarah
(Morris) Taylor, of Breckinridge County. She was born in 1813 and died in 1874,
and to them were born Letitia (Haswell), James G., Morris, Mamie (Butler),
Roscoe, Alfred, Jennie (Williams), Melville and Henry M. The last named
attended the common schools and the high school at Hartford, improved his
opportunities, and secured a good education. He is superintendent of the McHenry-Rockport
Company's store at Echols, and in politics is a Republican.
Source: J. H. BATTLE, W H. PERRIN, & G.
C. KNIFFIN 1895
Note: Henry McHenry Eskridge died 11 October 1915. He is buried at Hardinburg.
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