ellis, bert

Name variants

Bert Ellis; Ellis, Bert

Record count

5

Sources

census-1900,census-1920,death_certs,life_events,v2_names

Places seen

Elk; Illinois; Renner

First event date

1900

Last event date

1920

Timeline — 3 events

• 1911-03-01 Renner. His place hosted the social dance Tuesday night; a good time was reported Quote: "the social dance at Bert Ellis' Tuesday night. A good time was reported." other-local · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1911-03-01 clip DS-1911-03-01-p08
• 1920-05-29 Age about 33. Cause: Killed by lightning; No doctor or nurse before. Burial: Taylor Cem (buried 1920-05-30). death · death_cert|MO death certificate #21208 (1910-1936 workbook)
• 1920-06-11 Vinson. Bert Ellis of the Vinson neighborhood was killed by a flash of lightning last Saturday afternoon while taking up hay on the farm of his brother-in-law Walter Hueckle; interment at Taylor cemetery Sunday afternoon; leaves a wife and five children; aged 34; member of the General Baptist church… death / obituary · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1920-06-11 clip B-651-20260929-dexter-statesman-19200611-p3-4

Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.