William Howard Ellis Sr.
- Born: 5 May 1908, Holy Neck, Nansemond Co, VA
- Marriage: Erma Elizabeth Whitley on 23 Oct 1926
- Died: 11 Jan 1966, Portsmouth City, Norfolk Co., VA at age 57
- Buried: Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, 4569 Shoulders Hill Rd. Suffolk, VA
 Cause of his death was Metastatic Carcinomang.
General Notes:
William Howard Ellis married Erma Elizabeth Whitley. She was the daughter of Hollis Everette Whitley & Mattie Mae Drake
B: July 16, 1911 Newsoms, VA
D: Jan. 24, 1982 Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Suffolk, VA
Married: 1st William Howard Ellis Oct. 23,1926 Divorced Dec. 15, 1953
B: May 5,1908 Holland, VA D: Jan. 11, 1966 Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens
Issue: James Everette Ellis
Hunter Elizabeth Ellis
William Howard Ellis, Jr.
Notes: When Erma and William divorced, she married a man 16 years younger than she. He taught her how to dance, drive, and other things that William did not believe in women doing.
James Everette Ellis
B- Oct. 2, 1927
Son of Erma Whitley & William Howard Ellis
Sgt. in the Air Force
Married: Jewel Eugene Mathias
B- Mar. 18, 1930
Issue: Brenda Joyce Ellis
Adopted: James Paul Ellis
Kimberly Rochelle Ellis
See general notes on his grand mother, Sabra Porter Daughtrey, for 1920 census facts.
The 1940 Federal Census for Holy Neck District, Nansemond Co., VA, ED# 62-12, page 167B, dated April 19, 1940 records Howard (31) and Erma E. (28) Ellis with their children James E. (12), Hunter E. (10), and Howard Jr. (8) farming along Rte 660.
Medical Notes:
Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: William Howard Ellis Sr (divorced)
Residence: 406 Genoa Street, Chesapeake, VA
Occupation: Truck Operator, State of VA
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 57
Birth Date: 5 May 1908
Death Date: 11 Jan 1966
Death Place: Portsmouth General Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia
Burial: Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, 4569 Shoulders Hill Rd. Suffolk, VA
Registration Date: 12 Jan 1966
Father: James Walter Ellis
Mother: Willie Hunter Daughtrey
Informant: Mrs. Robert C.ll
William married Erma Elizabeth Whitley on 23 Oct 1926. (Erma Elizabeth Whitley was born on 16 Jul 1911 in Newsom, Southampton Co., VA, died on 24 Jan 1982 in Portsmouth, VA and was buried in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, 4569 Shoulders Hill Rd. Suffolk, VA.) The cause of her death was Myocardial Failure.
Marriage Notes:
Married: Oct. 23,1926
Divorced: Dec. 15, 1953
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