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R         Ellis family.

251                  Ellis and Ranney families, papers, 1787‑1948.

                                    Ten folders, photocopies; one roll microfilm.

 

 

 

This collection includes correspondence, business records and legal papers of, and genea­logi­cal information pertaining to two early families of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.  The Ellis family came from Georgia about 1805; the Ranneys from Indiana about 1825.  Other names rep­re­sented in the collection are Beckham, Cobb, Giboney, Ogle, Waters, and Wathen (Warthen‑Worthan).

 

 

Folders 1‑7: Family papers, 1787‑1948.

 

                                Folder 1: Correspondence and personal papers, 1787‑1823.

                                Folder 2: Correspondence and personal papers, 1825‑1867.

                                Folder 3: Correspondence and personal papers, 1890‑1948.

                                Folder 4: Correspondence and personal papers, undated and fragments.

                                Folder 5: Business papers and receipts, 1787‑1904.

                                Folder 6: Legal papers, 1794‑1906.

                                Folder 7: Miscellaneous, ca. 1825‑1900

 

                Folders 8‑10: Biographical and genealogical information.

 

                                Folder 8: Obituaries and death notices, 1899‑1933.

                                Folder 9: Ranney family genealogy, 1903.

                                Folder 10: Wathen family genealogy, n.d.

 

                [The following are on microfilm]

 

                Volumes 1‑3: Business records, 1794‑1831.

 

                                Volume 1: Cashbook, 1794‑1795.

William Ogle for John Ritchie, Collector, Carroll or Frederick counties, Mary­land (17 pages).

                                Volume. 2: Account ledger, 1806‑1809.

Attributed to the store of Alfred P. Ellis, Cape Girardeau, Mo. (185 pages).

                                Volume 3: Account ledger, 1808‑1831.

Part 1: Accounts of Franklin James Smith, a physician, 4 March ‑ 21 July 1808 (13 pages).

Part 2: Account ledger attributed to the store of Alfred P. Ellis, Cape Girard-eau, Mo., January 1810 ‑ April 1824.  A note to “Maj. Bullinger” by A. P. Ellis, 4 August 1831, is on the endsheet of the volume (126 pages).

 

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