Amanda Jane Ellis
1839 - 1911 (72 years)-
Name Amanda Jane Ellis Born 10 Sep 1839 Harrison County, Indiana 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Died 4 Oct 1911 Appanoose County, Iowa [2, 3, 4] Buried 5 Oct 1911 Haines Cemetery, Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa [2, 3, 4] Person ID I2573 Gritton Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father Elias Ellis, b. 1 Jan 1803, Kentucky , d. 18 Sep 1881 (Age 78 years) Mother Nancy Gritton, b. 14 Mar 1807, Mercer County, Kentucky , d. 6 Mar 1850, Harrison County, Indiana (Age 42 years) Married 15 Mar 1824 Mercer County, Kentucky [1, 5] Family ID F1078 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Lewis Miller, b. 1837, Ohio , d. 3 Mar 1881, Jackson County, Kansas (Age 44 years) Married 10 Jan 1856 Andrew County, Missouri [2, 6] Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F1085 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 William W. Peckham, b. 8 Feb 1835, Holmes County, Ohio , d. 22 Jul 1913, Bellair Township, Appanoose County, Iowa (Age 78 years) Married 27 Aug 1894 Appanoose County, Iowa [7] Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F1086 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 10 Sep 1839 - Harrison County, Indiana 
Married - 10 Jan 1856 - Andrew County, Missouri 
Married - 27 Aug 1894 - Appanoose County, Iowa Died - 4 Oct 1911 - Appanoose County, Iowa 
Buried - 5 Oct 1911 - Haines Cemetery, Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Death of Mrs. Peckham
Mrs. William Peckham died last evening at 6:00 o'clock at the home of her sister (brother), Mrs. (Mr.) George Ellis, three miles south of Centerville. Mr. and Mrs. Peckham, we understand, formerly resided near Exline but had been in the West and only recently returned. Funeral services were held at 11:30 o'clock today and the remains were taken to the Haines cemetery north of the city, for burial.
Centerville Daily Citizen, Centerville, Iowa, Thursday, October 5, 1911, page 4
MRS. WM. PECKHAM DEAD
Sister of George Ellis Passes Away and Funeral Thursday
The death of Mrs. Wm. Peckham occurred Wednesday evening at the home of her brother, George Ellis, south of town. She was born Sept. 10, 1839, her maiden name being Amanda Ellis. She was born in Harrison Co., Ind. She was married to Lewis Miller Jan. 10, 1856, and after his death was married to Wm. Peckham, Sept. 3 (Aug. 27), 1894. She was the mother of eight children, two of whom are living, Mrs. Bever, of Oklahoma, and Elliott Miller of Jamestown, Kan. Both of them were present for the funeral. She was a member of the Baptist church since 17 years old. The funeral was at the Ellis home and burial was north of Dennis.
Semi-Weekly Iowegian, Centerville, Iowa, Friday, October 6, 1911, page 1
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