William Tellis

  • Born May 10, 1832 in Butler County, Ohio.

  • Married SUSAN WILSON. She was born about 1835 in Indiana. Her parents were HENRY WILSON and ELIZABETH CRAIG.

  • Married MARY McNEALY around 1869. She was born in 1844.

  • Resided in Mulberry, Indiana; Eaton, Preble County, Ohio; and Somersville, Butler County, Ohio.

  • Died March 27, 1925 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois at age 92.

CHILDREN WITH SUSAN WILSON

  1. HENRY TELLIS, born May 11, 1858 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin; died June 3, 1929 in Preble County, Ohio.. Married ALICE MARGARET KOONTZ July 8, 1883 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio.

  2. ELIZABETH TELLIS, born in 1859 in Wisconsin. Married HERMAN VOSS on September 21, 1879 in Preble County, Ohio.

  3. REUBEN TELLIS, born December 12, 1859 in Madison Dane County, Wisconsin; died March 5, 1916 in Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio. Married LOTTIE MAY HEYWOOD on May 30, 1886 in Preble County, Ohio. Married NELLIE ELLEN OVERMEYER on October 17, 1899 in Butler County, Ohio.

  4. THOMAS TELLIS, born January 12, 1861 in Butler County, Ohio; died June 24, 1946.

CHILDREN WITH MARY MCNEALY

  1. WILLIAM MAY TELLIS, born August 20, 1870 in Somerville, Butler County, Ohio; died December 13, 1925 in the Dayton State Hospital, Montgomery County, Ohio. Married ALMA LEOTA FISK on March 12, 1893 in Perry County, Ohio. Married ANNA MAY HUGHES on July 16, 1900 in Belmont County, Ohio. Married AGNES JENEVERA MIKELS on July 12, 1905 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.

  2. ELVIE ELLIE TELLIS, born March 26, 1872 in Somerville, Butler County, Ohio; died June 25, 1953. Married JAMES T. LEATHERS on August 21, 1895 in Butler County, Ohio.

  3. FRANKLIN STEPHEN TELLIS, born June 20, 1876 in Somerville, Butler County, Ohio; died August 21, 1936 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Married HANNAH ALICE BRUMMITT on September 12, 1894 in Butler County, Ohio. Married ELIZABETH MILLER on June 14, 1909 in Hamilton County, Ohio. Married ETHEL FRANCIS CAMERON on December 9, 1912 in Martin County, Indiana. She was born June 27, 1884 in Martin County, Indiana to W. A. CAMERON AND ANNA O. SAVAGE.

SOURCES:

1870 Butler County, Ohio Census