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Finding Aid for the Ellis Genealogical Collection, 1790-1978


MS-1171

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, August 14, 2007.

Summary Information
Title: Ellis Genealogical Collection

Extent: 7.5 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection houses binders and notebooks documenting Dixie Lee McCrary's research for her book The Ellis line from Surry - Sussex in Virginia.

Call number: MS-1171

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Dixie Lee McCrary donated this collection to the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library in 1984.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Ellis Genealogical Collection, MS-1171. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of five boxes divided into two series:

  1. Series I: Ringed Notebooks
  2. Series II: Spiral Notebooks

Biography / History

Dixie Lee McCrary was born on October 4, 1895. She was a genealogist of some note, and published two books on that subject: Robert Steele of the New River Valley in Virginia: with some descendents and allied lines (1976) and The Ellis line from Surry - Sussex in Virginia (1978). She died in February of 1986.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection houses binders and notebooks documenting Dixie Lee McCrary's research for her book The Ellis line from Surry - Sussex in Virginia.

Subject Terms

  • McCrary, Dixie Lee.
  • Ellis family.
  • Virginia -- Genealogy.
  • Tennessee -- Genealogy.
Contents List
   

Series I: Ringed Notebooks, 1790-1969
Box   1      
Volume I: Court records: Surry and Sussex counties in Virginia
Box   1      
Volume II: Court records: various counties in Virginia
Box   1      
Volume III: Court records: various counties in North Carolina
Box   1      
Volume IV: Missing
Box   1      
Volume V: Census records: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina
Box   1      
Volume VI: Census records: South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Box   1      
Volume VII: Ellis marriages in Virginia and North Carolina (from Mrs. E. E. Davidson)
Box   1      
Volume VIII: Pension and military records
Box   2      
Volume IX: Misc. data. Ellis-1790 census, Ellis in "Cavaliers and Pioneers" , Ellis immigrants, notes from Mrs. M. L. Moore
Box   2      
Volume X: Various family histories
Box   2      
Volume XI: Some Ellis families in early Virginia
Box   2      
Volume XII: The Ellis line from Surry and Sussex counties in Virginia
Box   2      
Volume XIII: Some Ellis families in Granville, Bute, and Warren counties in North Carolina
Box   2      
Volume XIVa: Ellis of North Carolina: Anson through Onslow counties
Box   2      
Volume XIVb: Ellis of North Carolina: Orange through Wilkes counties
Box   3      
Volume XIVc: William Ellis family from Kent Isle, Maryland
Box   3      
Volume XVa: East Tennessee
Box   3      
Volume XVb: Ellis of Sevier County, Tennessee
Box   3      
Volume XVIa: Middle Tennessee
Box   3      
Volume XVIb: Ellis of Sumner County, Tennessee
Box   3      
Volume XVII: Ellis of West Tennessee
Box   3      
Volume XVIII: Ellis of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, etc.
Box   4      
Volume XIX: Andrea notes on the Ellis of North and South Carolina
Box   4      
Volume XX: Early records: Virginia and Maryland
Box   4      
Volume XXI: Ellis Cousins Newsletter, Ellis Family Newsletter, Ellis Enquirer

Box   4     Folder   1    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   2    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   3    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   4    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   5    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   6    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   7    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   8    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   9    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   10    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   11    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   12    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   13    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   14    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   15    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   16    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   17    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

Box   4     Folder   18    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1962-1969

   

Series II: Spiral Notebooks, 1970-1979
Box   5      
Volume 19: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 20: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 21: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 22: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 23: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 24: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 25: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 26: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 27: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 28: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 29: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 30: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 31: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 33: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 34: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 35: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 36: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 37: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 38: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 39: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 40: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 41: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 42: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 43: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 44: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 45: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 46: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 47: Spiral Notebook
Box   5      
Volume 48: Spiral Notebook
Box   5     Folder   19    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   20    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   21    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   22    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   23    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   24    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   25    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   26    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   27    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   28    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   29    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   30    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   31    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   32    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   33    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   34    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   35    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   36    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   37    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   38    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   39    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   40    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   41    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   42    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   43    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   44    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   45    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   46    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   47    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   48    
Miscellaneous Ellis family information, 1970-1978

Box   5     Folder   49    
Index to volumes 1-20 of spiral notebook series