Plans for the 2021 EFA Conference
The Eller Family Association has booked the “Hinton Rural Life Center” in Hayesville, North Carolina, for the 2021 Biennial Conference scheduled for July 15-18, 2021. The Hinton Center is operated by the United Methodist Church and is located on Lake Chatuge in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina. It is directly across the lake from Hiawassee, GA.
Details of the conference are being planned now. Booking of rooms will start in January.
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The Eller Family Association now has more than 50,000 names in our searchable, online database. There are some duplications, but most of those listed are there only once. In addition, there are now more than 650 photos linked to individuals. More than 650 headstones. There are some 140 research documents ranging from books with hundreds of pages to smaller one or two page biographies. These have been added to more than 18 years of our quarterly publication, “The Chronicles.” Those publications are all searchable.
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New Mary "Polly" Eller Information
Mary “Polly” Eller was born about 1833 in Wayne County, KY. She was the daughter of John Wesley Eller Sr. (1810-1880) and Cynthia Goodrick Eller (1810-1843). She is the great-granddaughter of the immigrant Christian “Crissy” Eller/Ohler (1724-1804) who was born in Germany and who emigrated to the American Colonies in 1747.
We can find no record of a marriage for Mary “Polly” Eller and all her children carry her maiden name. One researcher suggests a Daniel Zimmerman may be the father of some of the children but we can find no primary evidence. And it is not clear if all three sons share the same father. Mary “Polly” Eller has three sons (James M. Eller, Daniel Green Eller and William Eller) all born in Kentucky.
We believe this 300-person addition is the first in-depth look at this part of the Christian Eller line.
Eller's Company Testing COVID-19 Drug
Celltex has received approval from FDA to proceed with a clinical trial using Stem Cells (MSCs) as a preventative against COVID-19.
“The FDA’s approval of our IND is not only a critical milestone for Celltex, but also for everyone who has been affected by COVID-19. Throughout the entire pandemic, MSCs have shown promise for combatting symptoms and complications associated with COVID-19, and as the nation’s leading commercial MSC banking and technology company, Celltex has the unique ability to transition these initial findings into a clinical trial. I am optimistic that our findings will result in favorable outcomes that will improve lives today and for generations to come,” said David G. Eller, Celltex Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
David Eller is a board member of the Eller Family Association and a descendant in the George Michael Eller line.
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The Eller Family Association is working to update the book “John Jacob Eller and His Descendants” that was published in 1998 and authored by J. Gerald Eller, Edward K. Eller and Janie Eller Porter. 
your research. Richmond is easily accessible and has several outstanding genealogical research facilities, including the Library of Virginia just a few blocks away.
She says it focuses primarily on his Ashe County, NC descendants through his son Peter Lenn Eller. She also includes the results of her research on Henry Eller of Frederick County, MD. 
In the wake of the Civil War, Linville Eller and three of his brothers organized a gang that struck stores and farmhouses in Ashe County, NC. The gang initially avoided capture but eventually Linville and Henry were killed and the others sent to jail. 
Port of Philadelphia. There was another wave of Eller immigrants who arrived in the mid-1800’s through the Port of New York. They were mostly Catholic.