New Material Available Online
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 a hundred photos linked to individuals. There are some 80 research documents ranging from books with hundreds of pages to smaller one or two page biographies. These have been added to 17 years of our quarterly publication, “The Chronicles.” Those publications are all searchable.
All of this information is available without charge to the hundreds of Eller genealogists who visit our site regularly. But we need your help. While those of us working with the EFA are volunteers, there are costs that we must cover. Please consider joining our organization.
Give The Gift of Family:
Discounted EFA Memberships Available
Membership in the Eller Family Association is $25 a year. Not a major burden, right? But we're looking for new members and for a limited time, "Gift Memberships" are available for only $20 for the first year. You can give two gift memberships for $35 and three or more gift memberships for $15 each. Are there cousins, your children or others who would profit from learning more about their Eller heritage. >> More information
Welcome!
The purpose of the Eller Family Association is to draw all Ellers, regardless of their particular family line, and allied families into a cooperative effort. The EFA has already demonstrated that this approach is the quickest and most efficient mechanism for sharing family history and genealogical information.
About the Eller Family Association
The EFA exists to assist all Eller and associated family lines worldwide to: discover and preserve our historical past, report current events and ongoing contributions, develop and expand current family ties, provide ongoing biennial meetings to summarize accomplishments and to socialize and provide inspired direction as we focus on the future.
For more information on the Eller Family Association, its officers, publications, DNA project, membership, news and conferences, click on the "EFA Info" tab in the horizontal menu above.
July 2019 Conference
Our 2019 Conrerence is planned for July 24-28, 2019 in Wilksboro, North Carolina. Wilksboro is in an area where a number of Eller families settled. Exact details for our 2019 Conference are still being worked out. We hope you'll keep the dates available.
Wilksboro was first known as Mulberry Fields, which referred to river bottom lands and the hills on both sides of the Yadkin River near its junction with the Reddies River. Early Baptists had built the Mulberry Fields Meeting House on the south side of a hill above the valley, so when Wilkes County was created, the old wooden Meeting House was used as a temporary courthouse. [More Wilksboro History]
J. Gerald Eller Autobiography
James Gerald Eller was a founding member of the Eller Family Association some 30 years ago and he served as the first Editor of its quarterly publication, The Chronicles. This year marks 10 years since Gerald passed away and we are marking that anniversary with his autobiography The Life and Times of James Gerald Eller.
It is rare that anyone writes down what it was like for them to grow up: their family, their school life, military, career, etc. This is a rare treat to see how life was back in the day.
Eller Book on Sale
A limited number of one of the definitive books on Eller genealogy, George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America (1957 reprinted 1995), written by: James W. Hook is now available on sale from the EFA. Make your check or money order to Eller Family Association for $25.00 US. Order from Ed Eller, EFA Secretary/Treasurer, 1124 Ridgeleigh Circle Dalton, GA 30720. More information at kermiteller38@gmail.com
James Wright Eller
He was raised on the family farm in Owen County, Clay Twp, Indiana and served in the Civil War at the same time as his father who had previously served in the Mexican War. During the Civil War he was captured at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, 19 July 1864. This event would forever change his life. He was imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville Prison. Fortunately, he was there for just five months. He escaped with others by digging a tunnel with spoons and other eating utensils. He suffered physically to his old age from the effects of the confinement. He says he weighed only 60 pounds when he escaped. Click here for a biography prepared in 1996 by Clarence Neff.
Eller, Germany
The economy is based on the wine industry and tourism. Eller and it's neighboring town of Ediger have a combined government. [More] |
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James Wright Eller was the second son born to James Holiday Eller and Faraby Sanders in Monroe County, Indiana, 3 July 1843. 
There is a small town in Germany along the Moselle River named Eller. The town traces back to at least the year 639. 
