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Elizabeth "Betty" ELLER

Elizabeth "Betty" ELLER

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth "Betty" ELLER was born in 1850 in North Carolina (daughter of Humphrey Posey ELLER and Mary Jane HALL).

    Elizabeth married John LITTLETON. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Jane LITTLETON was born in 1860 in Rabun County, Georgia.
    2. Serve LITTLETON was born in 1863 in Rabun County, Georgia.
    3. John T. LITTLETON was born in 1865 in Rabun County, Georgia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Humphrey Posey ELLER was born in 1826 in Rabun County, Georgia (son of Joseph "Joe" ELLER and Mariah HEDDEN).

    Humphrey married Mary Jane HALL on 4 Dec 1845 in Rabun County, Georgia. Mary was born in 1822; died in 1860 in Towns County, GA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Jane HALL was born in 1822; died in 1860 in Towns County, GA.
    Children:
    1. Mary Jane ELLER was born on 8 Jun 1847 in North Carolina; died on 8 May 1931; was buried in May 1931 in Boyd's Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia.
    2. James ELLER was born on 10 Jul 1845 in Rabun County, GA; died on 9 Jan 1908 in Towns County, GA; was buried in Boyd Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, GA.
    3. 1. Elizabeth "Betty" ELLER was born in 1850 in North Carolina.
    4. Nancy Malinda ELLER was born on 17 Jun 1855 in Rabun County, GA; died on 12 Mar 1936 in Rabun County, GA.
    5. Joseph ELLER was born in 1854 in North Carolina.
    6. Anna L. ELLER was born in 1857 in North Carolina.
    7. Sarah "Swip" ELLER was born in 1859 in North Carolina.
    8. Abraham ELLER was born in 1868.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph "Joe" ELLER was born on 15 Sep 1803 in Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of [Unknown] Starnes and Susannah "Sukey" ELLER); died after 1884 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried in Upper Hightower Community, Towns County, Georgia, USA. Descendant Annetta Kathaleen Garrett Meek indicated in a letter, that Joseph was buried at Boyd Chapel Cemetery, Upper Hightower Community, Towns County, GA.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Some records have Joe listed as Joe Pinion Eller. According to Jerry Taylor (noted Towns County Historian), this is not correct.

    Joseph married Mariah HEDDEN on 3 Jan 1825 in Rabun County, Georgia. Mariah (daughter of Elisha Hedden and Elizabeth Pinson) was born about 1808 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina; died about 1864 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried about 1864 in Upper Hightower, Towns County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mariah HEDDEN was born about 1808 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina (daughter of Elisha Hedden and Elizabeth Pinson); died about 1864 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried about 1864 in Upper Hightower, Towns County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    Mariah Eller died about 1864 during the troubled times of the Civil War. Family tradition relates that she was staying with Caroline Hooper, her daughter, when Caroline's baby, Callie, was born. Mariah sent word to Caroline's husband, William Hooper, that he was needed at home. William "slipped in" home but the Home Guards hearing of his arrival, came after him to take him back to the War. When they came, Mariah blocked the front door while her son-in-law slipped out the back into the woods. Those men who honored themselves by the title of Guard pushed the valiant lady out of the doorway. She fell to the ground sustaining injuries from which she never recovered.

    Children:
    1. 2. Humphrey Posey ELLER was born in 1826 in Rabun County, Georgia.
    2. Malinda Catherine ELLER was born in 1827 in Rabun County, Georgia; died in 1919; was buried in 1919 in Boyd's Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia.
    3. Elizabeth Ann "Betsey" ELLER was born on 10 May 1829 in Rabun County, Georgia; died after 1910 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried after 1910 in Boyd's Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia.
    4. William Visage ELLER was born in 1833 in Towns County, GA; died on 10 Nov 1892 in Habersham County, GA.
    5. Vinetta ELLER was born in 1835 in Rabun County, Georgia.
    6. Elisha Hedden "Lish" ELLER was born on 24 Oct 1837 in Rabun County, Georgia; died on 22 Jan 1929 in Rabun County, Georgia; was buried in Jan 1929 in Boyd's Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia.
    7. Jacob (Twin) ELLER was born in 1838 in Rabun County, Georgia; died on 9 Feb 1865 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York; was buried in Feb 1865 in Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, New York.
    8. Jeffrey (Twin) ELLER was born in 1838 in Rabun County, Georgia; died in 1866 in Towns County, Georgia.
    9. Caroline (Twin) ELLER was born in Sep 1840 in Rabun County, Georgia; died in 1889 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried in 1889 in Boyd's Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia.
    10. Joseph Milton "Pid" (Twin) ELLER was born in Sep 1840 in Rabun County, Georgia.
    11. George Henry ELLER was born on 25 Apr 1842 in Union (Towns) County, Georgia; died on 8 Dec 1926 in Adamsburg, Jefferson County, Alabama; was buried in Dec 1926 in Adamsburg, Jefferson County, Alabama.
    12. Hannah M. ELLER was born on 20 Sep 1845 in Union County, Georgia; died on 10 Jun 1923; was buried in Jun 1923 in Boyd's Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia.
    13. Arminda Jane ELLER was born on 10 Jan 1846 in Union (Towns) County, Georgia; died in 1919 in Rossville, Walker County, Georgia; was buried in 1919 in Anderson Cemetery, Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia.
    14. Albert Martin "Bert" (Twin) ELLER was born on 10 Jan 1847 in Union County, Georgia; died on 30 Dec 1925 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried about 2 Jan 1926.
    15. Alfred Webb ELLER was born on 18 Jun 1847 in Hightower Community, Union County (Towns) County, Georgia; died on 30 Dec 1934 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried about 2 Jan 1935 in Boyd's Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia.
    16. Mary Ann ELLER was born on 15 Apr 1848; died on 17 Jul 1923 in Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia; was buried in Bell Scene Baptist Church Cemetery, Hiawassee, GA.
    17. Sarah Ann ELLER was born on 30 Apr 1849 in Union (Towns) County, Georgia; died on 24 May 1939 in Cherokee County, North Carolina; was buried in May 1939 in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Culberson, North Carolina.
    18. Marinda (Mary) ELLER was born in 1850; died about 1894 in Towns County, Georgia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  [Unknown] Starnes was born in 1783; died in 1840 in Davidson County, NC.

    Notes:

    It is possible this is George Starnes, born 1760 in Maryland, died in 1840 in Davidson County, NC.
    This research shows five additional children from this union: George Michael Starnes (1802-1880); Malinda Starnes (1805-1868); Jacob Starnes (1811-1864); William Starnes (1816-1900) and Cynthia Avaline Starnes (1817- ).

    It is possible this is John Starnes. A John Starnes was living in Buncombe County, NC, by 1820. He was born about 1779 in NC and was still living in Buncombe 1850. He died 20 Dec 1855 and estate was administered in Jan. 1856. He owned several slaves. John is buried with a tombstone Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC.

    In some research DNA markers say that Charles Evans was Jacob’s father. Charles was full blooded Cherokee Indian. If Evans was a Cherokee the name would have been taken from a previous settler he worked for. Susannah not being married kept the Eller name for her children.

    [Unknown] married Susannah "Sukey" ELLER. Susannah (daughter of John Jacob "Jake" ELLER, Jr. and Mary Marlena BIFFLE) was born about 1787 in North Carolina (now Sullivan County, Tennessee); died in Feb 1864 in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia; was buried in Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susannah "Sukey" ELLER was born about 1787 in North Carolina (now Sullivan County, Tennessee) (daughter of John Jacob "Jake" ELLER, Jr. and Mary Marlena BIFFLE); died in Feb 1864 in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia; was buried in Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    It is generally believed that Susannah “Sukey” Eller was not married. All her children carried her maiden name, Eller.


    It is believed that her son, Joseph, was fathered by a man with the last name Starnes. DNA testing of one of Joseph's descendants confirms a Starnes link. It is possible Mr. Starnes also fathered William & Jake. Jerry Taylor, noted Towns County Teacher and Historian, wrote that a John Starnes was living in Buncombe, County, North Carolina by 1820. He was born in North Carolina about 1779 and was still living in Buncombe County in 1850.


    DNA testing by Edward K. Eller suggests the father of Jacob "Jake" Eller may have been Charles Evans. Charles Evans is believed to have been a Cherokee Indian.

    Rabun County, Georgia Probate Court - 1826: On complaint of John Dillard the court orders Susannah Eller to appear at the next term to show cause why her children should not be bound out(adopted). The children were Susannah's two youngest children; William who would have been 10 years old and Cynthia Avaline who would have been 11 years old. John Dillard and his wife had already adopted Susannah's daughter Malinda.
    - Posted to Ancestry.com 27 January 2016 by Wanda Darnell, descendant of Malinda Eller Dillard Gillespie.


    She and her daughter served as midwives for many years in Rabun County, Georgia.

    Name:
    Twin sister to Rosanna Eller.

    Notes:

    Research by Ed Eller shows the Starnes family farm was next door to the Eller farm.

    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph "Joe" ELLER was born on 15 Sep 1803 in Buncombe County, North Carolina; died after 1884 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried in Upper Hightower Community, Towns County, Georgia, USA. Descendant Annetta Kathaleen Garrett Meek indicated in a letter, that Joseph was buried at Boyd Chapel Cemetery, Upper Hightower Community, Towns County, GA.

  3. 10.  Elisha Hedden was born about 1760 in Wales; died before 1820 in Pendleton, SC.

    Elisha married Elizabeth Pinson. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Pinson
    Children:
    1. 5. Mariah HEDDEN was born about 1808 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina; died about 1864 in Towns County, Georgia; was buried about 1864 in Upper Hightower, Towns County, Georgia.