Elizah Hodges was reared in Greenwood County near Cokesbury, SC. From early sketchy accounts, she and her family belonged to Joe Rosemond. Elizah married William Butler and were the parents of two daughters and one son – Harriet, Nancy and Isaac.

Isaac (1840-1931) was sold to Robert Ellis of Due West, SC and thus, began the Ellis Family Lineage (it was customary for a slave to take on the last name of his or her owner).

Isaac was not allowed to fight in the civil war so he continued as a slave and remained loyal to Robert Ellis. He was very frugal and saved whatever valuables he came in possession of. It has been rumored that after the war, Isaac had saved enough money to even lend money to Robert Ellis. He would say, “none of my descendants would begin their lives without owning property.

Married to Martha Kennedy (1850-1898)
They had 8 sons and 2 daughters

Descendants of Isaac Ellis

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2nd Generation

Mary Eliza Ellis	Charles Washington Ellis	John William Butler Ellis
Cornelius Elibridge Ellis	Joseph Melvin Ellis	Robert Newton Ellis
Oliver Nelson Ellis	Cyrus Calvin Ellis	Clarence James Ellis
	Martha Elizabeth Ellis

3rd Generation

William Ellis (1902-1961)	Mamie Ellis (1904-1985)	Eunice Ellis (1906-
Lougenia Ellis (1908-	Leonard Ellis (1909-1987)	Eloise Ellis (1912-1992)
Johnie Ellis (1914-1995)	Robert E. Ellis (1918-2002)	Vermelle Ellis (1920-1990)
Azzie Lee Ellis (1906-1947)	Eugene Ellis (1908-1995)	Eddie Ellis (1909-
Harold M.Ellis (1912-1991)	Hunter Ellis (1915-1953)	Asbury Ellis (1916-2004)
Joseph F. Ellis (1933-	Florence Ellis (1916-1996)	Roberta Ellis (1917-
John Ellis (1919-2001)	Evelyn Ellis (1921-	Jennye Ellis
Robert (RN) Ellis, Jr. (1925-2004)	Oliver Ellis (1932-	Otis Ellis (1934-2001)
Lorraine Ellis (1935-	Christine Ellis (1935-1976)	Ruby Ellis (1938-
Todd Ellis (1941-	Willie Ellis (1942-1997)	Ralph Ellis (1950-
Ralph W. Ellis (1903-d)	Cleo Ellis (1905-1973)	Clarence Ellis (1924-1998)
Alfred Ellis (1926-1987)	Thomasina Ellis	Inez Pearson (1910-1911)
Isaac Pearson (1912-1988)	Olin Pearson (1915-1984)	Ellis Pearson (1916-1978)
David Pearson (1918-1938)	Charles Pearson (1919-1986)

4th Generation

James Harris, Jr. (1928-	Charles Harris (1929-	Mamie Harris (1931-
Gloria Anderson (1934-d)	Barbara Anderson (1936-	Hunter Anderson
Oscar Pruitt, Jr. (1932-	Vivian Pruit (1936-	Carolyn Ellis (1947-
Santo Chase (1955-	Marvis Cowan (1942-	Thelma Wilson (1931-2002)
Melva Wilson (1933-	John Wilson (1935-	Harole Wilson (1937-
Shirley Wilson (1943-	Harriett Ellis (1944-2000)	Karen Ellis (1946-1988)
Dorothy Ellis (1929-	Altha Ellis (1936-	Barbara Ellis (1941
Harold Ellis, Jr. (1946-	Asbury Ellis, Jr. (1948-	Lunitrice Ellis (1952-
Madelyn Ellis (1956	Donald Ellis (1962-	Cynthia Coulter (1934
Rendall Howell (1943-	Robert Howell (1949-	Andrea Howell (1951-
Evelyn Ellis (1946-	Susan Cunningham	Boyce Cureton, Jr. (1949-
Denise Ellis (1956-	Gail Ellis (1957-	Marcella Ellis (1959-
Kenneth Ellis (1960-	Leon Ellis (1965-	Gerald Ellis (1967-
Chris Williams (1966-	Angela Williams (1976-	Denise George (1968-
Marc George (1970-	Todd Ellis, Jr.	Jacqueline Ellis (1962-
Willie Ellis, Jr. (1963-	Keith Ellis	Gladys McQueen (1935-
Robert McQueen (1937-	Ben McQueen, Jr. (1940-1975)	Hazel McQueen (1943-
Roberta Ellis	Gwen Ellis (1946-	Vicki Ellis (1957-
GayleYoung	Jeoldene Pearson (1943-	Olin Pearson (1945-
Barbara Pearson (1946-	Gladys Pearson (1948

5th Generation

Charles Harris II (1953-	Jacqueline Harris (1954-	Vincent Harris (1955-
Varetta Harris (1956-	Michael Tompkins (1961-	Derrick Tompkins (1963-
Eddie Pruitt (1954-	Jackie Pruitt (1957-	Leonard Pruitt (1959-
Dwayne Pruitt (1964-	Mary Pruitt (1967-	Sharon Dean (1954-
Reginald Dean (1956-	W.Jerome Dean (1958-	Ponder Radden (1961-
Gary Dean	Aurelia Dean (1967-	Shaun Randall (1978-
Sherrie Randall (1982-	W.D’Lontay Bush (1975-	Ponder Chase (1975-
Esteban Chase (1982-	Sedatrist Chase (1984-	JoWava Chase (1986-
Crystal Chase (1986-	Kanise Chase (1990-	Eric Olfus II (1964-
Gayle Wright (1954-	Candace Wright (1959-	James Costen, Jr. (1955-
Craig Costen (1957-	Cheryl Costen (1958-	Karen Wilson (1961-
Michael Wilson (1963-	Anthony Wilson (1963-	Anita Cox (1965-
Enid Logan (1972-	John Logan (1974-	Monica Logan (1977-
Earl Broughton (1955-	Keith Broughton (1958-	Kelly Broughton (1967-
Kyle Broughton (1968-	Michael Steen (1962-	Jill Steen (1965-2015)
Jennifer Hockenhull (1970-	Donald Hockenhull, Jr. (1973-	Kristen Ellis (1974-
Kandyce Ellis (1977-	Harold M.C. Ellis (1982-	Russell Ellis (1977-
Gerard Ellis (1979-	Tasha Howell (1966-	Rendi Howell (1973-
Rendall Howell, Jr. (1987-	Marco Howell	April Howell
Daina Howell	Jasman Howell	Amber Howell
Aja Hollins	Abbie Hollins	Lauren Hollins
Paul Johnson	Chris Johnson	Makeda Duncan
Robert Duncan	Verna Murray (1958-1993)	Ernestine Muray (1959-
Cyrus Murray (1963-	Vernon Murray (1965-	Roberta McQueen
Althea McQueen	Roosevelt McQueen	Robert McQueen
Gwen McQueen	Tracy McQueen	Sterling McQueen (1992-
Norwood McQueen	Lisa McQueen	Ben McQueen III
Tyrone Powe (1964-	Jena McQueen (1969-	Dwan McQueen (1973-
Darian McQueen (1975-	Ralph McQueen (1977-1994)	Kelly Edwards (1965-
Chris Edwards (1966-	Toni Edwards (1970-	Justin Scurlock
Alexis Humphries	Brittany Humphries	Krendall Humphries
Yolanda Payne (1961-	Sheila Payne (1963-	Crystal Smith (1968-
Carl Smith III (1972-	Olin Pearson Jr. (1968	Tyronne Pearson (1974-
Hugh Tolbert III (1970-	Henry Smith, Jr. (1966-	Angela Miller (1971-
Sean Miller (1974-

6th Generation

Chauncey Beckett (1969-	Dominique Joseph (1994-	Eric Harris (1975-
Donyale Harris (1976-	Cherise Harris (1977-	Darren Harris (1969-
Shontay Harris (1972-	Tyheem Walker (1976-	Tyhisha Walker (1976-
Shaniqua Walker (1983-	Lamar Greene (1983-	Shaiqua Harris (1984-
Shantay Harris (1985-	Vincent Harris, Jr. (1987-	Shakenya Harris (1989-
Shawn Perdue (1973-	Kareem Birmingham (1988-	Yasmeen Birminham (1994-
Jamell Lewis (1985-	Jasmine Brown (1990-	Janee Gray (1993-
Kim Tompkins (1980-	Chantel Tompkins (1992-	Marcus Tompkins (1994-
Sidney Tomplins (1999-	Chudney Pruitt	DeAnna Pruitt
Quarndra Battle	Reginald TD Dean (1991-	Kevin Dean (1998-
Britney Dean (1990-	Alexis Dean (1994-	William Radden (1983-
Judson Radden (1984-	Erica Gambrell (1989-	Taija Bush (1993-
Juwan Bush (1997-	Emil Wheeler (1979-	Josef Costen (1977-
Maya Simmons (1996-	Chandler Elise Logan (2007-
Erica Costen (1983-	Jordan Costen (1985-	Maranda Costen (1989-
Zettler Clay IV (1985-	Takara Clay (1986-	Joseph Wilson (1995-
LeeAnn Wilson (1998-	James Wilson (1999-	Alyssa Gilliam (2003-
Chris Broughton (1986-	Nathaniel Broughton (1981-	Aaron Broughton (1981-
Sharleita Broughton (1987-	Keith Broughton, Jr. (1991-	Kalif Broughton (1995-
Ariana Allen (1999-	Ellisa Hill (2003-	Donald Hockenhull III (1973-
Korey Johnson	Rodric Murray (1976-	Wesley Murray (1978-
Vernetra Murray (1990-	Nicholas Rorie (1979-	Carlos Rorie (1981-
Erica Murray (1981-	Litita Murray (1982-	Rajada Muray (1990-
Pasha Murray (1991-	Dannard Cassidy	Rolander Cassidy
Tavon Cassidy	Vardell Williams Jr.	Tosha Williams
Sharina McQueen	Roosevelt McQueen Jr.	Neisha McQueen
Capricia McQueen	Michelle McQueen	Robert McQueen III
Keisha McQueen	Memetrios McQueen	Vanita McQeen
Ben McQueen	Sterling McQueen	Felicia McQueen
Nikita McQueen	Brandon McQueen	Britney Powe (1982-
Tyler Powe (1996-	Alicia McQueen	Danielle McQueen (1986-
Ajaila McQueen (2000-	Joy McKemey (1995-	Wendell McKemey IV (1997-
Umeka Clark (1992-	Shea Payne (1986-	Till Payne (1998-
Gerica Bell (1991-	Tiara Bell (1992-	Dashia Bell (2002-
Jaden Smith (1999-	Michael Pearson (1993-	LaPorsche Polsley (1988-
Tiffany Tolbert (1993-	James Tolbert (1996-	Zacherie Smith
Octavious Smith	Angelquel Hollie (1990-	Anthony Allen, Jr. (2002-

7th Generation

Chauncey Beckett Jr.	Stephanie Beckett	Eryckah Harris (1998-
Malik Davidson (1999-	Malachi Davidson (1999-	Quadena Harris (1988-
Zenia Harris (1993-	Tajah Walker (1991-	Shanay Perdue (1992-
Shawn Perdue Jr. (1995-	JaMeah Costen (2001-	Jaedon Costen (2003-
Jakira Costen (2006-