NameCora Lena Ellis
Birthca 1887, TX
Spouses
Birth26 Oct 1881, Oxford, Lafayette Co MS1075
Death22 May 1933, Oxford, Lafayette Co MS1075 Age: 51
Notes for Cora Lena Ellis
Name of wife and daughters deduced from 1920 and 1930 census records.
In the 1910 census, Ernest’s wife Cora and daughters Cecile and Katherine are enumerated with Cora’s parents, Charles and Etta Ellis in Los Angeles, CA:
Name Age
Charles Ellis 47 head m 2 yrs IA IA IA Stationary engineer
Etta Ellis 49 wife m 2 yrs IL KY IL (mother of 2 children, 1 still living)
George Ellis 16 son s AZ IA IL
Walter Ellis 14 son s AZ IA IL
Cora Hargis 24 dau m 7 yrs TX MS IL Music teacher
Cecile Hargis 6 gr-dau s AZ MS TX
Katchrine Hargis 1 6/12 gr-dau s AZ MS TX
From this record, it seems that Etta Ellis was 2nd wife of Charles Ellis and probably not mother of Cora, George and Walter. Hoever, she may, in fact, have been Cora’s mother, in which case we do not know Cora’s maiden name
Notes for James Ernest (Spouse 1)
1900 Census of Lafayette Co MS
Name Age
William I Hargis 45 head
Loura A Hargis 41 wife
Beatrice T Hargis 21 dau
James E Hargis 18 son
Mary F Hargis 16 dau
William I Hargis 13 son
Andrew B Hargis 10 son
Ruth L Hargis 8 dau
Arthur C Hargis 5 son
Rosa I Hargis 1 dau
1910 Census of Lafayette Co MS
Name Age
William I Hargis 53 head
Laura A Hargis 48 wife
Theodosia Hargis 29 dau
Earnest J Hargis 27 son
Fannie M Hargis 24 dau
Iverson W Hargis 22 son
A Broadus Hargis 20 son
Butty L Hargis 18 dau
Arthur C Hargis 15 son
Rosa I Hargis 11 dau
Anne C Hargis 6 dau
Parthenia E Jones 10 cousin
[In the 1910 census, James Ernest’s family were enumerated with his wife Cora, next door to her father and his second wife in Los Angeles, CA. See Cora’s record for transcript.]
1920 Census of Oxford, Lafayette Co MS
Name Age
James E Hargis 36 head
Cora Hargis 33 wife
Cecil Hargis 16 dau
Katherine Hargis 11 dau
Jeanette Hargis 5 dau
Etta Ellis 59 m-in-law
1930 Census of Oxford, Lafayette Co MS
Name Age
James E Hargis 46 head MS MS MS m at 21 Dentist
Katherine Hargis 21 dau MS MS TX
Cora Lena Hargis 42 wife TX MS IL m at 17 Music teacher
Janette Hargis 16 dau MS MS TX
Cecile Falkner 26 dau MS MS TX m at 18
George Etta Ellis 68 m-in-law IL MS MS