Overton Asa Ellison
Born: April 15, 1843 in Pipestem, Mercer County, West Virginia
Parents: Larkin Tuggle Ellison & Nancy Emmeline Cummings
Siblings: Martha Jane, Olivia I., Amanda Susan, Charles William, Mary Adeline, Sarah F. “Sallie”, Joseph Preston, Eliza Ann
Marriage: May 25, 1865 in Atchison County, Kansas to Margaret Ann Simmons
Children: Infant twins – 1866, Laura Jane Ellison – 1867, William Lee – 1869, Nancy Evaline “Nana” – 1871, Sarah Olivia – 1875, Amanda May – 1876, Martha Ida “Mattie” – 1878, Leroy Overton – 1882, Otho Ambrose “Hap” – 1892
Death of 1st wife: June 3, 1892 in Effingham, Atchison County, Kansas
Marriage: December 20, 1896 in Jefferson County, Kansas to Mary Schenck
Children: Ursula Emmeline – 1898, William Firman Allen – 1901
Divorce: 1911
Marriage: May, 1917 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa to Annette Wolf Kelly Balling
Death: December 4, 1932 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Mary Schenck
Born: June 26, 1857 in Whitestown, Boone County, Indiana
Parents: John Schenck & Mary Furnas
Siblings: Isaac Daniel, Esly, Firman A., Zenas Garrett, Zeruiah Jane, Naomi Frances, John Butler, Edith Lucy Anna, Eli Leroy, Levi Lovejoy
Marriage: November 14, 1877 in Leavenworth County, Kansas to William Thomas Sparks
Children: Albert Zenas – 1878, Della S. – 1879, Hattie Orma- 1881
Death of 1st Husband: February 10, 1882 in Springdale, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Marriage: December 20, 1896 in Jefferson County, Kansas to Overton Asa Ellison
Children: Ursula Emmeline – 1898, William Firman Allen – 1901
Divorce: 1911
Death: October 25, 1952 in Grantville, Jefferson County, Kansas