345. Ellen Nora⁵ Willis (Amanda 'Mandy' M.⁴ Love, Col. Henry W.³, Sally (House of In-cun-no-mar)² Colbert, James Logan¹)⁽²⁸⁸²⁾ (#1091) was born in IT 30 JUN 1844.⁽²⁸⁸³⁾ Ellen died 6 SEP 1914 at 70 years of age. Her body was interred SEP 1914 in Kingston, Marshall Co., OK.

She married three times. She married Henry Clay 'Buck' Colbert.⁽²⁸⁸⁴⁾ (Henry Clay 'Buck' Colbert is #1115.) Henry was born 27 AUG 1832.⁽²⁸⁸⁵⁾ Henry⁽²⁸⁸⁶⁾ was the son of Martin Colbert and Louisiana 'Lucy' Allen. His body was interred in Colbert Family Cemetery, Colbert, Bryan Co., OK. He was listed as a resident in the census report on '1855' Choctaw Roll, Chickasaw District, IT, DEC 1856. Henry's occupation: Constable in Panola Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT, 1859.⁽²⁸⁸⁷⁾ She married Jonathan 'John' E. Christian in Berwyn, Pickens Co., Chick Nation, IT, 4 JUL 1867.⁽²⁸⁸⁸⁾ (Jonathan 'John' E. Christian is #1116.) Jonathan was born circa 1834.⁽²⁸⁸⁹⁾ Jonathan⁽²⁸⁹⁰⁾ was the son of (father) Christian. Jonathan died 8 FEB 1891 at 56 years of age.⁽²⁸⁹¹⁾ His body was interred 1891 in Old Woodville Cemetery, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT.⁽²⁸⁹²⁾ Jonathan's will was probated in Berwyn, Pickens Co., Chick Nation, IT, MAY 1891. She married Ransom A. 'Ranse' Moore 10 SEP 1896.⁽²⁸⁹³⁾ (Ransom A. 'Ranse' Moore is #1117.) Ransom was born in AR, September 1834.⁽²⁸⁹⁴⁾ Ransom⁽²⁸⁹⁵⁾ was the son of Alfred Moore and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Capps. Ransom died 6 JUL 1902 in IT, at 67 years of age.⁽²⁸⁹⁶⁾ Ransom applied for a marriage license to wed Ellen Nora Willis in Berwyn, Pickens Co., Chick Nation, IT, 7 OCT 1896.⁽²⁸⁹⁷⁾ According to conflicting evidence, he married Ellen Nora Willis in Berwyn, Pickens Co., Chick Nation, IT, 10 OCT 1896.⁽²⁸⁹⁸⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, IT, 19 JUL 1900.⁽²⁸⁹⁹⁾

Ellen applied for a marriage license to wed Ransom A. 'Ranse' Moore in Berwyn, Pickens Co., Chick Nation, IT, 7 OCT 1896.⁽²⁹⁰⁰⁾ According to conflicting evidence, she married Ransom A. 'Ranse' Moore in Berwyn, Pickens Co., Chick Nation, IT, 10 OCT 1896.⁽²⁹⁰¹⁾ Ellen enrolled in Woodville, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT for the Dawes Chickasaw Roll on 4 OCT 1898 and appears on Dawes card number 1008.⁽²⁹⁰²⁾ She was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, IT, 19 JUL 1900.⁽²⁹⁰³⁾

Ellen Nora Willis and Jonathan 'John' E. Christian had the following children:

942 i. William Thomas 'Tom'⁶ Christian⁽²⁹⁰⁴⁾ (#1160) was born in Woodville, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT 25 DEC 1870.⁽²⁹⁰⁵⁾ William died 3 DEC 1945 in Madill, Marshall Co., OK, at 74 years of age. His body was interred December 1945 in Kingston Cem., Marshall Co., OK. He married Martha Elizabeth 'Mattie' Wallace 24 DEC 1900.⁽²⁹⁰⁶⁾ (Martha Elizabeth 'Mattie' Wallace is #1659.) Martha was born 11 FEB 1880. Martha⁽²⁹⁰⁷⁾ was the daughter of Richard D. Wallace and Nancy Ann Moore. Martha died 8 OCT 1961 at 81 years of age. Her body was interred in Kingston Cem., Marshall Co., OK.

William enrolled in Woodville, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT for the Dawes Chickasaw Roll on 4 OCT 1898 and appears on Dawes card number 1003.⁽²⁹⁰⁸⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, IT, 19 JUL 1900.⁽²⁹⁰⁹⁾

Tom was a Marshall Co., OK, sheriff during 1923-24. He and his wife raised the children of his wife's sister, Mamie, after she died in 1907. The also had a foster daughter, Leona (Christian) Webb.

+ 943 ii. Louella Christian was born FEB 1873.

+ 944 iii. James Edward 'Ed' Christian was born 17 JUL 1877.

945 iv. Holmes F. Christian (#1129) was born in IT 5 JUL 1880. Holmes died 21 MAR 1918 at 37 years of age. His body was interred 1918 in Old Woodville Cemetery, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT.⁽²⁹¹⁰⁾ Holmes enrolled in Woodville, Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT for the Dawes Chickasaw Roll on 4 OCT 1898 and appears on Dawes card number 1008.⁽²⁹¹¹⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, IT, 19 JUL 1900.

+ 946 v. Maud Christian was born 19 APR 1887.

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