Melinda Foster

1825 - 1886  (61 years)

• Name	Melinda Foster  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	9 Mar 1825	Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	22 Sep 1850	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Residence	25 Jun 1860	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Residence	22 Aug 1870	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Residence	5 Jun 1880	Jackson County, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Burial	1886	Pisgah, Jackson, Alabama, USA
  	Samuel Rorex Cemetery
  Death	12 Dec 1886	Alabama, USA
  Person ID	I21265	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Allen Ellis,   b. 1825, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage License	1 Aug 1848	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Marriage	3 Aug 1848	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Children	1. John Blair Ellis,   b. 29 Sep 1852, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Oct 1927, Cisco, Eastland, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret E. Ellis,   b. 5 Feb 1858, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Dec 1882, Alabama, USA (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Andrew Ellis,   b. 30 May 1849, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Feb 1936, Callahan County, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Mar 1825 - Tennessee, USA Marriage License - 1 Aug 1848 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 3 Aug 1848 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 22 Sep 1850 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 25 Jun 1860 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 22 Aug 1870 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 5 Jun 1880 - Jackson County, Alabama, USA Burial - 1886 - Pisgah, Jackson, Alabama, USA Death - 12 Dec 1886 - Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Age Variation: Melinda is listed as being born in 1826 in the 1850, 1860 Census; 1825 in the 1870 & 1880 Census Name Variation: Melinda's first name is spelled Malinda in the marriage record with Allen; Malinda in the 1850, 1860 Census; Melinda in the 1870 Census; Molinda in the 1880 Census Allen and Malinda are living next door to a William Foster in 1850. Is this her father or is John Foster that is listed as her father in Family search her father?

  
  

• Sources

  [S335] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 (Reliability: 4). [S336] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Home in 1850: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 293A; Dwelling #1422, Family #975; Malinda Ellis, Line #8 (Reliability: 3). [S337] 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Home in 1860: District 3, McMinn, Tennessee; Post Office: Pine Ridge; Roll: M653_1262; Page: 41; Family History Library Film: 805262; Dwelling #301, Family #281; Malinda Ellis, Line #9 (Reliability: 3). [S338] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, McMinn, Tennessee; Post Office: Athens; Roll: M593_1549; Page: 3; Dwelling #18, Family #18, Melinda Ellis, Line #26 (Reliability: 3). [S339] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 121; Dwelling #40, Family #40, Molinda Ellis, Line #8 (Reliability: 3). [S335] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002; Allen Ellis & Malinda Foster; Record #31 (Reliability: 4).