Ellis, Ezekiel Isaac

Plot Location2E8
SurnameEllis
Given Name(s)Ezekiel Isaac
Place of Birth 
Date of Birth (Eng)circa 1855
Date of Birth (Heb) 
Date of Death (Eng)March 26, 1911
Date of Death (Heb)26 Adar
Age at Death56
Hebrew Nameיחזקאל יצחק עזרא עבודי
Spouse’s NameMozelle Ellis (2C1)
Father’s NameIsaac Ezra Ellis (2E6)
Mother’s NameHebe Ellis (2E7)
Other Surnames 
SexM
Marital StatusW
Maiden Name 
Title (e.g., Dr) 
Religious Status (כ/ל/י) 
Cause of Death 
Other Family DataHe was first married to Madelien Ellis (1C6). He married Mozelle after Madelien passed away. All his children are from his marriage to Madelien.

He had two brothers, Oswald Isaac Ellis (b. circa 1878; d. 1936) and  Aaron I. Ellis (b. October 11, 1879; d. December 3, 1945), and three sisters. Oswald may also been known as Obadiah.

He had eight sons and four daughters: Charles Ezekiel (Oswald) Ellis (b. July 15, 1882), Flora Edgar (2E9), Jack H. (Ezekiel) Ellis (b. August 2, 1884), Frederick Ezekiel Ellis (b. August 29, 1885), Emanuel Ezekiel Ellis (b. circa 1887), Victor Elias Ellis (2G1), Albert Reginald Ellis (b. August 3, 1889), Arthur Sassoon Ellis (b. circa 1891), Leontine Ellis (SMC), Felix Maurice Ellis (2B1), Grace O. Ellis (b. December 12, 1895) and Sophie Ellis (b. October 28, 1897).

Jack’s daughter was Esther Ellis (4A10).
Inscription (Eng)THY WILL BE DONE

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
EZEKIEL ISAAC ELLIS
WHO DIED 26TH MARCH 1911
AGED 56 YEARS

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
Inscription (Heb)והלך לפניך צדיק מצבת קבורת ה״מ יחזקאל יצחק עזרא אבודי נ״ע נפטר יום א׳ כו לחו׳ אדר ש התרע״א והיו ימיו נח שנה תנצב״ה
Inscription (Other)“114” below English inscription
Historical

His profession is listed as “Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co.” in a 1904 jurors’ list.
 
Frederick married Ania Bach in Harbin. They had one daughter, Madeline Ellis (b. April 17, 1926; d. May 30, 2014), who became a Hollywood actress with the stage name of Joan Lorring. She married Martin Sonenberg and they had two daughters, Santha and Andrea. Emanuel was married to Rebecca Krendel. They had one daughter. Albert was married to Emma Maud Myers (b. June 15, 1899). Arthur was married to Claudia Ellis.

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