Eller Family Association

We seek to draw all Ellers and allied families into a cooperative effort.

Abt 1852 - 1890 (~ 38 years)

Name	John Linville Eller
	Sometimes shown as LIVILLE Eller.
Born	Abt 1852	Ashe County, NC
Gender	Male
Died	9 Dec 1890	Ashe County, NC
Buried	Barker-Eller-McNeil Cemetery, Lansing, Ashe County, NC
Person ID	I9367	George Michael Eller
Last Modified	14 Jun 2020

Father	Peter Eller, b. 1828, Ashe Co., NC , d. 03 Apr 1898 (Age 70 years)
Mother	Nancy Elizabeth Brooks, b. Apr 1826, Iredell County, NC , d. Ashe County, NC
Married	08 Mar 1845	Ashe Co., NC
Family ID	F2304	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Sarah Jane Caudill, b. 2 Nov 1852, Wilkes County, NC , d. 19 May 1929, Glade Spring, Washington, VA (Age 76 years)

Married 13 Feb 1875 Ashe County, NC

Children

	1. Dora Eller, b. 1874, d. 1936 (Age 62 years)
	2. John Jackson Eller, b. 1876, d. 1947 (Age 71 years)
	3. Peter Eller, b. 1877, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Eli Cleveland Eller, b. 1882, d. 1940 (Age 58 years)
	5. Mary Jane Eller, b. 1888, d. 1956 (Age 68 years)

Last Modified 12 Jun 2020

Family ID F4365 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Elizabeth Edith Brooks, b. About 1860, Ashe County, NC , d. 1 Jun 1894 (Age ~ 34 years)

Children

	1. Chessie Edith Brooks, b. 12 Aug 1882, Ashe County, NC , d. 1 Dec 1979, Grassy Creek, Ashe County, NC (Age 97 years)
	2. Anna Brooks, b. 1887, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 12 Jun 2020

Family ID F4366 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Linville Eller was the leader of a gang that robbed stores in and around Ashe County, NC in the years after the American civil war. The "Eller Gang" included Linville alsong with his brothers George, Henry and J. Frank "Coon" Eller. Most of the gang was captured in 1888 and Linville was killed in December 1890.
https://www.ashehistoricalsociety.org/ashe-outlaws-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-eller-gang/ [1]

Sources
[S125] Beckworth, Josh - "Ashe Outlaws: The Rise and Fall of the Eller Gang." The Ashe County Historical Society .