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James Granville (Jim) ELLER

James Granville (Jim) ELLER

Male 1879 - 1959  (80 years)

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    Eller, James Granville (1879-1959)    		Eller, James Granville (1879-1959)
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  • Name James Granville (Jim) ELLER 
    Born 9 Nov 1879  Hillsdale, Macon County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Dec 1959 
    Buried 23 Dec 1959  Laurel Land Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1435  John Jacob Eller
    Last Modified 7 May 2016 

    Father James Jacob ELLER,   b. 4 Oct 1848, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1916, East Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Susan GAULDEN,   b. Abt 1846/47, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1888, Kentucky/Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Married Abt 1868/69 
    Family ID F129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janetta Margaret "Lissie" PRESSLEY,   b. 29 Oct 1883, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1978, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1898  Sumner County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alvis Guthrie "Gus" ELLER,   b. 17 Jul 1901, Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1984, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Alice Mae ELLER,   b. 4 Oct 1903, Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1987, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. William Nathan ELLER,   b. 4 Sep 1905, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1952, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     4. James Raymond ELLER,   b. 18 Oct 1907, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1991, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Arthur Raylon "Jack" ELLER,   b. 1 Nov 1910, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1994, Burleson, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. May Belle ELLER
     7. Elvin Leo ELLER,   b. 5 Jun 1915, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 2007, Burleson, Johnson County, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     8. Sammy "Sam" ELLER
     9. Hazel Elizabeth ELLER,   b. 5 Aug 1921, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 2010, Burleson, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     10. Paul Irvin ELLER,   b. 17 Dec 1923, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1984, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 7 May 2016 
    Family ID F568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • All data for James Granville Eller and His Descendants were compiledby Walton Glenn Eller and Nancy Truxall Eller, 500 E. Mission St.,Crowley, Texas 76036, and published first in The Eller Chronicles,Vol. VIII:4 Special Edition, November, 1995.
      James Granville Eller was born., reared, and married in Tennessee.Sometime between 1903 and 1905, he and his wife, Margaret Pressley,removed their family to Clebourne, Texas. Both he and Margaret weretalented musicians and so are many of their descendants. They haveorganized many musical groups and have performed on the radio and atother public events. This strain of musical talent seems to be adefinite Eller family characteristic that shows up generation aftergeeration. His descendants hold an annual reunion each year inCleburne, Texas on the last Sunday preceding Thanksgiving.