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| Short Name: | John Ellis |
| Full Name: | Ellis, John, 1812-1894 |
| Birth Year: | 1812 |
| Death Year: | 1894 |
John P Ellis USA 1820-1896. A life-long resident of Flushing, Queens, NY, he was active in his community as a civic leader and speaker, militia captain (police justice officer and member of the Union Riflemen in 1839). In 1848 the newspaper “Family Companion” relates a presentation to him of a fine sword and epaulettes given him by fellow unit members. He was an inventor, having held two patents for window sash locks and a waterproof safe. He was also a poet and hymnist. His poetry was first published in the early 1840s and hymns in 1850.
John Perry
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In his Autobiography and Poems (Springfield, OH: New Era, 1895), Ellis gave his birth date as 26 August 1812, "born on the banks of the beautiful Hudson, in Albany county, New York," son of Augustus Ellis and Joana Miller. He was ordained in the Christian Church and was active as a preacher. He is buried in the Glen Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio.
—Chris Fenner
Texts by John Ellis (12) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Always with us, always with us | J. P. Ellis (Author) | English | 1 |
| I came to the spot where the White Pilgrim lay | John P. Ellis (Author) | English | 26 |
| If your hand's on the plow, hold on, hold on | John P. Ellis (Author) | English | 6 |
| ¿Os pusisteis a arar? | John P. Ellis (Author) | Spanish | 1 |
| Take the wings of the morning and Zionward fly | John P. Ellis (Author) | 1 | |
| The angels are singing to me | John P. Ellis (Author) | 1 | |
| The clouds bend low and grimly scowl | John P. Ellis (Author) | 1 | |
| The Lord of the house has made a feast | John P. Ellis (Author) | 1 | |
| The pearly gates are open wide, I see the bright array | John P. Ellis (Author) | English | 14 |
| The well is a flow from a life-giving spring | J. P. Ellis (Author) | English | 1 |
| There's a light on the dark and surging deep | J. P. Ellis (Author) | English | 7 |
| We shall meet on the shore in a few days more | J. P. Ellis (Author) | 1 |
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