Manchester in Adams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Washington Ellis
1804-1873
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2021
1. Washington Ellis Marker
Set aside a family burial lot on the high ground at a bend in Little Three Mile Creek on his farm in the Fox Military Survey No. 401 Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio about 1847.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.
Location. 38° 41.645′ N, 83° 35.816′ W. Marker is in Manchester, Ohio, in Adams County. It can be reached from East 8th Street 0.2 miles east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker and grave site are near the southeast corner of Manchester Odd Fellows Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manchester OH 45144, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bradford (here, next to this marker); Elijah Kimble, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Jeremiah Ellis (a few steps from this marker); Grimes (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Moore (a few steps from this marker); Manchester (approx. 0.3
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Also see . . . The Ellis Family (Ohio Genealogy Express).
Excerpt: Jeremiah Ellis married Anna Underwood, daughter of a well-known and prominent Virginia gentleman in 1803. His son, Washington, was born in 1804 and in 1832 married Miss Aris Parker of Mason County, Kentucky. Washington died in 1873; his wife in 1891. Originally, they rested in the Ellis family cemetery at Ellis Landing in Sprigg Township, four miles east of Aberdeen.(Submitted on June 22, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2021
2. Washington Ellis Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
