Hannah
Keyes
Ellis
(1910-2007)
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Hannah
Keyes Ellis
was born at Keene,
Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States 28 September 1910,
the
daughter
of Edwin
Alton Ellis and
Fannie
Whitcomb.
She
passed away at Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States 28
November 2007, aged 97 years 2 months.
Hannah
married
Charles Russell Adams,
son
of Conrad
Arnold Adams
and Viola
Lavina Russell,
at Keene, New Hampshire 12 Aug 1939.
Narrative
and Records
The birth record
contains: birthplace (Keene, NH), date of birth (Sept. 28, 1910),
child’s name (Hannah Keyes), sex (female), condition (living),
number in family (3), father’s name (Edwin A. Ellis), father’s
birth place (Harwich, MA), father’s age (35), mother’s name
(FannieWhitcomb), mother’s birthplace (Keene), mother’s age
(29).1
The middle
initial of Hannah’s father was obtained from Hannah Keyes (Ellis)
Adams, his daughter.2
In 1920, Hannah
was listed as “Hannah K”, daughter of Edwin A. and Fannie W.
Ellis, female, white, age 9, single, attended school in the last
year, born in New Hampshire, father born in Massachusetts, mother
born in New Hampshire, no occupation. Her father, Edwin, is renting
and is a manager for a pail shop.3
In 1930, in the family of Edwin A. and Fannie W.
Ellis, Hannah K. Ellis was listed as a daughter, female, age 19,
single, did not attend school, she could read and write, she was born
in New Hampshire, she was a stenographer in a machine shop. Her
father was born in Massachusetts; her mother was born in New
Hampshire.4
New
Hampshire used a two-sided form for the Certificate of Intention of
Marriage and for the Certificate of Marriage. The Intention contained
the following fields: full name of groom (Charles Russell Adams),
residence of groom (Cheshire county, Keene, N. H., No 27 Winchester
St., ward 5), full name of bride (Hannah Keyes Ellis), residence of
bride (Cheshire county, Keene, N. H., 72 School St., ward 4), age of
groom (26), race (white), marital status (single) number of marriage
(1st),
occupation of groom (draftsman), groom’s birthplace (Somerville,
Mass.), groom’s father (Conrad Arnold Adams), residence (Keene, N.
H.), father’s age (53), race (white), occupation (teacher),
birthplace (Stowe, Vt.). The form also had information on the bride
to be: age (28), race (white), marital status (single), number of
marriage (1st),
occupation (bookkeeper), birthplace (Keene, N. H.), bride’s father
(Edwin Alton Ellis), brides’ father’s residence (Keene, N. H.),
age (63), race (white), occupation (
insurance
agent), father’s birthplace (Harwich, Mass.), the bride’s mother
(Fannie Whitcomb), residence (Keene, N. H.), mother’s age (57),
race (white), occupation (housewife), birthplace (Keene, N. H.) The
attestation that the previous information was correct was dated June
21, 1939 and signed with typewritten signatures of bride and groom.
The physician’s statements and record of blood tests were received
on June 21, 1939 and the certificate was issued on June 27, 1939,
with typed signature of Frank H. Whitcomb, City Clerk of Keene. At
the bottom of the page is the certificate of marriage, that the bride
and groom were married in Keene on Aug. 12, 1939 by Willis E. Smith,
a clergyman. The report of the marriage was filed Aug. 14, 1939,
signed by Frank H. Whitcomb.5
In 1940, Charles and “Anna E” Adams were
living as husband and wife in Ward 3, Keene, N. H.. Charles was 26,
married, born in Massachusetts, lived in same place in 1935. “Anna”
was age 29.6
In her youth, Hannah had apparently learned quite
a few arts with fabrics. She had a loom that went in the master
bedroom on the Westmoreland, N.H. farm. Using that she produced a
variety of “runners”, placemats, etc. She also did some knitting
and crocheted items. For several years the children were presented
some half-done pajamas, or shirts that she was in the process of
making for them, but had been unable to finish prior to Christmas.7
She played Bridge and belonged to a club that met
at her home a couple of times per year (in the summer), and met at
other member’s houses other months of the year.
After her husband’s retirement, the couple
traveled for a few years (Mexico, Florida, Arizona, Alaska and
finally Texas where they settled near Harlingen. Hannah died in
Harlingen on 28 November 2007.8
1
“Vital
Records of Keene, New Hampshire – Births – 1909-1912,” Keene
Public Library (https://keenepubliclibrary.org : 30 June 2014),
“Ellis, Hannah Keyes”.
2 Hannah
Keyes (Ellis) Adams, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, interview by David
C. Adams (her son), summer 1964, notes held by interviewer, North
Las Vegas, Nevada.
3 "United
States Census, 1920," database
with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org : accessed 14 Dec 2015), Hannah
K Ellis in household of Edwin A. Ellis, Keene Ward 4, Cheshire, New
Hampshire, citing sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T265
(Washington D.C.; National Archives and Records Administration,
n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,006.
4 "United
States Census, 1930," database
with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org : 8 December 2015), Hannah K.
Ellis in entry fro Edwin A. Ellis, 1930.
5
Keene, Cheshire County, New
Hampshire, marriage certificate (1939) Adams-Ellis, City
Clerk's Office, Keene, New Hampshire; digital images, FamilySearch
https://familysearch.org
:
accessed 16 Aug 2013.
6 1940
U.S. census, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, population schedule,
Keene City, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 3-18, sheet 15A,
dwelling 484, family 295, Charles R. Adams, NARA digital publication
T627, roll 2284; image viewed on FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org : 22 Mar 2013.
7 Family
common knowledge, reported by David C. Adams.
8 “United
States Social Security Death Index”, database, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org
: 20 May 2014), Hannah Adams, 28 Nov 2007; citing Social Security
Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia :
National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
