Robert Edward Ellis
b. 17 September 1887, d. 26 May 1944
- Father: Robert Ellis
- Mother: Bridget McDonald
- Robert Edward Ellis was born on 17 September 1887 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
- Robert Edward Ellis registered for the draft on 6 June 1908 in Niagara County, New York, while single and living at 625 Jefferson Avenue in Niagara Falls, employed there as a rigger.
- He served during World War I as a private in Company C, 346th Infantry, 87th Division, New York.
- He married Anna D. Sporer, daughter of Joseph Sporer and Anna Maria Schömbs, on 24 November 1921 in Niagara Falls, New York, by license issued on the 23rd, with Rev. James J. Roche officiating, witnessed by John J. Sullivan and Ina Quillinan.
- Robert Edward Ellis and Anna D. Sporer appeared in the New York state census of 1 June 1925 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 917 Niagara Avenue. Also in the household were Robert's unmarried sister Catherine Ellis (age 45) and roomer Catherine Dempsey (70).
- He was employed as a meat cutter, according to the 1925 census.
- Robert Edward Ellis and Anna D. Sporer appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Niagara Falls, New York, at 917 Niagara Avenue. Also in the household are Robert's unmarried sister Catherine Ellis (age 50) and boarder Catherine Dempsey (widow, age 80), and renter Walter Shanon and his wife and child. Enumerator for the area was Anna Ellis.
- He was employed by a meat market as a meat cutter, according the 1930 census.
- Robert Edward Ellis and Anna D. Sporer appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Niagara Falls, New York, at 917 Niagara Avenue. Also in the household was one male lodger.
- Robert Edward Ellis died on 26 May 1944 at age 56.
- Anna D. Sporer became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Saint Mary's Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
- The following appeared on 29 June 1966 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Mrs. Ann Ellis, 83, 917 Niagara Ave. was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital, Tueaday (June 28, 1966), after being stricken at her home.
A life-long resident of Niagara Falls, she was the wife of the late Robert Ellis, who died in 1944.
She was the financial secretary for the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association for more than 40 years, and was a member of the Ladies of Charity and the Altar and Rosary societies of Sacred Heart Church. She was a member of the War Widows of World War I and also worked on the Board of Elections at the Niagara Avenue fire hall for more than 40 years.
She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Fred (Rose) Masser, Lewiston; Mrs. John (Magdalene) [F]ocazio, and Mrs. Norman (Agnes) Kumm, both of this city. She is also survived by three brothers, Francis and Clarence Sporer, both of this city, and Brother David (Lawrence) O.F.M. of New York City.
Funeral services will be held at the Rhoney Funeral Home Friday at 9:45 a.m. and at the Sacred Heart Church at 10:30 a.m. The Altar and Rosary Society of Sacred Heart Church will meet at 8 p.m. Thusday to recite the Rosary. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. The family will be present from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
- Last Edited: 11 Jul 2013