| Father | William Jefferson Ellis (1864 - 1944) |
| Mother | Valula Nancy Jane "Lula" McBrayer (1868 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Rossie Benton Ellis (1893 - 1948) |
| Sibling | William Roy Ellis (1896 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Oscar Simon Ellis (1897 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Anna May Ellis (1898 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Fannie Lou Ellis (1900 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Ida Jewell Ellis (1902 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Eunice Flonella Ellis (1903 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Otis Clinton Ellis (1905 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Warner Ellis (1908 - ) |
| Sibling | Mamie Jane Ellis (1910 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Irvan Ingram Ellis (1913 - 1976) |