Background
Ellis, William D. was born on August 17, 1844 in Beaufort district, South Carolina, United States. Son of Doctor William and Susan E. (Hay) Ellis.
Ellis, William D. was born on August 17, 1844 in Beaufort district, South Carolina, United States. Son of Doctor William and Susan E. (Hay) Ellis.
Entered C.S.A. at 16. Became Lieutenant Company B, 11th South Carolina. Volumes; engaged in some of the principal battles fought in Virginia in 1864.
Prisoner in Fort Delaware when the war closed.
Admitted to bar, 1870. Moved to Atlanta, Georgia., 1869. Member City Council, 1875-1877.
Solicitor for Criminal Court, 1879-1883.
Member Georgia House of Representatives, 1884-1885. Member of law firms, successively, Newman & Ellis, Ellis & Gray, Ellis, Wimbish & Ellis.
Judge Superior Court Justices, Atlanta Circuit, since July 27, 1907.
God gives us the Holy Spirit, and when we respond, there is no limit to what the grace of God is able to do in a human life.
Clubs: Capital City, Piedmont Driving Athletic (honorary).
Married Phoebe P. Prioleau, of Charleston, South Carolina., June 18, 1868.