Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Washington ELLINGTON [1], [9022]
BirthMar 25, 1854, Chatham County, North Carolina [9022]
DeathMay 26, 1911, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [9022]
BurialGreen Hill Cemetery, 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [9022]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10625609/george-washington-ellington
Spouses
1“Maggie” Sara Margaret CLAPP [1], [9019], [9020], [9021]
BirthJun 6, 1861, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [9019]
DeathDec 21, 1936, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [9019]
BurialGreen Hill Cemetery, 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [9019], [1]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42490317/sarah-margaret-ellington
FatherJames Ludwig W. CLAPP “KLAPP’ (1817-1899)
Mother“Sallie” Sarah E. UNDERWOOD (1823-1913)
MarriageSep 24, 1882, Washington Twp, Guilford County, North Carolina [9020]
ChildrenGrace C. (1885-1959)
 Robert Clarence (1887-1956)
 June (1891-1964)
Obituary Online notes for Sara Margaret (Spouse 1)
She was the daughter of James Ludwig and Mary Underwood Klapp. She married George Washington Ellington about 1881. They moved to Greensboro from Riedsville, NC about 1899. They became charter members of the First Christian Church there. The Ellingtons had nine children but only three were living in 1900: Grace Stewart, Robert Ellington and Jesse Alderman. [9019]
Last Modified Feb 19, 2019Created Nov 10, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
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