Gideon Lafayette Ellyson 1 2
- Born: 30 September 1858, , Gilmer County, VA 1 2
- Died: 17 December 1921 at age 63 1
- Buried: After 17 December 1921, Tanner, WV 1
 General Notes:
Gideon was a Gunsmith. At age 14 he had an illness that left him with spinal trouble, he was very humped and crippled. He went to Camden in Gauley, West Virginia where he was engaged in the mercantile business for several years. He sold his business to work in A. E. Goff's general store. He retired four years prior to his death. He made muzzle loading rifles and also was a shoe cobbler. He never married.
(Source: McMahan, Susan Ellison, Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com Database: Ellis on Ancestors and their Descendants (Susan Ellison McMahan), RootsWeb/Ancestry.com Database.)
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in De Kalb District, Gilmer County, WV on 2 June 1880. 2
1880 US Census
Page 167C, District 140, Dwelling 22, Family 23, Roll 1402
De Kalb District, Gilmer County, West Virginia
Gideon L. Ellyson..Son..21..WV
(Living with parents.)
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• He was buried after 17 December 1921 in the Mount Liberty Cemetery in Tanner, WV.
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