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By November, he was too ill to continue to serve, so he was forced to resign. He received a disability pension for the rest of his life. Though he never fully recovered from the effects of his illness, in April 1864 while on veteran furlough, he married Alice E. Nichols, and they had five children together. He was elected as Louisa County sheriff three times in 1877-1881 and was also twice elected to serve as county supervisor. He also farmed and raised livestock. Sometime later, the family moved to Lost Springs, Kansas, where he is buried.
Captain Ellis’s brother Harvey served in Company K of the 8th Iowa Infantry and died from disease in 1862.
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