Henry Walton Ellis [SEP] date of death
Henry Walton Ellis
Colonel Sir Henry Walton Ellis (29 November 1782 – 20 June 1815) was a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars.
Life.
He was the son of Major General Joyner Ellis, and grandson of J. Joyner of Berkeley, Gloucestershire. He was born in Cambray, Cheltenham in 1782 and baptised 6 October 1783, almost a year later, in Worcester, England. His father, Joyner Ellis, had taken the name Ellis in consequence of his adoption by 'Governor' Henry Ellis, lieutenant
William Henry Lanier (1855–1929), who was superintendent of black schools in Jackson from 1912 until his death.
Feeder pattern.
The following schools feed into Lanier High School.
- Middle schools
- Brinkley Middle School
- Elementary schools
- Dawson Elementary School
- Galloway Elementary School
- Johnson Elementary School
- Smith Elementary School
- Walton Elementary School
Notable alumni.
- Lerone Bennett Jr., author and social historian
- Monta Ellis, NBA player for the Indiana Pacers
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