Ellen Wrenshall 'Nellie' Grant

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• Residence: 1860, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA; Residence Post Office: Galena
• Residence: 1870, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Residence Post Office: Washington
• Residence: 1896, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Nellie Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant.

Born near St. Louis, Missouri, she was first named Julia, at the insistence of her father, but was christened Ellen Wrenshall Grant at eighteen months to honor her dying grandmother. She died on August 30, 1922.

Despite her father's disapproval, Nellie was married to Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris (August 1, 1851 – February 3, 1893), a wealthy English singer, son of Adelaide Kemble and nephew of the famous actress Fanny Kemble, in a lavish White House ceremony on May 21, 1874. They lived together in England for a time but later separated. They had four children, two sons and two daughters:

Grant Grenville Edward Sartoris (b. July 11, 1875 d. May 21, 1876)
Algernon Edward Sartoris (b. March 17, 1877 d. January 17, 1928)[3]
Vivien May Sartoris (b. April 7, 1879 d. December 1933)
Rosemary Alice Sartoris (b. November 30, 1880 d. August 28, 1914)

Her father had disapproved of the marriage, and Sartoris proved dissolute and a disappointment to his parents, who made it clear that they did not blame Nellie for the breakup. Sartoris died in 1893, leaving her a wealthy young widow. She married a second time to Frank Hatch Jones (March 6, 1854 - October 2, 1931) a lawyer originally from Springfield who lived in Chicago. He was a Yale University graduate, who was Chairman of the Sangamon County Democratic Committee, President of the State League of Democratic Clubs of Illinois and Secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association.

At the time of her father's death, she was honored with a popular poem Nellie by the writer Eugene Field. Upon her own death, her remains were buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.

Ellen married Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris on 21 May 1874 in , District of Columbia, USA. Algernon was born on 1 Aug 1851 in London, London, England; died on 3 Feb 1893 in Capri, Napoli, Campania, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen married Franklin Hatch Jones on 4 Jul 1912 in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. Franklin (son of George Whitfield Jones and Cecelia Bennett) was born on 6 Mar 1854 in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA; died on 2 Oct 1931 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Arrival: 1895
• Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Arrival: 1894
• Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA