Kittie May Ellis
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In 1909, Perry married and he and his new wife and children lived with Kitty and their father. Without the mediation of their mother, this caused conflict which eventually resulted in Andrew permanently leaving the house. Kitty variously describes her father as treacherous, a fiend, a robber, and cruel and she states this is why she never married: "... for I didn't want to run the risk of bringing Children into the world to maybe be fiends like my Father."<sup>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958#Page_22]</sup> | In 1909, Perry married and he and his new wife and children lived with Kitty and their father. Without the mediation of their mother, this caused conflict which eventually resulted in Andrew permanently leaving the house. Kitty variously describes her father as treacherous, a fiend, a robber, and cruel and she states this is why she never married: "... for I didn't want to run the risk of bringing Children into the world to maybe be fiends like my Father."<sup>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958#Page_22]</sup> | ||
− | In 1915, both she and her brother Perry were committed to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_State_Hospital Oregon State Insane Asylum], where Kitty stayed for three years. It is unclear whether it was Perry's wife Josephina or their father Andrew who signed the commitment papers. | + | In 1915, from Washington County, both she and her brother Perry were committed to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_State_Hospital Oregon State Insane Asylum], where Kitty stayed for three years. It is unclear whether it was Perry's wife Josephina or their father Andrew who signed the commitment papers. |
− | Searching the [http://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon Historical Records Index], the record is apparently [http://genealogy.state.or.us/detail.php?id=542269 here for Kittie]. | + | Searching the [http://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon Historical Records Index], the record is apparently [http://genealogy.state.or.us/detail.php?id=542269 here for Kittie], and [http://genealogy.state.or.us/detail.php?id=542268 here for Perry]. |
==Later life== | ==Later life== |