Kittie May Ellis

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Their mother had died in 1908, from stomach cancer,<sup>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/3.17.1957#Page_56]</sup> but not before arranging that Kitty was to receive the land and house provided she care for her father and brother until they died.
 
Their mother had died in 1908, from stomach cancer,<sup>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/3.17.1957#Page_56]</sup> but not before arranging that Kitty was to receive the land and house provided she care for her father and brother until they died.
  
In 1909, Perry married Josephine R Laws (the record is reported [http://genealogy.state.or.us/detail.php?id=449457 here]), 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>
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In 1909, Perry married Josephine R Laws (the record is reported on the "Oregon Historical Records Index" [http://genealogy.state.or.us/detail.php?id=449457 here]), 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, 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.
 
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.
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
# [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958#Page_1 "Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis 6.16.1958" Page 1]
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# [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958#Page_1 "Diary of Miss Kitty May Ellis", 6.16.1958, Page 1]
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# [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958#Page_59 "Diary of Miss Kitty May Ellis", 6.16.1958, Page 59]
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# [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958#Page_48 "Diary of Miss Kitty May Ellis", 6.16.1958, Page 48]
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# [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958#Page_59 "Diary of Miss Kitty May Ellis", 6.16.1958, Page 59]
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# [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958#Page_60 "Diary of Miss Kitty May Ellis", 6.16.1958, Page 60]
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# [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/3.17.1957#Page_72 "Diary of Miss Kitty May Ellis", 3.17.1957, Page 72]
  
 
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