Louis Tuffly Ellis | |
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| Born | (1927-01-03)January 3, 1927 |
| Died | January 3, 2022(2022-01-03) (aged 95) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Thesis | "The Texas Cotton Press Industry: A History" (1964) |
| Influences | Joe B. Frantz |
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| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | American history,Texas history |
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Louis Tuffly Ellis (January 3, 1927 – January 3, 2022) was an American historian specializing in Texas history.
Ellis was born in Houston on January 3, 1927. His parents were Thomas Fordtran Ellis and Louise Cornelia Tuffly Ellis.[1]
While Ellis lived in Houston for most of his youth, he graduated from Kirwin High School inGalveston, Texas.[2]
Ellis died in Houston on January 3, 2022, his 95th birthday.[1]
