Francis and wife Mary moved to Traverse City along with his parents in 1873. Frank and Mary lived on the Ellis farm just south of the city. In the 1920s this farm was the city airport; it is now a cemetery. Frank is the only one of the four Ellis brothers who did a respectable job as a farmer. After Frank's death Mary remained in Traverse city for a few years but eventually returned to Ohio. She was not listed in the 1900 City Directory. In the 1908 edition of the directory all of her child were living at 304 West 15th Street in Traverse City.

Source: Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, TX.