Ethel married Benjamin Franklin Nelson Elsea on 16 Aug 1916 in Rhea County, Tennessee. Benjamin (son of William C. Elsea and Barbara W. Shipley) was born on 23 Jan 1883 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 16 Nov 1956 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 18 Nov 1956 in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Harland Elsea
2. Norris T. Elsea
3. William Morris Elsea was born on 11 Aug 1920 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 21 Nov 1972 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
4. Derward Carl Elsea was born on 27 Oct 1922 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 2 Dec 2006 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.