Teacher, travel agent, Born– November 1, 1867, Newbern. Parents– Charner and Isabel (Vann) Wallis. Married– James Thomas Elliott, June 27, 1888. Children– Three. Education– Presbyterian College in Talladega; Normal College, Lebanon, Ohio. Taught in city schools of Talladega. Founded Elliott Tours, a successful travel agency. Founded the Elliott Museum, exhibiting items she had collected in her travels. Member and organizer of Talladega Women’s Chamber of Commerce. Helped to organize a school in Howell’s Cove Community; it was named Ida Academy in her honor.  Died August 14, 1961.

Source:

ancestry.com

Owen’s Story of Alabama, Vol. 4.

Publication(s):

Laugh and Let Laugh, by Grandma. Talladega, Ala.; Roberts & Son, 1900.

Let’s Go. S.l.; s.n., s.d.