Ella Artis is the daughter of John W. Artis and Margaret Spragg. She is a twin to Nellie Belle Artis.

Scioto County, Ohio Birth Registers, 1876-1880, Vol. 2, page 40, Number 2057
-Name: Ella May Artis
-Gender: Female
-Birth Date: 8 Feb 1879
-Birth Place: Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio
-Father: John Artis
-Mother: Margaret Spragg
-Residence of Parents: Scioto Furnace, Ohio

Per the 1880 U.S. Census, Ella Artis resided in Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio with her parents and siblings. Listed are:
-John Artis, age 44, born Pennsylvania
-Margaret Artis, age 40, born Ohio
-Rhoda E. Artis, age 23, born Kentucky
-Mary A. Artis, age 17, born Ohio
-Charles W. Artis, age 14, born Ohio
-Isedora N. Artis, age 10, born Kentucky
-Lewis T. Artis, age 8, born Kentucky
-John W. Artis, age 5, born Ohio
-Ella Artis, age 1, born Ohio
-Nelly Artis, age 1, born Ohio
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In 1898, Ella married Charles Fredice "Fred" Ottney, the son of George Ottney and Mary Jane Croyle.

Scioto County, Ohio Marriage Records 1896-1898, Vol. 10, page 493, No. 963
-Groom: Charles F. Ottney
-Age: 21
-Residence: Sciotoville, Ohio
-Bride: Ella May Artis
-Age: 19
-Residence: Sciotoville, Ohio
-Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1898
-Marriage Place: Scioto County, Ohio

Ella and Fred are known to have 10 children. They are:
-George Frederick Ottney (1900-1985)
-Susan M. "Susie" Ottney Bartlett Payton (1901-1970)
-Isaac Frank Ottney (1901-1963)
-Abraham Albert Ottney (1904-1907 )
-Mayme L "Mamie" Ottney Sheridan (1906-1996)
-Kenneth A. Ottney (1908-1986)
-Helen Marie Ottney Wagner (1911-1991)
-Mary Magdalene Ottney Giles (1914-2005)
-Charles Louis "Burr" Ottney (1916-1999)
-William Eugene "Bill" Ottney (1920-1912)
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Per the 1910 US Census, Ella and Charles Payton resided in Sciotoville, Scioto County, Ohio on Madison Street. Listed are:
-Charles F Ottney, age 39, born Ohio
-Ella M Ottney, age 31, born Ohio
-George F Ottney, age 10, born Ohio, Son
-Susan M Ottney, age 8, born Ohio, Daughter
-Frank Ottney, age 8, born Ohio, Son
-Mamie L Ottney, age 3, born Ohio, Daughter
-Kenneth A Ottney, age 1, born Ohio, Son
-James Artis, age 28, born Ohio, Nephew
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OBITUARY
The Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Wednesday, 23 May 1956

Mrs. Ella May Ottney, 77, of 4064 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, wife of Fred Ottney, died in Mercy Hospital at 1:20 a. m. today.

A native of Scioto Furnace, she was born Feb 8, 1879, a daughter of John and Margaret Sprague Artis.

Mrs. Ottney was a member of New Boston Methodist Church, Daughters of America, Degree of Pocahontas, the Rebekah's, and the Relief Corps of the GAR.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Ottney is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Helen Wagner. 4237 Cedar St., New Boston, Mrs. John Payton, 3833 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, Mrs. John Giles of Portsmouth, Rt 6, and Mrs. Wilfred Sheridan, 4319 Rhodes Ave, New Boston.

Also surviving are 5 sons, George of Norfolk, Va., Frank of Sciotoville Rt. 2, Charles, 4239 Cedar St., New Boston, and Kenneth, 4378 Rhodes Ave., New Boston; 19 grandchildren and a great-grandchild

Mrs. Ottney was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters.