Her baptism name was Nelly Nevius.
Ellen Nevius was born on 3. Oct. 1800 at Milltown, Somerset County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of
David Nevius and
Mariah Addis. Ellen Nevius married
Dennis Simonson, son of
Col. John Simonson and
Elizabeth Stryker, on 16. Jun. 1827. Ellen Nevius and
Dennis Simonson resided at at Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, b 1833. Ellen Nevius and
Dennis Simonson removed to at Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey, a 1833. Ellen Nevius died in Jan. 1877 at Port Byron, Rock Island County, Illinois, at age 76.