Mary McKinley Daves Ellis
Mary McKinley Daves Ellis | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 1859 – July 7, 1861 | |
| Governor | John Willis Ellis |
| Preceded by | Isabell Cathbert Bragg |
| Succeeded by | Mary Weeks Parker Hargrave Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary McKinley Daves January 2, 1835 New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1916 (aged 81) Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | John Willis Ellis (m. 1958) Haines E. Nash |
| Children | 2 |
Mary McKinley Daves Ellis Nash (January 2, 1835 – January 23, 1916) was an American political hostess who, as the wife of Governor John Willis Ellis, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1859 to 1861. She was first lady when North Carolina succeeded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.