Ella was born on February 4th, 1853.1 Ella's father was George Ambrose and her mother was Anna Hess. Her paternal grandparents were Mathias Ambrose and Rosanna Clover. She had a brother and three sisters, named Charles, Rosanna, Georgia and Eva. She was the second oldest of the five children. She died at the age of 67 on February 10th, 1920.1