According to the CDI (CA. Death Index), Carrie's mother's maiden name was Snowden.

In the 1900 U. S. census, 5 (-not 55) yr. old Coroy (Carrie) F. Ellis, b. Jul. 1895 in LA., was living in Lower Sabine, Calcasieu, Louisiana with her
31 yr. old father, James M Ellis, a day laborer, b. Jun. 1869 in TX.
30 yr. old mother, Lucy Ellis, b. Feb. 1870 in TX.
8 (-not 28) yr. old sister, Chisy (Chessy) M Ellis, b. Jul. 1892 in Louisiana
4 yr. old brother, Arthur M Ellis, b. Jan. 1896 in Louisiana
3 yr. old brother, John S Ellis, b. Mar. 1897 in Louisiana
1 yr. old brother, Tom B Ellis, b. May 1899 in Louisiana
13 yr. old uncle, Dan W Ellis, a day laborer, b. Sep. 1887 in TX.
James & Lucy had been marr. for 10 yrs.
Lucy was the mother of 8 children, 5 still alive by this census.
James' father was b. in AL. and his mother in Louisiana.
Lucy's father was b. in Mississippi and her mother in TX.

In the 1910 U. S. census, 16 yr. old Carry F Ellis, b. in LA., was attending school and living on Main Street in Police Jury Ward 6, Calcasieu, LA. with her
41 yr. old father, James M Ellis, doing odd jobs, b. in TX.
40 yr. old mother, Lucy Ellis, b. in TX.
19 yr. old sister, Chessie M Ellis, b. in Louisiana
15 yr. old brother, Arthur M. Ellis, attending school, b. in Louisiana
13 yr. old brother, John S. Ellis, attending school, b. in Louisiana
11 yr. old brother, Thomas B. Ellis, attending school, b. in Louisiana
8 yr. old sister, Delia (Dealey) M. Ellis, attending school, b. in Louisiana
6 yr. old brother, James H. Ellis, attending school, b. in Louisiana
This was a first marriage for James and Lucy. They had been married for 21 yrs.
Lucy was the mother of 18 children, only 7 still alive by this census.
James' parents were both b. in Louisiana.
Lucy's parents were both b. in TX.

On Jun. 23, 1912, Carrie Ellis and Alvin E. Simpson were married in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

In the 1920 U. S, census, 26 yr. old Carrie F Simpson, b. in Louisiana, was living on No. Lincoln Ave. in Hastings Ward 3, Adams, NE. with her
33 yr. old husband, Alvin C Simpson, a railroad machinist, b. in TX.
5 yr. old son, Carl E Simpson, b. in TX.
9 mth. old daughter, Thelma E Simpson, b. in NE.
Carrie's father was b. in Louisiana and her mother in TX.
Alvin's mother was b. in MO.
Carrie's father was b. in Louisiana and her mother in TX.

In the 1930 U. S. census, 35 yr. old Carrie Simpson, b. in LA., was living at 701 E. Vilas Ave. in in Guthrie, Ward 1, Logan county, OK. with her
40 yr. old husband, Alvin Simpson, a general foreman on the railroad, b. in TX.
15 yr. old son, Carl Simpson, b. in Louisiana
11 yr. old daughter, Thelma Simpson, b. in TX.
8 yr. old son, Glenn Simpson, b. in NE.
2 yr. old daughter, Dorothy Simpson, b. in OK.
Alvin was 23 yrs. old and Carie was 18 when they married.
Carrie's father was b. in Louisiana and her mother in TX.
Alvin's parents were both b. in TX.
Carrie's father was b. in LA. and her mother in TX.

In the 1940 U. S. census, 54 (47) yr. old Carrie F Limpson (Simpson), b. in Louisiana, was living at 1008 E. Noble in Guthrie, Logan county, OK. with her
54 yr. old husband, Alvin C Limpson (Simpson), doing general _ for the Santa Fe railroad, b. in TX.
21 yr. old daughter, Ahelma (Thelma) E Limpson (Simpson), b. in NE.
18 yr. old son, Geln (Glen) F Limpson (Simpson), b. in MO.
12 yr. old daughter, Dorothy M Limpson (Simpson), b. in OK.
Everyone in the family was living in the same place in 1935.
The highest grade Carie had completed was 8th; Alvin, Thelma & Glen were high school graduates; Dorothy had gone as far as 7th grade.
Income Other Sources: No

According to the U.S., Soc. Secur. Applications and Claims Index for 1936-2007
Mrs Carrie Frances Simpson [Mrs Carry Ellis Simpson] and [Mrs Carrie Frances Ellis]
was born Jul. 20, 1893 in Venton (Vinton), Calca (Calcasieu), Louisiana.
Her parents were listed as:
James M Ellis and Lucy F Snowden
Notes: Aug 1943: Name listed as Carrie Frances Simpson; Jul 1944: Name listed as Carry Ellis Simpson.