Lou Ella's maiden name was Hall and she mrd a Hall.
Marr rec for Ella to lst husband
Name: John L Hall Spouse: Lou Ella Hall
Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1883 County: Lee Co MS

1st husband John Hall they had one child
Julia Hall b 1884 MS
Julia L Hall md Earl Ballew / Bynum 1916

Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Julia Lenora Bynum Death Date: 06 Jun 1965 Death Place: Littlefield, Lamb, Texas Gender: Female Race: White Death Age: 80 years Birth Date: 11 Nov 1884
Birthplace: Guntown, Miss. Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: John Hall Mother's Name: Ella Ash/s-b Hall
Place of Residence: Amherst, Lamb, Texas Cemetery: Amherst Cem.Burial Place: Amherst, Texas Burial Date: 09 Jun 1965
Film Number: 2117827 Digital Film Number: 4028270 Image Number: 2306 Reference Number: 38461

John's parents Reubin Hall and Julia Milam
Julia Milam m1 John Ash - had 3 kids found on census then John Ash dies before 1860.
By 1870 Julia is remarried to Hall and that is Lou Ella's dad. This explains why it said Ella Ash on dau Julia's DC as they mixed up the mom 's. It is confusing unless thoroughly researched.

Marr rec of Ella's parent
John W Hall Mary E Scruggs 8 Oct 1857 Lawrence

Name: Ella Hall Birth Year: ABT 1867 Age in 1870: 3
Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1870: Township 4 Range 8, Lawrence, Alabama Race: White Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
John W Hall 40
Mary E Hall 33 Scruggs
Elizabeth Hall 12
Annie Hall 9
John Hall 6
Ella Hall 3 ****
Infant Hall 5/12
Wm D F Hall 37

after John died
Lou married 2nd to John Van Whitten 1889
Marr rec
Name: J. V Whitten Spouse: Mrs. Louella Hall
Marriage Date: 5 May 1889 County: Lee

She and John div later and she mrd Jones
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Mrs. Lou Ella Jones Death Date: 03 May 1944 Death Place: Childress, Childress, Texas Gender: Female Race: W Death Age: 77 years 6 months 10 days Birth Date: 23 Nov 1867 Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Widowed Father's Name: Hall [Ash ?] Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Name: Dk Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Burial Place: Carey, Texas Burial Date: 04 May 1944 Film Number: 2137792 Digital Film Number: 4029637 Image Number: 459 Reference Number: cn21943

1900 United States Federal Census about John V Whitten Home in 1900: Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi Age: 33 Birth Date: Oct 1866 Birthplace: Mississippi Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House:Head Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Spouse's name: Luella Marriage Year: 1889 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 11 Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
John V Whitten 33 Oct 1866 MS AL MS
Luella Whitten 32 Lou Ella Hall Nov 1867 AL AL AL mrd 1889 6 born/5 living
Julia L Whitten 15 Nov 1884 MS [Hall]fr lst husband John
Hattie C Whitten 10 Apr 1890 TN
John C Whitten 7 Jan 1892 MS
Loretta Whitten 5 Nov 1894 TX
George W Whitten 2 Feb 1898 TX [UnNamed TWIN to George died at birth=6th child]

1910 United States Federal Census about Van J Whitten Age in 1910: 41 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Alabama Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi Spouse's name: Ella Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 2, Knox, Texas Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household
Members: Name Age
Van J Whitten 41
Ella Whitten 42
Etta Whitten 15 Loretta or Lou Etta
George Whitten 12
Ira Whitten 9 1901 TX dau
Pearl Whitten 7 1903 TX dau twin
Earl Whitten 7 1903 TX son twin
Alice Whitten 4 1906 TX dau
Erma Whitten 1 1909 TX dau
Julia b Nov 1884 is missing…mrd married Earl Ballew 1916

1920 United States Federal Census about Ella Whitten Home in 1920: Quanah, Hardeman, Texas Age: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1867 Birthplace: Ala Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Father's Birth Place: Alabama Mother's Birth Place: Alabama Marital Status: Widowed [Widow] Race: White Sex: Female Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Ella Whitten 53 John is missing/so must be div
Alice M Whitten 13
Erma R. Whitten 10

1930 United States Federal Census about J Van Whitten Home in 1930: Amarillo, Potter, Texas Age: 61 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Head Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
J Van Whitten 61

[John and Ella in different HH and shes a Jones here]
1930 United States Federal Census about Ella Jones Home in 1930: Amarillo, Potter, Texas Age: 62 Estimated birth year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Alabama Relation to Head of House: Head Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Ella Jones 62

Children included 12 kids in all for Lou and John
1Hattie Cora WHITTEN b 9 Dec 1890 Jacksonville Tenn
2Walter Henry WHITTEN
3John Clarence WHITTEN b 30 Jun 1892
4Lou Etta WHITTEN b 30 Nov 1894
5George Washington WHITTEN b 5 Feb 1897 Decatur Wise Co Texas m1 Hezzie Kie Clark Nov 9 1921 m2 Martha Lee Wedel 8 Aug 1957
6Twin son WHITTEN b 5 Feb 1897 Decatur, Wise Co Texas
7Ira May Merle WHITTEN b 17 Dec 1900 md Herbert Witt 1916
8Henry Earl WHITTEN twin b 13 Mar 1903 near Chichasha, Grady Co Ok Territory md Fannie Ladell Harbin
9Hazel "Hessie" Pearl WHITTEN twin b 13 Mar 1903 near Chichasha, Grady Co Ok Terr md Jake Carpenter
10Maude Alice WHITTEN never mrd
11Erma Ruth WHITTEN b 6 Feb 1909 md/div Tuffy Ratcliff

Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Mrs. Lou Ella Jones Death Date: 03 May 1944 Death Place: Childress, Childress, Texas Gender: Female Race: W Death Age: 77 years 6 months 10 days Birth Date: 23 Nov 1867 Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Widowed Father's Name: Hall Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Name: Dk Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Burial Place: Carey, Texas Burial Date: 04 May 1944 Film Number: 2137792 Digital Film Number: 4029637 Image Number: 459 Reference Number: cn21943

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 about J. Van Whitten
J. Van Whitten Death Date: 24 Jan 1953 Death County: Armstrong Certificate: 70