Linda - I have a text document on Whitehursts in Currituck I'd send along. I can't find Ella in it, but it only has a few references that are after the civil war. It is likely that this document contains her father or grandfather, and once you place Ella you can link to past generations. If you email me at JohnLaird9@aol.com, I'll send it to you.

John Laird