Nancy Sumner Ellis Supreme Court of Hawaiian Islands Document

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Hawaii's History, A Personal Collection

Author's Personal Collection: "Mrs. Nancy Sumner Ellis, is hereby appointed Guardian of the persons Wm. K. S . Ellis, Victoria K. S. Ellis, and John K. S. Ellis, minor children of Chas K. Ellis, deceased, By Order of the Court.
Author's Personal Collection

"Mrs. Nancy Sumner Ellis, is hereby appointed Guardian of the persons Wm. K. S . Ellis, Victoria K. S. Ellis, and John K. S. Ellis, minor children of Chas K. Ellis, deceased, By Order of the Court.

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Nancy Sumner Ellis Supreme Court of Hawaiian Islands Document

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Nancy Wahinekapu Sumner (March 9, 1839 – January 10, 1895) was a high chiefess during the Kingdom of Hawaii of Hawaiian, Tahitian and English descent. She served as lady-in-waiting of Queen Emma and was one of the most prominent ladies of the Hawaiian royal court during the reigns of Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V. Nancy Sumner became notorious for her many romantic liaisons and suitors. However, after rejecting the suit of the reigning king Kamehameha V, she found herself ostracized from the Hawaiian royal court. She married her coachman Charles Kuinao Ellis (1852–1877) on December 11, 1873. Her husband possessed no wealth and was of low genealogical rank, which prompted her father William K. K. Sumner to disinherit her and her descendants. Her husband died in 1877 leaving her a widow. She focused the remainder of her life on educating their children. Wikipedia

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May 7, 2023

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May 25, 2025