Could this be the William A. Ellis you are looking for? ELLIS, W.A. - Mar 24, 1835 - June 20, 1918 ~ “Father” (William Asbury Ellis; "Uncle Billy") See the cemetery transcription here:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alfayett/ZionMeth_Cem.html

This is a cemetery located in Fayette County, Alabama.