Ellen was born on September 3rd, 1874. Ellen's father was Fritiof Telning and her mother was Laura Rejman. Her paternal grandparents were Niklas Telning and Ingrid Eriksdotter. She had a brother and a sister, named Axel and Hilda. She was the youngest of the three children. She died at 2 months old on November 24th, 1874.