Kevin and Elizabeth Ellis, of Albert Lea, announce the birth of a son, Jeshuah Jacob Ellis, on Nov. 16, 2011, in Owatonna. Jeshuah weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. He joins a brother, Nicholaus Ellis.

Grandparents are Kathy and Keith Neidermeier, of Albert Lea, Brian Berning, of Albert Lea, and Deb and Will Ellis, Kodiak, Ark.

Great-grandparents are Warren Lenz Sr., of Albert Lea, Caia Berning, of Greeley, Colo., Doris Anderson, of Auburn, Wash., Marie Ellis, of Palmer, Ark., and Wesley and Ruth Neidermeier.