Chris was born on November 7, 1980, in Kentucky to Loleta Sullins and Bruce Ellis. I have sifted through sources and endeavored to represent the Harpes doings accurately. Nov 25, 2011. The Natchez Trace. Tony Coffman sends Mike Ross and Mitch Simpson on a mission to clear all the abandoned cabins and runoff out-of-state poachers. For news to spread on the Appalachian Trail in 1990, it was usually by word-of-mouth.