Margaret F. Lewis1,2

b. 1821, d. 27 March 1861
Family
Father*George Lewis2
Mother*Lydia Lewis2
Birth*1821Margaret F. Lewis was born about 1821, probably in Greenbrier County, Virginia.2,3,1 
Marriage*26 August 1841She married, as his first wife, Allen Cutlip on 26 August 1841 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1 
Death*27 March 1861She died on 27 March 1861 in Braxton County, Virginia, at age 40.2 

Family

 Allen Cutlip b. 1816
Children 1.Margaret A. Cutlip+4 b. 1843
 2.Lydia Cutlip5 b. 1844
 3.Mary M. Cutlip5 b. 1846
 4.George W. Cutlip5 b. 1848
 5.Samuel Cutlip5 b. 1850
 6.Hannah Cutlip6 b. 1857

Citations

  1. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Allen Cutlip and Margaret Lewis on 26 August 1841 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  2. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Margaret F. Cutlip on 27 March 1861 in Braxton County, West Virginia, age 40, married, born about 1821, daughter of George Lewis and Lydia, wife of Allen Cutlip, referencing FHL Film# 163711. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S1404] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George Lewis and Lydia Lewis on 19 August 1819 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA, referencing Dodd, Jordan R., et al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen and Sarah Cutlip, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 421D; Enumeration District: 007. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of Allen and Margaret Cutlip, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: 963; Page: 344a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen and Sarah Cutlip, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 427A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Martha Lewis1

Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*Martha Lewis was probably born at Eglwysilan, Glamorganshire, Wales.1 
(Daughter) Religion10 September 1683Martha's family were Quakers, and in preparation for their immigration to America, her father received a certificate of transfer from the Society of Friends at Treverig, Glamorganshire, Wales, for himself, his wife Mary and his children.2 
(Daughter) Immigration1684The family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1684, settling first in the north-eastern part of the township of Haverford, Chester County.2 
(Daughter) ResidenceAfter her father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.2 
Marriage*1696She married David Hugh of Merion, Chester County in 1696 in Chester County.3 
Residence*Following their marriage, David and Martha lived at Haverford, Chester County.3 
(Wife) Death1709Martha became a widow when David Hugh died in 1709.3 

Family

 David Hugh d. 1709

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  3. [S1429] George Smith M.D., History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limits to the present time, downloaded from the Delaware County, Pennsylvania Website, Genealogy Resources at http://www.delawarecountyhistory.com/genresources_home.html. Contains a notice of the geology of the county, catalogues of its minerals, plants, quadrupeds and birds. Written under the direction and appointment of the Delaware County Institute of Science. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry B. Ashmead, 1862), Hugh, David, page 470. Hereinafter cited as History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1862, Smith.

Martha M. Lewis1

b. 19 January 1833, d. 3 September 1854
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis2,3 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*19 January 1833Martha M. Lewis was born on 19 January 1833 in Madison County, Illinois.1,3 
Marriage*1851She married, as his first wife, Alexander Wickersham about 1851.3,4 
Death*3 September 1854She died on 3 September 1854 in Illinois at age 21 years, 7 months, 15 days1,3 
Burial* and was buried in Row 5, grave 3 of Lewis Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County, Illinois.3 

Family

 Alexander Wickersham b. 19 Jan 1825, d. 29 May 1892

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha M. (Lewis) Wickersham, Memorial# 19687675.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander Wickersham, Memorial# 10802950.

Mary Lewis1,2

b. 10 July 1674, d. circa 1753
Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*10 July 1674Mary Lewis was born on 10 July 1674, probably near Eglwysilan, Glamorganshire, Wales.3,4,5 
(Daughter) Religion10 September 1683Mary's family were Quakers, and in preparation for their immigration to America, her father received a certificate of transfer from the Society of Friends at Treverig, Glamorganshire, Wales, for himself, his wife Mary and his children.6 
(Daughter) Immigration1684The family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1684, settling first in the north-eastern part of the township of Haverford, Chester County.6 
(Daughter) ResidenceAfter her father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.6 
Marriage*20 February 1699She married, as his second wife, James Sharpless, son of John Sharpless and Jane Moore, on 20 February 1699 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,7,8,9 
Residence*Mary and James Sharpless settled in Nether Providence, Chester County.10 
(Wife) Deathcirca 1746Mary became a widow when James Sharpless died circa 1746.2 
Death*circa 1753She died circa 1753 at Nether Providence.2 

Family

 James Sharpless b. 5 Mar 1670/71, d. c 1746
Children 1.Lydia Sharpless10,2 b. 20 Feb 1700/1, d. 20 Jan 1760
 2.Mary Sharpless+10,2 b. 27 Apr 1702, d. c 1780
 3.James Sharpless10,2 b. 6 Nov 1703, d. 1775
 4.Rachel Sharpless+1,10,2 b. 9 Jul 1708, d. c 1738
 5.Sarah Sharpless10,2 b. 27 Mar 1710, d. c 1800
 6.Thomas Sharpless10,2 b. 6 Oct 1712, d. 2 Oct 1713
 7.David Sharpless10,2 b. 24 Jun 1715
 8.Esther Sharpless10,2

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 100. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Ralph Lewis, page 635. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 100, the date written as "5 mo. 10, 1674" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 104, the date written as "5 mo. 10, 1674" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  6. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  7. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Sharpless, pages 722-724, the date written as "12, 20, 1699" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was February, not December.
  8. [S1415] John W. Jordan, A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and its People, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. In three volumes; includes index in Volume III only. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), Sharpless, Volume III, pages 971-974. Hereinafter cited as History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and its People.
  9. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 100, the date written as "12 mo. 20, 1699" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was February, not December.
  10. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Sharpless, pages 722-724.

Mary Lewis1

b. 1783
Family
Father*Hezekiah Lewis1
Mother*Diana Oldner1
Birth*1783Mary Lewis was born about 1783 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*5 April 1797She married Henry Cutlip on 5 April 1797 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1 

Family

 Henry Cutlip b. 1770
Child 1.Rachel Cutlip+1 b. 1798, d. b 1 Jun 1850

Citations

  1. [S2561] Descendants of George Cutlip, compiled by Don Norman, viewed on 27 August 2023 at https://studylib.net/doc/6618396/…, #7. Henry Cutlip. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of George Cutlip.

Mary Agnes Lewis1

b. 2 February 1859, d. 30 July 1935
Family
Father*Charles M. Lewis1,2,3 b. 28 Mar 1829, d. 7 Jan 1903
Mother*Miriam M. Clutter1,4,3 b. 12 Feb 1830, d. 5 Apr 1883
Birth*2 February 1859Mary Agnes Lewis was born on 2 February 1859 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1,3 
(Daughter) Census US 187029 June 1870Mary Agnes was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of her parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 11 years old, had attended school within the census year, and was not yet able to write.3 
Marriage*1874She married Lair V. Perkins, son of Isaac Lewis Perkins and Susan Hannah Rogers, in 1874 in Braxton County, West Virginia.1,5,6 
Census US 1880*1 June 1880Mary A. and Lair V. Perkins were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia. Lair was 25 years of age, farming, and unable to read and write, and Mary was 22 years of age and housekeeping. Two children were enumerated with them in 1880. Nathan G. was 5 years old and Elizabeth J. was age 3.7 
(Wife) Death19 February 1897Mary Agnes became a widow when Lair V. Perkins died on 19 February 1897 at age 41.5 
Death*30 July 1935She died on 30 July 1935 in Exchange, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 761 
Burial* and was buried in Riffle Cemetery, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 

Family

 Lair V. Perkins b. 4 Aug 1855, d. 19 Feb 1897

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Agnes (Lewis) Perkins, Memorial# 186372522. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Madison Lewis, Memorial# 207432172.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Miriam M. Lewis, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Miriam Martha (Clutter) Lewis, Memorial# 136660289.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lair V Perkins, Memorial# 192901475.
  6. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary A Lewis and Lair V Perkins in 1874 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. V. and Mary A. Perkins, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 449A; Enumeration District: 009. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Mary Jane Lewis1

b. 5 February 1853, d. 2 February 1938
Family
Birth*5 February 1853Mary Jane Lewis was born on 5 February 1853 in Ohio.1 
Marriage*She married John Ruch.1,2 
(Wife) Death26 June 1931Mary Jane became a widow when John Ruch died on 26 June 1931 at age 84.2 
Death*2 February 1938She died on 2 February 1938 in Gentry County, Missouri, at age 84, three days short of her 85th birthday1 
Burial* and was buried in Greenridge Cemetery, Gentry County.1 

Family

 John Ruch b. 16 Apr 1847, d. 26 Jun 1931
Child 1.Mary Lilly Ruch1,3 b. 15 Sep 1875, d. 21 Jan 1905

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Lewis) Ruch, Memorial# 47615282. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Ruch, Memorial# 47615042.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Lilly (Ruch) Chapman, Memorial# 47341464.

Mary Louisa Lewis1

b. 7 September 1852, d. 25 March 1882
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*7 September 1852Mary Louisa Lewis was born on 7 September 1852 in Patoka, Marion County, Illinois.1,3 
Marriage*30 December 1866She married first, as his first wife, Larkin Stampern Flint, son of George Washington Flint and Nancy Ann Foster, on 30 December 1866 in Marion County, Illinois.4,3,5 
Divorce*1879Her marriage ended in 1879 when Mary Louisa filed for divorce in Daviess County, Missouri. Larkin and Mary Louisa would each marry again, Larkin three more times and Mary Louisa once.3,5 
Marriage*29 September 1880She married second Barney O'Neal on 29 September 1880 in Fayette County, Illinois.3,6 
Death*25 March 1882She died on 25 March 1882 in Patoka, Marion County, Illinois, at age 291 
Burial* was buried in Row 7, Grave 1 of Lewis Cemetery, Patoka.1 

Family 1

 Larkin Stampern Flint b. 1 Mar 1847, d. 6 May 1932
Children 1.William G. Flint3 b. 29 Oct 1868, d. 2 Feb 1961
 2.Nora May Flint3 b. 19 Jul 1870, d. 29 Mar 1959

Family 2

 Barney O'Neal b. 10 Aug 1837, d. 10 Mar 1931

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Louisa (Lewis) Flint ONeal, Memorial# 19697259.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Larkin S. Flint and Mary L. Lewis on 30 December 1866 in Marion County, citing FHL Film Number: 001010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Larkin Stampern Flint, Memorial# 66758757.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Barney O'Neal, Memorial# 48374214.

Nancy Lewis1,2

b. 1776
Family
Birth*1776Nancy Lewis was born about 1776 in Virginia.1 
Marriage*4 May 1797She married Joseph Perrine on 4 May 1797 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1,2 

Family

 Joseph Perrine b. 1771
Child 1.Nancy J. Perrine+1,2 b. 1820

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John L. and Nancy Carpenter, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1686] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nancy Lewis and Joseph "Prime" on 4 May 1797 in Greenbrier County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800.

Olivia Lewis1

b. 28 April 1822, d. 18 April 1903
Family
Father*John Lewis2,1 b. 6 Sep 1793, d. 20 Oct 1877
Mother*Eliza Martz Reed3,1 b. 26 Aug 1801, d. 6 Oct 1878
Birth*28 April 1822Olivia Lewis was born on 28 April 1822.1 
Marriage*29 October 1839She married John T. Rogers on 29 October 1839.1,4 
(Wife) Death19 April 1881Olivia became a widow when John T. Rogers died on 19 April 1881 at age 67.4 
Death*18 April 1903She died on 18 April 1903 at age 801 
Burial* and was buried in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.1 

Family

 John T. Rogers b. 22 Jan 1814, d. 19 Apr 1881

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Olivia (Lewis) Rogers, Memorial# 41510657. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John “Jack” Lewis Sr., Memorial# 106040996.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza Martz (Reed) Lewis, Memorial# 106040801.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Thomas Rogers, Memorial# 88219965.

Oscar R. Lewis1,2

b. 1852
Family
Father*Charles M. Lewis1 b. 28 Mar 1829, d. 7 Jan 1903
Mother*Miriam M. Clutter1 b. 12 Feb 1830, d. 5 Apr 1883
Birth*1852Oscar R. Lewis was born about 1852 in Virginia.1 
Name VariationHis full name was Oscar Raleigh Lewis.2 
(Son) Census US 187029 June 1870Oscar R. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 18 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Miriam M. Lewis, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar Raleigh Lewis, Memorial# 96120396. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Phebe A. Lewis1

b. 1869
Family
Father*Charles M. Lewis1 b. 28 Mar 1829, d. 7 Jan 1903
Mother*Miriam M. Clutter1 b. 12 Feb 1830, d. 5 Apr 1883
Birth*1869Phebe A. Lewis was born about 1869 in West Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 187029 June 1870Phebe A. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of her parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was one year old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188017 June 1880Phebe A. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 17 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Miriam M. Lewis, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Miriam M. Lewis, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 419D; Enumeration District: 007. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Rachel Lewis1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Zachariah Lewis2 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__2
Marriage*1785She married Jonathan Heaton, son of Davis Heaton and Susannah Jones, about 1785.1,2 
Occupation*Jonathan and Rachel were farmers, and remained in Bucks County their entire lives.3 
(Daughter) Will4 June 1809Rachel's father prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To the children of his daughter Rachel Heaton, he bequeathed £100.2 

Family

 Jonathan Heaton b. 31 Jul 1762, d. 9 Jan 1819
Children 1.Mary Heaton3 b. 14 Sep 1787, d. 30 Sep 1823
 2.Thomas Heaton3 b. 10 May 1790, d. 22 May 1827
 3.Sarah Heaton+3 b. 8 Jul 1793, d. 25 Apr 1875
 4.Lewis Heaton+3 b. 6 Sep 1795, d. 25 Dec 1831
 5.William Heaton+3 b. 31 May 1799, d. 26 Sep 1874
 6.Elizabeth Heaton+3 b. 27 May 1803, d. 1877

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 650, reporting her surname as either Lewis or Rutherford. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.
  3. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, page 650.

Rachel Lewis1

d. 10 May 1848
Family
Father*Isaac Lewis2,1 b. 1 Aug 1751, d. 1831
Mother*Mary Jones3,1
Marriage*She married Abel Jones, son of Edward Jones and Rachel Lewis.1,4 
Death*10 May 1848She died on 10 May 18481 
Burial* and was buried in Hilltown Baptist Churchyard, Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Abel Jones b. 25 Feb 1766, d. 13 Mar 1850
Child 1.John Jones+1,5 b. 22 Jun 1800, d. 8 May 1884

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Lewis) Jones, Memorial# 55334660. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaac Lewis, Memorial# 55334654.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Jones) Lewis, Memorial# 55334653.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Abel Jones, Memorial# 55334661.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Jones, Memorial# 55334646.

Rachel Lewis1

b. 9 June 1748, d. 28 September 1826
Family
Birth*9 June 1748Rachel Lewis was born on 9 June 1748 in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*1765She married Edward Jones, son of John Jones and Mary West, in 1765.1,2 
Death*28 September 1826She died on 28 September 1826 in Hilltown Baptist Churchyard, Pennsylvania, at age 781 
Burial* and was buried in Hilltown Baptist Churchyard, Chalfont, Bucks County.1 

Family

 Edward Jones b. 1741, d. 1 Sep 1823
Child 1.Abel Jones+1,3 b. 25 Feb 1766, d. 13 Mar 1850

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Lewis) Jones, Memorial# 138722035. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward Jones, Memorial# 55334652.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Abel Jones, Memorial# 55334661.

Ralph Lewis1,2

d. circa 1710
Family
Marriage*He married Mary __?__.1 
Religion*10 September 1683Mary and Ralph Lewis were Quakers, and in preparation for his family's immigration to America, Ralph received a certificate of transfer from the Society of Friends at Treverig, Glamorganshire, Wales, for himself, his wife Mary and his children.2 
Immigration*1684The family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1684, settling first in the north-eastern part of the township of Haverford, Chester County.2 
Residence*After Ralph purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.2 
(Husband) Deathcirca 1704Ralph became a widower when Mary (__?__) Lewis died circa 1704.3 
Death*circa 1710He died circa 1710 in Chester County.3 

Family

 Mary __?__ d. c 1704
Children 1.Mary Lewis+1 b. 10 Jul 1674, d. c 1753
 2.Martha Lewis4
 3.Evan Lewis4
 4.Lydia Lewis5 d. 1763
 5.Abraham Lewis4
 6.Samuel Lewis4
 7.Thomas Lewis4 b. 11 Mar 1687
 8.David Lewis4 b. 6 May 1689
 9.Sarah Lewis4 b. 18 May 1691

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 102-105. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1429] George Smith M.D., History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limits to the present time, downloaded from the Delaware County, Pennsylvania Website, Genealogy Resources at http://www.delawarecountyhistory.com/genresources_home.html. Contains a notice of the geology of the county, catalogues of its minerals, plants, quadrupeds and birds. Written under the direction and appointment of the Delaware County Institute of Science. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry B. Ashmead, 1862), Lewis, Ralph, page 478. Hereinafter cited as History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1862, Smith.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 104.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Sharpless, pages 722-724. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Rebecca Lewis1

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
Marriage*She married a man whose surname was Roberts.1 
(Daughter) Will4 June 1809Rebecca's father prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To the children of his daughter Rebecca Roberts, he bequeathed £130.1 

Family

 ______ Roberts

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.

Richard T. Lewis1

b. 4 July 1847, d. 28 September 1877
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*4 July 1847Richard T. Lewis was born on 4 July 1847 in Marion County, Illinois.1,3 
Marriage*28 September 1876He married Sarah J. Parker on 28 September 1876 in Marion County.3 
Death*28 September 1877He died on 28 September 1877 in Marion County at age 301,3 
Burial* and was buried in Row 7, Grave 2 in Lewis Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County.3 

Family

 Sarah J. Parker
Child 1.Richard Taylor Lewis3

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard T. Lewis, Memorial# 19697287.

Richard Taylor Lewis1

Family
Father*Richard T. Lewis1 b. 4 Jul 1847, d. 28 Sep 1877
Mother*Sarah J. Parker1
Birth*Richard Taylor Lewis was born in Marion County, Illinois.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard T. Lewis, Memorial# 19697287. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Samuel Lewis1,2

Family
Marriage*10 December 1690He married Prudence Leonard of Taunton, daughter of James Leonard Jr. and Hannah __?__, on 10 December 1690.1,2 

Family

 Prudence Leonard b. 24 Jan 1669/70

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S1143] Copied from original records by Mr. David Hamblen, "First Settlers of Barnstable", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes 2 and 3, (1848 and 1849): Volume 3, July 1849, page 271. Hereinafter cited as "First Settlers of Barnstable."

Samuel Lewis1

Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*Samuel Lewis was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 
(Son) ResidenceAfter his father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.2 
Marriage*He married Phebe Taylor of Marple, Chester County, daughter of Josiah Taylor, in Chester County.3 

Family

 Phebe Taylor

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Ralph Lewis, page 635. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Sarah Lewis1

b. 18 May 1691
Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*18 May 1691Sarah Lewis was born on 18 May 1691 at Haverford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2,3 
(Daughter) ResidenceAfter her father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.4 
Marriage*She married William Walters of Merion, Chester County, son of Richard Walters, in Chester County.5 

Family

 William Walters

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1427] John Pitts Launey, Early Church Records of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In three volumes, with indexes in each. Contents of Volume 1: Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester, Penn., births and deaths, marriage certificates, minutes 1681-1801, acknowledgments and disownments; St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Chester, Penn., membership roster, births, baptisms, deaths, and burials, marriages. (Authors: John Pitts Launey and F. Edward Wright.) Contents of Volume 2: Concord Monthly Meeting marriage certificates, births and deaths, marriages out 1757-1800, minutes 1684-1800, annotations and addendum 1801-1828; Forks of Brandywine Presbyterian Church marriages and baptisms [West Brandywine Township, Chester County]; Brandywine Baptist Church baptisms, deaths, marriages, minutes; Middletown Graveyard sexton's journal. (Authors: Henry C. Peden Jr. and John Pitts Launey.) Contents of Volume 3: Radnor-Haverford-Merion Monthly Meeting, Welsh births, Pennsylvania births, burials, marriage certificates, certificates from Wales, minutes 1684-1800, meeting for suffering; St. David's Protestant Episcopal Church births and baptisms; Darby Monthly Meeting births, deaths, early wills, marriage certificates, certificates of removal, minutes 1684-1800. (Author: John Pitts Launey). (Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1997), Volume 3, page 19, the date written as "18th da, 3rd mo. 1691" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March. Hereinafter cited as Early Church Records of Delaware County.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 104, the date written as "3 mo. 18, 1691" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Ralph Lewis, page 635. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Sarah Lewis1

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
Marriage*She married a man whose surname was Kelly.1 
(Daughter) Will4 June 1809Sarah's father prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To the children of his daughter Sarah Kelly, he bequeathed £130.1 

Family

 ______ Kelly

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.

Sarah J. Lewis1

b. 30 January 1831, d. 30 May 1854
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis3,2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1,2 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*30 January 1831Sarah J. Lewis was born on 30 January 1831 in Illinois.1,2 
Marriage*3 April 1850She married, as his first wife, Nelson Ptomey, son of Alexander Moses Ptomey and Mary M. Tomlinson, on 3 April 1850 in Marion County, Illinois.4,2,5 
Death*30 May 1854She died on 30 May 1854 in Marion County at age 232,5 
Burial* and was buried in Row 7, grave 6 of Lewis Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County.2 

Family

 Nelson Ptomey b. 19 Oct 1826, d. 27 Sep 1912
Child 1.Henry Clay Ptomey2,6 b. 30 Dec 1850, d. 10 Oct 1918

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah J. (Lewis) Ptomey, Memorial# 19697350.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  4. [S260] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nelson Ptomey and Sarah J. Lewis on 3 April 1850 in Marion County, citing FHL film# 1010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nelson Ptomey, Memorial# 19697316.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Clay Ptomey, Memorial# 75477576.

Susan G. Lewis1

b. 1855
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis1,2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*1855Susan G. Lewis was born about 1855 in Illinois.1,3 
Marriage*15 October 1872She married Wiley G. Shores on 15 October 1872 in Marion County, Illinois.1,4 

Family

 Wiley G. Shores

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary Lewis, Township 3 Range 1, Marion, Illinois; Roll: M653_207; Page: 915; Family History Library Film: 803207. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Wiley G. Shores and Susan G. Lewis (transcribed "Servis") on 15 October 1872 in Marion County, referencing FHL film# 001010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.

Thomas Lewis1

b. 11 March 1687
Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*11 March 1687Thomas Lewis was born on 11 March 1687 at Haverford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2,3 
(Son) ResidenceAfter his father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.4 
Marriage*He married Jane Meridith of Radnor, Chester County, daughter of Rees Meridith, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.5 

Family

 Jane Meridith

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1427] John Pitts Launey, Early Church Records of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In three volumes, with indexes in each. Contents of Volume 1: Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester, Penn., births and deaths, marriage certificates, minutes 1681-1801, acknowledgments and disownments; St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Chester, Penn., membership roster, births, baptisms, deaths, and burials, marriages. (Authors: John Pitts Launey and F. Edward Wright.) Contents of Volume 2: Concord Monthly Meeting marriage certificates, births and deaths, marriages out 1757-1800, minutes 1684-1800, annotations and addendum 1801-1828; Forks of Brandywine Presbyterian Church marriages and baptisms [West Brandywine Township, Chester County]; Brandywine Baptist Church baptisms, deaths, marriages, minutes; Middletown Graveyard sexton's journal. (Authors: Henry C. Peden Jr. and John Pitts Launey.) Contents of Volume 3: Radnor-Haverford-Merion Monthly Meeting, Welsh births, Pennsylvania births, burials, marriage certificates, certificates from Wales, minutes 1684-1800, meeting for suffering; St. David's Protestant Episcopal Church births and baptisms; Darby Monthly Meeting births, deaths, early wills, marriage certificates, certificates of removal, minutes 1684-1800. (Author: John Pitts Launey). (Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1997), Volume 3, page 19, the date written as "11th da, 1st mo. 1687" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was March, not January. Hereinafter cited as Early Church Records of Delaware County.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 104, the date written as "5 mo. 11, 1687" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Ralph Lewis, page 635. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Thomas Lewis1

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
(Son) Will4 June 1809Thomas's father prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To his son Thomas, he bequeathed the 100 acres he then lived on, for life, and then to his children.1 

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.

William H. Lewis1

b. 1842, d. 29 July 1864
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*1842William H. Lewis was born in 1842 in Marion County, Illinois.1,3 
Description*He was described as single, 5 feet 9 inches in height with sandy hair, blue eyes and a sandy complexion.3 
Civil War (U.S.)*10 August 1861William joined the Union Army for a period of 3 years on 10 August 1861 at Patoka, Marion County, and was mustered in at Cairo, Illinois to Company K of the Illinois 31st on 18 September 1861.3 
Death*29 July 1864He died on 29 July 1864 at Rome, Georgia, at age 221,3 
Burial* and was buried in Plot C-1609 of Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.3 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William H. Lewis, Memorial# 39833996.

William Harrison Lewis1

b. 29 January 1862, d. 1 December 1940
Family
Father*George Washington Lewis1,2 b. 27 Apr 1835, d. 22 Nov 1864
Mother*Mary LuElla Tabor1,2 b. 4 Jul 1838, d. 23 Aug 1867
Birth*29 January 1862William Harrison Lewis was born on 29 January 1862 in Patoka, Marion County, Illinois.1,2 
Marriage*4 January 1881He married first Mary Belle Tune, daughter of Samuel Tune and Elizabeth J. Pool, on 4 January 1881 in Marion County.3,2 
Children*William and Belle had 8 children together before her early death.3,2 
(Husband) Death1895William became a widower when Mary Belle (Tune) Lewis died about 1895 at about age 33.3 
Marriage*29 December 1896He married second Mary Ann Miller, daughter of Augustus Miller, on 29 December 1896 in Clinton County, Illinois.2,4 
Death*1 December 1940He died on 1 December 1940 in Flagler Beach, Flagler County, Florida, at age 78.1,2 
Burial*He was buried in Craig-Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler Beach.2 

Family 1

 Mary Belle Tune b. 14 Feb 1862, d. 1895

Family 2

 Mary Ann Miller b. 4 Jan 1860, d. 30 Jun 1946

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary LuElla (Tabor) Lewis, Memorial# 19713014. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Harrison Lewis, Memorial# 19902096.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary I. “Bell” (Tune) Lewis, Memorial# 19686905.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Ann (Miller) Lewis, Memorial# 19902125.

William W. Lewis1

b. 1867
Family
Father*Charles M. Lewis1 b. 28 Mar 1829, d. 7 Jan 1903
Mother*Miriam M. Clutter1 b. 12 Feb 1830, d. 5 Apr 1883
Birth*1867William W. Lewis was born about 1867 in West Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 187029 June 1870William W. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 3 years old.1 
(Son) Census US 188017 June 1880William W. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 17 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 14 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Miriam M. Lewis, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Miriam M. Lewis, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 419D; Enumeration District: 007. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.