John Leverett1

d. 3 May 1724
Family
Occupation*He was the President of Harvard College in Boston.1 
Marriage*The name of John's first wife is not known.1 
Death7 June 1720John became a widower when his first wife died on 7 June 1720.1 
Marriage*5 April 1722He married second, as her second wife, Sarah (Crisp) Harris, daughter of Richard Crisp and Sarah __?__, on 5 April 1722 in Boston1,2 
Death*3 May 1724 and died suddenly on 3 May 1724 in Boston.1,2 

Family

 Sarah Crisp b. 15 Sep 1672, d. 24 Apr 1744

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II, (April 1849): pages 231-232. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  2. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

George Leverich1

b. 14 August 1860, d. 15 May 1933
Family
Father*Willliam Leverich2,3,4 b. 12 Jul 1832, d. 24 Dec 1921
Mother*Philinda Balsley5,3,4 b. 29 Jun 1837, d. 31 Dec 1919
Birth*14 August 1860George Leverich was born on 14 August 1860 in Indiana.3,6 
Marriage*5 August 1882He married, as her first husband, Emma Allen, daughter of John T. Allen and Lydia A. Dillman, on 5 August 1882 in Grant County, Indiana.7,8,3 
(Son-in-Law) IllnessAugust 1912 In August 1912, his mother-in-law, Lydia Allen, was seriously ill at the Emma and George Leverich home near Farrville, Grant County, Indiana, and by early September was doing better. There had been much concern for her situation because of her advanced age. She was 70 years old.9 
Divorce*George Leverich and Emma (Allen) Leverich were divorced.4 
Death*15 May 1933He died on 15 May 1933 at age 723,4 
Burial* and was buried in Section A of Van Buren Cemetery, Van Buren, Grant County, Indiana.3 

Family

 Emma Allen b. 3 Apr 1865, d. 3 Mar 1937

Citations

  1. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  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, William Leverich, Memorial# 24174822. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Leverich, Memorial# 107023373.
  4. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of George Leverich, age 72, divorced, retired, died on 15 March 1933 in Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA, born on 14 August 1860 in Indiana, son of William Leverich, born in Ohio, and Philinda Balsley, born in Indiana, informant Lulu Doyle, burial in Van Buren Cemetery, Date Registered 1933, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1933; Roll: 05. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Philinda (Balsley) Leverich, Memorial# 24174821.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Emma A. Leverich, Year: 1900; Census Place: Van Buren, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 373; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0047. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 August 1882 in Grant, Indiana, USA of Emma Allen and George Leverich.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma (Allen) Uptgraft, Memorial# 106206418.
  9. [S2854] Mrs. Lydia Allen Seriously Ill;; Getting Better 1912 Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Leader-Tribune, (Marion, Indiana), Thursday, September 5, 1912, Page 5, (Downloaded on June 7, 2025), under the title, "Mrs. Allen Better", reporting that Mrs. Lydia who had been seriously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Leverich, of near Farrville was reported some better, and that her case had been causing much alarm owing to her advanced age. Hereinafter cited as Mrs. Lydia Allen Seriously Ill;; Getting Better 1912 Indiana.

Martha Jane Leverich1

b. 26 January 1863, d. 25 June 1945
Family
Father*Willliam Leverich1 b. 12 Jul 1832, d. 24 Dec 1921
Mother*Philinda Balsley1 b. 29 Jun 1837, d. 31 Dec 1919
Birth*26 January 1863Martha Jane Leverich was born on 26 January 1863 in Van Buren, Grant County, Indiana.1,2 
Marriage8 February 1881She married first Francis M. Miller on 8 February 1881 in Grant County, Indiana.3,4 
(Wife) Death13 August 1904Martha Jane became a widow when Francis M. Miller died of consumption on 13 August 1904 at age 48.5,6 
Marriage*4 March 1909She married second, as his third wife, Jonas A. Palmer on 4 March 1909 in Grant County, Indiana.7 
Death*25 June 1945She died on 25 June 1945 in rural Blackford County, Indiana, at age 822,8 
Burial* and was buried in Plot# Orig L112 of Van Buren Cemetery, Van Buren, Grant County, Indiana.2 

Family 1

 Francis M. Miller b. 26 Apr 1856, d. 13 Aug 1904
Child 1.Pearlie M. Miller3 b. 13 Oct 1881, d. 3 Jan 1946

Family 2

 Jonas A. Palmer b. 26 Oct 1858, d. 7 Apr 1946

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Philinda Leverich, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 280; Page: 530d; Enumeration District: 174. Hereinafter cited as 1880 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, Martha J. (Miller) Palmer, Memorial# 107059211. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Pearlie May Allen, age 64, married to Sidney Allen, died on 3 January 1946 in Rural Grant County, Indiana, USA, born on 13 October 1882 in Grant County, Indiana, daughter of Francis Miller and Martha Jane Palmer, informant Sidney Allen, Date Registered 1946, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1946; Roll: 01. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  4. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 8 February 1881 in Grant County, Indiana, USA of Francis Miller and Martha J Leverich. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  5. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from consumption of Francis M Miller, age 48, farmer, married to Martha J. Miller, died on 13 August 1904 in Grant County, Indiana, USA, born on 26 April 1856 in Grant County, Indiana, son of John Miller, born in Ohio, and Mary A Asborn, born in Indiana, Date Registered 1904, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1904; Roll: 05.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Francis M. Miller, Memorial# 106244974.
  7. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 March 1909 in Grant County, Indiana, USA of Martha J (Leverich) Miller and Jonas A Palmer.
  8. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Martha J Palmer, age 82, married to J. A. Palmer, died on 25 June 1945 in Rural, Blackford County, Indiana, USA, born on 23 January 1863 in Indiana, daughter of William Leverich and "Permila" Balsley, Date Registered 1945, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1945; Roll: 06.

Willliam Leverich1

b. 12 July 1832, d. 24 December 1921
Family
Birth*12 July 1832Willliam Leverich was born on 12 July 1832 in Ohio.1,2 
Marriage*9 October 1858He married Philinda Balsley on 9 October 1858 in Blackford County, Indiana.3,1,4 
(Husband) Death31 December 1919Willliam became a widower when Philinda (Balsley) Leverich died on 31 December 1919 at age 82.3,5 
Death*24 December 1921He died on 24 December 1921 in Van Buren, Grant County, Indiana, at age 891,2 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Farrville Cemetery, Van Buren.1,3 

Family

 Philinda Balsley b. 29 Jun 1837, d. 31 Dec 1919
Children 1.George Leverich1,6,7 b. 14 Aug 1860, d. 15 May 1933
 2.Martha Jane Leverich+8 b. 26 Jan 1863, d. 25 Jun 1945

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, William Leverich, Memorial# 24174822. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of William Leverich, age 89, widowed, on 24 December 1921 in Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA, born on 12 September 1832 in Ohio, son of George W. Leverich and Shipley, Date Registered 1921, informant George Leverich, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1921; Roll: 15. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Philinda (Balsley) Leverich, Memorial# 24174821.
  4. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 9 October 1858 in Blackford County, Indiana, USA of William Leverich and "Pelinder" Balsley. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  5. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Philinda Leverich, age 82, housewife, on 31 December 1919 in Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA, born on 29 July 1837 in Indiana, daughter of Jacob Balsley and Mariah M. Palmer, Date Registered 1919, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1919; Roll: 21.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Leverich, Memorial# 107023373.
  7. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of George Leverich, age 72, divorced, retired, died on 15 March 1933 in Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA, born on 14 August 1860 in Indiana, son of William Leverich, born in Ohio, and Philinda Balsley, born in Indiana, informant Lulu Doyle, burial in Van Buren Cemetery, Date Registered 1933, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1933; Roll: 05.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Philinda Leverich, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 280; Page: 530d; Enumeration District: 174. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Nancy Jane Levering1

b. 3 December 1854
Family
Birth*3 December 1854Nancy Jane Levering was born on 3 December 1854 in Indiana.2,3 
Marriage*26 October 1875She married Isaac Schuder on 26 October 1875.1,4,3 

Family

 Isaac Schuder b. 1845
Child 1.Elzora Schuder+1,3 b. 1 Jan 1873, d. 6 Mar 1954

Citations

  1. [S2955] U.S., Family History Books, online at www.ancestry.com, Levering Family, History and Genealogy, page 840, Children of (2125) Nancy J. (Levering) and Isaac Schuder, #2206, Elzora, born 1 January 1873, married 25 October 1896 to John Henry Long. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Family History Books.
  2. [S2955] U.S., Family History Books, online at www.ancestry.com, Levering Family, History and Genealogy, page 836, Children of (2136) Daniel and Elizabeth (Long) Levering, #2145, Nancy Jane, born 3 December 1854 married 26 October 1875 to Isaac Schuder.
  3. [S164] 1800 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Nancy Schuder, (their surname recorded as "Shuter" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 290; Page: 28b; Enumeration District: 047. Hereinafter cited as 1800 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nancy Jane Levering and Isaac Schuder on 26 October 1875 in Elkhart County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 1845554, page 379. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.

Mary Ann Levi1

b. 1832
Family
Birth*1832Mary Ann Levi was born about 1832 in Kentucky.2 
Marriage*24 March 1848She married Joel Y. Carver, son of William Carver and Charlotte Lee, on 24 March 1848 in Allen County, Kentucky.1 
Census US 1860*1 August 1860Mary A. and Joel Y. Carver were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 1 August 1860 in District 2, Barren County, Kentucky. Joel was 33 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $650 and a personal estate valued at $1,000. Mary Ann was age 29, and neither of them was able to read or write. The couple had four children in 1860.3 

Family

 Joel Y. Carver b. 1827
Child 1.James W. Carver3 b. 7 Feb 1851, d. 18 Mar 1883

Citations

  1. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 March 1848 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA, of Joel Carver and Mary Ann Levi, citing FHL Film# 000851644. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel and Mary A. Carver, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 386b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel and Mary A. Carver, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 951. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Robert Levi1

b. 1825
Family
Birth*1825Robert Levi was born about 1825 in Kentucky.1 
Marriage*18 October 1847He married Catherine Carver, daughter of William Carver and Charlotte Lee, on 18 October 1847 in Allen County, Kentucky.1,2 

Family

 Catherine Carver b. 1824

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Catherine Levi, (transcribed by Ancestry as "Lewis"), Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 732A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 October 1847 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA, of Catharine Carver and Robert Levi, citing FHL Film# 000851644. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.

Edward Levitt1

b. October 1859, d. 16 January 1941
Family
Father*John Levitt2 b. 1827
Mother*Marilla Mills2 b. 1833
Birth*October 1859Edward Levitt was born in October 1859 in New York.1 
Name VariationHis name was also found as Edwin Levitt.3 
Marriage*1892He married Dora Dougherty, daughter of Raynsford Dougherty and Caroline Tanner, about 1892, probably in Pennsylvania.4 
Death*16 January 1941He died on 16 January 1941 in Tioga, Tioga County, New York, at age 815,2 
Burial* and was buried as Edwin Levitt in Tioga Cemetery, Owego, Tioga County, New York.3 

Family

 Dora Dougherty b. 27 Mar 1870, d. 6 Oct 1957

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Dora and Edward Levit, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tioga, Tioga, New York; Roll: 1168; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0137. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Friday, January 17, 1941, Page 13, (Downloaded on May 24, 2026), under the title, "Athens Native is Dead at 80 Years", reporting from Tioga Center that Edwin Leavitt, 80, of Tioga Center, a native of Athens, died the previous day at his home in Tioga Center; that he was the son of John and Marilla (Mills) Leavitt; that he resided in that section most of his life and was a barber in Tioga Center for many years; that he was a member of the Owego lodge of Odd Fellows; that two sisters survived him, Mrs. Mae Dixon of Owego and Mrs. Grace Watkins of Deland, Florida. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  3. [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, Edwin Levitt, Memorial# 104762366. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Dora and Edward Levit, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tioga, Tioga, New York; Roll: 1168; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0137; they were recorded as being married for 8 years, and the year of their marriage estimated as 1892.
  5. [S1958] New York, Death Index, 1852-1956, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Edwin Leavitt, age 80, born about 1861, died on 16 January 1941, in Tioga, New York, USA, citing Certificate# 6636, referencing New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index. Hereinafter cited as New York, Death Index, 1852-1956.

John Levitt1

b. 1827
Family
Birth*1827John Levitt was born about 1827 in England.2 
Marriage*He married Marilla Mills.1 

Family

 Marilla Mills b. 1833
Child 1.Edward Levitt1 b. Oct 1859, d. 16 Jan 1941

Citations

  1. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Friday, January 17, 1941, Page 13, (Downloaded on May 24, 2026), under the title, "Athens Native is Dead at 80 Years", reporting from Tioga Center that Edwin Leavitt, 80, of Tioga Center, a native of Athens, died the previous day at his home in Tioga Center; that he was the son of John and Marilla (Mills) Leavitt; that he resided in that section most of his life and was a barber in Tioga Center for many years; that he was a member of the Owego lodge of Odd Fellows; that two sisters survived him, Mrs. Mae Dixon of Owego and Mrs. Grace Watkins of Deland, Florida. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Marilla Levitt, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tioga, Tioga, New York; Roll: 937; Page: 298a; Enumeration District: 220. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Abraham Lewis1

Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*Abraham 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 Mary Morgan, daughter of Anthony Morgan, in Chester County.3 

Family

 Mary Morgan

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.

Anna Lewis1

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
Marriage*She married a man whose surname was Thompson.1 
(Daughter) Will4 June 1809Anna'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 Anna Thompson, he bequeathed £100.1 

Family

 _____ Thompson

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.

Anna Lewis1

Family
Marriage*She married Hiram Yerkes, son of Daniel Yerkes and Esther Lykens.1 

Family

 Hiram Yerkes b. 11 Feb 1810, d. 19 Nov 1893

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #63. Daniel Yerkes, page 43. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Barbara E. Lewis1

b. 20 January 1845, d. 31 January 1910
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*20 January 1845Barbara E. Lewis was born on 20 January 1845 in Marion County, Illinois.1,3 
Name VariationShe was called Barbary.3 
Marriage*15 July 1860She married William Wesley Kissner, son of Jesse Kissner and Martha Barbee, on 15 July 1860 in Clinton County, Illinois.3,4 
(Wife) Death10 January 1888Barbara became a widow when William Wesley Kissner died on 10 January 1888 at age 48.3,4 
Death*31 January 1910She died on 31 January 1910 in Marion County at age 651,3 
Burial* and was buried in Row 7, Grave 12 of Lewis Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County.3 

Family

 William Wesley Kissner b. 21 Jun 1839, d. 10 Jan 1888
Children 1.William W. Kissner3 b. 21 Jul 1861, d. 6 Aug 1887
 2.George W. Kissner3 b. 18 Feb 1863, d. 8 Jan 1864
 3.Charles S. Kissner3 b. 6 Jan 1866, d. 12 Sep 1885
 4.Jesse T. Kissner3 b. 28 Dec 1867, d. 19 Jul 1877
 5.Richard David Kissner+3 b. 25 Aug 1869, d. 11 Mar 1946
 6.Cora B. Kissner3,5 b. 6 Apr 1874, d. 12 Jun 1946
 7.Mary Arminta Kissner+3,6 b. 1879, d. 1952

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, Barbara E. (Lewis) Kissner, Memorial# 19697472.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Wesley Kissner, Memorial# 19712976.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cora B. (Kissner) Morgan, Memorial# 180755776.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Arminta (Kissner) Williams, Memorial# 94001219.

Catherine B. Lewis1

b. 4 June 1816, d. 30 June 1882
Family
Birth*4 June 1816Catherine B. Lewis was born on 4 June 1816 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 
Marriage*1834She married Alexander L. Davasher about 1834.1,2 
Name VariationA variation of the spelling of the DAVASHER surname found in our research was Devasher.1,2 
Death*30 June 1882She died on 30 June 1882 in Kentucky at age 661 
Burial* and was buried in Devasher Cemetery, Austin, Barren County.1 

Family

 Alexander L. Davasher b. 31 Jan 1811, d. 4 Aug 1895
Children 1.John Devasher3 b. 5 Sep 1836
 2.Eliza Catherine Devasher4,1 b. 31 Aug 1856, d. 30 Sep 1899

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, Catharine B. (Lewis) Devasher, Memorial# 109798401. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander L. Devasher Sr., Memorial# 100302071.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Devasher, Memorial# 109799320.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza Catherine (Devasher) Britt, Memorial# 109790359.

Charles M. Lewis1,2

b. 28 March 1829, d. 7 January 1903
Family
Birth*28 March 1829Charles M. Lewis was born on 28 March 1829 in Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia.3 
Name VariationHis full name was Charles Madison Lewis.3 
Marriage*6 August 1850He married Miriam M. Clutter on 6 August 1850 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1,2,3,4 
Census US 1870*29 June 1870Miriam M. and Charles M. Lewis were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. Charles was 41 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $500 and a personal estate valued at $185, and Miriam was 39 years of age and keeping house. Seven children were enumerated with them in 1870. Oscar R., Elizabeth K. and Joseph A. were ages 18, 17, and 15 years, respectively, and had all attended school within the census year; Mary A. was 11 years old, had attended school within the census year, and was not yet able to write; Clark L. was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year; Harvey H. and William W. were ages 5 and 3 years, respectively; and baby Phebe A. was one year old.5 
Census US 1880*17 June 1880Miriam M. and Charles M. Lewis were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 17 June 1880 in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. Charles was 51 years of age and a farmer, and Miriam was 49 years of age and keeping house. The couple's son, Joseph A., who was married, was enumerated with his wife, Mary Ellen (Knight) Lewis, and baby daughter in his parents' household. Joseph was 25 years of age and farming with his father; Mary E. was 21 years of age and keeping house with her mother-in-law; and their daughter, Ida May, was one year old. Charles and Miriam's younger children, Harvey H., William W., Phebe A. and Ida Malinda, were ages 15, 14, 11, and 7 years, respectively, and had all attended school within the census year.6 
(Husband) Death5 April 1883Charles became a widower when Miriam Martha (Clutter) Lewis died on 5 April 1883 at age 53.4 
Death*7 January 1903He died on 7 January 1903 in Exchange, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 733 
Burial* and was buried in Morrison UM Church Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County.3 

Family

 Miriam M. Clutter b. 12 Feb 1830, d. 5 Apr 1883
Children 1.Oscar R. Lewis5 b. 1852
 2.Elizabeth K. Lewis5 b. 1853
 3.Joseph A. Lewis5 b. 15 Oct 1855, d. 19 Nov 1932
 4.Mary Agnes Lewis1,3,5 b. 2 Feb 1859, d. 30 Jul 1935
 5.Clark L. Lewis5,7,3 b. 30 Jun 1862, d. 9 May 1879
 6.Harvey H. Lewis5 b. 1865
 7.William W. Lewis5 b. 1867
 8.Phebe A. Lewis5 b. 1869
 9.Ida Malinda Lewis6 b. 1873

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. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charles M Lewis and Miriam M Clutter on 6 August 1850 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Madison Lewis, Memorial# 207432172.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Miriam Martha (Clutter) Lewis, Memorial# 136660289.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clark L Lewis, Memorial# 137262712.

Clark L. Lewis1

b. 30 June 1862, d. 9 May 1879
Family
Father*Charles M. Lewis1,2,3 b. 28 Mar 1829, d. 7 Jan 1903
Mother*Miriam M. Clutter1,2,4 b. 12 Feb 1830, d. 5 Apr 1883
Birth*30 June 1862Clark L. Lewis was born on 30 June 1862 in Braxton County, Virginia.1,2 
(Son) Census US 187029 June 1870Clark L. 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 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
Death*9 May 1879He died on 9 May 1879 in Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 162 
Burial* and was buried in Morrison UM Church Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County.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. [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, Clark L Lewis, Memorial# 137262712. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Madison Lewis, Memorial# 207432172.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Miriam Martha (Clutter) Lewis, Memorial# 136660289.

David Lewis1

b. 6 May 1689
Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*6 May 1689David Lewis was born on 6 May 1689 at Haverford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2,1 
(Son) ResidenceAfter his father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.3 

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 "6th da, 3rd mo. 1689" 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, pages 102-105.

David Lewis1

Family
Father*John Lewis1
Marriage*1768He married Ann Beeson, daughter of Benjamin Beeson and Elizabeth Hunter, in 1768.1 
Religion*30 January 1768Ann was disowned by the Society of Friends on 30 January 1768 at a New Garden Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, for marrying out of unity.1 

Family

 Ann Beeson b. 30 May 1749, d. 7 Dec 1812

Citations

  1. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), page 17. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.

David Wesley Lewis1

b. 9 March 1812, d. 1866
Family
Birth*9 March 1812David Wesley Lewis was born on 9 March 1812.1 
Marriage*He married Nancy Jane Hatfield.2,1 
Death*1866He died in 1866 at about age 541 
Burial* and was buried in the Moore Family Cemetery, Chambersville, Collin County, Texas.1 

Family

 Nancy Jane Hatfield b. 8 Jul 1813, d. 14 Jan 1914
Child 1.Eliza Jane Lewis1,3 b. 6 Jan 1834, d. 24 Feb 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, David Wesley Lewis, Memorial# 66484702. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Jane (Hatfield) Lewis, Memorial# 66484630.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza Jane (Lewis) Byrd, Memorial# 28151924.

Eliza Jane Lewis1

b. 6 January 1834, d. 24 February 1918
Family
Father*David Wesley Lewis2,1 b. 9 Mar 1812, d. 1866
Mother*Nancy Jane Hatfield3,1 b. 8 Jul 1813, d. 14 Jan 1914
Birth*6 January 1834Eliza Jane Lewis was born on 6 January 1834 in Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee.1 
Marriage*She married first, as his first wife, John Wallis, son of Rockmore Wallis and Mary McFadden.1,4 
Divorce*Eliza Jane (Lewis) Wallis and John Wallis were separated, and probably divorced before they each married again, Eliza in about 1863 and John in 1866.4,1,5,6 
Marriage*She married second Jesse Blackstone Byrd Sr., son of James Pleasant Byrd Sr. and Nancy Carpenter.6,1 
(Wife) Death9 February 1884Eliza became a widow when Jesse Blackstone Byrd Sr. died on 9 February 1884 at age 63.6 
Death*24 February 1918She died on 24 February 1918 in Brown County, Texas, at age 84.1 

Family 1

 John Wallis b. 1834, d. 1890

Family 2

 Jesse Blackstone Byrd Sr. b. 16 Feb 1820, d. 9 Feb 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, Eliza Jane (Lewis) Byrd, Memorial# 28151924. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, David Wesley Lewis, Memorial# 66484702.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Jane (Hatfield) Lewis, Memorial# 66484630.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Wallis, Memorial# 182861228.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charity Ann (Loyd) Wallis, Memorial# 215225494.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Blackstone Byrd Sr., Memorial# 28336726.

Elizabeth Lewis1,2,3

b. 1796
Family
Birth*1796Elizabeth Lewis was born in Virginia, probably about 1796. She was recorded as age 50 on the 1850 census, which would have made her birth year about 1800. We believe she was born at least four years before that. If she had been born in 1800, she would have been about 11 years old when she married and 13 years old when her son, Lewis, was born. If born about 1796, which we believe is more likely, she would still have been young at about 15 years old when she married, and 17 years old when Lewis was born. We suspect Lewis may have been his parents' first son, although he may not have been their first child. His mother, Elizabeth, was not able to read or write, and likely didn't know, or really care, how old she was; and depending upon who provided the information to the census taker in 1850, her age may just have been rounded down to a convenient whole number.

Although not the same census taker, nor the same Mrs. Knight, the following anecdote included in Sutton's 1919, "History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia" made us smile. Our transcription follows:

"Mr. G. B. Browning, while taking the census several years ago, was interviewing a Mrs. Knight as to the ages of her children. She said she was unable to give their ages, but if he could see Mary Morton, she could tell him, as one of her children was born the same time. Another child was born the same time that Jesse Skidmore’s wife had a child, and if she just knew what year John Frank Beamer had wheat in the hill field, she could give him the age of the other one exactly."

That story made us realize the possibility that Elizabeth's parents never told her the year she was born, and she and her family may have grown up using rounded estimates as their ages.4,2,3,5 
Marriage*14 February 1811She married John V. Knight on 14 February 1811 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1,2 
(Wife) Deathbefore 20 August 1850Elizabeth became a widow when John V. Knight died before 20 August 1850, the date the 1850 census was taken in Braxton County, Virginia, and his widow, Elizabeth, was enumerated as the head of her household and owned real estate valued at $50. At that time, married women were not permitted, among other things, to own real estate independently of their husbands.

Through Google, we found an excellent article by Sara Frances Ketchum, her 1985 thesis at the University of Virginia, explaining "Women's Property Law in Nineteenth-Century Virginia". The laws she described applied to most of the United States, and women's struggles for legal independence and equality were fought for decades before laws, state by state, were enacted. By 1900, every state has passed legislation granting married women the right to keep their own wages and to own property in their own names.6,7 
Census US 1850*20 August 1850Elizabeth Knight was enumerated as the head of her household on the 1850 census taken on 20 August 1850 in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. She was 50 years of age, unable to read and write, and had real estate valued at $50. Three sons were enumerated with her in 1850. Martin was 22 years of age, worked as a farmer, and had real estate valued at $150. He was recorded as being unable to read and write, and having attended school within the census year. His brothers, Hudson M. D. and James H., were ages 19 and 17 years, respectively. Hudson worked as a laborer, and both had attended school within the census year.6 

Family

 John V. Knight d. b 20 Aug 1850
Children 1.Lewis Knight3 b. 1813
 2.Martin Knight+1 b. 1828, d. 30 Oct 1855
 3.Hudson M. D. Knight6 b. 1831, d. 20 May 1900
 4.James H. Knight6 b. 1833

Citations

  1. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of H.B.M. Knight on 30 October 1855 in Braxton County, West Virginia, age 27, married to Elvira, born about 1828, son of John V. and Elizabeth Knight, referencing FHL Film# 163711. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  2. [S1404] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Knight and Elizabeth Lewis on 14 February 1811 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA, referencing Dodd, Jordan R., et al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, Utah, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850.
  3. [S2548] West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, online from the Family History Library, www.famillysearch.org, marriage on 26 August 1856 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, of Lewis Knight, age 43, born about 1813 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, Widowed, son of John Knight and Elizabeth, and Caroline Carpenter, age 25, born about 1831 in Braxton County, Virginia, Single, daughter of Solomon Carpenter and Mary, referencing West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, FHL Digital Folder# 007499352, FHL Film# 34484, Originating System EASY, Batch# M54976-4, citing "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR43-KJM : 30 January 2020), Lewis Knight, 1856. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Knight, 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: 186a, reporting Elizabeth's age as 50, and estimating her year of birth as 1800. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2534] John Davison Sutton, History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Sutton, West Virginia: published by the author, January 1919), Chapter XI., Anecdotes, page 323, Mr. G. B. Browning and Mrs. Knight's children. Hereinafter cited as History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia.
  6. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Knight, 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: 186a.
  7. [S2578] Sara Frances Ketchum, "Married Women's Property Law in Nineteenth-Century Virginia", University of Virginia (August 1985), found online using www.google.com, which took us on 7 October 2023 to the University of Virginia site: https://www.google.com/url. Hereinafter cited as "Married Women's Property Law in Nineteenth-Century Virginia."

Elizabeth K. Lewis1

b. 1853
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*1853Elizabeth K. Lewis was born about 1853 in Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 187029 June 1870Elizabeth K. 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 17 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.

Esther Ann Lewis1

b. 30 September 1841, d. 18 May 1913
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Stephen Lewis2
Mother*Mary Bush2
Birth*30 September 1841Esther Ann Lewis was born on 30 September 1841 in Fulton, Oswego County, New York.1,3,4 
Marriage*October 1854She married, as his first wife, James Andrew Heaton, son of Joseph Gilman Heaton and Anna Mosher, in October 1854 in Cayuga County, New York.1,5 
(Daughter-in-Law) Census State NY 185530 June 1855Esther A. was enumerated with her new husband on the 1855 New York state census taken on 30 June 1855 in the household of her husband's mother, Ann Heaton, in Granby, Oswego County, New York. Esther was 15 years old, had been born in Oswego County, and had lived in Granby for two months. Her husband, James, was 26 years of age, had been born in Cayuga County, and had lived in Granby for 17 years.6,7 
Census US 1860*18 July 1860Esther A. and James Heaton were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 18 July 1860 in Richland, Whitley County, Indiana. James was 32 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $40, and Esther was 19 years old. The couple's two young children, James and Mary, ages 5 and 3 years, respectively, were enumerated with their parents in 1860. In the next household on the same census page, James's unmarried brother, Calvin, was enumerated as the head of his household. The brothers' mother, Anna Heaton, and four children were enumerated in Calvin's household.8,9 
Civil War (U.S.)*9 December 1863Her husband enlisted, as Andrew Heaton, for the Union during the Civil War on 9 December 1863 at Fulton, Oswego County, New York. He served in Company A of the 24th New York Cavalry, and was discharged on 20 June 1865 at Cloud's Mills, Alexandria, Virginia.10 
Census State NY 1865*22 June 1865Esther and James A. Heaton were enumerated on the 1865 New York state census taken on 22 June 1865 in Volney, Oswego County, New York. James was 36 years of age, worked as a laborer and was currently in the army, and Esther was 25 years of age. They were married, the first marriage for each, and Esther had given birth to four children. They were land owners, and their home was valued at $600. Their four children, James, Mary, Anna and Millie, ages 10, 8, 5 and 2 years, respectively, were enumerated with them in 1865.11 
Divorce*Esther and James were divorced, and both married again, James Andrew in 1868 and Esther about 1870. Their children lived with their mother.5,4,12 
Marriage*1870She married second, as his first wife, Thomas H. Dine, son of Robert Dine and Charlotte Wakefield, about 1870, probably in New York.12,4 
Census US 1880*14 June 1880Esther and Thomas Dine were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 14 June 1880 in Highland, Osceola County, Michigan. Thomas was 31 years of age and a farmer, and Esther was 39 years of age and keeping house. The couple's two children were enumerated with them in 1880. Grace was 8 years old, at home, and had attended school within the census year; and Ernest was 2 years old.13 
Census US 1900*1 June 1900Esther and Thomas H. Dine were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 1 June 1900 in Highland, Osceola County, Michigan. Thomas was 52 years of age and a farmer and Esther was 59 years of age. They owned their farm free of mortgage, had been married for 30 years and Esther was recorded as having given birth to two children, both of whom were living. Actually, though, she had given birth to four children with her first husband, and three children with Thomas Dine, her second husband. Thomas had not been married before. The couple's son, Ernest Dine, and his wife, Inez, were enumerated in the Dine household in 1900. Ernest was 22 years of age and worked as a farm laborer, and Inez was 19 years old. They had been married for less than a year and Inez had not given birth to any children. Mary (Heaton) Laughlin, a daughter of Esther's from her first marriage, was also enumerated with the Dine family in 1900. Mary was 42 years of age, had been married for 27 years, and was recorded as not having given birth to any children. She had actually given birth to two children. Her daughter, Gertrude, had died at age 24 the year before, and her son, Earl, was enumerated about 150 miles away in Hayes, Otsego County, Michigan, with his wife and daughter. Mary's husband, David Ash Laughlin, who was recorded as widowed in 1900, was enumerated in the household of Mary and David's son, Earl Laughlin, in Hayes, Otsego County. David and Mary may have already separated and begun the process of ending their marriage, as Mary was recorded as married in 1900, and David was recorded as widowed. They would divorce in 1908. Everyone in the Dine household was able to read, write and to speak English.14 
Census US 1910*9 May 1910Esther and Thomas H. Dine were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in Highland, Osceola County, Michigan. Thomas was 62 years of age and a general farmer working on his own account, and Esther was 67 years of age. They had been married for 40 years, Thomas's first marriage and Esther's second, and she had given birth to six children, all of whom were living. They owned their farm free of mortgage, and were both able to read, write and to speak English.15 
Death*18 May 1913She died on 18 May 1913 in Highland, Osceola County, Michigan, at age 711,2 
Burial* and was buried in Section B, right middle, of Greenwood Cemetery, Marion, Osceola County.4 

Family 1

 James Andrew Heaton b. Oct 1829, d. 4 Sep 1903
Children 1.James Heaton+8 b. 1 Oct 1855, d. 24 Sep 1932
 2.Mary Heaton+8 b. 28 Oct 1857, d. 21 Jan 1924
 3.Anna E. Heaton+16 b. 25 Sep 1860, d. 22 May 1941
 4.Millie Heaton16 b. 1863

Family 2

 Thomas H. Dine b. 3 Sep 1847, d. 6 May 1920
Children 1.Grace Dine13 b. 1872
 2.Ernest Dine13 b. 1878

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 2, page 33. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Esther Dine, age 73, married, born on 12 September 1839 in New York to Stephen Lewis and Mary Bush, died on 18 May 1913 in Highland, Tuscola, Michigan, USA, informant Mrs. Mary Hartley, burial in Greenwood Cemetery; referencing Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
  3. [S2488] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna Heaton, wife, Granby, Oswego County, New York, New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855, reporting Esther's place of birth as Oswego County, New York. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., State Census, 1855.
  4. [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, Esther A (Lewis) Dine, Memorial# 41525243. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 2, page 34.
  6. [S2488] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna Heaton, wife, Granby, Oswego County, New York, New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855.
  7. [S2488] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lawrence and Caroline Churchill, Granby, Oswego County, New York, New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855.
  8. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Esther A. Heaton, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Richland, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: M653_307; Page: 863; Family History Library Film: 803307. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Calvin L. Heaton, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Richland, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: M653_307; Page: 863; Family History Library Film: 803307.
  10. [S1617] U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, admission of Andrew Heaton, age 67, to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, born about 1832 in New York, enlisted for the Union on 9 December 1863 in Fulton, New York and discharged on 20 June 1865 at Cloud's Mills, Alexandria, Virginia, served in Company A of the 24 New York Cavalry, admitted to the Home in 1899, and residence began in 1899, his residence place was Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA, Marion Branch; referencing The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; Series: M1749. Hereinafter cited as National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938.
  11. [S2916] New York, U.S., State Census, 1865, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James A. and Esther Heaton, (their surname recorded as "Headon" by the census taker), New York State Archives; Albany, New York, USA; Census of the State of New York, 1865. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., State Census, 1865.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Henry Dine, Memorial# 41525178.
  13. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Esther Dine, (their surname recorded as "Deins" by the census taker, Year: 1880; Census Place: Highland, Osceola, Michigan; Roll: 600; Page: 64d; Enumeration District: 220. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas H. and Esther Dine, Year: 1900; Census Place: Highland, Osceola, Michigan; Roll: 737; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0147. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Esther Dine, (their surname recorded as "Doan" by the census taker), Year: 1910; Census Place: Highland, Osceola, Michigan; Roll: T624_669; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 1374682. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  16. [S2916] New York, U.S., State Census, 1865, online at www.ancestry.com, New York State Archives; Albany, New York, USA; Census of the State of New York, 1865.

Evan Lewis1

Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*Evan Lewis was probably born at Eglwysilan, Glamorganshire, Wales.1 
(Son) Religion10 September 1683Evan's family were Quakers, and in preparation for their immigration to America, his father received a certificate of transfer from the Society of Friends at Treverig, Glamorganshire, Wales, for himself, his wife Mary and his children.2 
(Son) Immigration1684The family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1684, settling first in the north-eastern part of the township of Haverford, Chester County.2 
(Son) ResidenceAfter his father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.2 

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.

Fielding Jefferson Lewis1

b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 August 1858
Family
Birth*5 May 1803Fielding Jefferson Lewis was born on 5 May 1803 in Kentucky.1,2 
Marriage*21 February 1830He married Mary E. Laughlin, daughter of Alexander Laughlin and Barbara Kinder, on 21 February 1830 in Madison County, Illinois.3,1,2 
(Purchaser) Estate Sale11 January 1832Fielding was among the purchasers of items from the sale of the estate of his mother-in-law, Barbara Laughlin, deceased, lately of Madison County, Illinois, his name appearing several times on the Bill of Sale list dated 11 January 1832. Almost all of the purchasers were members of her immediate and extended family. Those on the list of the most interest to us for the purpose of this project were John Heaton, Valentine Heaton, Thomas G. Lofton, Isaac Gillham Jr., Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Gallatin Kinder, Samuel Kinder, Hiram Arthur, Thomas Gillham, Jacob Kensler, Isaac Braden, Ephraim Davidson and Margaret Letitia Davidson.4 
(Husband) Estate Distribution6 April 1833Fielding's wife was a daughter, and one of several heirs, of Barbara Laughlin, deceased, and Fielding received $90.50, the remainder of his wife's heir's share, on 6 April 1833 from the administrators of his mother-in-law's estate. The shares of the two older sons, John and Valentine Heaton, were paid by the estate administrators directly to them, the shares of the four married daughters were paid to each of their husbands, and the shares of the two minor children were paid to their half-brother, Valentine Heaton, as their guardian. On 13 February 1846 Rebecca Gillham, daughter of the deceased, provided a written statement to the probate court stating that she was one of the several heirs of Barbara Laughlin and that, to her knowledge, the several heirs of said deceased received of the administrators of her estate the sum of $105.50 each, by themselves or through their guardian.5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 
Death*27 August 1858He died on 27 August 1858 in Marion County, Illinois, at age 551,2 
Burial* and was buried in Row 7, grave 8 in Lewis Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County.2 

Family

 Mary E. Laughlin b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Children 1.Sarah J. Lewis+2,13 b. 30 Jan 1831, d. 30 May 1854
 2.Martha M. Lewis2,14 b. 19 Jan 1833, d. 3 Sep 1854
 3.George Washington Lewis+15,2 b. 27 Apr 1835, d. 22 Nov 1864
 4.William H. Lewis2 b. 1842, d. 29 Jul 1864
 5.Barbara E. Lewis+2 b. 20 Jan 1845, d. 31 Jan 1910
 6.Richard T. Lewis+2 b. 4 Jul 1847, d. 28 Sep 1877
 7.James Lewis2,1 b. 1850
 8.Mary Louisa Lewis+2 b. 7 Sep 1852, d. 25 Mar 1882
 9.Susan G. Lewis1,2 b. 1855

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. [S260] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Fielding J. Lewis and Mary Laughlin on 21 February 1830 in Madison County, Illinois, citing FHL Film# 1306457. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860.
  4. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 555-562; list of purchasers dated 11 January 1832, acceptance 3 April 1832, sale amount of estate totaling $747.98½. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999.
  5. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, image 532, 13 Feb 1846, written statement of Rebecca Gillham that she was one of several heirs of Barbara Laughlin and that to her knowledge the several heirs of said deceased received of the administrators of said estate the sum of $105.50 each by themselves or through their guardians.
  6. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 578-579, 6 Apr 1833, payment of $55.50 to heir William Gillham.
  7. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 580-581, 6 Apr 1833, payment of $105.50 to heir Isaac Gillham.
  8. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 582-583, 6 Apr 1833, payment of $40.50 to heir Thomas G. Lofton.
  9. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 590-591, 6 Apr 1833, payment of $105.50 to heir Valentine Heaton.
  10. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 592-593, 6 Apr 1833, payment of $93.50 to heir John Heaton.
  11. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 594-595, 6 Apr 1833, payment of $211.00 to Valentine Heaton as guardian of Sarah and James Laughlin, minor heirs to Barbara Laughlin.
  12. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Alexander Laughlin, Madison County, 1825, Case Number 15, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 370-423 of 1980, image 412, 6 Apr 1833, Misfiled, a payment of $90.50 to Fielding Lewis from the administrators of the estate of Barbara Laughlin.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah J. (Lewis) Ptomey, Memorial# 19697350.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha M. (Lewis) Wickersham, Memorial# 19687675.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Washington Lewis, Memorial# 19902308.

Florence Lewis1

b. 1884
Family
Father*Wilbur Lewis1 b. 1859
Mother*Charlotte Bracken1 b. 1861, d. b 23 Dec 1907
Birth*1884Florence Lewis was born about 1884 in Iowa.1 
(Daughter) Census State IA 18851 June 1885Florence was enumerated on the 1885 Iowa State census taken as of 1 June 1885 in the household of her parents in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. She was one year old.1 
(Daughter) OccupationApril 1888When her little brother, James, was born in April 1888, Florence's father's occupation was recorded as brakeman2 
(Daughter) Residence and the family was living in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa.2 
(Grandchild) Will23 December 1907Her maternal grandfather, Michael N. Bracken, prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming Florence Lewis and her brother, James Lewis, and bequeathing to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, personal and real. His will further identified the siblings as the children of his deceased daughter, Lottie Lewis.3 
(Granddaughter) Death2 January 1908Her grandfather Bracken died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.4 
(Granddaughter) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for her grandfather, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.3 

Citations

  1. [S1448] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Lottie Lewis, 1885, Cedar Mitchell County, Iowa; referencing the State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897. Hereinafter cited as Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.
  2. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of birth for James E. Lewis, born on 4 April 1888 in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa, USA, son of Wilbur J. Lewis, Brakeman, and Charlotte Barcken, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  3. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.
  4. [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, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Frances Lewis1,2

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
Name VariationShe was called Fanny.1 
Marriage*1 June 1788She married James Scout on 1 June 1788 in the Neshaminy Presbyterian Church of Warminster, Hartsville, Bucks County.2 
(Daughter) Will4 June 1809Fanny'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 Fanny Scout, he bequeathed £100.1 

Family

 James Scout

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.
  2. [S1756] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Hartsville, Bucks County, Neshaminy Presbyterian Church of Warminster, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, 1788-1912, marriage of James Scout of Warminster and Frances Lewis of Warrington on 1 June 1788. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970.

George Lewis1

Family
Marriage*19 August 1819He married Lydia Lewis on 19 August 1819 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1,2 

Family

 Lydia Lewis
Child 1.Margaret F. Lewis+1 b. 1821, d. 27 Mar 1861

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.

George Washington Lewis1

b. 27 April 1835, d. 22 November 1864
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis2,3 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1,2 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*27 April 1835George Washington Lewis was born on 27 April 1835 in Marion County, Illinois.1,2 
Marriage*14 May 1857He married Mary LuElla Tabor, daughter of Martin Tabor and Mary Weaver, on 14 May 1857 in Marion County.2,4,5 
Civil War (U.S.)*George served in the Civil War as a Private in Company F of the 111th Illinois Infantry formed at Patoka. He was captured and held at Andersonville Prison in Georgia.2 
Death*22 November 1864 After being released from Andersonville Prison, he died of disease on 22 November 1864 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, at age 29.1,2 
Burial*He was buried in Section G, Site 8433 of Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga.2 

Family

 Mary LuElla Tabor b. 4 Jul 1838, d. 23 Aug 1867
Children 1.James Madison Lewis4 b. 13 Mar 1858, d. 11 Apr 1940
 2.George Washington Lewis4 b. 29 Apr 1859, d. 3 Jun 1933
 3.William Harrison Lewis4,6 b. 29 Jan 1862, d. 1 Dec 1940

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, George Washington Lewis, Memorial# 19902308.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary LuElla (Tabor) Lewis, Memorial# 19713014.
  5. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George W. Lewis and Mary E. Tabor on 14 May 1857 in Marion County, citing FHL Film Number: 001010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Harrison Lewis, Memorial# 19902096.

George Washington Lewis1

b. 29 April 1859, d. 3 June 1933
Family
Father*George Washington Lewis1 b. 27 Apr 1835, d. 22 Nov 1864
Mother*Mary LuElla Tabor1 b. 4 Jul 1838, d. 23 Aug 1867
Birth*29 April 1859George Washington Lewis was born on 29 April 1859 in Marion County, Illinois.1,2 
Name VariationHe was called Wash.2 
Marriage*17 March 1881He married Minerva Lucille Jolliff, daughter of Abner Wilson Jolliff and Louiza Parmelia Kinyon, on 17 March 1881 in Marion County.2,3 
Children*Wash and Lucy had 8 children together.3,2 
(Husband) Death11 February 1916George became a widower when Minerva Lucille (Jolliff) Lewis died on 11 February 1916 at age 53.2,3 
Death*3 June 1933He died on 3 June 1933 in Patoka at age 741,2 
Burial* and was buried in Lewis Cemetery, Patoka.2 

Family

 Minerva Lucille Jolliff b. 25 Jul 1862, d. 11 Feb 1916

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, George Washington “Uncle Wash” Lewis, Memorial# 19713044.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Minerva Lucille (Jolliff) Lewis, Memorial# 19713059.