North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Emmie S Lemly Brown Wife of Alfred William Brown Descendant of Captain Joseph Steele Father Byron Lemly (1841-1904) Mother Ella Rose Carson 1843-75) Granddaughter of Samuel Lemly (1819-83) and Emmeline Steele (1824-93) m 1839 Gr-Granddaughter of William Steele(1785-1829) and Elizabeth Miller (1794-1829) Gr-Gr-Granddaughter of Joseph Steele and Rebeca Anderson m 1782 (next page) Joseph Steele (1760-95) commanded a company of cavalry under Gen Francis Marion. He wsa born in Ireland; died in York County, SC DAR Lineage book pp 106-107 North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 Mrs Emma Lemly Brown Age 53y 5m 6d Birth 18 August 1872 Jackson, Mississippi Residence 308 N Church St, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Father Byron Lemly, born Jackson, Mississippi Mother Ella Carson, born Charlotte, North Carolina Spouse Alfred W Brown Death 25 January 1926 at home, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Cause of Death Encephalitis for 5 years Burial 26 January 1926 in Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, by J M Harry and Company, Charlotte Filed 26 January 1926 Emmie Lemley Brown BIRTH 17 Oct 1876 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA DEATH 25 Jan 1926 (aged 49) Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Daughter of Byron Lemly and Ella Carson. Information taken from death certificate. Spouse Alfred William Brown 1878-1932 Son Byron Lemly Brown 1904-1904 Inscription: "Wife of A. W. Brown" Gravesite Details Headstone lists birth date as October 17; death certificate lists it as August 18. Created by DSM 1 Feb 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial 65948803, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65948803
Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911 B F Gregory Priscilla Lesley Marriage 16 Oct 1889 Lee, Mississippi, United States Priscilla “Cilla†Leslie Gregory BIRTH 20 Mar 1871 DEATH 16 Feb 1952 (aged 80) BURIAL Boguefala Cemetery, Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA Spouse Benjaman F Gregory 1868-1917 Children: Nim Addison Gregory 1890-1954 Myrtis Gregory Ruff 1894-1971 Calvin L Gregory 1900-1941 Lois E Gregory 1904-1904 Created by Judy Harden/Barbara Wallace/Matthew Malone 3 Mar 2011 -- Find a Grave Memorial 66449443, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66449443/benjaman-f-gregory
1910 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee, 16 April, District 49, Chattanooga Ward 3, page 1B, 1279 Market Street, Hse #16, Fam #23 Keith, John B Head M W 36 Widowed GA GA GA Hotel Proprietor Keith, Mary C Mother F W 55 Widow GA GA GA None Keith, Marsh Son M W 5 TN GA GA None Keith, Jo J [sic] Son M W 3 TN GA GA None Keith, Herschel V Brother M W 24 married 3 yrs GA GA GA Hotel Proprietor Keith, Willie E Sister-in-Law F W 22 married 3 yrs TN Germany TN None Keith, Herschel V Jr Nephew M W 1yr 7mos TN GA TN In the Chattanooga City Directory, her middle initial is L, not E. This is accounted for in her full name given on Ancestry.com, with her gravestone: Willie Ethel Lessly. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1928, p 1073 Keith Herschel V (Willie L) Mgr Herschel V Keith Agcy and Prs Security Trust Co, Tel M 458, r 5 Derby (Glenwood) Tel H 2319 Gravestone of Willie Ethel Lessly Keith, Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee Willie Lessly Keith May 29, 1888 Dec 23, 1972 -- Ancestry, Mendes-Keith-Grififn, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47656131/person/6827533467/fact/57751493328
California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 Dorothy I Knupp Birth Year abt 1924 Age 56 Spouse Name David B Lester Spouse Age 61 Marriage 6 Dec 1980 San Bernardino, California Dorothy's and David's marriage record occurs in another index entry reporting her surname as Shelby. Dorothy's first husband's name was Rolland Gray, so this would indicate she was married a second itme after her divorce from Roland before this marriage to Lester. California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 David B Lester Birth Year abt 1919 Age 61 Marriage 6 Dec 1980 San Bernardino, California, USA Spouse Name Dorothy I Shelby Spouse Age 56 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Dr David B Lester Birth Date 12 Feb 1919 1320 E Palm Ave, Redlands, CA, 92374-5433 (1994) 1073 Ardmore Cir, Redlands, CA, 92374-6289 (1993) 2615 Ruhland Ave Apt 15, Redondo Beach, CA, 90278-2642 2603 Gates Ave # 2, Redondo Beach, CA, 90278-2217 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 David B Lester Born 12 Feb 1919 Died 20 Sep 1999 Last Residence Redlands, San Bernardino, California 92374 SSN 570-03-8424 issued California (Before 1951) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 David Benjamin Lester Birth 12 Feb 1919 Denver, Colorado Death Date 20 Sep 1999 Father Martin Lester Mother Bertha Claff SSN 570038424 Jul 1937 Name listed as DAVID BENJAMIN LESTER; 25 Sep 1999 Name listed as DAVID B LESTER
Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 Joseph A Lester Louisa J Barnett Marriage 13 Aug 1865 Itawamba County 1870 Federal Census, Prentiss County, Mississippi, 16 June, Township 6, PO Booneville, page 4, Hse/Fam #18 Lester, Joseph A 23 M W Farm Laborer $0 Real Estate $0 Personal Estate born Mississippi [b abt 1847] Lester, Louisa 24 F W Keeps House born Mississippi [b abt 1846] Lester, Almo [Alma?] 4 F W born Mississippi [b abt 1866] Lester, Alice 2 F W born Mississippi [b abt 1868] Lester, John H 1 M W Mississippi [b abt 1869] Lester, Christopher C 19 M W Day Laborer born Mississippi [b abt 1851] Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 J A Lester Mary F Henry Marriage 01 Feb 1877 Johnson County, Texas, United States Page 193 In the 1880 census, we find that Joseph has moved to Hill County, Texas, and his wife is now reported as Mary. Records tell us this is Mary F Henry. They wre married in Johnson County, Texas (adjacent to Hill County, Texas) on 1 February 1877. Several genealogies report that Louisa Barnett Lester died in 1873, but no record has been found. The children's reports here show their mother was born in Arkansas. Probably drawn down by the enumerator based on their stepmother's reported state of birth, without further enquiry to clarify. 1880 Federal Hill County, Texas, 19 June, District 76, page 26, Hse/Fam #225 Lester, Joseph W M 34 Head Farmer MS MS MS [b abt 1846] Lester, Mary W F 26 Wife Keeping House AR GA GA [b abt 1854] Lester, Alma W F 14 Dau At Home Cannot write MS MS AR [b abt 1866] Lester, John W M 11 Son Cannot write MS MS AR [b abt 1869] Lester, Blemia (?) W M 8 Son MS MS AR Cannot write [b abt 1872] Lester, Joseph W M 7 Son MS MS AR [b abt 1873] Lester, Paralee W F 3 Dau At Home MS MS AR [b abt 1877] Lester, Infant W M 1mo born March Son TX MS AR Oklahoma, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-2008 Joseph A Lester Will written 10 August 1921 No wife mentioned in the will Witnesses A A Short, Sertrude J Wyatt, Park Wyatt, all of Shawnee [Pottawatomie County], Oklahoma Death Date 12 November 1921 Probate 19 Nov 1921 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA Case #3047 Estate Packets, 1921-1922, No. 3025-A B Rood; No. 3071-I N Bradburn5-A B Rood; No. 3071-I N Bradburn His son's death certificate reports Joseph's birth town in Mississippi. Texas Death Certificate Blymyer M Lester Age 84 yrs 8 mos 25 days Farmer, Retired Residence General Delivery, May, Brown County, Texas Birth 23 May 1871 Alabama Father Joseph A Lester, born Gun Town (Lee County), Mississippi Mother Louisia [sic] Barnett, born Mississippi Informant D C Lester Death 18 February 1956 1429 South 2nd Street, Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, after 2 months stay Cause of Death Carcinomatosis, due to Carcinoma of the Head and Pancreas for 6 months Burial 19 February 1956 Tahoka Cemetery, Tshoka (Lynn County), Texas, by Stanley Funeral Home Certificate #15051 filed 1 March 1956 ---------------------- Joseph Alonzo Lester BIRTH Dec 1845 Mississippi, USA DEATH 1921 (aged 75-76) Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA BURIAL Fairlawn Cemetery, Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, Section 4 (old) Son of Henry Smith Lester (1810-1880) and Caroline (Mayfield) Lester (1824-unk). Joseph married Louisa Jane Barnett on 13 Aug 1865 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of John B. and Minerva Owens Barnett. Joseph and Louisa Jane had three children: Alice born 1863, Alma born 1866, John A. born 1869. Frances died after the 1870 census in Mississippi. Joseph married Mary Florence Phillips before 1880; they were counted in Hill County, Texas 1880 census. In 1900 they were in Wise County, Texas. In 1910 - and until he died - they lived in Stephens County, Oklahoma. They reared a large family. (Info from Lester FT and censuses and other genealogies.) Spouse Mary Florence Phillips Lester 1854-1922 Daughter Maudie Lester Blackburn 1887-1985 Created by Jean28 Jan 2007 -- Find a Grave Memorial 17732958, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17732958 ----------------------
Thanks to my cousin and coresearcher Marion Mixon for Mary's maiden name. Mary Brewer Birth 1864 Death 1904 Buried beside her husband, William T. Brewer. Spouse William T. Brewer (1856 - 1943) Daughter Ethel Brewer Holman (1898 - 1934) Burial Citizens Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma Created by Alice P Apr 05, 2004 -- Find A Grave Memorial #8603286, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8603286
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Colonel B Lethco Spouse: Amanda E Parker Marriage 22 Dec 1879 Sevier County Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 C B Lethco Spouse: M S Strange Marriage 19 Jul 1886 Jefferson County 1900 Federal Census, Sevier County, Tennessee, 2 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 137, page 1B, Hse/Fam #15 Lethco, Colonel B Head W M Jan 1855 45 Married 14 years TN TN TN Farmer Owns Lethco, Mary S Wife W F Apr 1863 37 Married 14 years 7 children/6 living TN TN TN Lethco, Mary L Dau W F Sept 1884 10 Single TN TN TN Lethco, James D Son W M Nov 1890 9 Single TN TN TN Lethco, Josie R Dau W F Apr 1892 8 Single TN TN TN Lethco, William C Son W M Apr 1894 6 Single TN TN TN Lethco, George W Son W M May 1897 3 Single TN TN TN Lethco, Dicy E Dau W F June 1898 1 Single TN TN TN Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 Bunch Lethco Birth abt 1856 Tennessee Age 74, Death 30 Mar 1930 Newport, Cocke, Tennessee Burial 1 Apr 1930 Jefferson County, Tennessee White Male Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Father's Name: David Lethco Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Name: Susan Kiterall Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee A genealogy adds that burial was in the Holbert Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Mary E Leverett was enumerated with her family in the 1850 census in Arkansas County, Arkansas, at the age of 5. She wsa the last child, and born in Arkansas. Her older brother Henry had been born in Tennessee about 1960, according to this enumeration. But interestingly, the oldest child in the household, Lewis at age 19, was also born in Arkansas. It suggests that they lived in Arkansas near emphis for a while, then moved across theborder into the state of Tennessee for sometime, then moved back to Arkansas. It is not know when they actually moved down to the Ethel-St Charles area along the White River. 1850 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 November, Prairie Township, page 36, Hse/Fam #53 Ebenezer W Leverett 53 M Farmer $10 [sic] Real Estate value b Massachusetts Elizabeth Leverett 51 F b Kentucky Lewis Leverett 19 M b Arkansas Henry C Leverett 10 M b Arkansas Mary E Leverett 5 F b Arkansas John Leverett 21 M Farmer b Louisiana The following 1860 census record is linked by Jerry Griffitts as Mary E Smith, later the wife of William Jones, and mother of William Thomas Jones. William Jones Birth 1808 in Virginia Death Dec 1860 in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse Nancy [Last name unknown] b 1813 Spouse Mary Jane Granbery 1826-1887 Spouse Mary E Jones b 1843 -- Jerry Griffitt, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3144262/person/-858507754 Note that Jerry actually lists her as Mary E Jones, which might mean he had listed her under her married name (from marriage to William). He does not list any parents for her, so there is no clear family link. The listing under the name Jones may mean this was also her maiden name before she married Benz E Smith (a Prussian actually named Schmidt). Smith seems to be her first married name. 1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 20 July, Prairie Township, p 62, Hse #454, Fam #434 Benz E Smith 28 M Farmer $200 Personal Estate b Prussia Mary E Smith 17 F No Occupation b Arkansas [b abt 1843] Cobel Pierce 28 F Housekeeper $170 Personal Estate b Tennessee James Jacek (?) Pierce 2 M b Arkansas Griffitt lists another wife between Nancy, who appears in the 1850 and 1860 censuses, and Mary, William's wife in the in the 1870 and 1880 censuses. Griffitt reports two wives named Mary. One is Mary E Jones. This matches Mary E Smith (Schmidt), reported i the 1870 census. In some genealogies, Benz Smith is reported as Benz Schmidt, the German form of his last name. This also matches the demographic of the St Charles area, where other German families lived. Notably the Mueller family, known there as Miller. On the other wife, Mary Jane Granbery, I can find no information and cannot see where she could have been married to William in the timeline of records we have. The 1850 census reports William's wife as Nancy, and the first child born about 1835. Note that Griffitt's genealogy above reports Mary Granbery did not died until 1887. If he is correct, then she and William were divorced before 1868, the approximate date when William married Mary Emily Smith. Maybe Mary Jany Granbery was the first wife married before 1835 and died before 1850. William might have also married her between the death of Nancy after abt 1865 and his marriage to Mary Smith about 1868. I have found no marriage records for William. Additionally, note also that even though Griffitt has this Mary E Smith married to William Jones, he reports William Jones as dying in 1860. This is before the birth of William Thomas Jones in 1875, who is supposedly the son of Mary and William Jones. In 1870, we find Mary has remarried and is now the wife of 61-year-old William Foote Jones. Their first child is named Foote, and was born in November 1869, so we can figure they married in late 1868 or early 1869. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 12, Hse/Fam #89 Jones, William F 61 M W Farmer $320 Real Estate $500 Personal b Virginia Jones, Mary E 28 F W Keeping House born Arkansas cannot read or write [b abt 1942] Jones, Lorinda 18 F W Farm Labor born Arkansas cannot read or write Jones, Foote 7mos M W born Arkansas November 1869 From the 1880 census, we know that Mary had one son, Henry Smith, with her first husband. But he is not reported in this 1870 census. He does appear with the family in the 1880 census. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 11 June, (Location & District Unstated), p 17, #115, Fam #118 William F Jones W M 71 Farmer VA VA VA (b abt 1809) Mary E Jones W F 38 Wife Keeping House b AR Mass KY (b abt 1842) Henry Smith 14 M W Step-Son On Farm AR Prussia AR (b abt 1866) Foote Jones 10 M W Son On Farm AR VA AR (b abt 1870) The age of Henry reported here indicates Henry Smith was born about 1876. This means Mary and Benz Smith were probably married about 1865. Foote Jones is already 10 years old in 1880, and the 1870 census tells us more exactly he was born in the November 1869. This would mean that the widowed Mary married William Jones in late 1868 or early 1869. We can figure, then, that Benz Smith died about 1868. In the 1900 census, Mary is a widow living in the household of her son William Thomas, recorded as Thomas, and his wife Mary Cochran. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 July, Prairie Township, District 7, page 15B, Hse #256, Fam #263 Jones, Thomas Head W M Jan 1875 25 married 5 years AR VA AR Farmer Owns Jones, Mary Wife W F Apr 1877 23 married 5 yrs 2 children/2 living MS MS MS Jones, Mary Mother W F Apr 1843 57 Widow 5 children/3 living AR Mass KY can read can write 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #17 Jones, Thomas Head M W 35 2nd marriage Married 4 years AR VA AR Farmer, Owns Farm Jones, Cornnie Wife F W 34 1st Marriage Married 4 years 3 children/3 living MS MS MS (abt 1876) Jones, Mary Mother 67 Widow AR Mass KY (abt 1843) There was no burial memorial for Mary Emily, so I created one on Find a Grave. ---------------- Mary Emily Leverett Jones Birth Apr 1842 Arkansas, USA Death unknown Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Burial Rowland Family Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Mary Emily Leverett was the daughter of Ebenezer W Leverett and his wife Elizabeth, whose maiden name is not known. Ebenezer was from an old family in Massachusetts, but had moved to Kentucky where he and Elizabeth married. The Leverett family had moved from Kentucky to Arkansas with a residence period in Tennessee . Mary Emily was born in Arkansas and married a Germany Immigrant named Benz E Schmidt, who went by the English form of his name, as many did. They had married in Arkansas County and were enumerated as newlyweds in Prairie Township of the county, near the community of Ethel, in the 1850 census. Because of Mary's remarriage to William Foote Jones, Mary and her son Henry are buried in the cemetery of the Rowland-Jones farm in Ethel, Arkansas. This private cemetery does not have headstones but the graves were marked only by natural stones. The burial site of Benz Smith is unknown. Mary's death date is not known. The last record found for her was the 1910 census. Son Henry E Smith 1866 - unknown Created by Orville Jenkins 7 Apr 2020 -- Find a Grave Memorial 208808063, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208808063/mary-emily-jones ----------------
Mary Lou Davis Marriage (2) 24 May 1964 Morrow County, Ohio to George Lloyd Levering -- Davis Weller, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13845048/person/2114561 Note that the Davis Weller genealogy reports that George and Mary Lou married in 1964, and divorce records show they divorced in 1958. But Davis Weller also reports that Mary Lou married Clarence Edwin Davis in 1964. No marriage or divorce records have been found for that marriage. Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 George L Levering Residence Morrow County Spouse Mary L Levering Spouse's Residence Galion, Crawford County Marriage Duration 3 Years (actually 2 days short of 4 years), 1 child Decree Granted to Husband on the Grounds of Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty Decree 22 May 1968 Morrow County Recorded in Crawford County Divorce Records, Volume 1877, Cerificate #11537 Note that George was granted the divorce on the grounds of cruelty and gross neglect. George Lloyd Levering Birth 07 JAN 1919 in Franklin Twp, Morrow County, OH Death 14 JUN 1969 in Mount Gilead, Morrow County, OH Burial 17 Jun 1969 Levering Cemetery, Waterford, Knox County, Ohio -- Davis Weller, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13845048/person/2115004
1935 Florida State Census, Dixie County, Precinct 7, page 1 L J Forsyth Cross City Fla Outside City Limits Age 48 Husband born Texas 8th grade edu Fruit Dealer Bertha Forsyth Cross City Fla Outside Age 48 Wife born Mississippi 8th grade edu owner Housewife Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 Bertha Ann Forsyth Death Oct 1967 Alachua County, Florida, United States Bertha Ann Lewellyn Forsyth Birth Aug 15, 1886 Death Oct 11, 1967 Spouse Leonard Jackson Forsyth (1887 - 1971) Burial Mingo Cemetery, Cross City, Dixie County, Florida Maintained by Pamela Lewellyn Strickland, Originally Created by Betty Jones Mikell Sep 14, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #21555000, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21555000
1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 August, Civil District 3, PO Trion, page 37 (scan 351), Hse #248, Fam #246 Lewis, Joseph 41 M W Farmer $450 Real Estate $1075 Personal b TN Cannot read or write Lewis, Catharine F W Keeps House b TN Cannot read or write Lewis, Julia 13 F W born TN Lewis, Abigail 8 F W born TN 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 15 June, Civil District 5, District 177, page 30, Hse #249, Fam #253 Lewis, Joseph W M 50 Farmer TN TN TN Lewis, Catharine A W F 45 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or write TN TN TN - page 31 - Lewis, Abigail W F 18 Dau At Home TN TN TN
1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 September, District 13, p 894, Hse #1593, Fam #1648 Henry Lewis 63 M Farmer $500 Real Estate Value b Tenn [b abt 1787] Mary Lewis 61 F b Virginia [b abt 1789] Sally S Lewis 28 M b Tenn [b abt 1822] Henry Lewis 19 M b Tenn [b abt 1831] Mary Jane Ball 17 M b Tenn [b abt 1833] Adason Lewis 12 M b Tenn [b abt 1838]
1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, no date, PO not rptd, page 288, Hse #2036, Fam #2075 Jas H Lewis 28 M Laborer $0 Real Estate value or $400 Personal Wealth Rptd born Tenn [b abt 1832] M A Lewis 27 F born Tenn [b abt 1833] TT Lewis 3 F born Tenn [b abt 1857] A F Lewis 3mos M born Tenn [b abt 1860] 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 5 July, Civil District 7, PO not rptd, page 4, Hse/Fam #26 James H Lewis 41 M Farmer $0 Real Estate value or $400 Personal Wealth Rptd born Tenn [b abt 1829] Mary Lewis 40 F born Tenn [b abt 1830] Tepanah Lewis 12 F born Tenn [b abt 1847] Addison F Lewis 11 M born Tenn [b abt 1859] Richard Lewis 5 M born Tenn [b abt 1865] Silvester Lewis 1 M born Tenn [b abt 1869] 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1 June, Civil District 7, District 171, page 8, Hse/Fam #75 Lewis, James H W M 48 Married Farmer TN TN TN [b abt 1852] Lewis, Mary A W F 47 Married Keeps House TN NC NC [b abt 1853] Lewis, Addison F W M 20 Son Farm Labor TN TN NC [b abt 1860] Lewis, Richard D W M 14 Farm Labor TN TN NC [b abt 1866] Lewis, Sylvester W M 11 Son Farm Labor TN TN NC [b abt 1869] Lewis, William E W M 5 Son Farm Labor TN TN NC [b abt 1875] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Adison Lewis, Farmer, age 23 Spouse Jennie Randles, age 19 Both residents of Jefferson County Marriage 29 Nov 1882 Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Ceremony by William Provence, J P Witnesses M Dunwoddy [sic] and James Lewis Recorded 16 Dec 1882 Jefferson County Marriage Book p 17, record #165 Jennie died in 1889. In the 1900 census, he was in his father's household, along with some siblings, reported as widowed. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 18 June, New Market, Civil District 7, Enumeration District 47, page 11B, Hse #209, Fam #210 Lewis, James W Head W M Jan 1843 57 Widowed TN TN TN Farmer Owns Lewis, Frances F Dau W F Oct 1856 43 Widowed TN TN TN Farm Laborer Lewis, Addison F Son W M Feby 1860 40 Widowed TN TN TN Farm Laborer Lewis, Sylvester P Son W M Dec 1869 30 Widowed TN TN TN Farm Laborer Lewis, William E Son W M Feby 1877 23 Single TN TN TN Day Laborer Runnels, Arthuar Grandson W M Dec 1879 20 Single TN TN TN Day Laborer Lewis, Clarence Grandson W M Oct 1883 16 Single TN TN TN At School At some point after that Addison moved to California. He has not been found in 1910. In 1920 he was part of a work crew on a farm in Kings County, California. 1920 Federal Census, Kings County, California, 8 January, Corcoran Township, District 121, page 2B, Hse #38, Fam #39 Miles, Albert Rents Head F W 44 Calif KY KS Farm Camp Foreman Miles, Della Wife F W 41 MD IL MD [many others farm workers] Lewis, Adison F Boarder 60 Widowed TN TN TN Farm Laborer
1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 September, District 13, p 894, Hse #1595, Fam #1650 Wm M Lewis 24 M Farmer $0 Real Estate Value b Tenn [b abt 1826] Thurssa Lewis 22 F b Ala Cannot read and write [b abt 1828] Amanda Jane Lewis 3 F b Kentucky [b abt 1847] Evoin H Lewis 1 M b Tenn [b abt 1849] 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, no date, PO not rptd, page 288, Hse #2054, Fam #2073 Wm M Lewis 35 M Farmer $1000 Real Estate value or $0 Personal Wealth Rptd born Tenn [b abt 1825] T Lewis 33 F born Tenn [b abt 1827] A Lewis 13 F born Tenn [b abt 1847] E H Lewis 11 M born Tenn [b abt 1849] S J Lewis 5 F born Tenn [b abt 1855] C N Lewis 4 M born Tenn [b abt 1856] J C Lewis 3 M born Tenn [b abt 1857]
--------------- Evan Lewis Birth May 8, 1749 Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA Death Jun 23, 1823 Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Died at age 74. Parents: Henry Lewis,.Mary Rogers Siblings: Amos Lewis (1737-1811). Died at age 74. Susanna Lewis. Born on September 15, 1735 in Wales or Virginia. Daughter Lewis. Born on May 22, 1745. Thomas Lewis. Born on November 2, 1739 in Orange County, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Reese Lewis (1730-1833). Died at age 103. Burial at Long Reach Cemetery in Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. Anne Lewis. Born on April 26, 1742 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. George Lewis (1744-1807). Died at age 63. Burial at Pine Chapel Cemetery in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Memorial #99320450. Hannah Lewis (1746-1748). Died at age 2. Mordecai Lewis (1751-1817). Died at age 65. Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery, Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee. Memorial #99262977. Married Susannah Moon. Susannah's parents: Richard Moon. Susannah Brown. Both are buried in Hancock County, Georgia. Burial Lost Creek Friends Burial Ground, Jefferson County, Tennessee Created by Sherry Goolsby, Genealogy Oct 21, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #99325308, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lewis&GSiman=1&GScid=153031&GRid=99325308& ---------------
When Bert registered for the WWI draft in September 1918, he and Clarice Terry were already married. I have not found a marriage record. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Bert Earl Lewis Residence RFD Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Birth Date 12 Jun 1881 Farming Nearest Relative (wife) Clarice Lewis, RFD Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma Tall, Medium Build, Brown Eyes, Grey Hair Registered 12 September 1918 Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma Sigend Bert Earl Lewis In 1920, we find Bert with his wife Clarice Terry and their 2-year-old son Terry Stanton Lewis in the home of Clarice's parents. Their entries are mixed up. The names must have confused the enumerator. The Lewises are also given the surname of Tery (Terry), even though Burt (Bert) is correctly reported as a Son-in-law. He put Clarice's married surname Louis (Lewis) as her first name and kept the name Tery for all. Further he reported their son as a girl. 1920 Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 20 January, Richland Township, District 262, page 6A, Farm #75 Tery, Thomas D Head M W 63 GA SC SC Farmer Tery, Mattie Wife F W 62 NC NC NC Tery, Rama Son M W 15 OK US US Tery [Lewis], Louies [Clarice] Daughter F W 23 GA US US Tery [Lewis], Burt Son-in-Law M W 32 TX AL AL Tery [Lewis], Tery S Granddaughter [Grandson] F [M] W 2yrs 1mo OK US US 1940 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 11 April, Marlow Ward 4, District 69-21, page 1A, 212 West Cherokee St, Hse #62, Rents $10 Lewis, Bert E Head M W 57 Married Grade 8 b Texas same place in 1935 Grain Elevator Laborer [b abt 1883] Lewis, Clarice Wife F W 44 married H4 b Georgia same place in 1935 [b abt 1891] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Bert Earl Lewis, age 59 Birth 12 Jun 1882 Gateville [sic, should be Gatesville (Cooke County)], Texas Residence 212 West Cherokee St, Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma Telephone 272-J Contact Mrs J C Terrell, Muleshoe, Texas (sister) Employed Fort Sill, Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma Signed Bert E Lewis Bert Lewis Birth Jun 12, 1881 Death Jun 1, 1969 Spouse Clarice M. Terry Lewis (1895 - 1982) Burial Marlow, Cemetery Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Created by Jean Dec 18, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #23471802, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23471802 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Bert Lewis Born 12 Jun 1882 Died Jun 1969 Last Residence Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma 73055 SSN 448-07-7629 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1 June, Civil District 7, District 171, page 8, Hse/Fam #74 Lewis, John B W M 56 Married Farmer TN TN TN [b abt 1824] Lewis, Harriett W F 35 Married Keeping House TN TN TN [b abt 1845] Lewis, Adaline W F 26 Dau At Home TN TN TN [b abt 1854] Lewis, Jane W F 20 Dau At Home TN TN TN [b abt 1860] Lewis, James W M 18 Farm Labor TN TN TN Cannot write [b abt 1862] Lewis, Cordy W F 15 Dau House Keeping TN TN TN Cannot write [b abt 1865] Lewis, Frank W M 13 Son Farm Labor TN TN TN Cannot write [b abt 1867] [The following three are Harriett's children] Lewis, Emet W M 7 Son TN TN TN [b abt 1873] Lewis, Fred W M 5 Son TN TN TN [b abt 1875] Lewis, Binford W M 4 Son TN TN TN [b abt 1876] In the 1900 census, Harreitt reported that she had borne 4 children, and only 2 were living. We know from other sources that Emmett lived until 1944, so this means that Fred died before 1900. The other child must have been their first child. No fourth child was reported in the 1880 census, and the youngest child, Benford, was 4 years old. It is possible another child was born and died after 1880, But the first child reported in 1880 was Emmet, born about 1873. Since they married in October 1871, they probably had a child in 1872. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 18 June, New Market, Civil District 7, Enumeration District 47, page 11B, Hse #209, Fam #212 Lewis, John Head W M Jan 1824 76 Married 30 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Owns Lewis, Harriet E Wife W F Apr 1844 56 Married 30 yrs 4 children/2 living TN TN TN Lewis, Benford Son W M June 1876 23 [24] Single TN TN TN Farmer In 1910 Binford is reported in Knoxville, Tennessee, working as a "Car Repairer" in a Car Shop. Maybe a mechanic in a garage? Body repair tech? In 1918, his occupation is also designated as Car Repairer, but he works for the Southern Railway, so it must be some kind of mechanic position. His wife is named Ada and they have three daughters by 1910. 1910 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee, 25 April, Knoxville (District 2), District 104, Page 19A, 104 Springdale Ave, Hse #329, Fam #335 Lewis, Binford D Head M W 33 Married 7 yrs TN NC NC Car Repairer, Car Shop Owns [b abt 1877] Lewis, Ada Wife M W 27 Married 7 yrs 4 children/3 living VA VA VA [b abt 1883] Lewis, Dola B Dau M W 6 Single TN TN TN [b abt 1904] Lewis, Hellen E Dau M W 4 Single TN TN TN [b abt 1906] Lewis, Leita M Dau M W 1yr4mos Single TN TN TN [b abt 1908] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Binford Dudley Lewis Residence 104 Springdale, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Birth Date 20 Jun 1876 Occupatoin Car Repairer, Southern Ry. Knoxville Nearest Relative Ada Lewis (Wife), 104 Springdale, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Short, Medium Build, Light Blue Eyes, Black Hair Registered 12 Sept 1918 Knoxville 1920 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee, 25 April, Knoxville Ward 17, District 108, page 22B, 104 Springdale Ave, Hse #449, Fam #469 Lewis, Benford Owns Free & Clear Head F W 43 Married TN TN TN car Repairer, Railway [b abt 1877] Lewis, Ada Mother F W 37 Married TN TN TN [b abt 1883] Lewis, Zola Dau F W 16 TN TN TN [b abt 1904] Lewis, Helen Dau F W 14 TN TN TN [b abt 1906] Lewis, Leita Dau F W 10 TN TN TN [b abt 1910] Lewis, Ruth Dau F W 6 TN TN TN [b abt 1914] Lewis, Raymon Son M W 3yr0mos TN TN TN [b abt March 1917] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Binford Dudley Lewis Birth 20 Jun 1876 New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee Father John B Lewis Mother Harriet E Howard SSN 704129374 Jan 1937 Name listed as BINFORD DUDLEY LEWIS Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 Binford D Lewis Age 76, Birth Date abt 1877 Death 10 Apr 1953 Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee Father John H Lewis Mother Harriet Howard Binford D. Lewis Birth Jun 20, 1876 Death Apr 10, 1953 His father was John B. Lewis, born in Tennessee, and his mother was Harriett E. Lewis, born in North Carolina. Siblings were Adaline, James, Cordy, Frank, Fred, Jane, and Ernest. Spouse Ada M. Lewis (1882 - 1964) Burial Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Created by Sue Reneau Damewood Feb 05, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #65205509, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65205509