Life History

Notes

• Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
  John Lewis
  Spouse Rebecca Hackney
  Marriage 26 Mar 1844 Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
  Ceremony by Robt (unreadable) Justice of the Peace
  License issued 25 March 1844
  Jefferson County Marriage Book p 20
  
  Rebecca was apparently reprimanded by her Quaker Monthly Meeting in Jefferson County for this marriage to a non-Quaker, though no record of the reprimand has been found.  The Women's Group of the Lost Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends minutes record that Rebecca Lewis produce a letter acknowledging "her outgoing marriage" (marriage outside the Friend's Society),
  
  U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
  Rebecca Lewis produced a letter "acknowledging her outgoing in marriage" (marrying a non-Quaker)
  31 May 1845 Lost Creek Monthly Meeting Women's Group, Lost Creek Quarterly Meeting
  Wilmington Yearly Meeting, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  
  The odd thing is, this date is over a year after the marriage, 31 May 1845.
  
  Five years later, they were enumerated in the 18560 census, with their first child, William H.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 September, District 13, p 894, Hse #1594, Fam #1649
  John B Lewis 26 M Labor $0 Real Estate Value b Tenn [b abt 1824]
  Rebecca Lewis 26 F b Tenn [b abt 1824]
  Wm H Lewis 2 M b Tenn [b abt 1848]
  
  In the 1860 census, everyone but John and William were enumerated with initials only.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, no date, PO not rptd, page 288, Hse #2034, Fam #2073
  Jno B Lewis 36 M Farmer $1000 Real Estate value or $750 Personal Wealth Rptd born Tenn [b abt 1842]
  R Lewis 36 F born Tenn [b abt 1824]
  Wm H  Lewis 11 M born Tenn [b abt 1849]
  C A Lewis 7 F born Tenn [b abt 1853]
  N E Lewis 3 F born Tenn [b abt 1857]
  M J Lewis 3mos F born Tenn [b abt 1860]
  
  Going by names in later records, the child C A above is Catherine Adeline, who commonly went by Adeline and its nickname Addie.  She signed her name on her father's will as Addie Nance..  N E is Elizabeth, probably Nancy Elizabeth, reported as Elizabeth in 1870.  And M J is Mary Jane, reported in 1970 as Mary and in 1980 as Jane.  No Jane, Mary Jane or Mary was mentioned among surviving children when her father write his will.
  
  In 1866, John and Rebecca requested the Lost Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends to accept their minor children as members, which they did.
  
  Rachel died in about 1868.  Their last child Franklin was reported age 3 in 1870, born in July 1867.  In 1870, John was alone with all the children.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 5 July, Civil District 7, PO not rptd, page 4, Hse/Fam #24
  John B Lewis 46 M Farmer $1000 Real Estate value or $600 Personal Wealth Rptd born Tenn [b abt 1824]
  W Henry Lewis 21 M Farmer born Tenn [b abt 1849]
  Catharine A Lewis 17 F Keeps House born Tenn Cannot write [b abt 1853]
  Elizabeth Lewis 12 F At Home born Tenn [b abt 1858]
  Mary Lewis 10 F At Home born Tenn Cannot read or write [b abt 1860]
  James T Lewis 8 M born Tenn [b abt 1862]
  Cordelia A Lewis 6 F born Tenn [b abt 1864]
  Franklin Lewis 3 M born Tenn [b abt 1867]
  
  In 1871, John remarried.
  
  Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
  John B Lewis
  Spouse Harriett E Daniel
  License issued and Marriage 17 Oct 1871 Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
  Ceremony by David Grant, Justice of the Peace
  Jefferson County Marriage Record Book
  
  In the 1880 census, the last three children, Emmett, Fred and Benford, are Harriett's sons.
  
  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]
  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]
  
  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
  
  John was buried under the name J B Lewis in the Friends Cemetery near his home.  The grave marker says he died 11 November 1911.  However, his wife was a widow living with her son in th 1910 census.
  
  John's will was written on 2 June 1909.  All his heirs, including his wife Harriett, signed the will, agreeing to the statement of inheritance.
  
  Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
  J B Lewis
  Date of Will 2 Jun 1909, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
  Inferred Death Year 1909
  Wills and Settlements, Vol 3-4, 1826-1845, p 386
  
  Ancestry reports the date of the will as the date of probate.  Probate details have not been found.  The date of death on his grave in the Friends Cemetery is in 1911, so the marker may have been up considerably later and the date engraved was wrong.  It is also the kind of error we have found in other cases where a stonecutter got distracted and looked at a wrong line on an order.  in this case it looks like he repeated the 11 form the date in place of the 09 from the year. of death.
  
  J B Lewis
  Birth Jan 25, 1823
  Death Nov 11, 1911 [July 1909]
  Burial Friends Station Cemetery, New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
  Created by Penny Pennington Mar 26, 2014
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #126949453, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lewis&GSiman=1&GScty=135943&GRid=126949453&

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 13 September, District 13, p 894, Hse #1594, Fam #1649
• 3. 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • no date, PO not rptd, page 288, Hse #2034, Fam #2073
• 4. 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 5 July, Civil District 7, PO not rptd, page 4, Hse/Fam #24
• 5. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 1 June, Civil District 7, District 171, page 8, Hse/Fam #74
• 6. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 18 June, New Market, Civil District 7, Enumeration District 47, page 11B, Hse #209, Fam #212
• 7. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
• 8. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
• 9. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 6 May, New Market, District 74, Page 16A, Hse #253,Fam #264
• 10. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 11. 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 24 January, Civil District 7, District 75, page 9A, Hse #177, Fam #179
• 12. Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
• 13. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 14. 1910 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee
  • 25 April, Knoxville (District 2), District 104, Page 19A, 104 Springdale Ave, Hse #329, Fam #335
• 15. 1920 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee
  • 25 April, Knoxville Ward 17, District 108, page 22B, 104 Springdale Ave, Hse #449, Fam #469