This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deeno Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.littleriver/391.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Teresa, There is a JD Lewis in LR Co doing research on this Lewis family. His email jd.lewis@senclewises.com The website is: http://www.senclewises.com/williamalfordcarye.html Looks as if Wm Lewis was married before he married Fletcher. This was in NC and there were several children born to them. 1880 Sampson Co NC Wm A Lewis 31 NC Elizabeth 28 NC Ida E 9 NC Wm H 6 NC Lula M 5 NC Georgiana 5 NC ?? M Laid female)1mo/(should be Major Loyd "Dock"; male) By 1896(marriage to Fletcher) mother Elizabeth was deceased. They had come to AR by 1885 as there are more children born from 1885 to 1890: Jennie 1885, John B 1888,Annie Bell 1889, Johnnie(female) 1890 and Joseph 1890. Marriages: Ida 16 md Lyman Davis 24 1886 LR Co Georgia 16 md AK (Andrew)Davis 35 1894 LR Co ?LM (Lula M)18 md WW Jordan 45 1894 LR Co Jennie 19 Robt Sumner Davis 33 1903 LR Co Annie 19 EF (Edward) Glover 26 LR Co 1906 LR Co Jonnie 18 Claud Beard 23 1906 LR Co Johnnie Beard 21 AK Patterson 30 1910 LR Co Georgie Davis 28 MD Saxton 26 LR Co Johnnie A Patterson 27 Arthur Bennett 26 1916 LR Co JW 24 to Arrie Broom 22 1914 LR Co Joe W 56 to Beulah Richardson 41 1946 LR Co 1900 LR Co AR Wm A Lewis Jul 1851 NC Fletcher J Sep 1876 AR Josephus Oct 1891 (believe he is Joseph from 1st marriage) Grace May 1897 1900 Arden TWP LR Co, Ida and her husb Lyman have Jennie living with them. Georgia and her husb Andrew Davis have Annie B & John A.(Jonnie-female) 1910 Howard Co AR Wm A Lewis 56 NC Fletcher J 33 md 14 yrs 9ch born with 5 living AR TN TN Gracie 13 AR Dovie 5 AR (enumerated as son) Alfred S 3 AR Vernon 2mos AR Virgil 2mos AR Joe 25 nephew AR Nancy Harwell 70 mthr-in-law TN TN TN 1910 Arden TWP, Jonnie(widow) is living with Georgia and her second husb with four Davis children. Jonnie has Eter (?Etta or Ester) 3 and Claud 1. 1920 Howard Co AR Wm A Lewis 67 NC Fletcher 44 AR Dovie 14 Vernon 9 Virgil 9 Willie 5 By 1923 Wm Lewis must have died as Fletcher Lewis remarried to JT Williamson May 16. Charlie and Gracie's children are with her and her husb in OK 1930. 1940 the ones not married are with Dovie and her husb in OK. 1930 Miller Co AR Author Bennett 39 AR Johnnie A 42 AR Matilda E 12 AR RC 10 AR Joe R 5 TX Dortha C 2 TX Claud Beard 20 AR step son Odus E Patterson 18 AR step son Lucile M 16 AR step dtr Ramond Saxton 22 AR nephew 1940 Arden TWP LR Co Have Claud, Joe, RC & Dorothy at home. Could not find Jonnie or any of her family in 1920 but did find where she is buried. She died in 1963 and is Arden Cem. So, Jonnie was half sister to Gracie. They had different mothers. Jonnie was married to Claud Beard, then AK Patterson and then finally Arthur Bennett. She had Claud Beard jr; Odus and Lucille Patterson; Matilda, RC, Joe & Dorothy Beard. Rayedene Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.