----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:16 PM Subject: ARSEBAST Digest, Vol 3, Issue 19 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. John Wesley Lewis b. abt. 1819 North Carolina & Rachel E. > [--?--] b. abt. 1840 Tennessee (Susan Burgess) > 2. Re: Powhatten Pleasant Lewis b. 1840 & Sarah Adeline Awaltb. > 1842 (Deborah/Bobby Musgrove) > 3. Lewis families in Northwestern Arkansas in the early to mid > 1800s (Susan Burgess) > 4. Re: Lewis families in Northwestern Arkansas in the early > tomid 1800s (Karen Dougherty) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:33:35 -0700 > From: Susan Burgess <[email protected]> > Subject: [ARSEBAST] John Wesley Lewis b. abt. 1819 North Carolina & > Rachel E. [--?--] b. abt. 1840 Tennessee > To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Anyone have more information on this family found living in Dayton, > Sebastian County, Arkansas in 1880? Many of their children are also in > Dayton found living together without their parents in 1900. Their son, > John Wesley Lewis is in Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas in 1910 and > in Lewis, Scott County, Arkansas in 1920 and 1930 married to Mahala > Arvilla [--?--]. What I find interesting is that the younger John > Wesley Lewis is found living in Scott County very near Charles Claud > Lewis, a son of Powhatten Pleasant or Perkins Lewis, in 1930. Powhatten > is the son of Claibourn Lewis who is the son of Earl Eason Lewis b. abt. > 1760-1770 in Virginia. I am wondering if the John Wesley Lewis family > and the Earl Eason Lewis family may be related in some way? I have been > unable to find census records for the other children in the census > records, 1910-1930. I list John's middle name as Wesley since in one > census record John, Jr. is listed as John Wesley Lewis and in the > marriage record for the younger John W. Lewis and Mattie A. Tyler he is > listed as John W. Lewis, Jr. > > **JOHN WESLEY^ LEWIS was born Abt. 1819 in , , North Carolina, USA, and > died Bef. 1900. He married RACHEL E. [--?--]. She was born Abt. 1840 > in , , Tennessee, USA, and died Bef. 1900. > > Children of JOHN W. LEWIS and RACHEL E. [--?--] are: > i. WILBURN C.^ LEWIS, b. November 1853, , , Kentucky, USA. > ii. JASPER W. LEWIS, b. Abt. 1856, , , Kentucky, USA. > iii. BENJAMIN F. LEWIS, b. Abt. 1859, , , Kentucky, USA > iv. MARY ROEANA LEWIS, b. August 1863, , , Kentucky, USA. > v. ALLIS S. LEWIS, b. Abt. 1865, , , Illinois, USA. > vi. DORIA LEWIS, b. September 1868, , , Missouri, USA. > More About DORIA LEWIS: Name 2: Dora M. Lewis > vii. JOHN WESLEY LEWIS, b. Abt. 1870, , , Arkansas, USA; m. (1) MATTIE > A. TYLER, January 5, 1890, , Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA; d. Bef. > 1900; m. (2) MAHALA ARVILLA [--?--], Abt. 1907; b. Abt. 1876, , , > Mississippi, USA. > viii. THOMAS C. LEWIS, b. September 1873, , , Arkansas, USA. > ix. VIOLA N. LEWIS, b. September 1875, , , Arkansas, USA. > x. M. LEWIS, b. May 1878. (twin) > xi. MARISIE LEWIS, b. May 1878, , , Arkansas, USA. (twin) > xii. RACHEL ELIZABETH LEWIS, b. December 1880, , , Arkansas, USA. > > 1880 Census: Dayton, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T9_57; Family History > Film: 1254057; Page: 658.2000; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 0177. > Name Age > John W. Lewis 61 NC NC MD > Rachel E. Lewis 40 Tenn Tenn Tenn > Wilburn (William) C. Lewis 27 > Jasper W. Lewis 24 > Benjamin F. Lewis 21 > Roeana Lewis 19 > Allis S. Lewis 15 > Dora M. Lewis 13 > John W. Lewis 11 > Thomas C. Lewis 8 > Viola N. Lewis 6 > M. Lewis 3 > M. Lewis 3 > Elizabeth R. Lewis 1 > > 1900 Census: Dayton, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T623 76; Page: 3B; . > Name Age > Thomas C Lewis 26 Head S Arkansas North Carolina > Kentucky > Mary R Lewis 36 Sister S > Doria Lewis 31 Sister S > Viola J Lewis 24 Sister S > Wilburn C Lewis 42 Brother S > John W Lewis 29 Brother WD > Marisie Lewis 22 Sister S > Rachel E Lewis 19 Sister S > > 1910 Census: Hartford, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T624_65; Page: 21A; > Enumeration District: 139; Image: 338. > Name Age > John W Lewis 40 Arkansas North Carolina Kentucky > Mahala Lewis 34 Mississipppi Mississippi Mississippi > > 1920 Census: Lewis, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: T625_81; Page: 1B; > Enumeration District: 124; Image: 247. > Name Age > John W Lewis 50 Arkansas Kentucky Kentucky > Mahalia Lewis 44 Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi > > 1930 Census: Lewis, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: 90; Page: 11A; Enumeration > District: 22; Image: 539.0. > Name Age > John Wesley Lewis 60 Arkansas North Carolina Tennessee > Mahala Arvilla Lewis 54 Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi > Living near Charles Claud Lewis > > -- > Susan Kimes Burgess > Fremont, CA > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:26:34 -0500 > From: "Deborah/Bobby Musgrove" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ARSEBAST] Powhatten Pleasant Lewis b. 1840 & Sarah > Adeline Awaltb. 1842 > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]ECB> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Have you searched the Sebastian County website that is on > www.usproject.net > go to the Arkansas link > and then to Sebastian County. > Dayton Cemetery, Union Ridge, and Clarks Chapel are listed there along > with > other graves from > Sebastian County. > Alot of other stuff also is listed and it is FREE. > Deborah Brown-Musgrove > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Burgess" <[email protected]> > To: "Arkansas Washington County List" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:26 PM > Subject: [ARSEBAST] Powhatten Pleasant Lewis b. 1840 & Sarah Adeline > Awaltb. > 1842 > > >> Earl Eason Lewis is the father of Claibourn / Claborne Lewis. Claibourn >> Lewis and Margaret P. [--?--] are the parents of Powhatten / Powhattan >> Pleasant or Perkins Lewis. I believe this is the family of Powhatten >> Pleasant Lewis and his wife Sarah Adeline Awalt. >> >> Powhatten Pleasant or Perkins LEWIS b: September 7, 1840 in , >> Washington County, Arkansas, USA d: January 3, 1912 in , Scott >> County, Arkanasas, USA Burial: Pleasant Grove N0 2 Cemetery, , Scott >> County, Arkansas, USA >> . +Sarah Adeline AWALT b: April 14, 1842 in , , Arkansas, USA m: >> January 27, 1859 in , , Arkansas, USA d: June 6, 1933 Burial: Pleasant >> Grove N0 2 Cemetery, , Scott County, Arkansas, USA >> ... 2 Martha B. LEWIS b: Abt. 1860 in Tumlinson, Scott County, >> Arkansas, USA >> ... 2 Nancy Dixie LEWIS b: September 1862 in , , Arkansas, USA >> d: Aft. 1930 >> ....... +William H. BELL b: November 1841 in , , Arkansas, USA m: >> Abt. 1887 d: Bet. 1910 - 1930 >> ... 2 Verdin M. LEWIS b: March 13, 1867 d: October 12, 1868 >> Burial: Pleasant Grove N0 2 Cemetery, , Scott County, Arkansas, USA >> ... 2 Robert E. LEWIS b: January 1873 in , , Arkansas, USA >> ....... +Grainie [--?--] b: March 1878 in , , Arkansas, USA m: Abt. >> 1894 >> ......... 3 Benny LEWIS b: December 1897 in , , Arkansas, USA >> ......... 3 Robert LEWIS b: October 1899 in , , Arkansas, USA >> ... 2 Maggie LEWIS b: Abt. 1875 in , , Arkansas, USA >> ... 2 Charles Claud LEWIS b: February 1877 in , , Arkansas, USA >> d: 1934 Burial: Pleasant Grove N0 2 Cemetery, , Scott County, >> Arkansas, USA >> ....... +Gertrude Ophelia CARTER b: January 1879 in , , Kentucky, >> USA m: December 22, 1898 in , Scott County, Arkansas, USA d: 1937 >> Burial: Pleasant Grove N0 2 Cemetery, , Scott County, Arkansas, USA >> ......... 3 Carter LEWIS b: Abt. 1901 >> ......... 3 Edna P. LEWIS b: Abt. 1903 >> ......... 3 Ora A. LEWIS b: Abt. 1906 >> ......... 3 Wilna Marie LEWIS b: January 27, 1909 d: February 9, >> 2003 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA Burial: Pleasant >> Grove N0 2 Cemetery, , Scott County, Arkansas, USA >> ......... 3 Charles Claud LEWIS, Jr. b: Abt. 1912 >> ......... 3 Margaret Elnora LEWIS b: Abt. 1916 >> ......... 3 Dorothy Lorraine LEWIS b: Abt. 1918 >> ... 2 Bert Wilson LEWIS b: July 1880 in , , Arkansas, USA >> ....... +Mattie [--?--] b: Abt. 1880 in , , Arkansas, USA m: Abt. >> 1902 >> ......... 3 Daryl H. LEWIS b: Abt. 1904 in , , Arkansas, USA >> ............. +Lella M. [--?--] b: Abt. 1907 in , , Oklahoma, USA >> m: Abt. 1923 >> ......... 3 Juanita LEWIS b: Abt. 1907 in , , New Mexico, USA >> ... 2 Ella M. LEWIS b: June 1883 in , , Arkansas, USA >> ... 2 Bessie B. LEWIS b: September 1889 in , , Arkansas, USA >> ... 2 William LEWIS b: Abt. 1869 in , , Arkansas, USA >> >> >> 1850 Census: Hickman, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: M432_30; Page: 145; Image: >> 289. enumerated the 4th day of November, 1850 >> p38 >> Claiburn Lewis (Claibena) 47 M Farmer 600 Kentucky >> Margaret Lewis 52 F Tennessee >> p39 is listed in Tomlinson Township but it is the remainder of this >> Lewis household >> 1850 Census: Tomlinson, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: M432_30; Page: 146; >> Image: 290. >> Thomas Lewis 16 M Laborer Arkansas >> Mary Lewis 14 F Arkansas >> Powhotten Lewis 10 M Arkansas >> Martha Lewis 6 F Arkansas >> Wilson Lewis 19 M Laborer Tennessee >> Elizabeth Lewis 18 F Tennessee >> Talbert W. Lewis 9/12 M Arkansas >> David Lewis 30 M Blacksmith Tennessee >> Sarah Lewis 22 F Tennessee >> Mary Lewis 2 F Arkansas >> Darwin Lewis 8/12 M Arkansas >> E. T. or J. Walker 29 M Local Broeher Illinois >> Elizabeth Walker 27 F Tennessee >> >> 1860 Census: Tumlinson, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 794; >> Image: 245. >> P. P. Lewis 20 M Farmer 400 305 Arkansas >> Sarah Lewis 18 F Arkansas >> M. B. Lewis 2/12 F Arkansas >> >> 1870 Census: Tumbleston, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: M593_63; Page: 656; >> Image: 475. >> Pleasant Lewis 29 M W Farmer 360 250 Arkansas >> Sarah Lewis 27 F W Keeping House Texas >> Martha Lewis 11 F W Texas >> Nancy Lewis 7 F W Arkansas >> William Lewis 1 M W Arkansas >> >> 1880 Census: Salem, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T9_57; Family History >> Film: 1254057; Page: 656.2000; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 0173. >> Name Age >> Powhatin Lewis 39 carpenter Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee >> >> Sarah A. Lewis 38 Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee >> Mattie Lewis 20 >> Nannie Lewis 18 >> William Lewis 11 >> Robert Lewis 8 >> Maggie Lewis 5 >> Charley Lewis 3 >> George Lewis 18 nephew farmer Arkansas >> >> 1900 Census: Lewis, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: T623 75; Page: 10A; . >> Name Age >> Perkins P Lewis 59 >> Sarah A Lewis 58 >> Bert W Lewis 19 >> Ella M Lewis 16 >> Bessie B Lewis 10 >> Bert Yowell 24 >> >> 1910 Census: Hickman, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: T624_64; Page: 9B; >> Enumeration District: 122; Image: 507 >> Name Age >> Powhatan P Lewis 69 married 51 years >> Sarah A Lewis 68 married 51 years and had 10 children with 8 >> living >> >> -- >> Susan Kimes Burgess >> Fremont, CA >> [email protected] >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1755 - Release Date: 10/29/2008 > 5:27 PM > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:11:47 -0700 > From: Susan Burgess <[email protected]> > Subject: [ARSEBAST] Lewis families in Northwestern Arkansas in the > early to mid 1800s > To: [email protected], Arkansas Crawford County List > <[email protected]>, Arkansas Washington County List > <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I am researching many of the Lewis families found in Northwestern > Arkansas in the early to mid 1800s in an effort to determine their > relationships, if any. Here are the lines I have so far and some of my > hypotheses which are not proved. Sorry but this is very long. > > 1. Earl/Earle Eason Lewis b. between 1760-1770, presumed to be abt. > 1770. He is found in Wayne Co., Tennessee in 1820, 1830 and in Crawford > Co., Arkansas in 1840. He is the presumed father of : > * Harriet b. abt 1800 in Kentucky and found in Scott Co., Arkansas > in 1850 > * Claibourn b. 1803 in Kentucky and found in Scott Co., Arkansas in > 1850 > * David E. b.1821 Wayne County, Tennessee and found in Scott Co., > Arkansas in 1850 > > and possible father of: > * James b. abt. 1807 in Kentucky found in Crawford Co., Arkansas in > 1850 > * Mary b. abt. 1809 in Kentucky found in Crawford Co., Arkansas in 1850 > * Joseph F. Lewis b. abt 1825 in Tennessee found in Crawford Co., > Arkansas in 1850 > > I think James M. Lewis b. bef. 1825 in Kentucky m. Catherine McCurdy may > be the son James listed as a possible son of Earl/Earle Eason Lewis. > Peyton Lewis b. 1812 possibly in Tennessee may also be a son of Earl > since James M. Lewis was the administrator of his estate in 1847. > Peyton was married to Mary Ellen Lewis (mentioned below in #3). > > 2. John Lewis b. between 1760-1770. He is found living in Crawford > County, Missouri in 1830 and Ripley County, Missouri in 1840. His sons, > Henry and Elijah are in Crawford County, Arkansas in 1850. It is > possible this John Lewis is the same John Lewis in 3. below. Living > near by in 1830 in Ripley County, Missouri is Samuel Lewis b. Bet. 1770 > - 1780 and his possible sons: Samuel Jr. b. abt 1803, William b. abt. > 1805, and Dennis b. abt. 1811. I believe John and Samuel may be > brothers. John's presumed to be the father of: > * Henry b. abt. 1790 in Kentucky and found in Crawford Co, Missouri > in 1830, Ripley Co., Missouri in 1840 and Crawford County, Arkansas in > 1850 > * Elijah b. abt 1802 in Kentucky and found in Crawford Co, Missouri > in 1830, Ripley Co., Missouri in 1840 and Crawford County, Arkansas in > 1850 > * John b. abt. 1805 found n Crawford Co, Missouri in 1830, Ripley > Co., Missouri in 1840 > > 3. This John Lewis's father is said to have been Hugh or John Lewis. > John Lewis supposedly moved from Kentucky to Washington County, Missouri > in abt. 1804 however Washington County didn't exist then. In 1834 > Washington, Ripley, and Crawford County, Missouri were adjacent to one > another, which makes me wonder if this John Lewis and the John Lewis (2. > above) b. bet. 1760-1770 and father of Henry, Elijah, and John are one > and the same person. This John Lewis is the father of: > * Joseph C. Lewis b. May 8, 1802 in Livingston County, Kentucky and > found in Hempstead, Arkansas Territory in 1830, and Prairie Co., > Arkansas in 1840 & 1850 > * Hugh Lewis b. abt. 1804 in Missouri and found in Hempstead, > Arkansas Territory in 1830, and Washington Co., Arkansas in 1840 & 1850 > > and possibly: > * Mary Ellen Lewis b. abt. 1814 in Tennessee and found in Washington > Co., Arkansas abt. 1834 where she married Peyton Lewis (possible son of > Earl #1 above) and is found in Washington Co., Arkansas in 1850 after > Peyton's death living near Hugh Lewis. She supposedly married a cousin. > > 4. John Lewis b. 1807 in Tennessee m. Marian Coulter and found living > in Washington County, Arkansas in 1840, 1850, and 1860. > > 5. Stephen Decatur Lewis b. June 7, 1807 Jessamine County, Kentucky > supposedly to William Peyton Lewis b. abt. 1767, m. Lydia Bains Potts. > Stephen was a large land owner in Pope County, Arkansas in the 1840s and > 1850s. He was in Conway County, Arkansas in 1850, and Pope County, > Arkansas in 1860. > > 6. Zachariah Lewis b. abt. 1774 in North Carolina, m Rachel Brackin. > He died in North Carolina. His wife then married Peter Mankins and they > brought the family to Washington County, Arkansas where Zachariah's > children, George Washington, Lydia, and Brackin are listed in 1840 and > 1850. > > 7. Samuel Lewis b. abt. 1801 in Tennessee m. Bricey Holt and they were > living in Vineyard, Washington Co., Arkansas in 1830, 1840, and 1850. > > 8. William Lewis b. bet. 1810-1820 and found in Scott County, Arkansas > in 1840. > > 9. Dennis Lewis b. abt. 1811 in Tennessee m. Hester Shipman found in > Carroll County, Arkansas in 1840, 1850, and 1860. He may be the Dennis > Lewis found in Crawford County, Missouri in 1830 living near Samuel > Lewis, Jr. b. abt Abt. 1803, and in the same county as William Lewis > b.abt. 1805, and Samuel Lewis b. Bet. 1770 - 1780. I am wondering if > the elder Samuel Lewis is his father and the others just listed are his > brothers. I also wonder whether the elder Samuel Lewis is a brother or > other close relative of John Lewis (2. above) since they are found in > the same county in Missouri in 1830. Other researchers list this Dennis > as a brother of George W. Lewis b. Bet. 1812 - 1815 in Tennessee who > settled in Conway County, Arkansas and Carroll Lewis who was b. abt. > 1815 in Virginia and d. 1865 in Tennessee but I question whether this is > true. > > 10. James Lewis b. Bet. 1800-1810 and found in Washington County, > Arkansas in 1840. He had five children listed in 1840 b. bet. > 1825-1840. He was living 3 residences from George Lewis and 5 > residences from Bracken Lewis, sons of Zachariah Lewis (6 above). > > 11. James Willis Lewis b. abt 1800 is found living in Crawford County, > Arkansas by 1836 and in 1840. I believe he is then found in Arkansas > County, Arkansas in 1850 and in his wife Elizabeth is in Freestone > County, Texas in 1860. > > 12. John Wesley Lewis b. abt 1819 in North Carolina, m. Rachel E. > [--?--]. They are found in Sebastian County, Arkansas in 1880 and many > of their children are found there in 1900 living together without their > parents. > > 13. Obadiah / Obediah Lewis b. abt. 1810 in Tennessee, m. Margaret > [--?--]. He may be a relative of John Lewis (#2 above and or the elder > Samuel Lewis mentioned in # 2 and 9 above) since he is found living in > Ripley County, Missouri in 1840 just as both John and Samuel were, and > in Boon County, Arkansas in 1850. > > 14. Sciotha Lewis b. abt. 1815 in Kentucky, m. Mary [--?--]. He was in > Washington County, Arkansas in 1840 and 1850. > > Information on the descendants of these people can be found in my > Rootsweb database file: burgess_kimes > http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=burgess_kimes > > -- > Susan Kimes Burgess > Fremont, CA > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:15:54 -0600 > From: "Karen Dougherty" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ARSEBAST] Lewis families in Northwestern Arkansas in the > early tomid 1800s > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Susan, #7, Samuel Lewis b. about 1801 is my GG Grandfather. A cousin who > is also a professional geneoalogist did research on him & says that he was > born in NC, the son of James LEWIS. James LEWIS was Welsh, but had lived > in Ireland since an infant in Kilkenny,Ireland before coming to the U.S. > Samuel's wife Bricie b. 1804, was my GG Grandmother & was born in TN. Her > father was an Irby HOLT, who never married her mother. Her mother was a > mixed blood Cherokee by the last name of LITTLE/LYTLE, but her first name > is > not known. He was brought to court & charged with bastardy for fathering > an > illegitimate female child (one Bricie LITTLE) with an unnamed LITTLE > woman. > Irby HOLT was a circuit riding Methodist preacher. This is what Joyce > Reece, > the genealogist who did the research found out for us. This is all I know > of > Samuel LEWIS and Bricie, my GG Grandparents. > > Karen Dougherty > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Burgess" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; "Arkansas Crawford County List" > <[email protected]>; "Arkansas Washington County List" > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:11 PM > Subject: [ARSEBAST] Lewis families in Northwestern Arkansas in the early > tomid 1800s > > >> I am researching many of the Lewis families found in Northwestern >> Arkansas in the early to mid 1800s in an effort to determine their >> relationships, if any. Here are the lines I have so far and some of my >> hypotheses which are not proved. Sorry but this is very long. >> >> 1. Earl/Earle Eason Lewis b. between 1760-1770, presumed to be abt. >> 1770. He is found in Wayne Co., Tennessee in 1820, 1830 and in Crawford >> Co., Arkansas in 1840. He is the presumed father of : >> * Harriet b. abt 1800 in Kentucky and found in Scott Co., Arkansas >> in 1850 >> * Claibourn b. 1803 in Kentucky and found in Scott Co., Arkansas in > 1850 >> * David E. b.1821 Wayne County, Tennessee and found in Scott Co., >> Arkansas in 1850 >> >> and possible father of: >> * James b. abt. 1807 in Kentucky found in Crawford Co., Arkansas in > 1850 >> * Mary b. abt. 1809 in Kentucky found in Crawford Co., Arkansas in > 1850 >> * Joseph F. Lewis b. abt 1825 in Tennessee found in Crawford Co., >> Arkansas in 1850 >> >> I think James M. Lewis b. bef. 1825 in Kentucky m. Catherine McCurdy may >> be the son James listed as a possible son of Earl/Earle Eason Lewis. >> Peyton Lewis b. 1812 possibly in Tennessee may also be a son of Earl >> since James M. Lewis was the administrator of his estate in 1847. >> Peyton was married to Mary Ellen Lewis (mentioned below in #3). >> >> 2. John Lewis b. between 1760-1770. He is found living in Crawford >> County, Missouri in 1830 and Ripley County, Missouri in 1840. His sons, >> Henry and Elijah are in Crawford County, Arkansas in 1850. It is >> possible this John Lewis is the same John Lewis in 3. below. Living >> near by in 1830 in Ripley County, Missouri is Samuel Lewis b. Bet. 1770 >> - 1780 and his possible sons: Samuel Jr. b. abt 1803, William b. abt. >> 1805, and Dennis b. abt. 1811. I believe John and Samuel may be >> brothers. John's presumed to be the father of: >> * Henry b. abt. 1790 in Kentucky and found in Crawford Co, Missouri >> in 1830, Ripley Co., Missouri in 1840 and Crawford County, Arkansas in > 1850 >> * Elijah b. abt 1802 in Kentucky and found in Crawford Co, Missouri >> in 1830, Ripley Co., Missouri in 1840 and Crawford County, Arkansas in > 1850 >> * John b. abt. 1805 found n Crawford Co, Missouri in 1830, Ripley >> Co., Missouri in 1840 >> >> 3. This John Lewis's father is said to have been Hugh or John Lewis. >> John Lewis supposedly moved from Kentucky to Washington County, Missouri >> in abt. 1804 however Washington County didn't exist then. In 1834 >> Washington, Ripley, and Crawford County, Missouri were adjacent to one >> another, which makes me wonder if this John Lewis and the John Lewis (2. >> above) b. bet. 1760-1770 and father of Henry, Elijah, and John are one >> and the same person. This John Lewis is the father of: >> * Joseph C. Lewis b. May 8, 1802 in Livingston County, Kentucky and >> found in Hempstead, Arkansas Territory in 1830, and Prairie Co., >> Arkansas in 1840 & 1850 >> * Hugh Lewis b. abt. 1804 in Missouri and found in Hempstead, >> Arkansas Territory in 1830, and Washington Co., Arkansas in 1840 & 1850 >> >> and possibly: >> * Mary Ellen Lewis b. abt. 1814 in Tennessee and found in Washington >> Co., Arkansas abt. 1834 where she married Peyton Lewis (possible son of >> Earl #1 above) and is found in Washington Co., Arkansas in 1850 after >> Peyton's death living near Hugh Lewis. She supposedly married a cousin. >> >> 4. John Lewis b. 1807 in Tennessee m. Marian Coulter and found living >> in Washington County, Arkansas in 1840, 1850, and 1860. >> >> 5. Stephen Decatur Lewis b. June 7, 1807 Jessamine County, Kentucky >> supposedly to William Peyton Lewis b. abt. 1767, m. Lydia Bains Potts. >> Stephen was a large land owner in Pope County, Arkansas in the 1840s and >> 1850s. He was in Conway County, Arkansas in 1850, and Pope County, >> Arkansas in 1860. >> >> 6. Zachariah Lewis b. abt. 1774 in North Carolina, m Rachel Brackin. >> He died in North Carolina. His wife then married Peter Mankins and they >> brought the family to Washington County, Arkansas where Zachariah's >> children, George Washington, Lydia, and Brackin are listed in 1840 and > 1850. >> >> 7. Samuel Lewis b. abt. 1801 in Tennessee m. Bricey Holt and they were >> living in Vineyard, Washington Co., Arkansas in 1830, 1840, and 1850. >> >> 8. William Lewis b. bet. 1810-1820 and found in Scott County, Arkansas >> in 1840. >> >> 9. Dennis Lewis b. abt. 1811 in Tennessee m. Hester Shipman found in >> Carroll County, Arkansas in 1840, 1850, and 1860. He may be the Dennis >> Lewis found in Crawford County, Missouri in 1830 living near Samuel >> Lewis, Jr. b. abt Abt. 1803, and in the same county as William Lewis >> b.abt. 1805, and Samuel Lewis b. Bet. 1770 - 1780. I am wondering if >> the elder Samuel Lewis is his father and the others just listed are his >> brothers. I also wonder whether the elder Samuel Lewis is a brother or >> other close relative of John Lewis (2. above) since they are found in >> the same county in Missouri in 1830. Other researchers list this Dennis >> as a brother of George W. Lewis b. Bet. 1812 - 1815 in Tennessee who >> settled in Conway County, Arkansas and Carroll Lewis who was b. abt. >> 1815 in Virginia and d. 1865 in Tennessee but I question whether this is >> true. >> >> 10. James Lewis b. Bet. 1800-1810 and found in Washington County, >> Arkansas in 1840. He had five children listed in 1840 b. bet. >> 1825-1840. He was living 3 residences from George Lewis and 5 >> residences from Bracken Lewis, sons of Zachariah Lewis (6 above). >> >> 11. James Willis Lewis b. abt 1800 is found living in Crawford County, >> Arkansas by 1836 and in 1840. I believe he is then found in Arkansas >> County, Arkansas in 1850 and in his wife Elizabeth is in Freestone >> County, Texas in 1860. >> >> 12. John Wesley Lewis b. abt 1819 in North Carolina, m. Rachel E. >> [--?--]. They are found in Sebastian County, Arkansas in 1880 and many >> of their children are found there in 1900 living together without their >> parents. >> >> 13. Obadiah / Obediah Lewis b. abt. 1810 in Tennessee, m. Margaret >> [--?--]. He may be a relative of John Lewis (#2 above and or the elder >> Samuel Lewis mentioned in # 2 and 9 above) since he is found living in >> Ripley County, Missouri in 1840 just as both John and Samuel were, and >> in Boon County, Arkansas in 1850. >> >> 14. Sciotha Lewis b. abt. 1815 in Kentucky, m. Mary [--?--]. He was in >> Washington County, Arkansas in 1840 and 1850. >> >> Information on the descendants of these people can be found in my >> Rootsweb database file: burgess_kimes >> http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=burgess_kimes >> >> -- >> Susan Kimes Burgess >> Fremont, CA >> [email protected] >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ARSEBAST list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the ARSEBAST mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ARSEBAST Digest, Vol 3, Issue 19 > ***************************************