Can't answer directly, tidbit: Eva Lillie GOSS (d/o Milton Oren GOSS and Sadie May BUCHANAN) married Hallie R LEWIS (s/o Samuel LEWIS and Ella BROWNING) in 1922 in Jefferson Co., IL Give the father as call in a few days, if you don't get an answer on-line :-) -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:07 PM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILFRANKL] James Lewis - Samuel Lewis > > Can anyone answer this question? I have a Samuel Lewis b abt 1875 > married 15 Dec 1896 FCI to Ella Browning b abt 1880 who had a son named > Hallie R. Lewis Sr. b abt 1901 who married Eva Lillie Goss (no date > known) and had a son names James H. Lewis. I am guessing this James H. > Lewis is the father of James M. Lewis whose obit I included below. I > also believe this same James H. Lewis might have attended WTHS in > Bluford for a period of time. > > There is a photo of James Lewis in the 1956 WTHS yearbook with him in a > sailor uniform. > > I also have a photo of James Lewis from a WTHS 2008 and can see a > resemblance in all three men. Anyone know if I right or wrong in my guess? > > Sandy > > > MT. VERNON - James M. "Jimmy" Lewis, 51, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at > 4:23 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, at his home in Mt. Vernon. > > He was born Thursday, Jan. 14, 1960, in Mt. Vernon, a son of James H. > and Sara R. (Quinn) Lewis. > > A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at > Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Mr. Johnathan Schnautz > officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in > Woodlawn. > > Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at Hughey > Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. > > Jimmy is survived by his father, James H. Lewis of Dix; two sisters, > Phyllis Garner and Tom Duncan of Mt. Vernon and Suzi Ripplinger and > husband Danny of Highridge, Mo.; two nephews, Mike Lewis of Anaheim, > Calif., and Jeff Garner of Carterville; two nieces, Melanie Brant and > husband Tim of Indianapolis, Ind., and Christy Garner of Mt. Vernon; > four great-nephews, Anthony and Alex McKinney of Mt. Vernon and Sean > and > Jacob Brant of Indianapolis, Ind.; and a great-niece, Alexis McKinney of > Mt. Vernon. > > His mother and his grandparents preceded him in death. > > Jimmy worked at Vernwood Press in Mt. Vernon and later was associated > with Lewis Vinyl Products in Bluford. He was an avid NASCAR fan > (especially of the driver Jeff Gordon) and he loved to hunt and fish and > was an avid barbecue griller known by his family as "King of the Grill." > > For those who wish, memorials may be given to the Hospice of the Good > Samaritan and will be accepted at the funeral home or mailed to Hughey > Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864. > > Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home, > where you may call 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for > further information and to send condolences. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message