I think I can show a direct line back to James T that is good enough for DNA... only problem will be getting my brother to do it unless I pay for it lol.. he is tight! We were lucky in a way that there is not than many generations in our family going back to James T... you probably already have this land deal, but here it is again just in case.. it shows your great something grandfather and mine... James T's son Isaac Lewis was my gg-grandfather.. his son Thaddeus 'Thad' was my g-grandfather .. his son Hiram was my grandfather - his son Burchell was my dad. My grandpa Hiram was born in 1862 and died when I was 11 years old. He and I were really close. I guess I was the only one who wanted to listen to his tales about growing up on Hurrican Creek in Leslie Co. The farm my mom bought after my dad died was land that had been in my family for now nearly 200 years. The old chimney stones for the log cabin my grandpa was born in lay in one of our fields just down the creek from our house. Grandpa and I would go for a walk around the hill and rest on those stones. He talked about life when he was a child, and could remember a bit of the civil war, his parents, grandparents and great grandparents, so I knew about Isaac and Thad as a child, but I didn't know who Isaac's father was until I started doing research and later found that land deal on the net. I had heard that he was but had no other confirmation. I'll see what else I have on here that stands for proof. Fay Perry County Deed Book A, page 186 Heirs of James Lewis Deed. To/Deed/Fee Paid. $1.62 1/2 Juder Lewis This Indenture made and entered into this 12th day of November 1825 between Thaddeus Lewis and Polly Lewis his wife, Nathan Lewis and Judy Lewis his wife, John Lewis and Rachel his wife, Joseph Lewis and Sally his wife, William Strong and Patsy his wife, James Henson and Mary his wife, Jesse Boling and Minetrey his wife, Abraham Pennington and Margaret his wife, William Shepherd and Vier his wife, Samuel Lewis and Cuzza his wife, Absalom Lewis and Susanna his wife, Silas Davidson and Betsey his wife, James Lewis and Sally his wife, Andrew Lewis, Isaac Lewis, Sally Lewis inter eim(?) before signed the heirs of James Lewis deceased of the one part and Juder Lewis one of the said heirs of the part all of them of the State of Kentucky and Perry County Witnesseth that for and in consideration of taking care nursing and attending upon Winedray Lewis their mother, wife of the said James Lewis deceased during her widowhood and together with Sally their sister during of her single life and continuance with him the said Juder Lewis, we, for ourselves, our heirs &c do bargain, sell, convey and deliver all of our right title and claims of a certain tract or parcel of land containing by survey 50 acres, the place Lewis deced, lying and being in the County of Perry on Cutshin creek and bounded as followeth: Beginning on the north side of the creek at the lower end of said Lewis improvement on two sugar trees, sycamore tree, thence S 50 E 94 poles to a beech tree thence N 87 E 78 poles to a white oak, thence S 68 E 90 poles to an ash, thence N 24 E 80 poles to a sugar tree, thence N70 E 25 poles to a stake, thence S 28 E 13 poles to a stake, thence N 81 E 105 poles to a stake, thence S 87 W 14 poles to a stake, thence W 9 poles to the beginning. With its appurtanances to have and to hold the said tract and parcel of land with its appurtanances to the said Juder Lewis and his heirs forever free from the claim or claims of any person arising or claiming under us which we do warrant against and forever defend, which we cause seals to be made and our names to be set thereto. Signed sealed and delivered in the his presence of us: Thaddeus X Lewis (Seal) Daniel Duff mark John Begley her Thaddeus Lewis Mary X Lewis (S) mark his Nathan X Lewis (S) mark her Julia X Lewis (S) mark his Jesse X Boling (S) mark her Winetrey X Boling (S) mark his Absalom X Lewis (S) mark her Susanna X Lewis (S) mark his Samuel X Lewis (S) mark her Cuzza X Lewis (S) mark his Joseph X Lewis (S) mark her Sally X Lewis (S) mark his Andrew X Lewis (S) mark his Isaac X Lewis (S) mark his John X Lewis (S) mark her Rachel X Lewis (S) mark his Silas X Davidson (S) mark her Betsey X Davidson (S) mark his William X Sheppard (S) mark her Vyer X Shepherd (S) mark his James X Lewis (S) mark her Sarah X Lewis (S) mark James Henson (S) Mary Henson (S) William Strong (S) Patsey Strong (S) Abraham Pennington (S) Margaret Pennington (S) Sally Lewis (S) State of Kentucky Perry County Sct. I, Jesse Combs, Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that on the 10th day of April 1826 the within deed was proven before me by the oaths of two of subscribing witnesses thereto to be the act and deed of the within named Thaddeus Lewis, Mary Lewis, Nathan Lewis, Judy Lewis, Jesse Boling, Windum Lewis, Absalom Lewis, Susanna Lewis, Samuel Lewis, Cuzza Lewis, Joseph Lewis, Sally Lewis, Andrew Lewis, Isaac Lewis, John Lewis, Rachel Lewis, Sally Lewis, subscribing parties thereto and the aforesaid witnesses say they only verify as to the acknowledgement of the within deed down to a mark, and the letter A and the same is fuly recorded in my office according to law down to the letter A although the rest of the heirs names are subscribed in the within deed there is no proof of their acknowledgement yet taken before me. Given under my hand as Clerk to the court aforesaid. Test: Jesse Combs, C:P:C:C: On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:59 AM, <TrailseekJPS@aol.com> wrote: > Would it help if I could talk my brother into having the DNA done? > In a message dated 7/3/2008 - fannyfay@gmail.com writes: >> > > > FANNY, If you and especially your Brother, can show a direct MALE lineage > back to JAMES T. LEWIS or just to one of his son's, his DNA would be a > big help in future discovery of his parents lines in Ireland and Wales. The > 37 marker test is needed by all men. > > As of today there are only 2 men tested that have had the DNA tests and > claim direct lines back to a descent of James T. Lewis. One of those didn't > even know he was a descent and listed himself on back to Delaney Lewis, a > great grandson. > > Example: I cannot do it, as my Mom was the LEWIS. My brother died in 2003, > and my three MALE First Cousins who could provide LEWIS DNA keep on > refusing to have the DNA test. Pure ignorance on their parts. This is the > attitude of many men in Southeastern Kentucky as they take the attitude that > they have birth certificates to prove their parents, and no one needs to > know any more about them or their past relatives. > > Those attitudes are opposite of the purposes of having family reunions the > past 200 years. Only 1 in 20 men asked to give a DNA test make claims of > need of money to pay the $99. > > It is usually the women in the families that talk to the men to provide the > DNA test to the LEWIS Project. We sure need more men and start getting more > results to find our specific bloodline footprints in Ireland and Wales. > >> > > > Another fact about JAMES Theo. Lewis 1735 Wales - 1825 Cutshin, KY > > James T Lewis born in 1735 or 1736 was age 22 or 23, in year 1758 of > Colonial Virginia > when he left the Colony of the Scotch - Irish Settlement in year 1758, and > then spent his next 50 or 51 years in North Carolina lands. In 1809 he > arrived in Kentucky to spend the remainder of his life into year 1825. His > last 16 years of life into his age of 90 years. > > > JOHN in CA (descent of James Lewis II - 1771NC-1865KY) > > > > > ________________________________ > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars.

Would it help if I could talk my brother into having the DNA done? In a message dated 7/3/2008 - fannyfay@gmail.com writes: > > > FANNY, If you and especially your Brother, can show a direct MALE lineage back to JAMES T. LEWIS or just to one of his son's, his DNA would be a big help in future discovery of his parents lines in Ireland and Wales. The 37 marker test is needed by all men. As of today there are only 2 men tested that have had the DNA tests and claim direct lines back to a descent of James T. Lewis. One of those didn't even know he was a descent and listed himself on back to Delaney Lewis, a great grandson. Example: I cannot do it, as my Mom was the LEWIS. My brother died in 2003, and my three MALE First Cousins who could provide LEWIS DNA keep on refusing to have the DNA test. Pure ignorance on their parts. This is the attitude of many men in Southeastern Kentucky as they take the attitude that they have birth certificates to prove their parents, and no one needs to know any more about them or their past relatives. Those attitudes are opposite of the purposes of having family reunions the past 200 years. Only 1 in 20 men asked to give a DNA test make claims of need of money to pay the $99. It is usually the women in the families that talk to the men to provide the DNA test to the LEWIS Project. We sure need more men and start getting more results to find our specific bloodline footprints in Ireland and Wales. > > > Another fact about JAMES Theo. Lewis 1735 Wales - 1825 Cutshin, KY James T Lewis born in 1735 or 1736 was age 22 or 23, in year 1758 of Colonial Virginia when he left the Colony of the Scotch - Irish Settlement in year 1758, and then spent his next 50 or 51 years in North Carolina lands. In 1809 he arrived in Kentucky to spend the remainder of his life into year 1825. His last 16 years of life into his age of 90 years. JOHN in CA (descent of James Lewis II - 1771NC-1865KY) **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Our line come down from Nathaniel and Elvira to James T I and Winitree Henson to Isaac and Feby Couch to Thaddeaus and Anna Pennington to grandparents Hiram and Martha Jane Short On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Fay Keith <fannyfay@gmail.com> wrote: > John, would it help if I could talk my brother into having the DNA done? > Fay > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 11:10 AM, <RLTJPS@aol.com> wrote: >> >> >> Parents of James T. Lewis 1735 Wales, we know by legend his father named as >> Nathaniel Lewis born about 1710 to 1714 in Ireland. >> Nathaniel married a girl named Elvira Helton, born about 1715 Ireland, and >> she died in 1737 Wales when James T. was only 2 years old. Nathaniel and >> Elvira both reported born in Ireland, but from Welsh born parents (unnamed by >> Research) who had migrated to find work then both children were born in Ireland. >> >> Our research into year 2008 has not identified the names of their parents. >> Why? Lack of written records. Research proves of those years, unless you >> owned land, there is no written record of you or that you existed. >> When records of James T. Lewis himself were found by descents and then >> handed down to descents, the bundle of data burned in two fires in Hyden, KY in >> the 1970s, only those who had read the writings dictated what was said. >> James T. Lewis 1735-1825 indicated the name of his father and mother, and >> knew he had arrived in America between ages 8 and 9. James T. told many things >> to his children from two wives. >> We LEWIS researchers found several ship records of 1743 to 1746 with the >> names of Nathaniel Lewis, but none of them with child James listed. Nathaniel >> Lewis. We Lewis Genealogists also found that a Gideon Lewis was born in 1748 >> in Virginia but cannot find the name of his mother whom Nathaniel married and >> helped raise young James T. Lewis in early Virginia Coastal plains. >> There are other Gideon Lewis and this has caused much bad information, about >> the North American Colonial born, half brother to James T. Lewis. >> Many are still looking for names of Nathaniel & Elvira's parents. >> James T. Lewis & first wife he identified as Ms. Griffon / Griffen, >> (ubproved as of 2008) named their first child, a girl in 1770 NC ELVIRA LEWIS who >> married William Shepherd b.1770. The second child was JAMES LEWIS II - >> 1771NC-1865KY my direct ancestor. >> JAMES & ELVIRA are brother and sister, same Mother Another child was born in >> 1772 they named Gideon who died in 1799 in North Carolina, and is the reason >> he is not named on the death records of James T. Lewis in 1825 Perry County, >> KY (USA). >> Queries over the Internet email to ask about Nathaniel Lewis & Elvira Helton >> as parents or about their parents is a quest of frustration as this is still >> a secret. >> According to James T. Lewis and his children who left any Bible Records they >> related that when Nathaniel & Elvira married they did just the opposite of >> their own parents, and returned to Wales, to find work. Elvira died, and Lewis >> family in London, England, asssisted Nathaniel with young James, to get >> passage to the Colonies in 1740's to Virginia ports. >> I and every Lewis researcher is still looking for Elvira Helton Lewis >> gravesite in Wales, again frustration. >> In year 2000 at least Three LEWIS family members were over there as tourists >> looking for clues. Others have visited through the years, and no one has >> uncovered anything, except the parents and family of Roderick McIntosh 1775-1879 >> Leslie County, KY. >> On various Internet sites, there are those that make claims about Nathaniel >> Lewis, and some linked to our Nathaniel. >> Among the very few DNA projects in the USA is only a few men from Kentucky >> roots of LEWIS. In year 2008, no DNA matches exist to determine JAMES T. LEWIS >> 1735 Wales-1825 KY to any specific person of WALES or IRELAND. >> Additionally, the current DNA testing of descents of ABNER LEWIS early >> Pioneer in Harlan County, KY, or of a WILSON Lewis Pioneer of Harlan Co. >> JOHN in CA >> >> >> >> >> **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for >> fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYLESLIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

John, would it help if I could talk my brother into having the DNA done? Fay On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 11:10 AM, <RLTJPS@aol.com> wrote: > > > Parents of James T. Lewis 1735 Wales, we know by legend his father named as > Nathaniel Lewis born about 1710 to 1714 in Ireland. > Nathaniel married a girl named Elvira Helton, born about 1715 Ireland, and > she died in 1737 Wales when James T. was only 2 years old. Nathaniel and > Elvira both reported born in Ireland, but from Welsh born parents (unnamed by > Research) who had migrated to find work then both children were born in Ireland. > > Our research into year 2008 has not identified the names of their parents. > Why? Lack of written records. Research proves of those years, unless you > owned land, there is no written record of you or that you existed. > When records of James T. Lewis himself were found by descents and then > handed down to descents, the bundle of data burned in two fires in Hyden, KY in > the 1970s, only those who had read the writings dictated what was said. > James T. Lewis 1735-1825 indicated the name of his father and mother, and > knew he had arrived in America between ages 8 and 9. James T. told many things > to his children from two wives. > We LEWIS researchers found several ship records of 1743 to 1746 with the > names of Nathaniel Lewis, but none of them with child James listed. Nathaniel > Lewis. We Lewis Genealogists also found that a Gideon Lewis was born in 1748 > in Virginia but cannot find the name of his mother whom Nathaniel married and > helped raise young James T. Lewis in early Virginia Coastal plains. > There are other Gideon Lewis and this has caused much bad information, about > the North American Colonial born, half brother to James T. Lewis. > Many are still looking for names of Nathaniel & Elvira's parents. > James T. Lewis & first wife he identified as Ms. Griffon / Griffen, > (ubproved as of 2008) named their first child, a girl in 1770 NC ELVIRA LEWIS who > married William Shepherd b.1770. The second child was JAMES LEWIS II - > 1771NC-1865KY my direct ancestor. > JAMES & ELVIRA are brother and sister, same Mother Another child was born in > 1772 they named Gideon who died in 1799 in North Carolina, and is the reason > he is not named on the death records of James T. Lewis in 1825 Perry County, > KY (USA). > Queries over the Internet email to ask about Nathaniel Lewis & Elvira Helton > as parents or about their parents is a quest of frustration as this is still > a secret. > According to James T. Lewis and his children who left any Bible Records they > related that when Nathaniel & Elvira married they did just the opposite of > their own parents, and returned to Wales, to find work. Elvira died, and Lewis > family in London, England, asssisted Nathaniel with young James, to get > passage to the Colonies in 1740's to Virginia ports. > I and every Lewis researcher is still looking for Elvira Helton Lewis > gravesite in Wales, again frustration. > In year 2000 at least Three LEWIS family members were over there as tourists > looking for clues. Others have visited through the years, and no one has > uncovered anything, except the parents and family of Roderick McIntosh 1775-1879 > Leslie County, KY. > On various Internet sites, there are those that make claims about Nathaniel > Lewis, and some linked to our Nathaniel. > Among the very few DNA projects in the USA is only a few men from Kentucky > roots of LEWIS. In year 2008, no DNA matches exist to determine JAMES T. LEWIS > 1735 Wales-1825 KY to any specific person of WALES or IRELAND. > Additionally, the current DNA testing of descents of ABNER LEWIS early > Pioneer in Harlan County, KY, or of a WILSON Lewis Pioneer of Harlan Co. > JOHN in CA > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYLESLIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Harry Ford Bowling (March 4, 1930 KY - June 25, 2008 KY) Obituary of Mr. Harry Ford Bowling Mr. Harry Ford Bowling was born on March 4, 1930 and departed this life on June 25, 2008 at the age of 78 years, 3 months, and 21 days. He was born in Hyden, Kentucky and had been a lifelong resident of Leslie County. He was the son of the late Reynolds Bowling and the late Nora Napier Bowling. Mr. Ford Bowling had been a retired a coal miner and had been a Sheriff of Leslie County KY for 13 years - terms 1986-1998. Ford was the first sheriff in Leslie County to be elected to consecutive terms. He was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church at Essie, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his parents: Reynolds Bowling and Nora Napier Bowling; sisters: Edna B Reynolds, Alma B Ducker, Edith B Hawkins, Pauline B Helton, Rose Bowling, and Joann Bowling; brothers: Willie, Earl, Ralph, George Bowling. He leaves surviving the following relatives: wife of 58 years, Faye Hacker Bowling of Stinnett, KY; two sons: Paul Bowling and Bill Bowling of Hyden, KY; six daughters: Wanda B Powers Linda Bowling , Joann B Herring, Kathy B Napier, Debbie B Turner of Hyden, KY, and Dianna B Mosley of Hyden, KY; two brothers: Hershal Bowling of Keavy, KY and John Bowling of Burnside, KY; three sisters: Kathleen B Jones, Norma Jean Sizemore, and Ann B Howard of TN; 18 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Ford Bowling were held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday June 29, 2008 at the Rockhouse Pentecostal Church in Hyden, KY with Rev. Teddy Couch, James Bowling, Jr., Keith Bowling, and Rachel Davison officiating. Burial place at the Bowling-Napier Cemetery in Hyden, Kentucky under the direction of the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home staff. The following serve as pallbearers for Mr. Ford Bowling: Greg Barrett, Brandon Mills, Ben Turner, Jason Mills, Joshua Barger, Jonathan Maggard, and Tyler Collett. You may still hurry to sign the guest book at www.walkerfuneralhomesllc.com. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Wilma Irene Roberts Asher (April 17, 1915 - June 25, 2008) > Mrs. Wilma Irene Roberts Asher was born on April 17, 1915 and departed this life on June 25, 2008 at the age of 93 years, 2 months, and 8 days. She was born in Hyden, Kentucky and was a lifelong resident of Leslie County. She was the daughter of the late Charles Roberts and the late Jessie Eversole Roberts 1891. > Mrs. Wilma Irene Asher was preceded in death by her parents: Charles Roberts & Jessie Eversole Roberts d/o A. B. Eversole 1858-1920 md Sophia Hyden 1866 d/o John Hyden (Judge & Senator) & Sophia Hacker. ; > > her husband: Haze Asher; > one son: Charles Edward Asher; one grandson: Billy Haze Davis. > She leaves surviving the following relatives: four sons: Robert Bige Asher & Linda of Madison, IN, Walton P. Asher & Brenda of Sevierville, TN, Haze Asher Jr. & Keta of Dillsboro, IN, and Donnie Wayne & Angie of Hazard, KY: five daughters: Christine Stacy & Joe of Cullowhee, NC, Sophia Burns & Green Richard of Idianapolis, IN, Jeanette Baker & Johnny of Hyden, KY, Martha Beuter of Jonesboro, GA, and Zilpha Sizemore & Willie of Hudson, FL; one brother: Floyd Hall & Aileen of Hazard, KY; 33 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great grandchildren. Also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. > > Funeral services for Mrs. Wilma Irene Roberts Asher will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday June 28, 2008 at the Central Presbyterian Church in Hyden, Kentucky with Rev. Cecil Morgan and Rev. Jeff Stagg officiating. > > Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2008 at the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will take place at the Joe Roberts Cemetery in Hyden, Kentucky under the direction of the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home staff. > > You may sign the guest book at _www.walkerfuneralhomesllc.com_ (http://www.walkerfuneralhomesllc.com/) . > > > > Ancestry of Wilma: see LEWIS & BOWLING > Polly Lewis d/o James Lewis II, 1771NC-1865KY; > Polly Lewis 1800NC md John S. Bowling 1796VA, s/o Rev. Jesse Bowling 1758-1841 & Mary Pennington. 1. Sally Ann Bowling 1818 md in 1836, Perry Co, Joseph Eversole 1817-1864, s/o Woolery Eversole & Lucy Cornett. Member of Ky House of Rep. in 1848. Murdered during the Civil War. 1864. Child: a. Capt. Wm B. Eversole 1837-1909 md 1st Mary (pop) Lewis 1834-1879 d/o John (Baldy) Lewis 1812 KY-1889 KY & Virginia (Jennie) McIntosh 1815-1857, d/o Roderick 1777-1879 Hyden. Child: (1) Abijah Eversole 1858-1920 md Sophia Hyden 1866, d/o John Hyden (Judge& Senator) & Sophia Hacker. Child: Jesse Eversole b.1891 md Charles Roberts > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Harlan County, Kentucky March 1851 On motion of Hiram LEWIS and for cause shown he is appointed as guardian for Elizabeth PACE, Martha Ann PACE, Abner L. PACE, Eleanor PACE, and William PACE, infant children of Charles PACE deceased, whereupon the said Hiram LEWIS together with John G. CRUMP and William BLANTON executed bond to the Commonwealth in the penalty of $500 conditioned as the law directs. March 1852 This day Samuel HOWARD Jr administrator of the estate of Robert PACE deceased, filed the receipt of Hiram LEWIS guardian of the infant heirs of Charles PACE deceased, amounting to the sum of $338.50 for which amount the said LEWIS is charged. MORE DATA RESEARCH BY LIST MEMBERS & SOURCES: On the 1850 in Harlan Co. the annotated census by DUNHAM states as follows: Dwelling 3952 - 3960 LEWIS, Hiram, 47, b. VA . .Lucinda, 40, b. SC (dau. of William JENKINS & Elizabeth ROARK) . .Elizabeth, 19, b. KY (mar. 1853 to Ambrose METCALF) . .Jesse, 17, b. KY (mar. 1854 to Nancy TURNER) . .James, 15, b. KY (mar. Lucy?? SMITH) . .Abner, 13, b. KY (mar. Cynthia ??) . .Eleanor, 10, (d. 1857 in Harlan Co., KY) . .Nancy, 8, b. KY (mar. 1861 to John Calvin HOWARD) . . Hiram, 1, b. KY (mar. Easter, dau of Charles ROBINSON and Catherine) > > > > > NOTES: > Hiram, Jr. was age 1 in 1850 census date, indicates birth 1849 - he died 23 April 1923. > Jesse, born 1833 Harlan Co., married lived in Clay Co, and died in September 1916 in Leslie County. > SON DANIEL JAMES LEWIS not listed in 1850 was: > DANIEL JAMES LEWIS, b. 5 Aug 1854 Harlan County, KY; d. 20 Jan 1920 Crowder, OK, then buried Decatur, Alabama. > Married 1st, 1873 Clay County, KY, Mary Ann Cope, b. 9 Oct 1852 Harlan County, KY; d. 16 Aug 1904 Trinity, Alabama. > > > HIRAM LEWIS SR. - b.1803 VA was a son of ABNER LEWIS and wife ELEANOR DIXON of Harlan County, KY. Until DNA tests from descents prove otherwise, it is believed WILSON LEWIS another KNOX County pioneer from Virginia, is the parent of HIRAM 1803 VA. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Mary Noble Stidham (September 28, 1926 - June 18, 2008) The Obituary of Mrs. Mary Noble Stidham Officiating Minister: Rev. Wayne Bowling Mrs. Mary Noble Stidham born September 28, 1926 departed this life on June 18, 2008 at her residence - Wooton, Ky. She was 81 years, 8 months, & 23 days old. Mary was born at Jackson, Ky., the daughter of the late Samuel Noble & Rachel Creech Noble. Mary was a retired beautician, having owned and operated Mary's Styling Salon at Wooton, Ky. She was a member of the Wooton Presbyterian Church & was a former member of the Eastern Star. Mary enjoyed quilting, crocheting, & crafts (esp. making flowers. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel & Rachel Creech Noble, her husband, Bruner, four brothers, and two sisters. Mrs. Mary Noble Stidham leaves the following relatives surviving: two sons: Victor Stidham of Wooton, Ky., Scott Stidham and wife, Sharon of Wooton, Ky., tow daughters: Melissa Ann Stidham of Wooton, Ky., Sandra Wells and husband, Tommy Wells, Sr., of Wooton, Ky., one brother, Oscar Noble of Ohio, one sister, Dicie Mae Jones of Ohio, nine grandchildren, Mary Baker, Steven Wells, Victoria Sissel, Ciara Stidham, Amanda Stidham, Eric Stidham, Dustin Stidham, Kenneth Asher, Kelly Asher, four great grandchildren, Rhonda Renee Baker, Hailey Sissel, Erica Kayleigh Stidham, Hannah Nicole Stidham, & a host of treasured nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends to mourn her death. The funeral service for Mrs. Mary Noble Stidham will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. - Saturday - June 21, 2008 at the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Bowling officiating. The interment will follow in the Skeens Cemetery located at Wooton, Ky., under the direction of the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home staff. The following serve as pallbearers: Dale Baker, Steven Wells, Eric Stidham, Dustin Stidham, Gary Wayne Baker, & Conway Vance. You may sign the memorial guest register at www.walkefuneralhomesllc.com **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Websites of Interest: LEWIS Surname DNA Project: @ _http://www.lewissurnamednaproject.com/_ (http://www.lewissurnamednaproject.com/) http://www.legendoflewis.com LIST Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ LEWIS-DNA/ Wales DNA Project: _http://www.genpage.com/walesdnaproject.html_ (http://www.genpage.com/walesdnaproject.html) LEWIS of KENTUCKY: _LEWIS-KY@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:LEWIS-KY@rootsweb.com) **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Parents of James T. Lewis 1735 Wales, we know by legend his father named as Nathaniel Lewis born about 1710 to 1714 in Ireland. Nathaniel married a girl named Elvira Helton, born about 1715 Ireland, and she died in 1737 Wales when James T. was only 2 years old. Nathaniel and Elvira both reported born in Ireland, but from Welsh born parents (unnamed by Research) who had migrated to find work then both children were born in Ireland. Our research into year 2008 has not identified the names of their parents. Why? Lack of written records. Research proves of those years, unless you owned land, there is no written record of you or that you existed. When records of James T. Lewis himself were found by descents and then handed down to descents, the bundle of data burned in two fires in Hyden, KY in the 1970s, only those who had read the writings dictated what was said. James T. Lewis 1735-1825 indicated the name of his father and mother, and knew he had arrived in America between ages 8 and 9. James T. told many things to his children from two wives. We LEWIS researchers found several ship records of 1743 to 1746 with the names of Nathaniel Lewis, but none of them with child James listed. Nathaniel Lewis. We Lewis Genealogists also found that a Gideon Lewis was born in 1748 in Virginia but cannot find the name of his mother whom Nathaniel married and helped raise young James T. Lewis in early Virginia Coastal plains. There are other Gideon Lewis and this has caused much bad information, about the North American Colonial born, half brother to James T. Lewis. Many are still looking for names of Nathaniel & Elvira's parents. James T. Lewis & first wife he identified as Ms. Griffon / Griffen, (ubproved as of 2008) named their first child, a girl in 1770 NC ELVIRA LEWIS who married William Shepherd b.1770. The second child was JAMES LEWIS II - 1771NC-1865KY my direct ancestor. JAMES & ELVIRA are brother and sister, same Mother Another child was born in 1772 they named Gideon who died in 1799 in North Carolina, and is the reason he is not named on the death records of James T. Lewis in 1825 Perry County, KY (USA). Queries over the Internet email to ask about Nathaniel Lewis & Elvira Helton as parents or about their parents is a quest of frustration as this is still a secret. According to James T. Lewis and his children who left any Bible Records they related that when Nathaniel & Elvira married they did just the opposite of their own parents, and returned to Wales, to find work. Elvira died, and Lewis family in London, England, asssisted Nathaniel with young James, to get passage to the Colonies in 1740’s to Virginia ports. I and every Lewis researcher is still looking for Elvira Helton Lewis gravesite in Wales, again frustration. In year 2000 at least Three LEWIS family members were over there as tourists looking for clues. Others have visited through the years, and no one has uncovered anything, except the parents and family of Roderick McIntosh 1775-1879 Leslie County, KY. On various Internet sites, there are those that make claims about Nathaniel Lewis, and some linked to our Nathaniel. Among the very few DNA projects in the USA is only a few men from Kentucky roots of LEWIS. In year 2008, no DNA matches exist to determine JAMES T. LEWIS 1735 Wales-1825 KY to any specific person of WALES or IRELAND. Additionally, the current DNA testing of descents of ABNER LEWIS early Pioneer in Harlan County, KY, or of a WILSON Lewis Pioneer of Harlan Co. JOHN in CA **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

> Research provided by our member Joyce Collins, indicates the parents of Daniel James Lewis was HIRAM LEWIS and LUCINDA JENKINS, they lived in Harlan County, and later may have lived in Clay County by 1870 next to their son Daniel James Lewis. . Additional research Research provided on KYHARLAN and Message boards Posts, indicate HIRAM Lewis b.1803 VA was a son of ABNER LEWIS and wife ELEANOR DIXON, and that ABNER LEWIS was a son of WILSON Lewis whom both came to early KNOX Co., KY from Virginia. > > Abner Lewis appears in Knox Co KY at least as early as 1804 on tax list; 1809 surveyor for Knox CO KY; referred to as "Judge." > On the list of males transferred from Knox to the new Harlan County in 1819. > > > 1810 Knox CO KY census Abner Lewis 2 males under 10; 1 m 10-16; 1 m 16-26; 1 m 26-45; 3 females under 10; 1 f 26-45 (note: Hiram would be about 7 yrs old) > > > 1820 Harlan Co KY census Abner Lewis 3 males to 10; 1 m 16-18; 1 m 16-26; 1 m 45 up; 3 females to 10; 2 f 10-16; 1 f 26-45 3 in agric. (farming) > > > OUR SUBJECT: > DANIEL James LEWIS 1854 Harlan Co., KY- 1920 OK > 1st Generation: > DANIEL JAMES LEWIS, b. 5 Aug 1854 Harlan County, KY; d. 20 Jan 1920 Crowder, OK, buried Decatur, AL. > > Married 1st, 1873 Clay County, KY Mary Ann Cope, b. 9 Oct 1852 Harlan County, KY; d. 16 Aug 1904 Trinity, AL. > > Children: 1) James: b. 1875 Clay County, KY; d. 1877; > 2) Sarah Lewis Bush: b. 1 Jan 1877 Clay County, KY; d. 22 Apr 1951 Maumee, Lucas County, Indiana, > 3) Nancy Lewis Hutson: b. 13 Oct 1882 Clay County, KY; d. 13 Mar 1959 Decatur. AL; > 4) Martha Lewis Jolly: b. 18 Jul 1883; d. 24 Apr 1961; > 5) Lula Lewis Staples: b. Oct 1885 Illinois; d. 1968 Tuscumbia, AL; > 6) Willie Lewis: b. 1887 Illinois; d. 1970; > 7) Emma Lewis: b. May 1891; d. 14 Aug 1891 Indianola, Illinois; > 8) Emmett Lewis: b. May 1891; d. 14 Aug 1891 Indianola, Illinois. Married his 2nd, Oct 1904 Decatur, AL, Maggie Robards Bates, b. 1867 TN; d. 21 Mar 1921 Bower, OK > Children: 1) Lucille Lewis Jones: b. 15 Oct 1905 Decatur, AL; d. 14 Apr 1994 Augusta, KS; > 2) Daniel Jones: b. 15 Feb 1908 Fort Smith, AR; d. 4 Jan 1995 Augusta, KS; 3) Albert Logan: b. 24 Sept 1911 Eufalha, OK; d. 12 May 1968 Ft. Gibson, OK. > 2nd Generation: DANIEL JONES LEWIS, b. b. 15 Feb 1908 Fort Smith, AR; d. 4 Jan 1995 Augusta, KS. > Children: 1) Living; 2) Living; 3) Charles Albert: b. 4 Sept 1935 Augusta, KS; d. 9 Apr 2000 Augusta, KS; > 4) Living; 5) Living. > > 3rd Generation: ALL LIVING. > > > > Anyone that can add more information about WILSON Lewis and son ABNER of Harlan County, please do so. I find no connection to James T Lewis, Wales-KY blood lines. Leslie County came to be in 1878. LISTDAD, JOHN in CA **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Ok got in with the second link On 6/18/08, RLTJPS@aol.com <RLTJPS@aol.com> wrote: > Last Published "Entangled Roots II" - 2005, it was an updated version. He > and I worked together on all our data. > > P. O. Box 1 5 9, Hyden, KY 41749 > > > > PS: Keep up with me on our new Message Board at: > > _http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.lewis-watts/mb.ashx_ > (http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.lewis-watts/mb.ashx) > > > JOHN in CA > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYLESLIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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RESPONSE: Hello, On the 1880 Clay Co. Fed. Census, Daniel and Mary Ann COPE LEWIS appear as follows: Dwelling 135-136 LEWIS, Daniel, 25, b. VA; father b. KY; mother b. VA . .Mary Ann, 25, wife, b. KY; parents b. KY . .James, 5, son, b. KY . . Sarah M., 3, dau, b. KY . .Nancy, 7 months, dau (b. Oct.), b. KY NOTE: I see NO marriage in Clay Co. on my Clay Co. Marriage Indexes. On my annotated 1880 Clay Co. by Mr. James WELCH, he indicates a reference to Daniel LEWIS in the 1860 Harlan Co., KY Fed. Census. However, I don't see him there. On the 1870 Clay Co., there is this Daniel LEWIS listed. It does seem this is the family that he has been linked to; however, I have no proof of that one way or the other: Dwelling 106 LEWIS, Hiram, 67, b. Va - farmer . .Lucinda, 60, housekeeper . .Hiram, 21 - work on farm . .Israel, 18, - work on farm . .Daniel, 16 - work on farm . .Mary, 14 - at home NOTE: This family of Hiram LEWIS was on the 1850 and 1860 Harlan Co. Fed. Census. Interestingly though, it appears for one reason or the other, Daniel was not listed on the 1860 Harlan Co. which appears as follows: Dwelling 18-18 LEWIS, Hiram, 57, b. Va . .Lucinder, 50, b. KY . .Nancy, 18, b. KY . .Hiram, 10, b. KY . .Israel, 8, b. KY . .Mary, 4, b. KY On the 1850 in Harlan Co. the annotated census by DUNHAM states as follows: Dwelling 3952 - 3960 LEWIS, Hiram, 47, b. VA . .Lucinda, 40, b. SC (dau. of William JENKINS & Elizabeth ROARK) . .Elizabeth, 19, b. KY (mar. 1853 to Ambrose METCALF) . .Jesse, 17, b. KY (mar. 1854 to Nancy TURNER) . .James, 15, b. KY (mar. Lucy?? SMITH) . .Abner, 13, b. KY (mar. Cynthia) . .Eleanor, 10, (d. 1857 in HC KY) . .Nancy, 8, b. KY (mar. 1861 to John Calvin HOWARD) . . Hiram, 1, b. KY (mar. Easter, dau of Charles ROBINSON and Catherine) On the 1870 Clay Co., this is "probably" the Mary Ann COPE who he married: Dwelling 129 COPE, Sally, 45, b. VA (Sallie BREWSTER mar. 3-24-1850 in Harlan Co. to John CoPE) . .Mary, 18, at home * * * . .Martha, 16 - at home . .Jacob, 14 - work on farm . .John, 12 - work on farm . .Albert, 9 NOTE: Sally doesn't appear to be around by the time of the 1880 although several of her children remain in Clay Co. on the 1880 Fed. Census. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA In a message dated 6/18/2008 2:55:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, RLTJPS@aol.com writes: > Joyce, Can you find any clues to whom are the Parents among the LEWIS > lineage ? > I can find no data on anyone in Harlan County as claimed below. I searched > the data by Hayes Lewis 1914-2007 and Wm. G. O'Connor "Dozens of Cousins" > and > below is still a mystery. > > Who are the ancestors of: > > > Subject: DANIEL James LEWIS 1854 KY- 1920 OK > > DANIEL JAMES LEWIS - Kit# 41512 1st Generation: > DANIEL JAMES LEWIS, b. 5 Aug 1854 Harlan County, KY; d. 20 Jan 1920 > Crowder, > OK buried Decatur, AL. > > Married 1st, 1873 Clay County, KY Mary Ann Cope, b. 9 Oct 1852 Harlan > County, KY; d. 16 Aug 1904 Trinity, AL. > > Children: 1) James: b. 1875 Clay County, KY; d. 1877; > 2) Sarah Lewis Bush: b. 1 Jan 1877 Clay County, KY; d. 22 Apr 1951 Maumee, > Lucas County, Indiana, > 3) Nancy Lewis Hutson: b. 13 Oct 1882 Clay County, KY; d. 13 Mar 1959 > Decatur. AL; > 4) Martha Lewis Jolly: b. 18 Jul 1883; d. 24 Apr 1961; > 5) Lula Lewis Staples: b. Oct 1885 Illinois; d. 1968 Tuscumbia, AL; > 6) Willie: b. 1887 Illinois; d. 1970; > 7) Emma: b. May 1891; d. 14 Aug 1891 Indianola, Illinois; > 8) Emmett: b. May 1891; d. 14 Aug 1891 Indianola, Illinois. Married 2nd, > Oct > 1904 Decatur, AL, Maggie Robards Bates, b. 1867 TN; d. 21 Mar 1921 Bower, > OK. Children: 1) Lucille Lewis Jones: b. 15 Oct 1905 Decatur, AL; d. 14 Apr > > 1994 Augusta, KS; 2) Daniel Jones: b. 15 Feb 1908 Fort Smith, AR; d. 4 Jan > 1995 > Augusta, KS; 3) Albert Logan: b. 24 Sept 1911 Eufalha, OK; d. 12 May 1968 > Ft. > Gibson, OK. > 2nd Generation: DANIEL JONES LEWIS, b. b. 15 Feb 1908 Fort Smith, AR; d. 4 > Jan 1995 Augusta, KS. Children: 1) Living; 2) Living; 3) Charles Albert: b. > 4 > Sept 1935 Augusta, KS; d. 9 Apr 2000 Augusta, KS; 4) Living; 5) Living. > 3rd > Generation: LIVING. > > >

Joyce, Can you find any clues to whom are the Parents among the LEWIS lineage ? I can find no data on anyone in Harlan County as claimed below. I searched the data by Hayes Lewis 1914-2007 and Wm. G. O'Connor "Dozens of Cousins" and below is still a mystery. Who are the ancestors of: Subject: DANIEL James LEWIS 1854 KY- 1920 OK DANIEL JAMES LEWIS - Kit# 41512 1st Generation: DANIEL JAMES LEWIS, b. 5 Aug 1854 Harlan County, KY; d. 20 Jan 1920 Crowder, OK buried Decatur, AL. Married 1st, 1873 Clay County, KY Mary Ann Cope, b. 9 Oct 1852 Harlan County, KY; d. 16 Aug 1904 Trinity, AL. Children: 1) James: b. 1875 Clay County, KY; d. 1877; 2) Sarah Lewis Bush: b. 1 Jan 1877 Clay County, KY; d. 22 Apr 1951 Maumee, Lucas County, Indiana, 3) Nancy Lewis Hutson: b. 13 Oct 1882 Clay County, KY; d. 13 Mar 1959 Decatur. AL; 4) Martha Lewis Jolly: b. 18 Jul 1883; d. 24 Apr 1961; 5) Lula Lewis Staples: b. Oct 1885 Illinois; d. 1968 Tuscumbia, AL; 6) Willie: b. 1887 Illinois; d. 1970; 7) Emma: b. May 1891; d. 14 Aug 1891 Indianola, Illinois; 8) Emmett: b. May 1891; d. 14 Aug 1891 Indianola, Illinois. Married 2nd, Oct 1904 Decatur, AL, Maggie Robards Bates, b. 1867 TN; d. 21 Mar 1921 Bower, OK. Children: 1) Lucille Lewis Jones: b. 15 Oct 1905 Decatur, AL; d. 14 Apr 1994 Augusta, KS; 2) Daniel Jones: b. 15 Feb 1908 Fort Smith, AR; d. 4 Jan 1995 Augusta, KS; 3) Albert Logan: b. 24 Sept 1911 Eufalha, OK; d. 12 May 1968 Ft. Gibson, OK. 2nd Generation: DANIEL JONES LEWIS, b. b. 15 Feb 1908 Fort Smith, AR; d. 4 Jan 1995 Augusta, KS. Children: 1) Living; 2) Living; 3) Charles Albert: b. 4 Sept 1935 Augusta, KS; d. 9 Apr 2000 Augusta, KS; 4) Living; 5) Living. 3rd Generation: LIVING. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Last Published "Entangled Roots II" - 2005, it was an updated version. He and I worked together on all our data. P. O. Box 1 5 9, Hyden, KY 41749 > PS: Keep up with me on our new Message Board at: _http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.lewis-watts/mb.ashx_ (http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.lewis-watts/mb.ashx) JOHN in CA **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Hi, thanks for the obit. Do you have any idea where we could find Hayes books on the Lewis Histroy? On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 1:44 PM, <RLTJPS@aol.com> wrote: > > Hayes Lewis,Sr., 92, passed away Sun morning, June 3, 2007, at Mary > Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden, KY. Mr. Lewis was a lifelong educator in the Leslie > County School System, with his career culminating in his becoming > Superintendent of Leslie County Schools in 1960. He was a member of the Central > Presbyterian Church at Hyden, KY, Leslie County. > Mr. Lewis was born at Yeaddiss, KY on July 12, 1914. He graduated from the > Witherspoon College High School in Buckhorn, KY. He received his Bachelor of > Arts degree, his Masters Degree, and his rank one from Eastern Kentucky > University. Mr. Lewis was also a 32nd degree Mason and belonged to the York Rite > Shrine and Scottish Rite Shrine. > Mr. Lewis began his teaching career in a one-room school in Leslie County > with 55 pupils enrolled in grades one through eight. In his school room, he had > one black board, two erasers and one box of chalk, one coal bucket and > shovel, one water bucket and a dipper, along with forty desks of varying sizes. > This experience left an impression on Mr. Lewis and motivated within him a > desire to improve the educational opportunities for all Leslie County youth. > After three years of teaching, Mr. Lewis was transferred to the Central Office. > After working in the defense industry for a number of years, Hayes returned to > the Central Office in 1949 and remained there until he retired in 1975. > He served as Superintendent of Schools for twelve years, including from > 1960-1972. When Mr. Lewis began his tenure as Superintendent, there were > seventy-two schools in Leslie County. Fifty of these schools were one room schools, > housing grades one through eight. By the conclusion of his years as > Superintendent, he had consolidated these schools into six elementary schools; five of > which have remained open through this school year. > Mr. Lewis also was associated with a variety of businesses beginning in > 1938, including general merchandising, co-owner of franchise dealerships for > Chevrolet, International and Subaru, and coal, oil and gas properties. Hayes > traveled many places and met many people, but he was always most comfortable at > home in Hyden, Kentucky with his native Leslie Countians. > He received many awards, but one of the awards he cherished the most was his > recognition in 2005 at the Leslie County High School graduation ceremony for > his dedication to the young people in the county. > Mr. Lewis leaves surviving on son, Hayes Frederick Lewis and wife Ulene; two > granddaughters, Cheryl Lewis, and Melissa Lewis. He leaves surviving six > grandchildren. He also leaves surviving one brother, Odell Lewis and wife Alma. > Mr. Lewis leaves surviving a host of nieces and nephews and other close > friends and relatives. Hayes was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Elva; his > daughter Janeth; and his parents, Sam and Malinda Kilburn Lewis. > He was also preceded in death by six brothers, Willard, Dewey, Zora, Oakley, > Dan and Opal Lewis; and three sisters, Orgie Hendrix, Nannie, Blair and > Bonnie Hilton. > Services for Hayes Lewis were conducted on Wed, June 6, 2007 at 10am at the > Walker Funeral Home Chapel in Hyden, KY with Reverend Billy Joe Lewis, Mike > Stanley and John Newell officiating. Mr. Lewis was laid to rest on Wed, June > 6, 2007 at the Lewis Family Cemetery at Trace Fork, Yearddiss, KY with full > Masonic rites. Walker Funeral Home of Hyden, KY was in charge of arrangements. > In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Central Presbyterian Church, P.O. > Box 880, Hyden, KY 41749 or to the Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency, 116 > Buckhorn Lane, Buckhorn, KY 41721. > This AUTHOR and PRODUCER of LEWIS family genealogy books is missed by all > who were privileged to know and work with him. > Descent of LEWIS Proginator JAMES T. LEWIS born Wales- > deceased Kentucky in North America. > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYLESLIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hayes Lewis,Sr., 92, passed away Sun morning, June 3, 2007, at Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden, KY. Mr. Lewis was a lifelong educator in the Leslie County School System, with his career culminating in his becoming Superintendent of Leslie County Schools in 1960. He was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church at Hyden, KY, Leslie County. Mr. Lewis was born at Yeaddiss, KY on July 12, 1914. He graduated from the Witherspoon College High School in Buckhorn, KY. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, his Masters Degree, and his rank one from Eastern Kentucky University. Mr. Lewis was also a 32nd degree Mason and belonged to the York Rite Shrine and Scottish Rite Shrine. Mr. Lewis began his teaching career in a one-room school in Leslie County with 55 pupils enrolled in grades one through eight. In his school room, he had one black board, two erasers and one box of chalk, one coal bucket and shovel, one water bucket and a dipper, along with forty desks of varying sizes. This experience left an impression on Mr. Lewis and motivated within him a desire to improve the educational opportunities for all Leslie County youth. After three years of teaching, Mr. Lewis was transferred to the Central Office. After working in the defense industry for a number of years, Hayes returned to the Central Office in 1949 and remained there until he retired in 1975. He served as Superintendent of Schools for twelve years, including from 1960-1972. When Mr. Lewis began his tenure as Superintendent, there were seventy-two schools in Leslie County. Fifty of these schools were one room schools, housing grades one through eight. By the conclusion of his years as Superintendent, he had consolidated these schools into six elementary schools; five of which have remained open through this school year. Mr. Lewis also was associated with a variety of businesses beginning in 1938, including general merchandising, co-owner of franchise dealerships for Chevrolet, International and Subaru, and coal, oil and gas properties. Hayes traveled many places and met many people, but he was always most comfortable at home in Hyden, Kentucky with his native Leslie Countians. He received many awards, but one of the awards he cherished the most was his recognition in 2005 at the Leslie County High School graduation ceremony for his dedication to the young people in the county. Mr. Lewis leaves surviving on son, Hayes Frederick Lewis and wife Ulene; two granddaughters, Cheryl Lewis, and Melissa Lewis. He leaves surviving six grandchildren. He also leaves surviving one brother, Odell Lewis and wife Alma. Mr. Lewis leaves surviving a host of nieces and nephews and other close friends and relatives. Hayes was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Elva; his daughter Janeth; and his parents, Sam and Malinda Kilburn Lewis. He was also preceded in death by six brothers, Willard, Dewey, Zora, Oakley, Dan and Opal Lewis; and three sisters, Orgie Hendrix, Nannie, Blair and Bonnie Hilton. Services for Hayes Lewis were conducted on Wed, June 6, 2007 at 10am at the Walker Funeral Home Chapel in Hyden, KY with Reverend Billy Joe Lewis, Mike Stanley and John Newell officiating. Mr. Lewis was laid to rest on Wed, June 6, 2007 at the Lewis Family Cemetery at Trace Fork, Yearddiss, KY with full Masonic rites. Walker Funeral Home of Hyden, KY was in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Central Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 880, Hyden, KY 41749 or to the Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency, 116 Buckhorn Lane, Buckhorn, KY 41721. This AUTHOR and PRODUCER of LEWIS family genealogy books is missed by all who were privileged to know and work with him. Descent of LEWIS Proginator JAMES T. LEWIS born Wales- deceased Kentucky in North America. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Glenna Smallwood Guthrie, 66, Shepherdsville died June 8, 2008; born in Hyden KY, October 23, 1941, preceded in death by parents Shelby and Armilda Smallwood, survived by husband Harold Guthrie, celebration of life held Arch Heady & Son Funeral Home, Okolona. (suburb of Louisville, KY in Jefferson County) Abstracts of Jefferson County, Kentucky Obituaries, 10 June 2008 For full Obit go to _http://www.legacy.com/Louisville/obituaries.asp_ (http://www.legacy.com/Louisville/obituaries.asp) > List I do not have lineage of Glenna or her parents. LISTDAD, **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)

OBIT: FIELDS family PRATER, IMOGENE Fields, 75, of Louisville, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008. She is the former Imogene Fields, a native of Perry County, KY and a member of Middletown Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, Clarence Prater; three sons, Clarence Prater Jr., Alan Dale Prater and Jeffrey Edward Prater; Two sisters, Virga F. Fields and Mary Cook; Seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday 31 May 2008, at Pearson-Ratterman Brothers, 12900 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY, 40243. Visitation will be held 2-8 p.m. Friday. Memorial contributions are suggested to the _National Kidney Foundation_ (http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=000001168c71718100000000/acc_random= 5671353836/pageid=9741239058/ccid=278/aamgnrc1=National%20Kidney%20Foundation/ site=LEGACY/aamsz=CLIO/area=LOUISVILLE.6/zone=SEARCHRESULTS/prod=1/relocate=ht tps://www.kidney.org/support/makegift/index.cfm?promo=lg08) . Published in The Courier-Journal on 5/29/2008. **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)