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)