This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: donnalynn829 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12288.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wow!!! The pictures were members of the Labar, Wilson and Lewis families. I was able to correctly identify the folks in this Labar family portrait (attached) through some sleuthing and census records. Amy's maiden name was Redfield, and in addition to Harry pictured with them, they also had children named Susan (b.1888), Wilson (b. 1891), Ralph (b. 1894), Kinsey (b.1898) and George (b.1900). Pictures of Harry, Susan and Wilson were also among the collection. Given that their son Wilson's name was Wilson Redfield Labar, I was curious as to how this family may have been connected to the Wilson family, but I haven't been able to determine that yet. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SueChapell Surnames: Wilson, Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12288.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I did find a John Lewis who lived in NJ with a wife named Elizabeth that her last name was Wilson. It is probably the same one, as I had John and Elizabeth year of birth wrong, it should read 1854 for JOhn So the one on World connect as he has the same birthdate, But her parents are not listed. Sue 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SueChapell Surnames: 'Townley, Wilson, Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12288.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That is so cool, I dont know but I can try to find out. is Wilson one of the names you work on or just one of the names that was connected to the photo, I will let you know if I find anything else out. From what I read, Auther Townley moved to MI and died there. But it seems that the Townley's were an old family there in Newton, NJ up until that time. Sue 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: donnalynn829 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12288.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jennie Lewis' photo 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: donnalynn829 Surnames: Lewis, Labar, Wilson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12288.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sue, Thanks for your reply. I also love old photos, and collect them from Hackettstown photographers specifically, or those with last names that could possibly be linked to the town's ancestral families. The photo of "Jennie" is also that of a child. She looks to be about 3 or 4 years old, There is no photographer logo or information. Considering what you found on the census, if this is also a Townley photo, she could very well be James and George's sister. I wonder what Elizabeth's maiden name might have been, and if she was perhaps a Labar or Wilson. Always interesting! 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: donnalynn829 Surnames: Lewis, Labar, Wilson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12288.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sue, Thanks for your reply. I also love old photos, and collect them from Hackettstown photographers specifically, or those with last names that could possibly be linked to the town's ancestral families. The photo of "Jennie" is also that of a child. She looks to be about 3 or 4 years old, There is no photographer logo or information. Considering what you found on the census, if this is also a Townley photo, she could very well be James and George's sister. I wonder what Elizabeth's maiden name might have been, and if she was perhaps a Labar or Wilson. Always interesting! 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carolburgess73 Surnames: John Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12291/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Myself and 2 other 3rd cousins have been told over the years by parents/grandparents that we are related to the John Lewis family. I can only go as far back as my greatgrandfather Frederick Augustus Lewis 1855-1893 born Aldershot Surrey or Plumstead Essex according to censuses. His father according to his marriage certificate in 1880 to a Sarah Chamberlain of Harrow Middlesex states fathers name also Frederick Lewis. At present I can't go back any further. Does anybody else have a story similar to this in their family or know more about the siblings or parents of John Lewis b.1836 who opened a drapers shop in Oxford street London. Any information welcomed. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SueChapell Surnames: Hornsby, Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12264.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: there is a Susan Lewis living in 1900 Clay co ky that was born in 1892 to Parents Moses and Lucy Lewis but all say they were born in KY. She is missing from the household in 1920 and your susan and Loyd Hornsby are married by then with son Loyd Jr being born. I did not find any other Susan or Susie that was born in that time frame who was living in Clay co. I went thru all the Lewis families and this is the only one I came up with. You will probably have to find a death record for her if you dont have one already and see if it listed on there who her parents are. Hope this helps some Sue 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SueChapell Surnames: Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12288.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is not my Lewis family but I was intrigued by the Photo as I love old photos. I judged it to have been taken around the 1890s because of the age of the boys and the clothes they are wearing, James being the older of the two and George the younger. You did not state wether or not Jennie was a child in the other photo but I am hoping that what I found she is. Townley Photographers was owned by Andrew Townley, and from what I found he was in NJ around the 1880s/1900 and had a studio on the 3rd floor of one of their main buildings there in Newton, Sussex co. NJ. On the 1900 census for Newton, Sussex co. NJ I found this John Lewis b Oct 1835 NJ both parents born in NJ Elizabeth b Apr 1834 NJ both parents born in NJ James Lewis b. Mar 1881 NJ George b. Aug 1882 NJ Jennie b sept 1887 NJ. in 1910 James and Jennie are still living with their parents and George is gone from the home, either having moved on are died. However, I did find a George living in another county that was the same age, as a Salesman in a GroceryStore. Hope this is the right family. Sue 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: powmiadna Surnames: Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12290/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for the family of a soldier who was killed in the Korea War. When he entered service he gave Chico, Calif. as his home of record. His remains were never recovered. Our government has no family contact at this time for this soldier Soldier: JOHNNIE LEROY LEWIS Born: 1928 Date of loss: 4 November 1950 MIA When the Korean War ended the enemy never returned or accounted for over 8,000 of our servicemen. They died in their hands. That was over 50 years ago. Since that time DNA has been perfected and also they are recovering remains in North Korea. Our government is obligated to return those remains to the proper family. DNA samples have been obtained from most of the families of these missing soldiers. For various reasons some families have not been located. When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the family for proper burial. I am just an old (79years) Combat Veteran out of the Korean War and thankful that I did return. I consider this a very noble cause and I hope that you can help in some way to find this family. For more information on the project you may go to http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/. My part in the program is to match up the lost families with the proper agency. I will be grateful for any assistance in locating this family. Harold Davis 40th Infantry Division Korea '52-'53 910-791-2333 hgdavis@bellsouth.net 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dickcoulter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/5152.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi - My grandfather (mother's side) was Lester Morris Lewis, who was born in northern TN but lived most of his adult life in Albany Kentucky area. He told us that HIS great-grandfather was Wild Bill Lewis, a full-blooded Cherokee. He evidently disappeared on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma, leaving his wife behind who (he said) was half-blooded & allowed to remain. She waited eight years for him to return, then remarried. I don't have her name, or her new husband's name, but it sounds like this may be a match to what you described. Her son (my grandfather's grandfather - might be your John Smith Lewis?) later went to Oklahoma & back by wagon. Maybe looking for Wild Bill? My great-grandfather's name was Aris Truit Lewis..maybe he's a son of John Smith Lewis? Please let me know if you have learned anything in the past few years, as I see your original post was from 2003... thanks 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dickcoulter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/5152.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi - My grandfather (mother's side) was Lester Morris Lewis, who was born in northern TN but lived most of his adult life in Albany Kentucky area. He told us that HIS great-grandfather was Wild Bill Lewis, a full-blooded Cherokee. He evidently disappeared on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma, leaving his wife behind who (he said) was half-blooded & allowed to remain. She waited eight years for him to return, then remarried. I don't have her name, or her new husband's name, but it sounds like this may be a match to what you described. Her son (my grandfather's grandfather - might be your John Smith Lewis?) later went to Oklahoma & back by wagon. Maybe looking for Wild Bill? My great-grandfather's name was Aris Truit Lewis..maybe he's a son of John Smith Lewis? Please let me know if you have learned anything in the past few years, as I see your original post was from 2001... thanks 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: halld124 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12289.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I only have his son's birth certificate and the Census showing he was born in Indiana. I don't know where. It's frustrating because there are 8 male Lewis' that were born in 1903, but don't have a first name on the birth record. It would be helpful if I could eliminate any of them. 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.

Hi all, GenealogyBuff.com http://www.genealogybuff.com has recently placed several considerable data collections online with LEWIS data included. Here's the list: ALABAMA - Madison County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/al/madison/webbbs_config.pl ARKANSAS - Clark County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/clark/webbbs_config.pl ARKANSAS - Lafayette County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/lafayette/webbbs_config.pl FLORIDA - Manatee County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/fl/manatee/webbbs_config.pl GEORGIA - Cherokee County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/ga/cherokee/webbbs_config.pl KANSAS - Johnson County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/ks/johnson/webbbs_config.pl MISSOURI - McDonald County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/mo/mcdonald/webbbs_config.pl NEBRASKA - Dawson County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/ne/dawson/webbbs_config.pl NEBRASKA - Nuckolls County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/ne/nuckolls/webbbs_config.pl NEW YORK - Chautauqua County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/ny/chautauqua/webbbs_config.pl NORTH CAROLINA - Lee County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/nc/lee/webbbs_config.pl PENNSYLVANIA - Cumberland County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/pa/cumberland/webbbs_config.pl PENNSYLVANIA - Lycoming County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/pa/lycoming/webbbs_config.pl VIRGINIA - Smyth County Obituary Collection http://www.genealogybuff.com/va/smyth/webbbs_config.pl Each of these data sets are searchable from the upper part of each page. The Manatee County, Florida collection is great because many "snowbirds" from the northern and New England states are represented there. Hope this helps, Bill

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cromagnon105 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/5406.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for you information. I will be exploring the Pittsylvania area Lewises to see what I can make of it. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tunnelm1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/5406.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dave....all I know about Samuel Lewis is what I see on this message board (and perhaps a few things that I gathered from just doing some "Goggle searches" on the internet). I may have also found some relevant posts on the Lewis message board over on GenForum, but I don't recall for sure (and maybe even on the Pittsylvania and/or Halifax message boards at RootsWeb and/or GenForum). When I start research on a new surname, I usually check four places first: 1) the surname message board on RootsWeb, 2) the surname message board on GenForum, 3) the relevant county on RootsWeb and 4) the relevant county on GenForum. One post on this overall thread stated that the Charles Lewis who marred Mary Ann High might have been a son of Samuel.....but others seem certain that the Charles who married Mary Ann High was a son of the APPARENTLY unrelated Charles Lewis who died in 1802. It would be nice if someone who believes that he is out of Samuel Lewis would take the DNA test to see if he matches any existing male Lewis donors. As stated above, it now APPEARS to me that the Charles Lewis who married a Miss Nance and who left VA was probably out of Samuel and Plotemia....but not the Charles Lewis who married Mary Ann High and who died about 1808. Also, there was yet another Charles Lewis who wrote his will in 1802, and whose will was then probated in 1805. I would not be too surprised if he was not related to the other two Lewis families mentioned above.....but who knows? Best of luck with your research on Samuel Lewis. Please post whatever you find on him here. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SusieOakley Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/1783.1851.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would like to know more about the Lewis/Hicks family. My ggg would have been Littleberry Lewis. Littleberry Lewis married Mary Polly Inman in Miami Co Ohio in 1825. There were 3 children born there; Abigail in 1826, Luceretia in 1828 and John R born in 1830. They moved on to Putnam Co, Ind where Martha, Eli, Lavina and Sarah/Sally were born and on to Crawford Co,Ill where Jane, Littleberry Jr, Asa and Mary were born. John R Lewis would have been my gg, Wm Hampton "Hamp" Lewis my great and Wm H "Bill" Lewis my grandfather, Ralph Lewis my father Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Susie Lewis Oakley 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.

Debbie I sapped your letter off the map when I was answering your question about your William Lewis born 1855. I am working on Jordan Lewis, son of William Lewis born 1732. They came to Bulloch from Duplin Co. NC and lived in Bulloch before moving to ALa. I don't know all of the offspring but I can tell you they are Y-DNA G2a Haplogroup bloodtype and that is rare in the Lewis families as most are R1b1 or something else. JD Lewis has a good Lewis web site you might find your William there. He wrote a book about 5 Lewis families called, "My Neck of the Woods" Get his web site from Google. Blessings Doris M. Lewis

Obituary: Mr. E. R. Ray Lewis - (1927-2009) Published Thursday, December 31, 2009 Mr. E. R. Ray Lewis died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, in Decatur, Texas Funeral for E. R. "Ray" Lewis, 82, of Paradise, Texas, was Dec. 28 2009, at Hilltop Assembly of God in Boyd, Texas with the Rev. Billy Fitch officiating. Burial was at Aurora Cemetery. Mr. E. R. Ray Lewis, born May 10, 1927, in Caldwell, Texas, to Ruben and Emma Lou (Lawrence) Lewis He married Ruby Young March 26, 1945, in Seagraves. They were married for 60 years until her death in December 2004. He served in the U.S. Navy, owned Lewis Water Well Company and was a founder of Hilltop Assembly of God Church in Boyd, Texas, where he served as deacon. He was named Deacon of the Year of the North Fort Worth section of the Assemblies of God. He married Lydia Ruth Barrons June 22, 2005, in Boyd. He was preceded in death by his first wife and, One son, Terry Edwin Lewis. He is survived by his wife; Sons, Larry Lewis and wife, Janet, and Roger Lewis and wife, Melinda, all of Paradise; Daughters, Cindy Bradford and husband, Paul, of Rushton, La., Pat Swindell and husband, Ray, of Paradise and Anita Golaz and husband, James, of San Antonio; stepson, Frank West of Paradise; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; One Brother, Thomas West of Paradise, Texas; and One Sister, Mrs. Margaret Vuicich of Seagraves. PHOTO at _http://www.wcmessenger.com/obits_ (_http://www.wcmessenger.com/obits_ (http://www.wcmessenger.com/obits) )

Lee A. Lewis - (May 11, 1917 KY - January 2, 2010 KY) THE OBITUARY FOR MR. LEE A. LEWIS OFFICIATING MINISTER: EVERETT SPENCER MR. LEE LEWIS BORN MAY 11, 1917, DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2010, AT HIS RESIDENCE BEING AGED 92-YEARS, 7-MONTHS, AND 21-DAYS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING. LEE LEWIS WAS BORN IN PERRY COUNTY, KY, THE SON OF THE LATE HAMP LEWIS AND THE LATE POLLY JANE LEWIS. LEE WAS A LIFE-LONG RESIDENT OF PERRY COUNTY AND ENJOYED GARDENING AND READING. LEE WAS A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. LEE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE – EVA BROCK LEWIS, ONE GRANDDAUGHTER – JENNIFER EVERSOLE, ONE BROTHER – Mr. HILLARY LEWIS. MR. LEE A. LEWIS LEAVES THE FOLLOWING RELATIVES SURVIVING: TWO SONS – ROGER LEWIS & WIFE REDA OF AMBURGEY, KY, RALPH LEWIS OF BUSY, KY; ONE DAUGHTER – PEGGY TOROK & HUSBAND DUANE OF BULAN, KY; ONE BROTHER – RICHMOND LEWIS OF FRANKFORT, KY; 5 GRANDCHILDREN – TONY ANGIE, MATTHEW, STELLA AND MICHAEL, AND 7 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, A HOST OF OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS SURVIVE. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MR. LEE A. LEWIS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010, AT 11:00 A.M. AT THE ENGLE-WALKER FUNERAL HOME ON EAST MAIN STREET, Hazard, Perry County, KY - REV. EVERETT SPENCER OFFICIATING, THE BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN THE WHITAKER CEMETERY, LOCATED AT BUSY, KY; THE VISITATION WILL BE AT THE ENGLE-WALKER FUNERAL HOME ON MONDAY EVENING FROM 6:00 TILL 9:00 P.M. MILITARY RITES WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE PERRY COUNTY KY D.A.V. CHAPTER #64. PHOTO & GUEST BOOK at: _http://www.englewalkerfuneralhome.com/index.cfm_ (http://www.englewalkerfuneralhome.com/index.cfm)