This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: arkrick95 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13596/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm just starting my tree any info would be greatly appreciated. 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: arkrick95 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/3509.4486.4489.4490.4494/mb.ashx Message Board Post: They are also in my tree I would love any info in just starting my tree 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. <br>

You haven't asked any questions, so it's unclear what you want. What do you have and what have you done - names, dates, places - would be a start? Maybe someone would recognize the names and be able to help you. On 1/3/2015 5:36 PM, [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: arkrick95 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13596/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I'm just starting my tree any info would be greatly appreciated. > > 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. > > <br> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KBarnes1958 Surnames: LEWIS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13595/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I rescue old photos and look for family to send them to. If she might be your family please reply for details. Information is as follows: She is identified as Hila Lewis. Photo taken in San Jose, CA. (Because of the cursive H, it might be spelled Heila. I will research this.) 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: melgesbabe Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/528.2106.4717/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Line descends from Elizabeth Lewis and Elijah Harp. Would love to compare notes! 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Rongriffiths1450 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13019.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I suspect my grandmother maybe a sister, her name was Ann Grant nee Lewis, they had connections with Much Dewchurch and Gwernvale farm Crickhowell 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KathyA30 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/8000.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I m a Swan Decendant of Rebecca Swan she married William Leggette Lewis her sister Elizabeth Swan married William Legette brother.Need info on the Swan families. 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: biglou1221 Surnames: Lewis, Walker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13594/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have some trouble locating my 3 great Grandfather. This is mostly information that passed to me by my grandfather and his brother, mixed with some stuff I've found. Frank Lewis and his brother were cowboys living in what would eventually become Avon, Eagle County Colorado but decided they were going to head to Texas (sometime prior to 1884, as my GGgrandfather was born in 1884 in Texas, and Avon didn't even become a township until 1884). On the way, Frank's brother rode his mule into a well and died, so Frank pushed on and eventually landed in Hamilton County, Texas. That's the story I was told, here's some of what I have evidence to suggest: Frank H(A?) Lewis married Mary Jane Walker and they had William (Willie) Walker Lewis. That is literally all the information I have for that guy. My 2nd Great grandfather, Willie Walker Lewis, was born in Hamilton County, Texas in 1884. Death Certificate lists his father as F H (or is could be a crazy looking A) Lewis, and his mother as Mary Jane Walker. Death certificate was filled out by his wife, Ella, so I feel like that is pretty reliable information, although I don't lend much credence to the birth places listed for mother and father (ok and miss, respectively) Hamilton County birth records for that time period are seemingly not available due to 2 separate fires at the courthouse, and vital records weren't mandated in Texas until 1903 anyway. Willie eventually moved to Elgin, Texas (evidence suggests around 1905) and then further North into Grayson County, Texas and then right across the river into Oklahoma. 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lewisjsn011 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13593.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much! I do have access for a few more days. I've found his family tree but having difficulty locating the particular branch you mentioned containing this particular Thompson Price Lewis. There are a few others listed but their birth/death dates are much different. I shall keep hunting away now that I have a fresh trail to follow! I also messaged glewis2417 in hopes that he could help shed some light on things. Thank you so much! If I may ask, how did you search the trees in order to find the information you came up with? 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaryannaStever65 Surnames: Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13593.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is one family tree on Ancestry.com with information on this family: Floyd Lewis born 22 May 1885 Posey, IN to Thompson Price Lewis 1861 IN -1943 IL and Julia Barton 1864 IN -1942 IL. They had Sally 1883, Floyd 1885, Robert Ewing 1887, David R 1891, Ina May 1894, Martha 1894, Hazel 1897. Floyd married Martha Mount 2 Nov 1904 White County, IL. Martha born 1883 IL & died 1969 IL daughter of Alva Mount & Louisa DePoiston. Floyd and Martha had the following children: Helen Maxine b. 1910 IL (Married Adrian Blazier) d. 2001 IL, Mildred b. 1916 IL (married but privatized) d. 1982 IL, Alva Barton b.Cottonwood, Cumberland, IL. married twice. Second wife Margaret/Margie Sutton 1930 probably IL- 1999 IL. This is taken from the tree of user glewis2417. If you do not have access to Ancestry send your e-mail address to me at [email protected] and I will forward a request that they contact you. I hope this helps. Best regards, Maryanna 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lewisjsn011 Surnames: Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13593/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I have recently become interested in my heritage and family tree. I have been estranged from my family on my father's side so I have very little information to go off of. What I do know is as follows... My father was Kenneth Lane Lewis, born in White County, IL on 02/17/1953 to Alva Barton Lewis and Margy (Margaret) Sutton. I have no information on Margy. Alva was possibly born 09/13/1919 to Floyd Lewis and Martha O. Lewis. Floyd and Martha are where I've hit a wall. I believe that they are from Indiana and that Floyd was born around 1885 according to the census information that came up for Alva. There is also a possible record of a Floyd being born 04/21/1890 but I don't know if that's the same one. Any help on this and further back would be greatly appreciated. I'm feeling a strong disconnect with my heritage right now and I'm hoping to fix this. Thanks in advance! 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. <br>

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shepard999 Surnames: MOLL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/2269.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In my Iowa mining accident database, August 1883 - September 1921, I have the following records: Date of Accident / Name of Victim / Age / County or Town / F=fatal or N=nonfatal / Page / Report Year 1899 MOLL, CHARLES CARBONDALE F 82 1902 1899SEP26 MOLL, CHARLES CARBONDALE F 85 1902 1892MAR12 MOLL, JAMES OSWALT F 42 1894 If any of the above are of interest to you, get back with me. I do have a little more information about these specific accidents. >From Jerry, http://miningaccidents.weebly.com/ "Mining Accidents United States, Canada, Australia & New Zealand" 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: McIrishMeemah Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13489.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In my family tree I have a Sarah Lewis (b) 1664 Curles, Henrico, Virginia (d) 12 Oct 1710 in Henrico, Virginia (m) Robert Woodson in October of 1692....Sarah is the daughter of John Lewis II and Isabella Miller (1640 - 1704)....I do not have any "DOCUMENTED" proof of this and am working on it myself. If this is along the lines of what you are looking for then I can give you what else I have and you can start to search for the documentation you may need 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rssimerly Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12325.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Greenbriar Robertson County Tennessee notation is a mistake made by someone who entered the information wrong on a website called smokykin 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: biglou1221 Surnames: Lewis, Truitt Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13592/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm having trouble finding the parents of Willie Walker Lewis. Here's what I know, plus some conjecture. William Walker Lewis: B 13 Apr 1884 probably in Hamilton Co, Texas, D. 11 Jan 1937 in Denison, Tx, Buried in Colbert, Bryan, Oklahoma (where he actually lived), married Ella Maggie Truitt 15 May1905, most likely in Bastrop Co, Tx, can't find marriage records, but I have evidence that Ella grew up in Bastrop, and that Willie was living there in 1910 and 1920, so I think it's pretty safe to assume they met in Bastrop. Children were Frank, Mamie, Lillian, Mary, Wilma, and Dewey. 1918 William Walker Lewis in Bastrop, TX filled out WWI draft registration, listed closest living relative as Eall(???) Lewis. Don't think it's a mispelling of "Ella" because the addresses are different, but can't find a record of an E Lewis living in Bastrop during that time period. 1910 Census Willie lived in Bastrop,said he was born in Texas and didn't list his father's birth place 1920 Census, still in Bastrop. says he was born Texas and his daddy is from Texas 1930 Census, Lived in Colbert, Oklahoma, says he was born in Texas and his daddy was born in Kentucky (which I checked too) Death certificate (Filled out by Ellie) says Father was F H (A?) Lewis born in "MIss" (checked mississippi and missouri = nothing), mother was Mary Jane Walker So with all this information, I though for sure I would be able to track him down, but I cannot seem to find Willies daddy. Another user in a different forum made some suggestions, but they didn't pan out, so I though I would try this one and see if any of the names rang a bell. Any help would be truely appreciated. 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pjcassel Surnames: Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13591/mb.ashx Message Board Post: One is Martin (uncle) the other is Mark. Some documents and events are easy to sort out by proximity and handwriting and reference to family members. Others, not so easy. Perhaps we can work together to separate the documents and events between the two men, and keep in touch when new information becomes available. Not everything is on the web, yet! PJ 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: anniecrenshaw Surnames: LEWIS, BEESON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13590.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Byron, Good to hear from you, and I was going to contact you about the Lewis DNA matches. Our cousin Richard L. Lewis in Texas upgraded his Y-DNA test a few months ago, and you are the closest match to him so far (along with Dwight D. Lewis, a little farther in markers but from the same ancestry). How certain are you of your ancestry back to David Lewis and Ann Beeson? We're finding all sort of mix-ups in the Jacob Lewis lineages, and with so many "same name" males, it can happen in any line. This is what makes DNA such a fascinating genealogical research tool -- we can sort out who was who! I'll look forward to sharing more Lewis data, Annie 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BSLewis55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13590.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Annie, I am not a descendant of Jacob Lewis b.1750, but he was a brother of my 4th Gr-Grandfather David Lewis b. 1747. Through AncestryDNA I have dna links to descendants of Jacob's son John b.1771. Some of the information I have run across as you know shows a lot of conflicting information, a lot of them will show that Jacob & Sarah Avery Noland had 2 sons named Jacob, but a couple of names did come up that might help you. Through one of the Ancestry trees, I found someone that had listed Jacob b. 1778 married to Elizabeth Mary Avery b.1775 in VA and d. 1850 in Forsyth NC. Another had Jacob married twice, 1st to Elizabeth Mary Avery b.1847 in Indiana, no date of death, then married to Elizabeth Scarborough b. 1775 does not say where, and died in 1850 Forsyth NC. Dates don't match to the Jacob Lewis will, Elizabeth Avery in 2nd tree was born 30 years later, but if by chance this Elizabeth Avery & Elizabeth Scarborough were the same person, born in 1775, then this could ! be your Elizabeth in the 1812 will... So, if you run across any families named Avery or Scarborough that might be a path to travel down a bit... Anyway... you and I would be distant cousins, connected through our common Gr-Granparents John Lewis & Precilla Brooks and it's always good to make a new cousin connection. Take care, Byron Lewis 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: anniecrenshaw Surnames: LEWIS, NOLAND, GIBSON, WOMACK, SMITH, MILLS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13590/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm researching my ancestors Jacob LEWIS (1750 VA-1812 Wilkes Co., GA) and Sarah Avery NOLAND (1750 VA-1841 Butler Co., AL). My direct ancestor was Jacob and Sarah's daughter Mary Mariah LEWIS (1773-1855), who married Mansel WOMACK (1770-1826) in Georgia, and settled in Butler County, Alabama. I've found that people tend to mix up the same-name Lewises, especially all the different "Jacob Lewis" men. One of these is Jacob Lewis, born 1778, the son of Jacob Lewis (1750-1812) and Sarah Avery Noland. I hope these notes will help descendants of that line. All the children of Jacob Lewis (1750) are named in an 1812 Wilkes County, Georgia deed where Jacob Lewis' heirs sold some of their father's land in Wilkes County [see Wilkes Co. Deed Book YY, page 592]. Page 592 -- "... This Indenture made this twenty-third day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twelve, and the Independence of America the Thirty Seventh [year] ... Sarah Lewis, David Lewis, John Lewis and Jane his wife, Pearce A. Lewis, Mansel Womack, Jacob Lewis and his wife Elizabeth, John Womack and Sarah his wife, George Lewis, John Nugent and Rosanah his wife, and Noland Lewis and Sarah his wife ... Heirs of Jacob Lewis late of County aforesaid Deceased, on one part, and Thomas Anderson of said County on the other part ... in consideration of Nine hundred dollars ... they do bargain, sell and convey until the said Thomas Anderson a certain tract of land or parcele [sic] of land situated lying and being in the State and County aforesaid..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ So here we see that Jacob Lewis (1778) had a wife named Elizabeth in 1812. What was her surname? Quite a few family trees in print and on-line have this Jacob Lewis (1778) married to one or two wives: Sarah Mills or Lucy Smith, or both. He's even listed in Sons of the American Revolution lineage papers (with the earliest Jacob Lewis membership approved in the 1920s) with wife Lucy Smith, and a death "about 1850" - "near Macon, Ga." However, these S.A.R. membership applications give other erroneous information about Jacob Lewis (1778), his parents and his father's military service. Just because a lineage application was approved, it's not absolute truth. There's still a likelihood of research mistakes and human errors. The statements below are abstracted from a copy of an original S.A.R. application form: [The 1920s S.A.R. applicant was a]: Great-grandson of: John B. Lewis [who was] Born in Georgia on May 10th, 1807 Died in Alachue [sic] County, Fla. on June 19th 1884 and Elizabeth Jane Minor, his wife, born in South Carolina on July 16, 1803 and died in Cass County, Tex. on Nov. 10th, 1858 married in Georgia on 1835. Great-Great-Grandson of: Jacob Lewis Jr. [who was] Born in Berkeley County, Va. on May 25, 1778 Died in near Macon, Ga. on about 1850 and Lucy Smith, his wife, born in South Carolina on ____, died in Macon, Ga. on ______, married in 1800. Great-Great-Great-Grandson of JACOB LEWIS, Ensign to Fort Pitt [who was] Born in Berkeley County, Va on April 15th, 1755, Died in Tyler County, Va. on June 23rd, 1840, and Sarah Aubrey Noland, his wife, born in Virginia on Jan. 16, 1750, died in Butler County, Ala. on Nov. 20th, 1841, married in Fredericktown, Md. on Jan. 1st, 1769. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This lineage statement is a mix-up of a Jacob LEWIS from Berkeley Co., Va -- who DID submit a Revolutionary War service pension application saying that he was born in Berkeley County in 1755 -- with the Jacob LEWIS born 1750 (per his father John Lewis' bible record and son Noland Richard Lewis' bible record) who married Sarah Avery Noland in 1769 (bible records) and died in 1812 in Wilkes County, Georgia (probate records and bible records). The Berkeley County "Jacob Lewis" (born 1755) apparently has been confused for many decades with the Jacob Lewis (born 1750), especially in Revolutionary War research. Even the published books on Revolutionary soldiers in Georgia get some of these men mixed up. There were quite a few men named "Jacob Lewis" in early 19th century Georgia. It CAN be confusing trying to identify which man was which in those records. However, there's no doubt which Jacob Lewis died in 1812 in Wilkes County, who his heirs were, and who his wife was. Please look at original records and read the facts if you're a descendant of this family! Back to the son Jacob Lewis born 1778. He obviously wasn't married to a Sarah Mills or Lucy Smith when his father died in 1812. Who was his wife "Elizabeth" named in the 1812 deed? The Wilkes Co., GA Lewises have several connections to GIBSONS. John GIBSON wrote a will in Wilkes County, Georgia in 1826 that was probated in 1827. You can view the original will in the LDS FamilySearch probate record databases. John Gibson's heirs named in that 1826 will include his wife Mildred and, with an equal share among other children: "my Son in Law Jacob Lewis' children." This indicates that John Gibson had a daughter married to Jacob Lewis, and this daughter was deceased when John wrote his will, so John was leaving an inheritance to her children (as was frequently done). Also getting an equal share to Jacob Lewis' children was John Gibson's daughter "Sarah Lewis" -- whose name is mistakenly transcribed as "Sarah SIMS" in every typed copy of this will that I've seen. Her name is clearly "LEWIS" in the original will. And she's obviously married to another Lewis, and isn't the wife of Jacob Lewis. So we have two Gibson daughters married to Lewis husbands. John Gibson's executors were "N. Lewis" and David Allison. Noland Richard LEWIS (born 1791, son of Jacob Lewis & Sarah Avery Noland) married Sarah "Sally" GIBSON, daughter of this John Gibson of Wilkes County. So there's our "Sarah Lewis" of the 1826 will. And her husband Noland Lewis would have surely been the "N. Lewis" who was named executor of John Gibson's 1826 will. This name may appear in full as "Noland Lewis" in other records of the estate; I haven't fully researched the Gibsons and don't know if more Gibson estate papers and/or deeds have these LEWIS names. If you're a direct descendant of these people, I'd strongly suggest further research in Wilkes County records. Remember that the heirs (children) of Jacob Lewis Sr. (1750-1812) sold land in Wilkes County in November 1812 after their father' death, and among those heirs named in the 1812 deed were "Jacob Lewis and his wife Elizabeth" and "Noland Lewis and Sarah his wife." I think we can be fairly sure that brothers Jacob Lewis and Noland Richard Lewis married Gibson sisters, and although Jacob certainly may have married more than once, his wife in 1812 and the mother of his children born until 1826 (to whom John Gibson left an inheritance) was "Elizabeth Gibson." Sarah Lewis Wilson's much-cited 1952 "Lewis" chart says of Jacob Lewis (1778) that his wife was "Sarah" [no surname, and no source] and he moved "to Miss. Terr. 1816." This was the move into Alabama, although he probably didn't come to Alabama quite as early as 1816. Jacob Lewis (1778) obviously lived many years in Georgia before moving to Butler County, Alabama with a number of Lewises, Womacks and other relatives. The earliest Butler County Tract book entries for Jacob Lewis are 1830, 1832 and 1833. His 1830 land patent was the entire northeast quarter of Section 10, Township 11, Range 12. This patent was dated 10th November 1830, to "Jacob Lewis, Assignee of William Drake" who had first patented the land in 1819. Jacob Lewis was counted in Butler County in the 1830 and 1840 censuses, where there were several young males (probably his sons) and NO females in his household. This further indicates that Jacob's wife died before 1830, and if she was John Gibson's daughter, we assume she died before 1826, since her children were named as heirs in her father's will. In 1850, Jacob Lewis (1778) was living in Nacogdoches Co., Texas with his son Jacob Lewis (born 1811 Georgia). Jacob (1778) doesn't appear anywhere that we can find in the 1860 census, so he must have died by then. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here's another point of interest and evidence about Jacob Lewis (1778), showing that he did NOT live and die near Macon, Georgia; in Screven County, Georgia; or in any of the several locations you may see in various family trees. In Womack papers and letters gathered from many cousins over the years, I have a copy of an 1831 letter from David Womack of Gadsden County, Florida, to his cousin Jacob Lewis Womack who was living on The Ridge in Butler County, Alabama. Jacob Lewis Womack (1806 GA-1877 Butler Co., AL), called "Lewis" by his family, was the son of Mansel Womack and Mary Mariah Lewis. He was named for his grandfather Jacob Lewis (1750-1812). Jacob Lewis Womack and his parents are my direct ancestors. David Womack's 1831 letter mentions "your uncle Jacob Lewis" -- which, to Jacob Lewis Womack, would be his mother's brother: Jacob Lewis born 1778. 10 Oct. 1831 - "... Tell your Uncle Jacob Lewis I have never heard anything of his children yet." We all know that you wouldn't write a letter to someone in the 1830s saying "tell" another person something unless the letter recipient lived near that other person. So we can safely assume that Lewis Womack lived within visiting distance of his uncle Jacob Lewis (1778) in Butler County. And, the uncle Jacob Lewis had several living children at that time. This certainly matches the 1830 and 1840 Butler County censuses. One of those children living in 1831 was a son, Jacob Lewis (whom we'll call the third: III), born 1811 in Georgia. Descendants in Texas have a great deal of information on this young "gone to Texas" emigrant, who left Alabama and went to Nacogdoches County, Texas in the fall of 1835. Jacob Lewis III (1811) was at the siege of Bexar (San Antonio), which was the first major campaign of the Texas Revolution. He survived the five-day battle and helped escort the civilians back to Nacogdoches, and received a league of land from the Texas government for his services. It would be great to identify the other children of Jacob LEWIS (1778) and his wife Elizabeth (who appears to be a GIBSON). Was his family the "Jacob Lewis" household counted in 1820 in Jones County, Georgia? A Jacob Lewis appears in several Jones Co., GA records, including being a justice of the peace. A Jacob Lewis gave an acre of land to Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Jones County in 1821. Jones County was the residence of Mansel Womack in 1817, whose wife was Mary Mariah Lewis (see Old Cahaba Land Office Records, where Mansil Womack purchased land in September 1817 with his residence then Jones Co., GA). There are quite a few children in the Jacob Lewis household of 1820 Jones Co., GA. I wish we knew who they all were! The 1830 and 1840 Butler County censuses suggest three sons born 1800-1820, including Jacob born 1811. The 1820 GA census indicates that there were probably other sons and daughters who died or married and moved out of the household before the 1830 AL census. If you're a Jacob Lewis descendant or researcher with more information, I'll be glad to hear from you and share further research notes. Annie Crenshaw 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. <br>