Hi Charles, I cruised through the census records on Ancestry.com to see what's there. Maybe posting the info will trigger someone to recognize a connection for you. 1840 census: Lewis, George, age 20-30; 1 female under age 5; 1 female age 20-30. (This would fit the ages for George, Cornelia and eldest daughter Sophia.) He is listed next to a Charles Lewis family: 1 male 5-10; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 15-20; 1 male 20-30; 1 male 60-70; 1 female 15-20; 1 female 50-60, and 1 female, 80-90. Could be his parents or grandparents and some siblings. Further down the same page are listed the William and Albert Lewis families. See listings below for 1850 census for info on these families. 1850 census: George's farm is situated in-between several other Lewis households, which very likely are related: Family #12 - Lewis, George 41, Cornelia, 39, Sophia, 10, and Charles, 7, and Benton Fowler, 15, reside on a farm in Madison, Madison Co. All three children attended school. No explanation of Benton's relationship to family. All born in NY. Residing on farm next door (#11) is Lewis, William J., 33; Mary J., 27; Seymour 18, and Gertrude F, 2. All born in NY. Residing on other side, farm next door (#13), is Lewis, William, 57/67?; Atlanta, 58; and Emogene, 22, born in NY. Wm and Atlanta were born in Conn. Next household past that (#14) is Lewis, Alfred, 33, and John Lewis, 31. Both born in NY. Three houses further down (#17) is Lewis, Thompson B., 34; Lucy, 32; Lucy F., 10; Maria A., 7; Henry, 3. Thompson is a "taylor". All born in NY. Listed on preceding page of census, family #3, is Lewis, Albert, 43, farmer; Emeline/Emaline, 42; Austin G., 14; Albert U., 10. Alll born in NY. 1860 census: Lewis, George 51; Cornelia, 49; Sophia, 21; Charles, 17; and Morton, 9, live on farm in Madison, Madison Co. All born in NY. Farm value is $4060. 1870 census: George Lewis family resides on their farm in Solsville, Madison Co. - Geo. is 61, Cornelia 59 and Morton 20. Also there is laborer Arthur Pierce and domestic servant Ann Comstock. Farm value is $8540, so it was a big place. 1880 census: Morton S, 28, his wife Viola L, 28, and their daughter Bertha M, 3, reside with his in-laws - Williston R Lawrence, 60, and wife Elvira/Elmira?, 56, on their farm in Madison. He was born in Mass.; Elmira and the others were born in NY. Also there are two laborers - Marion Totten 23, born NY, and John Thornton 24, born Ireland. [note - Viola was deceased 23 Jan 1896, interred Indian Opening Cemetery]. George 71 and Cornelia 69 still reside in Madison on their own. He's a retired farmer. His parents were both born in Mass. and hers were both born in Conn. 1892 NY state census: neither George nor Cornelia appear. Perhaps you can find obits between 1880 and 1892. 1900 census: Morton and Alice live on a farm in Madison town with her son Clayton Page, 8, born Oct 1891. Morton, age 49, was born in Nov 1850. Alice, 35, was born Sept. 1864. They have been married less than 1 year. The farm is mortgaged. 1910 census, on a farm in Madison Township: Morton S, 59, and Alice G, 45, have been married 10 years - 2nd marriage for both. Also in house - Clayton L. Page, son-in-law, 18; Charles R Stowell, 71, father-in-law, and Melissa Stowell, 69/67?, mother-in-law. The Stowell's have been married 48 years and have 5 children, all living. Living next door is Chester P. Stowell, 34; Bertha M. 33, wife; Lawrence M., 9, and Howard C., 3, sons. They have been married 11 years and have 2 children, both living. This is a farm. [This Bertha M. appears to be the daughter of Morton from his first marriage, and has married a brother or other relative of Alice. Note son named Lawrence, which is Viola's mother's maiden name.] Ancestry reports that a Morton Lewis is listed in the AGBI - Volume: 103, Page Number: 467. Reference: Babcock gen. by Steph. Babcock. New York, 1903. (30,640p.): 135. Perhaps someone can identify the gravesites for George and Cornelia to confirm their dates of death. Apparently was before 1892. I searched Find-a-grave and a couple other sites, but nothing found. Tink At 05:48 AM 5/27/10, you wrote: I wonder if anyone is researching this Lewis family? My Grandmother, Alice Page Lewis married Morton Lewis, he b. abt 1851 & d. in 1920's. His father was George and Mother Cornelia? Morton was Alice's 2nd husband. We are trying to find a connection of Morton with other Lewises, such as, Laverne B., b. abt 1878-his parents Layton b. 1848 and Mary Bridge Lewis b. 1851 Layton's parents- John H. Lewis & Sarah Washburn b.1830 in Mass. All these peole lived in the Town of Madison area.. Thanks Chas ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tink, Thanks very much. There is a lot of info there and it will take me a while to "digest" it. Those Lewises are much like Joneses--there a whole heap of them, many related and many not. The Clayton Page, you noted, is my father. Thanks again. Chas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tink Miller" <tmiller@pirs.org> To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 5:00 AM Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Lewis family > > Hi Charles, > I cruised through the census records on Ancestry.com to see what's > there. > Maybe posting the info will trigger someone to recognize a connection > for > you. > 1840 census: > Lewis, George, age 20-30; 1 female under age 5; 1 female age 20-30. > (This > would fit the ages for George, Cornelia and eldest daughter Sophia.) > He is listed next to a Charles Lewis family: 1 male 5-10; 1 male 10-15; > 1 > male 15-20; 1 male 20-30; 1 male 60-70; 1 female 15-20; 1 female 50-60, > and > 1 female, 80-90. Could be his parents or grandparents and some > siblings. > Further down the same page are listed the William and Albert Lewis > families. See listings below for 1850 census for info on these > families. > 1850 census: > George's farm is situated in-between several other Lewis households, > which > very likely are related: > Family #12 - Lewis, George 41, Cornelia, 39, Sophia, 10, and Charles, 7, > and > Benton Fowler, 15, reside on a farm in Madison, Madison Co. All three > children attended school. No explanation of Benton's relationship to > family. All born in NY. > Residing on farm next door (#11) is Lewis, William J., 33; Mary J., 27; > Seymour 18, and Gertrude F, 2. All born in NY. > Residing on other side, farm next door (#13), is Lewis, William, > 57/67?; > Atlanta, 58; and Emogene, 22, born in NY. Wm and Atlanta were born in > Conn. > > Next household past that (#14) is Lewis, Alfred, 33, and John Lewis, 31. > Both born in NY. > Three houses further down (#17) is Lewis, Thompson B., 34; Lucy, 32; > Lucy > F., 10; Maria A., 7; Henry, 3. Thompson is a "taylor". All born in NY. > Listed on preceding page of census, family #3, is Lewis, Albert, 43, > farmer; Emeline/Emaline, 42; Austin G., 14; Albert U., 10. Alll born > in > NY. > 1860 census: > Lewis, George 51; Cornelia, 49; Sophia, 21; Charles, 17; and Morton, 9, > live > on farm in Madison, Madison Co. All born in NY. Farm value is $4060. > 1870 census: > George Lewis family resides on their farm in Solsville, Madison Co. - > Geo. > is 61, Cornelia 59 and Morton 20. Also there is laborer Arthur Pierce > and > domestic servant Ann Comstock. Farm value is $8540, so it was a big > place. > 1880 census: > Morton S, 28, his wife Viola L, 28, and their daughter Bertha M, 3, > reside > with his in-laws - Williston R Lawrence, 60, and wife Elvira/Elmira?, > 56, on > their farm in Madison. He was born in Mass.; Elmira and the others were > born in NY. Also there are two laborers - Marion Totten 23, born NY, > and > John Thornton 24, born Ireland. [note - Viola was deceased 23 Jan 1896, > interred Indian Opening Cemetery]. > George 71 and Cornelia 69 still reside in Madison on their own. He's a > retired farmer. His parents were both born in Mass. and hers were both > born > in Conn. > 1892 NY state census: neither George nor Cornelia appear. Perhaps you > can > find obits between 1880 and 1892. > 1900 census: > Morton and Alice live on a farm in Madison town with her son Clayton > Page, > 8, born Oct 1891. Morton, age 49, was born in Nov 1850. Alice, 35, was > born Sept. 1864. They have been married less than 1 year. The farm is > mortgaged. > 1910 census, on a farm in Madison Township: > Morton S, 59, and Alice G, 45, have been married 10 years - 2nd marriage > for > both. Also in house - Clayton L. Page, son-in-law, 18; Charles R > Stowell, > 71, father-in-law, and Melissa Stowell, 69/67?, mother-in-law. The > Stowell's have been married 48 years and have 5 children, all living. > Living next door is Chester P. Stowell, 34; Bertha M. 33, wife; Lawrence > M., > 9, and Howard C., 3, sons. They have been married 11 years and have 2 > children, both living. This is a farm. [This Bertha M. appears to be > the > daughter of Morton from his first marriage, and has married a brother or > other relative of Alice. Note son named Lawrence, which is Viola's > mother's > maiden name.] > Ancestry reports that a Morton Lewis is listed in the AGBI - Volume: > 103, > Page Number: 467. > Reference: Babcock gen. by Steph. Babcock. New York, 1903. (30,640p.): > 135. > Perhaps someone can identify the gravesites for George and Cornelia to > confirm their dates of death. Apparently was before 1892. I searched > Find-a-grave and a couple other sites, but nothing found. > Tink > At 05:48 AM 5/27/10, you wrote: > > I wonder if anyone is researching this Lewis family? > My Grandmother, Alice Page Lewis married Morton Lewis, he b. abt > 1851 & > d. in 1920's. His father was George and Mother Cornelia? Morton was > Alice's 2nd husband. > We are trying to find a connection of Morton with other Lewises, > such > as, Laverne B., b. abt 1878-his parents Layton b. 1848 and Mary Bridge > Lewis b. 1851 > Layton's parents- John H. Lewis & Sarah Washburn b.1830 in Mass. > All these peole lived in the Town of Madison area.. > Thanks Chas > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message