Friday, October 12, 1917. THE LATE SAML. J. LEWIS Editor News -SAMUEL J. LEWIS was born and reared in what is now known as the Lewis T.O. community. His father, SAMUEL LEWIS, was twice married. I have forgot the maiden name of his first wife. They reared two sons and one daughter. JAMES LEWIS, the oldest son, married a GILL, a sister of PERRY GILL. WILLIAM married a MISS POAG and moved and reared their family near Talladega, Ala. MRS. SALLIE ELDER is one of their daughters. The daughter, NARCISSA, married a man by the name of SETTLES. I known nothing of her family. His second wife was NARCISSA GASTON, a daughter of JOSEPH GASTON and JANE BROWN. By this marriage there were two sone and one daughter. JOHN BROWN, ISAIAH and MARGARET. JOHN BROWN married MARGARET WHITE. I think she was a sister of the late MATTHEW WHITE. The late REV. J.A. WHITE married their daughter, who is still living. I do not know if they had any children, but do not think so. ISAIAH volunteered in the Chester company for the Mexican war and got as far! as Charleston, took sick and died there. MARGARET married a MR. McCALLA and she reared her family in Mississippi. I am not familiar with the history of her family, but have been told that she has three daughters still living. I went to school with her when in her teens and known she was a very smart girl. SAM'L J. LEWIS, the subject of this sketch, married ELIZA, daughter of DANIEL G. and ESTER GASTON STINSON. To them were born 7 children, all of whom are dead, the last one being MARGARET, the wife of our townsman, MR. JOHN M. BELL. Three of the sons reached early manhood before passing away. At the commencement of the War Between the States , MR. LEWIS and family were living in Mississippi. He enlisted in Co. D, 32nd Mississippi Regiment and served during the entire war. When he entered the war his wife and mother moved back to this county and remained here until the war was over. His regiment was commanded by COL. LOWRY, a Baptist preacher, closely related to the LOWRYS of Chester county. MR. LEWIS was a man of public spirit and was always found on the side of civic righteousness. His family was prominently connected with the history of Chester county. His grandfather, JOSEPH GASTON, was one of nine brothers, who served in the Revolutionary War. Justice JOHN GASTON had with Sumter nine sons, 2 grand-sons and a nephew, CAPT. JOHN McLURE. The large concourse of his friends and neighbors who attended his funeral spoke eloquently of the esteem in which he was held. From manhood to old age he was my warm personal friend. Had he lived to the 7th of January he would have been 85 years old. W.H. EDWARDS, Chester, Oct. 10, 1917. ---------------------- December 14, 1917. DEATH OF MR. J. MARSH COLEMAN Many friends in Chester were grieved to learn of the sudden death of MR. J. MARSH COLEMAN, of the Feasterville section, which occurred last night at 11 o'clock following a stroke of apoplexy yesterday about 3 o'clock. MR. COLEMAN was about 32 years of age and one of Chester countys most prosperous and energetic young farmers and had many friends throughout the state who will regret to learn of his death. He is survived by his mother and two brothers, Messrs. JOHN COLEMAN, of Feasterville and DAVE COLEMAN, supervisor of Fairfield county. The interment will take place tomorrow in the Coleman graveyard. ---------------------- nancie o.