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INDEX.An Index of all the male Lewises mentioned in

Lewis Letter and Lewisiana has been prepared in

the form of a card catalogue which is kept com-pleted to the date of the latest issue. Until somemeans is devised by which this can be printed, theEditor wili furnish these references for any Lewisdesired by any reader who will send stamps or

stamped envelope for reply.

List of the Books of the Lewises.

Earliest Ancestors—When and Where.

Missiug uunibyrs are of Merged Books.

LXXXIV. Valentine, Ulster-co., N. Y.LXXXV. John, 1640, Roxbury, Mass.LXXXVI. Israel, 1769, N. Y. City.LXXXVII. Philip, 1650, Portsmouth,LXXXVIII. John, 1660, Port.sniouth.

LXXXIX. Benjamin, 1728, Truro, Mass.

XC. Elisha, 1770, Conn.XCI. Frederick, 1760, Wales to Mass.XCII Archelaus, 1753, Berwick, Me.XCIII. Charles, 1740, Virginia.XCIV. John, 1777, Philadelphia.XCV. William, 17535, Chester-co., Pa.

XCVI. Ellis, 1730, Merion, Pa.

XCVII. Morgan, 1682, Penu.

Pa.

XCVIII. Thomas, 1701, Wales to PaXCIX. Josiah, 1771, Conn, to Vt.0. James, 1710, Wales to Penn.CI. Robert, 1635, Newbury, Mass.CII. John, 1730, Wales to Va.cm. Thomas, 1795, Wales to N. YCIV. William, 1777, England.CV. Thomas, Wales to Bucks-coCVI. John, 1872, Eng. to Mass.CVII. Jonas, 1688 Eng. to N. Y.CVIII. James, 1756, Rhode IslandCIX. William, 1740, Ireland to Va.ex. John, 1774, Berkshire, Mass.CXI. Joseph, Monmouth, Wales.CXII. Humphrey, Wales to New EngCXIII. Samuel, Glamorgan, Wales.CXIV. William, 1736, Conn, to Vt.1. Randall, 1765, Hopkinton, R. I.

II. Benjamin, 1670, Stratford, Conn.III. David L., Wales to PhiladelphiaIV. Richard, 1793, Wales to N. Y.

Contents for September, 1903.

Patriofism in Washington 34Lewises in Patriotic Societies 34L. L. L. and Lewis Day 35

English Records 35American Genealogical Association. .35

Genealogical Records 36Book I. Chapter 38 36

"II. Chapters 200 and 201 36

"III. Chapter 4 37

"VI. Chapter 7 37

"VII. Chapter 15 37

"VIII. Chapters 412 to 416 38

" XII. Chapters 339 to 342 39"

XIII. Chapter 75 41" XXIV. Chapters 266 to 268 .. .42" XXXV. Chapter 205 44" XLII. Chapter 49 44" CXIV. Chapter 1 45

Record of Life 45Notes 46

Clippings 47Queries 48

34 LrEWISlArSA.

Patriotism In Washington.

From the Historical Bulletin.

Monday, June 15 was celebrated as

the anniversary of the birth of the

American Flag... Mrs Morgan G.

(Flora A.) Lewis, President General of

the National Auxiliary of the Spanish

War Veterans, sang the "Star Spangled

Banner" in her beautiful far-reaching

voice, and those who did not know the

w^ords after the first verse read them

from the June Bulletin and joined in

the chorus. A touching incident show-

ing the good feeling of two sister or-

ganizations, was the presentation to

Mrs. Lewis at the close of her song of

a bouquet by Mrs. Main with the com-

pliments of the D. A. R. and another

floral tribute with the compliments of

the U. S. Daughters of 1812.

Vol. IX) of Philadelphia.

William Fisher of Philadelphia.

The one hundred and twenty-eighth

anniversary of the battle of Bunker

Hill was celebrated in Washington by

a noteworthy visit of the Minute Men

to the Spanish War Veterans—Lieut.

Col. E. R. Campbell who opened by re-

marking that the Minute Men were in

hearty accord wnth the spirit of the

young veterans and their lady auxili-

aries and.... then introduced Captain

M. M. Lewis who read Oliver Wendell

Holmes' poem ''Grandmother's Story

of Blinker Hill Battle."

- -

Lewises In Society Of Coloniai Wars.

Minnesota.

George Winthrop (a gt. gt gr. sou of

Eldad (170X11) Ed.) of St. Paul.

New^ York.

JohnLo-kelXn v p ]4!> Vol. X) of

Corning, N. Y.

William Fisher (T4 LIX v p Ho Vol.

IX)of Philadelphia, Pa.

Pennsylvania.

David (SO LIII v p 5(i Vol. VIII) of

Philadelphia.

John Thompson, Jr., ((>5 LIX v p 155

Lewises In The D. A. R.

1439(i. Mrs. Elizabeth McKean Borie

Lewis, wufe of John T. Lewis,

Jr., ((io LIX v p 155 Vol. IX)

dau. of Charles Louis and Clem-

entine Sophia (McKean) Borie

and gt. gr. dau. of Thomas Mc-

Kean, Signer of the Declara-

tion of Independence.

14641. Mrs. Ruth Hanford Matthews

Lewis, wife of Howard Lewis

and dau. of C. B. and Mary A.

R. Matthew^s.

14T80. Mrs. Mary Patience Ellwood

Lewis, wife of John Henry

Lewis and dau. of Isaac L. and

Harriet A. (Miller) Ellwood.

Lewises In The S. A. R.

California.

William Frisbie (78 XXI v p 142 Vol.

XI.)

Connecticut.

Albert Newell (282 XIII v p 55 Vol.

IX.)

Charles Washburn.

Henry James (877 XII v p 138 Vol.

XII.)

Isaac Chauncey (75 XII v p 121 Vol.

IV.)

John Benjamin (178 XI v p 6J) Vol. X.)

Robert Harris ( 74 LXXV v p 42 Vol.

VIII).

Rufus Warren (250 XIII v p 8 Vol.

IX.)

Kansas.

Franklin A. (26 LIII v p !)2 Vol. VI.)

George Frederick.

Kentucky.

John C. (778 XXXV v p 136 Vol. XIII. >

Massachusetts.

Archelaus.

Missouri.

Edward Simmons (112(1 XXIV vp 1!»

THE LEWIS LETTER. 3S

Vol. Vi.)

Thomas (33 XLIII v p 13r Vol. X.)

New Jersey.

David Chambers.

New York.

Harold Augustus.

Theodore Garwood (34 LXXXII v p (50

Vol. VII.)

Oregon.

Cicero Hunt.

Cicero Hunt, Jr.

David Chambers.

John Couch.

Lucius Allen.

Robert Wilson.

Virginia.

Lunsford Lomax (246 XLV v p 109 Vol.

XIII.)

St. Louis register name and address.

This list should be printed. (The Edi-

tor would suggest that this list and

perhaps the Roster be included in a

souvenir edition of Lewisiana for

Lewis Day to be sent to every sub-

scriber and to all others making a small

deposit with their registration.)

May we have a glorious day and one

ever a notable one in Lewis annals!

L. L. L. And Lewis Day Notes.

The great Lewis roster is growing.

Hundreds of directories have been ex-

amined and all the Lewis addresses

copied and forwarded to the chairman

of the Executive Committee, Edward

S. Lewis, 915 Washington ave., St.

Louis, Mo. Does the directory of your

city contain Lewis addresses?

Most of Lewisiana subscribers ex-

press great interest in Lewis Day and

many state they intend to be present

on Sepcember 23d, 1904.

The South Carolina Lewis Society is

organized, William Wallace Lewis,

Yorkville, chairman. The promoters

are John Baylis Lewis, Anderson, Dr.

J. O. Lewis, Greenville and Robert A.

Lewis. Beltou. They hope to enroll

every Lewis in the State.

The Official Register of U. S. (1901)

indexes (JIO Lewises in government em-

ploy.

Why not have the Lewis Rolls prop-

erly arranged and published as a Book

for future reference.

It is hoped arrangements will be

made to have every Lewis present at

English Records.

Tombstone Inscriptions from the

Cemeteries of Saint Pancras, Middle-

sex.

Sacred to the Memory of

Davis Leopold Lewis, Esq're,

Justice of the Peace and Deputy

Lieutenant for the county of Cork,

who departed this life,

on the 18th day of March, 18(57, ae. 48.

In Memory of

the Rev. Joseph Lewis,

Wesleyan Minister,

who died October 3rd, j856, ae. (5^.

Verily

there is a reward for the righteous—

Psalms LVIII, 11.

American Genealogical Association.

This association is being formed at

Washington, D. C, and a CVmimittee

on Constitution is busy drafting that

document. A member of this com-

mittee is Dr. J. G. Bulloch who is a

Lewis and a sketch of whom has been

sent Lewisiana.

Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch, M.

D., is the gt. gt. gr. son of Hon. Arch-

ibald Bulloch, President and Com-

mander-in-chief of Georgia 177(5-77,

and gr. son of John Lewis, an eminent

merchant of Savannah, who occupied

various positions in the church and

was in many ways a well known man,

a descendant of Samuel Lewis of Ga.

36 LcEWISIAINA.

and Va.Dr. Bulloch as a physician and sur-

geon has seen a good deal of exper-

ience, performed many operations of

importance and for years has been in

government service occupying the fol-

lowing positions:—Sanitary Inspector

and A. A. Surgeon, Marine Hospital

Service with a good record and Physi-

cian in Indian Service with record of

"excellent." Time after time, he has

been appointed to take charge of physi-

cians' Conferences at the Indian Insti-

tutes and President of the Indian Med-

ical Association. He has been a mem-ber of and deputed to write articles for

the State Medical Societies of Fla. and

Ariz, and is rec. sec'y and librarian of

the Ga. Med. Soc.

A writer on medical and sanitary

articles, author of several stories, Dr.

Bulloch has written on the following

subjects:—Negro Question, Indian

Question, Are We Anglo-Saxons, a

Proposed Form of Government for

Cuba, do. for the Philippines, the Bul-

loch Family and Connections, Historyof Stewart Elliott and Dunurdy, Bail-

lie of Duuain, and History and Gen-

ealogy of the Habersham and other

Southern Families.

(To be continued. )

name is numbered when first printed

and whenever the name is repeated this

number follows in brackets. The ab-

breviations commonly used in genealog-ical woi'k are used, as b. for born; d.

died; m. married: m. (1) first wife;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

Explanations, Abbreviations, Etc.

For convenience the records of the

various Lewis families are divided

into Books and each Book into chap-ters. At the head of each Book ap-

pears the name of the earliest knownancestor of that family. The List of

Books is a complete index to the Books

as published to this time. New Books

will be added from time to time as newbranches of the Lewis family are found.

As soon as Books are proved parts of

others they will be merged into the

Books to which they belong. Each

Book I.

RANDALL LEWIS, Hopkinton, R. I.

j Chapter XXXVIII.Here and There in the Family.

i Fred E. Lewis (64 v p 180, Vol.

XIII) is the junior partner of the prom-inent grain and feed firm of Fravel &Lewis at Kinsley, Kansas.

Frank P. Lewis (39) Supreme Chan-

cellor of the Loyal Lewis Legion has

personally secured recently seven newcharter members. L. L. L. is growing—the good healthy growth of youth—has

paid promptly all its debts and has

money in its treasury. A meeting of

some of its members was held last

year at Watch Hill, R. I. and a second

meeting was held early in August at

Seattle, Wash. Its first regular meet-

ing will be held on the evening of

Lewis Day, Sept. z'i, 1904, at St.

Louis, Mo., after which time admis-

sion can be had only through the

different degrees in regular order.

The Supreme Castle hope to have 100

Charter members before that meeting.

Book 11.

BENJAMIN LEWIS, Stratford, Ct.

Chapter CC.

From the Tattle Family (revised.)

Rev. John N. Lewis (552, v p 99,

Vol. VI) of Brooklyn, N. Y. d Oct. 5,

1861 m Sept. 8, 1834 Sarah Holmes

Edwards b June 6, 1810 dau. of Wm.T. and Rebecca (Tappau) Edwards (for

death v p 132 Vol. V. Ed.) : res. West

Farms, N. Y. 8 ch b.

3081. I. Zechariah, b July 29, 1835. d

Dec. 26, 1837.

581. II. John Nitchie, b Mar. 18, 1837,

res. Newburg, N. Y.

THE LEWIS LETTER. 37

582. III. Sophia Rebecca, b Apr. 11,

1839, m Rev. A. R. Wood, mis-

sionary, of Presbyterian Board, in ton, N. Y

Syria.

os;}. IV". Zechariah Edwards, b Nov.

5, 1840, M. D. West Farms, N. Y.

(V p3o Vol. XIII).

«84. V. Sarah, b Aug. 9, 1843,

.18o. VI. Alfred Edwards, b Mar. 3 4,

1845, res. Brooklyn, N. Y.

586. VII. Helen Cauldwell, b Feb.

.28, 1848, (V p 3 Vol. IX for

death. Ed.)

587. VIII. Henry Augustus, b Mar.

23, 1850, (V p 35 Vol. XIII.

Lewis (35). Mr. and Mrs. Meeker

will reside at 109 Oak st., Binghamp-

Chapter CCI.

By Julius A. Lewis, N. Y. City.

Rev. Edward Z. Lewis (555 v p 148

Vol. XIII) sou of Zachariah (272 v pJH» Vol. VI) and gr. son of Rev. Dr.

Book VI.

JOSEPH LEWIS, R. I. to N. Y.

Chapter VII.

By Rev. H. R. Lewis, Wamego, Kans.

Hezekiah Russell (27 v p 166 Vol.

XIII) b Oct. 25, 1821, m Sept. 2,

1845, Priscilla A. Hamlin. 3 ch. b.

48. I. Emma b Cambridge, 111., Janu-

ary 24, 1850, m July 3, 1873, a

Stutsman res. Bonaparte, la.

49. II. Ennis, b Oct. 5, 1853, res. Wa-

mego, Kans.

50. III. Edgar, b May 10, 1861, d.

Book VII.

JOSHUA LEWIS, Wales to Conn.

Chapter XV.

Isaac (250) of Greenwich, Ct., b 1824|

By H. L. Millner, Washington, D. C.

in N. Y. City d 1874 Utica, N. Y. ;

j

Joshua (2) m Mary Covey; their son

practiced law and afterwards became|

John (4) was a Baptist minister and

an Episcopal clergyman ; m 1 850 Sarah IfiHt'd pulpits at Greenfield, Ballston

Adams of Brooklyn. 3 sons. Springs and Galhvay in Saratoga co.,

3082. I. Edward Z., d 1882 a N. Y. N. Y. and Farmerville, Tompkins co.,

journalist. N. Y., besides making a long mission-

3055. II. Julius A., surveyor and ^^J t^^iP' at tt'e instance of some so-

writer, author of novels "A Prince !<'iety^ to the western part of Penu.

of the Blood" and "Sir Walter of

Kent" {v p 35 Vol. XIII).

3083. III. David B., d 1887, a civil

engineer on N. Y. Aqueduct and

on Southern railways.

Book ill.

DAVID L. LEWIS, Wales to Philadel-

phia,

Chapter IV.

By Frank P. Lewis, Seattle, Wash.Miss Sarah Stoddard Lewis (41) and

RoUin Weston Meeker were n^arried at

the residence of her uncle, George W.Lewis, (39) in Lisle, N. Y., on Wed-

nesday, July 1st, 1903. The bride is

the only child and survivor of the fain-j

iJy of the late lamented John Cooper !

He m Lucinda Deake the dau. of a

Revolutionary soldier, and d 182() at

Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 10 ch. b.

50. I. Benjamin, d infancy.

51. II. Annie, m David Green; re-

moved to Hillsdale, Mich.

52. III. Joshua, d infancy.

53. IV. Justice, b Aug. 9, 1800.

54. V- Lydia, b Oct.— 1803, m Kin-

ney Bloomer of Scotts Corners,

Tompkins Co., N. Y,

')ii. VI. Lucinda, d infancy.

r)(u VIL Johu, h Mar. 15, ISO 7.

57. VIII. Hannah, d infancy.

58. IX, Lucinda, b 1812, m Nichola.s

Huff of Scotts Corners, N, Y,

59. X. Jeremiah, b 1816.

tto be continued. )

38 LEWISIAINA.

Book VIII.

JOHN LEWIS, Westerly, R. I.

Chapter CCCCXII.

From the Westerly, R. I. Records.

(The following document almost

identical in wording and form with

that adopted at Hopkinton (across the

river from Westerly) the next day (v p34 Vol. I) IS (if interest to all Lewises

and especially to all descendants of

the Lewises who signed it. Ed.i

At a Town Meeting held in West-

erly, September 18th, A. D., 1776.

We the subscribers do Solemnly and

Sincerely declare that we believe the

war Resistance and opposition in which

the United American Colonies are Xowengaged Against the Fleets and Armies

of Great Britain, is on the part of the

Colonies just & Necessary. And that wewill not directly nor indirectly Afford

Assistance of any sort or kind what-

ever to the Fleets and Armies duringthe Continuance of the present warbut that we will heartily resist in the

defense of the United Colonies.

Signed by Stephen Lewis, Joseph

Lewis, John Lewis (271?), Elias Lewis

(275?) and Oliver Lewis (299?).

Chapter CCCCXIIL

By Henry H. Lewis, Carthage, N. Y.

Franklin Henry (3412 v p 181 Vol.

XIII) b July 15 , 1827, d Aug. 5, 1890,

m (1) Oct. 2, 1850, Sophia Allyn, whod Nov. 11, 1853; he m (2) January 10,

1854, Lucy Sexton. 8 ch. b 2 by m(1) and 6 by m (2).

3435. I. Ellen E., b Sept. 21, 1851. mAug. 18, 1869, Orren Porter; 6

ch. b.

3437. I. Linculn, b Oct. 9, 1871,

m Dec. 16, 1896, Emma Al-

drich. 1 ch. b.

1. Amy, b Oct. 14, 1897.

3438. II. Elmer, b Oct. 15, 1873,

m Nov. 15, 1893, Birdie Stead.

1 ch. b.

1. Ethel, b Dec. 11, 1895.

3439. III. Annie M.. b Nov. 24.

1876, m Feb. 15, 1896, Mid-

ion Crichfield. 1 ch. b.

1. Lola, b Sept. 25, 18t)7.

3440. IV. Lulu M., b Feb. Hi.

1879. d Sept. 27. 1894

3441. V. Ernest, b Mar. 5, 1882.

3442. VI. Franklin, b Feb. s,

1888.

3436. II. Myron, b Nov. 1, 1853, mDec. 27, 1877, Frances L. Sonles

2 ch b.

3443. I. Georgie L.. b Oct. 8.

1878.

3444. II. Frank L. b Ap. 26,

1880, m Dec. 2, 1897, D. C.

Phillips.

( to be cnntinuerl. )

Chapter CCCCXIV.Here and There in the Family.

Nathan B. Lewis (667,) SupremeHerald of L. L. L ., will spend part of

August at Cottage City, Mass., while

on a vacation from his judicial duties.

Amos Lewis (36. LXV. v p 141.

Vol. VI) son of John and Sasan Perry

(Lewis) White m Nancy Harris dan.

of George and Nancy (Phillips) Har-

ris; a son Hunter Carson of Provi-

dence, R. I., is a member of S. A. R.

and also of L. L. L. (v p 39. Vol.

XIII.)

Dudley Payne Lewis (v p 37, Vol.

X) received the degree of B. A. at

Yale's commencement in June, 1903.

Chapter CCCCXV.

By Lydia J. Rogers, Spencer, O.

Nathan (3188) b Mar. 18, 1767,

Charlestown, R. I., sou of Nathan

(77 V p 59, Vol. XII) and Mary (Ad-

ams) Lewis, m (1 ) Ruth Davis b Feb.

9, 1772 and m (2) Sally Pierce b May19, 1770. llch. b 10 by m d) and 1

bv m ( 2 ) .

THE LrEWlS LETTER. a**

3445

;M46

3447

3448

3449

3450

3451

3452

3453

3454

3455

. I. John Davis, b Sept. 6, 1791.

. II. Nathan, b July 27, 1793.

. III. Sally, b July 12, 1795.

IV. Ray Green, b Apr. 22, 1798.

V. Ezekiel, b June 14, 1800.

. VI. Charles, b July 15, 1802.

. VII. Daniel, b Aug. 1«, 1803.

. VIII. Roswell, b June 26, 1806.

. IX. Solomon, b Sept. 5, 1808.

. X. Alanson, b July 16, 1810.

. XI. Ruth Diantha, b Aug. 22,

1812.

(to be continued.)

Buok XII.

Chapter CCCCXVI.

From New Kaven, Ct. Courier.

A very pretty home wedding this

week was that of Caroline Elizabeth,

dau. of the late William Henry and

Ellen (Nilan) Merrow, and Robert

Hart Lewis (794 v p 87 Vol. XII) the

bookseller and newsdealer, sou of John

G. L8wis (438 v p 66 Vol. IX) princi-

pal of the Webster School, and a grad-

uate of Yale in the class of '87, on

Thursday, July 30, 1903, at the home

of the bride's mother, by the Rev. T.

E. Davies.

The wedding was a very quiet one,

the ceremony being performed in the

presence of only the members of the

two families concerned.

The bridesmaid was Miss Anni?

Bassett and the groomsman Harry B.

Lewis (798) of the class of '93 Sheff.

The flower girl was Frances, a niece

of the bride.

The groom is widely and most favor-

ably known in the citj", especially

among the book trade of the city and

is secretary and treasurer of the Pease-

Lewis Company (v p 120 Vol. XII).

The bride is a cultivated and refined

young lady of very attractive presence

and having a large circle of friends.

WILLIAM LEWIS, Farmington, Conn.

Chapter CCCXXXIX.

From The Pen Prophet.

Mr. Clancey M. Lewis (1211 v p 151

Vol. IX) of the Christian College in

China writes the following concerninghis personal experiences as a Dip-no-

more:

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of

your letter of April 9th and also "ThePen Prophet." I shall be glad to see

in the next issue how you used the

matter that we furnished you.

It is certainly a pleasure to count

oneself a member of the American So-

ciety of Dip-no-mores. And everymember should be entitled to write his

name with "A. S. D.," for he has cer-

tainly reached a degree of proficiency

in his work which others have not. I

hope that you will find more who have

taken the Ninth Degree. The longerI am a member the more advisable I

find it to take the higher degrees. At

present I feel that I must have three

pens in order to do my best work. At

my desk there are awlays two—a red

barrel filled with red ink for rulingand making balances and a black bar-

rel filled with black ink for the general

book work. The third pen I carry

with me. Nothing but a "Water-

man's Ideal Fountain Pen" should ever

be used in bookkeeping, because:

1 . They are always ready. It wouldbe interesting to know how much time

is consumed by the old way in chang-

ing pens and filling ink bottles.

2. They are clean. Never too muchor too little ink. No blots. No inky

fingers.

3. They are rapid. No time lost in

dipping. The continuity of one's

work is perserved.

4. They are neat. This is a very

important point. A certain set of

40 L,EWLSLAXVA.

books were handed over to au auditing

committee in Canton not long ago, and

in making their report they overstepped

themselves by adding that they were

the neatest set of books that they had

examined in that city. E^^ery bit of

the work liad been done with a '"Wa-

terman's Ideal Fountain Pen." The

pen produces uniformly shaded letters,

and this adds greatly to the neatness

of the books.

5. Thev are like a Smith & Wesson.

"No other so i^refectly meets the emer-

gency, requiring absolute accuracy,

safety and reliability." "It never

fails at close quarters." Yours re-

spectfully,

Claucev M. Lewis.

Chapter CCCXL.

By Edwin C. Lewis, Boston, Mass.

My grand uncle Theodore Lewis

(1271 V p T Vol. X) was a distinguished

physician and surgeon and migrated

back to Stratford, Conn., (our family

intermarried with the Lombards for a

while at Barnstable, Mass., then with

the C(K)ks at Stratford, Conn., and then

went to Wells., Vt.) where he lived

and died and where I presume his de-

scendants are. My father, Edwin Fay-

ette Lewis (i;339 v p 39 Vol. X) liad 5

sons.

1345. I. Theodore J. F.

1993. II. Edwin C(H)k, a lawyer of

Boston., res. Newton, Mass.

1994. III. Franklin Austin, v Query

108, p lTf>.V.,l. X.

1995. IV. George Henry.

1996. V. Benjamin Chester.

(V p 183 Vol. X) probably the oldest

woman in the West, died July 9th at

the residence of her daughter, Mrs. R.

M. W. Taylor, on Highland avenue,

Walnut Hills, at the age of 104 years.

Mrs. Thomson w^as born in Nash-

ville, Tenn., on Oct. 16, 1799. Her

maiden name was Lewis, and her

mother was a member of the famous

Harriman family of Tennessee. The

city of Harriman in that state is namedafter the noted pioneers. She remem-

bered well the account in the newspa-

pers of the battle of Waterloo and told

in after years of the great impression

the downfall of Napoleon made, even

in this country. She had sis chilfb'en,

thi'ee of whom are now liviug; twelve

grandchildren living; twelve great

grandchildren liviug. The oldest great

grandchild is aged thirty years.

She was in full posse.ssion of her

faculties ux> to a very short time before

her death, which was entirely painless—a simple falling to sleep from ex-

treme old age.

Cliapter CCCXLI.

Death of the Olde.st Lewis.

From the Cleveland Leader.

CINCINNATI, O , July 10.—Hav-

ing lived through the entire nineteenth

century and part of the eighteenth

and twentieth, Mrs. Amelia ThomsDU

Chapter CCCXLII.

By Harry W. Lewis, Erie, Penn.

Edgar Allen (1855 v p 120 Vol.

XIII) has removed from Easton, Pa.,

to Wacogdorhes, Texas.

James Blaine (1868 v p 134 Vol.

XIII) who was graduated in June at

Oberlin where he ranked high in all

his .studies, esi>ecially mathematics,

took the civil .service examination and

secured au excellent appointment. Heis in the Enumeration Dept. U. S.

Coast and Geodetic Survey at Washing-

ton, D C, and exjiects soon to be sent

as a Staff Aid on board the U. S. Coast

Survey Steamer on a trip along the

coast of Maine.

CoiTections:—p 169 Vol. XIII line 47

read Gougar for Gongar and 1 23 eol.

2 read Shuman for Sherman.

XHE L,EWiS LETTER. 4.1

The writer leaves Erie oq the even-

ing of July 31st for Seattle by way of

Chicago, stopping for a day or two at

Pasco, mouth of the Snake river, to

visit relatives at Walla- Walla. Hewill visit Vancouver Island, Portland,

Oregon, and the mouth of the Colum-

bia river and see the places Meriwether

Lewis visited a 100 years ago. From

a small boy he has been enthusiastic

over the. name Lewis and the deeds of

Lewises and since reading Lewisiana

has become even more so. He will

spend a week at San Francisco at the

G. A. R. encampment. Then he will

visit Los Angeles and San Diego and

crossing the Mexican line visit the

Gnlf of California. On his return he

will stop at Sacramento, Salt Lake

City, Denver and Omaha. Everywhererelatives and comrade-in-arms await

him. Thus he will take his annual

vacation.

Lewis not an Adopted Name.

During my service in the regular

Army and during my 30 years connec-

tion with the Post-Office, besides mytravels over 22 States and Canada, I

have met and interviewed many hun-

dreds of Lewises. All claimed Welsh

or English descent—nine-tenths Welsh.

I feel sure it will prove the same on

my coming trip to the Pacific. Lewis-

iana in its list of earliest ancestors

gives two from Ireland but claimingFrench descent and one from Holland.

These may have been of English de-

scent. For Lewises took a prominent;

part (some were colonels and generals)

in all the wars of England and whenreverses came became exiles in France

and Holland. The myth of Pierre

Lewis (v p 162 Vol. VI.) has probablythat much of historical fact in it.

If it were true as Rev. A. M. Lewis

(I wonder if this could have been mybrother 1655 v p 5(5 Vol. XIII) claims

v p 178 Vol. XIII that so hiany have

adopted the Lewis name what a vast

number of galvanized Lewises there

would be in America, even to the crow-

ding out of the Welsh of the name Lewis.

From intermarriage we all have in our

veins the blood of Germans, French,

Scotch, Irish, English as well as other

nationalities. That is what helps to

improve a race and make Americans

the people the) are. And we Lewises

think no other (v p 124 Vol. IV) familyis quite equal to ours. Lewis Dayshould prove it.

Book XIII.

JOHN LEWIS, New Loudon, Conn.

Chapter LXXV.From Sons of Revolution inCal. (1902).

Capt. Ira Beebe, the gt. gt. gr. father

of Hon. Holdridge Ozro Collins, presi-

dent of the Society since 1893, a law-

yer of Los Angeles, was descended

from the earliest settlers of New Lon-

don, Conn. He was b at Lyme, July20, 1735, the oldest ch. of Jonathan

Beebe and Hannah Lewis (373) his

wife, dau. of William Lewis (372 v p23 Vol. XII) and Elizabeth Borden.

In 1745 the family moved to Water-

bury, where the permanent home wasestablished and where Ira grew to

manhood.

During the French and Indian Warin February 1757, his father, Jonathan,was commissioned 2d Lieut, in the

13th Co., 20th Regt. of Conn. Colony,and in Dec. 1758 he was promoted to

be 1st Lieut. Capt. Amos Hitchcock's

Co. 2d, Conn. Regt., which formed a

portion of the army organized to in-

vade Canada via Crown Point. In the

campaign of 1759 he distinguishedhimself in the fighting around Lake

George and attracted the attention of

his commanding officer. Col. James

Montressor, who mentions him sev-

eral times in his journal.

42 UEWSSIAINA.

Ira Beebe was 1st Lieut, of Capt.

John Lewis's Co., Lt. Col. Jouathan

Baldwin's 10th Conn. Regt. and com-

manded his Compauy on the Hudson

to guard the Highlands and prevent

communication between New York and

General Eurgoyne. He was promotedto be Capt. in 27th Regt. Conn. Militia.

He m Waterbury, Ct., Aug. — 1758,

Jemima, dau. of Gideon and Sarah

(Upson) Hickox. Both are interred in

the family lot at Naugatuck, Ct., where

their monument bears the following

legend :—

Ira Beebe. d Dec. 29. 1792, ae. 59,

Jemima, his wife, d Apr. 9, 1813, ae.

77.

Of their ch. 2 sons and 3 dans, a

dau. Ursula, b January 9, 1761, mNov. 15, 1780, Walter Wooster. whoserved during War of Revolution from

March 1777 to February 1780 as Sergt.

in 6th "Conn. Line." and her name

appears upon the Pension Rolls of the

U. S. to the time of her death, Sept.

28, 1846.

Book XXIV.

GEORGE LEWIS, England to Mass.

Chapter CCLXVI.

By Arthur R. Lewis, Marshall, Mich.

Died, midnight Thursday, May 7,

1903, of heart disease at his residence

117 Fairmount Ave., Jamestown, N.

Y., Dr. Alvin Button Rice, president of

the Lewis Association of Chautauqua

county, N. Y. Doctor Rice was of the

line of Enos, (1649, v p 183, Vol. XI)

being the oldest of the three ch of Ste-

phen Rice and Louisa Lewis, (16,

LXXIX, v p 172, Vol. IX which should

read Louisa m Stephen Rice, while 15

should read Dema m Elijah Bennett.)

Louisa (Lewis) Rice is still living and

is the oldest known descendant of Na-

thaniel (709) being 86 yrs. of age. An

obituary of Dr. Rice in the Jamestown,

(N. Y.) Evening Journal, of May 8th.

1903, says in part:

"Dr. Alvin B. Rice was born near

Panama, Oct. 22, 1842. After gaining

such education as the public schools af-

forded he went to Amherst College Irom' which he was graduated. He studied

medicine with Dr. H. H. Glidden at

Panama, later taking a course at Ann

Arbor, Mich., and afterwards entering

Bellvue Hospital Medical College in

New York, from which he was gradua-

ted. After attaining his degree he re-

turned to Panama where he for a time

practiced in the allopathic school of

medicine, eventually taking studies in

homeopathy in New York and after-

wards remaining in the latter school.

He came to Jamestown 14 years ago and

has since resided and practiced here,

winning wide and honorable fame for

i

his skill in and devotion to his profes-

sion. A.S a mark of merited distinction

he was elected, not long ago, vice-presi-

dent of the New York State Homeopath-ic Medical Society. He was an earne.st

and active member of the First Baptist

Church: corresponding secretary of the

Chautauqua County Baptist Association.

In politics a Prohibitionist, on several

occasions the nominee of his party for

public office. An ardent Free Mason,

member of Mt. Moriah lodge. Western

Sun chapter and Jamestown comniau-

dry; at the time of his death Eminent

Commander. He m Helen M. Davis,

Feb. 23, 1868, to whom three children

were born—Lottie, wife of Chas. E.

Treat, of this city, and Vincent and

Charles, both deceased. Besides the

wife and daughter he leaves his mother,

Mrs Stephen Rice, and one sister, Eu-

inice, wife of Ezekiel Burt, of Frews-

! burg, with whom the aged mother

makes her home."

Dr. Rice was interred Monday, May11, at Jamestown, Rev. .Juo. T. Ker-

riu, of St. Luke's Episcopal Church,

and Rev. Dr. W. J. Ford, of the First

THi3 LEWIS BETTER. 43

Baptist Church, conducting services at

the church and the Masonic Fraternity

the interment. One hundred and fifty

Masons and twenty physicians were

present in a body.

Chapter CCLXVII.Lewisiana has received a copy of a

large 4 paged pamphlet entitled AGuide for the Purchasers of United

.States Lands and Pension Agents whose

editor Gleasou F. Lewis (1944 v p 171

Vol. XIII) of Cleveland, O., is also

editor of Zion's Day Star.

From this pamphlet the following

extracts are taken :—

There are over a million unlocated

Land Warrants. Most of them are in

the hands of heirs who know not howto perfect them.

There is a considerable amount of

college scrip that was located in excess

of the millioQ acre limit locations can-

celled. We buy this class of warrants

and scrip.

When I look back seventy years it

seems to me there was nothing done

in America then. No railroads were

built except a few miles here and

there. Gas was almost unknown.

There was no telegraph nor telephone.

A letter cost twenty-five cents if it

went beyond the bounds of your State.

It took me t^n days when I was twenty-

three years old to go from New York

to Cincinnati. I used to hear mendiscuss the question with a living in-

terest whether they should ever live

to see fresh oysters brought from Bal-

timore to Cincinnati in the shell. Al-

most every one of the great questions

in science has been developed since that

time, and by and by there wll be men

developed who will be able to follow

science and understand even evolution.

was a ne'er-do-well. Horace's ability

came from the mother Mary, who was

of Scotch-Irish origin, from London-

derry. Zack left Vermont between

two days to avoid arrest for debt,

came to Wayne township, Erie co., Pa.,

then a wilderness, in 1826, settled on

the state line road about three miles

from Clymer, N. Y. His cabin was

about half a mile west of the old shell

recently burned. It has long since

gone to pieces. The father (Amos

(1654) V p 171 Vol. XIII) of the editor

of this paper settled in a (^abin about

half a mile still further west in 182S;

Barnes Greeley, Horace's only brother,

was our playmate and lifelong friend.

He passed to the spirit world some five

years since. He left several children,

one of whom is Burt, who occupied

the burned shell. One of Barnes'

daughters, Esther, married Peter Lewis,

lives near the old home. Her brother

Horace lives near her. Their post-

oflfice is Corry, Erie co., Pa.

Zacheus Greeley, Horace's father.

Chapter CCLXVIII.

By Alfred A. Doane, So. Boston, ^ass.

Solomon Lewis (2000), a manner, mEastham, Mass., by Rev. Joseph

Crocker, Nov. 24, ]76:J, Elizabeth My-

rick, b probably 1742, Boston, Mass.,

d Barriugton, N. S., Dec. 4, 1816, (gr.

stone in old burying ground. Barring -

ton Head), dau. of Capt. William

(Nathaniel Wm. Jr., Wm.) and Eliza-

beth (Osboru) Myrick of Eastham and

Boston. Her mother, Elizabeth Os-

born, was dan. of Rev. Samuel and

Jedidah (Smith) Osborn of Eastham

and Ly her Ist m to William Payne or

Paine became the gr. mother of John

Howard Payne, the dramatist, poet,

actor and author of "Home, Sweet

Home."Solomon Lewis (2000) d and his

widow m (2) Eastham by Rev. Joseph

Crocker Mar. 17, 1768, Thomas Doane,

44 L-EVVISIArNA.

b Chatham, Mass., Mar. 17, 1737, d

Barrington. Mar 3, 1783, son of Thomas

and Sarah (Barnes) Doaue of Chatham.

The only ch. of Solomon (2000) and

Elizabeth (Myrick) Lewis b Eastham,

Mass.

2002. I. John b Feb. IT, 1765.

(to be continued) .

Note by the Editor.

Mr. Doaue gives no proof that Solo-

mon (2000) is of this line beyond the

fact that he res. at Eastham, Mass.,

Lewisiana has many fragmentary rec-

ords of Eastham Lewises of which the

following are of interest here.

Archelaus Lewis (2003) m July 2,

1735, Mary Taylor. 2 ch. b. Eastham.

2000. I. Solomon, b Dec. 20, 1737, mDec. 24, 1763, etc. as above.

2001. II. John, b Mar. 13, 1742-3, mOct. 15, 1767, Mary Baley.

As Archelaus is an unusual name in

the Lewis family having occurred so

far only in Book XCII where the first

of the name was b Feb. 15, 1753, the

following fragment would seem to

carry the line back one more genera-

tion.

John Lewis (2006) who d January

24, 1711-12 had 3 ch. b.

2003. I Archelaus, b Feb. 7, 1707.

2004. II. John, b Oct. 1, 1708.

2005. III. Elizabeth, b Apr. 12, 1712.

Book XXXV.

ROBERT LEWIS, Gloucester co., Va.

Chapter CCV.

The Immediate Family of Meriwether

Lewis.

By Chas. H. Anderson, Ivy Depot, Va.

Ch. of Edmund and Jane M. (Lewis

66 V p 185 Vol. XIII) Anderson, con-

tinued from p 26 Vol. XIV.

774. IV. LucyM., b July 30, 1795, d

Oct. 19, 1854, Louisville, Ky., m '

Ballard Buckner. who d 1828,

Oldham, Ky. 7 ch. b.

I. Mary Jane, m (1) David Ander-

son, 1 ch. b m (2) a Cunningham :

m (3) Wm. McCrocklin.

I . Lucy d unm.

II. Edmund Anderson, b Dec. 27,

1815, m (2) Mary Graff. 3 ch. b

m (1) and 2 sons by m (2) now liv-

ing Louisville, Ky.1. Mary d.

2. and 3. sons, d.

4. Edmund.

5. Meriwether Lewis.

III. Maria, b January 1, 1818 mWm. Davidsou ; 2 ch. b.

1. Mary m Nathan Ragland. ch.

1. Jenny.

2. Alice.

3. Edward.

2. Edward m(l) Maria—4 ch. b

m (1) and 8 by m (2).

1. Maria.

2. Harry.

3. Edward.

4. Frank.

5. Cora.

.6. Flora.

7. George.

(to be continued.)

Book XLIl.

JOSEPH LEWIS, Swansea, Mass.

Chapter XLIX.

By Elam Clarke Lewis, Rutland, Vt.

Isaac (25 v p 12 Vol, XIV. i m Eliza-

beth Cram not Crane.

Jonathan (284) had no sou Jonathan

(289 V p 12 Vol. XIV) as the Waldo

Genealogy gives. His first wife Sally

Smith, d June 12. 1833. They hadch.

291. I. Lucinda Maria, b Apr. 22,

1819.

292. II. Carlos Smith, b Feb. 22, 1S24.

293. III. Elam Clarke, b Mar. 16,

1826.

Sophia (287) m Sanford Hatch.

David Cro.sby (288) m 3 times and

has one son living.

294. I. Wiuslow R., res. New Haven,

THE L.EVVIS L,ETTER. 4.S

la.

(to be contiimed).

Book CXIV.

WILLIAM LEWIS. Coim. to Vt.

Chapter I.

"A Memorial Tribute, Troy, N. Y.,

press of E. H. Lisk, 1892," a work ol

49 pages states William Lewis (1) a

blacksmith of Windsor, Ct., d Dec. lo,

1806, in his 81st year and his wife

Naomi d Apr. 28, 180:^, ae. 81. Of

their 8 ch. (Who can give names and

records?)

2. I. Benjamin.:J. II. Joseph Dr. b Old Lyme, Ct., in

Nov. 1746, d in June 18:^3, m1771, Experience Burr who d Feb.

18, 1819. 8 ch. b Norwich, Vt.

4. I) 1775, res.I. Dr. Lyman,Norwich, Vt.

II. Dr. Joseph, res. Waterbury,Vt.

III. Dr. Enos., res. Norwich. Vt.

IV. Joel d at home.

V. Naomi d infancy.

VI. Lucy d ae. 4 years,

JO. VII Naomi m Dr. David Fisk

11. V^III. Alpha m Abel Partridge

of Norwich, Vt.

Disappointed.

Many contributors will be disap-

pointed in not finding their contribu-

tions this month. Lack of space has

oompelled the omission of interestingand valuable chapters in Bcoks II, VI,

VIII, XI, XII, XIII, XIX, XXIV,XXXI. XXXIIL XXXV, XXXIX, XL,XLII, XLIII, XLIV, XLV, XLVI, LIV,LIX, LX, LXXXI ,XCII, CVIIL CIX,CX,CXIII and CXV. These will ap-

pear in early issues.

Record Of Life.

Births.

In Perry Center, N. Y., May 12, i Ro.se Lewis

1903, a son to Mr. and Mrs. William

Lewis.

Marriages.

In Youugstown, O., Aug. 27, 1902,

Rev. W. H. Beynon and Sadie A.,

dau. of J. C. Lewis. In Chillicothe,

O., Nov. (), 1902, by Rev. A. J. Toen-

smeier, pastor of the First German

Evangelical Protestant Church, Acker

K. Palm of Circleville, O., and Norah

S., dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Charles

Lewis.

At the Wellingtim Hotel, Chicago,

111., by Rev. Au.stiu D. Crile, May 21,

1903, Dr. A. B. Mowatt and Mabel,dau. of D. J. Lewis. They will res.

at 576 Washington boulevard.

In New York City at Pacific Hall

July 2, 1903, David, son of BenjaminLewis, and Esther, dau. of Isaac

Lewis and gr. dau. of BenjaminLewis.

In New Haven, Ct., July 29, 1903,

at the home of the bride's parents,

Frederick Ailing and Gertrude E., dau.

of Mr. and Mrs. Burton E. Lewis,

by Rev. Mr. Smith, formerly pastor of

the Summerfield Methodist Church.

Deaths.

At Waukegan, IlL, May 13, 1903.

Augustus B. Lewis, beloved husband

of Mary (McGrath) Lewis and brother

ofCalE., Fred E., and Mrs. W. T.

Evans. Funeral from the Masonic

Temple.At Bellevue, Ky., July 23, 1902,

Charles A. Lewis, ae. 76.

At Elberon, N. J., July 5, 1903,

Sophia, wife of Samuel A. Lewis, in

her 70th year. Interment at Salem

Fields.

In Cincinnati, O., June 23, 1903, D.

W. Lewis, ae. 47, a painter.

At MoKeesport, Pa., July 22, 1903,

by drowning Evan Lewis.

In Chicago, 111., July 13, 1903,

Isaac Lewis, ae. 53 beloved husband of

46 UEWLSIAINA..

June 4, 1903, John W. Lewis, ae.

54, a blacksmith leaving a widow ME. Lewis. He was one of tlie most ac

tive members of Granite Council, R. I.,

Royal Arcannm, and a regular attend-

ant at its meetings. He had held

minor offices in the Council, and has

served as Trustee, Regent, and Repre-

sentative to Grand Council.

In Derby, Conn., June '26, 190:^,

Mrs. Silas E. Lewis, a prominent

church worker, wife of the leading un-

dertaker in the state, and a well knownChristian Endeavor worker, received

injuries in a runaway accident which

resulted in her death three hours later.

In Dayton, O., January 1, 1903. B.

W. Lewis, b Worthiugton, O., Oct. 20,

1822, m Feb. 8, 1844, Maria L. Bink-

ley who d Dec. 29, 1901. 9 ch. b of

whom are living.

I. G. B., merchant, Dayton, O.

II. Mrs. D. D. Cottoni, ' n <• oIII. Mrs. J. C. Ellsworth, \

^^yton, u.

IV. W. M., State Sec'y for Texas Y.

M. C. A.

Y. Mrs. Rev. Geo. W. Yorhis, Blan-

chester, O.

At Sandwich, 111.. July 13, 1903,

Edward Lewis, b June 1, 1815, Mont-

gomeryshire, Wales, son of Lewis

Lewis (emigrant from Wales to Oneida

CO., N. Y., V Query 120 p 96 Yol.

XI.,) m (1) 1839 Maria A. Hadden

who d Apr. 23, 1883; m (2) 1884 Mrs.

Mary E. Humiston. 5 ch. b.

I. Mrs. J. D. Kern.

II. Mrs. Carrie Culver.

III. Byron.lY. James.

Y. son d infancy.

Notes.

In School and College :— William A

Lewis a graduate and instructor of the

Rockford 111. High School was toast-]

master at the first reunion of the class I

of 1902. . John Harris Lewis. B. A.

Emory Coll. (1894) LL. B. Univ. of

Geor. (1898) and LL. B. Yale (1908

. . . .Chas. D. Lewis of Berea, Ky., is

connected with the normal dept. of

Berea College. . . . Arthur Lewis a grad-

uate (1903) of the Chicago South Di-

vision High School. . . .Nellie Lewis of

Clifton, Cincinnati, O., received the

degree of Master of Philosophy, Cedar-

ville, O., College. .. .G. S. Lewis a

graduate (1903) of Lane School, Birm-

ingham, Ala \Y. Howard Lewis

represented Univ. of Cincinnati in a

debate with Univ. of Miami on May22, 1903, at Cincinnati, O Charles

A. Lewis, Johnsonsburg, N.Y., school

commissioner for 1st Dist. of WyomingCO., N. Y. State. . . .Dr. W. S. Lewis,

president of Morniugside College, Sioux

City, la., will go into the field in the

interest of a college guild throughwhich it is hoped to realize 115,000

a year.

Literary:—Lillian F. Lewis in Her-

ald and Presbyter, "Easter Cheer" ....

Henry Harrison Lewis in Metropolitan

(August,) "Summer Homes of WealthyNew Yorkers". . . . E. St. Elmo Lewis

(for portrait v p 50 Yol. Ill) in Book-

keeper (July). "The Writing of the

Booklet and Folder."

Among our fair Cousins :—Grace

Lewis of Cleveland in diving from a

boat at Plass lake had a narrow escape

from drowning .... Elvira Lewis one of

the East Side Pleasure Club of Joliet,

111., which recently successfully sur-

prised Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lewis at

their home, 412 Landau ave Mrs.

Robert E. Lewis of Colo, one of the

winners in Ladies' Home Journal MayPuzzle Contest. . . .Mary Lewis of Bata-

via, N. Y., read a paper "Our NewPossessions" at the 20th annual meet-

ing of the Genesee District Associa-

tion of Home Missions, which was held

in the Methodist Church in LeRov. . . .

THE L,EW1S UEXTER- 47I

Miss May belle K. Lewis, piano soloist, i B. & O. R. R. Station, Washington,is an excellent product of the best

American and European musical stu-

D. C Jeffries Lewis, a favorite of

the local stage at Cincinnati, Odios. . . Lutie Lewis, a little com- George A. Lewis, a policeman of the

edienne is taking prominent parts inj

Leonard st station, N. Y. City. . . L.

entertainments and festivals at Cincin- G. Lewis represents at Detroit, Mich,

nati, O Mrs. Helen Lewis of Still- I the D. & C. Navigation Co F. P.

man Valley, 111., is seriously ill...

Mrs. Mary J. Lewis of Berlin, Mich.,

widow of Charles Lewis, is suing the

Modern Woodmen of America for dam-

ages due to the death of her husband,

who. she claims, died as a result of in-

juries received while being initiated

into that order. In the circuit court of

Kent CO. a jury gave Mrs. Lewis a

judgment of |"3,5O0 and the defendants

appealed.

Among coming subscribers:—R. B.

Lewis of Byron, 111 Rice Lewis

& Son, Hardware merchants, Toronto,

Canada. .. .Thomas J. Lewis (354 W20th St.) accused of robbery by a hys-

terical woman of New York City. . . .

Grenville Lewis, principal patent ex-

aminer, Washington., D. C, (1813 3d

St. N. E, ) . . . .F. J. Lewis manager of

Boston office (Exchange Bldg.) of

Stewart, Browne Co., Bankers, NewYork City .... George Lewis (320 E.

90th St.) employee of the Consolidated

Gas Co. of New York City .... Richard

Lewis has family at Big Rock, 111

C. L. Lewis of Suffolk, Va., one of the

winners in Ainslee's |3,000 prize con-

test. . . .Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis and

dau. Marguerite of Memphis, Tenn.,

are enjoying a trip through New Eng-land . Mr. and Mrs. George^ Lewis,

Elburn, 111 Arthur H. Lewis, man-

ager of Arlington Hotel, Toronto, Can-

ada... J. T. Lewis, ticket agent N.

Y., N. H. & H. R. R. at Newport, R.

I John A. Lewis a director of Rock-

ford, 111. Opera House Association. . . .

Stephen C. Lewis, M. D., a missionary

of Presbyterian Church to Hunon,

Lewis, merchant, Peoria, 111 Al-

fred E. Lewis of Milford, Penn., will

soon go abroad .... Among the messen-

gers of the House at Washington, D.

C, Elijah Lewis (7 C St. N .E. ) and

Hugh Lewis (222 G st.) ... .James

Hamilton Lewis of Chicago, formerlyof Washington is one of the attorneys

of a trans-Alaskan-Siberian R. R.

Co., which will tunnel Bering strait.

Col. Lewis has sailed for Europe to at-

tend a meeting of the company at Paris

. . . .Lewis & Co., ticket agents, Roch-

ester, N. Y John F. Lewis, ae. 27

member of a wealthy family of Mem-

phis, Tenn., arrested at Cincinnati, (J.,

for "loitering." Claims to be a book

agent.

Clippings.

Walter Llewellyn Lewis, chief jus-

tice of British Honduras since 1900,

b Banbury, Oxfordshire, Eng. Nov. 13,

1849; educated at Queen's College.

Galway; M. A., Queen's Univ., Ire-

land; and Gold Medallist in Experi-

mental Science, 1871 ; called to the bar

(Middle Temple) 1876; joined South

Wales and Chester Circuit; Stipendi-

ary Magistrate, Trinidad, 1885; Puisne

Judge of Supreme Court, 1893; Chair-

man of Directors of Public Service

Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund,

1890-1900; res. Belize, British Hon-

duras ; member of clubs ; Royal Thames

Yacht; Union, Trinidad; m Jane M.

Dealy, silver medallist Royal AcademySchool ; prize winner for best drawingof the year; exhibited R. A. 1881-89;

China... J. Lewis, Jr., ticket agent ) principal pictures, Hush-a bye-Baby

•48 UEWISIAINA-

and Good-bye Summer, published byDe la Rue; A Dutch Bargaiu, etched

and engraved, 1901; Books illustrated,

Sixes and Sevens, The Land of Little

People, Children's Prayers, Children's

Hymns; also in Little Folks, etc.,; ad-

dress, 158 Shooter's Hill Road, Black-

heath, England.

J. F. Lewis has been appointed as-

sistant superintendent of the EdgarThomson steel works, blast furnaces

and foundries of the Carnegie Steel

Company, at Bessemer. Pa. Mr. Lewis

has been in the employ of the CarnegieSteel Company about 27 years, first in

the capacity of machinist apprentice,

then machinist, draftsman, assistant

master mechanic, master mechanic and

now assistant superintendent.

L. P. Lewis, passenger agent of the

Ohio Central R. R. Co. at Detroit, has

been transferred to Columbus, O.

Agent Lewis has been in Detroit as

the representative of the Ohio Central

for about two years, during which

time he has built up a healthy business

for his road, and has iiade many per-

sonal friends who regret his departure.

He is very well known in Ohio, hav-

ing been for eight years agent of the

Hocking Valley road at Delaware, and

later for six years was auditor of Del-

aware county.

Queries.

To the Reader:—If you are interested

in this work, send in your queries for

his column and help answer those of

others. Don't hesitate to send your an-

swers however meagre they may be.

Your mite may furnish the clew which

has long been sought for in vain. For

convenience of reference these queries

will be numbered. Always give num-

ber in replying.

173. Where does the name "Rollin"

'

first appear in the Lewis family and

was there any special reason for adopt-

ing the name?

174. Ancestry of the three brothers

Seth, Henry and Albert Lewis? Seth

m Cyliua Woodworth. 4 ch. b.

I. Eva burned to death.

H. Clarence Walter d Apr. 4, 19U1,

ae. 46.

III. Lester Warren, banker of Clar-

inda, Iowa, and State Senator.

IV. Eleiiore m A. A. Buxton. Kansas

City, Mo.

175. Who was Isaac Lewis of Dela-

ware? His son George b Dec. 25.

1763, d 1800 m Mary Forman. 8 ch.

b Mason co., Ky.I. Jane, b Feb. 19, 1795, m Wm. Great-

house.

II. Isaac, b July 10, 1796, d Dec. 6,

lb56, m Sarah Bell Brent. 4 ch.

b Hopkinsvilie, Ky.I. Charles T. b Oct. 4, 18:30. mHenrietta M. Grey. 10 ch. b.

1. Lizzie, b January 18, 1859.

2. Sallie, b Nov. 25, 1860.

3. Niuian, b Sept. 2 7, 1862.

4. Fannie, b June 18, 1864.

5. Mary, b Mar. 17, 1866.

6. Montgomery, b Nov. 25.

1867.

7. Florrie. b Dec. 6, 1870.

8. Jennie, b Sept. 1872.

9. Charles, b July 5, 1874.

10. Hugh, b May 26, 1876.

II. George, b Nov. 18, 1832.

HI. Forman. b Nov. 18, 1834.

lY. Mary F., b Mar. 5, 1836. mChas. B. Alexander.

III. Elizabeth, b January 18, 1799, mWm. L. Mcllvane.

^76. Will some one give parents of

this Nathan Lewis? He m (1) a Bar-

ber m (2) a Gray; had son Nathan

Barber b 1799, d 1891 in Minn., whohad son Charles H. b 1824, Vernon,N. Y., now resides Masonic Home.Grand Rapids, Mich.