Henry LEWIS Sarah S LEWIS John B LEWIS William H LEWIS Rachel LEWIS Frances F LEWIS Addison F LEWIS Richard D LEWIS Sylvester P LEWIS William E LEWIS Mary Ann FIELDEN Addison LEWIS Mary MILLS Mini tree diagram
James Henry LEWIS

James Henry LEWIS8,1,2,3,4,5,6,7

29th Jan 18311,2,3,4,5,6,7 - UNKNOWN2

Life History

29th Jan 1831

Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

19th Aug 1852

Married Mary Ann FIELDEN in Jefferson County, Tennessee.8

Oct 1856

Birth of daughter Frances F LEWIS in Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,5,9

Feb 1860

Birth of son Addison F LEWIS in Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,11,10,6,9

about 1865

Birth of son Richard D LEWIS in Jefferson County, Tennessee.5,8,6,2,13,7

about 1867

Birth of son Sylvester P LEWIS in Jefferson County, Tennessee.5,6,9,7

Feb 1877

Birth of son William E LEWIS in Jefferson County, Tennessee.6,9

13th Jan 1899

Death of Mary Ann FIELDEN.2

about 1915

Buried in Nance's Grove Cemetery, New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee.2

after 1920

Death of son Addison F LEWIS in California.10

11th Dec 1928

Death of son Richard D LEWIS in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.12,2

UNKNOWN

Death of daughter Frances F LEWIS

UNKNOWN

Death of son Sylvester P LEWIS

UNKNOWN

Death of son William E LEWIS

UNKNOWN

Died in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2

Notes

  • James' exact birth date was contributed by Kathy Stephens in a comment on Ancestry.com on James' record in teh 1900 census in District 7, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    "James H Lewis b Jan 29, 1831"
    --  Kathy Stephens, comment on 1910 census record on Ancestry.com, about 1911, accessed 25 September 2016

    James appears in his parents home in the 1850 census under his middle name Henry.  His brothers John and William are next door and 2 doors away form their parents.

    1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 September, District 13, p 894, Hse #1593, Fam #1648
    Henry Lewis 63 M Farmer $500 Real Estate Value b Tenn [b abt 1787]
    Mary Lewis 61 F b Virginia [b abt 1789]
    Sally S Lewis 28 M b Tenn [b abt 1822]
    Henry Lewis 19 M b Tenn [b abt 1831]
    Mary Jane Ball 17 M b Tenn [b abt 1833]
    Adason Lewis 12 M b Tenn [b abt 1838]

    Henry married Mary Ann Fielden in 1852.

    Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    James Henry Lewis
    Mary Ann Fielden
    Marriage 19 Aug 1852 Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    License issued 18 Aug 1852
    Ceremony by M Hankins, Justice of the Peace
    Jefferson County Marriage Book p 108

    In the 1860 census and later, James and Mary Ann are living near the rest of his family.

    1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, no date, PO not rptd, page 288, Hse #2036, Fam #2075
    Jas H Lewis 28 M Laborer $0 Real Estate value or $400 Personal Wealth Rptd born Tenn [b abt 1832]
    M A Lewis 27 F born Tenn [b abt 1833]
    T T  Lewis 3 F born Tenn [b abt 1857]
    A F Lewis 3mos M born Tenn [b abt 1860]

    The child reported in1860 as T T appears with a name something like Tepannah or Tessanah in 1870.

    1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 5 July, Civil District 7, PO not rptd, page 4, Hse/Fam #26
    James H Lewis 41 M Farmer $0 Real Estate value or $400 Personal Wealth Rptd born Tenn [b abt 1829]
    Mary Lewis 40 F born Tenn [b abt 1830]
    Tepanah Lewis 12 F born Tenn [b abt 1847]
    Addison F Lewis 11 M born Tenn [b abt 1859]
    Richard Lewis 5 M born Tenn [b abt 1865]
    Silvester Lewis 1 M born Tenn [b abt 1869]

    1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1 June, Civil District 7, District 171, page 8, Hse/Fam #75
    Lewis, James H  W M 48 Married Farmer TN TN TN [b abt 1852]
    Lewis, Mary A  W F 47 Married Keeps House TN NC NC [b abt 1853]
    Lewis, Addison F  W M 20 Son Farm Labor TN TN NC [b abt 1860]
    Lewis, Richard D  W M 14 Farm Labor TN TN NC [b abt 1866]
    Lewis, Sylvester W M 11 Son Farm Labor TN TN NC [b abt 1869]
    Lewis, William E  W M 5 Son Farm Labor TN TN NC [b abt 1875]

    James is reported as widowed in the 1900 and 1910 censuses.  Mary Ann died in 1899.  James died after the 1910 census.  One genealogy reports a date in 1915, but provides no note or documentaion.  There is a military headstone matching James, but it has no dates.

    1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 18 June, New Market, Civil District 7, Enumeration District 47, page 11B, Hse #209, Fam #210
    Lewis, James W Head W M  Jan 1843 57 Widowed TN TN TN Farmer Owns
    Lewis, Frances F Dau W F Oct 1856  43 Widowed TN TN TN Farm Laborer
    Lewis, Addison F Son W M Feby 1860  40 Widowed TN TN TN Farm Laborer
    Lewis, Sylvester P Son W M Dec 1869  30 Widowed TN TN TN Farm Laborer
    Lewis, William E Son W M Feby 1877  23 Single TN TN TN Day Laborer
    Runnels, Arthuar Grandson W M Dec 1879  20 Single TN TN TN Day Laborer
    Lewis, Clarence Grandson W M Oct 1883  16 Single TN TN TN At School

    1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 6 May, New Market, District 74, Page 16B, Hse #258,Fam #269
    Lewis, James H Head M W 78 Widowed TN TN TN Farmer Owns [b abt 1832]
    Lewis, Richard Son M W 45 Married 18 yrs b TN TN TN Farmer [b abt 1865]
    Lewis, Sylvester R Son M W 42 Widowed b TN TN TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1868]
    Lewis, Ollie Daughter-in-law M W 48 Married 18 yrs 3 children/3 living VA VA VA [b abt 1862]
    Lewis, Doniven Grandson M W 16 Single b TN TN VA Farm Laborer [b abt 1894]
    Lewis, Wanda Granddaughter M W 12 Single TN TN VA [b abt 1898]
    Lewis, Gladys Granddaughter M W 10 Single TN TN VA [b abt 1900]

    Corpl James H Lewis
    Birth unknown
    Death unknown
    Inscription:  Co K 3rd TN Inf; No Dates
    Burial Nance's Grove Cemetery, New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee
    Created by Virgil & DeAnna Hancock Jun 08, 2003
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #7555974, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lewis&GSiman=1&GScnty=2469&GSsr=41&GRid=7555974&

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