Jul-28-2018Husband: John Calvin Lewis Census name: Johnny Lewis Born: Sep- -1868 in Tyler Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Nov- 4-1949 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6 Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: B & O Railroad carpenter (retired) 7,5,8 Occupation: 1900 farmer 1 Father: Abraham Lewis (1826 - 1899) Mother: Sophia Cumberledge (1826 - 1895)
Wife: Laura Myrtle McClain 9,10 Also known as: Myrtle Laura McClain Married: Nov-24-1897 at Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3 Born: Aug-29-1877 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11,2,3,10 (see note 3) Died: Aug-19-1969 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6,12,13 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1916 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Father: Robert Alexander "Eck" McClain (1856 - 1952) Mother: Aloyra A. Furby (1856 - )
F Child 1: Ethel Beatrice Lewis Born: Mar-21-1899 in Tyler Co, WV 11,15 Resided: 1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1940 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: 1940 telegraph operator for steam railroad 17 Husband: Frank "Dutch" Rollins b. Jun-27-1891 d. Aug- 7-1951 Also known as: Dutch Rollins 18 Married: Jun-25-1914 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 18 Husband: ___ Miller
F Child 2: Mildred Delgreta Lewis Born: Oct- 7-1901 in Ritchie Co, WV 19,20,2 (see note 4) Died: Nov-25-1987 19,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Resided: 1932 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Census: 1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Wells d. bef Apr 1930 Husband: Harry Ernest Cline b. Oct-10-1908 d. Jan-27-2003 Married: Feb-21-1932 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV 20
M Child 3: Ralph R. Lewis Born: Dec-27-1903 in Tyler Co, WV 11 Resided: 1952 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 22 Resided: 1949 in Aurora, Dearborn Co, IN 16 Census: 1910, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Harry Clyde Lewis Also known as: Harry Claude Lewis 23 Born: Jun- 2-1905 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 5 Died: May-18-1943 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Cause of death: infected jaw (septicemia) resulting from removal of teeth 5 Census: 1910, 1920, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: B & O operator 5 Wife: Edith Virginia Hufford b. ca 1908
M Child 5: Kenneth John Lewis Born: May-26-1910 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 11,19,3 Died: Aug-27-1994 19 Resided: in Haywood, Harrison Co, WV 24 Resided: 1937, 1949, 1955 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 3,16 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Clara Lea Griffin b. ca 1914 Married: Aug-15-1937 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Wife: Glenda Alice Mercer b. Jun-10-1910 d. Oct- -1979 Also known as: Alice Glenda Mercer 25 Married: Mar-19-1955 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3M Child 6: Albert Late Lewis Born: Aug-28-1914 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 11,5 Died: May- 6-1959 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5,6 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: 1949 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: State Roads employee 5 Military: Dec- 3-1942 - Sep-28-1945 World War II 5
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Obituary - At home. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) Obituary. (8) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (9) Marriage record of daughter. (10) Death record of son. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Obituary of sister. (15) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (16) Obituary of father. (17) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (18) West Union Record, 9/18/1914. (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued thru Railroad Board. (22) West Union Herald, 7/31/1952. (23) Marriage record of son. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (25) Tyler County Birth Records, Middlebourne, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record and obituary as Sep 14 1869. But 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1868, and date on headstone is also 1868. Birthplace given in death record as Taylor County, but obituary, marriage and other records indicate Tyler County. Note (2) In 1940, location specified as Wilhelm Run. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jul 1877, but birth record and death record show it as Aug 29 1877. Note (4) Birth date given in marriage record as Oct 7 1906, but census records and SSDI show it as oct 7 1901.Name Index