Jul-28-2018                   

Husband: John Freeman Lewis
Born: Feb- 9-1844 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: Apr-27-1921 in Gilmer Co, WV 4 Census: 1900, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Tyler Co, WV 5 Occupation: farmer 5 Father: Mother: Other spouse 1
Wife: Rosa A. Cunningham Married: Oct-23-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Born: Jun- 1-1857 at Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7,8,1 Died: Mar-22-1939 in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 7,8 Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 7,9 Resided: in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1900, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Father: Elijiah R. Cunningham (1826 - 1907) Mother: Tempest Modesitt
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (4) Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV. (5) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John F. Lewis, 46, b. Tyler Co, res. Gilmer Co; and Rosa A. Cunningham, 27, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Oct 23 1890. NOTE: Bride's age is at variance with the 1900 Census of Gilmer County, which states her birth date as Jun 1858, and with her death record, which specifies birth date Jun 1 1857. Headstone reads 1857. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Headstone (year only) (9) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995.




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