Jul-28-2018
Husband: Henry Archie Lewis 1 Also known as: Arch Lewis 2
Born: Sep- 6-1883 in Tyler Co, WV 3,4,5 Died: May- 4-1962 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: gas company employee 6 Father: John Freeman Lewis (1844 - 1921) Mother: Edah Britton (1845 - 1889)
Wife: Lydia Jane Gragg 1 Married: ca 1909 8
Born: Nov-24-1891 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7,5,8 Died: Jul-22-1975 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7,5 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Father: William Alexander Gragg (1868 - 1956) Mother: Alwilda Victoria Swisher (1867 - 1936)
? Child 1: (Unnamed) Lewis Born: Aug- -1910 9 Died: Sep- 5-1910 in Kidwell, Tyler Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Wilda Indus Lewis 1 Census name: Indus Lewis 11 Born: Jun- 7-1911 in Ritchie Co, WV 12 Died: Oct-25-2004 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 13 Buried: (ashes) in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1920, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: Timken Roller Bearing Co. (retired) 12 Never married:
F Child 3: Rose Inez Lewis 1 Also known as: Inez Lewis 14 Born: Jun-20-1913 in Racket, Ritchie/Gilmer Co, WV 15,16,11 Died: Aug-14-1994 in San Diego Co, CA 17 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Resided: in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA 18 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1920, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Forrest Frederick "Bud" Starr b. Oct-20-1917 d. Jun- 2-1999 Also known as: Forrest Fred Starr 19,20 Married: Jul-17-1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Eula Evelyn Lewis 1 Also known as: Evelyn Lewis 14,11 Born: Jul-22-1916 in Racket, Ritchie/Gilmer Co, WV 15,19,11 Died: Feb- 2-1991 in Westerville, Franklin Co, OH 19,21 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 21 Census: 1920, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: Licensed Practical Nurse 21 Husband: Fred Edward Forrest b. ca 1917 Married: Feb-20-1951 in Franklin Co, OH 22
F Child 5: Fonda Edith Lewis 1 Also known as: Edith Lewis 14,11,23 Born: Jan-30-1919 in Racket, Ritchie/Gilmer Co, WV 15,24,11 Died: Dec-20-1984 24 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1920, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Willard Spencer White b. Jul-18-1914 d. Jan-16-2004
F Child 6: Dorothy Glee Lewis 1 Born: Jun- 9-1921 in Ritchie Co, WV 16,25 Died: Sep- 3-1992 7,25 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Resided: in Hurricane, Putnam Co, WV 26 Resided: 1943 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Frederick Fay Mixer III b. Jun-13-1919 d. Jul- 1-1980 Married: Aug-17-1943 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16
M Child 7: Freeman Hale Lewis 1 Also known as: Hale Lewis 25,24,27,14,23 Born: Feb-25-1923 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 25,7,23 Died: Nov- 9-2001 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 25,7 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Resided: in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 26 Census: 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Military: Pfc, US Army, World War II, Korea 27
F Child 8: Doris Marie Lewis 1 Born: Aug-27-1925 in Racket, Ritchie/Gilmer Co, WV 24,18,12,23 Died: Apr-25-2014 24 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: in Pataskala, Licking Co, OH 14,18 Census: 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: phlebotomist at Mt. Carmel East Hospital 12 Husband: Lloyd Elmer Stout b. Mar- 9-1924 d. Jul-11-1998
F Child 9: Lynda Arlis Lewis 1 Census name: Arliss Lewis 23 Born: May-26-1928 28 Resided: 2004 in Westerville, Franklin Co, OH 14 Resided: formerly in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Census: 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Charles Leo Hersman
M Child 10: Lowell Adrian Lewis 1 Born: Apr- 3-1930 in Racket, Ritchie/Gilmer Co, WV 12,25 Died: Mar- 3-2007 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 29,25,21 Buried: in Franklin Hills Memory Gardens, Canal Winchester, Fairfield Co, OH 12,7 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 26 Resided: formerly in Gahanna, Franklin Co, OH 18 Census: 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: minister 21 Education: master's degree 21 Military: Pfc, US Army, Korea 27,12 Wife: Grace Lenore Rose b. Aug-10-1929 d. Oct-21-2011
F Child 11: Betty Lou Lewis 1 Born: Jul-26-1933 18 Resided: 2004 in Westerville, Franklin Co, OH 14 Husband: Phillip D. "Joe" Gilliland b. Sep- 7-1930
Sources: (1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (2) Death record of daughter. (3) Tyler County Birth Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Henry A. C. Lewis, white male, born alive on Sep 6 1883, son of John F. & Edith Lewis. Informant: Edith Lewis, mother. BR p. 152. (4) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (5) Headstone (year only) (6) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) 1910 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (9) Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV. (10) Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV, There are two entries for this death, both with death date of Sep 5 1910 at Kidwell. In one the child is identifed as Archie Lewis, male, age 1m 3d, parents not given, cause of death inanition. In the other, the child is identified as "Infant of Arch Lewis," female, age one month, cause of death cholera infantium. (11) 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (12) Obituary. (13) Obituary - Nursing home. (14) Obituary of sister. (15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (17) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (19) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Obituary of son. (21) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (22) Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (24) Headstone. (25) Social Security Death Index. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (27) Military Grave Marker. (28) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (29) Obituary - Hospital.Name Index