ALLIED LEWIS FAMILIES

The Lewis families of Madison, Iron, and Reynolds Counties are a prolific clan, which I could not cover in a whole book, let alone a few pages, but I do have some points I would like to make. In 1850 Madison County census, there were 5 families, three of which lived next door to each other that I feel must have been related as mentioned previously. The other two I’m not certain of were Furney Lewis, born N.C., age 31, who had married Nancy Perringer in 1838, Madison County and had four children, John, 10, Amanda 7, Leonard 6, and Martha 1 in the 1850 census. The other was John Lewis, 41 from S.C., wife Caroline 20, Laura 2, and John L. 5 mo. I make this point because each had a son John that will later be important. The two families that were: #496-Jacob Lewis-45-born N.C., Sarah 17 TN, Bidda 15, TN, Martha E. 13, Eli, 11, John Y., 9, & Catherine 7, all born TN, Hugh P. 5, Polly Ann 4, James Millow, 2, and Emiline 3 mo. There was also Eliza J. 10, born TN, who belonged to Jacob but was in John and Emiline’s house; they had only been married in 1842, so couldn’t have had a 10 year old child. John & Emiline were #497, his age 30, born TN, she was 25, SC, with three sons: Eli, 6, MO, Levi 4, TN, and Libe 2, MO (This should have been Robert, Leroy, and Eli.) #498-David Lewis, 35, NC, Nancy 35, KY, Oliver 10, TN, George 8, Alabama,, Becky Ann, 6, MO, Mary 4, and J.B. & P.R. 5 mo. Old twins, all MO. George Lewis, who I think was also a brother, was in Marion Co. TN (which was where John was from also) in 1850. His family: George Lewis , 48, Elizabeth, 47, John, 21, William, 16, Martha, 13, George, 11, Elizabeth, 9, Andrew, 6, and James, 4. There was also a son, Robert, married and in Arkansas, two daughters, Mary and Catherine, both married, and 24 year old Ben, who was staying with Elihu Dunn and his wife Maria, in Madison Co., MO. Toward the latter part of the 1850’s, George and Elizabeth came to Missouri, and settled at the mouth of Carver Creek, and one more child was born in Missouri. George bought land from John and Emiline, and he died before 1860.

In 1860 Iron County census I found: the John Lewis from SC, who married Caroline, Robert Lewis, the son of George who had been in Arkansas, next door to him was John and Emiline Lewis, and next to them was Benjamin Lewis, son of George also. Close by was John Lewis, Jr. (son of George) and wife Nancy, and closer to Annapolis was William Lewis (son of George also) and finally Elizabeth Lewis, widow of George. I did not find David Lewis (who had been in 1850 Madison County census) nor his family again, but early land plats show David Lewis and Oliver Lewis (his son) owning land right near John, George and all the other Lewises.

Other Lewis researchers in Missouri have mistakenly assumed that John (who married Emiline Dunn) was the son of George, even though they found the two John’s listed on the same census. I am referring here to the one listed as John Jr. who was 26 in the 1860 census, wife Nancy, 25, Delia, 8, George, 6, James, 4, and Benjamin, 8 mo. Who was the real son of George, and was in Marion County TN in 1850. Although there was a definite relationship between George and John (who married Emiline), they were not father and son, but brothers. I will concentrate now on George’s son Robert, who has family connections with mine, but will first list all of George’s children and who they married.

1. Mary, married James Hale and stayed in TN.
2. Catherine, married Robinson Griffith and stayed in Arkansas.
3. Robert, married Mary ‘Polly’ Griffith, and was in Arkansas before coming to Missouri.
4. Benjamin, married Oma Hewitt (He was in MO in 1850).
5. John (listed as Jr.), married Nancy ___?____.
6. William, married Abigail Johnson.
7. Martha ‘Patty’, married James Casteel.
8. Elizabeth married Thomas Jackson.
9. Andrew, married Angeline Rose.
10. James married Lucinda Wallis.
11. Hepsi, married William Ruble.