Catherine (Cantrell) Lewis (1832 - abt. 1886)

Born 23 Feb 1832 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Daniel Lewis — married May 1864 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States

Died about 22 Oct 1886 at about age 54 in Flannigan, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Catherine Cantrell was born in February 1832 in Hamilton County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Isaac Cantrell and Nancy Upchurch. She passed away in October 1886^[1] in Hamilton County.

Marriage

Husband: James D. Lewis

Wife: Catherine Cantrell

Marriage:

Date: May 1864

Place: Hamilton County, Illinois^{[citation needed]}

This is a second marriage for James. His first wife was Eliza Jane Johnson who passed away about 1863.

Census

Census: 1860 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1860

Place: Hamilton County, Illinois^[2]

Catherine is at home with widowed mother, Nancy, and brother Tilmon.

Census: 1870 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1870

Place: Shoal Creek, Barry County, Missouri^[3]

Catherine has married James D. Lewis as second wife. They left Illinois about 1866, stopped off in Kansas for about three years where daughters Mary and Finetta were born, and were living in Missouri for the 1870 census. In their household are children from James' first marriage: Elizabeth, Philly Ann, Constant, and Lethe. Thomas, Mary and Finetta are children of James and Catherine.

Census: 1880 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1880

Place: Hamilton County, Illinois^[4]

It is unknown when the family left Missouri, but by the 1880 census they had returned to Hamilton County. In the household with James and Catherine are children Lethe, Thomas and Mary. Finetta appears to have died since she was born 1869 and is not on this census.

Neither James nor Catherine have been located in records after 1880 census. James is reported to have died in 1891 and Catherine in 1886 but I have not found death or burial records for them.

Sources

1. ↑ Date is from online family trees; unconfirmed but definitely died after 1880.
2. ↑ Source: #S80 Township 7 Range 5 E (north half), Hamilton, Illinois; Roll: M653_183; Page: 25; Image: 25; Family History Library Film: 803183. Household #182 Cantrell, Nancy 50 F Farmer b IL PP $40 Catharine 24 F b IL Tilman 21 M Farm labor b IL
3. ↑ Source: 92]] Shoal Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: M593_757; Page: 743A; Image: 197; Family History Library Film: 552256. Household #252 Lewis, James D 38 M W Boarding house b IL PP $300 Catharine 38 F W b IL Elizabeth 16 F W b IL Felie A 11 F W b IL Constant 9 F W b IL Lethe 8 F W b IL Thomas 5 F W b IL Mary 3 F W b KS Finetta 1 F W b KS
4. ↑ Source: #S81 Flannigan, Hamilton, Illinois; Roll: 210; Family History Film: 1254210; Page: 502D; Enumeration District: 024; Image: 0207. Household #379 Lewis, J D W M 48 Head Md Farmer b IL Catherine W F 48 Wife Md b IL Letha A W F 17 Dau S b IL Thomas A W M 15 Son S b IL Mary J W F 13 Dau S b IL

• Source: S80 1860 United States Federal Census U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: U. S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Repository #R11
• Source: S92 Federal Census 1870 Publication: Effective date 1 Jun 1870 Repository: #R11
• Source: S81 Abbreviation: Federal Census 1880 Title: Federal Census 1880 Publication: Effective date 1 Jun 1880. Repository: #R11
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