George W. Lewis (1835 - 1914)

Born 5 Jan 1835 in Menard, Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth E. (Mowder) Lewis — married 16 Mar 1862 in Mason, Illinois

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1914 at age 79 in Shubert, Richardson, Nebraska

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Biography

George was the son of William Lewis and Elizabeth Burns.

George and his wife Elizabeth were the parents of five children: Hiram Allen, Florence May, Fannie Beatrice, Albert M., and George Walter.

George was a well to do farmer. They lived in Mason, Illinois for a number of years, but by 1877 had moved to Richardson, Nebraska, where they spent the remainder of their lives.

He was a Baptist; a registered Democrat; and a member of the local lodge of Woodmen of the World.

George is buried in Prairie Union Cemetery in Shubert, Nebraska.

DNA

Three descendants of George W. Lewis and Elizabeth E. Mowder have matched their DNA and are part of a triangulated group. One person descends from their daughter Fannie, one from daughter Florence, and one from son George. Until a match can be made further up the line, it's not known whether the DNA comes from George Lewis or Elizabeth Mowder.

A great-grandson of Florence Lewis shares chromosome segments with George Athey (they're 2nd cousins 1x removed) as follows:

• Chr 1 - 11.7cM from 199-207
• Chr 4 - 32.0 cM from 175-191
• Chr 9 - 11.3 cM from 101-110
• Chr 9 - 14.9 cM from 118-132
• Chr 12 - 13.6 cM from 100-112
• Chr 17 - 17.3 cM from 33-50
• Chr 19 - 14.8 cM from 8-17

Sources

• 1850-1910 federal census
• Illinois marriage record
• "History of Richardson County, Nebraska", publ. 1917 by Lewis C. Edwards.
• Find-a-Grave