John Elmer Lewis (1906 - 1979)

Born 21 Jan 1906 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Husband of Margaret Lucille Vahle — married 12 Nov 1927 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Died 25 Aug 1979 at age 73 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: John Elmer /Lewis/ ^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 21 JAN 1906

Place: Alton, Madison County, Illinois^[5]

Death

Death:

Date: 25 AUG 1979

Place: Alton, Madison County, Illinois^[6]

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 17 MAR 2015

Prior to import, this record was last changed 17 MAR 2015 .

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: 86709331^[7]

Event

Event:

Type: Anniv 50

Date: 13 NOV 1977

Note: Mr. and Mrs. John "Elmer" Lewis of 3601 Berkeley Ave. will celbrate their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 13, with open house in the Sky Room of the Hotel Stratford. The couple will receive their guests from 1 until 4 p.m.

Mr. Lewis is a 1974 retiree of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. He and the former Margaret Vahle were

married in Alton by the Rev. 0. W. Haggemeier on Nov. 12, 1927.

The event is being planned by the couple's three sons and wives and nine grandchildren. The children are John and Marilyn, Alton; William and Margeret, Brighton; and Robert and Linda, Godfrey.

At the guest table with the honorees will be sisters and brothers of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis , Mrs. Kenneth (Mildred) Curry of Palmetto, Fla., Mrs. Albert (Elizabeth) Doerr, Mr. and Mrs. William Vahle, Mrs. Eileen Lewis of Reno, Nev., Mrs. Maggie Casey, Mrs. Ethel Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Ermine Lewis. The couple has asked that gifts be omitted.^[8]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Valhalla Memorial Park and Masoleum, Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois^[9]

Marriage

Husband: John Elmer Lewis

Wife: Margaret Lucille Vahle

Marriage:

Date: 12 NOV 1927

Place: Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Note: by Rev. O. W. Haggemeier^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Lewis-15949 was created by Marsha Ensminger through the import of WikiTree.ged on Apr 10, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of Mrs. Mary K. Doerr, published 11 Oct 1962, page 24, col. 4
3. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: funeral description of John G. Doerr, published 9 Nov 1946, page 14, col. 1
4. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: "Married 50 years", published 8 Nov 1977, page 10, col. 4
5. ↑ Source: #S95 Page: Memorial #86709331 for John Elmer Lewis
6. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of Margaret Lewis, published Thursday 20 Aug 1987, page A-17, col. 5
7. ↑ Source: #S95 Page: Memorial #86709331 for John Elmer Lewis
8. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: "Married 50 years", published 8 Nov 1977, page 10, col. 4
9. ↑ Source: #S95 Page: Memorial #86709331 for John Elmer Lewis
10. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of Mrs. Mary K. Doerr, published 11 Oct 1962, page 24, col. 4
11. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: "Married 50 years", published 8 Nov 1977, page 10, col. 4

• Source: S17 Title: Alton Evening Telegraph Abbreviation: Alton Teleg.
• Source: S95 Title: findagrave.com, Url: http://www.findagrave.com Abbreviation: findagrave