Lola B. (Lewis) Francis (abt. 1919 - 2008)

Born about 6 Jan 1919 in Leslie CO, KY, USA

Ancestors

Died 4 Sep 2008 at about age 89 in London, Laurel CO, KY, USA

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Biography

During the 1920 United States Census, 1. Boone Lewis (age 20, born in KY) was living in Cutshin, Leslie, Kentucky, with his wife, 2. Belle Lewis (age 20, born in KY) and their child,

1. Lola Lewis (Daughter, age 11 months, born in KY)

Boone and Belle are renting their home/farm located on Maggard Branch Road, Cutshin, KY. Boone and Belle can read and write. Boone's occupation is "Farmer" of "General Farm" on "Own Account".

During the 1930 United States Census, 1. Boone Lewis (age 30, born in KY), was living in Cutshin, Leslie, Kentucky, with his wife, 2. Bell Lewis (age 30, born in KY), and their children,

3. Loly Lewis (Daughter, age 11, born in KY)

4. Corbet Lewis (Son, age 9, born in KY)

5. Eva Lewis (Daughter, age 6, born in KY)

6. Bertha Lewis (Daughter, age 4, born in KY)

7. Fae Lewis (Daughter, age 1, born in KY)

Boone and Bell are renting their home/farm located on Cutshin Road, Cutshin, KY. Boone and Bell were both age eighteen when they first married. Boone's occupation is "Farmer" of "General Farm" on "Own Account". Boone is not a military veteran. Boone, Bell, Loly and Corbet can read and write. Loly and Corbet attended school during the year. Each of Boone and Bell's parents were born in KY.

During the 1940 United States Census, 1. Lenoard Boggs (age 28, born in KY) was living in Magisterial District 2, Leslie, Kentucky, with his wife, 2. Lola Boggs (wife, age 21, born in KY) and their children,

3. Grace Anna Boggs (Daughter age 4, born in KY)

4. Clinton Boggs (Son age 2, born in KY)

5. William Lee Boggs (Son age 1, born in KY)

Leonard and Lola own their home/farm valued at $450., and located on Cutshin Road, Cutshin, KY. In 1935 the family was living in the same place. Leonard's occupation is "Laborer" for the "W.P.A. (note: this seems to be a gov't job, i.e. others have reported W.P.A. in connection with 'Road work')", and his year 1939 salary/wages was $360. Leonared completed 4th grade and Lola completed 5th grade.

Obituary:

Lola B. Francis, 89, of McWhorter Road, London, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly.

She was born Jan. 6, 1919 in Leslie County to the late Daniel Boone and Linda Belle (Farley) Lewis. She was a retired cook and restaurant owner.

She was preceded in death by her children Clinton Boggs and Maxine Boggs; a brother Corbett Lewis; and two sisters, Ruby Smith and Eva See.

She is survived by children Julie Vandeventer and Grace Fugate, both of London, Kenny Boggs, of Somerset, and William Boggs, of Lapeer, Mich.; sisters Betty Edwards and Edith Cassidy, of Camden, Ohio, Bertha Boggs and Faye Bach, of Eaton, Ohio; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at House-Rawlings Funeral Home.

Burial followed at Cumberland Memorial Gardens in Lily.

Sources

1920 US Census: ["United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHGN-23J : accessed 20 Nov 2013), Boone Lewis, Cutshin, Leslie, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet , family 36, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820586.]

1930 US Census: ["United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMXB-WVD : accessed 20 Nov 2013), Boone Lewis, Cutshin, Leslie, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0005, sheet , family 174, NARA microfilm publication .]

1940 US Census: ["United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7TY-MZP : accessed 19 November 2016), Lola Boggs in household of Lenoard Boggs, Magisterial District 2, Leslie, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66-6, sheet 6A, line 32, family 74, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1329. ]

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