Benjamin Franklin Lewis (1856 - 1935)

Born 14 Apr 1856 in Fountain Head, Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Alma (Bruce) Barnard — married 20 Aug 1880 in Sumner County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1935 at age 79 in Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born April 14, 1856 in Fountain Head, Sumner County, Tennessee. He was the son of George Lewis and Martha Clouse. ^[1]

Benjamin Lewis married Florence Bruce on August 20, 1880 in Sumner, Tennessee. ^[2]They were the parents of George, Alice and Martha.

After he and Florence divorced he married Eliza Clouse. They were married September 2, 1893 in Wilson, Tennessee. ^[3]They were the parents of Wade, Ollie, Hugh and Mary.

He passed away August 27, 1935 in Robertson County, Tennessee. ^[4][1]Benjamin was laid to rest in Owens Chapel Cemetery, Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States. ^[5]

Research Notes

His death certificate lists his year of birth as 1850 but he was 5 years of age on the 1860 census. I believe it was actually 1855 but his findagrave memorial has 1856. Adcock is listed as the maiden name of his mother on his death certificate which is a mystery. Her maiden name is listed as Clouse on her marriage record. I am related by dna to several people from the Clouse line.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH9-FQBD : 22 December 2016), Benjamin Lewis and Florence Bruce, 20 Aug 1880; citing Sumner, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 467,486.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH7-42QG : 17 October 2017), Benjamin Lewis and Eliza Clouse, 02 Sep 1893; citing Wilson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,116,309.
4. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSH7-72D : 9 March 2018), Ben Lewis, 27 Aug 1935; citing Owens Chapel Cemetery, Robertson Co., Tenn., cn 29710, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,833.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 April 2019), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin Lewis (14 Apr 1856–27 Aug 1935), Find A Grave: Memorial #91638703, citing Owens Chapel Cemetery, Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Cathryn Smith (contributor 47809280) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TH-8WG : 12 December 2017), Benjamin Lewis in entry for Washington Lewis, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD84-R7T : 12 April 2016), Benj Post in household of Peter Post, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 70, family 454, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,065.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWX-87V : 15 July 2017), Ben Lewis in household of Peter Post, District 4, Sumner, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 211, sheet 55C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1281; FHL microfilm 1,255,281.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZX-3YW : accessed 21 June 2018), Ben Lewis, Civil District 14, Sumner, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 7B, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,601.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFW-98Q : accessed 21 June 2018), Ben Lewis, Civil District 8, Robertson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 162, sheet 3B, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1516; FHL microfilm 1,375,529.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC95-NYJ : accessed 21 June 2018), Bern Lewis, Justice Precinct 1, Wise, Texas, United States; citing ED 145, sheet 9A, line 23, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1860; FHL microfilm 1,821,860.