John
Lewis
Born about in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Baptist Lewis V
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
James Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Sarah Griffen (Lewis) Boone, Milton Lewis, Martrom Lewis, Samuel Lewis and George Harvey Lewis
Husband of
Sarah (Jordan) Lewis
— married
21 Oct 1817 [location unknown]
Husband of
Nancy Mann (Curry) Lewis
— married
1822 in Kentucky
Descendants 
Died
at about age 56
in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Biography
John Lewis was born about July 4, 1792 in Kentucky, United States, son of John Baptist Lewis.
He was one of the pioneers of Missouri, crossing the Mississippi River at St. Louis on January 5, 1795 when the population of St. Louis was only 200.
He married Sarah Jordan on October 21, 1817 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.[1][2]
He married Nancy Mann Curry.[3]
John passed away at an age of fifty-six on October 16, 1848 in St. Louis County, Missouri. He is buried in the Harbison-Lewis Cemetery in Sherman, St. Louis County, Missouri.[4]
1. Born in 1792, John Lewis (V-4) was born in Kentucky and 4 1/2 years old when his family arrived in St. Louis on January 5, 1797. He was educated to farm life but when quite young, he left his father's home and operated a steam ferry on the Mississippi River at St. Louis. He stayed with his family until he was 17 years of age and then joined the "Government Rangers" in 1810 and remained with them fighting Indians in the Missouri River country until the age of 21 in 1814. 2. It is thought that he served under Captain Nathan Boone from June 7 - July 31, 1812 (Indian War of 1812) ..... see page 163 from book, "The Lost Pioneer" by Daniel R. Long --- found at the Historical Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. 3. At the time of his death in 1848, he was residing in St. Louis County, Missouri. 4. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church ---- see article, page 304 of History of Arkansas re: A. C. Lewis. 5. John (V-4) had two children by first wife (Sarah Jordan) and 14 children by second wife (Nancy Mann Curry), five of which died in infancy. 6. See copies of pages 162-163; 168-169, and 170-171 of "The Last Pioneer" by Daniel R. Long. (170-171 also references other members of the Lewis family.
Father: John (V) LEWIS b: 1760/1761 in Cherry Point, Northumberland County, Virginia
Mother: Elizabeth (Betty) HARVEY b: Abt 1763
Marriage 1 Sarah JORDAN Married: 21 Oct 1817 Children Elizabeth Jane LEWIS b: 27 Oct 1821 in Missouri Robert Austin LEWIS b: 27 Nov 1823 in Missouri
Marriage 2 Nancy Mann CURRY b: 26 Oct 1806 in Kentucky Married: 1822 Children Marion Monroe LEWIS b: 1828 William A. LEWIS b: 1 May 1830 in Missouri Alexander Curry LEWIS b: 21 Apr 1835 in St. Francis County, Missouri Samuel Fletcher LEWIS John Boone LEWIS b: 1832 in Missouri Martha (Mattie) LEWIS Phoebe Sophronia F. LEWIS Sarah (Sally) LEWIS Celissa (Lisa) LEWIS b: 1845 Birth: 4 JUL 1792 in Harrison Co., KY Death: 15 OCT 1848 in St. Louis, Missouri
Sources
- ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6689-4D89 : 25 February 2022), Jno Lewis, 1817; citing Marriage, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Territory, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007513804.
- ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:668Q-3JWF : 25 February 2022), John Lewis, 21 Oct 1817; citing Marriage, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Territory, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 004003317.
- ↑ "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HKSV-S4N2 : 8 April 2022), John Lewis in entry for William Andrew Lewis, 1911.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34558817/john-lewis : accessed 24 April 2022), memorial page for John Lewis (4 Jul 1792–16 Oct 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34558817, citing Harbison-Lewis Cemetery, Sherman, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Nancy W (contributor 46951278) .
- Ancestory.com
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Lewis-25412 and Lewis-7020 appear to represent the same person because: Same facts and same wives. The only problem is that they have different fathers attached. Profiles for fathers seem to be duplicates (they are currently listed as brothers with the same name). Father's profile needs merged or correct father determined.
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Lewis-7951 and Lewis-7020 do not represent the same person because: fathers not the same /// Cleaning up the rejected matches /// Too many messages cluttering your board, they can be deleted…👌
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by Aline Barbeau
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Lewis-7943 and Lewis-7020 do not represent the same person because: fathers not the same /// Cleaning up already rejected matches/This message is not a souvenir, it can be deleted to avoid clutering the board 👍
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Rejected matches › John Lewis (1737-) › › John Lewis (1764-1786) › John Lewis Jr. (bef.1650-1717) › John Lewis (1797-) › John Lewis (1724-1777) › John Lewis (1660-abt.1711) › John Lewis (1770-1860) › John Lewis (1761-1814) › › John R. Lewis › John Lewis (1774-1811) › › John Lewis (1751-1813) › John Lewis (1779-) › John Lewis (1574-) › John Lewis (1792-1853) › John Lewis (1823-) › John Lewis (1672-) › John Lewis (1636-1685)
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