James William Lewis (1855 - 1904)

Born 15 Oct 1855 in Giles County, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Mary Rebecca (Liles) Lewis — married 30 Oct 1873 in Baxter, Arkansas, United States

Died 13 Dec 1904 at age 49 in Beaty, Benton County, Arkansas, United States

Biography

James William was born on 15 October 1855 in Giles County, Tennessee. He was the son of John Hamilton Lewis and Martha A. Inman. James William died at the age of 49 on 13 December 1904 in Beaty, Benton County, Arkansas. James William was buried after 13 December 1904. On a Farm near Beaty.^[1]

In the 1860 census James (age 4) was in Carter, Carter, Missouri.^[2]

30 Oct 1873: Eighteen year old William Lewis and Mary Rebecca Lyles (19) were married in Baxter County, Arkansas.^[3][4]

1900 Census: James W and Mary R (46) Lewis were living in the Mt Home Township of Baxter County, Arkansas. The record notes that James was 45, born in Tennessee during October of 1854, and that he had been married to Mary for 27 years. Also listed in the home were their unmarried children Geo Calvin (23), Jenny Ann (10), Emily F (6), a married son and his wife, and James' widowed mother-in-law Elizabeth Lyles (65).^[5]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40933992, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40933992/james-william-lewis: accessed 01 September 2022), memorial page for James William “Bee” Lewis (15 Oct 1855–13 Dec 1904), citing Beaty Cemetery, Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Bobby and Carol Babin Estes (contributor 46900498).
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #40010344 (accessed 15 December 2022), James W Lewis (4) in Carter, Carter, Missouri. Born in Tennessee; citing The National Archives in Washington D.C., Record Group Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group Number 29, Series Number M653, Residence Date 1860, Home in 1860 Carter, Carter, Missouri, Roll M653_612, Page 937, Family History Library Film 803612.
3. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4FQ-J54 : 9 March 2021), William Lewis, 30 Oct 1873; citing Marriage, Baxter, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,031,146.
4. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-65Y2-DX?cc=1417439&wc=QDM2-H6H%3A1589733059 : 18 March 2019), 004326247 > image 11 of 626; county offices, Arkansas.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XF-G7S : accessed 1 September 2022), James W Lewis, Mt. Home Township Mountain Home town, Baxter, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 7B, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,050.

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Acknowledgments

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