Born in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Anderson Lewis
and Mary Morgan (Jones) Lewis
Sister of
John Ben Lewis, Ralph Leslie Lewis [half], Jessie Lee Elizabeth (Lewis) Rodgers, Nota Bell (Lewis) Bennet, Nolie M Lewis and Robert M Lewis
Wife of
Sam Francis Johnson Sr.
— married
26 Mar 1922 (to 9 Oct 1977) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (1920s - 2010s)], Winona (Johnson) Roach, Sanford Johnson, [private son (1920s - unknown)], [private son (1920s - 1990s)], [private son (1920s - 1980s)], [private son (1930s - 2000s)], [private son (1930s - unknown)], [private son (1930s - 2000s)], Vernon Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, [private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 85
in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2013
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Biography
Rebecca O. Lewis (nickname "Bessie") born 1903 in Cumberland, Tennessee to Joseph Anderson Lewis and Mary Morgan Jones, married Sam Francis Johnson in 1922, they had nine boys and one girl and she passed away in 1989.
Sources
- 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1736; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 9
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #108051952 (accessed 24 September 2023)
Rebecca O Lewis (16), single daughter, in household of Joseph A Lewis (51) in Civil District 1, Cumberland, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph A Lewis | M | 51 | Married | Head | Laborer | Tennessee |
| Mary M Lewis | F | 41 | Married | Wife | Tennessee | |
| Clyde H Lewis | M | 19 | Single | Son | Laborer | Tennessee |
| Ray S Lewis | M | 17 | Single | Son | Trapper | Tennessee |
| Rebecca O Lewis | F | 16 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| John B Lewis | M | 14 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Leslie Lewis | M | 12 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Jessie L Lewis | F | 10 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| Nota B Lewis | F | 7 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| Nolie M Lewis | F | 5 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| Robert H Lewis | M | 1 | Single | Son | Tennessee |
Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Cumberland, Tennessee; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341971
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #68208814 (accessed 24 September 2023)
Bessie O Johnson (26), wife, in household of Sam F Johnson (27) on Red Road, District 8, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Sam F Johnson | M | 27 | Married | Head | Miner | Tennessee |
| Bessie O Johnson | F | 26 | Married | Wife | Tennessee | |
| Floyd J Johnson | M | 7 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Edith J Johnson | F | 6 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| Stanford L Johnson | M | 5 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| John J Johnson | M | 3 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Willard Johnson | M | 2 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Chester Johnson | M | 0 | Single | Son | Tennessee |
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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