Elizabeth
(Minnie)
Lewis
Born in New Richmond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Henry Warren Lewis
and Elora A (Duffy) Lewis
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 62
in Delmar Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2020
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Biography
New Richmond, Wisconsin Cyclone
June 12, 1899 was a beautiful day. The Gollmar Brothers Circus was in town. Elora Duffy Lewis brought her children into town to presumably visit the circus. Their lives were changed forever. About 7:30 p.m. an EF5 tornado devastated the town of New Richmond, Wisconsin. Minnie's mother Elora Duffy Lewis and brother John Wayne Lewis were killed. John Lewis had no marks on him. Minnie's left arm was so severely injured it had to be amputated. After the storm Minnie and her father moved to James Henry Lewis' hometown of Pennsylvania where his family lived. [1] [2]
Sources
- ↑ Genealogy Papers of Howard Herbert Lewis
- ↑ 1899 New Richmond tornado, Wikipedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899_New_Richmond_tornado"
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minnie:
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~3.12%
Paula (Lewis) Picken
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23andMe, GEDmatch M959124 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M959124 [compare], Ancestry member Paula_Lewis_Picken
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M959124 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lorri (Reynolds) Kinney :
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