George Washington Edward Lewis (1890 - 1962)

Born 18 Feb 1890 in Carbondale, Jackson Co, Illinois USA

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Della (Fleenor) Lewis — married 18 Mar 1917 in Austin, Delta Co, Colorado USA

Died 25 Oct 1962 at age 72 in Norwalk, Los Angeles Co, California USA

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Biography

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: George W Lewis

Age: 10

Birth Date: Feb 1890

Birthplace: Illinois

Home in 1900: Carringan, Marion, Illinois

Sheet Number: 6B

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 124

Family Number: 124

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father's name: William Lewis

Father's Birthplace: Illinois

Mother's name: Mary A Lewis

Mother's Birthplace: Illinois

Attended School: 6

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

William Lewis 38

Mary A Lewis 40

Laura J Lewis 15

Mindora Lewis 12

George W Lewis 10

William Lewis 7

Jesse F Lewis 6

Augustus Miller 64 ^[1]

Find A Grave

George E. Lewis

Birth 18 Feb 1890

Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, USA

Death 25 Oct 1962 (aged 72)

Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Burial: Memory Garden Memorial Park

Brea, Orange County, California, USA

Plot: Williamsburg Lawn, lot 693, grave E

Memorial ID: 14247240

"Pop" Lewis was born George Washington Lewis, in Carbondale, February 18, 1890, in Jackson County, Illinois, the son of William Harrison Lewis and Mary I. "Bell" Tune.

However, somewhere down the line, he changed his name to George E. Lewis and later when asked if the "E" stood for Edward, he simply accepted it. He also changed his date of birth, because he thought Grama's father would think him too old to be dating his daughter. All this information didn't come to light until Uncle Harold went to visit with Aunt Laura. While he was there he saw the old family bible and noted his father's name and age.

Around 1914 or 1915, George left Illinois to go to Colorado. The last time Bill Newman saw George was early one morning. George had been renting a room at a rooming house near by. The house was run by a lady named Susie Cruse. Now Susie was a married woman, yet he was warm for her "form." Whether George left the rooming house, out his bedroom window and down a tree, in the middle of the night, because of Susie or her husband is not known. When he went by Bill and Dora Newman's to say he was leaving. Bill remembered that is was kind of peculiar ... because there were branches and sticks, sticking out of his suitcase. It is my impression that he never went back Illinois.

George and Eva Della Fleenor, married March 18, 1917, in Austin, Colorado. Together they had five boys, Stanley, Cecil, Charles, Harold, Roger and one daughter, Jeanne Irene.

He worked for the Union Oil company and the family lived on the Brea-Olinda Oil lease for sometime.

His favorite food was corn on the cob and his favorite candy was hard butterscotches. All of us grandchildren had both before we even had teeth.

The Daily News Tribune, dated Saturday Evening, 27 October 1962, page 9, column 4

OBITUARIES

GEORGE E. LEWIS

George E. Lewis, a long-time employee of the Union Oil Co. and a resident of Fullerton for the past 33 years, died Thursday at a Norwalk hospital following a lengthy illness. He was 72. He lived at 420 E. Amerige Ave.

Mr. Lewis was born Feb. 18, 1890 in Illinois.

He is survived by his wife, Della, of the home, and five sons, Roger of Fullerton, Cecil of Anaheim, Stanley of La Mirada, Harold of California and Charles of Ohio and one daughter, Mrs. Gene Haggarman (sic Jean Hagerman) of Arlington. Survivors include 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at McAulay and Suters Mortuary Chapel, with the Rev. Harry F. Steif, of the Anaheim Lutheran Church, in charge of services.

Burial will follow at Memory Garden Memorial Park, Brea.

Family Members

Parents

William Harrison Lewis 1862–1940

Mary I. Tune Lewis 1862 – unknown

Spouse

Eva Della Fleenor Lewis 1900–1985 (m. 1917)

Siblings

Infant Lewis 1881–1881

Nora May Lewis 1882–1883

Laura Jane Lewis Hiestand 1885–1959 (m. 1901)

Dora Min Lewis Newman 1887–1977 (m. 1905)

William Miller Lewis 1892–1970 (m. 1917)

Jesse Fielding Lewis 1894–1928

Children

Stanley Walter Lewis 1917–2003

Cecil Owen Lewis 1919–2010

Charles Harrison Lewis 1923–2004

Harold Edward Lewis 1925–1995

Roger Dale Lewis 1936–1991 ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Carringan, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 327; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1240327
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 September 2019), memorial page for George E. Lewis (18 Feb 1890–25 Oct 1962), Find A Grave Memorial no. 14247240, citing Memory Garden Memorial Park, Brea, Orange County, California, USA ; Maintained by Suz Lew (contributor 46839868) .

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