NameJames Frank Lewis
Birth21 Jan 1868, Yocum, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death8 Apr 1951, Yocum, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherThomas Hayden Lewis (1843-1906)
MotherAnn M. Lewis (1847-1921)
Marriage14 Apr 1897, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseFlotilla Cox, 4C3R
Birth13 Feb 1873, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Jul 1958, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherJames R. [Cock] Cox (1848-1937)
MotherElizabeth E. Cogswell (1853-1890)
Other spousesHenry Hopkins Lewis
Children
1 FAda Lewis, 5C2R
BirthSep 1898, Morgan Co., Kentucky
2 MOmer W. Lewis, 5C2R
Birth31 May 1903, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Jul 1984, Campbell Co., Kentucky
SpouseMyrtle Cassity , Half 3C3R
Birth30 Dec 1905, Moraine, Montgomery Co., Ohio
4 MRay M. Lewis, 5C2R
Birth29 Mar 1909, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death29 Apr 1934, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for James Frank Lewis
His death certificate records Jim Frank Lewis, age 82 years 2 months 28 days, born 21 Jan 1868 in Yocum, Ky, died 8 Apr 1951 in Yocum, Morgan Co., Ky, married, farmer, father Thomas H. Lewis, mother’s maiden name Anna M. Lewis, cause of death apoplexy due to hypertensive heart disease, informant Mrs. Olie Dyer, burial in Lewis Cem, Yocum.
Notes for Flotilla Cox
The Kentucky death index lists Flotilla Lewis, age 85, died 20 July 1858 in Morgan Co.
Census Notes for James Frank & Flotilla (Family)
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 12A as family #190/192:
Lewis, James F., 32, b. Jan 1868, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Flotilla, wife, 27, b. Feb 1873, married 3 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Cara E., stepdau, 10, b. Nov 1889; Hattie, stepdau, 7, b. Sep 1892; Ada, dau, 1, b. Sep 1898. All children born Ky Ky Ky.

The next household is headed by Flotilla’s father James R. Cox with his second wife Josephine Law.

1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on pp. 2A-2B as family #28:
Lewis, James F., 41, first marriage, farmer; Flotilla, wife, 37, second marriage, married 13 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Hattie, dau, 17; Ada, dau, 11; Omer W., son, 6; Dovie I., dau, 4; Raymond, son, 1 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The next household is headed by James H. Lewis, age 55, brother of James’ mother. Flotilla’s father and stepmother are near the top of page 2A as household #20.

1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #19:
Lewis, James F., 57, b. Ky Ky Ky; Flotilla, wife, 47, b. Ky Va Ky; Ada, dau, 21; Omer W., son, 16; Dovie I., dau, 14; Ray, son, 10. All children born Ky Ky Ky.

1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Yocum precinct, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 18B as family #157:
Lewis, James F., 62, age at first marriage 29; Flotilla, wife, 57, age at first marriage 25; Omer, son, 26; Irene, dau, 23; Ray M., son, 21. All born Ky Ky Ky.

James’ brother John heads the family two households above.

1940 census of Morgan Co., Ky, ED 88-14, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 8B as family #142, on Yocum Road:
Lewis, James F., 72, farming; Flotilla, wife, 67; Omer, son, 36, single; Dovie, dau, 33, single; Wilma G., granddau, 6; Cox, John H., brother-in-law, 73, widowed. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
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