NameGeorge Sherman Lewis, Half 2C4R
Birth30 Oct 1884, Blaze, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Jan 1948, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialBrown Cemetery, off U.S. 60, Morehead, Ky
FatherLeander M. Lewis (1847-1911)
Marriageabt 1906, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLeah “Lela” Elizabeth Early
Birthabt 1889, Kentucky
Death1958
BurialBrown Cemetery, off U.S. 60, Morehead, Ky
Children
1 MLevaughn Lewis, Half 3C3R
Birthabt 1908, Morgan Co., Kentucky
2 FFlora Lewis, Half 3C3R
Birth5 Apr 1909, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death30 Oct 1975, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
3 FJosie Grace Lewis, Half 3C3R
Birth31 May 1911, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death17 Dec 1996, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
4 FJennie Lewis (Died as Infant), Half 3C3R
Birth1 Sep 1913, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Nov 1913, Morgan Co., Kentucky
5 FPhoebe C. Lewis, Half 3C3R
Birth29 Oct 1914, Morgan Co., Kentucky
6 MSamuel E. Lewis, Half 3C3R
Birth2 Jun 1917, Morgan Co., Kentucky
DeathFeb 1981, Rowan Co., Kentucky
7 FLouise Lewis, Half 3C3R
Birth19 Nov 1919, Morgan Co., Kentucky
8 FMary Evelyn Lewis, Half 3C3R
Birth2 May 1922, Kentucky
Death9 Jun 1989, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseHomer O. Pettit , 2C1R
9 FMona June Lewis, Half 3C3R
Birth30 Aug 1929, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Jan 1930, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for George Sherman Lewis
His death certificate records George Sherman Lewis, occupation farmer, age 62 years 2 months 20 days, born 30 Oct 1884 in Blaze, Morgan Co., Ky, died 9 Jan 148 in Morehead, Ky, R.R.3, married, husband of Lela Elizabeth age 59, father Leeander Lewis, mother’s maiden name Mary Jenette Brown, both born in Morgan Co., cause of death coronary occlusion, informant blank, burial in Brown Cemetery.
Notes for Leah “Lela” Elizabeth Early
Her gravestone has her dates as 1880 - 1958, but that year of birth conflicts with census records, which show her as 21 in 1910 and 30 in 1920.

She may be the Lela B. Early, listed as age 25, born May 1885, in the 1900 census of Whitley Co., Ky, daughter of Thomas Early and wife Elizabeth.
Census Notes for George Sherman & Leah “Lela” Elizabeth (Family)
1910 census of Champaign Co., Illinois, Champaign township, enumerated 3 May, lists on p. 8B as family #120/121:
Lewis, George, 25, farm laborer; Leah, wife, 21, married 4 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Levon, son, 2; Flora, dau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panther’s Branch precinct, enumerated 10 Jan, lists on p. 5A as family #82:
Lewis, George S., 35; Leer, wife, 30; Lelvon, son, 12; Flora, dau, 10; Grace, dau, 8; Febe, dau, 5; Sam, son, 2 6/12; George A., son, 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

I do not know how to explain the son George A. age 2 months in light of the birth record for Louise on 19 Nov 1919.
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