Family Group Sheet
NameThomas Henry Lewis
Birth26 Jun 1884, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Oct 1948, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialWilliams-Turner Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherIsaac C. Lewis (1846-1923)
MotherRhoda Ellen Templeman (1850-1933)
Marriage4 Dec 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMaude R. Harris
Birth7 Jul 1888, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death30 Jul 1948, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialWilliams-Turner Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherLaban T. Lewis (~1859-1899)
MotherMartha Evaline Harris (1867-1933)
Notes for Thomas Henry Lewis
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Tom Henry Lewis, age 34, residence Vale, Rowan Co., Ky, born 26 June 1884, occupation farming, nearest relative Mrs. Maud Lewis, same address.
His death certificate records Tom Henry Lewis, age 65 years 3 months 27 days, born 16 June 1883 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 23 Oct 1948 in Elliottsville, Rowan Co., Ky, widow, late wife Maude Harris Lewis, father Isaac Lewis, mother’s maiden name Rhoda Templeman, both born in Ky, cause of death prostatic carcinoma with metastasis, anemic and emaciated, informant Sidney Clay Lewis, Morehead, Ky.
His death certificate records Tom Henry Lewis, age 65 years 3 months 27 days, born 16 June 1883 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 23 Oct 1948 in Elliottsville, Rowan Co., Ky, widow, late wife Maude Harris Lewis, father Isaac Lewis, mother’s maiden name Rhoda Templeman, both born in Ky, cause of death prostatic carcinoma with metastasis, anemic and emaciated, informant Sidney Clay Lewis, Morehead, Ky.
Notes for Maude R. Harris
Her death certificate records Maude Lewis, age 60 years 23 days, born 7 July 1888 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 30 July 1948 in Elliottsville, Rowan Co., married, wife of Tom Henry Lewis, age 66, father Labe Lewis, born in Virginia, mother’s maiden name Martha Harris, born in Morgan Co., Ky, cause of death arteriosclerotic heart disease, informant Curt Lewis, Elliottsville, Ky, burial in Elliottsville.
Her gravestone says Maud R. Lewis, July 7, 1888 - July 30, 1948.
Her gravestone says Maud R. Lewis, July 7, 1888 - July 30, 1948.
Notes for Thomas Henry & Maude R. (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 4, p. 369, records the marriage on 4 Dec 1902 of Thomas H. Lewis, 19, farmer, residence Elliottsville, born and mother born in Rowan Co., father born Morgan Co., to Maud Harris, residence Elliottsville, born and father born in Rowan Co., mother born Rowan Co., at Henderson Templeman’s by Sam D. Nickell, witnesses O. H. Harris and Arthur Hogge.
(It was a double wedding; Maude’s sister Flora married Cleve Porter the same date and place. Henderson Templeman was their stepfather.)
(It was a double wedding; Maude’s sister Flora married Cleve Porter the same date and place. Henderson Templeman was their stepfather.)
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 30 April, lists on p. 12A as family #194:
Louis, Thomas H., 27, farmer; Maud R., wife, 21, first marriage for both, married 7 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Anice V., dau, 6; Curtis, son, 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
This enumerator consistently spelled Lewis as Louis. The preceding family is headed by Thomas’s parents, and the five before that are headed by his brothers Samuel, Enoch, James, Jesse, and John.
Louis, Thomas H., 27, farmer; Maud R., wife, 21, first marriage for both, married 7 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Anice V., dau, 6; Curtis, son, 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
This enumerator consistently spelled Lewis as Louis. The preceding family is headed by Thomas’s parents, and the five before that are headed by his brothers Samuel, Enoch, James, Jesse, and John.
