Family Group Sheet
NameWillis G. Lewis
Birth30 Sep 1855, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death3 Jan 1917, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherTilman Amyx Lewis (1831-1916)
MotherHermione Lynn Elliott (1834-1906)
Marriage26 Jan 1881, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy Josephine Brown, Half 1C5R
Birth5 Jun 1862, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Nov 1923, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherColeman Brown (1818->1900)
MotherJoanna Gregory (1832->1900)
Children
1 MOliver H. Lewis, Half 2C4R
Birth7 Jan 1881, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death17 May 1961, Cogswell, Rowan Co., Kentucky
2 MJames W. Lewis, Half 2C4R
Birth20 Aug 1883, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death7 Nov 1934, Trenton, Butler Co., Ohio
3 MTillman Amyx Lewis, Half 2C4R
Birth12 Nov 1885, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMarcus “Omer” Brown , Half 2C4R
8 MHenry Sanford Lewis, Half 2C4R
Birth26 Nov 1895, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Willis G. Lewis
His death certificate records Wallis G. Lewis, age 61 years 11 months 13 days, born 14 Nov 1866 in Ky, died 3 Jan 1917 in Panthers Branch, Morgan Co., Ky, married, father T. A. Lewis, mother’s maiden name Hermon Elliott, cause of death infermation of brains, informant Sanford Lewis.
Notes for Nancy Josephine Brown
Her death certificate records Josephine Lewis, age 62, date and place of birth blank, died 20 Nov 1923 in Morgan Co., widowed, father Jim Lewis, mother’s maiden name Joe Ann Brown, cause of death cancer, informant Omer Brown, burial in Lewis Cemetery.
Notes for Willis G. & Nancy Josephine (Family)
Morgan Co. marriage records list the marriage of Willis G. Lewis and Nancy J. Brown on 26 Jan 1881 at the bride’s home by E. W. Ellington, witnesses L. W. Gilliam and Jerome Oakley.
Census
1900 census of Bath Co., Ky, White Sulphur district, enumerated 3 July, lists on p. 30B as family #613:
Lewis, Willis, 44, b. Sep 1855, farmer; Josephine, wife, 37, b. June 1862, married 19 years, mother of 8 children, 8 living; Oliver, son, 18, b. Jan 1882; Jas W., son, 16, b. Aug 1883; Tilman A., son, 14, b. Nov 1885; Joe A., dau, 13, b. Feb 1887; Chas F., son, 16, b. Jan 1889; Nancy A., dau, 8, b. Feb 1892; Maudie M., dau, 6, b. Feb 1894; Henry S., son, 4, b. Nov 1895. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The years of birth for Tilman, Joann and Charles are all one year earlier than the dates on their gravestones and/or death records. I do not know which is correct.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 5B-6A as family #71/72:
Lewis, Willis G., 54, farmer; Josephine, wife, 48, married 30 years, mother of 8 children, 8 living; James W., son, 27; Tillman A., son, 24; Nancy A., dau, 19; Maudie, 17, dau; Sanford, son, 15; James H., boarder, 74; Brown, Ethel, niece, 7. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Lewis, Willis, 44, b. Sep 1855, farmer; Josephine, wife, 37, b. June 1862, married 19 years, mother of 8 children, 8 living; Oliver, son, 18, b. Jan 1882; Jas W., son, 16, b. Aug 1883; Tilman A., son, 14, b. Nov 1885; Joe A., dau, 13, b. Feb 1887; Chas F., son, 16, b. Jan 1889; Nancy A., dau, 8, b. Feb 1892; Maudie M., dau, 6, b. Feb 1894; Henry S., son, 4, b. Nov 1895. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The years of birth for Tilman, Joann and Charles are all one year earlier than the dates on their gravestones and/or death records. I do not know which is correct.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 5B-6A as family #71/72:
Lewis, Willis G., 54, farmer; Josephine, wife, 48, married 30 years, mother of 8 children, 8 living; James W., son, 27; Tillman A., son, 24; Nancy A., dau, 19; Maudie, 17, dau; Sanford, son, 15; James H., boarder, 74; Brown, Ethel, niece, 7. All born Ky Ky Ky.
