Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Howard Lewis
Birth1 Apr 1889, Roscoe, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death15 Feb 1975, Clermont Co., Ohio
FatherSolomon Buckner Lewis (1866-1931)
MotherMary “Molly” M. Phillips (1868-1931)
Marriage24 Feb 1910, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseAda Pruitt
Birth9 Feb 1889, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death6 Dec 1966, Anderson, Hamilton Co., Ohio
FatherWilliam Henry Pruitt (1862-1929)
MotherMary Alice Bandy (1864-1946)
Children
Birth2 Oct 1914, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death13 Jan 1987, Montgomery, Hamilton Co., Ohio
SpouseReba E. Ison
Notes for John Howard Lewis
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records John H. Lewis, age 28, residence Bascom, Elliott Co., Ky, born 1 April 1889 in Roscoe, Ky, occupation farming, employer Autie Vencill, Wrigley, Ky, married supporting wife and three children.
The SSDI records John Lewis, born 1 Apr 1889, died Feb 1975, last residence Goshen, Clermont Co., Ohio, SSN issued in Kentucky before 1951.
The Ohio death index lists John H. Lewis, age 85, died 15 Feb 1975 at long-term care facilities in Clermont Co., residence Warren Co., widowed.
The SSDI records John Lewis, born 1 Apr 1889, died Feb 1975, last residence Goshen, Clermont Co., Ohio, SSN issued in Kentucky before 1951.
The Ohio death index lists John H. Lewis, age 85, died 15 Feb 1975 at long-term care facilities in Clermont Co., residence Warren Co., widowed.
Notes for Ada Pruitt
The Ohio death index lists Ada Lewis, age 76, died 6 Dec 1966 at Mercy Hospital, Anderson, Hamilton Co., Ohio, residence Clermont Co., Ohio.
Notes for John Howard & Ada (Family)
Elliott Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 24 Feb 1910 of John H. Lewis, age 21, and Ada Pruett, age 20.
Census
1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, precinct 3, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 6B as family #100:
Lewis, John H., 21, b. Ky Ky Ky; Ada, wife, 20, b. Ky Ky Ohio, first marriage for both, married 2 months, 0 children.
The preceding household is headed by John’s parents.
1920 census of Clermont Co., Ohio, Stonelick township, enumerated 9 Jan, lists on p. 3B as family #68/69:
Lewis, John, 30, farmer; Ada, wife, 29; Clyde, son, 7 6/12, b. Wisconsin Ky Ky; Addie, son, 5 2/12; Grace, dau, 3 3/12; Bernice, dau, 5/12. All except Clyde born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Elliott Co., Kentucky, district 1, Walnut Grove precinct, enumerated 16 April, lists on pp. 8B-9A as family #158/159:
Lewis, John H., 41, age at first marriage 20, farmer; Ada, wife, 40, age at first marriage 19; Clyde, son, 17; Addie, son, 15; Grace, dau, 13; Burnis, son, 12; Ben, son, 10; Neva, dau, 8; Mary A., dau, 7; John Co., son, 4 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky, although that conflicts with the 1920 record that Clyde was born in Wisconsin. Pruiett, Frances, aunt, 55, single, b. Ky Va Ohio.
1940 census of Boyd Co., Ky, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 10A as family #139:
Lewis, John H., 50, sawyer at saw mill; Ada, wife, 50; Eddie, son, 24, farmer; Burnis, son, 22; Benjamin, son, 20; Neva, dau, 19; Mary A., dau, 17; John C., son, 14; Mack E., son, 8. All born in Ky, living in Elliott Co., Ky in 1935.
The son recorded as Eddie should be Addie.
Lewis, John H., 21, b. Ky Ky Ky; Ada, wife, 20, b. Ky Ky Ohio, first marriage for both, married 2 months, 0 children.
The preceding household is headed by John’s parents.
1920 census of Clermont Co., Ohio, Stonelick township, enumerated 9 Jan, lists on p. 3B as family #68/69:
Lewis, John, 30, farmer; Ada, wife, 29; Clyde, son, 7 6/12, b. Wisconsin Ky Ky; Addie, son, 5 2/12; Grace, dau, 3 3/12; Bernice, dau, 5/12. All except Clyde born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Elliott Co., Kentucky, district 1, Walnut Grove precinct, enumerated 16 April, lists on pp. 8B-9A as family #158/159:
Lewis, John H., 41, age at first marriage 20, farmer; Ada, wife, 40, age at first marriage 19; Clyde, son, 17; Addie, son, 15; Grace, dau, 13; Burnis, son, 12; Ben, son, 10; Neva, dau, 8; Mary A., dau, 7; John Co., son, 4 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky, although that conflicts with the 1920 record that Clyde was born in Wisconsin. Pruiett, Frances, aunt, 55, single, b. Ky Va Ohio.
1940 census of Boyd Co., Ky, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 10A as family #139:
Lewis, John H., 50, sawyer at saw mill; Ada, wife, 50; Eddie, son, 24, farmer; Burnis, son, 22; Benjamin, son, 20; Neva, dau, 19; Mary A., dau, 17; John C., son, 14; Mack E., son, 8. All born in Ky, living in Elliott Co., Ky in 1935.
The son recorded as Eddie should be Addie.
