Family Group Sheet
NameJames Mason Lewis
Birth24 Feb 1845, Blaze, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death12 May 1921, Hollister, Tillman Co., Oklahoma
FatherWilliam Henry Harrison Lewis (~1812-)
MotherElizabeth “Betsy” Henry (~1818->1880)
Marriage31 Dec 1867, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy B. Amyx
Birth9 Jun 1849, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death10 Oct 1926, Hollister, Tillman Co., Oklahoma
FatherPeter Henry Amyx (1812-1886)
MotherDiadamia Caskey (1817-1865)
Notes for Nancy B. Amyx
Her gravestone gives her birth date as 9 June 1850, but she was recorded as age 1 year in the 1850 census.
Notes for James Mason & Nancy B. (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 31 Dec 1867 of James M. Lewis and Nancy B. Amyx, by William Mynhier at P. H. Amyx house in Yocum. It was a double wedding; the marriage of Nancy’s brother James M. Amyx to Mary Sargent was recorded the same day with the same particulars.
Census
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blairs Mill precinct, enumerated in June, lists on p. 13 as family #111:
Lewis, James M. 38, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Nancy, 29, wife, b. Ky Tenn Ky; Pauline, 11, dau; Causby A., 9, dau; Allie, 6, dau; Eliza, 3, dau.
The next household is headed by James’ brother Leander, who is married to my half 1C5R Nettie Brown. Nancy’s brother James M. Amyx is three households above at #108.
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 4B as family #70/71:
Lewis, James M., 55, b. Feb 1845, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Nancy B., wife, 50, b. June 1850, Ky Va Ky, married 32 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Almarind, dau, 25, b. Apr 1875; Ollie L., son, 15, b. Feb 1885. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
Lewis, James M. 38, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Nancy, 29, wife, b. Ky Tenn Ky; Pauline, 11, dau; Causby A., 9, dau; Allie, 6, dau; Eliza, 3, dau.
The next household is headed by James’ brother Leander, who is married to my half 1C5R Nettie Brown. Nancy’s brother James M. Amyx is three households above at #108.
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 4B as family #70/71:
Lewis, James M., 55, b. Feb 1845, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Nancy B., wife, 50, b. June 1850, Ky Va Ky, married 32 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Almarind, dau, 25, b. Apr 1875; Ollie L., son, 15, b. Feb 1885. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
