Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Henry Lewis
Birth2 Feb 1866, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death17 Aug 1933, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherThomas Hayden Lewis (1843-1906)
MotherAnn M. Lewis (1847-1921)
Marriage18 Aug 1887, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEffie J. Brown
Birth14 Apr 1872, Kentucky
Death12 Jan 1939
Children
Birth11 Jun 1902, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death10 Apr 1976, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSuda Margaret Engle
Notes for John Henry Lewis
His death certificate records J. H. Lewis, age 67 years 8 months 15 days, born 2 Feb 1866 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 17 Aug 1933 in Morgan Co., Ky, married, husband of Effie Lewis, occupation farming, father Tom Lewis, mother’s maiden name Ann M. Lewis, both born in Morgan Co., Ky, cause of death anasarca due to valvular leakage, informant Suda Lewis, Yocum, Ky, burial in Yocum, Ky.
Notes for Effie J. Brown
Dates of birth and death are from her gravestone. I cannot find her in the Kentucky or Ohio death records, nor in the 1880 census.
Notes for John Henry & Effie J. (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 18 Aug 1887 of John H. Lewis and Effa J. Brown.
Census
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 9B as family #148/150:
Lewis, John H., 34, b. Feb 1866, farmer; Effa J., wife, 28, b. Apr 1872, married 13 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living; Cora A., dau, 11, b. Dec 1888. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 2 May, lists on p. 10B as family #154/155:
Lewis, John H., 44, farmer; Effa, wife, 38, first marriage for both, married 22 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Avory B., son, 7 (?). All born Ky Ky Ky.
(The age for Avery looks like 3/7 to me; Ancestry.com has indexed it as 38. But considering that he is recorded as 17 in the 1920 census, it is probably really 8 corrected to 7 or vice versa.)
1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panther’s Branch precinct, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #14:
Lewis, John H., 53, farmer; Effie, wife, 47; Avra B., son, 17. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Yocum precinct, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 18B as family #155:
Lewis, John H., 64, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Effie, wife, 58, age at first marriage 15; Avery B., son, 27, age at first marriage 21, farm laborer; Sudie, dau-in-law, 24, age at first marriage 18; Paris, grandson, 5; Joeline, granddau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Lewis, John H., 34, b. Feb 1866, farmer; Effa J., wife, 28, b. Apr 1872, married 13 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living; Cora A., dau, 11, b. Dec 1888. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 2 May, lists on p. 10B as family #154/155:
Lewis, John H., 44, farmer; Effa, wife, 38, first marriage for both, married 22 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Avory B., son, 7 (?). All born Ky Ky Ky.
(The age for Avery looks like 3/7 to me; Ancestry.com has indexed it as 38. But considering that he is recorded as 17 in the 1920 census, it is probably really 8 corrected to 7 or vice versa.)
1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panther’s Branch precinct, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #14:
Lewis, John H., 53, farmer; Effie, wife, 47; Avra B., son, 17. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Yocum precinct, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 18B as family #155:
Lewis, John H., 64, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Effie, wife, 58, age at first marriage 15; Avery B., son, 27, age at first marriage 21, farm laborer; Sudie, dau-in-law, 24, age at first marriage 18; Paris, grandson, 5; Joeline, granddau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
