Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Tillman Lewis
Birth8 Jun 1864, Kentucky
FatherAndrew Jackson Lewis (1836-~1869)
MotherMereby Adkins (~1831-)
Marriage7 Jul 1882, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah L. Gilliam
BirthAug 1865, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Children
1 FRissie Lewis
BirthApr 1889 to 1891, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLyn Boyd Coffee
Notes for John Tillman Lewis
His middle initial appears as D in the 1870 census, G on his marriage record, and T in the 1880 and 1910 censuses. Perhaps sometimes a spoken “T” was misheard?
Notes for Sarah L. Gilliam
Her middle initial is recorded as both E. and L. Most likely her middle name was Elizabeth or Eliza and she was sometimes called Lizzie.
Notes for John Tillman & Sarah L. (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage register 2, p. 194, records the marriage on 7 July 1882 of John G. Lewis and Sarah L. Gillam, by Mason W. Coffee at Peter Gillam’s, witnesses H. G. Ferguson and Peter Gillam.
Census
1900 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 23 June, lists on p. 22A as family #460/462:
Lewis, John, 34, b. June 1865, farmer; Sarah E., wife, 34, b. Aug 1865, married 18 years, mother of 8 children, 8 living; Abbie J., dau, 17, b. Apr 1883; May V., dau, 15, b. Feb 1885; Minerva A., dau, 12, b. Nov 1887; Rissie, dau, 11, b. Apr 1889; William J., son, 9, b. May 1891; Lula, dau, 7, b. Apr 1893; Henry F., son, 5, b. May 1895; Mary L., dau, 3, b. May 1897. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Elk Fork precinct, enumerated
Lewis, John T., 43, farmer; Sarry L., wife, 45, first marriage for both, married 26 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Willie J., son, 17; Henry F., son, 13; Mary L., dau, 11; Helen A., dau, 9; Virgal L., son, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The ages for Willie, Henry and Mary are all 2 years younger than implied by the 1900 census, and the number of children count for Sarah conflicts, but the name and birth order match is too good for this to be a different family.
Lewis, John, 34, b. June 1865, farmer; Sarah E., wife, 34, b. Aug 1865, married 18 years, mother of 8 children, 8 living; Abbie J., dau, 17, b. Apr 1883; May V., dau, 15, b. Feb 1885; Minerva A., dau, 12, b. Nov 1887; Rissie, dau, 11, b. Apr 1889; William J., son, 9, b. May 1891; Lula, dau, 7, b. Apr 1893; Henry F., son, 5, b. May 1895; Mary L., dau, 3, b. May 1897. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Elk Fork precinct, enumerated
Lewis, John T., 43, farmer; Sarry L., wife, 45, first marriage for both, married 26 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Willie J., son, 17; Henry F., son, 13; Mary L., dau, 11; Helen A., dau, 9; Virgal L., son, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The ages for Willie, Henry and Mary are all 2 years younger than implied by the 1900 census, and the number of children count for Sarah conflicts, but the name and birth order match is too good for this to be a different family.
