Nathaniel Lewis1

#712, (6 January 1866 - 19 December 1964)
RelationshipUncle of William David Lewis
Father*Thompson Price Lewis1 (1840 - 1922)
Mother*Elizabeth Jane Green1 (1844 - 1922)

Family

Lena Benner b. 1868, d. 1928
Children 1.Stella Lewis12 (1889 - 1909)
 2.Nora Lewis+13 (1893 - 1985)
 3.Ira Lewis13 (1895 - 1911)
 4.Mattie Lewis+13 (1898 - 1967)
 5.Elizabeth Lewis+6 (1900 - 1984)
 6.Dora Lewis+13 (1902 - 1980)
 7.Nathaniel Lewis Jr+13 (1904 - 1995)
 8.Lillian Irene Lewis14 (1907 - 2001)
 9.Alice V Lewis13 (1910 - )
 10.Woodrow Lewis11 (1913 - 1917)
Birth*6 January 1866He was born on 6 January 1866 at Posey Co., IndianaG; Jun 1 1866 per www.lawrencefamhis.com.1 
23 June 1870He appeared on the census of 23 June 1870 in the household of Thompson Price Lewis and Elizabeth Jane Green at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, age 4.2
24 June 1880He appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 in the household of Thompson Price Lewis and Elizabeth Jane Green at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, age 14.3
Marriage*1 April 1888He married Lena Benner, daughter of Carl Benner and Wilmelmine Schlittenhardt, on 1 April 1888 at Posey Co., IndianaG.4 
18 June 1900He and Lena Benner appeared on the census of 18 June 1900 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.5 
19 April 1910He and Lena Benner appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 at Caborn Road, Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (nei. Ellsworth Lewis.)6 
10 January 1920He and Lena Benner appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 at East Street, Parma, Como Twp., New Madrid Co., MissouriG.7 
5 April 1930He appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 in the household of Nora Lewis and William Miley at Detroit, Wayne Co., MichiganG, age 64, widow. 
8 April 1940He appeared on the census of 8 April 1940 in the household of Nora Lewis and William Miley at Troy, Oakland Co., MichiganG, age 74, widow.8 
6 January 1963"Flint Man Marks 97th Birthday. Nathaniel Lewis, who is 97 today, has been a farmer all his life. Last summer he cultivated a small plot of corn and berries. Lewis lives with a daughter, Mrs. Nora Miley, at 1463 Alberta St. He was born on a farm near Mt. Vernon, Indiana and has lived in Flint since 1951. He has a son, Nathaniel Jr., Parma, Mo; five other daughters, Mrs. Mattie Hicks, Flint. Mrs. Dora Alley and Mrs. Alice Spanick, both of Dearborn, Mrs. Lillian Myrick, Dexter, MO, and Mrs. Elizabeth Zine, Parma; 19 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren."
Flint Journal, 6 Jan 1963; fom on 6 January 1963.9
Death*19 December 1964He died on 19 December 1964 at Dexter, Stoddard Co., MissouriG, at age 98.10,11 
Burial*22 December 1964He was buried on 22 December 1964 at Parma Cemetery, Parma, New Madrid Co., MissouriG.11 

Citations

  1. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913).
  2. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Thompson P (29); Elizabeth (26).
  3. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Thompson (40), b. and mother b. IN, father b. KY; Elisabeth (38), b. IL, parents b. VA.
  4. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992 [index], online FamilySearch.org, Lena Benner and Nathaniel Lewis, marr. Posey Co. 1 Apr 1888. Citing Book C-10.
  5. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (34), b. Jan 1866, farmer; Lena (31), b. May 1869.
  6. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (44); Lena (40).
  7. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Louis N (54), b. and father b. IN, mother b. IL, farm laborer; Lena (50), b. IN, parents b. Germany.
  8. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. William (46), dough mixer; Nora (46).
  9. [S1198] Flint Journal, Flint, Michigan.
  10. [S16] Social Security Death Index, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org.
  11. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, shared memorial marker. Mother Lena 11 May 1869 – 23 Oct 1928 / Father Nathaniel Sr. 6 Jan 1866 – 19 Dec 1964 / Son Woodrow 23 Feb 1913 –2 Jan 1917. Parma Cemetery, Parma, New Madrid Co. MO. Memorial 5840506, created by ShirleyMae Pierce, photo added by Darrell Wesley.
  12. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  13. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (44), farmer; Lena (40), parents b. Germany, 10 children, 8 living; marr. 22 yrs.
  14. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census.