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Descendants of Jesse I. LEWIS

Thank you Jullie for helping me to research this family for your family and Samantha

Grissom Family Tree (Lewis)    York Family Tree (Grissom)    

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I have not located a family tree online that connects to this Lewis family.  The information located through Texas birth, death and marriage records.

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Generation No. 1

1. Jesse I.1 LEWIS was born Feb 10, 1878 in PA, and died Apr 15, 1933. He married Frances Maude FRENCH Abt. 1903 in OH, daughter of Orpheus FRENCH and Maggie FRENCH. She was born Apr 20, 1882 in OH, and died Oct 27, 1965.  More on the FRENCH family can be found at rootsweb.com.

Notes for Jesse I. LEWIS:

1900 Plain, Wood Co., OH - Bowling Green

Boarder in home of Charles Russell b. 2/1878 (father b. NY mother b. PA) - oil pumper

1910 Clifton, Wilson Co., KS - pumper - oil well

1920 Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., OK - oil producer superintendant

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1880 Concord, Erie Co., PA

Daniel 40 b. NY (father b. MA mother b. VT) widowed

Jessie 2 (father b. NY mother b. PA)

I have not found an online family tree for this family

Notes for Frances Maude FRENCH:

1910 Father born NY mother born NY

1920 Father born NY mother born KS

More About Jesse LEWIS and Frances FRENCH:

Marriage: Abt. 1903, OH

Children of Jesse LEWIS and Frances FRENCH are:

+ 2 i. Ralph Everett2 LEWIS, born Mar 01, 1908 in OK or KS; died Feb 10, 1988 in Clute, Brazoria Co., TX.

3 ii. Donald "Don" L. LEWIS, born Apr 18, 1904 in Wood Co., OH; died Nov 04, 1977 in Bixby, Tulsa Co., OK.

Notes for Donald "Don" L. LEWIS:

1930 Trona, San Bernadino Co., CA

Boarder - truck driver - chemical transportation

Father b. PA mother b. OH

4 iii. Estella "Stella" I. LEWIS, born Feb 27, 1906 in Wood Co., OH.

5 iv. Frances M. or J. LEWIS, born Mar 02, 1910 in Wilson Co., KS; died Mar 22, 1978 in Crockett, Houston Co., TX. She married John H. SHAW; born Abt. 1907 in IA.

Notes for John H. SHAW:

1930 El Cajon, San Diego Co., CA - ship machinist

6 v. Mildred LEWIS, born Feb 24, 1913 in Wilson Co., KS; died Abt. 1913 in Wilson Co., KS.

7 vi. Robert French LEWIS, born Nov 26, 1918 in Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., OK; died Jun 17, 1989 in Los Altos, Santa Clara Co., CA.

Notes for Robert French LEWIS:

California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957

Name: Robert Lewis

Arrival Date: 24 Oct 1928

Age: 9

Birth Date: abt 1919

Birthplace: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States

Gender: Male

Ship Name: Manoa

Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California

Port of Departure: Honolulu, Hawaii

 

 

Generation No. 2

2. Ralph Everett2 LEWIS (Jesse I.1) was born Mar 01, 1908 in OK or KS, and died Feb 10, 1988 in Clute, Brazoria Co., TX. He married Jettie Marie EDMISON Dec 16, 1929 in Morris Co., OK, daughter of Samuel EDMISON and Martha HURD. She was born Jan 22, 1911 in OK, and died Jul 02, 1979 in Angleton, Brazoria Co., TX.

Notes for Ralph Everett LEWIS:

1930 Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK - They were counted twice

One census page shows he was born KS and his parents were born USA

He was a filling station attendant

The other census page shows he was born OK and both his parents born USA

He was a filling station laborer

On both pages, he lived on Morton St.

 

More About Ralph Everett LEWIS:

Burial: Angleton, Brazoria Co., TX - Angleton Cem

Notes for Jettie Marie EDMISON:

* Shows both her parents born United States 1930 April 16, 1930

* Shows both her parents born Missouri 1930 April 3, 1930

* They were counted twice in 1930. Both times, they lived on Morton St.

* Her SS# issued in Texas

MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL Morris, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma Class of 1929

EDMISON, Jettie (Mrs. R.L. Lewis)

More About Jettie Marie EDMISON:

Burial: Angleton, Brazoria Co., TX - Angleton Cem

More About Ralph LEWIS and Jettie EDMISON:

Marriage: Dec 16, 1929, Morris Co., OK

Children of Ralph LEWIS and Jettie EDMISON are:

+ 8 i. Jack Eugene3 LEWIS, Sr., born Dec 09, 1930 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK; died Apr 15, 1997 in Bellaire, Harris Co., TX.

9 ii. James Russell LEWIS, born Feb 10, 1930 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK; died Apr 18, 2006 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.

Notes for James Russell LEWIS:

1930 census taken April 16, 1930 and shows he was 2 months.

Social Security Death Index

Name: James R. Lewis

Last Residence: 77225 Houston, Harris, Texas

Born: 10 Feb 1930

Died: 18 Apr 2006

State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951

 

+ 10 iii. Jerry Don LEWIS, born Jan 20, 1935; died Oct 21, 1990.

 

Generation No. 3

8. Jack Eugene3 LEWIS, Sr. (Ralph Everett2, Jesse I.1) was born Dec 09, 1930 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK, and died Apr 15, 1997 in Bellaire, Harris Co., TX. He married (1) LIVING HILL He married (2) LIVING GRISSOM.

Notes for Jack Eugene LEWIS, Sr.:

Service Info.: A1C US AIR FORCE KOREA

Service Start Date: 10 Mar 1952

Service End Date: 9 Mar 1956

Jack's widow says he was born in OK. There are no online birth records for OK. He was issued his SS# in Texas before 1951.

Okmulgee County is the capital of the Creek Nation.

More About Jack Eugene LEWIS, Sr.:

Burial: Unknown, Houston, Harris Co., TX - Houston National Cem

10. Jerry Don3 LEWIS (Ralph Everett2, Jesse I.1) was born Jan 20, 1935, and died Oct 21, 1990. He married (1) Mary Ann LANKFORD. She was born Feb 01, 1941.

Child of Jerry LEWIS and Mary LANKFORD is:

16 i. Margaret Donette4 LEWIS, born Dec 20, 1961 in Brazoria Co., TX.

 

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