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North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Ashe County NC Genealogy Queries - Recent Posts http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/ North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Ashe County NC Genealogy Queries - Recent Posts en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:05:53 +0000 KD Hatton on "Ashe Co., NC Lewis Family" http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/topic/ashe-co-nc-lewis-family-1#post-461 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:14:34 +0000 KD Hatton 461@http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/ I'm trying to determine whether or not my ancestor Jesse Lewis is the son of Col. or Capt. Gideon Lewis. He was born in North Carolina, but was in Johnson County, Tenn., for the 1850 and 1860 census. I lose him after the 1860 Tenn. census (taken in April) unless he's the Jesse Lewis listed on the Ashe County, NC, mortality schedule as having died there in October 1860. According to census, his wife and their oldest two children were born in North Carolina. Here's info from census records: In 1850, Jesse and Lucy appear with children - Elizabeth, 7, Charity, 5, Sarah, 3, Alfred, 2, and Polly Mary (Ann? - writing hard to read) 2/12. In 1860, Jesse and Lucinda appear with children - Elizabeth, 16; Charity, 15; Sarah, 13; Alfred, 12; Mary, 10; James, 8; Henry, 2; and Hila, 2/12. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. KD Hatton dlewis on "Ashe Co., NC Lewis Family" http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/topic/ashe-co-nc-lewis-family-1#post-432 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:11:26 +0000 dlewis 432@http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/ To Ruby Coleman and Angie Waldo and anyone else interested in the Lewises of Ashe County NC: I just discovered this web site for descendants of Gideon Lewis, Sr. Awesome! I am very new to this research but I am very excited to see so much out there. I believe I am one of the descendants of Gideon Sr. I am intested in contacting cousins and sharing infromation. I am also interested to know if any of my direct ancestors fought in the Revolutionary war. - DAR wannabe :-)Let me know when you can, Debbie Lewis, Columbus, Ohio (originally from Beckley WV. Here is what I think I have discovered about my father's direct line: GIDEON LEWIS, SR., b. abt. 1730, VA/NC (?), poss. Wales or England; d. after 1801, Ashe Co., NC or Barren Co., KY; m. abt. 1764 Nancy Osborne, b. abt. 1735, VA; d. June 12, 1812, Ashe Co., NC. GIDEON LEWIS, JR., Captain, 1st Company, 5th NC Militia – War of 1812, b. c. 1765, Ashe Co., NC, d. 17 June or July 1842. Married to Sarah Eve Jones b. c.1785, d. c.1825. At least one other wife, possibly more. 14 children. Possibly others by second wife. NATHAN LEWIS, b. abt. 1801, Ashe Co., NC, d. after 1870 CALVIN LEWIS, b. abt. 1830, Ashe Co., NC, d. 1901 ERVIN WASHINGTON LEWIS, b. Apr. 1865, Ashe Co., NC m. 1892 to Nettie Belle Foster, d. June 8, 1955 (Beckley, WV), 9 children – 6 survived CALVIN DOUGLAS LEWIS, b. 1917, Ashe Co., NC, d. 1972 (Washington DC) - name was originally Francis King Lewis but was changed Calvin's (may father) children by his second marriage to Mable Louise Cooney (my mother)are: CHARLES EDWARD LEWIS, b. July 1951, d. April 1999, BARBARA LEE LEWIS, b Feb. 21, 1953 (Living), THOMAS ALLEN LEWIS, b. Nov. 11, 1955 (Living), Deborah Sue Lewis, b. March 29, 1958 (myself) Calvin Douglas was my father, however, his birth certificate was amended from Francis King to Calvin Douglas - there was not a Francis and a Douglas. Francis King Lewis - name changed to Calvin Douglas Lewis Born: 2 MAR 1917 - North Fork Twp., Ashe County, NC Died: MAR 1972 - Washington, DC ajwaldo on "Ashe Co., NC Lewis Family" http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/topic/ashe-co-nc-lewis-family#post-405 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:45:22 +0000 ajwaldo 405@http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/ Hi Ruby, I'm not sure if you're still looking for information on Gideon Lewis, but accroding to a Lewis family DNA project (copied below), I descend from Gideon Lewis via his son James Lewis who married Ann Elizabeth Stewart (niece to Daniel Boone) then their son Jesse Lewis m. Miranda Sloan, their son William his daughter Rosetta Lewis m. Thomas J Cole, their daughter Jessie Ophelia Cole m. James William Howard, their daughter Pearl Leota Howard m. Leslie Romeo McWhorter, their son Walter Howard McWhorter is my father. GIDEON LEWIS, SR. - Kit# 46636 1st Generation: GIDEON LEWIS, SR., b. abt. 1730, VA/NC (?); d. after 1801, Ashe Co., NC or Barren Co., KY; m. abt. 1764 Nancy Osborne, b. abt. 1735, VA; d. abt. 1800, Ashe Co., NC. 2nd Generation: JAMES LEWIS, b. 6 Sept 1767, Granville Co, NC, d. aft. 10 July 1860, Platte Co, MO, m. 1786 Ann Elizabeth Stewart, b. 25 February 1770, NC; d. after 1840, Platte Co., MO. 3rd Generation: (JOHN) STEWART LEWIS, b. 29 May 1800, Ashe Co., NC; d. 29 September 1843, Jackson Co., MO; m. abt. 1824, KY, Mary Jane (Polly) Fulgerson, b. 31 December 1807, KY; d. 31 December 1891, Healdsburg, Sonoma Co., CA. 4th Generation: JOSHUA LEWIS, b. 1 November 1828, KY; d. 21 June 1894, Tulare Co., CA; m. 9 April 1854, Platte Co., MO, Sarah E. Baber, b. abt. 1835, KY; d. abt. 1885, Tulare Co., CA. 5th Generation: RICHARD MARION LEWIS, b. 28 April 1862, Santa Rosa Twsp., Sonoma Co., CA; d. 29 December 1927, Dinuba, Tulare Co., CA; m. 28 September 1882, Wilson School, Tulare Co., CA, Melissa Octavia Thomas, b. 18 April 1864, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA; d. 21 November 1956, San Joaquin Co., CA. 6th Generation: KARL RICHARD LEWIS, b. 4 December 1889, Dinuba, Tulare Co., CA; d. 6 March 1960, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA; m. 25 December 1911, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA: Nellie Irene Lefever, b. 18 June 1892 , CO; d. 8 April 1971, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA. 7th Generation: LIVING If you would like to contact me, my e-mail is: <a href="mailto:waldo98@verizon.net.">waldo98@verizon.net.</a> Best regards, Angie (McWhorter) Waldo loreece on "Thomas Isaac Mills, Thomas" http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/topic/thomas-isaac-mills-thomas#post-326 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:50:40 +0000 loreece 326@http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/ I have run into a brickwall with my g g g grandfather Thomas Isaac Mills. Born abt. 1818-1821 in North Carolina. Thomas Isaac Mills. Below is the information I have for Thomas I. Mills. Would love to hear from anyone else researching Thomas I. Mills and his ancestors or descendants. ************************************************************************ Thomas Isaac Mills was born Abt. 1818 in North Carolinaand died Aft. 1880. He married Nancy E. Lawrence from Tennessee Bef. 1846 in Alabama. She was born Abt. 1823 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1880. Notes for Thomas Isaac Mills: Isaac may be spelled incorrectly. The 1880 Polk County, Arkansas census records indicate Thomas was born in North Carolina. The same census indicates his father was born in Virginia and his mother was born in North Carolina. Their names are not known. Thomas's exact whereabouts are not known between 1818 and 1846. A record of him was founs in the 1850 census for Polk County, Arkansas. The census indicated his first three children were born in Alabama, so we can assume he lived there from at least 1846 when their first son Henry was born until sometime in 1849 when their son Thomas J. was born. Notes from research done earlier by Mary D. Robinson show that Thomas and Nancy were married in Alabama, but we have not been able to confirm this. In the 1850 census Thomas is listed as a carpenter, and in the 1860 census as a farmer. That census also indicated he had $1,200 in real estate and $1,800 in personal property. In the 1860's Thomas I. Mills and his family lived in the log cabin which still exists on its original site, located in Janssen Park in Mena, AR. His daughter Nancy married Elijah Cagle in the cabin in 1869. During this time Thomas contracted to handle the six mail routes out of old Dallas, the county seat, handling mail to and from Hot Springs, Fort Smith, Arkadelphia, and other points in Howard and Sevier counties. The 1860 census shows three mail carriers living in the Mills household. loreece on "Thomas Isaac Mills" http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/topic/thomas-isaac-mills-2#post-325 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:49:15 +0000 loreece 325@http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/ I have run into a brickwall with my g g g grandfather Thomas Isaac Mills. Born abt. 1818-1821 in North Carolina. Thomas Isaac Mills. Below is the information I have for Thomas I. Mills. Would love to hear from anyone else researching Thomas I. Mills and his ancestors or descendants. ************************************************************************ Thomas Isaac Mills was born Abt. 1818 in North Carolinaand died Aft. 1880. He married Nancy E. Lawrence from Tennessee Bef. 1846 in Alabama. She was born Abt. 1823 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1880. Notes for Thomas Isaac Mills: Isaac may be spelled incorrectly. The 1880 Polk County, Arkansas census records indicate Thomas was born in North Carolina. The same census indicates his father was born in Virginia and his mother was born in North Carolina. Their names are not known. Thomas's exact whereabouts are not known between 1818 and 1846. A record of him was founs in the 1850 census for Polk County, Arkansas. The census indicated his first three children were born in Alabama, so we can assume he lived there from at least 1846 when their first son Henry was born until sometime in 1849 when their son Thomas J. was born. Notes from research done earlier by Mary D. Robinson show that Thomas and Nancy were married in Alabama, but we have not been able to confirm this. In the 1850 census Thomas is listed as a carpenter, and in the 1860 census as a farmer. That census also indicated he had $1,200 in real estate and $1,800 in personal property. In the 1860's Thomas I. Mills and his family lived in the log cabin which still exists on its original site, located in Janssen Park in Mena, AR. His daughter Nancy married Elijah Cagle in the cabin in 1869. During this time Thomas contracted to handle the six mail routes out of old Dallas, the county seat, handling mail to and from Hot Springs, Fort Smith, Arkadelphia, and other points in Howard and Sevier counties. The 1860 census shows three mail carriers living in the Mills household. Ruby Coleman on "Ashe Co., NC Lewis Family" http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/topic/ashe-co-nc-lewis-family#post-16 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:03:35 +0000 Ruby Coleman 16@http://forums.northcarolinagenealogy.net/ I am researching the Lewis family of Ashe Co., NC. Specifically, I have researched for years the ancestry of "old" Gideon Lewis who was probably born about 1730 and left descendants in Ashe Co., NC. At this point in my research, I am trying to secure as much information as possible on his descendants. If you connect to Gideon Lewis (he also had a son Capt. Gideon Lewis), please consider sharing your family information and I will do the same. Thanks. Ruby Coleman