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From: "Lady Tia" <>
Subject: [LEWIS] Timeline For Charles K. Lewis-Updates
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 20:06:48 -0800


Charles K. Lewis
Born: March 29th, 1875, Platte City, Mo., Platte Co.
Died: June 1st, 1918, Keokuk, Iowa. Lee Co.

Obit mentions 4 brothers and 2 sisters surviving him in Platte City/Co.

Married: September 17th, 1899, Dearborn, Mo. Platte Co. (Brides home)
Alice M. Davis, dau of John and Ellen Murphy-Davis

1900 census- Dearborn, Mo. Platte Co.

Living with wife and in-laws .States father from Texas, mother from
Missouri. Also says he could not read or write, was a day laborer.

First child born..Margaret Ellen Lewis, 1901, Marshalltown, Iowa,
Marshalltown Co.
Margaret went by Maggie. Ellen most likely from Grandma Ellen's name..where
does Margaret come from?

2nd Born: JC Lewis (Initials only) born December 25th 1903, obit says St.
Joseph, Mo., Buchanan Co. Got from his sister, Maggie at time of his death
since he was living with us when he died.

Have a picture of the Cottage Grove School in Hancock Co. in 1908 with
Maggie, JC, Henry Aithel and Dale Orrie Davis. (Henry and Dale are Alice's
siblings)

3rd Born Birdie Fay, possibly born in May of 1909, possibly have found her
death date also in Hamilton, Ill. Hancock Co on February 28th 1920 from the
flu

Found the Lewis Family in Pilot Grove Twp, Hancock Co. Ill. See below

State: Illinois
County: HANCOCK Locale: PILOT GROVE TWP Series: T624 Roll: 290 Part: 1 Page:
189A

Listed as follows; Census was taken on April 18th, which tells me Birdie
would be one sometime in May.)

Charles K Lewis Head 35 born in Missouri-parents show both from Mo.
Alice Wife 23 born in Kansas
Maggy E Daughter 8 born in Iowa
J C Son 6 born in Missouri
Birdie Daughter 11/12 born in Illinois

4rth born Carrie Mae, November/1910,Possibly Keokuk, Iowa.some census says
Ill. No idea on these names

5th born: Russell Hardin, Born in Warsaw Ill, 1912. Not sure where Russell
comes from, perhaps Davis line since they have Russell's also. Hardin most
likely from William Hardin Murphy, Ellen's father.




All info will be appreciated. even if it doesn't match up later.

Teri


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