Person:Artemesia Harris (1)

She married Abraham B. B. Lewis (1821-1909) and had children: Willis Oscar, William Wallace, Milton Douglas, Benton Edgar, Minnie Agnes, Effie Estelle, Orpha Nina and Louise E.

 In the 1860 census for Middlefork, Vermillion Co., Illinois, A. B. Lewis is 38 farmer from Indiana; with Melissa 23 IN; Willis 6 IN; William 4 Illinois and Matthew 2 IL. [Father-in-law] Benj Harris is 63, minister from Virginia; with Mahala 62 Kentucky; and J. W. 31 'farmer' Indiana. {p. 395 / 953 roll 233 Heritage Quest}, also {<http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/vermilion/1860/pg00379.txt>}
 In the 1870 census for Vermillion Co., Illinois, Abraham Lewis is 49, farmer from Indiana; with Artemissa 34 IN; Willis 16 IN; Wm 14 Illinois; Milton 11 IL, Benton 8 IL; Minnie 5; and Effie 2 IL. {p. 40 / 120 roll 285 HeritageQuest}
 In the 1880 census for Chalk Level, St. Clair, Missouri, 'Abreham' Lewis is 59, farmer from Kentucky (father KY, mother Scotland); with wife Missa 43 IN (parents KY); and children Milton 21 IL; Minie 14 IL; Efie 11 IL; Ann 4 MO; and Lewis E. 1 MO. {Page 324B}
 In the 1900 census for Philomath, ward 3, Benton Co., Oregon, Abraham Lewis is 78 born June 1821 in Indiana (father KY, mother Ireland ), 'pensioner', married 47 years; with wife 'Missa' 63 born Oct 1836 in Indiana (parents Kentucky), with 8 of 10 children living; daughters are Orpha N. b. Apr 1876 in Missouri; and Lois E. b. 1879 MO.