Person:James Lewis (165)

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James Edward Lewis
b.27 Oct 1878 Boone, West Virginia, United States
d.12 Feb 1952 Peytona, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  Van Lewis (add)
  • M.  Louvenia Harless (add)
m. 23 Jan 1878
  1. James Edward Lewis1878 - 1952
  2. Cora Ann Lewis1881 - 1979
Spouse and Children
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m. 26 Feb 1902
  1. Maudie Lewis1903 - Bef 1910
  2. Edward Clarence Lewis1906 - 1986
  3. Herbert Ray Lewis1907 - 1966
  4. Ella Lewis1909 - 1993
  5. Clara B. LewisAbt 1912 - 1993
  6. Rhenus C. LewisAbt 1914 - 1991
  7. Melvin J Lewis1915 - 2007
  8. Delphin Paul Lewis1917 - 1937
  9. Robert Peter Lewis1918 - 1990
  10. Oather Eugene Lewis1921 - 2006
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4] James Edward Lewis
Alt Name[5][6] James Edgar _____
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][5] 27 Oct 1878 Boone, West Virginia, United States
Marriage 26 Feb 1902 to Emily Halstead
Death[1][5][6] 12 Feb 1952 Peytona, Boone, West Virginia, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 [1], in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    Includes comments about his middle name: It was Edward, but is given as Edgar on his death certificate and in his obituary. Apparently his second wife or one of his step-children (whoever gave his name) got confused due to the fact that they had Edgar's in their family.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Edward Lewis, in United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 James Edward Lewis, in United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).
  4. ↑ United Mine Workers of America - Welfare and Retirement Fund.

    A photocopy of an application form is attached to the Ancestry Public Member Tree listed above. His name is clearly given as James Edward Lewis and both he and his second wife signed the form.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 death certificate: James Edgar Lewis, in West Virginia, United States. Vital Research Records Search Selection. (West Virginia, United States: West Virginia Archives and History).

    His middle name was provided by his second wife (or one of her children).

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 James Edgar Lewis, in Find A Grave.

    His gravestone says J. E. Lewis. The name in the memorial is apparently based on his death certificate or obituary.

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