John Lewis, father of Mrs. Elizabeth (Lewis) Ready, was superintendent of docks on the Welland canal in Canada for some years. He was born in Londonderry, in the North of Ireland, and lived to the age of sixtyfive years, he and his wife Jane (Moffet) spending their last days at Oil City, where as previously related Mr. Ready built a home for them. They belonged to the Presbyterian Church. They had the following children: Martha, widow of Charles Ready, now living at Saginaw, Mich.; William, a resident of Chicago, Ill.; John; and Elizabeth, Mrs. David Ready.
