John Sampson Lewis was the son of Richard T. Lewis & his first wife Caroline Sampson both of Staten Island.
John's headstone lists the year 1875 for his birth but John is on the 1875 NY State census & recorded as 4 yrs old. Headstones aren't always right especially those where the dates are from a period prior to when people needed to keep good track of vital dates.
John married Bertha Skerritt, daughter of Francis Henry Skerritt & Hannah Storer.
Together John & Bertha had children:
Caroline "Callie" b. 29 Dec 1895 married to Walter Harold Fancher Sr.
John Francis b. 21 Jul 1897 married to Katherine Mary Cannon
Marion Olive "Maize" b. Jul 1899 married to George Arthur Lyon
William F. b. 1905 married to Avis M. Lockhart
Helen Frances b. 12 May 1908 married to Frank Bruno Mendizza
John was in law enforcement & had been a detective with the NYC Police Dept.
John's internment record can be viewed here: http://www.nygenweb.net/richmond/cemeteries/Moravian/1944/Page_283.png
John's headstone lists the year 1875 for his birth but John is on the 1875 NY State census & recorded as 4 yrs old. Headstones aren't always right especially those where the dates are from a period prior to when people needed to keep good track of vital dates.
John married Bertha Skerritt, daughter of Francis Henry Skerritt & Hannah Storer.
Together John & Bertha had children:
Caroline "Callie" b. 29 Dec 1895 married to Walter Harold Fancher Sr.
John Francis b. 21 Jul 1897 married to Katherine Mary Cannon
Marion Olive "Maize" b. Jul 1899 married to George Arthur Lyon
William F. b. 1905 married to Avis M. Lockhart
Helen Frances b. 12 May 1908 married to Frank Bruno Mendizza
John was in law enforcement & had been a detective with the NYC Police Dept.
John's internment record can be viewed here: http://www.nygenweb.net/richmond/cemeteries/Moravian/1944/Page_283.png
John Sampson Lewis was the son of Richard T. Lewis & his first wife Caroline Sampson both of Staten Island.
John's headstone lists the year 1875 for his birth but John is on the 1875 NY State census & recorded as 4 yrs old. Headstones aren't always right especially those where the dates are from a period prior to when people needed to keep good track of vital dates.
John married Bertha Skerritt, daughter of Francis Henry Skerritt & Hannah Storer.
Together John & Bertha had children:
Caroline "Callie" b. 29 Dec 1895 married to Walter Harold Fancher Sr.
John Francis b. 21 Jul 1897 married to Katherine Mary Cannon
Marion Olive "Maize" b. Jul 1899 married to George Arthur Lyon
William F. b. 1905 married to Avis M. Lockhart
Helen Frances b. 12 May 1908 married to Frank Bruno Mendizza
John was in law enforcement & had been a detective with the NYC Police Dept.
John's internment record can be viewed here: http://www.nygenweb.net/richmond/cemeteries/Moravian/1944/Page_283.png
John's headstone lists the year 1875 for his birth but John is on the 1875 NY State census & recorded as 4 yrs old. Headstones aren't always right especially those where the dates are from a period prior to when people needed to keep good track of vital dates.
John married Bertha Skerritt, daughter of Francis Henry Skerritt & Hannah Storer.
Together John & Bertha had children:
Caroline "Callie" b. 29 Dec 1895 married to Walter Harold Fancher Sr.
John Francis b. 21 Jul 1897 married to Katherine Mary Cannon
Marion Olive "Maize" b. Jul 1899 married to George Arthur Lyon
William F. b. 1905 married to Avis M. Lockhart
Helen Frances b. 12 May 1908 married to Frank Bruno Mendizza
John was in law enforcement & had been a detective with the NYC Police Dept.
John's internment record can be viewed here: http://www.nygenweb.net/richmond/cemeteries/Moravian/1944/Page_283.png
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