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Narcissia Felissey “Nursie” <I>Dennis</I> Lewis

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Narcissia Felissey “Nursie” Dennis Lewis

Birth
Carteret County, North Carolina, USA
Death
25 May 1926 (aged 77)
Verona, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Montford Point, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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"Nursie" was the daughter of John Dennis and Charity Heath Dennis. Her siblings were Marenda M. Dennis Yopp and Amanda Dennis Fisher. She married ISAAC "IKE" W. LEWIS on December 26, 1866. He was a fisherman and netmaker using lead from a mine on their property. They owned land in Verona which is now the US Military reservation near Town Point.

They had twelve children, Delia (who only lived 3 weeks), RILEY THOMAS LEWIS , (my Dad's grandfather), Icessia Merinda Caroline, Johne William, George Wright, Bryant Nixon, Sonnia (Sonny) Carter, Lucy Lumanie, Vannie Ray, Doctor Richard, and Lonie Ada.

"Nursie" was the nickname given to her by neighbors in Verona for being the only mid-wife in the area and died of a sankebite. She reached her hand into a potato bank for sweet potatoes for dinner and a white oak snake bit her arm. The story goes that her arm eventually rotted causing her death. She and Ike were buried at the old home place in Verona until the government moved them to Jacksonville in 1941 or 1942 (what is now known as Monford Point Federal Cemetery.)

She was a wonderfully sweet lady.
"Nursie" was the daughter of John Dennis and Charity Heath Dennis. Her siblings were Marenda M. Dennis Yopp and Amanda Dennis Fisher. She married ISAAC "IKE" W. LEWIS on December 26, 1866. He was a fisherman and netmaker using lead from a mine on their property. They owned land in Verona which is now the US Military reservation near Town Point.

They had twelve children, Delia (who only lived 3 weeks), RILEY THOMAS LEWIS , (my Dad's grandfather), Icessia Merinda Caroline, Johne William, George Wright, Bryant Nixon, Sonnia (Sonny) Carter, Lucy Lumanie, Vannie Ray, Doctor Richard, and Lonie Ada.

"Nursie" was the nickname given to her by neighbors in Verona for being the only mid-wife in the area and died of a sankebite. She reached her hand into a potato bank for sweet potatoes for dinner and a white oak snake bit her arm. The story goes that her arm eventually rotted causing her death. She and Ike were buried at the old home place in Verona until the government moved them to Jacksonville in 1941 or 1942 (what is now known as Monford Point Federal Cemetery.)

She was a wonderfully sweet lady.

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  • Created by: Mz Fish
  • Added: Jul 17, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11368564/narcissia_felissey-lewis: accessed ), memorial page for Narcissia Felissey “Nursie” Dennis Lewis (7 Jun 1848–25 May 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11368564, citing Montford Point Federal Cemetery, Montford Point, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Mz Fish (contributor 46622368).