Son of Eddin and Winifred Easley Lewis.
The following obituary for James M. Lewis appeared in the Illinois State Register, Springfield, IL, Wednesday, 29 July 1914:
JAMES E. [sic] LEWIS CALLED BY DEATH
Old Settler of Ball Township Dies In This City
Was One of Pioneers in Settlement and Development of Illinois- Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow
Lewis- Died, at 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 1914, at Springfield hospital, James E. [sic] Lewis of Auburn, aged 85 years.
Mr. Lewis was born in Caldwell county, Kentucky, May 27, 1829, and was a son of Edwin [sic] Lewis, whose birth occurred in the same county in 1803. His grandfather, Samuel Lewis, was one of the first settlers of Kentucky, and it was in that state the the father was reared and educated. The decedent's father was married there to Winifred Easley, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of Daniel Easley. After his marriage he followed farming in Caldwell county for a few years, and two of his children, William and James M., were born there.
In 1830 Mr. Lewis removed to Illinois, making a permanent settlement in Ball township, Sangamon county, where he purchased a small tract of land, to which he afterwards added as opportunity offered until he possessed 900 acres. He made the journey to Illinois in a covered wagon to which was hitched an old gray horse and in the wagon were carried the household effects, as well as the family.
Mr. Lewis became a prominent farmer of the county and took an active and helpful part in the work of early development. He was a warm personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, who always visited at the Lewis home when on campaign tours. His first wife died a number of years before, and he had married the second time.
Reared on Old Homestead
James M. Lewis was reared on the old homestead in Ball township amid the wild scenes of frontier life, sharing with the family the hardships incident to the establishment of a home in the new district. His education was obtained in a log school house, and he attended only through the winter months, assisting through the remainder of the year with the work on the home farm, there remaining with his father until the latter's death.
James M. Lewis was married in 1851 to Burrila Lochridge, who was born in Kentucky, but reared in Ball township, Sangamon county. Mr. Lewis rented the old homestead and in [year does not appear on my copy] purchased 160 acres on Brush creek, Divernon township, upon which he located in May, 1852. He continued the cultivation of his land until [again, year isn't visible on copy] when he sold out and bought 240 acres and afterwards an additional tract of 80 acres. There he made his home and carried on agricultural pursuits until 1894, when he sold out and moved to Missouri, purchasing a farm of 160 acres about ten miles from Carrollton, in Carroll county. This land he developed and improved, continued its cultivation until 1902, when he disposed of it and returned to Illinois and located on the farm where he resided at the time of his death. This is a well improved and desirable tract of land.
Married Three Times
In 1852 Mr. Lewis lost his first wife who died leaving a son, Cyrus E., Chatham. Afterwards, Mr. Lewis married in Christian county to Mrs. Emily Ricks, nee Simpson, a native of that county. Her death occurred in Sangamon county in 1865. Their daughter, Belle, became the wife of Columbus White, of Taylorville, and died leaving a daughter. Mr. Lewis next married Mary Clayton, who was born and reared in Sangamon county, a daughter of Woodson Clayton. She died in her native county in 1871 [sic- her stone says 1868], leaving a daughter, Julia, now the wife of Timothy Webber of Nebraska. In [again, year not readable] Mr. Lewis married Jane Burris, who was born and reared in Daviess county, Indiana. There are five children by this union: Alice, wife of C. Young of Decatur; Robert, is on the farm; Barton, who is an artist of superior ability in crayon and pastel work; Mrs. E. L. Walters of Decatur and Mrs. M. M.
Clark of Chicago.
The body was removed to the undertaking parlors of Dodds Brothers in South Sixth street, where it will be viewed by friends up to 2 p. m. Thursday.
The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Old Cumberland cenetery of Sugar Creek, between Glenarm and Auburn, the Rev. George Hudson officiating. Burial will be in the Cumberland cemetery.
A much shorter obituary appeared in one of the Decatur papers:
Decatur, Il Review July 29, 1914 p10
James M. Lewis, eighty-four years old, a pioneer resident of Auburn died Tuesday morning in a Springfield hospital after an illness of six weeks from kidney trouble. Mr. Lewis had been married four times and he has seven children living and one dead. One daughter is Mrs. C. C. Young of Decatur. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Old Cumberland Presbyterian church on Sugarcreek, between Glenarm and Auburn. Talks are to be made by former Congressman Ben F. Caldwell and Judge J. Otis Humphrey. Interment will take place in Old Cumberland cemetery, within a mile of the place where the decedent was born.
The portraits shown here were owned by his maternal cousin, Robert Henry Easley, son of James's mother's brother, James B. Easley. Both Robert and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Frances Easley, were blood relatives of James.
The following obituary for James M. Lewis appeared in the Illinois State Register, Springfield, IL, Wednesday, 29 July 1914:
JAMES E. [sic] LEWIS CALLED BY DEATH
Old Settler of Ball Township Dies In This City
Was One of Pioneers in Settlement and Development of Illinois- Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow
Lewis- Died, at 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 1914, at Springfield hospital, James E. [sic] Lewis of Auburn, aged 85 years.
Mr. Lewis was born in Caldwell county, Kentucky, May 27, 1829, and was a son of Edwin [sic] Lewis, whose birth occurred in the same county in 1803. His grandfather, Samuel Lewis, was one of the first settlers of Kentucky, and it was in that state the the father was reared and educated. The decedent's father was married there to Winifred Easley, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of Daniel Easley. After his marriage he followed farming in Caldwell county for a few years, and two of his children, William and James M., were born there.
In 1830 Mr. Lewis removed to Illinois, making a permanent settlement in Ball township, Sangamon county, where he purchased a small tract of land, to which he afterwards added as opportunity offered until he possessed 900 acres. He made the journey to Illinois in a covered wagon to which was hitched an old gray horse and in the wagon were carried the household effects, as well as the family.
Mr. Lewis became a prominent farmer of the county and took an active and helpful part in the work of early development. He was a warm personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, who always visited at the Lewis home when on campaign tours. His first wife died a number of years before, and he had married the second time.
Reared on Old Homestead
James M. Lewis was reared on the old homestead in Ball township amid the wild scenes of frontier life, sharing with the family the hardships incident to the establishment of a home in the new district. His education was obtained in a log school house, and he attended only through the winter months, assisting through the remainder of the year with the work on the home farm, there remaining with his father until the latter's death.
James M. Lewis was married in 1851 to Burrila Lochridge, who was born in Kentucky, but reared in Ball township, Sangamon county. Mr. Lewis rented the old homestead and in [year does not appear on my copy] purchased 160 acres on Brush creek, Divernon township, upon which he located in May, 1852. He continued the cultivation of his land until [again, year isn't visible on copy] when he sold out and bought 240 acres and afterwards an additional tract of 80 acres. There he made his home and carried on agricultural pursuits until 1894, when he sold out and moved to Missouri, purchasing a farm of 160 acres about ten miles from Carrollton, in Carroll county. This land he developed and improved, continued its cultivation until 1902, when he disposed of it and returned to Illinois and located on the farm where he resided at the time of his death. This is a well improved and desirable tract of land.
Married Three Times
In 1852 Mr. Lewis lost his first wife who died leaving a son, Cyrus E., Chatham. Afterwards, Mr. Lewis married in Christian county to Mrs. Emily Ricks, nee Simpson, a native of that county. Her death occurred in Sangamon county in 1865. Their daughter, Belle, became the wife of Columbus White, of Taylorville, and died leaving a daughter. Mr. Lewis next married Mary Clayton, who was born and reared in Sangamon county, a daughter of Woodson Clayton. She died in her native county in 1871 [sic- her stone says 1868], leaving a daughter, Julia, now the wife of Timothy Webber of Nebraska. In [again, year not readable] Mr. Lewis married Jane Burris, who was born and reared in Daviess county, Indiana. There are five children by this union: Alice, wife of C. Young of Decatur; Robert, is on the farm; Barton, who is an artist of superior ability in crayon and pastel work; Mrs. E. L. Walters of Decatur and Mrs. M. M.
Clark of Chicago.
The body was removed to the undertaking parlors of Dodds Brothers in South Sixth street, where it will be viewed by friends up to 2 p. m. Thursday.
The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Old Cumberland cenetery of Sugar Creek, between Glenarm and Auburn, the Rev. George Hudson officiating. Burial will be in the Cumberland cemetery.
A much shorter obituary appeared in one of the Decatur papers:
Decatur, Il Review July 29, 1914 p10
James M. Lewis, eighty-four years old, a pioneer resident of Auburn died Tuesday morning in a Springfield hospital after an illness of six weeks from kidney trouble. Mr. Lewis had been married four times and he has seven children living and one dead. One daughter is Mrs. C. C. Young of Decatur. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Old Cumberland Presbyterian church on Sugarcreek, between Glenarm and Auburn. Talks are to be made by former Congressman Ben F. Caldwell and Judge J. Otis Humphrey. Interment will take place in Old Cumberland cemetery, within a mile of the place where the decedent was born.
The portraits shown here were owned by his maternal cousin, Robert Henry Easley, son of James's mother's brother, James B. Easley. Both Robert and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Frances Easley, were blood relatives of James.
Son of Eddin and Winifred Easley Lewis.
The following obituary for James M. Lewis appeared in the Illinois State Register, Springfield, IL, Wednesday, 29 July 1914:
JAMES E. [sic] LEWIS CALLED BY DEATH
Old Settler of Ball Township Dies In This City
Was One of Pioneers in Settlement and Development of Illinois- Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow
Lewis- Died, at 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 1914, at Springfield hospital, James E. [sic] Lewis of Auburn, aged 85 years.
Mr. Lewis was born in Caldwell county, Kentucky, May 27, 1829, and was a son of Edwin [sic] Lewis, whose birth occurred in the same county in 1803. His grandfather, Samuel Lewis, was one of the first settlers of Kentucky, and it was in that state the the father was reared and educated. The decedent's father was married there to Winifred Easley, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of Daniel Easley. After his marriage he followed farming in Caldwell county for a few years, and two of his children, William and James M., were born there.
In 1830 Mr. Lewis removed to Illinois, making a permanent settlement in Ball township, Sangamon county, where he purchased a small tract of land, to which he afterwards added as opportunity offered until he possessed 900 acres. He made the journey to Illinois in a covered wagon to which was hitched an old gray horse and in the wagon were carried the household effects, as well as the family.
Mr. Lewis became a prominent farmer of the county and took an active and helpful part in the work of early development. He was a warm personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, who always visited at the Lewis home when on campaign tours. His first wife died a number of years before, and he had married the second time.
Reared on Old Homestead
James M. Lewis was reared on the old homestead in Ball township amid the wild scenes of frontier life, sharing with the family the hardships incident to the establishment of a home in the new district. His education was obtained in a log school house, and he attended only through the winter months, assisting through the remainder of the year with the work on the home farm, there remaining with his father until the latter's death.
James M. Lewis was married in 1851 to Burrila Lochridge, who was born in Kentucky, but reared in Ball township, Sangamon county. Mr. Lewis rented the old homestead and in [year does not appear on my copy] purchased 160 acres on Brush creek, Divernon township, upon which he located in May, 1852. He continued the cultivation of his land until [again, year isn't visible on copy] when he sold out and bought 240 acres and afterwards an additional tract of 80 acres. There he made his home and carried on agricultural pursuits until 1894, when he sold out and moved to Missouri, purchasing a farm of 160 acres about ten miles from Carrollton, in Carroll county. This land he developed and improved, continued its cultivation until 1902, when he disposed of it and returned to Illinois and located on the farm where he resided at the time of his death. This is a well improved and desirable tract of land.
Married Three Times
In 1852 Mr. Lewis lost his first wife who died leaving a son, Cyrus E., Chatham. Afterwards, Mr. Lewis married in Christian county to Mrs. Emily Ricks, nee Simpson, a native of that county. Her death occurred in Sangamon county in 1865. Their daughter, Belle, became the wife of Columbus White, of Taylorville, and died leaving a daughter. Mr. Lewis next married Mary Clayton, who was born and reared in Sangamon county, a daughter of Woodson Clayton. She died in her native county in 1871 [sic- her stone says 1868], leaving a daughter, Julia, now the wife of Timothy Webber of Nebraska. In [again, year not readable] Mr. Lewis married Jane Burris, who was born and reared in Daviess county, Indiana. There are five children by this union: Alice, wife of C. Young of Decatur; Robert, is on the farm; Barton, who is an artist of superior ability in crayon and pastel work; Mrs. E. L. Walters of Decatur and Mrs. M. M.
Clark of Chicago.
The body was removed to the undertaking parlors of Dodds Brothers in South Sixth street, where it will be viewed by friends up to 2 p. m. Thursday.
The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Old Cumberland cenetery of Sugar Creek, between Glenarm and Auburn, the Rev. George Hudson officiating. Burial will be in the Cumberland cemetery.
A much shorter obituary appeared in one of the Decatur papers:
Decatur, Il Review July 29, 1914 p10
James M. Lewis, eighty-four years old, a pioneer resident of Auburn died Tuesday morning in a Springfield hospital after an illness of six weeks from kidney trouble. Mr. Lewis had been married four times and he has seven children living and one dead. One daughter is Mrs. C. C. Young of Decatur. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Old Cumberland Presbyterian church on Sugarcreek, between Glenarm and Auburn. Talks are to be made by former Congressman Ben F. Caldwell and Judge J. Otis Humphrey. Interment will take place in Old Cumberland cemetery, within a mile of the place where the decedent was born.
The portraits shown here were owned by his maternal cousin, Robert Henry Easley, son of James's mother's brother, James B. Easley. Both Robert and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Frances Easley, were blood relatives of James.
The following obituary for James M. Lewis appeared in the Illinois State Register, Springfield, IL, Wednesday, 29 July 1914:
JAMES E. [sic] LEWIS CALLED BY DEATH
Old Settler of Ball Township Dies In This City
Was One of Pioneers in Settlement and Development of Illinois- Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow
Lewis- Died, at 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 1914, at Springfield hospital, James E. [sic] Lewis of Auburn, aged 85 years.
Mr. Lewis was born in Caldwell county, Kentucky, May 27, 1829, and was a son of Edwin [sic] Lewis, whose birth occurred in the same county in 1803. His grandfather, Samuel Lewis, was one of the first settlers of Kentucky, and it was in that state the the father was reared and educated. The decedent's father was married there to Winifred Easley, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of Daniel Easley. After his marriage he followed farming in Caldwell county for a few years, and two of his children, William and James M., were born there.
In 1830 Mr. Lewis removed to Illinois, making a permanent settlement in Ball township, Sangamon county, where he purchased a small tract of land, to which he afterwards added as opportunity offered until he possessed 900 acres. He made the journey to Illinois in a covered wagon to which was hitched an old gray horse and in the wagon were carried the household effects, as well as the family.
Mr. Lewis became a prominent farmer of the county and took an active and helpful part in the work of early development. He was a warm personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, who always visited at the Lewis home when on campaign tours. His first wife died a number of years before, and he had married the second time.
Reared on Old Homestead
James M. Lewis was reared on the old homestead in Ball township amid the wild scenes of frontier life, sharing with the family the hardships incident to the establishment of a home in the new district. His education was obtained in a log school house, and he attended only through the winter months, assisting through the remainder of the year with the work on the home farm, there remaining with his father until the latter's death.
James M. Lewis was married in 1851 to Burrila Lochridge, who was born in Kentucky, but reared in Ball township, Sangamon county. Mr. Lewis rented the old homestead and in [year does not appear on my copy] purchased 160 acres on Brush creek, Divernon township, upon which he located in May, 1852. He continued the cultivation of his land until [again, year isn't visible on copy] when he sold out and bought 240 acres and afterwards an additional tract of 80 acres. There he made his home and carried on agricultural pursuits until 1894, when he sold out and moved to Missouri, purchasing a farm of 160 acres about ten miles from Carrollton, in Carroll county. This land he developed and improved, continued its cultivation until 1902, when he disposed of it and returned to Illinois and located on the farm where he resided at the time of his death. This is a well improved and desirable tract of land.
Married Three Times
In 1852 Mr. Lewis lost his first wife who died leaving a son, Cyrus E., Chatham. Afterwards, Mr. Lewis married in Christian county to Mrs. Emily Ricks, nee Simpson, a native of that county. Her death occurred in Sangamon county in 1865. Their daughter, Belle, became the wife of Columbus White, of Taylorville, and died leaving a daughter. Mr. Lewis next married Mary Clayton, who was born and reared in Sangamon county, a daughter of Woodson Clayton. She died in her native county in 1871 [sic- her stone says 1868], leaving a daughter, Julia, now the wife of Timothy Webber of Nebraska. In [again, year not readable] Mr. Lewis married Jane Burris, who was born and reared in Daviess county, Indiana. There are five children by this union: Alice, wife of C. Young of Decatur; Robert, is on the farm; Barton, who is an artist of superior ability in crayon and pastel work; Mrs. E. L. Walters of Decatur and Mrs. M. M.
Clark of Chicago.
The body was removed to the undertaking parlors of Dodds Brothers in South Sixth street, where it will be viewed by friends up to 2 p. m. Thursday.
The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Old Cumberland cenetery of Sugar Creek, between Glenarm and Auburn, the Rev. George Hudson officiating. Burial will be in the Cumberland cemetery.
A much shorter obituary appeared in one of the Decatur papers:
Decatur, Il Review July 29, 1914 p10
James M. Lewis, eighty-four years old, a pioneer resident of Auburn died Tuesday morning in a Springfield hospital after an illness of six weeks from kidney trouble. Mr. Lewis had been married four times and he has seven children living and one dead. One daughter is Mrs. C. C. Young of Decatur. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Old Cumberland Presbyterian church on Sugarcreek, between Glenarm and Auburn. Talks are to be made by former Congressman Ben F. Caldwell and Judge J. Otis Humphrey. Interment will take place in Old Cumberland cemetery, within a mile of the place where the decedent was born.
The portraits shown here were owned by his maternal cousin, Robert Henry Easley, son of James's mother's brother, James B. Easley. Both Robert and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Frances Easley, were blood relatives of James.
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