Eliza Ellen Monroe Lewis died in 1882. In 1889, Francis Marion Lewis married Margarette Elizabeth Spencer. Of this union was born one daughter, Ethel May Lewis 1889-1986.
In the early 1840s, Daniel David Lewis, father of Francis, built the house pictured to the right. It is said to have had a birthing room with a copper floor. My great Uncle Herschel Wayne Lewis, to this day, tells the story that each room in the house had it own flue for heat - quite a luxury in those days! And that Daniel David had 2 full time men who did nothing but chop wood and keep the house supplied in the winter. He also speaks of the Lewis family and their connection to the underground railroad and how Daniel David had a secret room in the house to hide the slaves. Francis Marion spent most of his childhood years in this home. This home is located and still stands on the same road as the Keith Family Cemetery in Jennings County, Indiana.
Francis Marion Lewis is my gg grandfather.
RoxAnne Sweany
Eliza Ellen Monroe Lewis died in 1882. In 1889, Francis Marion Lewis married Margarette Elizabeth Spencer. Of this union was born one daughter, Ethel May Lewis 1889-1986.
In the early 1840s, Daniel David Lewis, father of Francis, built the house pictured to the right. It is said to have had a birthing room with a copper floor. My great Uncle Herschel Wayne Lewis, to this day, tells the story that each room in the house had it own flue for heat - quite a luxury in those days! And that Daniel David had 2 full time men who did nothing but chop wood and keep the house supplied in the winter. He also speaks of the Lewis family and their connection to the underground railroad and how Daniel David had a secret room in the house to hide the slaves. Francis Marion spent most of his childhood years in this home. This home is located and still stands on the same road as the Keith Family Cemetery in Jennings County, Indiana.
Francis Marion Lewis is my gg grandfather.
RoxAnne Sweany
Family Members
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Lavina Lewis Laurence
1833–1879
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Eli Lewis
1835–1915
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Charles Newton Lewis
1839–1918
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July Ann Lewis
1842–1842
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Corp Timothy M(artin) Lewis
1843–1914
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Rachel Lewis
1846–1849
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Serelda Lewis Owens
1848–1919
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Samantha Lewis Meek
1848–1888
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Manurvy Lewis
1852–1853
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Infant Son Lewis
1854–1854
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Infant Son Lewis
1855–1855
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