Wilson Lewis b 20 Feb 1826 Harlan Co KY d 1892 Letcher Co KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Letcher Co KY s/o John Jarrett Lewis and Elizabeth Morgan. Wilson Lewis m. 29 May 1847 Letcher Co KY to Catherine "Katie" Collier b 29 Sept 1829 d 7 Nov 1884 Letcher Co KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY, d/o William Randolph Collier and Francis Harrison. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Wilson Lewis and Catherine "Katie" Collier;

1. Rebecca Lewis b: 12 AUG 1848 Harlan Co KY d 22 Oct 1933 Cumberland, Harlan Co KY m. 1 Sept 1865 to Elijah D Creech b 2 Apr 1848 KY d 17 Feb 1892; occupation, Rev in Baptist church and farmer; s/o Elijah Lee Creech and Sarah Day.

2. John Jarrett Lewis b 25 Jul 1850 Letcher Co KY d 8 Feb 1918 Letcher Co KY buried Samuel Maggard Cemetery, Partridge, Letcher Co KY (source - lewsinger@hotmail.com shows 2 places of burial for John Jarrett Lewis - 2nd burial location; John Jarrett Lewis Cemetery, Chad, Harlan Co KY) John Jarrett Lewis occupation, farmer, Civil Engineer, merchant; m. 21 Feb 1869 Letcher Co KY to Clarinda Kelly b 24 Nov 1844 VA d 15 Dec 1890 Partridge, Letcher Co KY buried Samuel Maggard Cemetery, Partridge, Letcher Co KY d/o John Jackson Kelly and Virginia Jane Booth.

3. Elizabeth Jane Lewis b: 30 MAY 1852 Letcher Co, KY m. 11 Mar 1869 to John Jackson Kelly b 24 Feb 1847; occupation, real estate dealer and coal land owner; s/o John Jackson Kelly and Virginia Jane Booth.

4. Preston H. Lewis b: 28 APR 1854 Letcher Co, KY d 12 Nov 1854 of burns.

5. Frances Lewis b: 12 NOV 1855 Letcher Co, KY d 11 Mar 1885 buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY never married.

6. Susan Lewis b: 6 NOV 1857 Letcher Co, KY d 11 Mar 1938 or 1929 m. 9 Feb 1874 Letcher Co KY to William C Wynn b 24 Apr 1854 s/o Elkhanan Wynn and Elizabeth Kelly.

7. David Collier Lewis b: 27 APR 1860 Letcher Co, KY

8. Mary Ann Lewis b: 15 MAY 1862 Letcher Co, KY d 13 Jan 1944 Cumberland, Harlan Co KY m. 22 Oct 1878 Letcher Co KY to Felix L Coldiron b 7 Feb. 1860 Harlan Co KY s/o James Hiram Coldiron and Nancy Jane Smith.

9. William H. Lewis b: 15 OCT 1864 Letcher Co, KY d 20 Nov 1892 Letcher Co KY; buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY; occupation, Real Estate, Farmer, timber and lumber;

10. Jonathan Lewis b: 25 FEB 1867 Letcher Co, KY d Feb 1896 Letcher Co KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY; occupation, timber and farmer; m. 27 Apr 1891 to Rachel M Collier b about 1867

11. James P. Lewis b: 8 SEP 1869 Poor Fork, Letcher Co, KY d 22 May 1942 Georgetown, KY occupation; banking commissioner, judge, Letcher Co KY; owner Lewis Wholesale Co Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; Extensive write up on Judge James P Lewis in History of KY by William Elsey Connelly. On Page 340- 341; appointed Secretary of State; Republican; m. 29 May 1895 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Maria Caudill b 29 Jul 1872 d/o John Dixon Caudill and Mary Ann Green.

12. Martin D. Lewis b: 6 JUN 1871 Letcher Co, KY d 14 Jul 1953 Letcher Co KY buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; occupation, Lewis Wholesale Co, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY, founded with his brother, James P Lewis; he lived in Whitesburg and had a coal mining business; m. 16 Dec 1896 Letcher Co KY to Nancy Jane Caudill b 2 Feb 1877 Letcher Co KY d 24 Jan 1946 Letcher Co KY buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY d/o John Dixon Caudill and Mary Ann Green; Child of Martin D Lewis and Nancy Jane Caudill;

I. Gertrude Mary Lewis b 24 Feb 1906 Whitesburg, Letcher Co Ky m. 29 Jun 1927 Perry Co KY to Astor Hogg b 13 Nov 1901 Roxana, Letcher Co KY d 5 Aug 1972 Frankfort, KY buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; occupation, 1928 Mayor of Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY, s/o George Hogg (George Hogg was son of Kelly Hogg and Mary Ison) and Mahala Combs.

Martin D Lewis m. 18 Jun 1946 to Mattie Hampton b about 1906; Child;

II. Male Lewis

13. Wilson R. Lewis b: 21 MAR 1874 Letcher Co, KY d 12 Dec 1892 Letcher Co KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, KY.

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Wilson Lewis and
Lear Reynolds

Wilson Lewis b 20 Feb 1826 d 1892 Letcher Co KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Letcher Co KY s/o John Jarrett Lewis and Elizabeth Morgan. Wilson Lewis m. 3 Mar 1890 to Lear Reynolds d CA. Children of Wilson Lewis and Lear Reynolds;

i. Nancy Lewis b 6 Feb 1891 d 1946 CA m. Marvin Woods b about 1891.

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Harlan Co KY became Letcher Co KY so Wilson didn't move around as it might appear

127b 26 Lewis Wilson 24 Kentucky pg0125a.txt Farmer 500 Value
127b 27 Lewis Katharine 21 Kentucky pg0125a.txt
127b 28 Lewis Rebecca C. 2 Kentucky pg0125a.txt
127b 29 Lewis John I. C. 2/12 Kentucky pg0125a.txt
Letcher co 1850 Census

April 28,1854
Preston Lewis
Parents
Willis Lewis
Catherine Collier
From Dot Cornett dotty@bellsouth.net given to her by Melanie Cornett-Gross res06b5a@gte.net
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Wm Dixon, Coms To Deed James J Lewis }

This indenture made and entered into this 23 day of September 1867 by and between William Dixon as Commissioner of the Harlan Circuit Court of the one part and James J Lewis of the other part wheretofore that whereas in the suite pending in the Harlan Circuit Court in which Benjamin F Blankenship and Elizabeth Blankenship his wife are plantiff and John Morgan and Rebecca Morgan his wife. Jonathan Lewis, James J Lewis, Wilson Lewis, William Rolly, John Rolly, James Rolly, Hiram Rolly, Wilson Rolly, Joseph Rolly, Nancy Rolly, Martha Rolly, Elijah C Baker and Jane Baker his wife, Wright Kelly & Hannah Kelly his wife, Jonathan Creech and Leah his wife, Jemirah Jenkins, Jonathan Lewis Jr, Catharine Lewis, John Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Robert Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Hiram Lewis, William Cornett & Nancy Cornett his wife and Alfred Hall and Elizabeth Hall his wife are defendants and all Plaintiffs and defendants being heirs of John Lewis Dec'd , the party of the first part was by an Order and Judgment of said court in said action at the September Term 1866 Appointed the Commissioner of the court and authorized and directed to sell certain lands which desended to said heirs of John Lewis and whereas the report of said commissioner of said sales was made to the court at its April Term 1867 and at the September Term thereof was approved and confirmed by the Court and the said commissioner authorized and directed to made deeds of conveyances to the purchases respectively of said lands and whereas the said James J Lewis became the purchaser of one certin peice or parcel of said land more particularly hereafter describedat and for the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars secured to be paid as required and directed by the Judgment of the said court now therefore the said William Dixon party of the first part for and in consideration of the permises aforesaid and virtue of the power and authority in him vested by the processing orders and judgment of the court as aforesaid hereby convey and confirm unto the said James J Lewis his heirs and assigns forever the following tract or parcel of land lying and being in Harlan Co and bound as follows; Begining-----To the begining.

Signed by William Dixon, Commissioner
of the Harlan Circuit Court.
Examined and aproved by the court, this September 24, 1867
Signed by G Peace, Judge of the 12th Judicial Dis't of Ky
(George Peace)
Harlan Circuit Set'}
I, J.K. Bailey Clerk of the Harlan Circuit Court do hereby certify that this deed from William Dixon Commissioner of said court to James J Lewis was this day produced in Open Court and acknowledged before me by said William Dixon commissioner to be his act and deed whereupon the same was examined and approved by the court and the examination and approval of the court named there on all of which is certified to the clerk of Harlan Co Court for record where the land lies by order of the Judge of the Harlan Circuit Court. Given under my hand this 27th day of September 1867.
(Signed by) J. K. Bailey CHCC (Jonathan Kelly Bailey)

State of Kentucky Harlan Co }

I, Elijah Hurst clerk of the Co Court for the Co aforesaid do certify that the foregoing deed from William Dixon Commissioner to said James J Lewis was this day produced to me in my office by the clerk of the Harlan Circuit Court, stamped as required by law and together with his & this certificate is duly recorded in my office Given under my hand this 9th day of Dec, 1867.
(Signed By) E. Hurst CHCC

Note; from the deeds above. (This is the 5 children of Basil and Rebecca Maggard Lewis, daughter Elizabeth did marry Alfred Hall) At the date of the deeds 1867, Basil is deceased and therefore his children would be named as heirs in his place.

"Quote" John Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Robert Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Hiram Lewis, and Alfred Hall and Elizabeth Hall his wife are defendants.