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Dorothy Frances Lewis 1903–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUL 1903

Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 11 JAN 1996

Death Location: Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States

Father: Ferdinand Lewis

Mother: Bertha Sampson

Spouse(s): Lloyd Jenkins, Russel Reef

Children(s): Ray Reef, Joe Reef, Dorothy Reef

Dorothy Frances Lewis was born in 1903 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States, the child of Ferdinand Lewis And Bertha Lela Sampson. In 1920, Dorothy Frances Lewis was recorded in the census in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United Stat. Dorothy Frances Lewis married Lloyd Ellsworth Jenkins, Russel Roy Reef, and had children including Dorothy May Reef, Joe Lewis Reef, Ray William Reef. Dorothy Frances Lewis passed away in 1996 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Frances Lewis was born in 1903 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States, the child of Ferdinand Lewis And Bertha Lela Sampson.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Frances Lewis was recorded in the census in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United Stat.
  • Dorothy Frances Lewis married Lloyd Ellsworth Jenkins, Russel Roy Reef, and had children including Dorothy May Reef, Joe Lewis Reef, Ray William Reef.
  • Dorothy Frances Lewis passed away in 1996 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Lewis's Ancestors

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Dorothy Lewis
1903–1996
Birth Place: Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Parents
Ferdinand Lewis
1883–1964
Center Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Bertha (Lela) Sampson
1886–1981
Indiana, United States
Grandparents
William (Jefferson) Lewis
1851–1942
Butler County, Ohio, United States
Mary (Emma) Sparks
1855–
Boone County, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1831–1858
Mary Davison
1833–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1807–1893
Clarissa Sithens
1809–1893

Dorothy Lewis's Descendants

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Dorothy (Frances) Lewis (17 JUL 1903–11 JAN 1996) m. Lloyd (Ellsworth) Jenkins (29 APR 1900–24 JUL 1958) m. Russel (Roy) Reef (29 SEP 1896–2 AUG 1959)
  1. 1. Ray (William) Reef 1921–1944
  2. 2. Joe (Lewis) Reef 1924–1943
  3. 3. Dorothy (May) Reef 1932–1991 m. Donald (Ray) Bradley 1928–1992

Dorothy Lewis's Timeline

3 Records

1903
17 JUL 1903
Birth of Dorothy Frances Lewis in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
1920
10 JAN 1920
Age 17
Dorothy Frances Lewis appeared in census in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
1996
11 JAN 1996
Age 93
Death of Dorothy Frances Lewis in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1903
    Event Place: Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 166, Sheet 7B, Age 16 in Jan 1920, born in Indiana.
    [2] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 16-1495, Sheet 6B, Age 26 in Apr 1930, born in Indiana.
    [3] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 79-10, Sheet 13B, Age 36 in Apr 1940, born in Indiana.
    [4] 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 98-509, p. 73, Age 47 in Apr 1950, born in Indiana.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 166, Sheet 7B, Married, living in the household of mother and stepfather Bertha and William Masters, but spouse is not present in the household.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1996
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States

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