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Josephine Melissa Lewis 1848–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1848

Birth Location: Jones, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 3 Jun 1931

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: John Lewis

Mother: Mary McKinstry

Spouse(s): Thomas Mccabe

Children(s): Charles McCabe

Josephine Melissa Lewis was born in 1848 in Jones, Iowa, United States, the child of John H Lewis And Mary S Mckinstry. Josephine Melissa Lewis married Thomas Mccabe, and had children including Charles C Mccabe. Josephine Melissa Lewis passed away in 1931 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Josephine Melissa Lewis was born in 1848 in Jones, Iowa, United States, the child of John H Lewis And Mary S Mckinstry.
  • Josephine Melissa Lewis married Thomas Mccabe, and had children including Charles C Mccabe.
  • Josephine Melissa Lewis passed away in 1931 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lewis
1813–1911
Birth Location: Indiana
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Mary McKinstry
1815–1870
Birth Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Mccabe
1842–1912
Birth Location: Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Ireland
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Children(s)

Charles McCabe
1876–1944
Birth Location: Tipton, Iowa
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Josephine Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Lewis
1848–1931
Birth Place: Jones, Iowa, United States
Parents
John H Lewis
1813–1911
Indiana
Mary (S) McKinstry
1815–1870
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Noble McKinstry
1785–1859
New York, USA
Mary (“Polly”) McKinstry
1793–1864
Cass, County, Michigan Territory, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOHN McKINSTRY
1748–1797
Martha Noble
1752–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Capt.
1712–1776
Martha Prime
1719–1792

Josephine Lewis's Descendants

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Josephine (Melissa) Lewis (Jan 1848–3 Jun 1931) m. Thomas Mccabe (1842–1912)
  1. 1. Charles (C) McCabe 1876–1944 m. Leona (Dell) Lawson 1878–1966
    1. 1. Alpha (E.) Kittle 1899–1989 m. Earl (J) Kettle 1895–1971
      1. 1. Florence (Ann) Johnson 1926–2019
      2. 2. Wilma (Jean) Egenberger 1931–2023
      3. 3. Edna (L) Geraghty 1930–1997
      4. 4. Ruth (Leona) Kittle 1922– m. John (Edward) Hummel 1918–
      5. 5. Harry Kittle 1920–

Josephine Lewis's Timeline

4 Records

1848
Jan 1848
Birth of Josephine Melissa Lewis in Jones, Iowa, United States
Jones, Iowa, United States
1866
Abt. 1866
Age 18
Josephine Melissa Lewis was married
None
1870
10 Oct 1870
Age 22
Josephine Melissa Lewis was married in Scott, Iowa
Scott, Iowa
1931
3 Jun 1931
Age 83
Death of Josephine Melissa Lewis in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1848
    Event Place: Jones, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1866

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Scott, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
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