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Ray Alvin Lewis 1907 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 December 1907

Birth Location: Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America

Death Date: 22 July 1962

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Burl Lewis

Mother: Nettie Lewis

Spouse(s): Zella Lewis

Children(s): Raymond Lewis, Shirley Lewis, Larry Lewis

Ray Alvin Lewis was born in 1907 in Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of Burl Lewis and Nettie Mae Helkenberg Lewis. In 1910, Ray Alvin Lewis resided in Caney Ward 1, Montgomery, Kansas, USA. In 1950, Ray Alvin Lewis resided in Parsons, Labette, Kansas, USA. Ray Alvin Lewis married Zella E Lewis, and had children including Raymond C Lewis, Shirley E Lewis, Larry M Lewis. Ray Alvin Lewis passed away in 1962 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ray Alvin Lewis was born in 1907 in Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of Burl Lewis and Nettie Mae Helkenberg Lewis.
  • In 1910, Ray Alvin Lewis resided in Caney Ward 1, Montgomery, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1950, Ray Alvin Lewis resided in Parsons, Labette, Kansas, USA.
  • Ray Alvin Lewis married Zella E Lewis, and had children including Raymond C Lewis, Shirley E Lewis, Larry M Lewis.
  • Ray Alvin Lewis passed away in 1962 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ray Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Ray Lewis
1907 – 1962
Birth Place: Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America
Parents
Burl Lewis
1873 – 1951
Illiopli, Illinois, USA
Nettie (Mae Helkenberg) Lewis
1879 – 1963
Missouri
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Vardiman) Lewis
1832 – 1909
(city), Grant, Kentucky, USA
Rachel Myers
1830 – 1910
Indiana, United States of America
William (Frederick John) Helkenberg
1844 – 1885
Germany
Margaret (Ann Groom Helkenberg) Barnett
1845 – 1927
Montgomery County, Missouri, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Steven Lewis
Sarah Reynolds
Thomas Myers
1780 –
Nancy Winans
1782 –
William Groom
1811 – 1870
Catherine Cundiff
1813 – 1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Myers
1753 – 1805
Margaret Thornbury
1753 – 1847
Jacob Groom
1782 – 1842
Sarah Quick
1783 – 1865
William Cundiff
1764 – 1842
Sally Maddox
1766 –

Ray Lewis's Descendants

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Ray (Alvin) Lewis (18 December 1907 – 22 July 1962) m. Zella (E) Lewis (abt 1910 – )
  1. 1. Raymond (C) Lewis (abt 1930 – )
  2. 2. Shirley (E) Lewis (abt 1936 – )
  3. 3. Larry (M) Lewis (abt 1939 – )

Ray Lewis's Timeline

4 Records

1907
18 December 1907
Birth of Ray Alvin Lewis in Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America
Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 3
Ray Alvin Lewis resided here in Caney Ward 1, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Caney Ward 1, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Ray Alvin Lewis resided here in Parsons, Labette, Kansas, USA
Parsons, Labette, Kansas, USA
1962
22 July 1962
Age 55
Death of Ray Alvin Lewis in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 December 1907
    Event Place: Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Caney Ward 1, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T624_448; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1374461
    [2] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Parsons, Labette, Kansas; Roll: 1823; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 50-37A
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Birth Index, 1800s-2003, The Caney Chronicle; Publication Date: 20/ Dec/ 1907; Publication Place: Caney, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Caney Ward 1, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Caney Ward 1, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T624_448; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1374461

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Parsons, Labette, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Parsons, Labette, Kansas; Roll: 1823; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 50-37A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1962
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, United States of America

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