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Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis 1858–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1858

Birth Location: Yancey County, NC

Death Date: 14 Feb 1938

Death Location: Fork Mountain Cemetery, Avery County, NC

Father: John Sr

Mother: Cecelia Honeycutt

Spouse(s): Emmey None, Serena Arrowood, Madge Woody

Children(s): Stokes Lewis, Nancy Lewis, Sherman Lewis, Alice Lewis, John Lewis, Joseph Jr., Isaac Lewis, William Lewis, Rosa Lewis, Emma Lewis, Forrest Lewis

In 1858, Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis entered the world in Yancey County, NC, born to John Goodson Lewis Sr And Cecelia Elizabeth Honeycutt. In 1860, Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided in , Yancey, North Carolina, United States. In 1870, Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided in North Carolina, United States. Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis married Emmey, Madge Woody, Serena Arrowood, and had children including Alice C Lewis, Emma Lewis, Forrest Mccoy Lewis, Isaac Manuel Lewis, John H Lewis, Joseph Milton Lewis Jr, Nancy Emelia Lewis, Rosa Lewis, Sherman H Lewis, Stokes Gudger Lewis, William Lemuel Lewis. Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis passed away in 1938 in Fork Mountain Cemetery, Avery County, NC.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis entered the world in Yancey County, NC, born to John Goodson Lewis Sr And Cecelia Elizabeth Honeycutt.
  • In 1860, Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided in , Yancey, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1870, Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided in North Carolina, United States.
  • Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis married Emmey, Madge Woody, Serena Arrowood, and had children including Alice C Lewis, Emma Lewis, Forrest Mccoy Lewis, Isaac Manuel Lewis, John H Lewis, Joseph Milton Lewis Jr, Nancy Emelia Lewis, Rosa Lewis, Sherman H Lewis, Stokes Gudger Lewis, William Lemuel Lewis.
  • Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis passed away in 1938 in Fork Mountain Cemetery, Avery County, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1823–1873
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JS
Cecelia Honeycutt
1832–1916
Birth Location: Yancey, North Carolina, United States
CH

Spouses(s)

Emmey None
1857–1888
Birth Location: Red Hill, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Serena Arrowood
1857–1933
Birth Location: Mitchell Co, North Carolina
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Madge Woody
1898–1961
Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
MW

Children(s)

Stokes Lewis
1879–1965
Birth Location: Hollow Poplar Township, Mitchell, NC
SL
Nancy Lewis
1877–1977
Birth Location: Poplar, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
NL
Sherman Lewis
1883–1964
Birth Location: Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
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Alice Lewis
1887–1889
Birth Location: –
AL
John Lewis
1890–1966
Birth Location: Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
JL
Joseph Jr.
1892–1953
Birth Location: Red Hill, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
JJ
Isaac Lewis
1881–1957
Birth Location: McDowell, North Carolina, USA
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William Lewis
1893–1946
Birth Location: Red Hill, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
WL
Rosa Lewis
1897–1978
Birth Location: Red Hill, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
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Emma Lewis
1884–
Birth Location: –
EL
Forrest Lewis
1888–1966
Birth Location: Relief, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
FL

Reverend Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Lewis
1858–1938
Birth Place: Yancey County, NC
Parents
John Goodson Lewis Sr
1823–1873
North Carolina, USA
Cecelia (Elizabeth) Honeycutt
1832–1916
Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Matthew (Hiram) Lewis
1798–1880
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Martha (Roberts) Schuler
1801–1880
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Uriah (Rice) Honeycutt
1808–1880
McDowell, North Carolina, USA
Keziah ((Tipton)) Honeycutt
1808–1868
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Brittain Lewis
1780–1836
Delilah Guthrie
1782–1836
Shuler
1770–
Roberts
1770–
Moses Honeycutt
1765–1849
Margaret Stout
1765–1849
Wiley Tipton
1785–1860
Anna McKINNEY
1786–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1740–1811
Lydia Brittain
1740–1817
John Guthrie
1759–1836
Elizabeth Allen
1760–1795
Jesse Honeycutt
1735–1767
Rachel Lyles
1741–1824
Samuel Stout
1740–1825
Rachel Chauncey
1741–1824
Jonathan Tipton
1750–1833
Frances Daughtery
1754–1784
William McKINNEY
1745–1814
Mary Carter
1747–1846

Reverend Lewis's Descendants

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Reverend (Joseph Milton) Lewis (22 Apr 1858–14 Feb 1938) m. Emmey (27 Jun 1857–17 Sep 1888) m. Serena Arrowood (7 Jan 1857–14 Aug 1933) m. Madge Woody (23 June 1898–21 March 1961)
  1. 1. Stokes (Gudger) Lewis 1879–1965 m. Susie (Jane) Masters 1877–1967
    1. 1. Ethel (Texie) Lewis 1908–1997 m. Joseph (Earl) Franklin 1905–1966
      1. 1. David (Joseph) Franklin 1934–1989 m. Mildred (Marie) Moroney 1934–2016
      2. 2. Theodore (Earl) Franklin 1935–1992 m. Joyce (Anne) Supplee 1939–2004
      3. 3. Jane (Ruth) Franklin 1932–2021 m. Paul (Meyer Bashore) Jr 1931–2020
      4. 4. Ronald (L.) Franklin 1940–2020
    2. 2. Chester (Robert) Lewis 1915–2007 m. Joanne Barczewski 1933–2008 m. Dorothy (Margaret) Kepler 1924–1962
    3. 3. Isaac (Hasson) Lewis 1904–1972 m. Sara Barnett 1907–1976
      1. 1. James (Harvey) Lewis 1929–1929
      2. 2. Charles (Herbert) Lewis 1931–1935
      3. 3. Shirley (Ann) Lewis 1943–2018
    4. 4. Carl (Harvey) Lewis 1906–1995 m. Helen (Mildred) Gray 1908–2001
      1. 1. June (Ann) Lewis 1933–1993
    5. 5. Javine (F.) Lewis 1913–2013 m. Roma McCardell 1924–2017
    6. 6. Ruth (Mary) Lewis 1910–2005 m. Charles (Allison) Edwards 1923–1990
  2. 2. Nancy (Emelia) Lewis 1877–1977 m. William (Fayette) Fry 1873–1943
    1. 1. Henry (Maloy) Fry 1894–1930 m. Della Fry 1895–1925
      1. 1. Blanche (Leta) Fry 1914–2001 m. Carl (Jasher) Barnes 1905–
      2. 2. Henry (Maloy Fry) Jr 1923–1924
    2. 2. Virginia (Esther) Fry 1903–1937
    3. 3. Jesse (W.) Fry 1914–1915
    4. 4. Nora (Emma) Fry 1896–1977 m. John (T) Smith 1885–1947
      1. 1. Clark (L) Smith 1917–1972
        1. 1. Clark (Thomas) Smith 1949–2004
      2. 2. John (W) Smith 1915–
      3. 3. Eugene Smith 1920–
  3. 3. Sherman (H.) Lewis 1883–1964 m. Hannah Bennett 1887–1956
    1. 1. Lealon Lewis 1906–1972
    2. 2. Forest Lewis 1908–1972
    3. 3. Jess Lewis 1908–1972 m. Lovinah (Haley) Barnett 1905–1988
      1. 1. Jayne (Sue) Lewis 1934–2016 m. Lloyd Phillips 1930–2004
    4. 4. Madge Lewis 1912–1978
    5. 5. Nancy Lewis 1917–2008 m. Oscar Barnett 1910–
    6. 6. Forrest (Ford) Lewis 1911–1981 m. Essie (Dona) Lewis 1916–2013
      1. 1. Jack (Ernest) Lewis 1936–2010
      2. 2. Arthur (C) Lewis 1941–2013
  4. 4. Alice (C.) Lewis 1887–1889
  5. 5. John (H.) Lewis 1890–1966 m. Maggie (A.) Johnson 1891–1966
    1. 1. Marjorie (Alice) Lewis 1914–1996 m. Robert (Lafayette) Moody 1892–1943 m. Anthony (Frank) Stern 1905–1968
      1. 1. Kathleen Moody 1934–2014
      2. 2. Thomas (Lee Moody) Sr. 1938–2019
    2. 2. Daniel (Paul) Lewis 1927–1943
  6. 6. Joseph (Milton Lewis) Jr. 1892–1953 m. Pansy (Rebecca) Patterson 1904–1987
    1. 1. Ruby (Lucille) Lewis 1922–2006 m. Boyd (Alvin) Turner 1918–1991
      1. 1. Linda (Faye) Turner 1948–2006
      2. 2. Jane (R.) Turner 1947–1947
      3. 3. Eugene (E.) Turner 1942–1963
      4. 4. Jackie (D Turner) Sr 1945–2017
    2. 2. Ruth Lewis 1932–2013 m. Hensley 1924–1977
      1. 1. Jimmy Lewis 1942–2008 m. Brenda (Kay) Martin 1943–2016
    3. 3. Buddie (Sebern) Lewis 1935–1954
    4. 4. Jerry (Elmer) Lewis 1945–1988
    5. 5. John (Wayne) Lewis 1941–2008
    6. 6. Thomas (Carl Lewis) Sr. 1939–2008
    7. 7. Romania (Helen) Lewis 1924–2003 m. Woodrow (Robert) Teaster 1924–1988
      1. 1. Terry (Wayne) Teaster 1951–2007
      2. 2. Carolyn (Dianne) Teaster 1949–1949
      3. 3. Carroll (Dennis) Teaster 1949–1949
  7. 7. Isaac (Manuel) Lewis 1881–1957
    1. 1. Isaac (Manuel Lewis) Jr 1929–2016 m. Cora (Lucille) Lewis 1933–2015
  8. 8. William (Lemuel) Lewis 1893–1946
    1. 1. Kathleen (Mae) Deaton 1921–2005
  9. 9. Rosa Lewis 1897–1978 m. Lee (Roy) Benfield 1897–1978 m. Molton (Fred "Molt") Wiseman 1902–1991
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Wiseman 1933–1996 m. John (Charles) Chupek 1933–1987 m. Richard (Leroy) Enzor 1938–2012
    2. 2. Nan (Etta) Wiseman 1927–1966 m. Albert Lant 1925–
    3. 3. Freeda (Josephine) Benfield 1917–1997 m. Manley (William Barrier) Sr 1912–1972
      1. 1. Samuel (D) Barrier 1940–1986
    4. 4. Molly ("Clara") Benfield 1919–2007 m. Edmund Hunkin 1920–
      1. 1. Ralph (Maynard) Benfield 1939–2005
    5. 5. Claude (J.) Wiseman 1922–1955
    6. 6. Irene (Frances) Wiseman 1928–2005 m. Ralph (Otis Herdman) Jr 1926–1998
  10. 10. Emma Lewis 1884–
  11. 11. Forrest (McCoy) Lewis 1888–1966 m. Gatsy Batts 1893–1968 m. Beadie Walston 1893–1920

Reverend Lewis's Timeline

7 Records

1858
22 Apr 1858
Birth of Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis in Yancey County, NC
Yancey County, NC
1860
1860
Age 2
Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided here in , Yancey, North Carolina, United States
, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 12
Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided here in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 22
Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided here in Straits, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Straits, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 42
Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided here in Township 5, Straits, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Township 5, Straits, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 52
Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis resided here in Civil District 3, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Civil District 3, Carter, Tennessee, United States
1938
14 Feb 1938
Age 80
Death of Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis in Green Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Green Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Yancey County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: , Yancey, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 25 Feb 2016), entry for Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis, person ID MX2X-9KP.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 25 Feb 2016), entry for Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis, person ID MX2X-9KP.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Straits, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 25 Feb 2016), entry for Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis, person ID MX2X-9KP.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 5, Straits, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 25 Feb 2016), entry for Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis, person ID MX2X-9KP.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Carter, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 25 Feb 2016), entry for Reverend Joseph Milton Lewis, person ID MX2X-9KP.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1938
    Event Place: Green Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fork Mountain Cemetery, Avery County, NC
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