Lewis Family Biographies & Obituaries
EDW. A. LEWIS OF DAWSON DIES (edited)
Services to be Held Friday
Edward A. Lewis of Dawson died at 10:30 o'clock last night at the Perry Kings Daughters Hospital. Age: 75.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Dawson United Brethren Church. Burial in the Dawson cemetery.
The Workman Funeral home is in charge of final arrangements.
Mr. Lewis, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis, was born Sept. 6, 1868 at Champaign, Ill., and at the age of four came with his parents to Fremont county, Iowa.
In 1872 he located in the Dawson vicinity.
Survivors
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ethell and Mrs. Minnie Grove; two sisters, Mrs. Lew Timmeons and Mrs. Albia Knisley; five brothers, Jesse, William, Ben, George and Ray. Also there are five grandchildren.
Besides his wife and parents Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by a son, James Lewis; a daughter Mrs. Roy Moore; and two brothers and two sisters.
Elizabeth, daughter of Carl. Roxana Pulcini, daughter of Elizabeth. Clarence E., son of Clyde R., - deceased at age 44. Dorothy, Lela Bell, Hazel, Kathryn, John - children of Clarence A. and Lola Lewis. Mary, Edward, Judy, Delores - children of Cecil and Mamie Lewis. Robert, son of Everett and Pearl W. Lewis - deceased at age 51 Mildred Marie (Ward ) Stevens, born July 23, 1919; Paul Lewis Ward, born January 22, 1928 - children of Cora and Chester Ward. Janice (Stevens) Bryant, daughter of Mildred and Eugene Stevens. Son: Todd Bryant. Lisa Kay Ward, born 1959, daughter of Paul and Pat Ward. Son: Hank Willsey.
This picture is of my grandparents, David T. and Lucy Jane Lewis taken in the 1890's, early, I'd say. David T. served in the Civil War, 141 Regiment G. After returning home he moved his family from Morgan Township on Campaign to Springfield Township, where he purchased an 80-acre farm from an old family by the name of Daniels. Here he raised fruits and vegetables on a large scale. His health failed. After about 1895, he turned the farm over to his eldest son, Harvey Wilson, who continued farming and was an employee of the Old Hocking Valley Railroad as a section hand. David T. and Lucy had a very nice two-story home built on the Rodney road nearby. After Lucy Jane's death in 1909, David T. went back to the farm until his death in 1911.
Harvey and Martha grew older and unable to farm, moved away for retirement in 1937. There are seven generations of the Lewis family on record - all living in Ohio and New York state except Hugh's family.
