Friday, August 20, 2004

School for the Lewis children in Carbonado, Washington

Richard and Sarah (Betts) Lewis moved to Carbonado, Washington in about 1891. At that time, their children Justin "Jess", Ethelbert "Bert" and Bessie would have been about age 5, 7, and 8. The 1900 Census indicates that they were all "at school" during the previous year.

The Carbonado School District has placed a brief history of the town and school on-line. Included is a photo of the original schoolhouse, built in 1881, and probably attended by the Lewis children.

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Thursday, August 19, 2004

Tacoma in the 1890s

Teddy Hopkins and family moved to Tacoma, Washington in about 1891. In about 1901, Richard Lewis and family moved down from the mining town of Carbonado to settle in Tacoma as well.

Due to several factors, including the arrival of the railroad from the east in 1887, Tacoma went through a massive population boom at the end of the 19th century: in 1885 the population was 7,000. By 1890 it was 36,000; and in 1900 had reached 53,000.

As a young reporter, Rudyard Kipling visited Tacoma in 1889 and described the mad grab for land:
So we took a train and killed a cow—she wouldn’t get out of the way, and the locomotive ‘chanced’ her and slew—and crossing into Washington Territory won the town of Tacoma, which stands at the head of Puget Sound upon the road to Alaska and Vancouver.

. . . Tacoma was literally staggering under a boom of the boomiest. . . . . The rude boarded pavements of the main streets rumbled under the heels of hundreds of furious men all actively engaged in hunting drinks and eligible corner-lots. They sought the drinks first. The street itself alternated five-story business blocks of the later and more abominable forms of architecture with board shanties. Overhead the drunken telegraph, telephone, and electric-light wires tangled on the tottering posts whose butts were half-whittled through by the knife of the loafer. Down the muddy, grimy, unmetalled thoroughfare ran a horse-car line—the metals three inches above road level. Beyond this street rose many hills, and the town was thrown like a broken set of dominoes over all. A steam tramway—it left the track the only time I used it—was nosing about the hills, but the most prominent features of the landscape were the foundations in brick and stone of a gigantic opera house and the blackened stumps of the pines. . . . We passed down ungraded streets that ended abruptly in a fifteen-foot drop and a nest of brambles’; along pavements that beginning in pine-plank ended in the living tree; by hotels with Turkish mosque trinketry on their shameless tops, and the pine-stumps at their very doors; by a female seminary, tall, gaunt and red, which a native of the town bade us marvel at, and we marvelled; by houses built in imitation of the ones on Nob Hill, San Francisco,—after the Dutch fashion; by other houses plenteously befouled with jig-saw work, and others flaring with the castlemented, battlemented bosh of the wooden Gothic school.

. . . The real-estate agents were selling house-lots on unmade streets miles away for thousands of dollars. On the streets—the rude, crude streets, where the unshaded electric light was fighting with the gentle northern twilight—men were babbling of money, town lots, and again money—how Alf or Ed had done such and such a thing that had brought him so much money; and round the corner in a creaking boarded hall the red jerseyed Salvationists were calling upon mankind to renounce all and follow their noisy God. The men dropped in by twos and threes, listened silently for a while, and as silently went their way, the cymbals clashing after them in vain.

["From Sea to Sea" , Volume 2 No. XXVII by Rudyard Kipling, published 1899]

In 1900 the Hopkins family lived at 2701 Water St. (now Waterview St.). According to the 1900 census, the home was owned free of mortgage.

In 1903, Teddy Hopkins built a home at 2923 No. 30th St. (at Junett). Photo of house. Map. His daughter Anna and son in law Justin "Jess" Lewis lived in the house next door at 3009 Junett. (enter 3009 Junett into the search fields).

Richard Lewis and family had a house at 621 So. 19th St. Map.

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Teddy Hopkins: mounted police officer

Theodore "Teddy" Hopkins emigrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania in about 1881. In about 1891 he and his wife Kate, and children John, Anna, and Teddy Jr. moved to Tacoma, Washington.

In Tacoma, Teddy joined the police force as a mounted patrolman, and is listed as such in the 1900 and 1910 Census. According to his obituary "During Mr. Hopkins’ services on the police force there was a mounted detail, and he rode the North End route." He held that position until 1919. ("Former Police Officer Dead", Tacoma News Tribune, April 3, 1935)

Teddy appears to be mentioned in a history produced by the Tacoma Police Department historian, Officer Erik Timothy. Some excerpts:


By 1890, the department numbered 25 Patrolman, who covered three, 8 hour shifts, patrolling 3,840 acres of city. In addition, there were 2 Health Officers, 2 officers in charge of the chain gang (a chain gang of 15 to 18 prisoners built and maintained the streets), 1 Mounted Officer, 2 Jailors, 1 License Inspector, 1 clerk, 3 Captains and the Chief of Police. The Chief was paid $150 per month, Captains $90 and all others, except the mounted officer, received $75 per month. The Mounted Officer received $105 per month, since he had to provide his own horse and feed.

Duties of Police Officers in this era included helping ladies cross the unpaved streets. The mud was sometimes so deep at the cross streets that it came over the top of your shoes, so the officers would hitch the ladies up on their hips and carry them across the street. Horses, wagons and streetcars clogged the roads and 11th and 13th Streets were paved with wooden planks that became very slippery in the rain. . . .

Documenting incidents of crime was much different in the early days, as report writing by individual officers did not exist. Patrolman would call the Desk Sergeant, who would decide what, if anything, should be entered into the Sergeants Report Book. Here [is one] example of these entries:

July 15, 1898, at 4:00 PM: "There were three complaints up to this time. One with regard to teams driving on the sidewalks, which was referred to mounted man Smith. One with regard to horses running at large, which was referred to mounted man Hopkins, and one with regard to Mrs. O’Mally using her tongue too freely to the discomfort of Mr. Hughes." . . . .

In 1904, the department numbered about 45 officers. By 1908, there were 75 officers on the department, including the Chief, 2 Patrol Captains, 1 Captain of Detectives, 10 Detectives, 2 Jailers, 3 Mounted Patrolman, 3 Wagon Drivers, 1 Poundmaster, 1 Humane Officer, 1 Clerk, 1 Matron and about 45 Patrolman. Pay was $75 per month for Patrolman (the same as it had been 15 years earlier) and officers worked 7 days a week, with 10 days off per year! There was no pension, and the officer had to supply his own uniforms.

At the turn of the century, Patrolman were marched to their beats in formation, 3 times each day. The Sergeant would form up the new relief in front of the police station at 7th & Pacific Avenue, then march the officers, 2 abreast, down Pacific Avenue. As each man reached his assigned beat, he would drop out and relieve the man on duty. This parade turned up 13th and then north on Broadway until the last officer had dropped off, with the men assigned to outlying areas catching streetcars. This "changing of the guard" became quite a sight, and people would gather to watch the daily routine. The residential areas of the city were patrolled by officers on horseback, and one Patrolman used a bicycle to cover his large beat.

[see the history for more details]

By 1920, when he was 49, Teddy Hopkins had left the force and was working as a machinists' helper with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company. He remained there until his retirement in 1930.

Teddy's son John J. Hopkins was also a law enforcement officer in Tacoma, first as chief deputy to Sheriff Robert Longmire and then chief parole officer at McNeil Island federal prison.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Edward Betts, piano maker: the "Co." in Knabe, Gaehle & Co.

Our ancestor Edward Betts was a piano maker. He moved from Philadelphia to Baltimore between 1842 and 1846. There he was an employee of, and later a partner with, William Knabe and Henry Gaehle, who had one of the most prestigeous piano-making firms in the U.S. Our knowledge about Edward's work with the Knabe company from city directories and court records.
Edward began working for the Knabe & Gaehle “at the bench”, making pianos, on March 1, 1847. In October 1848 Knabe & Gaehle asked Betts to superintend the business as foreman.

1847-1848 Matchett's Baltimore Directory
directory listing: Edward Betts; piano maker 113 Lee St.
[the same information is found in the 1849 and 1851 directories, and the 1850 US Census]

As Henry Gaehle’s health deteriorated, he convinced Betts to purchase 1/8 interest in the business, with an agreement dated February 7, 1852 (backdated to January 1, 1851). The business was called Knabe, Gaehle & Co. (see newspaper articles)

1853-1854 Matchett's Baltimore Directory

directory listing : Edward Betts, firm Knabe, Gaehle & Co., 113 Lee near Sharp
advertisement: Knabe, Gaehle & Co.; mentions Edward Betts
(the factory was at "Nos. 4, 6, 8, & 9 Eutaw St, opposite Eutaw House" - near the intersection of S. Eutaw and Baltimore St.)

1853 Baltimore Wholesale Business Directory and Business Circular
advertisement: Knabe, Gaehle, & Co. (page 1, page 2); mentions Edward Betts

The relationship between the partners became acrimonious, and Gaehle withdrew from the firm in 1854, with his brother, William, taking charge of his interest. The firm was dissolved in 1855, with the assets distributed after lawsuits filed in 1855 and 1857.

1855-1856 Matchett's Baltimore Directory
(note that information for city directories was usually taken the year before publication)
directory listing: Edward Betts; Knabe, Gaehle & Co., h 95 Lee
advertisement: Knabe, Gaehle & Co.; mentions Edward Betts

1856-1857 Woods' Baltimore Directory
directory listing: Edward Betts: 95 Lee [no occupation listed]
advertisement: the post dissolution firms Wm. Gaehle & Co and Wm. Knabe & Co.

The Betts family moved to New Freedom in York County, Pennsylvania, where Edward died in March 1859.

Additional Information :
Map showing location of 113 Lee St. in Baltimore's Otterbein neighborhood, which still has 19th century houses (more here and here). In the 1850s this was in District 15, near Camden Station & yards (now the Oriole's Stadium) and the piano factory on Eutaw St. 95 Lee street is within a block or so of 113 Lee St.

Baltimore Superior Court Record Index (source of Edward's basic employment history):
1/17/1855 William Knabe vs. Henry Gaehle and Edward Betts. Dissolution of Knabe, Gaehle & Co.
8/31/1857 William Gaehle vs. William Knabe, Edward Betts, and Western Bank of Baltimore. Dissolution of Knabe, Gaehle & Co.

Knabe Piano Information (none of which mention Edward Betts)
Restoration of an 1841 Knabe & Gaehle Square Grand Piano
Brief history of the company from the present-day Wm. Knabe & Co. web site

Original summary of Edward's work history extracted from the Superior Court records by Rich Kolm (thanks Dad!).

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Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Richard Lewis: Graduation Notice & the Making of America project

Richard Lewis (1840-1903) graduated from Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia with a Bachelors in Mining Engineering (BME) in 1868. His thesis was titled "The Ventilation of Coal Mines".
A description of the commencement ceremony and a list of the graduates was published in Scientific American on August 26, 1868. Images of this issue are available through the Making of America project, in which historical books and journals have been archived in searchable form. Different sets of publications are searchable through the Cornell University MOA and the University of Michigan MOA.

Link to the graduation notice. (Scientific American ,Volume 19, Issue 9, page 133).

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Welcome to my new family history blog.

Welcome to my new blog for stories and information about our family history.
I would like it to include memories of our grandparents, the discovery of new family records, information about where they lived and worked, and anything else of family interest. Suggestions and comments are welcome!

A good place to start: the Lewis, Betts, and Hopkins "mini-bios". Use the either the links below or in the sidebar.

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Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Mini bio: Teddy & Kate (Lynch) Hopkins

Brief biography of Theodore P. "Teddy" Hopkins (1860-1935) and his wife Katherin A. "Kate" Lynch (1862-1940). Position in the family tree.

Theodore P. "Teddy" Hopkins:
Teddy Hopkins
Born: June 24, 1860 in County Mayo or County Tipperary(?), Ireland
Baptized: unknown
Parents: Michael & Nancy (Quinn) Hopkins
Known Residences:
--- about 1881 or 1882 emigrated to America
--- 1889 at 320 Park Ave., Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
--- 1891 at Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1900 at 2701 Water St., Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1910 at 2923 North Junett, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1920 at 2923 North Junett, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1930 at 2923 North Junett, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Occupation: mounted police officer, machinist helper (
Death: April 3, 1935 in Tacoma; buried Calvary Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.

Katherin A. "Kate" Lynch
Kate (Lynch) Hopkins
Birth: May 19, 1862 in County Mayo, Ireland
Baptism: unknown
Parents: unknown.
Known residences:
--- 1881 emigration to America
--- lived with husband Teddy
Death: November 16, 1940 in Tacoma; buried in Calvary Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: Teddy Hopkins and Kate Lynch married about 1884, probably in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania.

Children:
-- John J. Hopkins born 1885, married Florence Regan
** Anna Katheryn Hopkins born 1887, married Justin Betts "Jess" Lewis
-- Mary Jane Hopkins born 1889
-- Thomas Michael "Teddy" Hopkins born 1891, married Naomi "Mamie" Gustin

Posts about Teddy & Kate (Lynch) Hopkins
Irish Catholics in America
Tacoma in the 1890s
Teddy Hopkins: Mounted police officer
John Walsh: Relative from County Mayo
Where did our Lewis ancestors live?

Off-site Links
Tacoma Building Index (Includes Photo of 2923 No. 30th, Tacoma, built 1903 by Theodore Hopkins)
1921 Tacoma Directory listing Theodore P. Hopkins

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Mini bio: Michael & Nancy (Quinn) Hopkins

Brief biography of Michael Hopkins (1824-1914) and his wife Nancy Quinn. Position in the family tree.

Michael Hopkins:
Born: June 24, 1824 in Ireland
Baptized: unknown
Parents: Theodore & Jane (Ryan) Hopkins
Known Residences:
--- about 1885 or 1888 emigrated to America
--- 1889 at 320 Park Ave., Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
--- 1891 at 317 S 27th, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1900 at 2701 Water St., Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1910 at 2923 North Junett, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Occupation: laborer
Death: December 5, 1914 in Tacoma; buried Calvary Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.

Nancy Quinn
Birth: in Ireland
Baptism: unknown
Parents: unknown.
Death: unknown (before 1900)

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: unknown

Children:
** Theodore P. "Teddy" Hopkins born 1860, married Kate Lynch
-- possible child: Edward Hopkins (living in same household in 1889, age unknown)

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Mini bio: Edward & Ann Elizabeth (Metcalfe) Betts

Brief biography of Edward Betts (~1807-1859) and his wife Ann Elizabeth Metcalfe (~1820->1850). Position in the family tree.

Edward Betts:
Born: about 1807 in Maryland
Parents: unknown
Known Residences:
--- 1840 in Moyamensing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
--- 1842 at 98 Cherry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
--- 1846 in Baltimore City, Maryland
--- 1850 at 113 Lee St., Baltimore City, Maryland
--- 1855 at 95 Lee St., Baltimore City, Maryland
Occupation: piano maker
Death: March 6, 1859, New Freedom, York County, Pennsylvania

Ann Elizabeth Metcalfe
Birth: about 1820 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Parents: unknown. Sister of Joseph C. Metcalfe.
Known residences:
-- living with husband in 1850
Death: unknown (after 1850 census, probably before 1860)

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: Edward Betts married ? before 1833
Marriage date: Edward Betts married Anne Elizabeth Metcalfe about 1836

Children (first marriage of Edward Betts):
-- Edward Betts, Jr. born about 1834
-- Louisa Betts born about 1836
Children (Edward Betts & Ann Metcalfe):
** Sarah Betts born 1846, married Richard Lewis
-- possible child: Lilly Betts born about 1854

Posts about Edward and Ann (Metcalfe) Betts
Edward Betts in Philadelphia
Edward Betts, pianomaker: the "Co" in Knabe, Gaehle & Co.
The Metcalfe family of Philadelphia
Is Mary Ann Metcalfe the mother of Ann Elizabeth Metcalfe?
Where did our Lewis ancestors live?

Off-Site Links
Death notices of Edward Betts, Sr. and Edward Betts, Jr. (from the Baltimore Sun)

Off-Site Links: Archives of Maryland
(click on "view tiff image" to see original)
Matchett's Baltimore Directory, 1847-1848, p. 35
Matchett's Baltimore Directory, 1853-1854, p. 32
Baltimore Wholesale Business Directory and Business Circular for 1853: Advertisement for Knabe, Gaehle & Co., p. 28 and p. 29
Matchett's Baltimore Directory, 1855-1856, p. 45
Wood's Baltimore Directory for 1857, p. 28

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Mini bio: Justin Betts "Jess" & Anna Katheryne (Hopkins) Lewis

Brief biography of Justin Betts "Jess" Lewis (1883-1957) and his wife Anna Katheryne Hopkins (1887-1949). Position in the family tree.

Justin Betts "Jess" Lewis:
jess lewis
Born: June 20, 1883 in Pardoe, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Baptized: unknown
Parents: Richard & Sarah (Betts) Lewis
Known Residences:

--- 1883-1885 in Pardoe, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
--- about 1888 in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
--- about 1891 in Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1900 in Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington
--- about 1901 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1910 at 3009 North Junett, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (next door to in-laws)
--- 1920 at 2923 North 30th, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (with in-laws)
--- 1925 at 935 Clinton, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
--- 1930 at 9 East 45th, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
--- from mid 1930s at 2748 S. E. Market St. Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Occupation: plumber/plumbing contractor
Death: March 16, 1957 in Portland; buried in Tacoma Mausoleum, Pierce County, Washington

Anna Katheryne Hopkins
Anna (Hopkins) Lewis
Birth: April 6, 1887 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Teddy & Kate (Lynch) Hopkins
Known residences:
--- 1900 at 2701 Water St., Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1909-1945 lived with husband Jess
Death: March 30, 1949 in Portland, Oregon; buried at Calvary Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: Jess Lewis & Anna Hopkins married April 21, 1909 at St. Patrick's, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Witnesses: John J. Hopkins, Cecilia Clancy

Children:
-- baby girl (stillborn) born 1910
** Kathleen "Kay" Lewis born 1913, married Leland "Lee" Kolm

Posts about Jess & Anna (Hopkins) Lewis

The Lewis Family in Slidell, Louisiana
World War I Draft Registration
Justin B. Lewis: Plumbers' Organizations
School for the Lewis Children in Carbonado, Washington

Off-site Links
Tacoma Building Index (Justin B. Lewis listed at 3009 No. Junett, built 1905, in 1910)
1921 Tacoma City Directory listing Justin B. Lewis and Sarah B. Lewis (widow of Richard)

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Mini bio: Richard & Sarah (Betts) Lewis

Brief biography of Richard Lewis (1840-1903) and his wife Sarah Betts (1846-1927). Position in the family tree.

Richard Lewis:
Richard Lewis
Born: May 22, 1840 in Resolven, Parish of Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptized: July 26, 1840 in Parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents: David & Hannah (Jenkins) Lewis
Known Residences:
--- 1841 in Tyr-Y-Wenallt, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- 1851 in Pant-Y-Geifr, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- about 1851-1852 emigrated to America
--- 1860 in Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
--- 1862-1865 Civil War Volunteer: enlisted in Schooley's Independent Battery, integrated into Company M of the 112th Pennsylvania Volunteers, trasferred to Signal Corps in 1864
--- 1866-1868 in Philadelphia, Pennshylvania (Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania)
--- 1869 at transcontinental railroad Gold Spike ceremony, Promontory, Utah
--- 1870 in Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
--- 1880 in Huston, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
--- 1883-1885 in Pardoe, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
--- about 1888 Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
--- about 1891 Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1900 Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington
--- about 1901 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Occupation: mining engineer/civil engineer for mining & railroad companies
Death: May 31, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington; buried in Old Tacoma Cemetery, Pierce County, Washington

Sarah Betts
Sarah Betts
Birth: October 3, 1846 in Baltimore City, Maryland
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Edward & Ann Elizabeth (Metcalfe) Betts
Known residences:
--- 1850 Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland
--- 1860 probable: Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania (household of Henry Defenderffer)
--- 1870 probable: Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (household of Henry Defenderffer)
--- 1872-1903 lived with husband Richard
--- through 1927 lived at 621 S. 19th street, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Death: August 15, 1927, buried in Old Tacoma Cemetery, Pierce County, Washington

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: Richard Lewis and Sarah Betts married on March 21, 1872 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Children:
** Justin Betts "Jess" Lewis born 1883, married Anna Hopkins
-- Ethelbert Jenkins "Bert" Lewis born 1884, married Mary Elizabeth Price
-- Bessie Metcalfe Lewis born 1885

Posts about Richard and Sarah (Betts) Lewis
Tacoma in the 1890s
School for the Lewis Children in Carbonado, Washington
Richard Lewis: Graduation Notice
Richard Lewis in the Civil War: 2nd Pennsylvania Artillery
Richard Lewis in the Civil War: Signal Corps
Civil War era photo of Richard Lewis
Living through the Civil War: Sarah Betts in York County, PA
Scenes from the Vale of Neath
Where did our Lewis ancestors live?
Lewis Family in Pardoe, Pennsylvania
Lewis Family in Slidell, Louisiana

Off-site Links
1921 Tacoma City Directory listing Justin B. Lewis and Sarah B. Lewis (widow of Richard)

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Mini bio: David & Hannah (Jenkins) Lewis

Brief biography of David Lewis (1815-1888) and his wife Hannah Jenkins (1813-1888). Position in the family tree.

David Lewis:
Born: March 20, 1815 in parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptized: April 9, 1815 in Cadoxton juxta Neath
Parents: Evan & Anne Lewis
Known Residences:
--- May 1838 in Pwllfa-yr-on, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- December 1838 in Tyr-Y-Wenallt, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- 1841 in Tyr-Y-Wenallt, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- 1851 in Pant-Y-Geifr, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- about 1851-1852 emigrated to America
--- 1860 in Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
--- 1870 in Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
--- 1880 in Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Occupation: miner or collier
Death: April 15, 1888; buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Trevorton, Pennsylvania

Hannah Jenkins
Birth: June 21, 1813, parish of Llansamlet, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Richard Jenkins, farmer
Known residences:
--- May 1838 Abernant Hir, Neath Middle, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glmorgan Wales
--- all others the same as husband David
Death: March 11, 1888, buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Trevorton, Pennsylvania

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: David Lewis and Hannah Jenkins married May 16, 1838 in the parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales. Witnesses: Rees Jones, Henry Jenkins

Children:
-- Evan Lewis born about 1838
** Richard Lewis born 1840, married Sarah Betts
-- Thomas Lewis born about 1843, married Margaret Rees
-- Anne Virginia Lewis born 1848, married Evan W. Lewis
-- John Lewis born about 1850

Posts about David & Hannah (Jenkins) Lewis
Scenes from the Vale of Neath
Where did our Lewis ancestors live?
Tales of the Green Valley

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Mini bio: Evan & Ann (Thomas?) Lewis

Brief biography of Evan Lewis (~1779 - <1841) style="font-style: italic;">Anne Thomas? (~1780->1861). Position in the family tree.

Evan Lewis:
Born: about 1779, Dulais Isaf, Parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptized: 22 July 1779 in Cadoxton juxta Neath
Parents: David & Ruth Lewis
Known Residences:
--- 1815 in Neath Upper, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- 1820 in Aberpergwn, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Occupation: miner or collier
Death: before the 1841 census, but probably after the marriage of son David in 1838

Anne (probable surname Thomas):
Birth: about 1780 in the parish of Aberavon, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptism: an Anne, daughter of Jenkin Thomas & Anne was baptized in the parish of Aberavon on 17 January 1779
Parents: possibly Jenkin & Anne Thomas
Known residences:
--- 1841 Pwllfarn, Neath Middle, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales (widow)
--- 1851 Green Llyna, Neath Middle, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales (widow)
--- 1861 Cwmaman, Fforchaman Hamlet, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales (widow)
Death: after 1861

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: an Evan Lewis married Ann Thomas in Cadoxton Juxta Neath on 28 May 1803, witnessed by David Lewis & Mary Jenkin

Children:
-- Margaret "Peggy" Lewis born about 1804
-- Catherine Lewis born about 1809
-- Ann "Nancy" Lewis born about 181,2 married John Rosser Jenkins, Noah Evans
** David Lewis born 1815, married Hannah Jenkins
-- William Lewis born about 1820, married Eleanor ?
-- John D. Lewis born about 1824, married Esther Richards

Posts about Evan & Ann Lewis
Scenes from the Vale of Neath

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