Son of William Perry Lewis, Sr. and his wife Maranda Short Lewis.
David married about 1877 to Amelia Ruth Dickenson. They would live their entire lives in the Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO area and raise a family of eleven children.
1880 Household: Prairie, Franklin, Missouri, p. 195B
David W. Lewis Self 23 MO Farmer MO MO
Amelia R. Lewis Wife 20 MO Keeps House KY KY
Daniel C. Lewis Son 2 MO MO MO
William J. Lewis Son 3M MO MO MO
Amelia died in 1899, and David continued living with his married son William Jerome while he sent the younger children to live with his parents:
1900 Franklin Co., MO, Prairie Twp., p. 222
Jerome Lewis, b. Feb 1880, m’d 0 yrs, MO MO MO
Lizzie, b. May 1879, 0 chdn, MO MO MO
Daniel, brother, b. Dec 1878, MO MO MO
David, father, b. Jun 1865, widowed, MO MO MO, miner
1900 census, Prairie township, Franklin, Missouri
W P Lewis Head M widowed 79 b. Apr 1921 Alabama; TN TN; retired farmer
Mary Lewis Granddaughter F 18 b. Dec 1882 Missouri
Vergia Lewis Granddaughter F 10 b. Jul 1890 Missouri
Aaron Lewis Grandson M 8 b. Jan 1892 Missouri
Geneva Lewis Granddaughter F 6 b. Jan 1894 Missouri
Lidia Lewis Daughter F single 49 b. Dec 1851 Missouri
By 1910, David had his younger children back living with him:
1910 Franklin Co., MO, Prairie Twp., p. 1
David W. Lewis, 55, widowed, MO AL MO
John D. L., 25, MO MO MO, farmer - Dighton
Vergia, 20, MO MO MO
Aaron, 18, MO MO MO
Neva, 16, MO MO MO
In 1920, he was living in Calvey Twp., Franklin Co., MO very close to Robert and Fanny Johnson, who lived on Possum Hollow Road near Bethel Baptist Church and cemetery] with son Dighton and widowed daughter-in-law Mary (widow of Charles) and their children. David’s sister Lydia also lived with them.
1920 Franklin Co., MO, Calvey Twp., p. 110
[two doors from Robert and Fannie Johnson]
David W. Lewis, 63, widowed, MO AL MO , farmer
Dighton, 34, widowed son, MO MO MO, farmer laborer
Vivian, 6, grandson, MO MO MO
May, 26, widowed dau-in-law, MO MO MO servant in private family
Velma, 8, granddau., MO MO MO
Bertie, 6, grandson, MO MO MO
Verdie, 4 & 8 mos, granddaughter, MO MO MO
Charles, 2 & 5 mos, grandson, MO MO MO
Lydia, 68, single sister, MO AL MO, can read & write
1930 census, Prairie, Franklin, Missouri
Dighton Lewis Head M 44 Missouri
Vamia E Lewis Wife F 36 Missouri
Vivian L Lewis Son M 17 Missouri
Leona M Lewis Daughter F 9 Missouri
Francis A Lewis Daughter F 7 Missouri
David W Lewis Father M widowed 73 Missouri
Burley B Lewis Nephew M 17 Missouri
David died on 11 Apr 1964, age 71, and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.SHW: Amelia R Lewis
Fathered 3 children that died in infancy, Russell, Roy and David J
Son of William Perry Lewis, Sr. and his wife Maranda Short Lewis.
David married about 1877 to Amelia Ruth Dickenson. They would live their entire lives in the Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO area and raise a family of eleven children.
1880 Household: Prairie, Franklin, Missouri, p. 195B
David W. Lewis Self 23 MO Farmer MO MO
Amelia R. Lewis Wife 20 MO Keeps House KY KY
Daniel C. Lewis Son 2 MO MO MO
William J. Lewis Son 3M MO MO MO
Amelia died in 1899, and David continued living with his married son William Jerome while he sent the younger children to live with his parents:
1900 Franklin Co., MO, Prairie Twp., p. 222
Jerome Lewis, b. Feb 1880, m’d 0 yrs, MO MO MO
Lizzie, b. May 1879, 0 chdn, MO MO MO
Daniel, brother, b. Dec 1878, MO MO MO
David, father, b. Jun 1865, widowed, MO MO MO, miner
1900 census, Prairie township, Franklin, Missouri
W P Lewis Head M widowed 79 b. Apr 1921 Alabama; TN TN; retired farmer
Mary Lewis Granddaughter F 18 b. Dec 1882 Missouri
Vergia Lewis Granddaughter F 10 b. Jul 1890 Missouri
Aaron Lewis Grandson M 8 b. Jan 1892 Missouri
Geneva Lewis Granddaughter F 6 b. Jan 1894 Missouri
Lidia Lewis Daughter F single 49 b. Dec 1851 Missouri
By 1910, David had his younger children back living with him:
1910 Franklin Co., MO, Prairie Twp., p. 1
David W. Lewis, 55, widowed, MO AL MO
John D. L., 25, MO MO MO, farmer - Dighton
Vergia, 20, MO MO MO
Aaron, 18, MO MO MO
Neva, 16, MO MO MO
In 1920, he was living in Calvey Twp., Franklin Co., MO very close to Robert and Fanny Johnson, who lived on Possum Hollow Road near Bethel Baptist Church and cemetery] with son Dighton and widowed daughter-in-law Mary (widow of Charles) and their children. David’s sister Lydia also lived with them.
1920 Franklin Co., MO, Calvey Twp., p. 110
[two doors from Robert and Fannie Johnson]
David W. Lewis, 63, widowed, MO AL MO , farmer
Dighton, 34, widowed son, MO MO MO, farmer laborer
Vivian, 6, grandson, MO MO MO
May, 26, widowed dau-in-law, MO MO MO servant in private family
Velma, 8, granddau., MO MO MO
Bertie, 6, grandson, MO MO MO
Verdie, 4 & 8 mos, granddaughter, MO MO MO
Charles, 2 & 5 mos, grandson, MO MO MO
Lydia, 68, single sister, MO AL MO, can read & write
1930 census, Prairie, Franklin, Missouri
Dighton Lewis Head M 44 Missouri
Vamia E Lewis Wife F 36 Missouri
Vivian L Lewis Son M 17 Missouri
Leona M Lewis Daughter F 9 Missouri
Francis A Lewis Daughter F 7 Missouri
David W Lewis Father M widowed 73 Missouri
Burley B Lewis Nephew M 17 Missouri
David died on 11 Apr 1964, age 71, and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.SHW: Amelia R Lewis
Fathered 3 children that died in infancy, Russell, Roy and David J
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