Lewis, Sr Walter Ralph sr

1877 - 1935  (58 years)

• Name	Lewis, Walter Ralph
  Title	Sr
  Suffix	sr
  Birth	11 Mar 1877	New Jersey, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	28 Jun 1880	New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  Census	10 Apr 1920	New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Death	31 Mar 1935
  	unknown
  Person ID	I7597	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Lewis, George Washington,   b. 20 Jan 1838, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Jul 1909, Vineland, Landis, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Benson, Mary,   b. 23 Feb 1841, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Apr 1926, Vineland, Landis, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Sep 1860  [4]
  	"Potter BENSON, and his brother Daniel, came to Ceres in 1832. He married Henrietta GILBERT, daughter of Robert and Mary GILBERT. He was a farmer and owned a farm about a mile above town, where his wife still lives with her youngest son. Potter BENSON was a good citizen, honorable in all his dealings, and a truly good man. He left four daughters and one son. One son had died for his country during the rebellion. His oldest daughter is the widow of Justus Rice, of Eldred. She has four children living (pub. 1896). - One of her sons was drowned the past winter, and was brought to Myrtle, making the fifth generation of his mother's people buried there. - The second daughter is the wife of G.W. Lewis, of Vineland, and has eleven children. - The third daughter, Elizabeth, is the wife of Rowland R. Bell. She has eight children; - his son, Brice B., has five, and - the youngest daughter, Harriet, wife of Alvah HALL, of Allegany, has three. Few have left a larger circle of descendants, and if they prove as worthy as they now give fair promise of being, his name will long be honored through them. His wife is now in her eighty-second and shows the infirmities of age."
  Issue, jt	They had 11 children  [4]
  	"Potter BENSON, and his brother Daniel, came to Ceres in 1832. He married Henrietta GILBERT, daughter of Robert and Mary GILBERT. He was a farmer and owned a farm about a mile above town, where his wife still lives with her youngest son. Potter BENSON was a good citizen, honorable in all his dealings, and a truly good man. He left four daughters and one son. One son had died for his country during the rebellion. His oldest daughter is the widow of Justus Rice, of Eldred. She has four children living (pub. 1896). - One of her sons was drowned the past winter, and was brought to Myrtle, making the fifth generation of his mother's people buried there. - The second daughter is the wife of G.W. Lewis, of Vineland, and has eleven children. - The third daughter, Elizabeth, is the wife of Rowland R. Bell. She has eight children; - his son, Brice B., has five, and - the youngest daughter, Harriet, wife of Alvah HALL, of Allegany, has three. Few have left a larger circle of descendants, and if they prove as worthy as they now give fair promise of being, his name will long be honored through them. His wife is now in her eighty-second and shows the infirmities of age."
  Family ID	F3237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stillman, Hattie,   b. Abt 1878, Massachusetts, USA d. unknown
  Marriage	9 Sep 1899
  	unknown
  Children	1. Lewis, Helen Mabel,   b. 29 Aug 1903, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lewis, Jr Walter Ralph jr,   b. 1 Apr 1901, New Jersey, USA d. unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lewis, Ruth Elizabeth,   b. 13 Jun 1912, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S236] 1880 United States Federal Census, census 1880 USA NJ, ED#83, Page Number 46 2nd district. [S236] 1880 United States Federal Census, census 1880 USA NJ, ED#83, Page Nr 46 2nd district. Howard Potter Lewis (6) facts no info [S235] 1920 Unitd States Federal Census, census 1920 USA NJ, ED#150, Sheet Number 17B Stillman Lewis. Stillman, Hattie & Walter Ralph Lewis Sr [S1558] M.W. Mann & Maria King, History of Ceres and its near vicinity, from its early settlement in 1798 to the present, (Name: Olean, NY: Gillett & Weston, 1896;), 139 "Potter BENSON, ... and the youngest daughter, Harriet, wife of Alvah HALL, of Allegany, has three. ..." (16) facts. Potter BENSON (29) facts 20180921HAv- consolidated 3 references into this one (27) facts from (13)... (26) .. 20190228HAv-.. (27) 20200325HAv- pasted and edited from front Source Citation Text: "Potter BENSON, and his brother Daniel, came to Ceres in 1832. He married Henrietta GILBERT, daughter of Robert and Mary GILBERT. He was a farmer and owned a farm about a mile above town, where his wife still lives with her youngest son. Potter BENSON was a good citizen, honorable in all his dealings, and a truly good man. He left four daughters and one son. One son had died for his country during the rebellion. His oldest daughter is the widow of Justus Rice, of Eldred. She has four children living (pub. 1896). One of her sons was drowned the past winter, and was brought to Myrtle, making the fifth generation of his mother's people buried there. The second daughter is the wife of G.W. Lewis, of Vineland, and has eleven children. The third daughter, Elizabeth, is the wife of Rowland R. Bell. She has eight children; his son, Brice B., has five, and the youngest daughter, Harriet, wife of Alvah HALL, of Allegany, has three. Few have left a larger circle of descendants, and if they prove as worthy as they now give fair promise of being, his name will long be honored through them. His wife is now in her eighty-second and shows the infirmities of age."

  
  

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TNG ID: I7597