John LEWIS & Ann __?_

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John LEWIS
Ann __?__

Husband: John LEWIS
Birth: 1835/6, Wales
Occupation: rolling mill superintendent
Parents: born in Wales

Marriage:

Wife: Ann / Anna __?__
Birth: 1833/4, Wales
Occupation: homemaker
Parents: born in Wales

Children:

1. Gwendolyn M. "Gwennie" LEWIS, b. 8 Feb 1856, Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., PA
2. Edward LEWIS, b. 1860/1, PA; d.s.p. by 1870
3. Harriet LEWIS, b. 1865/6, PA; d.s.p. by 1870
4. Ruth LEWIS, b. 1867/8, PA; d.s.p. by 1870

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1860 Census Every-Name Index and Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #50 of 56): Pottsville P.O., Borough of Pottsville (North West Ward), Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll M653_1178, p. 510, PN 100, 726/726, enumerated 23 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John Lewis 28 M Laborer 50 Wales

Ann " 37 F "

Winifred " 4 F Penna

The enumerator apparently heard "Gwennie" and mis-interpreted it as "Winnie," hence, Winifred.

3. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #55 of 102): Liberty P.O., Bloss Twp., Tioga Co., PA, Roll M593_1456, p. 28B, PN 56, 383/414, enumerated 16 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Lewis John 37 M W coal miner Wales

_____ Winiford 35 M W " " "

_____ Anna 15 F W At home Pa

_____ Edward 9 M W "

_____ Harriet 4 F W "

_____ Ruth 2 F W "

John's wife was a male coal miner? Was the enumerator drunk? Again, an enumerator has heard "Winnie" for "Gwennie" and then, in addition, switched the names of the wife and eldest daughter (unless perhaps both were named "Gwendolyn Ann" or "Anna Gwendolyn," which is certainly possible). I'm not thrilled with the match here, but it's obvious we can't take this record too literally, and it's the closest match I could find.

4. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 44): 20 Alexander St., Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, Roll T9-0148, p. 464D, PN 28, SD 1, ED 102, enumerated 8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 22 23 24 25 26

* 20 235 255 Lewis John W M 44 / Sup Rolling Mill Wales Wales Wales

_____ Ann W F 46 Wife / Keeps House Wales Wales Wales

Stroup John M W M 29 Son in law / Brick Layer PA PA PA

______ Guennia M W F 24 Dau / Unemployd PA Wales Wales

______ Lewis W M 4 G-son / TN PA PA

______ Kate W F 6/12 Dec G-dau / PA PA PA

Willson Mary B W F 35 Sert / Washes & Irons / / GA GA GA

*Alexander St.

Gwennie is "unemployed"? A married woman with two children is UNEMPLOYED?! <sputter> I cannot find Edward, Harriet, or Ruth LEWIS in the index, so it appears the three youngest children are deceased (i.e., not found living with their parents or with anyone else). Perhaps their deaths precipitated the move to a warmer clime, though it appears their occupations (building and running steel mills) drove their movements .

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