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View Tree for George Emmett LewisGeorge Emmett Lewis (b. February 10, 1868, d. May 16, 1964)

George Emmett Lewis3210 was born February 10, 1868 in St. Johns, Clinton Co., Michigan, and died May 16, 1964 in Whitehall, Muskegon Co., Michigan. He married Mary J. Wilkinson on December 31, 1891 in Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan, daughter of John Wilkinson and Mahala Sayers.

 Includes NotesNotes for George Emmett Lewis:
George Emmett Lewis was a carpenter who built 30 houses in his lifetime - the last while he was in his 90's. He fell off the roof while shingling, but returned to finish the job after his hospital stay.
1) 1920 Census Soundex--Michigan (FHC microfilm #1826383); age 52; birthplace, Michigan
2) 1920 Federal Census of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Enumeration District No. 154, Sheet No. 10A; Line 36; ditto
3) 1920 Federal Census of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Enumeration District No. 154, Sheet No. 10A; Lines 38 - 45; children list their father's birthplace as "Michigan."
4) Children's birth records state their father's birthplace as Michigan--Muskegon Co., Michigan Birth Records, Vol. 5, pg. 268, record #484; Vol. 6, pg. 2, record #195;
5) Obituary of George Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 18 May 1964, pg. 28
6) State of Michigan Death Certificate, State File No. 496, Local File No. 332
7) Family History Library, 1880 Federal Census CD-ROM; age: 12; birthplace: New York
8) 1870 Federal Census; Brooks Twp., Newagygo Co., Michigan; microfilm roll 707 - 708, pg. 449; http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/; age: 2; birthplace: Michigan
9) 1900 Federal Census; birthdate: February 1869; age: 31; birthplace: Michigan
1) Obituary of George Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 18 May 1964, pg. 28; died at Mercy Hospital
2) State of Michigan Death Certificate, State File No. 496, Local File No. 332
1) State of Michigan Death Certificate, State File No. 496, Local File No. 332
2) Muskegon Co., Michigan Cemetery Records, pg. 173; Lot 293-2
1) 1920 Federal Census of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Enumeration District No. 154, Sheet No. 10A; Line 40 (FHC microfilm #1820788)
1) Muskegon Co., Michigan Birth Records, Vol. 5, pg. 268, record #484; occupation at birth of son Horace Russel
1) Muskegon Co., Michigan Birth Records, Vol. 6, pg. 2, record #195; occupation at birth of son David
1) FHC film #1697970, Item 5, POLK'S CITY/COUNTY DIRECTORY 1900-1901, Whitehall, Muskegon Co., Michigan--pg. 452
1) Obituary of George Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 18 May 1964, pg. 28
2) State of Michigan Death Certificate, State File No. 496, Local File No. 332
1) 1910 Federal Census
1) 1900 Federal Census
1) FHC film #1697970, Item 5, POLK'S CITY/COUNTY DIRECTORY 1900-1901, Whitehall, Muskegon Co., Michigan--pg. 452
1) 1920 Census Soundex (FHC microfilm #1826383)
2) 1920 Federal Census of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Enumeration District No. 154, Sheet No. 10A; Line 40 (FHC microfilm #1820788)
1) Muskegon Co., Michigan Birth Records, Vol. 5, pg. 268, record #484; residence at birth of son Horace Russel
1) Muskegon Co., Michigan Birth Records, Vol. 6, pg. 2, record #195; residence at birth of son David
1) John Keehn
2) 1870 Federal Census; Brooks Twp., Newagygo Co., Michigan; microfilm roll 707 - 708, pg. 449; http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/
1) Obituary of George Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 18 May 1964, pg. 28
2) State of Michigan Death Certificate, State File No. 496, Local File No. 332
1) Obituary of George Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 18 May 1964, pg. 28
1) Obituary of George Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 18 May 1964, pg. 28
1) Obituary of Mrs. George E. Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 25 Oct 1950, pg. 2, col. 4
1) 1910 Census Soundex, Michigan; FHC microfilm #1370897
2) 1910 Federal Census
1) obituary of Esther M. Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", Saturday, 28 Jun 1930, pg. 2, column 5
1) obituary of Leslie W. Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", Monday, 12 Jan 1942
1) Family History Library, 1880 Federal Census CD-ROM
1) 1900 Federal Census
1) State of Michigan Death Certificate, State File No. 496, Local File No. 332
1) State of Michigan Death Certificate, State File No. 496, Local File No. 332

More About George Emmett Lewis:
Burial: May 19, 1964, Oakhurst Cemetery, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan.
Illness: Bet. 1959 - 1964, Michigan.
Occupation 1: 1920, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Occupation: house carpenter; worked for wages.
Occupation 2: carpenter and contractor.
Occupation 3: June 13, 1897, Blue Lake Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan; Occupation: carpenter.
Occupation 4: April 04, 1899, Whitehall, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Occupation: carpenter.
Occupation 5: 1900, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan; Occupation: carpenter.
Occupation 6: June 01, 1900, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan; Occupation: carpenter.
Occupation 7: April 26, 1910, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan; Occupation: contracter.
Residence 1: 1900, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan; Residence: Colby & Franklin Sts..
Residence 2: June 27, 1870, York Twp., Washtenaw Co., Michigan.
Residence 3: 1880, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan.
Residence 4: Bef. 1891, St. Johns, Clinton Co., Michigan.
Residence 5: June 13, 1897, Blue Lake Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan.
Residence 6: April 04, 1899, Whitehall, Muskegon Co., Michigan.
Residence 7: June 01, 1900, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan; Residence: a rented house.
Residence 8: April 26, 1910, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan; Residence: a rented house on Langston Street.
Residence 9: Bet. 1913 - 1964, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan.
Residence 10: 1920, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Residence: 1132 Hoyt St. (Ward 3).
Residence 11: June 28, 1930, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan.
Residence 12: October 25, 1940, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Residence: 1136 Hoyt Street.
Residence 13: January 10, 1942, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., Michigan.
Residence 14: May 16, 1964, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan; Residence: 1856 North Cedar Street.

More About George Emmett Lewis and Mary J. Wilkinson:
Marriage: December 31, 1891, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan.

 Includes NotesMarriage Notes for George Emmett Lewis and Mary J. Wilkinson:
1) Muskegon Co., Michigan Marriage Records, Vol. 4, pg. 108, rec. #1039
2) Obituary of George Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 18 May 1964, pg. 28
3) Obituary of Mrs. George E. Lewis, "The Muskegon Chronicle", 25 Oct 1950, pg. 2, col. 4
4) 1900 Federal Census; married 8 years

Children of George Emmett Lewis and Mary J. Wilkinson are:
  1. George R. Lewis, b. September 06, 1892, Michigan, d. May 07, 1913.
  2. Harrison Lewis, b. February 03, 1894, Michigan, d. April 30, 1982, (Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan?).
  3. Alvin L. Lewis, b. May 31, 1895, d. October 22, 1895.
  4. Horace Russel Lewis, b. June 13, 1897, Blue Lake Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. July 28, 1992, Fairview, Marion Co., West Virginia.
  5. David Alexander Lewis, b. April 04, 1899, Whitehall, Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. August 1995, (Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan?).
  6. +Donald Lewis, b. April 17, 1901, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. April 27, 1989, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan.
  7. +Marie Lewis, b. May 15, 1902, Whitehall, Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. February 03, 1986, Walker Twp., Kent Co., Michigan.
  8. Percy Lewis, b. August 26, 1903, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. June 10, 1980, Spring Lake, Ottawa Co., Michigan.
  9. Leslie W. Lewis, b. June 16, 1907, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. January 10, 1942, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan.
  10. Bessie Lewis, b. July 14, 1909, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. July 14, 1909, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan.
  11. Bertha Katherine Lewis, b. May 03, 1911, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. September 30, 1990.
  12. James Preston Lewis, b. February 06, 1913, Whitehall Village, Whitehall Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan, d. November 01, 1991.
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