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25. MARGARET BURRA³ ALLCOCK (ELIZABETH² WILKINSON, HENRY¹) was born August 21, 1840 in Ohio, and died November 23, 1916 in Ashtabula County, Ohio. She married GIDEON NOBLE LEWIS March 26, 1857 in Ashtabula, OH, son of TRUMAN LEWIS and SALLY LENNON. He was born Abt. 1835 in New York, and died October 23, 1871 in Saybrook, OH.

Notes for MARGARET BURRA ALLCOCK:
[Brøderbund Family Archive #20, Ed. 1, Census Index: OH, Ohio 1880 Census, ASHTABULA CO., OH 1880 CENSUS , Date of Import: Jun 6, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.20.1.693.19]

Individual: Lewis, Margaret B.
Township: Saybrook
Microfilm: Page 602B

Margaret is listed as 40, keeping house, born in Ohio, parents born in England. Also in the household is J. Truman, age 20, Mary A., age 13, and Albert E., age 10.

1900 Census for Nora, Jo Davies County, IL. Margaret is listed as mother-in-law, living with Rev. Glen H. Putman. Her age was recorded as 59, born in August of 1840 in Ohio. The census spelling of her name was Margrett B. Lewis. Others in the census record include: Mary A. (wife), Carl S. (son), Margarett N. (daughter), Helen N. (daughter), and Elease H. (daughter).

More About MARGARET BURRA ALLCOCK:
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Medical Information: Age at death: 77 years 3 months 2 days Death Certificate 65729, State of Ohio

Notes for GIDEON NOBLE LEWIS:
Found in 1870 Census, Ashtabula County, Ohio, Microcopy No. 593, Roll 1170, Volume 2 (1-422A), page 359.
Lewis, Gideon N., 35 m w Farmer 3100 200 New York; Margaret, 31 f w Keeping house Ohio; Charles E. 12 m w Ohio; Truman J. 10 m w Ohio; Hetty, 8, f w Ohio;
Katy 6 f w Ohio; Mary A. 4 f w Ohio; Albert E. 4/12 m w Ohio.

Gideon's death documented in newspaper articles and in the Ashtabula County Death Records 1867-1908, pages 38/39. Age at death is 36, birthplace, NY. Killed by a falling tree.

From the Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph, Saturday, October 28, 1871, page 3:
"A Sad and Fatal Accident occurred near the Lake Shore, within the bounds of Saybrook, on Monday morning last. Mr. Gideon N. Lewis was chopping in the woods near his house, and with the design of getting down a hickory that had lodged, in falling, against another tree, had felled a maple so as to fall across the hickory, but this failed to bring it down, and lodged itself against the leaning one. He then, so far as could be judged--for he was alone--from a survey of the ground, passed up the body of the maple some fifteen feet, and cut a call down on the upper side, so far as seemed safe, and then attempted to cut it off from the ground, standing, of course, nearly under it. In falling, he was caught and carried down with it, the body and projecting branch falling across the lower part of his hard and breast, probably so crushing the frame as to cause speedy death. When found, the body was still warm, though perhaps an hour or two after the accident, and still held by the weight of the top part, which slid and slewed in its fall. Mr. Lewis was in this 37th year, and leaves a family--wife and six children, the eldest of which is 14 years. He was a Trustee of the Township of Saybrook, an earnest, useful and consistent member of the M. E. Church of this place, and a man that enjoyed the respect and confidence of all that knew him. The blow is severely felt by the family and the bereaved wife and mother seems ready to sink under the affliction."

From the Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph, Saturday, November 4, 1871, page 3:
"Editor Telegraph:
      Your last issue contained a notice of the death of an esteemed citizen of this town--Mr. Gideon N. Lewis. In his death we have indeed met with an almost irreparable loss, and whose place it will be hard to fill. He was honored and truted many times by the people of Saybrook, and that trust and confidence was never misplaced. As a man he was singularly upright and honest; as a friend, he was true as steel; as a christian, he was a devoted follower of his Master, and his example we may all try to emulate.
      Mr. Lewis was township trustee at the time of his death, and it became the duty of the Justices of the Peace to fill the vancy, and they promptly appointed Mr. Ephraim Wade, who has qualified and entered upon his duties."

From the Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph, Saturday,November 18, 1871, page 3:
"Editor Telegraph:
      The glorious autumn weather has enabled our farmers to secure their abundant crops in good season, and only the laggard need husk his corn with cold fingers. Kind friends turned out and husked Mrs. Gideon Lewis's corn the other day, which showed the sympathy of the people of Saybrook with the afflicted family, and the esteem with which Mr. Lewis was regarded."

More About GIDEON NOBLE LEWIS:
Cause of Death: Killed by a falling tree
Census: 1870, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Marriage Notes for MARGARET ALLCOCK and GIDEON LEWIS:
Lewis, G.N. married Margaret Allcock 1857 Film #2, Frame 533
Index to Microfilm of Marriage Records 1811-1900, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Because Margaret was a minor, both of her parents (John and Margaret Allcock) signed the Consent to the Marriage, the 26th day of March, 1857.

Children of MARGARET ALLCOCK and GIDEON LEWIS are:

CHARLES EDISON⁴ LEWIS, b. February 14, 1858, Ohio; d. October 29, 1890; m. ADELE/ADELIA KNAPP, November 1887; b. May 25, 1869; d. March 30, 1897.

Notes for CHARLES EDISON LEWIS:
Gideon writes to his brother Charles, September 6, 1864: "The boys are tough and rugged and the way they learn is a caution to all Empire State younguns. Charley has finished his first reader and will begin his second in this his first term of school and Jon has nearly done his first. Don't you call that well enough for such as they."

More About CHARLES EDISON LEWIS:
Census record: 1880, Township: Saybrook, Microfilm: Page 595C

	ii.		TRUMAN JON LEWIS, b. August 16, 1859; d. May 13, 1889.
	iii.		HARRIET (HETTY) B. LEWIS, b. March 06, 1862, Ohio; d. October 01, 1890; m. ROBERT REUBEN RENNICK, April 11, 1883; b. December 22, 1858; d. September 25, 1936.

Notes for HARRIET (HETTY) B. LEWIS:
In a letter dated May 7, 1863, Gideon wrote to his brother Charles, "You seem somewhat over anxious about having our baby's name changed to Carrie. Now for the life of me I can see no more beauty in Carrrie than I can in Hetty, but maybe thre is a Carrie in East Durham that makes the name appear more beautiful to you than it can to me, but with all due regard for your feelings and influence we can not consistently change Hetty for Carrie."

Ohio 1880 Census, Ashtabula Co.,
Individual: Lewis, Hattie B.
Township: Saybrook
Microfilm: Page 597D
(From the Census record, 1880) 18, "At Home," living with John Allcock, her grandfather.

iv.

KATHERINE M. LEWIS, b. March 06, 1865; d. July 19, 1941.

Notes for KATHERINE M. LEWIS:
[Brøderbund Family Archive #20, Ed. 1, Census Index: OH, Ohio 1880 Census, ASHTABULA CO., OH 1880 CENSUS , Date of Import: Jun 6, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.20.1.693.17]

Individual: Lewis, Kate B.
Township: Saybrook
Microfilm: Page 593D

More About KATHERINE M. LEWIS:
Census record: Township: Saybrook, Microfilm: Page 593D

MARY AMELIA LEWIS, b. February 15, 1867, Ashtabula, Ohio; d. 1950, Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; m. GLENN HOWARD PUTNAM, November 09, 1886, Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri; b. January 31, 1852, Village of Glen, Montgomery County, New York; d. May 31, 1924, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois.

Notes for GLENN HOWARD PUTNAM:
1900 Census for Nora, Jo Davies County, Illinois: Glen H. Putnam is listed as 44, born January 1856 in New York. His wife, Mary A., is listed as 33, born in February 1867 in Ohio. The children at home are Carl(sic) S., age 12, born August 1887 in Missouri, Margrett N. (sic), age 11, born February 1889 in Iowa, Helen N., age 6, born December 1893 in Missouri, and Clesese H. (sic) (this would be Elise), age 3, born April 1897 in Illinois. Also in the household is his mother-in-law, Margrett B. Lewis (sic), age 59, born August 1840 in Ohio.

1920 Census, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois: Reverend Glen H. Putnam is listed as G. H. Putnam, age 63, born in New York. His wife is Mary, age 50, born in Ohio. There are no children at home now.

The obituary for Rev. Glenn Putnam reads:
Rev. Glenn Howard Putnam, pastor of the Congregational Church in the west end of Dixon for several years, and a leader in charitable work in the city since his coming to Dixon, passed away at his home, 514 Squire Avenue, Sunday morning at 4 o'clock. Death, while unexpected at this time, ended a suffering of many weeks duration, the pastor having been stricken with paralysis during the early winter.
Rev. Putnam had been a tireless charitable worker in Dixon during his term as pastor of the Congregational Church, devoting his entire time to the relief of the needy and suffering of the city, as well as to the upbuilding of his church. He was born in Glenn, NY, Jan. 31, 1852.
Fraternally, Rev. Putnam was a member of the Masonic order and of the Dixon lodge of Elks, having served as Chaplin in the latter. The complete obituary will be published later.
Funeral services will be conducted from the residence, 514 Squires Avenue Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. Prentiss Hovey Cass, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be made in Oakwood Cemetery, the service at the grave being in charge of the officers of the local lodge of Elks. The members of the lodge are requested to meet at the club house at 1:45 tomorrow afternoon to attend the funeral in a body.

From: Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon, Illinois, June 1, 1925, Monday evening.

From Tuesday's paper:
"GLENN H. PUTNAM. Glenn Howard Putnam was born in the Village of Glenn, NY, Jan. 31, 1852. His early life was spent in New York City. In 1870 at 18 years of age, he came to Keokuk, Iowa and while there united with the Presbyterian Church of which Dr. Willis G. Craig was then pastor. Through the influence of Dr. Craig he decided to enter the ministry and began his preparation in the Central University at Danville, Ky., where he completed his collegiate courses. He began his seminary course in the McCormick Theological Seminary and completed it in the Union Theological Seminary, New York and added one year of post graduate work at the Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ
"He was ordained in the Presbytery of Des Moines in 1882. The early years of his ministry were passed in Iowa and Missouri and the later years in Illinois. His last pastorate was in the Congregational Church in this city. His death occurred after an illness of one year, Sunday morning, May 31, in his home at 514 Squires Avenue, this city." (Dixon Evening Telegraph, Tuesday evening, June 2, 1925)

From a fact sheet sent to Rev. J. H. Dulles, Librarian, Library of Princeton Theological Seminary, August 1926:

Rev. Putnam's service included:
Pastor (Unitarian), Carthage, MO - 1892-1895
Pastor (Independent Congregational) Princeton, IL - 1896-1899
Pastor (Congregational) Nora, IL - 1899-1903
Pastor (Congregational) Humeston, IA - 1903-1909
Pastor (Congregational) Blairsville, IA - 1909-1910
Pastor (Congregational) Mt. Pleasant, IA - 1910-1913
Pastor (West Side) Dixon, IL - 1919-1923

He was "engaged in business" from 1914 - 1919.

His degrees include: M.A., Centre College, 1890; Ph.D., University of New Jersey (now Princeton), 1882.

The 1885 Iowa State Census lists Letitia P. Putnam, 54 and widowed, living in Warren Township, Wayne County, with Glenn H. Putnam, 32 and single. He is listed as a preacher and she as a music teacher.

The listing from Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, IL lists Glenn H. Putnam and Mary Lewis Putnam, interred in the Mausoleum--Glenn Putnam on 6-1-1925 and Mary Lewis Putnam in 1952.

More About GLENN HOWARD PUTNAM:
Education 1: Bet. 1878 - 1879, Student, Danville Theological Seminary
Education 2: 1878, Graduated, Centre College, Danville, KY, B.A.
Education 3: Bet. 1879 - 1880, Student, McCormick Theological Seminary
Education 4: Bet. 1880 - 1881, Student, Union Theological Seminary, received Diploma
Education 5: Bet. 1881 - 1882, Graduate Student, Princeton Theological Seminary
Occupation 1: October 17, 1882, Ordained, Presbytery of Des Moines
Occupation 2: Bet. 1882 - 1885, Stated Supply and Pastor, Lindeville and Allerton, Iowa
Occupation 3: Bet. 1885 - 1888, Stated Supply, Trenton, MO
Occupation 4: Bet. 1888 - 1892, Stated Supply, Centreville, Iowa

Marriage Notes for MARY LEWIS and GLENN PUTNAM:
Mary Lewis of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Rev. G. H. Putnam of Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, were married November 9, 1886 in Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, by Rev. Wm. Reed. No. 410, Book 3 (Copy of Marriage License received from Grundy County). Both are listed as legal age -- G.H. Putnam over 21 and Mary Lewis over 18.

vi.

ALBERT E. LEWIS, b. January 20, 1870, Ohio; d. October 05, 1890.

Notes for ALBERT E. LEWIS:
From Birth Records 1867-1909, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Ashtabula County Genealogical Society, page 297

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