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 1863 - 1954 (90 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Thomas Jefferson LEWIS was born on 28 Dec 1863 in Charlottesville, Indiana; died on 16 Aug 1954 in Oxford, NE; was buried on 20 Aug 1954 in Highland Cemetery, Oxford, Nebraska. Notes:
A newspaper clipping about their 50th wedding anniversery reads:
OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lewis had the honor to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary, Sunday, August 29th. Open house was held in the evening at which time relatives and friends gathered to extend congratulations. Ice cream and cake were served.
A beautifully decorated cake was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis by Mr. and Mrs. Argyll Lewis.
They received several nice gifts and a number of cards.
The event was planned by their neices and nephews and was much appreciated by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis. Relatives present were: their son Leslie Lewis of Omaha, grandson Roger Lewis and nephew and wife Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Wintermute and daughters,
all of McCook, Mr. and Mrs. Argyll Lewis of Stamford, Mr. and Mrs. Walt Wanner, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Lewis.
From the OXFORD STANDARD Thursday, September 3, 1953
Lewises Observed Sixtieth Aniversary
Observed Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Lewis was their 60th Wedding Anniversary. To help them celebrate the occasion were 58 guests who registered during the afternoon.
A picnic dinner was given at noon for the immediate family on the Argyl Lewis lawn. The Lewises held open house from 3 to 6 p.m. at which time many wellwishers dropped in to visit.
Cake presented to the couple was baked by Mrs. Walter Wanner and decorations were from Mrs. Argyll Lewis. It was a three tiered affair of white decorated with red roses. Atop the cake were wedding bells with doves and the figures sixty in
silver.
In addition they received a lovely boquet of flowers from their son Leslie Lewis, who was unable to attend. He lives in Pomona, Calif. The boquet consisted of pink glads, yellow pompoms and orange-yellow chrysanthemums.
Moving pictures were presented by their grandson Rex O. Lewis and wife and baby, Tommy
of Redlands, Calif. Scenes were of the family and baby. Many lovely gifts and cards of rememberance were received.
Special guests wer Mr. and Mrs. Asa A. Wolfe of McCook, parents of Mrs. Rex O. Lewis. The Wolfes were celebrating their 36th wedding anniversary that day.
Relatives from out of town were Mr. and Mrs H.C. Lewis of Vergas Minn., Mrs. Mabel Harry of Arcola, Ill., Mrs Myrtle Wintermute , Friend, Nebr.
Looking back over the 60 years, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Lewis remember that on August 29, 1893, they were married at the courthouse at Wilbur, Nebr. Mrs. Lewis was then Miss Carrie Wintermute.
Just a few months following their wedding in January, 1894, they moved to Furnas county where they settled on a farm ten miles northwest of Oxford. Their home has been here ever since.
When they first came to this county they lived in a sod house. This was their home until 1906 when they built a frame home. Leonard Hays now lives on the farm where they started their farming life.
In 1918, Mr. Lewis , who is now 89, decided to leave the farm and moved to Oxford. After 12 years sojurn in town, they returned to the farm where they lived another 12 years, returning in 1940.
While living in town they made their home where they do today, just a block west of the school house. Mrs. Lewis is 79 years of age.
To the Lewis family, three children were born. A son Leslie, lives in California, and two baby daughters died in infancy.
Taking a backward look, the couple have found the years filled with happiness, joys, sorrows, but all in all they were grand years of wedded bliss.
From a paper with OXFORD, FURNAS COUNTY above the obituary:
LAST RITES HELD FOR THOMAS J. LEWIS
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church, Friday, August 20, for Thomas J Lewis, who passed away Monday, Aug. 16, 1954. Rev. Willis Taplin officiated.
Music was furnished by Dale Eickman, vocalist, and Mrs. Edna Lueking, organist.
Pallbearers were Argyll Lewis, Edmund Lewis, Ralph Lewis, Walter Wanner, Merlin Wintermute and Roger Wintermute.
Burial was in the Oxford Cemetary with Lyons-Quig Funeral Home in charge.
Thomas Jefferson Lewis was the youngert of six children born to Daniel Lewis and Sarah Lewis at Charlottville, Indiana, Dec. 28, 1863, and passed away at Oxford, Nebraska on August 16, 1954 at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 18 days.
In 1885 at the age of 21 he moved from Charlottville, Indiana to Fairburry, Nebraska. He lived near Fairbury and Western, Nebraska for a number of years.
August 29, 1893, he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Wintermute, and to this union three children were born. Two infant daughters preceded him in death.
Shoytly before his marriage he and his bride moved from Western, Nebraska , to a farm in gosper county. In January 1894, they moved to a farm northwest of Oxford. They made their home here until 1917 when they moved off the farm and came into
Oxford. In 1929they again moved back to the farm and lived there until 1940. In 1940 they again moved into Oxford and have made their home here until his death.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Lewis of Oxford; one son, Leslie Lewis of San Bernardino, California; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren other relatives and a host of friends.
Out-of-town relatives attending the services were Mrs. E.G. Wintermute of Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. E.A. Wintermute of Friend, Nebr.; Mr and Mrs. M.E. Wintermute and Roger Wintermute of Hastings, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs P.C. O'Brien of Hastings,
Nebr. ; Mr. A.L. Stone and two daughters of Denver Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wolfe of McCook, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Kaup, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Walden of Huntley, Nebr.; Mrs. M. Poppert and Mrs. Orvylle Poppert of Stamford, Nebr.
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our sincere thanks to all our relatives , neighbors and friends for all their kind and thoughtful acts during the sickness and our recent bereavement. Your kindness will always be remembered.
Mrs. Carrie Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lewis
Buried:
According to the Highland Cemetery records, Carrie's headstone reads, "Carrie W. Lewis b,7 Dec 1873 d. 20 Nov 1967.
This makes more sense because I have snapshot photos of me (Rebecca Yvonne Lewis) with my family and Grandma Carrie. I also remember visiting her in the nursing home when she was blind and suffering from some sort of dementia. she couldn't remember her child, grandpa Leslie, or her grandchildren. My dad was quite adament about trying to help her remember him.
Thomas married Carrie WINTERMUTE on 29 Aug 1894 in near Fairbury and Western, NE. Carrie (daughter of Alexander WINTERMUTE and Adeline PURCELL) was born on 7 Dec 1873 in Friend, NE; died on 20 Nov 1967 in Oakland, CA; was buried on 25 Nov 1967 in Oxford, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Leslie Owen (Skeet) LEWIS
 was born on 31 Dec 1896 in Gosper Co., NE; died on 26 Feb 1969 in Oakland, CA; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord, CA.
- 3. Ilah Vere LEWIS was born on 13 Nov 1898 in near Oxford,Furnas Co., NE; died in Sep 1898.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Leslie Owen (Skeet) LEWIS (1.Thomas1) was born on 31 Dec 1896 in Gosper Co., NE; died on 26 Feb 1969 in Oakland, CA; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord, CA. Notes:
Rex has his father Leslie's gold pocket watch. It was a wedding gift from Grandma Carrie. She probably bought it used. The marriage was in 1917.
It winds both by the stem and by a key. The old watches used a key and the stem winders had just come out. Evidently the maker didn't trust the stem to be reliable, so they used both methods.
Leslie was in and out of the home or Effie would throw him out. One time Leslie decided that he wanted his watch, but he couldn't find it. He normally kept it in the foyer in a drawer. Rex had taken it because he was afraid that his father would sell the watch and Rex wanted it handed down in the family. Rex didn't tell his Dad that he knew where the watch was ? sin of omission.
From:
The Oxford Standard
November 19, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lewis delightfully entertained last evening at radio and bridge. Mr. and Mrs. G.J. Hancock and the Richmonds being their guests. Mrs. Lewis served a most appetizing midnight lunch.
Leslie married Effie Lillian DEATS on 21 Jan 1917 in Oxford, NE, and was divorced in 1941. Effie (daughter of Henry Clay DEATS and Sarah Lillian (Lillie) YOUNGER) was born on 8 Dec 1899 in Deatsville, KY; died on 3 May 1978 in Martinez, CA; was buried in Parkview Memorial, Detroit, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Leslie Deats (Jack) LEWIS was born on 13 Mar 1917 in near Oxford, NE, Furnas county; died on 26 Mar 2011 in Concord, California; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord, California .
- 5. Beatrice Elaine LEWIS was born on 21 Aug 1918 in near Oxford, NE; Furnas County; died on 9 Sep 1989 in Martinez, CA; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord,CA.
- 6. Rex Owen LEWIS was born on 15 Dec 1924 in near Oxford, NE; died on 8 Sep 2011 in Fresno, CA.
- 7. Gayle Rodger LEWIS was born on 4 Feb 1927 in Oxford, NE; died on 05 Jun 2004 in Washington, Macomb County, Michigan.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Leslie Deats (Jack) LEWIS (2.Leslie2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 13 Mar 1917 in near Oxford, NE, Furnas county; died on 26 Mar 2011 in Concord, California; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord, California . Notes:
SSG, B CO, 3rd Med
Leslie married Lavera Estrid (Vera) OLDENKAMP on 13 Oct 1945 in Princeton, MN. Lavera (daughter of Garret OLDENKAMP and Effie PEARSON) was born on 20 Dec 1919 in Ogilvie, MN; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord, California . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Beatrice Elaine LEWIS (2.Leslie2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 21 Aug 1918 in near Oxford, NE; Furnas County; died on 9 Sep 1989 in Martinez, CA; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord,CA. Beatrice married Frederick Amos WALKER on 27 Nov 1937. Frederick was born on 21 Sep 1912 in Palisade, NE; died on 31 May 1997; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord, CA (cremated). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. James Fredrick WALKER was born on 20 Jan 1938 in Martinez, CA; died on 30 Aug 2007 in Concord, California; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord, CA.
- 11. Living
- 12. Glenora Rey WALKER was born on 10 May 1948 in Martinez, Contra Costa County, CA; died on 10 Aug 2011 in Medford, Oregon.
- 13. Duane Lee WALKER was born on 10 May 1948; died on 27 Sep 1948; was buried in Memory Gardens, Concord, CA (cremated).
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| 6. | Rex Owen LEWIS (2.Leslie2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 15 Dec 1924 in near Oxford, NE; died on 8 Sep 2011 in Fresno, CA. Notes:
Rex Owen Lewis passed away September 8, 2011. He was born on December 15, 1924 on his grandparents' farm just outside Oxford Nebraska, to Leslie and Effie (Deats) Lewis, Rex was the third of four children. After WWII, Rex received his B.A. from the Univ. of Nebraska at Lincoln. He moved to California and received his Masters degrees from USC.
Rex moved to Visalia in 1960 and spent the next three decades teaching in the Business Education department of the College of the Sequoias.
He is survived by his son, Tom (Florence) Lewis of Martinez, CA, daughters Arleen (Will) Halvorson of Alachua, Florida, Deanna (Michael) Mast of Merced, Rebecca (Rick Maykoski) Lewis of Bakersfield, Barbara(Erik Olson) Lewis of Eureka, Carrie Lewis of Visalia, step-daughter Ronalie (Derek Wall) Buenafe of Visalia and numerous grand and great grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service and luncheon on Wed., September 14 at noon in the social hall of the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church.
In WWII his rank was EM3c, or Electrician's Mate 3rd class. He was a teletype operator on Saipan.
Rex married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Rex married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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