Selected Families and Individuals


Fielding Bailey Lewis [Parents] [scrapbook] was born in Jul 1849 in Claiborne Co., TN. He died on 31 Dec 1899. He was buried in Red Lick Cem., Bowie Co., TX. He married Mary Samantha Akin on 3 Nov 1869.

Appears on 1880, 1900 census of Bowie Co., TX

Mary Samantha Akin [Parents] was born in Mar 1846 in TX. She died on 29 Nov 1903. She was buried in Red Lick Cem., Bowie Co., TX. She married Fielding Bailey Lewis on 3 Nov 1869.

They had the following children:

  U i Infant Lewis was born on 26 Jan 1871. Infant died on 26 Jan 1871.
  M ii James Jefferson Lewis was born on 30 Jul 1872. He died on 19 Nov 1893. He was buried in Red Lick Cem., Bowie Co., TX.
  M iii George Lee Lewis was born on 14 Feb 1874. He died on 8 Dec 1946.
  F iv Mary Hazeltine Lewis was born on 28 Nov 1875. She died on 3 Dec 1936.
  M v Fielding Bailey Lewis was born on 11 Dec 1877. He died on 4 May 1938.
  M vi William Akin Lewis was born on 5 Nov 1879. He died on 23 Jun 1970.
  F vii Dixie Brunett Lewis was born on 12 Aug 1882. She died on 19 Dec 1944.
  F viii Pinkney Jane Lewis was born on 25 Aug 1883. She died on 1 Oct 1883.
  F ix Martha Ada Lewis was born on 28 Mar 1885. She died on 27 Apr 1964.
  F x Betty Bell Lewis was born on 3 Oct 1886. She died on 12 Oct 1887.

Fielding Bailey Lewis [Parents] was born on 11 Dec 1877 in Bowie Co., TX. He died on 4 May 1938 in Maud, Bowie Co., TX. The cause of death was pulmonary embolus with hemorrhage; nephritis; malignant hypertension. He was buried in Center Ridge Cem., Maud, Bowie Co., TX. He married Martha B. Richards on 21 Aug 1898 in Bowie Co., TX.

TX Death Certificate #70466:
Fielding B. Lewis, lived Maud, TX; married to Mrs. F.B. Lewis; farmer;
Born in Nash, TX Died 5/4/1938;
Cause of death: pulmonary embolus with henorrhage; nephritis; malignant hypertension
Parents: F.B. Lewis, born MO; Mary Akin, born TX
Informant: W.A. Lewis, Maud, TX
Buried 5/5/38 Center Ridge Cemetery

Martha B. Richards was born on 27 Dec 1878 in Bowie Co., TX. She died on 10 Oct 1944 in Redwater, Bowie Co., TX. She was buried on 12 Oct 1944 in Center Ridge Cem., Maud, Bowie Co., TX. She married Fielding Bailey Lewis on 21 Aug 1898 in Bowie Co., TX.

Texas Death Certificate # 45759

Mr.s Martha B. Lewis
died at Redwater, Bowie Co., TX
female, white, widowed
Born Dec 27, 1878, TX
father: Pete Lewis, born TX ; mother maiden name: Thomason, born Georga
Informant: J.L. Lewis, Redwater. TX
Burial: Center Ridge, Maud, TX Oct 12, 1944
Cause of death: essential arterial hypertension; chronic interstitial nephritis; chronic myocarditis

They had the following children:

  F i Rosaline Lewis was born in Jul 1899. She died on 5 Jan 1977.
  F ii Iona R. Lewis was born about 1901 in TX.
  M iii William O. Lewis was born on 13 Jun 1901 in TX. He died on 1 Dec 1969 in Bowie Co., TX. He was buried in Center Ridge Cem., Maud, Bowie Co., TX.
  M iv Raymond B. Lewis was born on 9 Sep 1903. He died on 29 May 1979 in Bowie Co., TX. He was buried in Redwater Cem., Bowie Co., TX.
  F v Ivey Lewis was born about 1909 in Bowie Co., TX.
  M vi Clyde Lewis was born about 1910 in TX.
  M vii Peter Lewis was born about 1915 in TX.
  M viii Jessie Lewis was born in 1917. He died in 1989. He was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Cem., Bowie Co., TX.

Walter Harrison Nelson was born on 14 Jan 1860 in Ironton, OH. He died on 24 May 1924. He was buried in Red Lick Cem., Bowie Co., TX. He married Mary Hazeltine Lewis.

Mary Hazeltine Lewis [Parents] was born on 28 Nov 1875 in AR. She died on 3 Dec 1936. She was buried in Red Lick Cem., Bowie Co., TX. She married Walter Harrison Nelson.

They had the following children:

  F i Pearl Nelson was born on 7 Jan 1894. She died on 16 Dec 1972.
  F ii Mary Ruth Nelson was born on 9 Sep 1895 in Bowie Co., TX. She died on 2 Jul 1971. She was buried in Red Lick Cem., Bowie Co., TX.
  M iii George L. Nelson was born on 27 Jul 1897 in TX. He died on 10 Feb 1954. He was buried in Red Lick Cem., Bowie Co., TX.
  M iv Gus Munz Nelson was born on 28 Oct 1903. He died on 29 Jun 1971.
  F v Ollie Marjorie Nelson was born on 3 Dec 1905. She died on 10 Feb 2002.
  F vi Hazel Nelson was born in 1908.

Hearol E. Markham was buried in Chaplewood Cem., Bowie Co., TX. He married Ollie Marjorie Nelson on 22 Sep 1930 in Redwater, Bowie Co., TX.

Ollie Marjorie Nelson [Parents] was born on 3 Dec 1905. She died on 10 Feb 2002. She was buried in Chaplewood Cem., Bowie Co., TX. She married Hearol E. Markham on 22 Sep 1930 in Redwater, Bowie Co., TX.

They had the following children:

  F i Infant daughter Markham was born in 1932. She was buried in Red Lick Cem., Bowie Co., TX.
  F ii Relda Fay Markham was born on 23 Sep 1937.

George Lee Lewis [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 14 Feb 1874 in AR. He died on 8 Dec 1946 in Ft. Towson, Choctaw Co., OK. He was buried in Ft. Towson (Doakesville)Cem., Ft. Towson, Choctaw Co., OK. He married Minnie Porter on 12 Oct 1902 in Little RIver Co., AR.

Other marriages:
Howell, Sarah Addeline

Appears on 1920 census of Johnson, Little River Co., AR with wife/children

Minnie Porter was born about 1881. She married George Lee Lewis on 12 Oct 1902 in Little RIver Co., AR.

They had the following children:

  F i Cordie Lewis was born about 1906 in AR. She died in Shreveport, LA.

William Akin Lewis [Parents] was born 1 on 5 Nov 1879 in Bowie Co., TX. He died 2 on 23 Jun 1970 in Texarkana, TX. The cause of death was acute myocardial infarction. He was buried 3 on 25 Jun 1970 in Redwater Cem., Bowie Co., TX. He married Mattie S. Bonham on 5 Aug 1900.

Other marriages:
, Eva Elizabeth

Appears on 1910 census of Bowie Co., TX with 1st wife and children Hattie, Homer and Odie. They had been married 9 years; Mattie was mother of 5, 3 living

Texas Death Certificate #39481
Died at Wadley Hospital, Texarkana, TX
Usual residence: Rt. 1, Box 72, Maud, TX
male, white, retired farmer
father: William B. Lewis; mother: Mary Akin (father's name is incorrect) - informant was deceased 2nd wife
Cause of death: acute myocardial infarct; ASHD
Informant: Mrs. Eva Elizabeth Lewis
Burial Jun 25 at Redwater Cemetery

Mattie S. Bonham was born on 9 May 1883 in TX. She died on 16 Mar 1925. She was buried in Redwater Cemetery, Bowie Co., TX. She married William Akin Lewis on 5 Aug 1900.

They had the following children:

  F i Hattie L. Lewis was born about 1904 in TX.
  M ii Homer W. Lewis was born about 1905 in TX.
  F iii Odie A. Lewis was born about 1908 in TX.
  M iv Sidney Lewis was born about 1915 in TX.

William Akin Lewis [Parents] was born 1 on 5 Nov 1879 in Bowie Co., TX. He died 2 on 23 Jun 1970 in Texarkana, TX. The cause of death was acute myocardial infarction. He was buried 3 on 25 Jun 1970 in Redwater Cem., Bowie Co., TX. He married Eva Elizabeth.

Other marriages:
Bonham, Mattie S.

Appears on 1910 census of Bowie Co., TX with 1st wife and children Hattie, Homer and Odie. They had been married 9 years; Mattie was mother of 5, 3 living

Texas Death Certificate #39481
Died at Wadley Hospital, Texarkana, TX
Usual residence: Rt. 1, Box 72, Maud, TX
male, white, retired farmer
father: William B. Lewis; mother: Mary Akin (father's name is incorrect) - informant was deceased 2nd wife
Cause of death: acute myocardial infarct; ASHD
Informant: Mrs. Eva Elizabeth Lewis
Burial Jun 25 at Redwater Cemetery

Eva Elizabeth was born about 1905 in TX. She died in 1990. She was buried in Redwater Cemetery, Bowie Co., TX. She married William Akin Lewis.

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph Lewis was born about 1922 in TX.
  F ii Pearl Lewis was born about 1926 in TX.
  F iii Ruth Lewis was born about 1928 in TX.

George Anderson Clark [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 28 Oct 1881. He died on 29 Jun 1919. He was buried in Redwater Cem., Bowie Co., TX. He married Dixie Brunett Lewis on 17 Feb 1901.

Residing in Redwater, Bowie Co., TX in Sep, 1918 when registering for WW I draft

Dixie Brunett Lewis [Parents] "Nettie" was born 1 on 12 Aug 1882 in TX. She died on 19 Dec 1944 in Texarkana, TX. The cause of death was auto accident. She was buried in Redwater Cem., Bowie Co., TX. She married George Anderson Clark on 17 Feb 1901.

Other marriages:
Clark, Robert Monroe

Appears on 1920 census of Bowie Co., TX as a widow

Texas Death Certificate #55089:
Resided in Redwater, Bowie Co.
female, white, married
born: 12 Aug, 1882, died 19 Dec 1944
Cause of death: fractured skull/neck - killed instantly in car accident on highway 67, Texarkana
Born in Bowie Co., TX
father: Pete Lewis, born TX; mother: Mary ___, born TX.
Informant: R.M. Clark, Redwater
Buried: Redwater Cemetery, Dec 21, 1944

Tombstone gives her birth date as 11 Aug 1881.

They had the following children:

  M i Walter C. Clark was born about 1902.
  M ii George Clark was born about 1903 in TX.
  F iii Maggie B. Clark was born about 1905 in TX.
  F iv Gladis Clark was born about 1908 in TX.
  M v Ennis Clark was born about 1913 in TX.
  F vi Estella Clark was born about 1915 in TX.

Found murdered by a creek near Texarkana -- in the early 1940's (per Relda Markham)

Robert Monroe Clark was born in 1887. He died in 1953. He married Dixie Brunett Lewis on 27 Mar 1927.

Dixie Brunett Lewis [Parents] "Nettie" was born 1 on 12 Aug 1882 in TX. She died on 19 Dec 1944 in Texarkana, TX. The cause of death was auto accident. She was buried in Redwater Cem., Bowie Co., TX. She married Robert Monroe Clark on 27 Mar 1927.

Other marriages:
Clark, George Anderson

Appears on 1920 census of Bowie Co., TX as a widow

Texas Death Certificate #55089:
Resided in Redwater, Bowie Co.
female, white, married
born: 12 Aug, 1882, died 19 Dec 1944
Cause of death: fractured skull/neck - killed instantly in car accident on highway 67, Texarkana
Born in Bowie Co., TX
father: Pete Lewis, born TX; mother: Mary ___, born TX.
Informant: R.M. Clark, Redwater
Buried: Redwater Cemetery, Dec 21, 1944

Tombstone gives her birth date as 11 Aug 1881.


Charles Lewis [Parents] was born on 4 Nov 1796. He died on 12 May 1853. He married Elizabeth Moore.

Elizabeth Moore "Betsy".Elizabeth married Charles Lewis.

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