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Cornelius C. Lewis

Male 1861 - 1939  (77 years)


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  1. 1.  Cornelius C. Lewis was born on 3 Jun 1861 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Jan 1939; was buried in John Taylor Community Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Cornelius married Amanda Victory Henson about 1881 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Amanda was born on 28 Feb 1861 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 2 Jul 1939 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in John Taylor Community Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Dorsie Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1883 in North Carolina, , , ; died about 1972 in Greene County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Saint Joseph Chapel Cemetery, , Greene County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Carrie L. Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died before 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    3. 4. Columbus "Lum" Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1889 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    4. 5. Garrett Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1891 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    5. 6. Trissy Loretta Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Mar 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    6. 7. Hobart Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1897 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    7. 8. Willie Brownlow Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    8. 9. Talmadge Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jun 1903 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 May 1976 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dorsie Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cornelius1) was born about 1883 in North Carolina, , , ; died about 1972 in Greene County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Saint Joseph Chapel Cemetery, , Greene County, Tennessee.

    Dorsie married Barney Albert Hicks about 1903 in North Carolina, , , . Barney (son of Gordon Andrew Hicks and Adelaide Oakes) was born on 21 Jul 1877 in North Carolina, , , ; died about 1934 in North Carolina, , , ; was buried in Minneapolis Methodist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Artha Hicks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1904 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 31 Oct 1928 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Minneapolis Methodist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

  2. 3.  Carrie L. Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cornelius1) was born in Apr 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died before 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .

    Carrie married James Samuel "Jim" Taylor about 1906. James (son of John W. Taylor and Martha E. Hicks) was born on 30 Dec 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 May 1954 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Taylor Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Ormi Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1908 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    2. 12. Fannie Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1909 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    3. 13. Jefferson "Jeff" Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 2 Jan 1994 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylor Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    4. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Columbus "Lum" Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cornelius1) was born in Oct 1889 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

    Columbus married Abbie Taylor about 1908. Abbie (daughter of John W. Taylor and Martha E. Hicks) was born on 14 May 1890 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Feb 1951 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Nellie Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    2. 18. Thomas F. Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    3. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 22. Dimple Lee Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 5 Mar 2007 in Greene County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery, , Greene County, Tennessee.
    7. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Garrett Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cornelius1) was born in Nov 1891 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

    Garrett married Mandy (Lewis) about 1913 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Mandy was born about 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 34. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Trissy Loretta Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cornelius1) was born on 11 Feb 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Mar 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Trissy married Kanada "Can" Wesley Taylor on 27 Feb 1910 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Kanada (son of John W. Taylor and Martha E. Hicks) was born on 18 Sep 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 11 Jul 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Horton Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    2. 37. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 38. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 39. Jackson Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 12 Oct 1943 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    5. 40. Walter Stewart Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 22 Apr 1978 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 41. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 42. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Hobart Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cornelius1) was born in Aug 1897 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  7. 8.  Willie Brownlow Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cornelius1) was born in May 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

    Willie married Vernal (Lewis) about 1920 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Vernal was born about 1902 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Talmadge Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cornelius1) was born on 3 Jun 1903 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 May 1976 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Talmadge married Ruby L. Cornett about 1928 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Ruby (daughter of James Fillmore Cornett and Margaret Ellen Calhoun) was born on 26 Apr 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 2 Jan 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cook Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Paralee Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 12 Dec 2018 in Ohio, , , .
    2. 44. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 45. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Artha Hicks Descendancy chart to this point (2.Dorsie2, 1.Cornelius1) was born on 22 May 1904 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 31 Oct 1928 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Minneapolis Methodist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Artha married James Adolphus Franklin on 20 Mar 1918 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . James (son of General Sherman Franklin and Rosa Ann Calhoun) was born on 6 Apr 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Ormi Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1) was born about 1908 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  3. 12.  Fannie Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1) was born about 1909 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  4. 13.  Jefferson "Jeff" Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1) was born on 27 Dec 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 2 Jan 1994 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylor Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Jefferson married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 47. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 48. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 49. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 14.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1)

  6. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1)

  7. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1)

  8. 17.  Nellie Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Columbus2, 1.Cornelius1) was born about 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .

  9. 18.  Thomas F. Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Columbus2, 1.Cornelius1) was born about 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .

  10. 19.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Columbus2, 1.Cornelius1)

  11. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Columbus2, 1.Cornelius1)

  12. 21.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Columbus2, 1.Cornelius1)

  13. 22.  Dimple Lee Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Columbus2, 1.Cornelius1) was born about 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 5 Mar 2007 in Greene County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery, , Greene County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Dimple Lee Lewis Anderson, age 86, Washington College Station Rd., Limestone, passed away Monday, March 5, 2007, at the Laughlin Memorial Hospital.

    Mrs. Anderson was a native of Avery County, North Carolina, and the daughter of the late Lum & Abby Taylor Lewis. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Anderson, in 2005; two sisters, Nettie Susong and Odee Buchanan; and two brothers, R.T. Lewis and A.D. Lewis.

    She had been a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church for over 50 years.

    Mrs. Anderson had worked for Green's Manufacturing as a seamstress and had retired in her late seventies from Plus Mart. She was an avid quilter.

    Survivors include two daughters and son-in-law, Swanita Elaine & Don Mynatt, Seymour, TN, and Mildred "Millie" H. Anderson, Greeneville; two sons and daughter-in-law, Charles Joseph "Joey" Anderson and Gary L. & Beth Anderson, all of Limestone; two brothers, Rev. T.F. Lewis, Jonesborough, and J.L. Lewis, Knoxville; one sister, Victoria Harrison, Greeneville; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

    Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor David Tydings officiating. The body will lie in state 1/2 hour prior to service time. Interment services will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery .

    Pallbearers will be Charlie Anderson, Trevor Mynatt , David Anderson, Michael Anderson, Pascal Lewis, Billy Lewis, Don Barnette, Bruce Buchanan, Rick Lewis, Dodge Lewis and Roby McBride.

    The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home.

    Dimple married Harold Anderson about 1940. Harold was born about 1918; died about 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 23.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Columbus2, 1.Cornelius1)

  15. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Columbus2, 1.Cornelius1)

  16. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  17. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  18. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  19. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  20. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  21. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  22. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  23. 32.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  24. 33.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  25. 34.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  26. 35.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Garrett2, 1.Cornelius1)

  27. 36.  Horton Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1) was born about 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .

  28. 37.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1)

  29. 38.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1)

  30. 39.  Jackson Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1) was born on 25 Dec 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 12 Oct 1943 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

  31. 40.  Walter Stewart Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1) was born on 1 Aug 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 22 Apr 1978 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    Walter married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  32. 41.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1)

  33. 42.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1)

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  34. 43.  Paralee Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (9.Talmadge2, 1.Cornelius1) was born about 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 12 Dec 2018 in Ohio, , , .

    Notes:

    Paralee Lewis, 90, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2018 in Massillon, Ohio.

    Born Oct. 5, 1928 in Avery County, NC, to the late Talmadge and Ruby Lewis, she lived in the greater Canton, Ohio, area from 1947 until her death.

    Paralee faithfully worshipped her creator as one of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1953. Family was most important to her and their pictures were her most prized possessions. She loved her flowers, gardening, square-dancing and artwork.

    She was preceded in death by her faithful Husband of 56 years: Deward Richard Lewis, in 2003; a younger Sister: Frankie Cummings, and younger Brother: Kermit Lewis of North Carolina.

    She is survived by a younger Sister: Charlene Ellis; Sister-in-law: Robina Hall; Son:Dale (Patty) Lewis; Daughter: Darlene Renae Copley; Grandchildren: Dorinda (Joseph) Weaver, Darian (Madeline) Lewis, Andrea (Robert) White, Aaron (Sarah) Lewis, Denese Ashbaugh, Devona (Jeremy) VanFossen, and David Copley, 13 Great grandchildren, three great-great Grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.


  35. 44.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Talmadge2, 1.Cornelius1)

  36. 45.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Talmadge2, 1.Cornelius1)


Generation: 4

  1. 46.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Jefferson3, 3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1)

  2. 47.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Jefferson3, 3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1)

  3. 48.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Jefferson3, 3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 49.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Jefferson3, 3.Carrie2, 1.Cornelius1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 50.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (40.Walter3, 6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1)

  6. 51.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (42.Living3, 6.Trissy2, 1.Cornelius1)