John Walden Lewis b. 17 Dec 1903 Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 5 Dec 1966 Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1903 - 1966

Birth 17 Dec 1903 Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Gender Male

Died 5 Dec 1966 Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA

Cause: heart attack

Obituary 8 Dec 1966 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Fulton Sun-Gazette

John Lewis
Funeral services were held Wednesday in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for John Lewis, former Callawegian, who died Monday. Mr. Lewis, who was 63, had suffered a heart attack Monday and died a few hours later in an Oskaloosa hospital.
Attending the services were Mrs. Jake Trammell and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Owen of Auxvasse, C.D. Carrington of Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Rex O. Carrington of Montgomery city, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sherman of Springdale, Ark.
Mr. Lewis was born in 1903, at Auxvasse, the son of Sherman and Margaret Walden Lewis. He was married in 1925 to Dollie Wilks and they moved to What Cheer, Iowa, where he engaged in farming. In 1956, they moved to Oskaloosa where he was employed as a livestock buyer for the New Sharon stockyards.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Warren (Betty Lou) Stevenson, of Deep River, and Mrs. Gerald (Margaret) Phillips, Delta; one son, Chief Warrent Officer Donald Kewis, Ft. Still, Okla.; and six grandchildren. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Nona Hawk, Oskaloosa, Mrs. Adlee Briney of Lindsey, Calif.; and Mrs. Alice Moss of Wichita, and two brothers, Paul Lewis of Oskaloosa and Bernard Lewis of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Buried Indianapolis Cemetery, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA

Person ID I2870 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 13 May 2009

Family Dollie Ora Wilks, b. 15 Aug 1904, Bachelor, Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 13 Apr 2000, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA

Married 14 Feb 1925 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Children

	1. Donald Eugene Lewis, b. 4 Jun 1926, , , Iowa, USA , d. 31 May 2004, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
>	2. Bettylou Lewis, b. 2 Jul 1928, , , Iowa, USA , d. 11 Aug 1983, , , Iowa, USA
>	3. Living
>	4. Paul Sidney Lewis, b. 17 Oct 1932, , , Iowa, USA , d. 1965

Last Modified 27 Aug 2005

Family ID F821 Group Sheet

Photos		Lewis family John Lewis and Dollie Wilks family, Iowa, about 1940. Standing, Bettylou, Margaret, Donald, Paulie. Dollie Wilks Lewis was my grandAunt.
		Lewis, John John Lewis, husband of my grandaunt Dollie Wilks Lewis. Picture taken at a Wilks family reunion, early 1960's in Callaway Co., Missouri.

Notes	John and Dollie lived most of their lives in Iowa, in and around Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, and What Cheer and Grinnell. Besides farming, they did extensive cattle and hog feeding and marketing. His parents were Sherman Lewis and Margaret Walden 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_774; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 356. Name: Sherman Lewis Age in 1910: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865 Birthplace: Iowa Relation to Head-of-house: Head Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Spouse's name: Maggie W Home in 1910: Jackson, Callaway, Missouri Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Sherman Lewis 45 Maggie W Lewis 43 Bernard R Lewis 17 Nona Lewis 15 Adelle Lewis 12 Alice Lewis 9 John W Lewis 6 Pual S Lewis 4 Social Security Death Index Recordinfo about John Lewis Name: John Lewis SSN: 482-16-4735 Born: 17 Dec 1903 Died: Dec 1966 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951 )

Event Map

Event

	Birth - 17 Dec 1903 - Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - 14 Feb 1925 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - Cause: heart attack - 5 Dec 1966 - Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA
	Obituary - Fulton Sun-Gazette - 8 Dec 1966 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - - Indianapolis Cemetery, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA

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