the Journey
1700s
Living in Virginia
1790s
Migrate to Wilkes County, North Carolina
1800s
Migrate to Claiborne County, Tennessee
1870s
Migrate to Newton County, Missouri
In-Laws
The following families married into the family along the way:
Hardy Family
Fulp Family
Gambill Family
Stories about the family…
Robert Lewis | Strawberry Farms
Robert Lewis (1856-1935) had around 35 acres of strawberry fields on his farm in Newton County, Missouri.
Robert Lewis | Threshing Machine
Robert Lewis partnered with Richard Kelley to form a threshing machine operation in Newton County, Missouri. Their business operated from the 1890s to at least the 1920s. The Lewis and Kelley farms were adjoining to each other. In her book, Lest We Forget, Jewell Lewis Campbell recalls a financial record from the Advance Thresher Co.…