English Cemetery ~ John Ermine Lewis ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Lewis, John Ermine
LAST: Lewis FIRST: John MID: Ermine
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 8 May 1843 DIED: 20 Nov 1922 BURIED:  (English Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Moniton Co, Missouri
DEATH PLACE: Linn Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
1880 OR CENSUS - J. E. Lewis (male), age 38, occupation farming, b. Missouri, is enumerated along with E. J. (female), age 34, b. Missouri, M, (female), age 13, b. Oregon, A. R. (male), age 7, b. Oregon, and C. L. (male), age 2, b. Oregon
1900 OR CENSUS - John E. Lewis, age  57, occupation farmer., b. May 1843 in Oregon (sic), is enumerated with his son Charles, age 14, b. Jun 1885 in Oregon. 
1910 OR CENSUS - John E. Lewis, age 66, b. Missouri, is enumerated in the home of his son Alex O., age 36, occupation butcher, b. Oregon, and his wife of 12 years, Orelia M., age 28, mother of 2 children, b. Oregon, along with Lillian B., age 11, b. Oregon and Albert E., age 7, b. Oregon. Also enumerated in the household is Charlie L. Allen, identifed as a boarder, age 38, b. , Oregon.
DISCREPANCY - DC and census records give birthplace as Missouri, obit as Wisconsin.
OBITUARY: 
AIRLIE
In the death of Mr. John E. Lewis a short time ago, Polk county loses one of its pioneer farmers, he having been a resident of this vicinity for the past 77 years. Born in Wisconsin in 1843, he was brought across the plains to Oregon two years later, the family settling in the vicinity of what is now Lewisville, and after whom this place was named. After retiring from active farm live, “Uncle John”, as he was familiarly known, made his home in Airlie until his health failed and he went to live with his son, Alex Lewis near Albany. Obsequies over the remains were held at the Evangelical Church of which the deceased was a member, the Rev Ballantine officiating. Interment was made in the Lewisville cemetery [English cemetery]. The surviving children are two sons and two daughters, also three brothers and two sisters, all but one of whom are residents of this state.
Monmouth Herald, Friday, 8 Dec 1922, 5:4
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SOURCES: 
OSBH DC (Linn County 1922) #257 
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, ED 107, pg 504C) 
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, ED 176, sheet B2)
1910 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, ED 244, sheet 1A) 
MH 8 Dec 1922, 5:4
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