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Lewis, America
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| LAST: Lewis
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FIRST: America
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| GENDER: F
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MAIDEN NAME: Kincade
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TITLE: Mrs.
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| BORN: 4 Nov 1839
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DIED: 28 Apr 1891
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| BIRTH PLACE: Missouri
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| DEATH PLACE: Lewisburg, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
Name of father Samuel Kincade
1850 MO CENSUS - America Kinkaid [sic], age 10, b. Missouri, is enumerated with Saml, age 50, farmer, b. Kentucky, and Polly, age 50, b. Kentucky, along with James, age 23, b. kentucky, Chirstian, age 16, b. Illinois, Wm., age 14, b. Illinois, Tersy, age 12, b. Missouri, and John, age 6, b. Missouri.
MARRIAGE - Samuel Lewis & America Kincade, m 21 Feb 1858; William Simpson, M. G. Wit: Thomas Flanery & Miles Lewis #247 pg 102".
1880 OR CENSUS - America, age 39, b. Missouri, is enumerated with husband Samuel, age 45, farmer, b. Kentucky, along with T. P., age 20, Sarah E., age 18, A. V., age 17, Clarinda, age 14, Miles M., age 11, and John A., age 6. Also enumerated with the family is Lemuel Walker, identified as boarder, age 45, b. Illinois.
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OBITUARY:
Died - At Lewisburg, Oregon on the night of Thursday, April 23, 1891 of la grippe, Mrs. A. K. Lewis, wife of Samuel Lewis, aged 47 years.
This makes the 6th death to have occured from la grippe in the vicinity of Lewisburg during the past two weeks. Mrs. Lewis had been ill a couple of weeks. The funeral was conducted at Lewisburg yesterday the remains being given interment in the Lewis Burying Ground by the side of five neighbors and friends who preceeded her.
There are still quite a number of sufferers from this ailment in the same neighborhood but reports soming from there yesterday left them all improving.
Daily Oregon Statesman 25 Apr 1891 3:1
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INSCRIPTION:
Mother
America
Wife of
Samuel
Lewis
Died
Apr. 28, 1891
Aged
52 Yrs 17 Dys
[shares marker with Samuel]
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SOURCES:
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1850 MO CENSUS (Jackson Co., Van Buren, FA #1650)
Marion Co., Oregon Marriage Records, Vol I, 1849-1871, pg 20
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Silver Creek, ED 85, pg 6B)
DOS 25 Apr 1891 3:1
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