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From: "Marsha Bradley-Luthy" <>
Subject: Re: [ORUMATIL] John Lewis and Nannie (Harper ) Smith Family of Athena
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:14:10 -0700
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!MARRIAGE: WM. MARTIN LEWIS b. 12 Nov. 1797 NC - d. 7 March 1881 OREGON

©1997 married on 4 July 1815, in Clay County, KY (since 1820 Perry Co )

HANNAH SNEATHEN b.18 Dec.1797 KY - d. 18 Nov. 1886 SALEM, OREGON The

Lewis family eventually Settled near Junction City, Oregon - East of Salem,

Oregon. Their first Kentucky original home was a one bed room cabin on

property of his father James Lewis II and Sarah Couch Lewis in present day

Breathitt County. In those years the land was first Clay Co until 1820, then

Perry County until 1839 when it became present day Breathitt County,
Kentucky.

A County of many criminals and rebels who randomly killed. Children of

Wm.Martin Lewis & Hannah Sneathen were all born in Kentucky. The following *

Children are recorded :

*1. John Lewis b. 30 April, 1816 KY md. Polly _____? b.19 June 1835,

born of parents in Boone Co., Indiana

*2. Ezekiel Lewis b. 2 July 1818 KY md.

*3. Mary Lewis b. 3 Oct. 1820 KY md. 21 July 1836, to Isaac Leabo,

b.1815, Monroe Co, Indiana

Mary died with 12 children descents, at age 81, on 10 Sept.1901, at Toledo,

Oregon.

Mary & Isaac were married by Rev.B.Beamer, in Boone Co.,Indiana. She went to

Platte Co, MO and left first for Oregon.

Mary & Isaac arrived Oregon in October 1846 and settled a land claim on 15

Dec. 1846 in Oregon, in Williamette Valley.

Mary made the trip (4)years ahead of her parents Wm.Martin Lewis & Hannah.

Her known children recorded are :

a.) William P.E. Leabo b. 25 Aug 1837 MO- -died 23 Aug.1838 MO age 1 in

Platt Co.,MO ( now Kansas City

b.) Noah John Leabo b.25 Dec.1838 MO md #1 on 19 Apr,1857, Miss Amanda

Snider of Oregon md.#2 on 25 March 1873, Miss Josephine Snook

Children by Josephine :

1.) Emma Leabo md Mr. ? Letson (Eugene, Oregon) 2.) Benjamine

(ben) Leabo md

Ben lived Oregon City, Oregon & he died 25 March 1873 in Oregon City.

c.) Hannah Margaret Leabo b. 17 July 1841 in Atchison Co., Missouri, before

the family trip to Oregon was completed.

Hannah md. 13 Nov. 1858 to Charles F. Phar, of Polk Co.,Oregon.

Hannah Margaret Leabo-Phar, died at age 73, on 31 July 1914, Gilbert, Idaho

and buried now in "Russell Ridge

Cemetery", at Gilbert, Idaho.

d.) John J. Leabo b. 8 April 1843 - d. 1885 OR md. Mary Long b.16 Feb.

1855, married 21 Feb. 1871 at age 16

e.) Isaac J. Leabo b. 5 May 1845 OR md.#1 5 March 1871 to Ruth

McCubbins

md #2 18 June 1880 to Nancy Putnam

md.#3 Miriam Wooley.

f.) Unicy Catherine Leabo, b.27 Jan.1848 OR md.#1 on 28 Jan.1864 to

William Marcus, b. Sept.1832

md #2 on 1 May 1878 to Elias Wiser

g.) Walter Jesse Leabo, b. 16 June 1850 OR--d. 14 July 1863 age 13

(unknown cause, to researcher)

h.) Mary E. Leabo, b. 11 July 1852 OR--d. 23 Jan. 1862 age 10 (unknown

cause, to researcher)

i. ) Emily Phoebe Leabo, b. 22 Feb. 1854 OR--d. 3 Dec. 1939

Portland,Oregon, at age 85

Emily Phoebe Leabo md. Charles Thayer s/o Fred Thayer

j. ) Joseph Elias Leabo, b. 27 June 1855 OR md. ?

k.) Sarah Elizabeth Leabo, b. 7 March 1859 OR md. 21 July 1878 to John

McClusky at Toledo, Oregon

Sarah died at age 78, on 22 Dec. 1937, at Toledo, Oregon

L.) Thomas Meritt Leabo, b. 4 April 1862 md. 27 Nov. 1881 to Ella Kundret,

d/o Fred Kundret (born Switzerland) & Mary Ann Dick of Ohio Thomas

died at age 76, on 28 Feb.1938, at Portland,Oregon. His (3) Children are:

1.) Archie Leabo 2.) Perl Leabo 3.) Karl Leabo *4. James

Peelstraw Lewis b. 13 April 1822 KY md. ? *James P Lewis is a witness

on many Oregon deeds.

*5 . Phoebe Lewis b. 20 March 1824 KY md. a Vincent, , Phoebe & he lived in

1849 in Lakeview, Oregon

*6. Sarah Lewis b. 11 April 1826 KY md Felix Garred b. 1824 Benton

Co.,VA

Sarah married on 11 Feb. 1844 ,Platte Co.,MO, before the trip to Oregon by

her Lewis family.& she and Felix arrived later on 21 Sept 1853 in the

precious Williamette Valley of "The Territory of Oregon". (*was not a
State )

*7. Margaret Lewis b. 18 March 1828 KY md 1/2 cous., Matthais Lewis

b.1829 KY (cousin) s/o Joseph Lewis 1784 NC

Margaret & Matthais married on 10 April 1844, in Platte Co., Missouri 6
years

before trip to Oregon by her parents.

*8. Elizabeth Lewis b. 2 Jan.1830 KY md Tarlton Taylor , married in April

1848, at Putnam Co., Missouri

Tarlton arrived in Oregon in 1851 before Dec 1852 to obtain good land
vacated

by "Oliver Scott" a early pioneer.

*9. Susannah Lewis b. 16 July 1832 KY md Thomas Starns *10. Jesse Bowling

Lewis b. 5 Sept.1834 KY md Sarah E.Bounds, on 27 July 1856, in "the

Oregon Territory".

a.) Jack Lewis md. ??

(1a.) Lillian Lewis md. a Mr. Cutsforth

b.) Lillie Lewis md.

*11. Nancy D. Lewis b. 2 July 1836 KY-- d. 1872 md a Mr. Henderson

Nancy died at age 36, early in life.

*12. Martin Lewis b. 20 March 1838 KY md Martin was 13 yrs old

when arrived in Oregon 1851.

*13. Daniel Lewis b. October 1840 KY md Daniel the baby was 11 yrs old

when arrived Oregon 1851.

Burial sites and death records are not available for many of the above

children by family or Official documents of Oregon.

(Wm.Martin Lewis.doc) SEE ©® KINGS OF SHELTERED MEADOWS -ROOTS TREE by

John P. Sullivan, a descent.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Will" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [ORUMATIL] John Lewis and Nannie (Harper ) Smith Family of
Athena


> Thanks Pat.
> Maxine
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Kennedy" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 6:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [ORUMATIL] John Lewis and Nannie (Harper ) Smith Family of
> Athena
>
>
>>I have the book: Hermiston Herald Obituaries by: Lois L. Masters 1995
>>
>> Doris Bounds, was the daughter of F. B. (Pop) Swayze
>>
>> vol 43 # 18 7 Dec 1950
>> He was born 12 Jan 1878 at McComb, IL. To Hermiston , 6 Dec 1906 from
>> Seattle. Md: Anna A. Miller in KS. Died in Pendleton. Survived by
>> wife; son, Frank Swayze; dau, Mrs Roger (Doris) Bounds and a brother.
>> Interment: Hermiston Cemetery
>>
>> Roger J. Bounds:
>> vol 54 # 10 4 Feb 1960
>> Born 9 Sep 1903 MD. Survived by wife, Doris Swayze Bounds; son
>> Roger; three brothers; Carroll, Ralph, and Walton and sister Mrs
>> James Crockett. Interment Hermiston Cemetery
>>
>> Pop Swayze, Doris and Roger Bounds were all owners of the bank in
>> Hermiston. Doris Bounds collected Indian artfacts and many of these
>> things are housed in the High Desert Museum in Bend, OR.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Will" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ORUMATIL] John Lewis and Nannie (Harper ) Smith Family of
>> Athena
>>
>>
>>> Hello;
>>> I do Believe that in the 1950's and into 1960's there were Bounds in
>>> Hermiston ore. that either owned a Bank or was Pres. of one there that
>>> I did business with also into maybe the early 1970's??
>>> May want to check this out. The bank I think was down town on the main
>>> St. going east and on the Right side on a corner in middle of town. I
>>> think her name was Doris and can't remember spouse's first name. The
>>> city Directories and old Ph. books in the Hermiston, Lib. there most
>>> likely would have the information of the Bounds.
>>> Maxine Wilton
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Marsha Bradley-Luthy" <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 11:52 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [ORUMATIL] John Lewis and Nannie (Harper ) Smith Family of
>>> Athena
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jessie lived in cottage grove Oregon Many Children Doc #3
>>>>
>>>> Sorry I didn't see your name, but...
>>>>
>>>> The Sarah E. Bounds that m. Jessie B. Lewis 27 July 1856 in O.T. Polk
>>>>
>>>> County, was my g-grandfather's sister,
>>>>
>>>> the dau. of John Bird Bounds and Elizabeth Lovelady Bounds. They went
>>>> from TN
>>>>
>>>> to MO, then in 1846 moved to
>>>>
>>>> OR. They took the southern route (Applegate) of the Oregon Trail. She
>>>> d. on
>>>>
>>>> the trail and is buried near Oakland
>>>>
>>>> OR.
>>>>
>>>> Are you familiar with "The Boundless Bounds" book compiled by Ruth
>>>> Dryden?
>>>>
>>>> It has been out of print, but
>>>>
>>>> is being reprinted by David Bounds of Houston TX.
>>>>
>>>> (My g-grandfather was John Armstrong Bounds.)
>>>>
>>>> The Sarah E. Bounds that m. Jessie B. Lewis 27 July 1856 in O.T.
>>>>
>>>>> > Polk County, was my g-grandfather's sister, the dau. of John Bird
>>>>
>>>>> > Bounds and Elizabeth Lovelady Bounds. They went from TN to MO, then
>>>>
>>>>> > in 1846 moved to OR. They took the southern route (Applegate) of the
>>>>
>>>>> > Oregon Trail. She d. on the trail and is buried near Oakland OR.
>>>>
>>>>> > Are you familiar with "The Boundless Bounds" book compiled by Ruth
>>>>
>>>>> > Dryden? It has been out of print, but is being reprinted by David
>>>>
>>>>> > Bounds of Houston TX.
>>>>
>>>>> > (My g-grandfather was John Armstrong Bounds.)
>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: <>
>>>> To: <>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:29 PM
>>>> Subject: [ORUMATIL] John Lewis and Nannie (Harper ) Smith Family of
>>>> Athena
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
>>>>>
>>>>> Surnames: Smith, Harper
>>>>> Classification: Query
>>>>>
>>>>> Message Board URL:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACE/498
>>>>>
>>>>> Message Board Post:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm searching for a missing child of the above couple, who lived in
>>>>> Athena. John was both a farmer and a constable, and he's buried in the
>>>>> Athena Cemetery. When John died in 1907 his father (who is my 2nd
>>>>> ggrandfather) wrote a note to a relative telling her of John's death
>>>>> and adding that he "leaves behind a wife and 6 children, the youngest
>>>>> a boy of 10."
>>>>>
>>>>> I've found the family in the 1900 federal census along with their last
>>>>> five children: Jessie E., Bernice, Roy, Bessie, and Earl (who was born
>>>>> in 1897, which makes him the 10-year-old in the letter). Also in this
>>>>> census Mother Nannie says she's had 6 children and 6 are still living,
>>>>> so the number of children in this family isn't a figment of their
>>>>> grandfather's imaganation.<g>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've haunted the 1900 censuses of OR, WA, and ID for a child born
>>>>> between 1884 (the year John and Nannie were married) and 1888 (birth
>>>>> year of the next child, Jessie E. above) and one who is not listed as
>>>>> a son or daughter. There are three close matches in Umatilla Co., but
>>>>> the birthplaces listed for their parents don't quite match those of
>>>>> John (Iowa) and Nannie (Oregon).
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know of this family or have suggestions for further
>>>>> searching?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for any help,
>>>>> Beth
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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