To Ruby Coleman and Angie Waldo and anyone else interested in the Lewises of Ashe County NC: I just discovered this web site for descendants of Gideon Lewis, Sr. Awesome! I am very new to this research but I am very excited to see so much out there.
I believe I am one of the descendants of Gideon Sr. I am intested in contacting cousins and sharing infromation. I am also interested to know if any of my direct ancestors fought in the Revolutionary war. - DAR wannabe :-)Let me know when you can, Debbie Lewis, Columbus, Ohio (originally from Beckley WV.
Here is what I think I have discovered about my father's direct line:

GIDEON LEWIS, SR., b. abt. 1730, VA/NC (?), poss. Wales or England; d. after 1801, Ashe Co., NC or Barren Co., KY; m. abt. 1764 Nancy Osborne, b. abt. 1735, VA; d. June 12, 1812, Ashe Co., NC.

GIDEON LEWIS, JR., Captain, 1st Company, 5th NC Militia – War of 1812, b. c. 1765, Ashe Co., NC, d. 17 June or July 1842. Married to Sarah Eve Jones b. c.1785, d. c.1825. At least one other wife, possibly more. 14 children. Possibly others by second wife.

NATHAN LEWIS, b. abt. 1801, Ashe Co., NC, d. after 1870

CALVIN LEWIS, b. abt. 1830, Ashe Co., NC, d. 1901

ERVIN WASHINGTON LEWIS, b. Apr. 1865, Ashe Co., NC m. 1892 to Nettie Belle Foster, d. June 8, 1955 (Beckley, WV), 9 children – 6 survived

CALVIN DOUGLAS LEWIS, b. 1917, Ashe Co., NC, d. 1972 (Washington DC) - name was originally Francis King Lewis but was changed

Calvin's (may father) children by his second marriage to Mable Louise Cooney (my mother)are: CHARLES EDWARD LEWIS, b. July 1951, d. April 1999, BARBARA LEE LEWIS, b Feb. 21, 1953 (Living), THOMAS ALLEN LEWIS, b. Nov. 11, 1955 (Living), Deborah Sue Lewis, b. March 29, 1958 (myself)

Calvin Douglas was my father, however, his birth certificate was amended from Francis King to Calvin Douglas - there was not a Francis and a Douglas.

Francis King Lewis - name changed to Calvin Douglas Lewis
Born: 2 MAR 1917 - North Fork Twp., Ashe County, NC
Died: MAR 1972 - Washington, DC

I'm trying to determine whether or not my ancestor Jesse Lewis is the son of Col. or Capt. Gideon Lewis.

He was born in North Carolina, but was in Johnson County, Tenn., for the 1850 and 1860 census. I lose him after the 1860 Tenn. census (taken in April) unless he's the Jesse Lewis listed on the Ashe County, NC, mortality schedule as having died there in October 1860.

According to census, his wife and their oldest two children were born in North Carolina.

Here's info from census records: In 1850, Jesse and Lucy appear with children - Elizabeth, 7, Charity, 5, Sarah, 3, Alfred, 2, and Polly Mary (Ann? - writing hard to read) 2/12.

In 1860, Jesse and Lucinda appear with children - Elizabeth, 16; Charity, 15; Sarah, 13; Alfred, 12; Mary, 10; James, 8; Henry, 2; and Hila, 2/12.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. KD Hatton