1800 Catharine, daughter of Christ. and Maria Wolf, was born on January 12, 1800. She was baptized on January 26, 1800 at the First Reformed church in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [1]
1820 Jenkin Lewis lived in Derry Twp, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 3 (under 10), 2 (10 thru 15), 1 (26 thru 44), and 1 (45 and over); and females: 1 (16 thru 25). [2]
1841 William Lewis, son of Jenkin Lewis and Catharine Lewis, was born on February 1. William was baptized on June 27, 1841 at Millbach Reformed Church, Heidelberg, Lancaster County, Pennshylvania. [3] [4]
1850 Catharine Lewis (age 50) lived in Blue Ball Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Jenkins Lewis (age 52), Catharine Lewis (age 17), Anna Lewis (age 14), Samuel Lewis (age 11), William Lewis (age 9), and Emanuel Showalter (age 19). [5]
1853 Christian Wolff, of South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, dated his will on April 21. He made bequests to his wife Sarah and 14 children: Catherine, intermarried with Jenkin Lewis; Susan, intermarried with William Dean; Adam Wolf; Christian Wolf; John Wolf; Jacob Wolf; Rebecca (now a widow); Elizabeth, intermarried with John Youndt; George Wolf; Sarah intermarried with Henry Mellinger; Maria, intermarried with Lewis Sponsler; Ann Wolf; Ruben Wolf; Edward L Wolf; and to Christian and Mary, children of deceased son Henry. [6]
1860 Jenken Lewis (age 62, born in Pennsylvania) lived in East Cocalico Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Catharine Lewis (age 60), Samuel Lewis (age 21), and Mary Smith (age 12). Jenken Lewis's occupation was farmer. [7]
1869 Jenkin Lewis was listed as a farmer in Reamstown, Lancaster County. [8]
1870 Jenkin Lewis (age 72, born in Pennsylvania) lived in East Cocalico Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Catharine Lewis (age 70). Jenkin Lewis's occupation was farmer. [9]
1878 Jenkin Lewis died on August 10, 1878, at age 80y 4m 11d, and was buried at Mellingers Cemetery Schoeneck, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [10] [11]
1879 Catharine Wolf Lewis died on November 17, 1879, at age 79y 10m 5d, and was buried at Mellingers Cemetery Schoeneck, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [12] [13]
1911 Samuel W Lewis died in Pennsylvania. Samuel W Lewis was buried on July 29, 1911, in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Samuel W Lewis was born on September 19, 1838, child of Jenkin Lewis and Catharine Wolf. [14] [15]
1915 Mrs Anna Heisher, daughter of Jenkin Lewis and Catharine Wolf, died on October 14, 1915, at age 78, in Reading Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Mrs Anna Heisher was born on June 27, 1837, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (Death certificate: 97729). [16]
[1] "Birth and Baptismal Register of The First Reformed Church, Lancaster, PA.," Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings and Addresses 5 (1894), (continued) 202-266 at 263, [HathiTrust].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Pennsylvania Church Records, Adams, Berks and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Pennsylvania Church Records, Adams, Berks and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881, [AncestryRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Will M-331, [FamilySearchImage].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] US City Directories, 1870 Lancaster Directory, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 18983419, [FindAGrave].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[12] Find A Grave Memorial 18983204, [FindAGrave].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[14] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[15] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[16] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].