I’ll try to do the ancestor challenge also. Need to keep focused!
"Greatest Generation" Life Lessons
Last June I read about a Challenge, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, and I was intrigued. I decided to take up the challenge. Some Ancestors may take more than one week, but I still intend to write about 52 Ancestors. I hope you enjoy reading about My Ancestors as much as I am looking forward to researching and writing about them.
- Enoch Lewis; (2) John Jackson Lewis; (3) Edith May (Lewis) Rider; (4) Marian Edith (Rider) Irwin; (5) Marian Dunlap (Irwin) Guion; (6) Judith Anne Guion
Enoch Lewis was born January 29, 1776 in Radnor (Chester Co.), Pennsylvania. He married Lydia Jackson, born April 27, 1825. They had several children, the oldest, John Jackson Lewis was born April 27, 1825, in Wilmington, (New Castle Co.), Delaware. two other sons were named Edward and William.
John Jackson Lewis was 25 years old when he embarked on his Voyage to California to…
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Thank you, Janet, for continuing to share my posts with your readers. Hiistory is so much more exciting when we hear about events from people who actually lived through them.
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