I started actively working on the Lewis Family back in 1977. I knew very little because my grandmother was already starting to become very forgetful. Her Parker's and Lewis's were from Taylor's Valley, VA and they were all mixed up together. It was a mess. My line goes back to Old Gideon Lewis, Sr. a couple of times. (But who's counting, right?) I was having trouble sorting them all out, but then I met Archie. He is my grandmother's first cousin. Archie had been an avid genealogist for years and years, concentrating on his Blevins side and his Parker/Lewis side. He was so good to me. He gave me practically everything he had ever collected on the families, plus told me the old stories as told to him by his grandpa. In 1979, we worked together to put out a booklet on the Parker/Lewis conections. In short, I owe a whole lot to Archie. My Lewis notebooks are much larger now, but he gave me the foundation from which to build. Archie no longer works on his genealogy, although he is always interested in our new findings. Archie will be 86 years old this coming September. His perseverance with this genealogy has alway been a source on inspiration to me.
Jeffrey C. Weaver
Now, Jeff is my bud! I think he found my address in the little Parker/Lewis booklet and called me on the phone back in 1980. We have been talking ever since. Anyone who knows Jeff knows what I mean when I say he is the historian's historian. I think he know more about the history of SW Virginia and NW North Carolina than any person alive. He can tell you everything about any county in that area, including what kind of rocks they have. He knows more on the Civil War in Virginia and North Carolina than anyone I've ever met. And he can just pop it off the top of his head, too! Actually, we have never met in person, but we have spent many, many hours on the phone, bouncing ideas off each other, and compliling information from Grayson and Ashe Counties. (He's even help me put up this site!) He is my good friend, my best genealogy buddie, and a truly great person.
Bibliography
The large Lewis Family Chart created by the members of Three Forks Baptist Church North Fork, Ashe County, NC
Ashe County, NC Cemetery Records Complied By: Russell Hamilton Creative Printers West Jefferson, NC 28694
The Heritage of Ashe County, North Carolina Vol. 1 - 1984 Vol. 2 - 1994 Published By: Ashe County Historical Society
Marriage Records of Ashe County, NC 1801 - 1872 Compiled By: Minnie Patrick Osborne Edited By: Jeffrey C. Weaver Ashe County Historical Society - 1989
The Weaver Family of New Kent County,VA Southside, VA And The New River Valley 1600 - 1990 Vol. 1 By: Jeffrey C. Weaver
1790 - 1880 Federal Census 1790 Wilkes County, NC* 1800 Ashe County, NC* 1810 Ashe County, NC* 1820 Ashe County, NC By: J.C. Weaver 1830 Ashe County, NC By: Ruth W. Shepherd 1840 Ashe County, NC 1850 Ashe County, NC By: Danny L. Miller 1860 Ashe County, NC By: Danny L. Miller 1870 Ashe County, NC By J. C. Weaver 1880 Ashe County, NC By: Mary Floy Katzman * New River News http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nrv.htm
High On A Widy Hill By: Catherine S. McConnell Washington County, VA Historical Society Abingdon, VA
1761 Tax List Rowan County, NC Washington County, VA Historical Society Abingdon, VA
Contributors
(Whether they knew it or not)
Ruby Roberts Coleman Ogallala, Nebraska Correspondences written between 1970 - 1975
Robert T. Nave Houston, Texas Correspondences written between 1973 - 1985
Donna Mickle Winston-Salem, North Carolina Correspondence written in 1980
Carol Lewis Gellert Pasadena, Maryland Correspondences written between 1979 - 1985
Grace Lewis Santti Arkansas Correspondences written between 1978 - 1986
Larry D. Cockerham Nashville, Tennessee April, 2001
