U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis, Cyrus Battel (1860-1941) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 497 CYRUS BATTELL LEWIS, born March 17, 1860, son of Perry C. Lewis, Sr., the grandson of Andrew Lewis and the great grandson of Joseph Lewis, who emigrated from the South Branch before 1800. He is also the son of Martha Ann Johnson, who was the daughter of John N. Johnson of Albermarle County, Va., she was twenty years of age when she married Mr. Lewis. He was born on Sand Run and raised there until he was thirteen years old, when his parents moved to Buckhannon, and soon he began to work for himself as stone mason, as bricklayer and then as general mechanic. December 10, 1881, he commenced barbering in Buckhannon and has been proprietor of a barber shop ever since. His wife's maiden name was Annie Nocton, daughter of Patrick Nocton of Randolph County, her mother was a Miss Hennegan, marriage occurred October 20, 1882, and their children are: Charles Garfield, born October 19, 1883; Cyrus Patrick, born March 2, 1885; Maud, born November 17, 1886; Mamie, born October 9, 1888; Delia, born May 4, 1891, dead; William Fries, born May 9, 1892; Ethel, born March 16, 1894; Roy and Troy, twins, born October 30, 1890; McKinley Hobart Thomas, born October 27, 1896; Reta, born February 18, 1900. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #7240 FULL-NAME: Cyrus B. Lewis BIRTH-DATE: March 17, 1860 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur County, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: May 25, 1941 (at age 81y-2m-8d) DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed (Anna Nocton Lewis) OCCUPATION: Barber FATHER: Perry Cyrus Lewis, Sr. (born in Va.) MOTHER: Martha Johnson (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Coronary Block / Heart Failure INFORMANT: Mrs. Maud LaVries (of New York City) BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery (wife of Cyrus B. Lewis) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #18071 FULL-NAME: Anna Nocton Lewis BIRTH-DATE: May 5, 1866 BIRTH-PLACE: Randolph DEATH-DATE: December 8, 1935 (at 69 years of age) DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (C. B. Lewis) OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: Patrick Nocton (born in Ireland) MOTHER: Briget Henigan (born in Ireland) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Cerebral Hemmorhage, Died suddenly BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------