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Kristi Lewis is the source of much of Aunt Bernice Murphy's material.

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1901 British Census lists her as 15 yrs old making birthdate abt 1886. In census she lists occupation as Coffee packer Grocer. Family says of her, she was supposed to be rther attractive and quite a flirt. She also was very musical, playing different instruments, and quite talented when it came to sewing and crocheting, and was thought to have croched lace for the Queen.

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Both Catherine and her husband were killed in a car accident near Wichita, KS. Jennifer lives with Aunt Pat and Uncle Steve - relatives of her father.

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Ship manifest: S.S. Baltic sailing from Liverpool Jan 30th 1907, arriving in NY Feb 8th 1907. David John Lewis states destination as "Father in law, John Lewis".

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Reddish brown eyes, curly brown hair. 5' 11" tall. Built the Jones Road Congregational Church, Cleveland around1876. Moved to Rice County (north of Raymond) from Cleveland after marriage. Then moved to Great Bend KA, before locating in 1891 in Hoisington as manager and part owner of the E.R. Moses Company. He was associated with this firm for twenty-two years before selling out to live a retired life. Celebrated 60th weding aniversary Jan 14th 1933 in Hoisington. (Source: newspaper article)
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Lived in Chicago before moving to Cleveland just before the big fire. Somehow involved in designing/building a railroad car for the Mayor of (?) and winning a trip to San Francisco (family was mad at him because he didn't take his wife with him). More of a cabinet maker than a carpenter... Claimed to have shaken Queen Victoria's hand on London Bridge... Also claimed he shook hands with Colonel Grant and Abraham Lincoln. When older he slipped on soap and fell down some stairs and was a little strange after that. Used to toss pebbles at passerbys so they would stop and talk... Shot a BB gun at Genevieve while she was tree climbing. Genevieve 'faked' a fall, and the whole family gave David heck... In Rice County, lived several years on a farm in Chase, KA. Aunt Katie told story of cutting ice from the creek and storing it in a dug pit covered with straw, and having ice available all summer long. He built the Lewis house in Hoisington, and the store "Lewis & Moses" building. He may have come to America from London, England. Someone (an uncle?) owned a ship and David was apprenticed aboard for four years. He 'jumped ship' in America with his carpenter tool box, which was big enough for children to play in." (Source: Genevieve Murphy Foran conversation with Michael Foran Jr. on 8/25/98 and 8/30/98)
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(Source: D.J. Lewis's own handwriting in Family Bible) "D. J. Lewis came to America from Pembrey South Wales. Sailed from Llanelli South Wales on May 1869 on board the sailing ship Brigatine (Nina) took us five weeks to come across, and landed in Halifax Nova Scotia. From there I went to New York and hence to Scranton Pennsylvania, where I had my first birth day in the US on July 28, 1869."
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(Source: Margaret Ann Murphy notes) David had attended a trade school and became a carpenter and contractor by the time he was 19. He was very competent. His tool chest was (as remembered by source) 6'X2 1/2'X2 1/2'. At 19 when one of the ships Brigantin was sailing for America he decided to go too. He had an argument with his (?) uncle, the captain and left the ship in Nova Scotia, then to Scranton, PA (during the Molly Maquire days), then to Oshkosh Wis. He made his way to Chicago. In Chicago there was a lot of poverty. He decided to head west Oct 8, 1871, and as he was standing on the end of the observation car, he saw Chicago burning. At Cleveland Ohio (South Newburg) he met another Welsh family - the Morgan Jones family. They had a large mercantile business. Me married the oldest daughter Margaret Ann Jones. In 1878 they moved to Rice Co. Kansas where D.J. Lewis bought 1/4 sec fo land & built his home.

1880 Census has him in Valley Twp, Rice Co. Kansas living next door to wife's parent Morgan Morgan Jones and his wife Margaret.

After a cyclone demolished his home he rebuilt & stayed until 1887 at which time he became the contractor for the college in Great Bend. Came to Hoisington and built the Degen Store building (Main & Broadway on SW corner), then several years later, in 1891 he and ER Moses formed a partnership & he moved to Hoisington where he took over the management of the E.R. Moses mercantile business. After he moved to Hoisington he was the contractor for the Degan Mercantile store - across the street & angled across fromt he Moses Mercantile which her built also. The Moses Mercantile finally became the John M. Lewis Hardware & the building is still standing in 1992.

Public school and CopperWorks School in Wales. Member Methodist Church. Very artistic. Won awards and medals in England. In America did hardwood work on Santa Fe coaches and received blue ribbon for best car (he built the superintendant official car "99".) and a trip to California. Decided sense of humor. Sailed from England in 1869, intending to repair woodwork on Uncle's ship, the "Nina" and return, but had a quarrel with uncle on the way and refused to return on the same boat, so he stayed in America. His father died at 38 from TB contracted in Crimean War and he was raised by grandparents. Ran hardware store in Hoisington. -- Bernise Murphy research

1910 Census lists both his parents born in Wales.

Birth Certificate for David Lewis states: born July 29, 1849 to John Lewis and Eleanor Griffiths at 69 Gainsford Street, Southwark, London England Registration District "Saint Olave's Southwark, sub-district of Saint John in the county of Surrey. (Birth Cert on file)

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Source: A Bigographical History of Central Kansas, vol II, New York and Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1902 - "Mr. Lewis has served as amember of the city (Hoisington) councel and the school board, and discharges his duties in a very pormpt and capable manner., He holds membership with the Modern Woodmen of America."

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Twin of Genevieve.

Recvd basic education in Hoisington public schools. Studied education and music in Pueblo, CO. She returned to Hoisington in 1909 and taught in a country school, and later in the primary grades of the Hoisington elementary school. Active in Methodist Church.

While visiting in Tuscon, AZ with aunt Katie to help with her TB, pursued there by and eloped with James Russell Murphy who married her in El Paso TX on 16 June 1915, and established her first home in Great Bend. In 1918 began a series of moves Wellington KA, Scottsbluff Nebraska, Abilene & Salina KA before returning to Hoisington in 1927 to establish permanent residence.

Developed Tuberculosis in 1929 and died in Colorado Springs CO hospital (sanatarium) on Oct 3, 1930.

After death at age 39 or 40, sister Katie Mae moved into the Murphy house and raised the children.
Burried in Hoisington Cemetery, Hoisington, KS.

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Twin of Eleanor

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Catholic Nun.

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Live in Muskegan, Michigan.

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1861 Wales Census list occupation as Grocer.

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In the Army and died of TB as a result of gas poisoning in the Crimean War when the children were young. Profession: carpenter. Died at the age of 38.
1851 English Census lists occupation as Journeyman Carpenter.

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Marriage Cert lists profession as Corporal RH Artillery, North Camp Aldershot. Also listed with same rank/location in Britain 1881 census.

Britain 1891 census lists occupation as Brewery Watchman.

Sailed with wife Julia and children Annie and Jane on Oct 1st 1904 aboard the ship S.S. Germanic sailing from Southhampton England, arriving in US at Ellis Island on Oct 11th 1904. Shipboard medical note: "Dr certificate (chronic rheumatism)". (ship manifest copy on file)

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Lived in Great Bend, KS.

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Conversation with Katie Mae: "Johnny, you should get out of that chair and get some exercise. Walk some and you'll feel better." "Yea, I should but I don't feel like it." "Well I don't feel like it either but I DO it!" "Right, but remember, you're only 91. (conversation w/Genevieve Foran). Burried in Hoisington, KS. - Aunt Bernise Murphy.

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Per 1920 census became a naturlized citizen in 1917, listed occupation as railroad shop machinest.

Also found in 1930 US Census in Albequerque New Mexico. Immigrated to US in 1903. Listed occupation as Auto-radiator shop.

WW1 draft registration card list occupation as Locomotive coppersmith on the Santa Fe RR. Also states one finger is crippled.

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Learned China painting in Pueblo, CO from Mrs. Wright. She was engaged to Herbert Carlton Payne, who died of typhoid fever (and was recovering when peritonitis set in) a few weeks before they were to be married at age 21yrs, 8mo and 23 days old.

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Live in Bath, NY.

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Married the Captain of the Brigantine "Nina" that was owned by her mother's parents.

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Divorced Anna in 1982 and remarried Sara Christine Hillila on Oct 6, 1984.

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