Shaking the family tree

Francis (Frank) L Lewis and Frances E French were married in the late 1800's in Calhoun, Michigan. Together they had three children. By 1910 the family had moved to Custer, South Dakota.

Mattie H 1886-?

 

 

 

William Louis (Luke) 1889-?

Daisy May (Caffro) 1891-1979

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis L Lewis
Home in 1900: Battle Creek Ward 1, Calhoun, Michigan
Age: 35  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865  Birthplace: Kansas 
Relationship to head-of-house: Head 
Spouse's Name: Frances E
Household Members:  Francis L Lewis 35  Frances E Lewis 36  Mattie H Lewis 14  William L Lewis 11  Daisy M Lewis 9  Mahalabell French 25  William H French 35 . (**Mahalabell & William French (Frances' parents) ages should be listed as 52 & 53)

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis H Lewis[Francis L Lewis] 
Age in 1910: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Head 
Father's Birth Place: New York  Mother's Birth Place: Maryland 
Spouse's Name: Francis L
Home in 1910: School District 19, Custer, South Dakota
Marital Status: Married 
Household Members:  Francis H Lewis 49  Francis L Lewis 43  William L Lewis 21  Day M Lewis 18 .

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Frank L Lewis
Home in 1920: Argyle, Custer, South Dakota
Age: 59 years  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Head 
Spouse's Name: Francis
Father's Birth Place: New York  Mother's Birth Place: Maryland 
Marital Status: Married  Race: White Sex: Male
Home owned: Own 
Able to read: Yes  Able to Write: Yes 
Household Members:  Frank L Lewis 59  Francis Lewis 53  Wm L Lewis 32  Mahatbelle French 72 (mother-in-law)

1860 The Pony Express begins mail service between St Louis, Missouri and Sacramento, California. Riders change horses at 157 stations along the 2,897 km/1800 mi route and mail takes ten days. Within a few months it is made obsolete by the establishment of the transcontinental telegraph system.