Chris C. Brinneman household, 1940, Huntington County, Indiana

Located the 1940 census of the Chris C. Brinneman household in Huntington County, Indiana.  Chris' wife, Leota, was Eileen's 1st cousin 3 times removed.  Their common ancestors were Solomon Lewis and Margaret Rinehart.  Leota was the daughter of Levi Arnold and Amanda Lewis.

1940 U.S. census, Huntington County, Indiana, population schedule, Jefferson Township, enumeration district (ED) 35-19, SD 5, sheet 12A, household 262, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 December 2016); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

At the time of the enumeration, Chris and his wife were living in Jefferson Township.  Chris owned the home and it was valued at $700.  Chris was 59 years old and born in Indiana.  His wife, Leota, was 57 years old and born in Indiana.  In 1935, they were living in the same place.

The record shows that Chris and Leota had both completed the 8th grade in education.  Chris' occupation was listed as a farmer, and no occupation was listed for Leota.

If you have additional information or are connected to this family, I'd love to hear from you.

Isabella Lewis (1850-1876), Huntington County, Indiana

Working on filling in some gaps in my database by utilizing the "Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959" database at Familysearch.org to see what updates and corrections I could find.

Isabella Lewis (1850-1876) was the daughter of Solomon and Margaret (Rinehart) Lewis.  Her marriage to William Arnold on December 19, 1869 in Huntington County, Indiana was found in the database.  Prior to this find, I only had a date of their marriage and not the location. I have not yet determined whether William Arnold was a brother to the Levi Arnold who married Isabella's sister, Amanda.

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXJM-YHH : accessed 06 Aug 2013), William Arnold and Isabella Lewis, 1869.

Isabella was Eileen's maternal 2nd-great grandaunt.  The family lived in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana in the 1870 census.  Both William and Isabella died within a month of each other in 1876 and are buried in the Purviance Cemetery in Huntington County.  I do not yet know if there were any children.

Amanda Lewis (1853-1943), Huntington County, Indiana

Working on filling in some gaps in my database by utilizing the "Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959" database at Familysearch.org to see what updates and corrections I could find.

Amanda Lewis (1853-1943) was the daughter of Solomon and Margaret (Rinehart) Lewis.  Her marriage to Levi Arnold on September 2, 1871 in Huntington County, Indiana was found in the database.  Prior to this find, I had a date for the marriage, but not a location in my database.

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXJM-BJ5 : accessed 06 Aug 2013), Levi Arnold and Amanda Lewis, 1871.

Amanda was Eileen's maternal 2nd-great grandaunt.  They lived most of their lives in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.  Right now I only have the names of two of their children in my database, though I believe they had six.

On This Day : March 7

1658 - William PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  William was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1689 - Susan JOHNSON died in Canterbury, Kent, England.  Susan was my 10x great-grandmother.


1749 - Sally JEWETT born in Hollis, Province of New Hampshire.  Sally was the daughter of Samuel JEWETT and Sarah ________.  Sally was my 5x great-grandmother.


1751 - Josiah PIERCE born.  Josiah was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.


1767 - Jeremiah BROWN died.  Jeremiah was the son of James BROWN and Honour CLAYTON.  Jeremiah was my 9x great-grandfather.


1810 - Mary MAXSON born in Plainfield, Coshocton County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.


1812 - Elizabeth BEALS born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1827 - Lucinda PUTMAN married Joseph HOUSTON in Monroe County, Indiana.  Lucinda was the daughter of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.


1837 - James SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  James was the son of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and ________.


1841 - Levi Reynolds BOWMAN born in Greensboro, Henry County, Indiana.  Levi was the son of William W. BOWMAN and Elvira HUNT.


1847 - Jesse F. JACKSON married Emily WHICKER.  Jesse was the son of Bowater JACKSON and Jennie MACE.


1851 - Emma BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Emma was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1854 - John METZNER born in Ohio.  John was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.


1863 - Daniel RINEHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1876 - Isabella ARNOLD died in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.  Isabella was the daughter of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.


1883 - Mariam RANTS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Maraim was the daughter of David F. RANTS and Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM.


1885 - Hannah MILLHOUS born near Butlerville, Indiana.  Hannah was the daughter of Franklin MILLHOUS and Almira Park BURDG.


1888 - Arthur R. RANTS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of David F. RANTS and Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM.


1891 - Thomas A. SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Thomas was the son of James J. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth Ann Gant HANKINS.


1895 - William BALES married Mary H. BALDWIN.  William was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1910 - Ruth STURDEVANT born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Ruth was the daughter of Walter Lee STURDEVANT and Mabel Katherine JOHNSON.


1917 - Sallie CHAMBERS died.  Sallie was the daughter of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.


1953 - Joseph E. KING died in Wabash County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of Nathan KING and Anzeletta HOLDREN.

Solomon Lewis family - Huntington Co., IN

The Solomon LEWIS family was enumerated in the 1860 & 1870 census of Jefferson Twp., Huntington Co., IN. Solomon was my wife 's maternal 3rd-great grandfather, the son of Nathaniel and Nancy Ann (SNIDER) LEWIS.

Solomon's occupation was that of a farmer, with a real estate valued at $4000 in 1860 and $8000 in 1870; as well as a personal estate valued at $800 in 1860 and $1380 in 1870. The 1870 census indicated that both Solomon and wife Margaret could not write, and Margaret could not read.

The 1860 census listed Margaret's birthplace as Indiana and the 1870 listed her birthplace as Ohio. Other sources state that she was born in Henry Co., IN.

By 1870, daughter's Christina and Isabella were married and listed with their own families.

Solomon LEWIS b. January 9, 1820 Montgomery Co., OH, d. December 18, 1895 Lancaster, Huntington Co., IN., m. January 31, 1841 Henry Co., IN., to Margaret RHINEHART, daughter of Jacob and Mary (ADNEY) RHINEHART. Margaret b. July 6, 1822 Henry Co., IN., d. October 28, 1895 Lancaster, Huntington Co., IN.

Known children of Solomon and Margaret (RHINEHART) LEWIS :
i. Christina Lewis b. August 11, 1841 Wayne Co., IN., d. July 2, 1912 Huntington Co., IN., m. Peter RHINEHART
ii. Jacob Lewis b. January 17, 1847 Huntington Co., IN., d. April 22, 1898 Huntington Co., IN., m. Laura GROFF, m(2) Marietta COOK
iii. Isabella Lewis b. February 17, 1850 Huntington Co., IN., d. March 7, 1876 Huntington Co., IN., m. William ARNOLD
iv. Amanda Lewis b. November 28, 1853 Huntington Co., IN., d. April 5, 1943 Huntington Co., IN., m. Levi ARNOLD
v. Leander Lewis b. December 25, 1855 Huntington Co., IN., d. April 6, 1929 Huntington Co., IN., m. Emily ADAMS
vi. Melsona Lewis b. September 28, 1857 Huntington Co., IN., d. November 16, 1883 Huntington Co., IN., m. Levi DITZLER
vii. Daniel Lewis b. August 23, 1862 Huntington Co., IN., d. November 28, 1914 Huntington Co., IN., m. Alpha M. RICHARDSON