1835 - 1889

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• Birth	9 Jan 1835	New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  BIRT	9 Jan 1836	New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
  Died	15 Jun 1889	Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania
  Buried	17 Jun 1889	Montrose Borough, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I79913	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	07 May 2005 00:00:00
  Family	George Benson LEWIS, b. 4 May 1821, New York (Probably in Orange County)
  Married	2 Sep 1856	Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. William T. LEWIS, b. Jan 1860, Montrose Borough, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania   2. Nellie A. LEWIS, b. Abt 1863, Montrose Borough, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F26387	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Need to investigate: Was Electa related to the Henry Mitchel, a 30 year-old painter living in their house at the time of the 1960 census? This Henry and his wife Eliza, a 26 year-old teacher are not relatives of George Benson Lewis or his first wife Elizabeth Lucy Rogers. Rachel Cargill, Dorcas Eveline Stone and Miranda Segar were all descendants of James Cargill and Chloe Chaffee. Joseph, Gehiel and Miles Lewis (all ministers) were brothers and sons of Rev. Nathaniel Lewis and Sarah Hart Cole. In the voluminous Lewis family file, (in the Montrose, PA Historical Society) I found the obituary of Electa Ann (Wellman) Lewis. The newspaper article was dated Sunday, 23 June 1889. The article did not include a place-name, however, I assume it to be Bradford (McKean) PA. Transcription follows: quote: ************ Death of Mrs. Geo. B. Lewis. The subject of this sketch was born in New Milford township in January 1835. Her name previous to her marriage in 1856 was Electa Ann Wellman. She lived with her husband in Montrose and vicinity until his death, April 4, 1870, and afterward at this place until removal to Mansfield, Pa. in 1881, and thence to Bradford, Pa., in 1884. After a severe illness of many months, the summons which released her weary, wasted body from the sufferings of earth came on Saturday evening, June 15. A funeral service was held at Bradford on the afternoon of the following day, and at 5 o'clock the remains, accompanied by her own daughter, Miss Nellie Lewis, and Sarah, daughter of Mr. Lewis by his first marriage [to Miss Elizabeth Rogers] started towards Montrose for interment, arriving at Tunkhannock early Monday morning. Soon afterward, William V., only son of Mrs.Lewis, arrived from Philadelphia and joined his sorrowing sisters. A funeral service was appointed at the Methodist Church at half past nine, which, notwithstanding a pouring rain, was well attended. The casket, on which was a beautiful wreath of flowers, was borne within the church by Messrs. S. F.Lane, W. J. Gordon, Daniel Coon, J. E. Whiting, Myron Baldwin, and Warren Tingley, and placed in front of the altar, which as well as the platform and pulpit, were beautifully decorated with flowers arranged for Children's Day, the day before. The chief mourners were William and Nellie, with Sarah and her uncle, Joseph R. Lewis, but there were also many sorrowing hearts, for a loved one who passed beyond all earthly scenes. The choir sang the hymn commencing "O troubled heart, there is a home." Rev. Mr. Lee, pastor of the church, said: This is an hour in which nothing is more appropriate than the word of God, and after reading Scripture selections, offered prayer. The choir sang "When peace like a river." Mr. Lee said: This is an occaision when our thoughts turn toward the future in connection with this question, "where have they gone?" We have no information except from the word of God; that says, "the righteous hath hope in his death." The hour of death is the important hour. Friends can follow to that hour but no farther; the righteous hath hope in his death. The real friend, is the friend in need. Hope keeps the heart from breaking, and lifts up from all present suffering to a glorious future. When in the last hour, the eye rests upon the beauties of nature, God says "the righteous hath hope in his death." God says there shall no evil happen to the just, that is the righteous. However pleasant the home here, they have hope of something better. There is nothing permanent here -no certainty here. God will wipe away all tears - no pain, no sorrow there. There is sadness and loneliness in going away from these earthly homes; there is hope of meeting friends on the other shore. The Christian has hope in death because he is going to a better home - eternal, whose builder and maker is God, where they shall go no more out forever. The great question is not whether righteous has hope hereafter, but in his death. So far as I can learn, this mother bore the character of the righteous. She was an active Christian, and her efficient labors in the Sabbath School have endeared her to many hearts. You know her better than I do; imitate her virtues. These beautiful flowers, which were placed here yesterday, are appropriate for this occaision. The choir sang "We shall meet beyond the river," and an opportunity was given to view the remains. The casket was borne to the hearse by the same pall bearers, except that S.J.Northrup took the place of Mr.Lane. Mr.Lee concluded the services at the grave in the western part of the cemetery on the hill. ************ The January 1835 for Electa's birth possibly a misprint. In the unpublished manuscript of William Cargill Capron who conducted a survey of the descendants of Immigrant ancestor James Cargill and Phebe Smith, in the late 1860's - mid 1870's through coorespondence and a questionnaire has her birth as 09 January 1836. This is the same document that has Adin Stillman Wellman for Adrian. Source: Email from Roger Cargill rcargill3@stny.rr.com Source: Please cite original sources. Compiled by: J. K. Loren