Melissa Lewis
1834 - 1910 (75 years)-
Name Melissa Lewis Birth 27 Oct 1834 Allegany Co., New York, USA Gender Female Death 17 Jun 1910 Milbank, Grant Co., South Dakota, USA Burial Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant Co., South Dakota, USA Notes - 1905 census shows 'single', but as housewife of Jacob Sarf, and she is listed as Melissa Sarf (same name in her husbands father's Abner Allen probate records of Feb 1909).
- Apr1910 'divorced' and going by Melissa Allen, living with her son, Charles in Milbank,SD - 5 children, 3 living (Jacob died in Jun 1909)
Person ID I12074 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 13 Dec 2020
Father Lester Dillon Lewis, b. 17 Mar 1808, Petersburg, Rensselaer Co., New York, USA d. 7 Jan 1892, Hebron, Potter Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years) Mother Minerva Anne Jones, b. ca 1810, New York, USA d. Abt 1870, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 60 years) Marriage Abt 1832 Family ID F14303 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 LeRoy Allen, b. 12 Aug 1830, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 30 Nov 1896, Milbank, Grant Co., South Dakota, USA (Age 66 years) Marriage 1 Jan 1854 Allegany Co., New York, USA Children + 1. Sarah Allen, b. 15 Jan 1856, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 30 Aug 1891, Milbank, Grant Co., South Dakota, USA (Age 35 years) + 2. Augusta Mae Allen, b. 4 Oct 1857, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 22 Dec 1938, Milbank, Grant Co., South Dakota, USA (Age 81 years) 3. Fred Allen, b. 1870, Berlin, Ionia Co., Michigan, USA d. 6 Sep 1935, Waterloo, Blackhawk Co., Iowa, USA (Age 65 years) + 4. William Albertus Allen, b. 1 Jul 1872, Berlin, Ionia Co., Michigan, USA d. 1903, Milbank, Grant Co., South Dakota, USA (Age 30 years) + 5. Charles Allen, b. 31 Oct 1881, Berlin, Ionia Co., Michigan, USA d. 23 Mar 1969, Milbank, Grant Co., South Dakota, USA (Age 87 years) Family ID F3225 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Oct 2020
Family 2 Jacob Sarff, b. 17 Mar 1830, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Jan 1909 (Age 78 years) Marriage 1904 South Dakota, USA Family ID F14684 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Dec 2020
- 1905 census shows 'single', but as housewife of Jacob Sarf, and she is listed as Melissa Sarf (same name in her husbands father's Abner Allen probate records of Feb 1909).
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