Grace and her husband Elmer Carl Lewis gave my mother up to her father's brother and his wife.
O.R. Lewis and Katherine Mae Lewis who raised her in California.
My mother spent half of her life trying to find Grace Collins
but passed away before she could reach her.
I know who she is but I would like more information like any more children, her marriages and also her vital records.
We heard she died in a car accident in Houston Texas. Any inforatio you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thank you
Graces father would be a "Collins" not a "Lewis".
I'm having a lot of trouble finding info on Grace.
Where did Grace and Elmer live?
Were they divorced?
Did she remarry? If so to who?
What was your Mothers name?
Any details you can give would help.
This is my third attempt to reply to you.
I'm having computer issues and keep getting dropped for this page and or site. Is it possible to communicate directly through our e-mail addresses? At least that way my answer to you will be saved in drafts. This way I have to start a new reply and I am not a typist.
Here we go again. Elmer's brother raised my mother. O.R. Lewis. My mother's name is Stella Jean Lewis. I don't know the date they married or divorced.
Grace was born on 8/3/1902 and died 1/1972 in Houston, Texas where Elmer Carl lived. I'm going to end here and start a new e-mail in case I get dropped. Thank you, Rebecca
Grace Lewis in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Grace Lewis
SSN: 263-28-5419
Last Residence: 78250 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
BORN: 19 Jun 1902
Died: Jun 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: Florida (Before 1951)
My grandfather told me she married a man who he had a fight with and fell down the stairs which caused the divorce.
He mentioned the name Ray Sloan but I haven't come up with any marriage or divorce docs yet. No other children either so far. Happy trails to you...
Ray Sloan
Birth 11 JAN 1903 • Arkansas
Death OCT 1983 • Joplin Missouri
Family
Parents
Samuel Allison Sloan 1859–1929
Julia Francis (Fannie) Porter 1875–1955
Spouse & Children
Grace Collins 1903–
Richard Adolf Sloan 1930–1952
Facts
• Birth 11 Jan 1903 • Arkansas
• Birth of Brother Earl Sloan(1905–1974)
• Birth of Sister Mary Ruth Sloan(1908–1997) 29 Jun 1908 • Arkansas
• Residence 1910 • Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas
• Birth of Brother Dwight Henry Sloan(1914–1998) 7 Apr 1914 • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
• Residence 1920 • Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas
• Marriage 1923
Grace Collins
• Death of Father Samuel Allison Sloan(1859–1929) 31 Jul 1929 • Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Birth of Son Richard Adolf Sloan(1930–1952) 7 Dec 1930 • Joplin, Missouri, USA
• Residence 1930 • Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma
• Death of Son Richard Adolf Sloan(1930–1952)15 Aug 1952 • Santa Clara, California, USA
• Death of Mother Julia Francis (Fannie) Porter(1875–1955) 13 Mar 1955 • Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Death of Brother Earl Sloan(1905–1974)
• Death of Sister Della May Sloan(1893–1978) Aug 1978 • Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States of America
• Death Oct 1983 • Joplin Missouri
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Grace Lewis
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Grace Lewis
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Home in 1940: Houston, Harris, Texas
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Yale
House Number: 1707
Inferred Residence in 1935: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Residence in 1935: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 7A
Occupation: Packer
Industry: Bakery
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 50
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 850
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Rex E Callicott
44
Maudine C Callicott
36
Rex P Callicott
13
Betty J Callicott
8
Grace Lewis
39
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Grace A Collins
in the Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Grace A Collins
Birth Date: Jul 1902
Birth Place: Franklin, Monona, Iowa
Father: L R Collins
Mother: Maria Schultz
FHL Film Number: 1443703
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Stella Jean Leech
in the California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Stella Jean Leech
[Stella Jean Lewis]
Social Security #: 555223585
Gende
That is a lot of info. to go through....keep me busy
My mother, Jean Leech was born 1924
and your info says Grace married in 1923?
to whom? Elmer Carl or Ray?
Grace A. Collins is not my Grace.
I have yet to find any info on Grace with a middle initial.
What I find odd is that Grace writes in the location of her birth the same place where the census is taken. Very strange as if you must be born there to be counted.
Best,
Rebecca
I wish you luck.
Thank you. I don't know where my 4 previous replies went but
The bottom line is that I'm trying to finish what my mother began tracing her heritage to find her real mother. She started in 1965 without computers. My mother posted an ad in "Frontier Times" magazine where a family member replied and forwarded a family tree.
I have traced Grace to a degree that I satisfied my mother's curiosity regarding how she lived her life and where she lived out her life, she did remarry and my mother had one sibling and many half brothers and sisters. Now it is my goal to get the land back that was taken during "The Indian Removal Act of 1830 that Andrew Jackson signed to remove the Indians in North Carolina, Georgia, etc. from their homeland to Federal Territory in Oklahoma. Simply because they found oil on Indian Territory and wanted it.
In pursuit of my goal I need legal documentation. What is required by The Cherokee Nation is the link that connects me to my relatives. I have some documentation but whether or not that will suffice is yet to be determined. I need
to obtain certified copies of their vital records. I know now that Oklahoma was not required to record births before 1920. Actually not until they became a state.
Do you have any suggestions how I can verify a social security number? Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Rebecca
Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA
Spouse: James Mark Steeley
Daughter: Clausene S. Nottingham