This site is dedicated to continuing genealogical research for both my family of Mississippi and my wife's family of Iowa. My focus is on the immigrant experience. What were the conditions which "pushed" our families out of their homes, causing them to endure the hardships of immigration? What were the perceived benefits from migration which "pulled" them to their final destination? And, how were their lives improved by "Coming to America?"
We do not claim any powers above the ordinary, but we have profound pity on any one who can not spend a pleasant hour in any God's acre where his friends sleep their last sleep. And perhaps the Witch of Endor is not such a great mystery as the unthinking reader imagines; to call up in your mind one after another and hear the voice and ideas is perhaps not such a wonderful feat after all.
Martin
G.
Weaver
10/11/1914
Lancaster County PA
I do not claim to be the author of a great deal of the information on this site. Quite the contrary, I have benefited from the stalwart research of countless others, first among whom was my father. Dr. Arnold D. Lewis spent over fifty years researching the Lewis Family Genealogy by reading, walking through graveyards, and striking up conversations with anyone who might provide additional information. Additionally, I would like to extend a special thanks to my cousin, Dr. Ed Smith of the University of Tennessee, who has provided photos for the Lewis/Campbell pages.
My contribution has been to compile available information in this one site, generating indexes, and providing a historical context for family migrations. The References page contains information on materials and web sites which have provided invaluable leads from which much of the information on this site has been developed.
CE Lewis
Davenport IA