Joseph Arthur Lewis B. 1894

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Joseph Arthur Lewis
Birth 12 Nov 1894 in Osborn, Ohio
Death Sep 4, 1954 in Redford, Michigan

Images	Records	Stories	History
	World War I Draft Registration Card Ohio Soldiers in WWI (1917 to 1918)	America in the Great War (WWI)

Timeline	Joseph Arthur Lewis	Source
Birth 1889	Birth: 12 Nov 1894, Osborn, Ohio
1900 Age 11	Age: 6 Residence Urbana City, Champaign, Ohio	1900 Census
1910 Age: 16	Residence Urbana Ward 4, Champaign, Ohio	1910 Census
Draft Reg. 1917	World War I Draft Registration Card	Draft Card
Military: WWI 1918	Ohio Soldiers in WWI 1917 to 1918 Company 325 Field Artillery 16 June 1918, Headquarters to Discharge Corporal 13 Aug 1918. American Expeditionary Forces 9 Sept 1918 to 15 Feb 1919. Final Battle in WWI Honorable discharge 1 March 1919.	Ohio Soldiers in WWI 1917 to 1918
Birth: Child 1925	Birth: Margaret Catherine Lewis Sacramento, CA
Birth: Child 1926	Birth: Mildred Lewis Sacramento, CA
Birth: Child 1930	Birth: Marilyn Lewis Dearborn, Michigan
1930 Age: 36	Residence Detroit, Wayne, Michigan	1930 Census
Death: Wife 1932	Death Christian P Elsken - Pneumonia and childbirth 24 Dec 1932 in Detroit, Michigan Buried in Paris, Logan, AK	Tombstone
Death: Child 1932	Death: Joseph Lewis Jr.(child) - lived for 3 days Detroit, Michigan
Birth: Grandchildren	Christine Roberts (1951) & Gary Roberts (1952) in England Joseph came to England to visit his first 2 Grandchildren
Death: Joseph 1954 Age: 59	Death: Redford, Michigan, Sept 4, 1954	1 source citation

World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918 Name: Joseph Arthur Lewis COUNTY: Champaign State: Ohio Birthplace: Ohio; United States of America Birth Date: 12 Nov 1894 Race: Caucasian (White) FHL Roll Number: 1819797 Draft Board: 0 Age: 22 Occupation: Electrician Nearest Relative: Height/Build: Tall Color of Eyes/ Brown Hair: Brown Signature: View image (Image scanned- very difficult to read) Form: 1. Joseph Arthur Lewis 2. 654 Dorian, Urbana, Ohio B. Nov. 12 1894 (crossed out and hard to read) 10. Single, Electrician (Have copy)

Ohio Soldiers in WWI 1917 to 1918 Name: Joseph A. Lewis Age: 24 Race: White Birth Date: 12 Nov 1894 Birth Location: Osborn, Ohio, USA Enlistment Date: 27 May 1918 Enlistment County: Champion Enlistment State: Ohio Enlistment Division: National Army Decorations and Awards: Rank: Corporal (many soilders stayed Private, so making Corporal showed initiative) Advancement: View image Honorable discharge 1 March 1919. Comments: "159 Depot Brigade to 16 June 1918; Headquarters Company 325 Field Artillery to Discharge Corporal 13 Aug 1918." (2 months) "American Expeditionary Forces 9 Sept 1918 to 15 Feb 1919." (5 months) American Expeditionary Forces: Very important last battle of WWI where the English, French and now the Americans ("but U.S. troops kept arriving at the rate of 10,000 per day") fought and the Germans finally surrendered. The Americans insisted they do not join the Euorpeon troops, but fight as an American Unit.

1900 Census Name: Joseph Lewis Home in 1900: Urbana Ward 3, Champaign, Ohio [Urbana, Champaign, Ohio] Age: 4 Birth Date: Nov 1895 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to head-of-house: Step Son [Stepson] Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's name: Lida Biddle Mother's Birthplace: Ohio (Her father from Pennsylvania) Marital Status: Single Father's Occupation: Painter (not working 3 months last year - winter???) Household Members: Elmer Biddle 28 Lida Biddle 20 Gladys Biddle 0 Joseph Lewis 4

1910 Census Name: Elmer Biddle Age in 1910: 37 Estimated Birth Year: 1873 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Spouse's Name: Lydia Biddle Home in 1910: Urbana Ward 4, Champaign, Ohio Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Occupation: Laborer - odd jobs Household Members: Elmer Biddle 37 Lydia Biddle 28 Gadys Biddle 10 Richard Biddle 7 Leona Biddle 9 [4] Mary Biddle 2 Joseph Lewis 14 Myrtle Baumgardner 24

1930 Census Name: Joseph Lewis Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Age: 36 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Christine Lewis Race: White Occupation: Electrician, City Education: Military Service: WWI Veteran Rent/home value: Rent Household Members: Joseph Lewis 36 Christine Lewis 40 1. Margaret Lewis 4 7/12 2. Mildred Lewis 3 11/12 3. Marilyn Lewis 3/12

Family Members
Parents
	Father	Elmer J Biddle (Stepfather)
	Mother	Lida Lewis Biddle 1880 -

Spouse & Children
	Spouse		Christine P Elsken 1889 - 1932
		Children	Margaret Catherine Lewis 1925 - 2005 Mildred Lewis 1926 - Marilyn Lewis 1930 - Joseph Lewis 1932 - 3 days

Records

Census:
1900
1910
1930

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Other:
WWI Draft Registration
Ohio Solidiers in WWI, 1917-record for Joseph A. Lewis