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Personal data Melvina May Lewis 

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  • She was born on April 17, 1874 in Audubon, Iowa.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1895: Cass, Iowa, United States.
    • in the year 1900: Benton Township, Cass, Iowa, United States.
    • in the year 1910: Benton, Cass, Iowa, United States.
    • in the year 1920: Franklin, Cass, Iowa, United States.
    • in the year 1925: Atlantic-Lewis, Cass, Iowa, United States.
    • in the year 1930: Anita, Cass, Iowa, United States.
    • in the year 1935: Same House.
    • in the year 1940: Anita, Grant Township, Cass, Iowa, United States.
  • She died on February 5, 1945 in Evergreen Cmt. Anita, IA, she was 70 years old.
  • She is buried in Evergreen Cmt. Grant, Cass, IA.
  • A child of Isaac Van Dorsey Lewis and Mary Jane White

Household of Melvina May Lewis

She is married to Charles Melvine Spry.

They got married on February 26, 1893, she was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Cleo Estella Spry  1893-1962
  2. Clarence Boyd Spry  1896-1959
  3. Hazel Celia Spry  ± 1898-1934 
  4. Clarice May Spry  1901-1902
  5. Charles Melvin Spry  1907-1979
  6. Clyde Lester Spry  1910-1955

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Melvina May Lewis

Thomas Todd Lewis 6gN
± 1792-1852
Sarah Gatewood Meek
1799-1872

Melvina May Lewis
1874-1945

1893

Charles Melvine Spry
1870-1924

Cleo Estella Spry
1893-1962
Clarence Boyd Spry
1896-1959
Hazel Celia Spry
± 1898-1934
Clarice May Spry
1901-1902
Charles Melvin Spry
1907-1979
Clyde Lester Spry
1910-1955
Cleo E Spry
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      Melvina May Spry (born Lewis)Birth names: Melvina ( Vina) May LewisVera LewisVina M. LewisGender: FemaleBirth: Apr 17 1874 - Audubon, IowaMarriage: Feb 26 1893Residence: 1895 - Cass, Iowa, United StatesResidence: 1900 - Benton Township, Cass, Iowa, United StatesResidence: 1910 - Benton, Cass, Iowa, United StatesResidence: 1920 - Franklin, Cass, Iowa, United StatesResidence: 1925 - Atlantic-Lewis, Cass, Iowa, United StatesResidence: 1930 - Anita, Cass, Iowa, United StatesResidence: 1935 - Same HouseResidence: 1940 - Anita, Grant Township, Cass, Iowa, United StatesDeath: Feb 5 1945 - Anita, Cass, Iowa, United StatesBurial: Evergreen Cemetery, Anita, Cass County, Iowa, USAParents: Isaac Van Dorsey Lewis, Mary Jane Lewis (born White)Husband: Charles Melvin Spry Sr.Children: Cleo E. Spry, Charles Melvin Spry Jr., Clarence Boyd Spry, Clyde L. Spry, Hazel Celia Akers (born Spry), Clarice May SprySiblings: Louisa Alwilda Lewis, Cynthia Estella Hawk (born Lewis), Elbert Morris Lewis, William Elmer Lewis, Ronnie ( Romi) Bascomb Lewis, Henry Clay Lewis, Charity Ann Lewis, Sylvia Alice Lewis, Arthur Bradley Lewis, Edward Finley Lewis, Edith Lewis
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    Historical events

    Birthday April 17, 1874

    • The temperature on April 17, 1874 was about 11.4 °C. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
      • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
      • July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
      • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
      • November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
      • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

    Day of marriage February 26, 1893

    • The temperature on February 26, 1893 was about 0.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
      • January 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
      • June 13 » Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
      • July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
      • October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
      • December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

    Day of death February 5, 1945

    • The temperature on February 5, 1945 was between 2.2 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 9.5 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
    • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
      • February 14 » World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans
      • February 23 » World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baños internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies."
      • March 21 » World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.
      • April 20 » World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.
      • August 14 » Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II and the Emperor records the Imperial Rescript on Surrender (August 15 in Japan Standard Time).
      • September 2 » Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
    

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