Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
NameAbraham LEWIS [144]
Birth20 Sep 1863, Russia [107], [466]
Death7 Feb 1945, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA [467], [468]
Burial9 Feb 1945, Sharpsburgh, PA [468]
OccupationClothing Manufacturer [1273]
FatherLeon LEWIS (-<1910)
MotherDora GOLDENSON (~1840-1927)
Spouses
Birth30 Sep 1865, Russia [463], [78], [107]
Death19 Oct 1960, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA [464]
BurialTree of Life Cemetery, Sharpsburgh, PA
Father_____ ARONSON
MotherEdith ARONSON* (*Married Name) (~1840-)
Marriageabt 1889 [469]
ChildrenFrances (1891-1981)
 Isaac Henry (1892-1966)
 Edith (1894-)
 Leon (1896-1986)
 Milton H. (1902-1992)
Notes for Abraham LEWIS
Cemetery records give date of birth as 20-Sep-1863. 1900 U.S. Census gives it as Sept 1862.

Immigration year unclear. Information from Fran Snavely: Abe Lewis came to the US from Lithuania or Poland in his early teens. :
- 1900 U.S. Census, 1869
- 1910 U.S. Census: 1875
- 1920 U.S. Census: 1872
- 1930 U.S. Census: 1880

1900 U.S. Census, Enum. 127, Sheet 13 lists Abe & Annie Lewis & children living on Center Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (www.ancestry.com has this indexed as Abel Lewis.)

1910 U.S. Census, Enum. 324 lists Abraham & Annie Lewis & children living at Meyran Ave. Dora Lewis, Abraham's mother, is living with them.

1912 Abe Lewis lived on Stanton Ave. (CRI_1912_034_004_03011912, p. 10)

1916: Mr. Isaac H. Lewis ... parents at 5424 Stanton Ave.

In 1919, Abe Lewis & family moved from Stanton Ave. to 5512 Bartlett St,. Pittsburgh, PA (CRI_1919_051_011_05091919)

1920 U.S. Census lists Abe. Annie & some of the children living at 5512 Bartlett St., Pittsburgh, PA

In 1921, Abe Lewis referenced as living on Marlboro St. (CRI_1921_056_003_03111921, p. 22)

1930 U.S. Census lists Abraham & Annie Lews living with their daughter Edith and her husband, B. Robert Averbach, and granddaughter, Lois, on Woodmont St.

1927-1945, Abraham Lewis lived at 5714 Woodmont, Pittsburgh, PA (CRI_1927_071_006_12161927, p. 37) [468]

1945: According to his obituary, Abraham had 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. (CRI 1945 105 015 02091945, p. 23)
Last Modified 12 May 2019Created 26 Apr 2021 by Miriam Alexander Baker