hmtl5 Lydia Adron Lewman b. 17 Apr 1882 Fleming County, Kentucky d. 18 May 1957 Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas: Hedges Genealogy

Lydia Adron Lewman

Female 1882 - 1957  (75 years)


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  • Name Lydia Adron Lewman 
    • daughter of James W. Lewman and Mary Malisa Spradling [1, 2]
    Born 17 Apr 1882  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 May 1957  Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I606  Hedges
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 

    Family Samuel Sanford Gilkison,   b. 18 Nov 1874, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1942, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
    +1. William Isaac Gilkison,   b. 4 Oct 1899, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1976, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +2. Myrtle Olive Gilkison,   b. 26 Nov 1902, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1958, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Arthur James "Dick" Gilkison,   b. 20 Oct 1906, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1984, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. Alvin Samuel Gilkison,   b. 16 May 1909, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1965, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     5. Clarence Earl Gilkison,   b. 15 Apr 1912, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1980, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Apr 1882 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 May 1957 - Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Lydia Gilkison Dies In Her Sleep
      Mrs. Lydia Adron Gilkison, 75, died unexpectedly in her sleep early yesterday morning at her home, 1416 Main. She had been in her usual health Friday, sewing on a quilt and doing her housework as usual.
      she was born in Fleming county, Ky., April 17, 1882, a daughter of James W. and Mary M. Lewman, and was married there Dec. 16, 1897, to Samuel S. Gilkison. They came to Atchison county in 1901, locating on a farm near Cummings, where they resided until his death Dec. 6, 1942. She had lived in Atchison since that time.
      Surviving are six children, William I. Gilkison, Alvin S. Gilkison and Mrs. Albert &Myrtle) Meyer, all of Atchison; James A. (Dick) Gilkison, Horton; Clarence E. Gilkison, Kansas City, Kas., and Edwin E. Gilkison, Hoyt; 21 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Judith Walker, Atchison, and Mrs. Della Ingels, Garden Grove, Calif.; four brothers, Leonard and Walter Lewman, Cummings; Curtis Lewman, Muscotah, and Marvin Lewman, Hollywood, Calif.
      Mrs. Gilkison was a member of the Atchison Methodist church and of the Mary-Martha Sunday school class. Her hobbies were flowers and quilt making. She enjoyed doing things for her friends.
      Funeral services will be held at the Stanton chapel at 2 p.m. tomorrow, the Rev. H.J. Sterling officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
      Six nephews will be pallbearers. The body is at the Stanton mortuary.
      The Atchison Daily Globe, Atchison, Kansas. Sunday, 19 May 1957.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S87] Newspaper article.