The Jubilee History and Biographical Sketches of the [Black] Liberty Association, G. R. Ford. Printed and Published by Times Publishing Company of Smith's Grove, Ky., 1916. Also taken from Barren's Black Roots, Vol. 3, Michelle B. Gorin, (C) May 1993. Used by permission. [Barren Co.] REV. JAMES FORD LEWIS, of Pageville, Barren county, Ky., was born August 10, 1843. He was converted under Rev. Tolbert Rogers and joined the Pleasant Union Baptist church at Mammoth Cave, Edmonson county, Ky. There he began to preach the gospel. He taught school two years and after the Rocky Hill church was organized he moved his membership to that place where he remained until his death. On September 8, 1869 he went into wedlock with Miss Nancy Drane and to that union four children were born, viz.: Mrs. Mary B Greer, who is now the wife of the late Hayden Greer, Messrs J. H. T., R. T. M., and J. W. Lewis. He was ordained and was pastor of the Caney Fork Church. The churches he was pastor of at his death were: Glasgow Junction, Scottsville, Horse Cave and Poplar Grove. He died November 23, 1881. Drane Greer Lewis Rogers = Horse_Cave-Hart-KY Mammoth_Cave-Edmonson-KY Scottsville-Allen-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/barren/lewis.jf.txt