Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887, Franklin Co. DR. JAMES M. LEWIS as born in Spottsylvania [sic] County, Va., May 10, 1832, and is the youngest of twelve children born to John and Jean W. (Daniel) Lewis. John Lewis, also born in Spottsylvania [sic] County, February 28, 1784, came to Kentucky in 1832, and settled in Georgetown, where he lived three years, and then moved to Franklin County, about a dozen miles from Georgetown, where he remained the balance of his life, which ended in 1858. He was a man of rare culture, and besides being a school teacher was a well known writer for the periodicals of the day, as well as author of several books, among these was "Young Kate, or The Rescue," a famous story in its day. He took an active interest and often wrote upon the popular questions agitating the minds of the people in his State, especially agriculture, emancipation, etc. Although he was a strict member of the Presbyterian Church, two of his sons were ordained ministers of the Baptist Church. By profession he was a lawyer, but preferred teaching and the opportunity of educating his own large family to the practice of the law. The paternal grandfather, Zachary Lewis, was was born in Virginia, and was commissioned a captain of a company of foot militia by Gov. Robert Dinwiddie, of Virginia, in 1758, during the French and Indian war, and was a messmate of Gen. Washington. Dr. Lewis' mother was born in Stafford County, Va., September 10, 1787, and was the daughter of Travers Daniel, who was a native of Virginia and a farmer, born May 26, 1741, and died June 28, 1824. The parents of Dr. Lewis came to Kentucky when James was but three months old. His education was received from his father. He entered upon the study of medicine, and graduated from the old Transylvania University at Lexington, Ky., in 1854, when twenty-two years of age. This was the last class ever graduated from that famous old school before its dissolution. Immediately afterward he removed to Madison County, Miss. Twenty-three years of his life were spent in that State and in New Orleans, La., practicing physic and in preaching. In January, 1878, he came to Frankfort, Ky., where he remained seven years. In 1885 he moved to Midway, Ky., where he now resides, preaching at Mount Vernon and East Hickman Churches. He was Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge, F. & A. M., of Mississippi, for three years. He is a Knight Templar, and has filled all the offices in the Blue Lodge and Chapter. He married, April 26, 1859, Miss Effie M. Todd, of Virginia, daughter of John B. and Clemenza L. (Miller) todd, both natives of Virginia. Dr. and Mrs. Lewis have three children: Vivian, Eugenia and Effie. Lewis Daniel Todd Miller = Georgetown-Scott-KY Stafford-VA Madison-MS Midway-Woodford-KY Spotsylvania-VA New_Orleans-Orleans-LA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/franklin/lewis.jm.txt