A piece of concrete bearing the letters "J O" and another reading "FEB 1885" were found in a small cut or gully on the north side of the dirt road leading into the cemetery (reported by June & Lewis HANNA on 28 JUN 1984). Onsite investigation on 09 FEB 2003 confirmed the presence of these two pieces, in addition to another, which reads "H N P. L E W I S," further down the slope, and a fourth piece, which lies in a shallow sink in the cemetery proper. These clearly constitute most of the grave marker of John P. LEWIS reported in the Columbus Enquirer newspaper, 04 FEB 1955, pp. 1 & 8. The precise location of his grave is not presently clear. He is probably the 67-year-old John R. LEWIS, a farmer and miller, b. GA (fa. b. NC, mo. b. GA), with wife Angeline (37) and children William (11), John (9), and Sarah (6), all b. GA, all parents b. GA, on p. 550B in the Lower 19th District of Harris Co, GA in 1880. If all the ages are correct, it is quite likely that John had a previous wife.

Wife is said to be Angeline HARRIS, daughter of Benjamin R. HARRIS (1822 SC-1890 Harris County, Georgia) and Marina S. PERRY (1824 GA-ca. 1875 Harris County, Georgia).

On the 1900 federal census, Angaline LEWIS (born Mch 1846 in Georgia) heads a household as a widow, residing at 715 Front Street in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia; she had borne 6 children, all of whom were still living. In the household with her are 2 unmarried daughters, Emma LEWIS (born Oct 1875, a cotton mill weaver) and Minnie LEWIS (born Jan 1877, a cotton mill spinner), as well as a granddaughter, Alline LEWIS (born Aug 1894).

See memorial for John R. LEWIS

Sister-in-law: Missouri O. (HARRIS) EVERIDGE (married 01 JAN 1865 in Harris County, Georgia, to Addison Allen EVERIDGE).