Martha Polly Lewis
1856 - 1927 (70 years)-
Name Martha Polly Lewis Birth 11 Feb 1856 Liberty Township,,Madison County,Missouri,USA 
Gender Female familyserch.org ID L4HK-KS7 Death 18 Jan 1927 Vulcan,,Iron County,Missouri,USA Created 09 Aug 2018 Burial Mountain View Cemetery,Des Arc,Iron County,Missouri,United States Notes - !NOTES
Mary (Polly) Lewis was born around 1857. She married a Stevenson and then James Ruble. [Information from Loren Ruble ...Pevely, Missouri]
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Polly was married twice. She had 2 families. Her first family was 1 boy and 2 girls. Her second family was 2 boys and ? girl (Information Written by Polly's niece, Lucy May Abrams Cole. A copy was sent to Linda Lewis by Bob Abrams in 1990)
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Polly is buried at the Mountain View Cemetery at Des Arc, Iron County, Missouri. Her first husband, Franklin J. Stevenson, died between 1880 and 1896. Polly and Franklin had two children: Martha E. and Harp Stevenson. Polly was the sister of Nancy Lewis who married Franklin's brother Thomas B. Stevenson. They were the daughters of Naomi Huet (Hewitt/Hewit) and Benjamin Lewis.
Polly married James Ruble on September 26, 1886 at Iron County, Missouri after Franklin died. James Ruble's first wife was Mary Elizabeth 'Polly' Stevenson, Franklin's sister. James and Polly Lewis Stevenson had four children: Maude, James Jack 'Jackson',May and Walter L. Ruble.
Polly Lewis Stevenson Ruble's tombstone says she was born in 1855, but I believe the 1857 is correct based on the 1860 census showing her to be three years old.
(Source: STEVENSON FAMILY TREE compiled by R. Daniel Stevenson August 1992)
Children:
HARP STEVENSON
MARTHA E STEVENSON b. 1879
She also married 26 Sep in IRON COUNTY, MISSOURI, (136) JAMES RUBLE who was born 30 Dec 1847.
Research notes courtesy of Linda E. Lewis, “George Lewis Descendants”, published October 1992. - Find A Grave Memorial# 64371553
Courtesy Dan Stevenson:
Martha Polly (went by Polly) Lewis was the fourth of seven known children of Benjamin Lewis (1825-1864) who was born in Tennessee and died at Silvey, Wayne County, Missouri. Benjamin married Naomi Huet (Hewitt/Hewit) (1827-1863) who died at Vulcan, Iron County, Missouri. It is not known for sure where Naomi is buried. She may have been buried on their family farm and not in an established cemetery.
Polly married 1st to Franklin (Frank) J. Stevenson (b. 1855 in Iron County, Missouri; the son of Henderson C. Stevenson (1818-???) and Angeline McFadden Stevenson (1820-???). It is not known when or where Henderson or Angeline died. Frank died between 1883 (when his third child was born and 1886). Polly and Frank were the parents of three children, two girls and one boy, namely:
1. Martha Evalyn Stevenson Seal (1878-1974)
2. Hartford Stevenson (1880-1966)
3. Frankie May Stevenson Miller (1883-1983)
Links to these three children are listed below.
After Frank died, Polly remarried to James Ruble (1847-c1894) on 26 Sep 1886 at Iron County, Missouri. Polly and James were the parents of four children, two girls and two boys, namely:
4. Maude Ruble Pippin (1887-1969)
5. James Jack Ruble (1890-1956)
6. Daisy Jane Ruble Morgan (1891-1955)
7. Walter Lee Ruble (1894-1952)
Person ID 9322116 robsgenealogy Last Modified 8 May 2024
Father Benjamin Lewis, b. 1826, ,,Cocke County,Tennessee,United States d. 30 Jan 1864, St. Louis,,(City of St. Louis),Missouri,USA (Age 38 years) Mother Naoma Huett, b. 1829, Unknown,,, d. 1863, Unknown,,, (Age 34 years) Marriage Abt 1850 ,,McMinn County,Tennessee,USA Age at Marriage He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 21 years. Notes - After the deaths of Benjamin and Oma, their children were raised by Benjamin's brothers and sister as follows:
Per the 1870 and 1880 Censuses:
Nancy and William "Punkin" - raised by William and Abigail Lewis.
Daniel and Martha Mary "Polly" - raised by Andrew and Angeline Lewis
Naoma "Omy" - raised by Elizabeth Lewis Jackson and her husband Thomas Jackson.
Another daughter, Kizzy, was not in the 1870 Census, and married Andrew Ruble in 1877.
Family ID F70647206 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Franklin J. Stevenson Marriage 19 Dec 1875 Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA Age at Marriage She : 19 years and 10 months - He : ??. Children 1. Martha Evelyn Stevenson, b. 01 Sep 1878, Des Arc,,Iron County,Missouri,USA d. 03 Feb 1974, Piedmont,,Wayne County,Missouri,USA (Age 95 years)2. Hartford Stevenson, b. 24 Sep 1880, Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA d. 06 Jun 1966, Fredericktown,,Madison County,Missouri,United States (Age 85 years)3. Frankie May Stevenson, b. 10 Feb 1883, Bay,Boulware Township,Gasconade,Missouri,United States d. 13 Sep 1983, Poplar Bluff,,Butler County,Missouri,United States (Age 100 years)Family ID F74055491 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Sep 2021
Family 2 James Ruble, b. 30 Dec 1847 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 26 Sep 1886 Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA Age at Marriage She : 30 years and 7 months - He : 38 years and 9 months. Children 1. Maude Ruble, b. 25 Sep 1887, Vulcan,,Iron County,Missouri,USA d. 07 Apr 1969, Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA (Age 81 years)2. James Jack Ruble, b. 31 Jul 1889, Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA d. 12 Oct 1956, Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA (Age 67 years)Family ID F17356928 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2019
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Event Map 
Marriage - 19 Dec 1875 - Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA 
Marriage - 26 Sep 1886 - Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA 
Death - 18 Jan 1927 - Vulcan,,Iron County,Missouri,USA 
Burial - - Mountain View Cemetery,Des Arc,Iron County,Missouri,United States = Link to Google Earth
