Family register
Edward B. Lewis
Edward B. Lewis (1868 – 1956) was born in New Jersey to Edward Lewis and Mary A. Buckley Lewis. He married Hope Horton Lewis. His children were Edward Buckleigh Lewis Jr. and Madison Horton Lewis. He died in 1956.
Life and records
Manhattan marriage cert 1370 (M-M-1895-0001370): parents Edward Lewis × Mary A. Buckley; m. Mary Hope Horton 24 Jan 1895 as Edward Bucleigh Lewis.
Owner of J.M. Horton Ice Cream Co.; purchased Wyndhurst in Warwick. Middle-name spellings vary: Bucleigh (NYC marriage 24 Jan 1895), Buckleigh (Pelletreau 1907; son Edward Buckleigh Jr.), Buckley (Halcyon Days index). Born New Jersey about 1868–69 (age 31 in 1900). Dead by 1956 Lewis Park dedication. Parents not found. Parents locked 15 Sep 2026 from cert 1370: father Edward Lewis; mother Mary A. Buckley (maiden).
Family
Sources
- Halcyon Days local-history index uses the fuller name Edward Buckley Lewis.
Lewis, Edward Buckley, 151, 62, 63, 66
- 1900 census in James M. Horton household: Margaret Cassell, 74, widowed, Mother (of the head, or mother-in-law relationship as transcribed), born New York — consistent with maternal grandmother of Mary Hope Lewis.
Edward B Lewis | M | White | 31 | Married | Son-in-law | New Jersey. Madison H Lewis | M | White | 4 | Single | Son | New York.
- Pelletreau 1907 (fetched Archive.org full text, vol. II p.228): Mary Hope Horton × Edward B. Lewis of New York City have children Madison Horton (b. 15 Jul 1896) and Edward Buckleigh, Jr. (b. 15 Dec 1900).
Mary Hope, born August 8, 1869, married Edward B. Lewis, of New York City, and has children: Madison Horton, born July 15, 1896, and Edward Buckleigh, Jr., born December 15, 1900.
- Warwick house history: Elizabeth of the Sanford farm; typhoid at Smith College; married Madison Horton Lewis in Warwick; later remarried Lester van Leer.
The mansion was purchased from Chamberlain’s widow as a summer home by Edward B. Lewis, owner of the J.M. Horton Ice Cream Co. ... The home was given to them as a gift from Mr. Lewis’ father
- 1900 census in James M. Horton household: Margaret Cassell, 74, widowed, Mother (of the head, or mother-in-law relationship as transcribed), born New York — consistent with maternal grandmother of Mary Hope Lewis.
James's daughter Mary Hope Horton married Edward Bucleigh Lewis on 24 January 1895 in New York County, New York, United States. FamilySearch Record: F63D-KMT / 24CX-42P.
- Named as Mother's Maiden Name of groom Edward B / Edward Bucleigh Lewis on Manhattan marriage certificate 1370, 24 Jan 1895 (M-M-1895-0001370).
Father's Name: Edward Lewis; Mother's Maiden Name: Mary A. Buckley; Groom Edward B / Edward Bucleigh Lewis; Bride Mary Hope Horton; 24 January 1895.
- Lewis Green in Warwick created in 1970 by Elizabeth Sanford Lewis and her daughters in memory of Madison Horton Lewis, so he was dead by 1970.
The original Lewis Park ... was created in 1956 by Hope Horton Lewis in memory of her husband, Edward Lewis.
- Warwick house history: Elizabeth of the Sanford farm; typhoid at Smith College; married Madison Horton Lewis in Warwick; later remarried Lester van Leer.
The mansion was purchased from Chamberlain’s widow as a summer home by Edward B. Lewis, owner of the J.M. Horton Ice Cream Co., later acquired by the Borden Company.
- Political Graveyard: born 15 Jul 1896 in New York, NY; of Manhattan and Warwick; WWI Army; ice cream manufacturer; married 20 Sep 1924 to Elizabeth Sanford; son of Edward B. Lewis and Hope Horton Lewis.
Relatives: Son of Edward B. Lewis and Hope (Horton) Lewis