The following taken from the book "Daybreak on Old Fortification Creek: A History of John Lewis, His Family and Descendants", by Glenn Hodges and published by the Hancock County (KY) Historical Society. Pages 31-32.
Later in 1818, after five years of personal struggle, Hannah was even happier with the marriages of her daughters Betsy and Eliza. Betsy was wed to Isaac Newton Greathouse, a 26-year-old physician who was starting a new medical practice in Troy after moving there from the Bardstown area of Nelson County.
Eliza Lewis was married on Oct. 12, 1818, to William Allison, 24, a Methodist Episcopal circuit rider who preached to settler congregations in Daviess, Breckinridge, Ohio and Henderson counties. The Allisons were married on a Thursday and on Saturday went to Daviess County to attend a community preaching at the Blackford Creek meeting house. The event was almost disastrous for the young newlyweds. By midnight, Eliza was very sick and Catherine Lewis Haywood, fearing for her sister's life, sent for their mother.
Hannah arrived quickly at the Haywood house where the Allisons were staying. She and Catherine remained by Eliza's side for two days without sleep until her condition improved.
Hannah wrote later that Eliza had suffered from "callera morbus complaint." That was her spelling for cholera morbus, a non-infectious, sometimes fatal form of cholera that is accompanied by cramps and diarrhea, according to medical dictionaries. The illness may have been caused by Eliza eating contaminated food at the church social.
With Eliza out of danger, Hannah Lewis turned her attention to the plans her brother William was making to settle permanently in Breckinridge County.
PLEASE NOTE: I stopped updating the web page around 2001, but I've continued to work on my project. My family history is now in Word document format, with the goal of publishing it once I consider it to be as complete as I'm going to get it. While I'm greatly indebted to those who have assisted me in my research, I'm finding that the demands of everyday life don't allow me to consistently respond to email inquiries. So, I'm offering my most up-to-date volume for sale, at a price of $19. For those interested, it is at 118 pages right now, printed by a laser printer on 8.5x11 32-lb./98 brightness paper, and wire bound. The table of contents, revision history, and index are available at the following links. To order a copy, please email me at [email protected], and I'll send it within 3 days of payment. If you indicate the family line you are interested in, I'll send you a new bound copy if and when I update my research for that line. Thanks,
Jay
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